Sup guys? Welcome to the first chapter of my new RWBY story! I hope that you'll enjoy this story as much as I will enjoy writing it! Now, let's start with the first chapter already!
Chapter 1: Their betrayal… and a chance at a new life.
"*Sigh* Well… this is it, huh?" A teenage boy said as he stood in front of an elevator door. He had shoulder length black hair with brown eyes. His outfit consisted of a black leather jacket which had a few spikes on the shoulders. He also wore one a black fingerless glove on his left hand. He wore a black jean with black boots. In his left hand was also a sword that had a large golden and white metal with bluish hues of energy brimming through and around it. His name was Drake Kronin.
"Yes it is… how are you guys feeling?" Another teenager said. He also had shoulder length hair, but his was bleach blonde. He wore a short sleeved T-shirt that had the words 'Danger Zone!' on it. The T-shirt also had a hood on the back that was currently on his head, almost covering his green eyes. In both of his hands were two claw-like daggers. They consisted of a pair of chains that had a teal colored aura surrounding then. There were also a few sparks of electricity coming out of the daggers. His name was Oleander Kronin.
"I… really don't know what I'm feeling right now." Another teenage boy said. He had long dark blue hair that reached all the way to his upper back. He also had red eyes. He was wearing a short sleeved red shirt, which was almost covered by a chestplate. He was also wearing a blue ripped jean. He also wore shin guards. On his right hand was a large, curved blade that was currently slanged over his shoulder. The blade also had a red aura surrounding it. His name was Alastor Kronin.
"You and me both man…" The last teenager said. He had short white hair with black eyes. He was wearing a gray hoodie. On the inside, he was wearing a short sleeved shirt of his favorite band, Slipknot. He also wore loose black trousers. In his hands were two sets of spiked chains with two hooks at the end of each that glow purple. He also had a tattoo that spelled 'Death' on his left fingers. His name was Nox Kronin.
Together, they were team DOAN.
Drake sighed once more and looked at the rest of his team.
"Well… should we get this over with?" Drake asked.
They all nodded.
Drake nodded back at them and pressed the button for the elevator. After a minute, the door opened and they all stepped inside. Drake pressed the button that had the number '25' on it. The door closed and the elevator descended.
During the ride up, a Trumpet could be heard being played. Alastor smirked and closed his eyes, humming along with the song. Oleander looked at him with an annoyed expression, Drake was snickering a bit and Nox didn't have a reaction.
"Dude, come on, you know you love it!" Alastor said with a smirk still.
"It's annoying as all hell is what it is…" Oleander muttered as he closed his eyes.
"Jeez, mood killer much? Are you sure that you're not on your period?" Alastor said his smirk widening.
"If you haven't noticed Alastor, we are going to fight a guy who has an entire machine that can easily destroy the world. So yea, right now ain't the time for jokes." Oleander said, annoyed.
Alastor sighed, his smirk disappearing.
"Calm down mate, just trying to lighten the mood a bit. Be a bit less stressed and worried about the upcoming fight. Glad to see my efforts are being appreciated." Alastor said, saying the last part sarcastically.
Nox sighed.
"Could you two please, shut up?" Nox said with closed eyes.
"Why should I shut up?! He's the one that's being annoying!" Oleander shouted, pointing a finger at Alastor, who only gave Oleander the finger.
"Alright guys, enough. We're here." Drake said.
The elevator door opened and they all stepped out. In the middle of the room was a machine that had two huge glass vials. Inside them was a light-blue element. In between the two glass vials was a small computer, where a man was sitting and typing. Four large wires were connected from the computer to the glass vials. He stopped once he noticed the teens behind him.
"Ahh, so you have finally come, my sons. Have you decided to accept my offer?" The man said, standing up from the chair he was sitting and looked at the teens with a small smirk. He had long dark hair that reached his lower back. He also had a goatee. He had bright blue eyes that could be seen in the darkness. He wore a black suit, with the buttons unbuttoned, showing the white shirt and the black tie more clearly. He had black pants with black formal shoes. His name was Norman Kronin.
"I've said it once and I'll say it again! There's no way in hell that we're ever joining you!" Drake shouted at his father.
The smirk never left the face of Norman as he continued to stare at his sons. He eventually closed his eyes and looked to the right, still smirking.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. That's too bad. It would have been eventful to have my sons help me in destroying the world. But… it ain't all that bad. Want to know why?" Norman asked his son.
Drake scoffed and nodded slowly.
"The reason as to why it ain't so bad, is because…" He paused for a bit as he closed his eyes.
"I already have three…"
Drake raised his brow at Norman's cryptic answer.
"What the hell are you on ab-ARGHHHH!" Before Drake could finish his sentence, he felt something sharp cut his back. He arched his back forwards, his chest extending. He looked behind him and saw that it was Alastor who injured him.
"Alastor… why?" Drake asked through clenched teeth, as he fell to his knees, back still arched.
Alastor only gave a sad smile as he jumped forwards and landed next to Norman.
"It was fun while it lasted… shame it had to end like this." Nox said as he walked towards Alastor and Norman.
"Sorry bro… this needed to be done." Oleander said as he followed behind Nox.
"Why… Why the hell would you three do this? We're supposed to be a team. We're supposed to stay together no matter what. So I'll ask again. Why the hell would you betray me like this?" Drake asked in a surprisingly calm voice.
"Well… as stupid as this sound's, one day while you were out, dad decided to tell us his future plans. And trust me on this; we tried to persuade him to stop. Hell, we even tried to fight him. But… he easily overpowered us. He then explained a few things about his reasons for wanting to destroy the world… and I wish we'd know them from the start." Nox said with a small frown.
"If you don't mind me asking… what are those reasons?" Drake asked, unclenching his teeth and also stopped arching his back, but the slash wound was still present.
"Aside from the racism against the Faunus… this world is riddled with darkness. Rapists, serial killers, the Grimm, people that are filled with greed, the sexism, the abuse of women and children and sometimes men, the dishonesty of most people and a lot more. You're seventeen Drake. You out of all people should know these kinds of things." Norman said.
"Whilst you do have a point… the world doesn't need to be destroyed. Aside from all the bad people, there are a lot of good people in the world as well. You're basically murdering good people as well." Drake said as he clenched his sword tighter.
"No… I am not committing murder. I am only saving them. I am saving both Human and Faunus from the darkness of this world." Norman said as he closed his eyes.
"No… no you're not. You're not saving anyone. You might think that you're doing a good deed, but you're not!" Drake shouted.
Norman only shrugged.
"A few sacrifices will be made, but they will not be in vain. I wish I could do this without the casualties, but it proved to no vail. This is the only way I can accomplish this. So I'll ask you one last time… are you with me or against me?" Norman said as he looked at his son.
