Beacon. Nearly 2 hours later.

The massive school, what resembled more of an old city of sorts, stood ahead of the Strike Witches. Midnight, of course, prevented them from seeing much of this place due to nearly no light being present aside from the Moon above, which looked half-shattered, with pieces floating by it, massive chunks. In the middle of Beacon and its strange courtyard, among which what looked like semi-circular aqueducts ran(When in truth it was merely a sizable set of pillars and old structures placed upon them that made the place look nice), a massive clock tower lay, emanating a dull green light from the top.

Coming to greet them ahead, an older man approached. He had scruffy, short silver hair, amber eyes and a pale complexion, was clad in a dark-green suit with a black shirt underneath and a green scarf with a cogwheel symbol on it, as well as dress-code black shoes and a cane. Beside him, a woman about his age, carrying a strange, near-holographic device in hand and a whip-like item by her hip. She had blonde hair, caught in a bun in the back and with unkempt bangs at the front. She had half-framed glasses, a white top that exposed her 'assets' partially, a black cape with a violet interior, black skirt and leggings, as well as high heel shoes. Both of them looked deadly-serious.

Qrow, Amber and Minna walked ahead and Minna just now felt how empty this place was. Not a person on the paths. Minna stopped, stomped her right foot into the ground, then chopped a hand to her forehead, toward the green-wearing man and said "Commander Minna-Dietrich Wilcke, at your service... You must be Professor Ozpin?" A more stern, serious look on her face. Ozpin nodded, then extended his hand to her. "Indeed. A pleasure to meet you, miss Wilcke." He then said with a more jovial tone. Minna shook his hand.

"Likewise, Headmaster." The girl said, nodding. She looked to the woman beside him, then asked "Who might you be?"

The woman stepped up, nodded and said "My name is Professor Glynda Goodwitch. I assist Headmaster Ozpin and, when this school is usually full, I help manage the students and guide them, while also running pre-prepared matches within the Arena." a clear air of authority about just from the way she spoke. So she was basically Ozpin's secretary and another teacher here, someone probably held in high regard by her fellow professors and by Ozpin himself. Minna extended her hand to the woman, who grasped it and shook it. Minna nodded and said "A pleasure, miss Goodwitch."

Mio, of course, stepped up beside Minna, smiling and her arms crossed to her chest. She straightened up, then saluted. Ozpin glanced toward Minna and asked "Who might this be?" clearly calm... Minna nodded and said "This is the Squadron Commander during combat and my second-in-command, Squadron Leader Mio Sakamoto."

Ozpin nodded to Mio, then said "Good to meet you as well, Squadron Leader."

"Thanks, sir." Mio said, then she looked to Goodwitch and nodded to her as well. Both the Squadron leader's and Commander's thoughts were clearly in another spot, so Ozpin thought by looking at them. He wouldn't be wrong. The two girls still wondered how Mio and her protege, Myiafuji, suddenly regained their powers. The sudden transfer here, which was thanks to a strange malfunction aboard the Neuorified Yamato's core lead to it actually exploding and sinking. The flash, as all girls remembered it when the Hive was destroyed along with the ship's 'situation', was bright blue... Could it have been Mio's magic? The girl had fused with a core at one point, allowing it to create witch-like shields... They'd have to figure that out as they went along. No reason to worry about it now.

"So, would you care to come talk in my office, Commander and Squadron Leader? I'll have Professor Goodwitch lead the rest of your friends out to some dorms." Ozpin offered, looking at the two girls. Minna and Mio exchanged glances, nodded to each-other, then Minna glanced back to Ozpin, nodded and said "Yes, thank you for the offer... It was..." She cut off, with Mio adding the finish "It's getting kinda breezy out here." Glancing down at their revealed legs. Ozpin sighed in embarrassment, hiding his face behind his scarf, nodded and said "Yes, I guess someone was going to mention the Goliath in the room in the end..."

"Excuse us?" The two girls inquired together, looking at him.

"I think they have yet to be briefed on the Grimm and our world, professor." Said Glynda intuitively. Indeed, the girls were from Earth, not this place, whatever it was. Ozpin nodded and said "Indeed, miss Goodwitch." To which the woman immediately walked toward the rest of the Witches, after bidding a quick 'goodbye' to Mio and Minna and started leading everyone else away and to a building. The group started walking down the empty paths, to a gigantic tower in the middle of the courtyard.

"Strange structure. What does it serve for, Headmaster?" Mio asked curiously. Ozpin nodded, then explained "That is the Central Beacon Tower. It serves as four things. One:My office, two:an actual beacon as seen thanks to the emerald lights, three:a clocktower, again without need for explanation and four:As our communication to other kingdoms. The speed at which information travels through these is nearly a sixteenth of the speed of light."

"Wow..." Minna uttered, impressed. Ozpin nodded as they walked inside, into a massive vestibule, then to some elevators. The three stepped inside the first one and went up into the top of the Clocktower/Comm Tower with due speed. The girls, upon reaching the top, were awed at the sight of Ozpin's office. A nearly-empty room, with glass flooring and roofing, through which the mechanisms of the clock were visible. Each gear, down to the smallest.

"This place is amazing." Mio said with a smirk. Ozpin nodded, then said "Thank you, girls. Please, take a seat." and motioned toward two chairs ahead of his desk. The two girls nodded and walked up to the desk. They took their seating, dropping their gear off to the sides of the chairs. He nodded to them, then said "I wish to speak to you about what you've encountered, girls."

"The big birds that resembled Neuroi, you mean?" Noted Mio, to which Ozpin nodded and said "Those would be Grimm... A threat that's affected most of Remnant today. We're restrained to our cities because of them, trade is difficult and... Well... a great deal of things regarding them are a tough subject. They've killed millions across the years here."

