Remnant's Black Snow Hope [Under Revisions]

Chapter 21 Redux: Purpose

Oobleck: (continuing on) Besides, given my expertise in the field of history as well as my dabblings in the archaeological surveys, our dear headmaster Ozpin saw fit to assign me to this particular... assignment!

Weiss: What does history have to do with any of this?

Oobleck: (turning to face the heiress) Why, what a preposterous question, you silly girl! Why, history is the backbone of our very society! And the liver! Probably the kidneys, if I were to wager.

Weiss: And that means..?

Oobleck: The southeast quadrant outside of Vale is home to wild forests and deep caves, but it is also the location to one of the kingdom's greatest failures!

Ruby: Mountain Glenn.

Y/N: It was an expansion of Vale that suddenly got completely overrun by large hordes of Grimm, which resulted in them fencing it off from the rest of the city.

Oobleck: Correct! And now it stands abandoned as a dark reminder.

Blake: And a likely place for a hideout.

Oobleck: (adjusts his glasses and smiles) Precisely!

The airship comes in over a spot of street amidst the ruined buildings and structures of the ruined area. It hovers right above the ground as Team RWBYY and Oobleck all jump out of the craft with their weapons excluding the doctor, who simply takes a sip from his coffee canister as the ship flies away from the ruined city.

Oobleck: (calls the attention of his students) Ladies! You still may be students, but as of this moment, your first mission as Huntresses has officially begun! From this point forward, you need to do exactly as I say! Do you understand? (the girls all nod as he suddenly turns over to Ruby, startling the silver-eyed girl) Ruby! I thought I told you to leave all of your bags back at school.

Ruby: But, uh, you hadn't told us to listen to you yet. So I didn't.

Oobleck: (to himself) Touche...(back to his students)... Very well, Ruby; leave your bag here, we can pick it up upon our return.

Ruby: But I, well uh-

Oobleck: Young lady, what in the world could you possibly have in that bag that could be so important to bring it with...(gets cut off as the bag's zipper opens and out pops Zwei's head, causing everyone to stare at the uninvited guest)

Ruby: (whispering to her pet through the side of her mouth) Get back in the bag.

Zwei merely barks in response as Y/N cheerfully approaches and pats the dog's head.

Oobleck: We're here to investigate an abandoned urban jungle teeming with death and hostility, and you brought... a dog?

Ruby: I, uh...

Oobleck: Genius! (backs away long enough for Ruby to simply give a confused shrug before speeding past and snatching the pet away from the silver-eyed girl, who is left to tumble to the ground as he spins Zwei in the air) Canines are historically known for their perceptive nose and heightened sense of sound, making them excellent companions for a hunt such as ours! (continues on as Zwei barks happily in his hands)

Ruby: (after getting over her shock, proudly states:) I'm a genius!

Weiss and Yang both facepalm at their grinning leader.

Blake: So, what are your orders, Doctor?

Oobleck: Ah, yes, straight to the chase; I like it! (suddenly lets go of Zwei, which leaves the dog in the air before falling to the ground) As you've been informed, the southeast area has been marked as a recent hot spot for Grimm activity. Now, there are several possible explanations for this behavior, one of which being... Grimm.