"I… I won't join you. I can't. You concentrate on the bad things in this world that you refuse to look at the good. If you're not going to listen to me… then I'm afraid I'm gonna have to stop you." Drake said as he stood up from his kneeled position, clenching his sword in his right hand.
Norman raised a brow at Drake's words.
"As much as I appreciate your bravery… you do still realize that I'm leagues above you, correct? Plus, it's four against one. You can't defeat us all." Norman said.
"Oh, I know that much. But before I do something I might regret… mind telling me what's inside those two glass vials?" Drake asked as he stared at the vials.
Norman just raised an eyebrow at his question.
"Why do you want to know this?" Norman asked.
Drake shrugged his shoulders carelessly.
"Just curious is all. I mean, they should be playing a part on your massive plan, right? And frankly, I'll most likely die before I even get a chance to stand up." Drake said as he looked at his father.
Norman sighed, and then smiled.
"If you want to know, I'll tell you. They contain Aura. And as you can see, there's a lot of it, created by yours truly." Norman said with a smirk.
Drake's eyes widened slightly.
"Wait, did you just say that you created Aura? How did you manage that?" Drake asked, curious.
Norman smirked again.
"I don't think I should be telling you that. You're smart; you'll figure it out… maybe." Norman said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Alright then, fair enough. One last thing though. You haven't told me as to why their important to your plan." Drake said.
Norman sighed.
"The plan is to use this entire Aura and fuse it with Remnants core. Due to all the power, the planet will strain itself and slowly begin to crumble. You happy now?" Norman asked.
Drake stared at his father and his brothers, giving no response. He then fell backwards, disappearing in his own shadow.
"Alright… beware of your surroundings! I don't think he fled just yet!" Norman said, as the three brothers began to look around cautiously.
'That's right… keep looking. Don't turn around just yet…' Drake said inside his head as he reappeared at a dark corner behind everyone.
Drake then lunged forwards and stabbed the vial to the right with his sword, shattering the glass easily. The Aura inside the vial was being absorbed by Drake's sword at a fast pace.
"He's behind us!" Oleander shouted as he turned around.
"No shit Sherlock!" Alastor shouted.
His comment was ignored by Oleander.
Norman growled and extended his hand forwards. He then threw his hand in the air.
This caused Drake to clutch his throat as he was lifted in the air. Norman then dragged his hand backwards, sending Drake through the now empty vial and on to the floor, a few feet away from Norman and Drake's brothers.
Drake picked himself slowly off the ground, his hand on his throat and his breathing hard. He had a large gash on his forehead, which was bleeding heavily. He looked at his father with widened eyes.
"That… that wasn't your original Semblance." Drake said, still breathing hard.
"Creating a custom Aura does have its benefits. It automatically creates a new Semblance, one of them being Telekinesis, as you have just seen. I have a few others, but I'd rather keep them a secret for now. That is also the reason why my eyes glow blue. It's because of all the power. All the Aura that's stored inside me." Norman said as he pointed to his shining blue eyes.
Drake picked himself off the ground and clutched his sword tightly. He then swung the sword to the right, a small energy ball shooting out of the tip.
Norman only grunted as he extended his left hand forwards and stopped the attack. Once he lowered his hand, he saw that Drake was gone. Norman sighed as he turned towards the broken vial.
"Should we go after him?" Nox asked.
Norman touched his goatee, thinking. After a short moment he turned to Nox and shook his head.
"No, that won't be necessary. We won't be seeing him for a while." Norman said with a sigh as he once again turned to look at the broken vial.
"That is going to set is back for a while. Guess he made our plans… shatter." Alastor said with a smirk.
Oleander groaned whilst rubbing his forehead at the terrible joke, Norman sighed heavily and Nox didn't do anything.
"And with that, you quickly became my least favorite person in this room." Norman muttered.
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Out of a dark alley, appeared Drake, holding his forehead to stop most of his bleeding. The moon was in its usual shattered state, but it still provided a bit off light. The stars were also shining. His vision was a bit hazy, making him stumble a bit. Drake walked for a while. He then sat down on a nearby wall, his hand still on his forehead. His eyes were slowly begun to close, falling into sleep. The last thing he saw was a pair of legs approaching him. He also saw a walking cane.
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Drake slowly opened his eyes, though he immediately regretted it. The light in the room that he was in was so bright, it caused him to squint.
Wait… room?
Once his eyes adjusted to the light, he looked around him. He was in a hospital room. Though the bigger question was who brought him here? He remembered losing consciousness and he remembered the pair of legs approaching him, but who was it?
Drake groaned a bit as he touched his forehead, only to feel a bandage around it. He slowly sat up and looked around the room once more. It was a usual hospital room, the bed were the patient was lying on, two nightstands, a bathroom, three windows and a TV.
Drake then heard the door opened, so he turned to his left and saw a nurse walk in. She smiled once she saw that he was awake.
"Good morning! How are you feeling?" The nurse asked politely.
"Aside the soreness, I feel alright." Drake responded.
The nurse smiled.
"That's good to know. Once you were brought in, we had to stich up your wound, but looking closely, we also found a few shards of glass inside. We took them out and then stitched you up." The nurse said.
Drake only nodded.
"Ah, I almost forgot the reason I came here. You have a visitor." The nurse said as she walked out of the room.
Drake raised his brow. Who would be visiting him?
The door to his room opened once more, revealing a middle-aged man with tousled gray hair and thin brown eyes. He has a light complexion and sharp facial features. He wears shaded glass spectacles and a dark-green scarf with a small, purple, cross-shaped emblem on it. His outfit mainly consists of an unzipped black suit over a buttoned vest and green undershirt. He also wears black trouser shoes and long, dark-green pants.
The man walked to Drake's bed, taking a sip from his coffee mug.
"You're awake." The man said with a raised brow.
Drake only nodded.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ozpin, and I am the headmaster of Beacon Academy. It is an honor to meet you Drake." The man known as Ozpin said.
Drake's eyes widened slightly.
"Wait, isn't Beacon in Vale? What are you doing here in Vacuo? And how do you know my name?" Drake asked.
Ozpin gave a small smile.
"There are not too many people in this world that can use their Aura to from a sword. You were the first ever to accomplish this." Ozpin said.
Drake also gave a small smile.
"It seems that my reputation has reached a few ears then. I'm also happy to meet you sir. And thanks for bringing me here. If it wasn't for you, I'd have an infection. Curious question, when was the first time you heard about me?" Drake asked, as he fully sat up from his bed.
"Indeed it has. I first heard about you when you took part in the Mistral Reginal Tournament, coming in second place after you forfeited the match, despite your Aura being in the full and your opponent's at 34%. I tried to do some research on you, but I couldn't find anything, besides the part that you had three other brothers. Now, I want to ask you a few questions, if that's alright with you." Ozpin said.