"What can we do?" Minna inquired, then looked to Mio, who nodded.

Beacon dorms.

As the door slid open, the girls were greeted by an apartment the likes of which they hadn't seen before. A wide room, with bunk-beds in the far back, as well as strange technology and plenty of furniture, a kitchen included, awaited them as they walked inside. Lucchini almost immediately and happily jumped up onto the top bunk of the bed near the wall, while Shirley watched her, grinning. The Liberion girl looked to the left and saw Yoshika and Lynnette checking the kitchen together, smiling.

"Quite a show we've landed into." Barkhorn mused, arms crossed, from beside Shirley. The Liberion girl nodded and said "Ah, lighten up, Soldier-Boy. This may actually be fun!" to which the woman sighed, rubbing her forehead. She shook her head, then said "What in God's name would you see good about this, Liberion?" to which Shirley laughed and said "We're in a new world and maybe with a new job about to come to us! Tell me that's not cool after you!"

"Shirley's right..." Noted Hartmann, giving a slight approving nod to Gertrud "Things could go even better for us here, 'Trude."

Eila stepped up beside them, then said "Well, you lot best know that they've got something akin to the Neuroi here. I mean, the birds Shirley and Costi killed weren't exactly earth-like ones." to which Constantia nodded and said "Just luck..." as she laid down on the couch in the living room. She looked to miss Goodwitch and said "Thanks, ma'am. You should come in too."

Glynda shook her head, then said "I was just here to deliver you ladies." Glynda nodded, then said "Thank you for the invitation though, miss Cantacuzino. I shall go now." and with that, she closed the door. Constantia looked at the door for a moment, then shrugged and said "Poor woman looked like she had no friends." to which Perrine returned, somewhat surprised "Aren't you quick to judge, Dacian?"

"I'm quick to judge you, Snob." Constantia said nonchalantly, leaning her head back.

Perrine gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, about to yell something toward Constantia before Shirley said "Give her a break, Perrine. She's new to the crew. You got used to Yoshika, didn't you?" to which the Gallian sighed, then said "Yes... I guess so." and looked to Constantia. The Dacian soldier nodded, then said "I come from a family similar to yours, Clostermann. I've no intention of fighting another Noblewoman over something stupid." and she stood up, then arranged her tie and the white undershirt, before walking to Perrine and looking her in the eye and continued "Keep to yourself, I will keep to myself. Dacians respect Gallians highly, but I choose to see the character of a person before anything. And so far... You don't seem like the type I'd like to hang around with."

"Oooh shit..." Shirley said, looking to the furious Perrine for an answer and grinning widely.

"This seems like a pointless argument." Barkhorn interrupted them, stepping between them "Can the both of you calm down? We're not gonna start a fight here, as we are all allies." and looking to Perrine "Recall that Lieutenant Cantacuzino is in the same situation as you were a year or two ago. Homeland occupied, men and women dying daily on the front to retake it and with the Neuroi, a constant threat at their doors." then she gazed to Constantia and said "And you should remember that this is a different unit to the 505th. We don't know you yet and all we've heard about you and your group is rumor and gossip among refugees in Britannia, so not all of us are going to be so easily-accepting, save perhaps for the Liberion and her Romagnan friend."

Constantia looked to Gertrude, then to Perrine. The two nodded to each-other and Perrine, in a surprising act, was the first one to extend her hand. Constantia gripped it firmly and shook it, then said "Forgive the transgression, Officer Clostermann." calmly. The blonde Gallian nodded, then answer "And you, mine, Lieutenant Cantacuzino." to which Shirley whistled and said "Holy shit. Perrine apologizes for something and to a girl like Costi of all people."

Constantia smirked, then shrugged and asked deviously "That's supposed to mean what, Shirley?"

"Uh-oh!" Said Lucchini with a grin from her bunk bed, leaning on her hands with a grin. "Shirley's gotta explain herself" She then noted, making the Liberion girl laugh. She shrugged and told Constantia "Yer not usually the type Perrine apologizes to and NOT THAT FAST. I mean, for God's sake, it took her a few months to accept Yoshika into the crew and apologize for all the crap she's been giving her. And still is."

"Shirley..." Growled Perrine, glaring at her over her glasses' rims. Shirley chuckled, then said "Not scared of ya, Perri." before looking to Constantia and finishing "Didn't mean to insult ya in any way, girl. Hell, I'd say 'welcome aboard'. I and Lucchini could use another friend to back us up." with a proud smirk to boot. Constantia nodded, then hummed and said "Well, thank you. Until my own squadron arrives, I'll be glad to be part of this group. Though honestly, officer Clostermann, I have a feeling our... Uhm... 'Encounters', have yet to end... I'll try to act as civil as possible, but try not to piss me off." before giving her a toothy grin, showing a pair of longer canines than normal "Ya know Vampires come from Dacia in general."

Perrine staggered, then squeaked and took cover behind Gertrude, making Constantia laugh and say "Sorry..." before taking her gear to her bunk, placing it under and jumping into the bed. Perrine growled, then said "Oh... I'll bet that this is not the last one..." before glaring to Shirley, who laughed, shrugged and said "WHAT? What did I do!?"

Perrine didn't answer, instead still glaring daggers at the Liberion girl... Shirley rolled her eyes, walked to the bunk and sat down, then kicked her feet up on top and leaned back. Gertrude sighed, then said "As rowdy as ever, this bunch... Wait..." She paused, fearful, then looked around "WHERE'S HARTMANN!?" to which everyone who'd found their bunk pointed to a corner in the room... The girl was laying, half-naked across the floor and sleeping, a bottle of some kind in her ha-...

Schnaps... Fucking Schnaps...

"OH, FOR FU-"