It was a cool day for it being May, but to Team RWBY it was a good way to start their summer. They had just finished their first year at Beacon, and were in high spirits after they were recognized for their high level of performance over the past year by their fellow classmates and teachers. They were known for their great advances in tactics, grades and combat. Their willingness to assist others, however, is what they were the most known for around Beacon.

Team RWBY decided that a good way to spend their first day of summer, and to celebrate their achievements, was to go into Vale for the day. After a hearty dinner at a pricey restaurant (which tore into all of the teams wallets) they decided to return to Beacon.

"Go home Yang, you're drunk." Weiss teased.

"I am not!" Yang retorted.

"Oh yeah? One drink of soda and you make a huge scene in the restaurant as if you are?"

"They gave me a DIET soda, not a regular one. That is not OK. What would you do?"

"I would order a water, like I always do. You can't mess that up."

"Oh I'll mess something up!"

"Guys!" Ruby interjected "Let's just get home before you guys make another scene."

Yang squinted at Ruby. "Fine. But you know I'll mess you up Ice Queen." Weiss scoffed. Yang glared at Weiss. The team continued towards the airship dock in silence.

They rounded the corner, and the airship dock came into view. The four girls walked in a line since there was no one else on the sidewalk. They were coincidently lined up in the order of their team name, with Ruby on the innermost side closest to the buildings and Yang closest to the street. Blake hung back a little from the rest of the group, so if Weiss and Yang got into a fight she could easily avoid it. There was an awkward air hanging around them since no one had spoken since Weiss and Yang had their argument. The team arrived at the platform and sat down, waiting for the airship to arrive that would take them to Beacon. They remained in silence until they boarded the airship. Blake spoke as soon as the doors closed.

"Did anyone else see that guy following us?"

"There was a guy following us?" Weiss asked

"Yeah. I saw him out of the corner of my eye. I think he might have been a Faunus because it looked like he had a tail."

"What did he look like?"

"I can't say for sure. He was wearing a black hoodie with the hood on so I couldn't see his face."

"Where is her now? Did he get on?!" Weiss looked around frantically

"I'm not too sure, I think he ducked into an alley or something a ways back because I didn't see him on the platform."

"Let's hope so."

The team sat in silence once more, but only for a few seconds. Ruby began to scream, but she was quickly muffled by something. Yang stood up and put her hands up in a boxing position, but forgot that she, and the rest of the team, did not bring their weapons with them since they were not expecting to fight anyone. Yang figured her fists could do enough damage anyways. The team looked towards where Ruby was sitting.

Ruby was currently being held face up on the floor. There was a man on top of her with his left hand covering her mouth and his right hand holding a small revolver to her forehead. He was wearing a black hoodie, black jeans, and yellow and black sneakers. There were several rips in his hoodie and his hands were covered in blood, some of which appeared to be fresh. His face was hidden by the shadow that his hood created, but it was obvious that he had green eyes since they shone like emeralds.

"How's your evening, girls?" the man said. His voice was rough and raspy, as if he hadn't had anything to drink for days.

"Let her go!" Yang cried, and took a step forward.

"I would sit down if I were you, or else." he pushed the gun against Ruby's forehead, and she let out a slight cry. Yang stood in place for a second, the slumped back down into her seat angrily.

"What do you want, money? We spent it all." Weiss snapped

"No. I want to know where we are going."

The group members looked at each other, occasionally nodding as if they were talking to each other telepathically..

"Were going somewhere that we go to often. It's heavily guarded, and you probably won't make it off this airship if you keep her down." Blake said cooly

"Where are we going? Tell me!" he pushed the gun against Ruby's head again. The man coughed, and blood flew from his mouth. Blake thought for a second, then answered him.

"We are going to a school. There's an infirmary there. You let her go, and we'll get you there without any trouble."

"Y..yeah!" Weiss added "There's also food and water that you can have! Just let our friend go."

The man thought for a moment, then sprung off of Ruby, gun still in hand. He quickly moved to the far back of the airship, his gun still pointed at them. Ruby sat up and crawled backwards towards the rest of her team, never taking her eyes off of the man. When she made it to them, Yang quickly grabbed Ruby and set her in between her legs. She whispered something in her ear, and Ruby nodded. The rest of the airship was silent, except for the occasional heavy cough from the stranger.

When the airship landed, the girls all ran off the ship. This caused the man to panic and chase after them. On the dock he was greeted by a light blonde, middle aged woman with green eyes and a silver haired man with a cup of coffee and a cane. He could see the girls standing behind them, all with various weapons in hand that they did not have on the airship. The silver haired man spoke first. "Hello. Who might you be?"

"What's it matter to…" he was cut off by a violent cough that sent blood flying from his mouth.

After the coughing ended, he tried again "What's it matter to you?"

"Well if I know your name, I can get you booked into the infirmary which I can tell you need"

The man thought for a moment "Where is it? I want to see it first."

The lady looked at the green haired man "Ozpin you can't really…."