Drake nodded.
"Why did you forfeit in the final match? You could have easily won, yet you decided to forfeit. Why is that?" Ozpin asked. He was truly very curious.
Drake sighed.
"Well… I entered the Tournament just for the hell of it. See if one of the contestants would prove to be a challenge. I'm a bit of a battle maniac, which is another reason as to why I joined. Once I saw that my final opponent wasn't that good… there was no reason to keep fighting. So I forfeited and gave them the win. Plus… fame isn't really my thing." Drake said with a shrug.
"Don't you also need a school permit to participate? There have been speculations that neither you nor your brothers went to any Academies." Ozpin asked.
Drake just waved his hand.
"I asked a friend of mine to make me fake documents. Nothing too complicated." Drake said
"What were you doing that late at night for you to get an injury like that?" Ozpin asked.
Drake sighed as he stared at the wall in front of him.
"Well… me and my brothers went on a mission. The mission was to stop our Father from destroying the world with his machine. His plan was to use the entire Aura that was in the machine and fuse it with the core, making the planet crumble from the strain. I stopped him by absorbing the Aura with my sword from one of the glass vials. Though I don't know how long it's going to stop him, since he managed to find a way to create Aura." Drake said.
Ozpin's eyes widened slightly.
"He created his own custom Aura? How did he manage that?" Ozpin asked, curious.
Drake shrugged.
"I don't know. He didn't tell me. Anyway, back to the story. We were going to stop him, but my brothers… they betrayed me. They joined him in his wrong cause." Drake said, tightening his hand into a fist.
"Very… interesting. I have never heard of someone creating Aura before. Let's not dwell on it for the moment. I want to know more about the 'Aura Sword 'that you wield. I would also like to know a bit about your brothers. And you're Semblances. Since you and the rest of your family keep a very low profile, we really do not know much about you." Ozpin said, taking a sip from his mug.
"Well… I suppose I can tell you what we can do with them, plus our Semblances. Consider this a thank you for bringing me here. Also, my brothers also know how to form Aura Swords. My Father as well. Before you ask, I taught them how to do it." Drake said.
Ozpin nodded.
"Let's start with Alastor. His Aura Sword is nothing special. In terms of appearance, it sorta looks like mine, though his is more curved. The sword also has a red Aura surrounding it, his Aura to be more precise. His Semblance though, is the trickiest. It's called Transformation and as you can already guess, he can transform into pretty much anyone, aside from the Grimm and objects, like the bed here." Drake explained.
"Then, there's Oleander. He wields two claw-like daggers that can electrocute you when they cut you. The daggers also have a chain connected to them, so they have a bit of reach on them. His semblance is Night Vision. And no, he's not a Faunus." Drake said.
"And to complete my brothers, we have Nox. In my opinion, his is the most dangerous if you're not careful. Just like Oleander, he also had two weapons that have chains attached to them, though instead of daggers, their hooks that glow purple with his Aura. The reason their dangerous, is because if the hooks make any contact with your skin, they will absorb a big chunk of your Aura. You could say it's just like mine; only his is faster and takes out big chunks, whilst mine does it slowly. His semblance is Fear. When he uses it, his eyes glow red and if you look in his eyes, you will become deathly afraid of him. The downside to his Semblance is that it uses almost his entire Aura. So, he uses it as a last ditch effort." Drake said.
"And what of your father?" Ozpin asked.
Drake sighed.
"To be honest, I haven't really seen his Aura Sword. I mean, he says that he can create one, but I can't be sure. I now his original Semblance, which is Nerve Killer, as he likes to call it. What it can do, it can disable a nerve of his choice. For example, he can use it to just not feel any pain. Though it doesn't heal him at the end of the day." Drake said.
Ozpin raised a brow at what Drake said.
"You said his 'original Semblance'. Does he have more than one Semblance?" Ozpin asked.
"Well… creating a custom Aura did prove to be beneficial for him. It gave him a new Semblance, Telekinesis. He says that he can use a few more, though he kept them a secret for now." Drake said with a frown.
"… Interesting. One final question. What is your Semblance? You did not use it in the Tournament, so I am a bit curious to find out." Ozpin said.
Drake waited a while before delivering his answer.
"My Semblance… is Shadow Jump. I can jump or fall inside shadows. Once I do that, I can reappear wherever there's a shadow, though it has to be in my vision in order to do so." Drake said.
"How does one create an Aura Sword? You said you taught your brothers and your father on creating one. How did you do it?" Ozpin asked.
"Actually, the whole thing was an accident. I was trying to see if I could use my Aura as a weapon, not a sword but a projectile. I have read that some of the most powerful Huntsman used their Aura as a weapon, so I wanted to try it. I first concentrated my entire Aura into my hands, and then I released that energy. The result was the Aura Sword. Not quite what I wanted… but still pretty good." Drake said with a smirk.
"Hmmm… and what are you planning to do once you are released tomorrow? You can't go back to your house." Ozpin asked.
"Yes… I know I can't go back. I really don't know what I'll do. I guess I could just… move. Leave Vacuo and go to Mistral, Atlas or Vale." Drake said.
The two men stayed in silence for a while. Ozpin then took a sip from his mug.
"I have a preposition for you Drake. Would you like to come to my school?" Ozpin asked.
Drake looked surprised at the offer.
"Sir, with due respect, do you think that's wise?" Drake asked.
Ozpin smiled.
"Of course. To have one of the Aura Sword wielders come to my school is a great honor. Plus, it will give you a place to live for the next four years. Not only that, but it will further your training as a Huntsman. So, do you accept… or not?" Ozpin asked once more.
Drake put a hand on his chin, thinking of his options. All the things that the Headmaster has said were true. He'd have a place to live, food to eat and who knows? It might be fun. He nodded to himself and looked at Ozpin, coming to a decision.
"I'll accept your offer on only two conditions." Drake said, looking Ozpin dead in the eyes.
Ozpin remained silent for a moment, before sighing.
"… Name them and we'll see if I can accept them." Ozpin said.
"Okay, number one, I'm gonna need dome Lien, since most of them are in my old house. Need to buy some clothes and a few other things for my dorm. And number two… I don't want to be placed in any team." Drake said.
Ozpin looked at him in what seemed to be surprise. It quickly went back to his emotionless face, as he realized why he wanted to be a one man team.
"I see… I can give you a bit of currency and set up a hotel for you in Vale, since we won't be opening for another week. And I can understand as to why you don't want to be placed in any team, since you were betrayed by your own. I will accept to your conditions. Once you are released tomorrow, meet me at the docks so we can get to Vale." Ozpin said as he turned around. He stopped and looked back at Drake.
"And Drake…"
Drake looked at him with a raised brow.
"Welcome to Beacon Academy." He said as he exited the room.
