Pure Evolution (Male reader x Blake Belladonna)

Chapter 36

(Blake's POV)

I looked around the snow, looking for my stuff. I heard footsteps coming from the train cart. I looked around and everyone is already out of the train cart. I looked back and saw a short old lady walk out into the snow.

Marie: That was quiet the way to wake up. Is everyone alright?

Ruby: We are. Are you ok? Did you get hurt?

Marie: I'm fine. I'm not as old as I look.

I heard Yang start to grunt. I looked over to see her trying to pull her bike out of the snow.

Yang: Great! This is just great! We're stranded, we lost a third of our party, and we've gained a defenseless old lady!

Yang yanked on her bike, getting it out of the snow, but she fell over into the snow and her bike fell on top of her.

Marie: My name is Maria Calavera, and I am not defenseless! I'm just a little hard of hearing. And blind without my eyes, that are in desperate need of repair.

She tapped on a pair of mechanical glasses that are covering her eyes.

Marie: Okay, I'm starting to see your point.

Yang pushed her bike up and got out of the snow.

Qrow: Yang, knock it off, will ya? If we lose our cool now, we'll just be inviting even more Grimm.

Blake: Does that even matter? Apparently, we've been attracting Grimm ever since we left Haven.

Yang: Oh, and how could I forget about that?

Yang walked up to Oscar.

Yang: What happened to no more lies and half truths?

Oscar: Yeah, I think it's time we got an explanation...

Oscar's body started to glow, meaning Ozpin has taken control of his body.

Ozpin: I did not lie to you...

Weiss: Well you certainly didn't tell us everything about the Relic.

Ozpin: Please, now is not the time.

Yang: No, we're past that! I wanna know why you're still not telling us everything!

Ozpin: It is true that the Grimm are attracted to the Relics. It's faint, but undeniable. I believe it has to do with their origin, but I'm not entirely sure. Regardless, I feared that making you all aware would only add anxiety and negativity. It seemed like the safer option.

Weiss: You know, I'm getting real tired of people choosing what's best for me.

Yang: Is that why you chose to lie to everyone about Lionheart too?

Ozpin: Yes, as a matter of fact, I believed the Kingdom of Mistral deserved better than the truth. And I believed Leonardo deserved to be remembered for his lifetime of service, and not for the unfortunate missteps he made in his final years.

Yang: Missteps?!

Ozpin: What Professor Lionheart did was reprehensible. I am not here to argue differently, but does one lapse in judgment truly negate all of his good? Do we not all have regrets? You may have met Professor Lionheart, but you never met the man he was before Salem found him.

Yang: Look, we're supposed to be in this together. You can trust us! We're not gonna turn our backs on you.

Ozpin: Do you really think Leo was the first?!

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

Ozpin: That he didn't say those exact same words to me? I'm sorry, but you have to understand that my behaviors are backed by experience. I'm not saying that I have reason to think you will betray me. I'm saying that I have reasons for the things that I do, the secrets I keep, the reason I...