"It's OK Glynda, it's the least we can do to someone like him."

"What are you talking about…" the man was stopped by another set of violent coughs which sent him crumpling to the floor. The lady sighed and stormed off. "Ruby, take your team to your dorm." The four girls from the airship looked at the boy again, then at the silver haired man, then turned and left as two paramedics arrived.

The next morning, Ruby was awoken earlier than she had expected to her scroll buzzing. She unlocked it and checked the time. 8 am. Too early to get up in the summer. She opened up the message and read the sender's name to herself. 'It's from Ozpin, I wonder what he wants this early in the morning.' She quickly read over the message, which was only a few lines long 'He wants to talk to me now? I just got up. Maybe he can wait a few minutes while I shower and get dressed.' Ruby showered and changed out of her pajamas, then checked her scroll again. The time was 8:30. Maybe she had taken a little longer than she had expected. 'Hopefully Ozpin won't be too mad.' she thought as she crept out of the dorm, attempting not to wake the others.

She made her way to the large tower that was visible from anywhere on the Beacon campus. When she got to it's base, she entered into the lobby area and made her way to the elevator. She entered the elevator, and pressed the button that read "Top Floor - Ozpin" on it. A electronic voice from a small speaker by the buttons said "Scroll please." Ruby held her scroll up to the scanner, and the scanner made a dinging sound. "Good morning Ruby Rose." the elevator said, and began to ascend. Ruby waited in silence as the elevator swiftly rose. The elevator reached the selected floor, and the door opened. Ruby stepped out into Ozpin's office and saw that he was sitting behind his desk, reading something on one of the many monitors that was both above and in the desk.

"Good morning Ms. Rose. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes? Well as good as one can sleep after something like that, I guess."

"Yes. Something like that must have been very terrifying, especially for someone as young as you."

"Y..yeah I guess it was." she rubbed the back of her head and laughed nervously.

"I called you in here today for two reasons. The first is to give you a chance to recount the events last night to the best of your ability for our records. The second is to let you make a choice."

"A choice?"

"Yes. We can talk about that later. For now, let's talk about last night."

Ruby recounted the events to the best of her ability to Ozpin. After she had finished, there was a brief silence, then Ozpin spoke softly, almost to himself.

"That doesn't explain why he.." He spoke louder "Did you ever see his face?"

"No, just his eyes. They were super green. It seemed like his face was always in a shadow though…"

He stood up and walked towards the large window behind his desk, looking out of it. "Ruby, do you know how often an event like this occurs?"

"Umm...never?"

"That's right. It is because most of the time people can tell who is a hunter or huntress, so would-be-muggers tend to stay away from them because they know they stand no chance against them. Even if the hunter or huntress does not have their weapon on their person."

"Well that makes sense."

"Yes, but I'm thinking that this boy wasn't a mugger, rather he was trying to escape from something or someone. You said he did not want money when Ms. Schnee asked what he wanted?"

"Well yeah, but he's a boy? I thought that was a man."

Ozpin sighed "Yes, Ruby. He is 16, not much older than you."

Ruby stood in disbelief "He was so tall though."

"Have you had a look at Mr. Ark?"

"Good point."

"He was heavily wounded when he arrived, but his wounds were all defensive in nature. As if he was blocking strikes without fighting back. When he awoke this morning in the infirmary, we had him strapped him down since we did not know what he would do. He asked us to take the bindings off of him, and after a little convincing one of our nurses took them off. You know what happened?"

Ruby remained silent. Ozpin continued

"He stayed in his bed, he didn't hurt anyone. What happened last night wasn't meant to be violent by nature. It was turned out to be violent because he wanted to survive. He was desperate for a way to get food, water, and medical attention. That is why, I believe, when your team offered him medical attention and food he backed off."

Ozpin paused for a second, then continued.

"I talked with him this morning. He said he never meant to hurt any of you. His 'gun' was a replica. He also expressed interest in joining your team. He said he saw something in the way your team handled the situation that made him have hope. Which brings us to the second reason I called you here. As team leader, and the victim, it is your choice whether he gets to stay here and help your team, and other teams, during missions or if we send him back into the world."

Ruby thought for a moment. Before she could give her answer, Ozpin spoke.

"Let me ask you this" he turned around and looked her in the eyes "Ruby, do you think even the worst person can change? That everyone can be a good person if they try?"

Ruby thought again, then answered timidly "Yes."

"So you want him to stay?"

"Yes." she answered strongly.

"Very well. I will assign him a room near yours if possible, I don't think your teammates would want a teenage boy in a room full of girls. As soon as he gets out of the infirmary I will notify you and your team so you can meet him. You may leave if you wish, unless you have any questions."

"I don't have any question, thank you though." Ruby then turned around, entered the elevator. Before the doors could close, Ruby say Ozpin pull up an image on one of the monitors. It appeared to be an arm that was heavily tattooed and wrapped in bandages. She heard Ozpin mutter something, but couldn't make out what he said as the doors closed all the way and the elevator began to descend.