Drake smiled slightly as he fell down on his pillow and closed his eyes, going back to sleep.
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"Oh, I can't believe my little sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!" A blonde girl said as she hugged a smaller girl.
The blonde girl was wearing a tan vest with gold piping over a yellow low-cut crop top with a black crest that resembles a burning heart. The vest has puffy cap sleeves with black cuffs. On the sides of the cuffs, there are two small golden buttons. She wears a brown belt with a buckle, a pouch, and a small banner-like object. The same burning heart crest appears on this banner, except golden in color. She wears black shorts under her belt, which resembles a pleated skirt in the back. Over the short shorts but under the belt is a white asymmetrical back skirt. Her eye color was Lilac.
The smaller girl wore a black blouse, a black waist cincher with red lacing and a skirt with red trimmings, completed by a red, hooded cloak. She had shoulder length black hair with a small red tint to them. Her eyes were the strange color of Silver.
"Yang… please… stop…" The small girl choked out form the bone crushing her sister was giving her.
Yang let go of her little sister and walked two steps backwards.
"But I'm so proud of you!" Yang said as she held her hands under her chin in excitement.
"Really sis, it was nothing." The small girl said. She seemed nervous and worried.
"Ruby, what are you talking about?! This is incredible! Everyone is going to think that you're the bee's knees!" Yang said with a smirk.
"I don't want to be the bee's knees okay?! I just want to be a normal girl with normal knees!" Ruby said.
"What's with you? Aren't you excited?" Yang asked as she raised a brow.
"Yang, of course I'm excited. It's just… I got moved two years ahead. I don't want people to assume I'm special or anything." Ruby said looking at the floor.
Yang smiled at her little sister and walked to her side and put her arm around her, grabbing her shoulder.
"But you are special Ruby!" Yang said, emphasizing the 'are'.
Suddenly, they heard an announcer talk on a nearby holographic TV. They both approached it and listened.
"The robbery was led by a very nefarious criminal, named Roman Torchwick. Who to this day continues to evade authorities! If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you Lisa." The broadcaster said, as they showed a picture of Roman holding his jail number.
The camera changed, showing a middle aged woman with shoulder length white hair and gold eyes. She wore a suit.
"Thank you Cyril. In other news, this Faunus Civil Rights protest turned very dark, when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremon. The once peaceful organization has now disrupted-"The holographic TV closed and disappeared. Another hologram appeared.
It showed another middle aged woman that has very light-blonde hair tied back in a bun with a curl hanging down the right side of her face. Her eyes are bright green and she wears thin ovular glasses. She has teal hanging earrings with a small bead identical to her earrings on her collar.
She wears a white long-sleeved suit that exposes part of her chest, and puffy sleeves that tighten near the wrist before spreading back out near her hands. Her lower body has a black business skirt with buttons running in a vertical line up the front of it and lighter black-brown stockings.
She wears black boots with brown heels, and wears a tattered cape that is purple inside and black on the outside, decorated by a row of diamond-shaped brown beads going horizontally across her cape. Above this line of beads appears an emblem of a tiara that is her personal symbol.
"Hello, and welcome to Beacon Academy." The woman said.
"Who's that?" Yang asked.
The woman looked at Yang and responded.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch."
"Oh." Yang responded.
"You are amongst the privileged few, who have received the honor of being selected to attend to the prestigious academy. Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsman and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have all demonstrated the courage needed for such a task and now it our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect the world." Glynda said. She then disappeared.
"Oh wow." Ruby said in awe as a huge grin spread across her face. She moved to a nearby window and stared down. A few other passengers in the Bullhead also stared down the windows, watching the view.
"Yang look! You can see Signal from up here!" Ruby said as her sister walked next to her.
"I guess home isn't too far after all." Ruby muttered loud enough for Yang to hear.
Yang put her arm around Ruby's shoulder and smiled.
"Beacon's our home now." Yang said.
Suddenly, the two sisters heard a groan. They turned around and saw a blonde boy holding his mouth. He was leaning forwards. He then stood straight and ran past the two sisters, struggling to keep himself from vomiting.
"Well… I guess the view can't be for everyone." Yang said with a shrug.
Ruby nodded and looked at her sister.
"It was a nice moment while it lasted." Ruby said.
"I wonder what people we're going to meet!" Yang said with a smirk.
"I bet it's better than Vomit Boy over there. Oh Yang gross, you have puke on your shoe!" Ruby said in disgust as she pointed at Yang's left foot.
"GrossGrossGrossGrossGross!" Yang shouted.
"No Yang, Get away from me, get away from me, get away from meeee!" Ruby shouted as she tried to run away from Yang.
Drake chuckled as he saw what was transpiring.
'Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought it's going to be.' Drake said inside his head.
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Finally, after a lot of shouting and a bit of vomiting, the Bullhead landed. Once the door opened, the blonde boy pushed his way through and threw up inside a garbage can.
Ruby and Yang exited the Bullhead as well. After taking a few steps, they immediately stopped and stared at Beacon Academy.
"Wooow…" They both said at the same time.
They stared at a long, wide avenue leading up to what appears to be the main academy buildings and their large, impressive main doorway, which opens up to a large amphitheater surrounded by a double ring of colonnades bisected by the main avenue with the outer ring rising high over the main entrance to the academy itself. The avenue is marked with trees and flag-draped light-poles, as well as a number of impressive aqueduct-like features and archways. In front of the entrance to the main amphitheater is a large statue and fountain of a Huntsman and Huntress standing atop a rock, beneath which a Beowolf cowers. There's also a large circular pond feature surrounded by a pathway and a garden of red trees.
But, the most prominent part of the academy buildings is a large tower. The tower is surmounted by a number of green spheres or lights, as well as an intricate clockwork mechanism consisting of many interlocking cogs and gears.
"The view from Vale's got nothing on this." Yang said with a smirk as she crossed her arms.
"Ohh, Yang that kid has a collapsible staff! *Gasp* And she has a Fire Sword!" Ruby said as she started walking to the right.
Yang, being the responsible big sister, grabbed Ruby's hood and pulled her back.
"Ow, ow, ow!" Ruby said as Yang dragged her back.
"Easy there little sister. They're just weapons." Yang said.
Ruby looked at her sister in disbelief.
"'Just weapons'?! They're an extension of our selves! They're a part of us! Ohh, they're so cool!" Ruby said in excitement.
"Well, why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?" Yang asked, raising a brow.
After that was said, Ruby took out her massive scythe or as she likes to call it, Cresent Rose.
"Of course I'm happy with Cresent Rose! It's just… I really like seeing new weapons. It's like meeting new people, but better…" Ruby said, muttering the last part to herself.
Yang smirked and reached her hand around Ruby, grabbing her hood. She pulled her good up and down, forcing Ruby to look at the floor, though the red hood was covering most of her vision.
