Chapter 9: Farm Boy with Two Souls

Ozpin was killed by Cinder during the fall of Beacon, after Pyrrha had escaped. Time passed, until a voice could be heard in Ozpin's mind, or what was left of him. This voice was rather scratchy and deep.

"Rise and shine, Ozma. Rise and shine...Not that I wish to imply you have been sleeping on the job. No one is more deserving of a rest. And all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until...well, let's just say your hour has come again...The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So, wake up, Ozma. Wake up and smell the ashes." The voice spoke to what remained of Ozpin, until the voice had vanished without a trace of who it was.

Ozpin had awoken as he could see a book, he had already knew what happened. His soul had been reincarnated into someone else's body. "Well, this surely isn't what I've had in mind.."

Oscar jumped as he closed the book. "Who's there?" He scanned the room not seeing anyone as he waited.

"Oh, this is rather new. I didn't think the body I be reincarnated into would still have their soul..." Ozpin said. "My name is Ozpin."

"Soul? Reincarnated?" Oscar asked. "What?"

"I'm you, well it's more like you're me. It's rather a lot to explain." Ozpin said. "Why not look into a mirror?"

Oscar wasn't too sure what exactly was happening as he put the book down and went to look in a mirror, once he done that. He saw Ozpin's reflection instead of his. "How?"

"It's a long story." Ozpin said. "But in short, Beacon fell and I was killed. To which my soul was reincarnated to your body. It seems I haven't been able to do much, this never happened before."

Oscar cocks an eyebrow up. "You mean you've been reincarnated more then once?" He rubbed the back of his head as he didn't seem too interested in knowing much more. "Look, I'd love to help out, but I'm just a farm boy. I don't know anything else, I don't know combat or anything of the sorts like that."

Ozpin didn't say anything as he had an idea. "Then I have an idea.." He booted Oscar's soul to the side as he took control of his body. "I will be in control for now, I know where we can go. But you have to work with me on this.."

Oscar was confused on how Ozpin did that. "Wait, you can't just...how? Okay, this is weird." He could still speak but he wasn't in control of his body anymore. "If you know someone who can help us, then by all means. lead the way, also it's Oscar."

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There was train that was leading to Mistral as Oscar had gotten a ticket to Mistral, once he got on. Ozpin let him have control of his body again.

"Listen carefully." Ozpin said. "This train will take us to Mistral, once we get there get off, and let me take things from there. There's something I would need before we can progress."

Oscar knew there were people on the train as he had his book with him looking down at it, pretending to read it. "Alright.." He put a bookmark in the book and closed it.

The train started to make it's way to Mistral as Oscar looked out the window just to see Ozpin's reflection again. "I know it seems a lot to take in, but there's no other way to change the course of history as it already is. I was the head master of Beacon before all this, so you can imagine what everyone had gone through when it had fallen."

Oscar stayed silent the whole train ride, waiting for the train to reach Mistral so he could get off the train. But he wondered what Ozpin was referring to on what he needed, he wanted to ask, but didn't want to make a scene and have people look at him like he was weird.

Ozpin noticed Oscar was silent as he had decided to be silent as well. Even though no one else could hear him, he didn't have much to think on other then that voice he had heard early. But he couldn't put his finger on it.

Eventually the train had came to it's stop at Mistral, Oscar had gotten off the train as he walked from the station. He glanced around for a short moment, until he knew he was in the clear. "Okay, where do I go now? Or do you know where?"

"Right, well then. If I may have control." Ozpin said as he waited for Oscar to give him the okay to.

"Right...right." Oscar said. "Go ahead, I still have a lot to take in anyway."

Ozpin took control as he started to walk around Mistral looking around, hearing about a man at a bar with a cane, Ozpin knew exactly who they were talking about.

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Qrow was sitting in a bar drinking alone, he had Ozpin's cane with him as he let out a sigh. "Man, I'll be glad when we can get a break from fighting Grimm.." He heard the door open as he assumed it was another drinker coming to get a drink.

"Qrow Branwen." Oscar spoke looking at him, but it was Ozpin speaking to him instead of Oscar. "I see you're still a drinker even after the chaos."

Qrow stopped as he turned his attention to him, he had a small smirk on his face. "Well, if it isn't good ol' Oz..." He held Ozpin's cane in his hand as he looked at it.

"May I have my cane back?" Ozpin asked as Qrow tossed it to him. He grabbed it as he sat down next to Qrow.

"Good to have you back Oz." Qrow said taking a sip from his drink. "Didn't expect you to be a farmer boy...listen, Vest was poisoned by Tyrian. Right now she's resting, Ruby and RNJ found a place we're all resting up at. You can come back with me after I'm done here, something tells me we'll need you for this journey."

Ozpin clears his throat. "I see. Then that just means her forces are onto us, to think she'd have a wanted killer on her team."

Qrow was about to take another sip but stops. "Oh yeah...there was also this kid as well..."

"Kid?" Ozpin asked. "Did you get her name?"

Qrow shakes his head. "Nope, though she did seem like she was part Grimm...half human half Grimm, you don't think our old pal Merlot was behind that do you? All I know is that Tyrian and that girl were after Ruby."

Ozpin rubbed his chin, which was Oscar's chin. "Possibly, but that wouldn't be much to go on, his lab blew up after RWBY stopped his mutation Grimm experiments."

"Maybe he survived the explosion..." Qrow said taking a last sip from his drink. "And I'm too drunk to move on my own now.."

Ozpin let out a chuckle as he helped Qrow, and walked him out of the bar. He did pay ahead of time so that wasn't an issue, all that was left was to get back to RNJR and Vest. Ozpin began to wonder if Salem was plotting something much more then the end of the world.

A/N: [Even though this was Oscar's chapter, and Vest was mentioned. I still can't take the credit for her character.]