|3rd POV|
Ozpin looks at his watch as he waits for the people from Kuo Kuana to arrive. Standing next to him is General James Ironwood. Ghira asks him to invite the General to the meeting. He doesn't know why the Leader of Faunus kindly asks him to do it, but Ghira says it is a very important piece of information that he needs to tell the two of them.
Ghira is even willing to put his name on the line, saying that this will not waste their time.
Ozpin knows Ghira. He is not the type of person who will waste his time.
"What do you think this information is about, Ozpin?"
James says as the two of them wait for the airship to arrive. James brings with him his most trusted personnel. Standing behind him are Winter Schnee and Penny Polendina. Winter is someone he can trust, despite her father, and he brings Penny because he wants her to experience something other than the military base. There is also the fact that she will participate in the upcoming Vytal Festival.
It does not take long before they see an airship descending. Ozpin and James look at the massive airship in shock. The airship is twice the size of a regular cargo ship and four times the size of a personal ship.
It is even bigger than the Bullhead James brought with him.
However, what catches his attention is the number of weapons on the airship.
"Ozpin, is it just me, or that airship is more of a warship than a cargo ship?"
"You are not the only one, James. That thing has more weapons than even Beacon Academy."
"Good. My eyes do not fail me, then."
James looks through the airship and frowns a little. Atlas has a bigger airship, but it is because they have the best technology in the world and have the best energy extractor that can feed the thruster to take their big airship.
He is not arrogant enough to say that Atlas is the only place that has people good enough to make that kind of machine, but he will proudly say that Atlas is the only place where they have the resources to make this kind of thing.
It looks like he is wrong, and James wonders what kind of person can do this kind of thing. He wants to know what kind of technology the airship uses.
James snaps out of his thoughts when the door to the airship lands and the door opens. They can see five people walking out of the airship. He can see that Ghira and his wife, Kali, are the first ones to leave the airship. Following behind them is Sienna Khan, the leader of the White Fang.
However, what caught his attention was the massive man coming out last. He is standing two and a half meters tall and built like a tank with a body full of muscle. He looks to the side and sees a young woman whom he knows is not a Faunus.
"Welcome to Beacon, Ghira. It's been a while since you arrived here. How are you?"
"It's been a while, Ozpin. Kali and I are doing great. Busy, but we are doing great."
Ozpin nods and continues.
"And who is this?"
"You already know about Sienna."
The tiger faunus grunts and gives a nod to Ozpin.
"And this is…"
"Orin Dorne"
Orin steps forward and smiles at Ozpin. He then looks at Alice and says.
"This young woman is Alice, my Android Daughter."
"Android?"
Orin grins at Ozpin's question and says.
"Yes. She is an Android or an Artificial Person. Don't worry. She has a soul as I awaken her aura."
To prove his point, Alice flares her aura so they can see that she is a living being instead of a robot who doesn't have a soul. All the people here look at Alice in shock and confusion, and Orin waves his hand and says,
"Don't worry. She is harmless to anyone who poses no threat to me and my people."
Kali giggles and says.
"I don't think it is the reason why they are like this, Orin."
"What do you mean?"
"They are surprised that someone manages to create life. That is all."
"Why? They already make one. This young woman is an android just like Alice."
Orin looks at Penny with curiosity as his personal computer informs him about all the data it can harvest from this meeting.
James and Ozpin release a sigh while Penny looks at the General.
"Sir?"
James looks at Penny and nods his head. With a bright smile, she looks at Alice, grabs her hands, and says.
"Saluations! My name is Penny Polendina! It is nice to see another Android!"
"It is nice to meet you, Penny. My name is Alice Dorne. It is nice to see someone who is not my father's creation."
"Oh! Is your father creating another android?"
"It is a work in progress, but soon I shall have a little sister. I already have a list of names to give to her."
"Oooh! Can I suggest a few names?!"
James releases another sigh and says.
"Right. We will talk about that later. For now, I want to hear what kind of information you require to meet us face-to-face, Ghira."
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"We are secure. You can talk here, Ghira."
Ghira looks at Orin and says,
"Orin, go ahead."
Orin nods his head and snaps his fingers. A second later, a hologram appears in the middle of the table. The hologram shows them a video of Adam talking with a woman. They watch the video; the longer they watch, the uglier James and Ozpin's expressions become.
When they are done, Orin looks at them and says,
"As you can see, Adam Taurus is working with someone who can control Grimm. This is the reason why we come here. The woman said something about a virus, and after I investigated it for a few seconds, I found this."
Orin shows them what he found. The first one to know about what he shows is Penny, who shouts.
"There is a breach in Atlas' System! This Virus lets the culprit behind this control all of our Atlesian Knights within the radius. Its main function is to infect CCT, but because we all use it, it is infecting Atlas' personal system."
"How big is the radius, Specialist Polendina?"
James immediately gives the order because he knows this virus will be bad for Atlas, for their main security is through these robots.
"I don't know, General. It can be worldwide or within a small area. I think its radius is within Vale because of the previous video."
"It is not enough. We need good evidence to see if they can affect Atlas and—"
Orin decides to interrupt his order by saying.
"You don't need to worry."
James looks at him with a frown and says.
"What do you mean by that?"
Instead of answering, Orin decides to show them. With a flick of his finger, another hologram appears in front of them. Penny scans what he sees, and after a few seconds, she says.
"You gather all the virus into a containment. It still exists, but within a small pocket of data. It makes sure the one controlling this virus cannot notice that their virus is gone because technically they exist."
Orin claps his hands with a smile and says.
"Bravo! You are right. The virus is gone, and Atlas is safe. However, I recommend changing your firewall entirely or at least strengthening it for the time being."
"I will," James says, looking at him with a grateful expression, nodding his head. "I will strengthen the firewall when I return and change it entirely."
Ozpin releases a relieved sigh but frowns when he remembers something.
"I know that woman. She is among the participants in the Vytal Festival."
"Then what are we waiting for?" James stands up and takes out his weapon. "Let's arrest her and interrogate her."
Before he can go, Ghira quickly says.
"Wait a minute, General. It is not wise to capture her now. It is better to let her perform her plan and then capture her."
"And let the Grimm Tide kill the civilians?! Are you out of your mind?!"
"No. I never said that. I am only saying that we should not attack her now. She is still on high alert because she is still afraid of a leak or something. Let her think that her plan is working, and then we strike. Let her stay in the Amity Colosseum with a sense of victory. When she wants to start her plan, she needs to leave the colosseum, and that is when we strike."
Ozpin nods his head and adds something to the plan.
"We can also evacuate all the civilians to a safe zone while she is still in the colosseum. Even when a Grimm Tide happened, no civilians died in battle."
"However, how do we prevent her from knowing others get evacuated? She has someone who can access CCT."
Orin grins and says.
"Leave that to me. In fact, Alice and I have already located the person who created this virus."
"Who?"
James demanded. Orin snaps his fingers and creates another hologram showing a picture of someone.
"Arthur Watts! He is still alive?!"
"Is he supposed to die?"
"Yes. The report says that he died in the Paladin Incident, but his body was never found. It looks like he faked his own death."
"I see. Anyway, from all the recordings we get from his scroll, he is working with someone called Salem, and she is someone who gives this Cinder Fall the ability to control Grimm."
Orin sees Ozpin's expression change for a second before returning to his usual stoic expression, but he notices it.
"And by the look of it, you know about this person."
Orin leans forward and says.
"Tell us who she is and we will help in this incoming disaster."
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