"Ruby, come on, why don't you go and try to make some friends of your own?" Yang asked.
"But… why would I need friends when I have you?" Ruby asked.
Yang developed a nervous smile.
"Well, actually my friends are here, gotta go catch up, kay c'ya bye!" Yang said, as she and her friends dashed by Ruby, making the poor girl spin in circles.
"Wait, where are you going?! Are we supposed to go to our dorms?! Where are our dorms?! Do we even have dorms?! *Sigh* I don't know what I'm doing…" Ruby said as she finally stopped spinning. Though she fell on a few white briefcases from the many spins.
"What do you think you're doing?!" A voice shouted.
Ruby raised her head up and saw a girl staring at her in anger. She wore a pale blue bolero jacket over a similarly colored thigh-length dress with a piece of black lace making up the neckline of the dress. The inside of the bolero is red and the sleeves turn blue as they get closer to her wrists.
She also wore an apple-shaped necklace along with a pair of thin, rectangular earrings. She wears white, heeled wedge boots that go to mid-calf; the insides are also lined with red. Her long white hair is pulled back in an off-center ponytail, at the base of which is a small tiara that resembles icicles. She has a pale complexion and ice blue eyes. She also bears a crooked scar down her left eye.
"Uh… Sorry." Ruby said, her voice a bit panicked.
"Sorry?! Do you have any idea how much damaged you could have caused?!" The girl shouted at Ruby.
"Uh…" Ruby picked up one of the briefcases.
"Gimme that!" The girl said as she picked up her briefcase. She opened it and took out a small vial of dust.
"This is Dust, mined and purified from the Schnee Quarry!" She said.
"Uhh…" Ruby, again could not respond as the girl cut her off.
"What are you, brain dead?! Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!" The girl named a few kinds of Dust, as she also shook the small vial in her hand.
Ruby slowly picked herself off the floor, only to have some red Dust go up her nose.
"Uhhh…" Ruby was going to sneeze and the Dust that she was breathing did not make things easier.
"Are you even listening to me?! Is any of this sinking in?! Now, what do you have to say for yourself?!" The girl said, as she shook the vial one last time.
"Ah… Ah… ACHOO!" Ruby sneezed, making the vial that was in the girl's hand fly off to somewhere. In the red smoke was also some ice, electricity and a bit of fire.
"Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!" The girl shouted as she stomped her foot to the ground.
"I'm really, really sorry!" Ruby said.
"Ugh! You complete dolt!" The girl groaned.
"What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?" She asked.
"Well… I…" Ruby started, but the girl didn't let her finish.
"This isn't your ordinary combat school! It's not just sparring and practice, you know. We are here to fight monsters, so you should watch where you're going!" The girl said as she turned her head around.
Ruby now, was a bit angry.
"Hey, I said I was sorry, Princess!" Ruby said back.
"It's heiress actually." A different voice said next to Ruby.
She turned to her left and saw another girl approaching them. She has long, wavy black hair, and her eyes are amber, complemented by light-purple eye shadow flaring backwards. Her eyes are slightly tilted upwards at the ends. She wears a black ribbon tied in the form of a bow.
She wears black low-heeled boots and stockings that start off black at her hips, but gradually fade to purple as they near her shoes. On the outside of her stockings, there are white emblems that are most likely belladonna flowers. She wears black ribbons on both of her arms, with a black detached sleeve and a silver band on her left arm.
She wears a black buttoned vest with coattails, and a white sleeveless undershirt that exposes part of her midriff with white shorts that may be connected to her shirt, although it is partly obscured by the vest. Her shorts have a zipper on the front of each leg, but it is unknown if these zippers serve a purpose or are simply decorative. She also wears a detached scarf-like collar around her neck.
"Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." The girl said.
Weiss allowed herself to smile a bit at the recognition.
"Finally, some recognition!" Weiss said.
"The same company famous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." The black haired girl said with a hidden smirk.
Weiss' smile instantly dropped, adapting an angrier look. Before she could say anything, another voice interrupted.
"Alright, I've been hearing you shout for the past ten minutes. What seems to be the problem?" All the girls present turned around and saw a boy walking towards them.
He wore a black jacket that was opened, revealing a white shirt with a gray skull on it. He wore gray jeans and black sports shoes. He also had headphones hanging from his neck. On his left hand was a black fingerless glove. He has shoulder length black hair and brown eyes.
He walked towards the three girls with his hands in his pocket, with a small smile on his face.
Weiss looked at the boy, her eyes flashing with a bit of recognition. He seemed… familiar.
"Um… who are you?" Ruby asked, shyly.
The boy closed his eyes and smiled a bit more.
"My name is Drake. No last name. You, I already know. You two though, I have no idea who you are." Drake said, looking at Weiss and then at Ruby and the blacked haired girl.
Weiss' eyes widened a bit at the name Drake.
'Is… Is he the one that forfeited in the Tournament a few years ago?! And the same Drake that can use his Aura to create a sword?!' Weiss asked herself in shock. Just as Ruby and the blacked haired girl, whose name is Blake, introduced themselves, Weiss asked.
"Wait, are you the same Drake that was in the final of the Mistral Regional Tournament a few years ago?! The same Drake that can form a sword from his own Aura?!" Weiss asked.
Blake and Ruby's eyes widened at that. They both looked at Drake, Blake wearing an expression of shock, whilst Ruby and expression of shock and excitement.
"You can create a sword made of Aura?! Can you please show me?! PleasePleasePleasePlease?!" Ruby asked as she attached herself to his arm.
Drake smiled a bit.
'The Schnee heiress knows about me… how convenient.' Drake said inside his head.
He looked at Weiss, still wearing a smile.
"First off, my name might be Drake, but I'm not the Drake you speak off nor can I summon an Aura Sword. Second, I never took part in any Tournament. Third, Ruby mind let going of my arm please?" Drake asked as he now looked at Ruby. He was of course, lying about his identity.
Ruby felt a bit disappointed that he couldn't summon an Aura Sword, she let go of his arm and stood next to him.
Blake gave Drake a suspicious look, which did not go unnoticed by Drake. He chose to ignore her stare, for now at least.
"But… But you look exactly like him!" Weiss exclaimed.
Drake sighed.
"If I had five Lien cards every time someone mistook me for Drake Kronin, I would not be a millionaire… I'd be a goddamn trillionaire." Drake said.
Weiss stayed silent.
"Now, let's go back to what we were supposed to discuss." Drake said, clapping his hands together.
"No need. I'll be going for now." Weiss said as she walked away.
Drake turned to Blake and saw her walk away as well. Drake turned to Ruby and saw her fall to her knees. She sighed.
"Welcome to Beacon…" She muttered.
Drake gave a smirk.
