Professor Arc II: Headmaster Arc

***Professor Arc II: Headmaster Arc*** (***Headmaster Arc* or HA)**is the 21st literary work by Coeur Al'Aran and the official sequel to *Professor Arc*, taking place several weeks after the end of the original story. The story demonstrates a continuation of events following Jaune's succession as headmaster of Beacon, rather than following the path established in Volume 4.

## Story

### Prelude

#### Jaune's Arrest

At the end of chapter 54 of *Professor Arc*, James Ironwood declares that Jaune is under arrest for "treason." The resulting action leads to a backlash against Atlesian presence within Vale during the Vytal tournament, which had been delayed by a day according to Ozpin.

 According to Lisa Lavender, because the event was carried out by the Atlesian military rather than any local Valean police force, it could be classified as aggression between one kingdom to another. However, according to Weiss Schnee, the media has not bee helpful in calming the Valean public's attitude with the peddling of conspiracy theories. Blake elaborates further by stating that "half of say them are claiming that the council will sell our citizens out to Atlas, while the other half claim professor Arc is some kind of monster."

Criminal psychologist Arthur Watts commented on the situation between Vale and Atlas as one of several possibilities based on the limited evidence. One possibility was that Atlas was either unaware of the traitor in their midst up until the Vytal festival, or they knew and kept an eye on him; neither of which presented a positive image for Atlas. Even worse would have been the possibility that he was innocent, as Ironwood (and by extension, the Atlesian military) would have arrested and incarcerated a citizen of a neighboring kingdom for no legitimate reason.

#### Vytal Festival Tensions

The final round in the Vytal festival was between Valean student Pyrrha Nikos and Atlesian student Penny Polendina. At the beginning of the fight, Emerald Sustrai attempted to use her semblance to cast illusions onto Pyrrha Nikos to make her think that Penny was being more aggressive than she actually was. Because of insight provided by Jaune and the unusual behavior of Yang Xiao Long in her fight against Mercury Black, Velvet Scarlatina was able to intercept by throwing a drink at Emerald to break her concentration. Unfortunately, Emerald was able to set her focus on an Atlesian soldier to make him think that Penny had a bomb on her character, leading him to try and deactivate her by any means.

After Penny's deactivation, Cinder Fall began her speech attempting to divide kingdom relations further apart, along with turning public opinion against Ozpin. Shortly after, thousands of Grimm were drawn into the city due to the negativity, leading to a "threat level nine" implying an extreme amount of danger prevalent. As a result, 50,000 people were now under the risk of being massacred by the Grimm bearing down on the Amity Colosseum.

#### Battle of Beacon

The Battle of Beacon officially began as Cinder attempted to crush Beacon with her perfect plans. This, unfortunately, did not work as she was being held back by Velvet and Pyrrha. Eventually, Cinder was distracted by Jaune, Roman, and Neo, ranting that they should be dead. This marked a significant turning point in Cinder's sanity, as she attempted to rationalize Roman's betrayal by assuming Jaune had an intricate series of plans to subvert her interests. Eventually, Cinder was injured after Jaune stabbed her and taken prisoner by Beacon, marking the end of the Battle of Beacon.

In the meantime, Adam Taurus, Emerald Sustrai, and Mercury Black died.

#### Atlesian Embargo

According to Velvet, sometime between the Battle of Beacon and the beginning chapter of *Headmaster Arc*, Atlas placed a trade embargo on coffee beans, cigars, and ice-cream. She speculates that it may be targetted at individuals which high-ranking Atlesian figures take an aversion to.

## Timeline

### 2017

#### July

* **\_\_\_day, July 2**: Coeur Al'Aran publishes the final installment of *Professor Arc.*

#### November

* **\_\_\_day, November 24**: Jack Wayne produces a piece of fanart titled "Professor Arc (Headmaster Edition).

### 2018

#### December

* **\_\_\_day, December 6**: Coeur Al'Aran creates a forum for *Headmaster Arc* on The Professor Arc Forum.

### 2019

#### January

* **January:** Speculated interval that Coeur said he would produce *Headmaster Arc.*

#### February

* **\_\_\_day, February 15**: Coeur Al'Aran provides insight on what sort of universe *Headmaster Arc* will be placed in and whether it would use canonical aspects.
* **Thursday, February 28**: Coeur Al'Aran publishes the first chapter of *Headmaster Arc.*

#### March

* **Thursday, March 7:** Coeur Al'Aran publishes the second chapter of *Headmaster Arc.*
* **Thursday, March 14:** Coeur Al'Aran publishes the third chapter of *Headmaster Arc.*
* **Thursday, March 21**: Coeur Al'Aran publishes the fourth chapter of *Headmaster Arc*

#### April

* **Thursday, April 4:** Coeur Al'Aran publishes the fifth chapter of *Headmaster Arc*
* **Friday, April 5**:
	+ Mysterywhiteflame produces a piece of fanart titled "Best Seller"
	+ Coeur Al'Aran shares the art on the Headmaster Arc forum.
* **Thursday, April 11**:Coeur Al'Aran changes the fanart on *Headmaster Arc*

## References

1. ↑ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/54/Professor-Arc
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/55/Professor-Arc
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/57/Professor-Arc
4. ↑ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/60/Professor-Arc
5. ↑ http://archive.is/fWpmZ#selection-2299.0-2299.17
6. ↑ http://archive.is/7j9Gb#selection-845.0-847.3
7. ↑ http://archive.is/7j9Gb#selection-741.0-741.104
8. ↑ http://archive.is/cOqkU#selection-2219.0-2239.391
9. ↑ http://archive.is/bmjVk#selection-1671.12-1677.7
10. ↑ http://archive.is/WskHg#selection-1027.0-1031.58