"You alright there shrimp? Need a hand?" Drake asked as he extended his hand down to her.
Ruby pouted and the name he called her. She grabbed his hand and he lifted her up.
"Hey, I'm not a shrimp! I'll have you know, I'm grown up! I drink a lot of milk, you know!" Ruby said, crossing her arms.
Drake grinned.
"Well, you're right about that. You have grown, not in height, but in a more… 'Womanly' area." Drake said, his eyes drifting down to her chest.
Ruby blushed once she realized what he meant. She covered her chest with her hands and looked at Drake with a pouty expression, the blush still on her face.
"Perv…" Ruby said.
Drake laughed a bit.
"No denying that one… so what are you going to do know?" Drake asked.
Ruby removed her hands from her chest, the blush also disappearing.
"Well… we're supposed to go to the amphitheater, right? We should go there." Ruby said.
Drake nodded.
Just as they were about to start walking, a voice stopped them.
"Hey wait up!" The voice shouted.
They both turned and saw a blonde boy running towards them. He wears a white chestplate and shoulder armor. Under the armor, he wears a black hoodie with reddish-orange sleeves and an emblem hidden underneath the chestplate. He also wears blue pants with a white patch on the left knee, as well as sneakers with "left" and "right" written in black on the respective shoes' soles.
He has two belts crisscrossing his waist, both different shades of brown, with a pair of small pouches on them. He wears brown wrist-length gloves with exposed fingertips and a small metal plate on the back.
After running up to them they boy leaned forwards, his hands on his knees. He was breathing hard.
"Um… Are you alri-"Ruby started, but the boy raised a finger, saying 'wait a second'.
After finally catching his breath, he stood straight.
"Hey… I'm Jaune." He said as he extended his hand for a handshake.
"Ruby." She said, shaking his hand.
"Drake." Drake also shook his hand.
There was a moment of silence between the three, though Ruby broke it with a snort.
"Aren't you the guy that threw up on the ship?" She asked.
Drake couldn't help but chuckle at the face Jaune made.
/
/
"Look, all I'm saying is that Motion Sickness is a more common problem that people let on!" Jaune said as the trio walked near the fountain and the statue.
"Look, I'm sorry! Vomit Boy was the first thing that came to mind!" Ruby said.
"Oh yea? Well, what if I called you Crater Face?" Jaune asked, pointing a finger at Ruby.
"Hey, that explosion was an accident!" Ruby shouted.
"Was it though Crater Face?" Drake teased with a smirk, making Ruby glare at him for a second.
"Well, again, the name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls of the tongue. Ladies love it." Jaune said with a grin.
Drake snorted.
Ruby gave him a suspicious look.
"Do they?" She asked.
"Yea, I have a hard time believing that as well." Drake said.
"T-They will… at least, I hope they will. I mean, my mom always said that… on second thought, never mind." Jaune said, looking at the floor, embarrassed.
Ruby chuckled awkwardly. Again, the trio fell into silence.
"Sooo… I got this thing." Ruby said as she took out her scythe, spinning it around a few times, before stabbing the floor. Drake looked at Ruby.
"What in the hell did the paving ever do to you?" He asked with a smirk, making Jaune chuckle and Ruby to glare ay him.
"Is that a scythe?" Jaune asked as he pointed a finger at Cresent Rose.
"It's also a customizable high impact velocity sniper rifle." Ruby added.
"A whaa…?" Jaune asked, clueless.
Ruby then cocked the sniper/ scythe.
"It's also a gun." She simply said.
"Oh. That's cool!" Jaune said with a smirk.
"So what do you got?" She asked the blonde boy.
"Oh, uh I got this sword." Jaune said, pulling out his sword.
"Ohhh… "
"Yea, I also got this shield!" Jaune said, pulling his shield out as well.
"So, what do they do?" She asked as she touched the shield, making it jump out of his hands. Jaune was trying to catch it, but was failing to do so.
Drake then reached out and grabbed Jaune's shield. He gave the shield back to him, wearing an amused expression as he did so.
"Well, the shield gets smaller, so when I'm tired of carrying it, I can just… put it away." Jaune said, making the shield small and putting it to his thigh.
"But… wouldn't it weigh the same?" Ruby asked.
"Yes it does…" Jaune said with a defeated sigh.
"Hehehe… well, I can be a bit of a dork when it comes to weapons." She stopped to glare at Drake, who muttered 'You don't say?' when she said she was a dork when it came to weapons.
"So I'll admit that I might have gone a bit overboard when making mine." She finishes.
"Wait, you made that thing?!" Jaune asked in shock.
"Of course! Every student in Signal forges their own weapons! Didn't you make yours?" Ruby asked raising a brow.
"It's a handydown. My great-great-grandfather used it to fight in the war." Jaune said, looking at the ground.
"Sounds more of a family heirloom to me. Well I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days." She said with a smile.
"Yea… the classics…" Jaune muttered.
"Jaune, your weapon might not be as cool as Ruby's." Drake started.
Jaune groans.
"And it might not be as powerful as Ruby's." He continued.
Another groan from Jaune.
"But… you'd be surprised at how efficient swords like these are, if used correctly that is. You said that your great-great-grandfather used it in the war, right?" Drake asked.
Jaune nodded.
"And I should also assume that he used it to kill Grimm as well, right?" Drake asked once more.
Another nod from Jaune, making Drake smile.
"If you're grandfather could use it to fight in the war and kill Grimm at the same time, then it's not just a piece of metal. It's a bit… more special than that, if you catch my meaning." Drake said.
Jaune smiled a bit.
"Yea… I get you. Thanks." Jaune said.
"And trust me Jaune, women love dudes with big swords… wink, wink." Drake whispered, putting an arm around Jaune.
Jaune laughed.
"Umm… should I care about what you told him?" Ruby asked hesitantly.
Drake smiled.
"It's not really important." He said.
Ruby nodded slowly.
"Oh, I almost forgot about you Drake!" She suddenly said.
"Jeez, glad to see that my presence is forgettable. So, if you don't mind, I'll be jumping of the cliff. I doubt I'll even be remembered." Drake said with a fake hurt expression as he started to walk away.
"Hey, come on don't be like that! Please, I was kidding!" Ruby said, panicking.
The hurt expression disappeared from Drake's face and was replaced with a smirk.
"I know. I was also kidding. Come on, would you really think I'd jump of a cliff?" Drake asked.
Ruby went in to respond.
"On second thought, don't answer that. You were saying Ruby?" Drake asked looking at the small girl.
"Oh right! What kind of weapon do you have? Since you can't summon and Aura Sword like Weiss thought, what do you really have?" She asked.
"Hmmm… nah, I think it's best not telling you. For now at least." Drake said with a teasing smile.
"Oh come on! PleasePleasePlease?!" Ruby asked.
Drake continued to smirk.
"It's a secret~" He said once more.
"Pleeeeease?!" Ruby asked, giving him the puppy eyes.
Luckily for Drake, he's been in this situation a few times before. He grinned.
"Tell you what Ruby. Since there's going to be an Initiation, if you get partnered with me, I'll show you my weapon. But if you don't… then you'll just have to wait." He said.
"Deal!" She said with a grin.
'Sucker…' Drake grinned even more inside his head. He remembered the deal he made with Ozpin, about him not being in any teams.
"Hey, it just occurred to me… where are we going?" Jaune asked as he looked around.
"Uh… I don't know. I was just following you guys." Ruby said.
"And I was also following you two." Drake said.
"Hmm… you think their might be a directory? Maybe a… food court? Some sort of, recognizable land marks?" Jaune asked.
Ruby snorted.
"Is that a no?" Jaune asked once more.
"Heh, that's a no." She said, deadpanning.
/
/
After what seemed to be forever, they finally found the amphitheater. It was glass-domed with raised bleachers arranged in a circle around a circular stage that has a tall, ornate backdrop with blue lights. There is also a large, open area in front of the stage where students were standing.
"Hey Ruby, over here! I save you a spot!" Yang shouted with a grin, waving her arm so Ruby could spot her.
"Oh, that's my sister! Well, I have to go! See you two later!" Ruby said, running towards her sister.
"Wait! Oh great, where I'm a supposed to find another, quirky girl to talk to?!" Jaune asked as he also walked to another direction.
Drake walked to the left a bit and spotted a familiar face. It was I girl that has her red hair in a waist-length ponytail, curled slightly into a loose ringlet, and had vivid green eyes. She also wore light-green eyeshadow around the far upper corners of her eyes. She was tall and quite muscular.
Her top consisted of two layers. The top layer was a light-brown, strapless top split divided vertically with some bronze patterns. This may be a piece of leather or metal armor as it appears to be quite stiff, maintaining its shape without support; this layer also seems to have some kind of riveting or small, round embroidery on the sides, which may also be heavy stitching. The bottom layer is a low bronze V-neck. She wore an elastic, black, A-line miniskirt and brown opera-length gloves on both arms. She wore a red ankle-length drapery that appeared to be wrapped around her skirt.
Drake smirked a bit once he saw her.
'Pyrrha Nikos… the invincible girl. I wouldn't have expected my ex-opponent to be here.' Drake said, still smirking.
And yes, you heard him. Pyrrha Nikos was his opponent is the Mistral Regional Tournament a few years ago.
"So, how's your first day going little sister?" Yang asked with a smile.
"You mean since you ditched me and I exploded?" Ruby asked angrily.
"Jeez, meltdown already?" Yang asked with a smirk.
"No, I literally exploded a hole, in front of the school! And there was some fire and I-I think some ice." Ruby said putting a hand on her chin.
Yang leaned in with a smirk still.
"Are you being sarcastic?" She asked.
"Oh I wish! I tripped over some crabby girl's luggage, and then she yelled at me! And then I sneezed, and then I exploded! And then she yelled at me again and I felt really, really bad and I just wanted her to stop yelling at me!" Ruby said.
"You!" Weiss shouted from behind Ruby and Yang.
Ruby, out of shock and fright leaped over to Yang, who grabbed her in bridal style.
"Oh god it's happening again!" She shouted, scared.
"You were lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!" She said with anger in her voice.
"Oh my god, you really exploded." Yang muttered in disbelief.
"It was an accident!" She said, looking at Yang. She then jumped out of Yang's arms and looked at Weiss.
"It was an accident!" She shouted once more.
Weiss in response only shoved a pamphlet in Ruby's face.
"What's this?" Ruby asked.
"The Schnee Dust Company is not responsible for any injuries or damages sustained while operating a Schnee Dust Company product. Although not mandatory, the Schnee Family highly encourages their customers to read and familiarize themselves with this easy-to-follow guide to Dust application and practice in the field." Weiss said.
"Uh…" Ruby only said.
"You really want to start making things up to me?" Weiss asked.
"Umm… Absolutely?" Ruby said.
"Read this and don't ever speak to me again." Weiss said, handing Ruby the pamphlet.
"Umm… look, it sounds like the two of you got out on the wrong foot. Why don't you try and start over, try to be friends?" Yang suggested.
"Yea, great idea Sis!" Ruby clears her throat.
"Hello Weiss, I'm Ruby. Want to hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies later?" Ruby asked, extending her hand towards Weiss.
"Yea and we can paint our nails and try on clothes and talk about cute boys like tall, blonde and scraggly over there." Weiss said in a fake happy voice, whilst pointing a finger at Jaune.
"Ohh, Jaune you just got burned!" A voice shouted from behind Yang.
Ruby turned around and saw Drake approaching with a smirk, hand in his pockets.
"You again?" Weiss asked.
Drake smiled.
"Oh don't mind me, I'm just here to eat popcorn and watch the catfight… and I'm afraid I don't have the popcorn…" Drake joked whilst looking at his hand with a fake sad expression, making Ruby giggle and Yang to snort. Weiss only rolled her eyes.
Suddenly, the heard someone clear their throat. They turned to the stage and looked at Ozpin, who was about to his speech.
"Ahem, I'll… keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge. To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you are finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But, I look amongst you and all I can see is wasted energy. In need of a purpose and in need of direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far." Ozpin took a small pause.
"It is up to you, to take the first step." He said, as he stepped away from the microphone and headed off stage.
"You will gather in the ballroom tonight. Tomorrow your Initiation begins. Be ready. " Glynda said as she also followed Ozpin off stage.
"He seemed kind of… weird." Yang said.
"It sounded like he wasn't even there." Ruby said.
"As weird as he sounded… he does have a point." Drake said, still looking at the stage.
"What do you mean?" Ruby asked.
"Knowledge only carries us so far. While it does help in some ways, like finding the weak spot of the Grimm, but other than that, the only thing that's going to let you survive, are your weapons and your instincts. Nothing more, nothing less." Drake finished with a sigh.
"That's… the first time you've said something serious." Ruby said, surprised.
"Hey! I'll have you know, I'm a very down-to-Remnant serious guy!" Drake said, putting on a fake angry expression.
"I doubt that…" Weiss muttered to herself.
"I'm a natural blonde you know?" Jaune said from Weiss' right. Weiss face palmed.
/
/
It was now night time, and most of the students were in the ballroom. Some were already asleep and some were talking to new or old friends. Ruby was lying down on her mattress, writing something.
"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang shouted as she fell on the mattress next to Ruby with a huge smile on her face.
Ruby snorted.
"I don't think that da would approve of all the boys though." Ruby said as she continues to write.
"I know I would…" Yang said as she growled at some of the boys that weren't wearing any shirts, showing their well-toned and muscled bodies. Jaune then walked by her field of vision, wearing blue full-body pajamas with blue bunny slippers and a white bunny face on its chest.
Yang cringed and made a noise of displeasure. Her eyes then traveled to what Ruby was writing.
"What are you writing over there?" Yang asked as she leaned a bit closer.
"Oh, it's just a letter to the gang back at Signal. I promised to tell them all about Beacon and how things are going thus far." Ruby said, smiling a bit.
"Awww, that's so cuuuuuute!" Yang cooed.
Her response was a pillow to the face.
"Shut up! I didn't get to take my friends here with me! It's bad enough not knowing anyone here!" Rube said.
"What about Jaune? He's… nice." Yang said, unsure what of what else to say about Jaune.
"And what about that other hot guy you were with? See, that's already two new friends!" Yang finished.
Ruby sighed.
"I'm pretty sure Weiss counts as a negative. Back to one…" Ruby said, sighing.
"There's no such thing as negative friends! You just made two friends and one enemy!" Yang said, still grinning.
Her response was another pillow to the face.
"Seriously though Ruby, you have friends all around you. You just haven't met them yet. Just give it a bit of time." Yang said.
They both had a moment of silence. The heard someone light candles. The both turned to the right and saw Blake reading a book.
"That girl…" Ruby said, looking at her.
"What, you know her?" Yang asked.
"She saw what happened this morning and helped me a bit. Her name is Blake, I think." Ruby said.
"You think?" Yang said with a raised brow.
"I remember her introducing herself when I met Drake. I remember her name." Ruby said.
"So, the hot guy's name is Drake, huh? Well, let's go get you two more acquainted." Yang said as she grabbed Ruby's hand and stood up, picking her up as well.
"No, wait what are you doing?!" Ruby asked in a panicked voice as Yang dragged her to Blake.
Blake heard the young girl shout and lowered the book that she was reading a bit. She saw the two sisters approaching.
"Helloooooo! I believe that you two know each other!" Yang said with a grin.
"You're the girl that exploded. Your name is Ruby, correct?" Blake asked as she looked at the young girl.
"Uhhh, yea! But, you can call me Crater Fa… Actually you can just call me Ruby." Ruby finished shyly.
"Okay…" Was Blake's only response as she continued to read her book.
"What are you doing?" Yang asked with amusement.
"I don't know, help me!" Ruby said back.
"Oh, I didn't introduce myself! The name's Yang and I'm Ruby's older sister!" She said as she pointed at herself with a smirk.
Blake stayed silent.
"Uh… I like your bow!" She said awkwardly.
"Thanks."
"It goes well with your… umm, pajamas." Yang said.
"Right…" Blake said.
"Nice night, don't you think?" Yang asked.
"Yea. It's lovely. Almost as lovely as this book." Blake said, annoyance sneaking in her voice.
The two sisters gave no response.
"That I will continue to read." Blake said once more.
Again, no response by the sisters.
"As soon as you two leave." Blake said, returning her focus to the book.
Yang frowned.
"Yea, this girl is a lost cause…" Yang whispered to Ruby.
"What's it about?" Ruby asked with a smile.
"Huh?" Blake asked, surprised at the question.
"Your book. Does it have a name?" She asked once more.
"Well… it's about a man with two souls, each fighting for control over his body." Blake said.
"Oh yea… that's, real lovely…" Yang said sarcastically.
"I love books. Yang used to read to me every night before bed. Different stories of heroes, monsters… those stories are one of the reasons as to why I want to become a Huntress." Ruby said with a smile still, taking a small step forward.
"Why is that? Hoping that you'll live happily ever after?" Blake asked with a small chuckle.
"I'm hoping we all will. As a girl, I wanted to be just as those heroes in the books. Someone who fought for what was right and who protected who couldn't protect themselves." Ruby said.
"That's… very ambitious for a child. Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Blake said.
"Well… that's why we're here… to make it better." Ruby said, still smiling.
"Ohhh, I'm so proud of my little sister!" Yang cooed as she picked Ruby up.
"Hey, cut it out!" Ruby shouted as she punched Yang. The two then started to play-fight.
Well Ruby, Yang… it was a pleasure to-"Blake couldn't finish as she heard another voice shout.
"What in the world is going on here?! Don't you realize that some of us are trying to sleep?!" Weiss shouted.
Weiss then took a good look at the trouble makers and widened her eyes.
"Oh not you again!" Both Yang and Weiss shouted at the same time.
"Shh! Guys, she's right there's people that are trying to sleep!" Ruby whispered.
"Oh, so now you're on my side." Weiss said with a roll of her eyes.
Blake sighed quietly and set her book down, realizing that she won't be able to read in peace with all this noise.
"I was always on your side!" Ruby said.
"Yea, what's your problem with my sister?! She's only trying to be nice!" Yang yelled.
"She's a hazard to my health!" Weiss said.
Just as Blake was about to blow the candles out, another voice was heard.
"Goddamn, could you guys keep it down? I won't be able to rest if this crap keeps going on." Drake said.
"Drake? Where are you?" Ruby asked, looking around.
"*Sigh* to the corner, to your right." Drake said.
The girls turned to the right and saw Drake step out of a dark corner, an annoyed expression on his face.
"Yea, sorry about that. Princess right here keeps antagonizing Ruby." Yang said, pointing her thumb to Weiss, who only glared at Yang in return.
Drake only sighed and rubbed his eyes.
"Look, whatever it is, it can be settled tomorrow. Right now, we need our sleep for the Initiation. Goodnight girls." Drake said turning around and walking to his dark corner, disappearing from sight.
Blake found that weird. Even with her advanced eye sight, she couldn't see him in the shadows. It seemed like he just… disappeared. She narrowed her eyes a bit.
"Well… he's right. We should try and get some sleep. Come on Ruby, let's go to bed." Yang said as she and Ruby went back to their mattresses.
Ruby turned her head around and smiled.
"Goodnight Weiss!" She said.
Weiss just turned her head around with a huff.
"Whatever…" She said as she walked back to her mattress.
Blake however, continued to stare at the dark corner Drake seemed to disappear into. In the end, she stood up and silently walked towards the corner.
"Looking for someone?" Someone said from behind her.
Her eyes widened a bit as she turned her head around and saw Drake looking at her with a smirk.
"How…" Blake began, but Drake cut her off.
"That's my Semblance, Shadow Jump. I can use shadows to teleport, but it has to be in my line of sight. Now, what about you? What's your Semblance? And what did you want with me?" Drake asked, crossing his arms.
"My Semblance is Shadow Clone. I can make clones of myself and use them for either a distraction or an attacking strategy. As for what I want with you… I'm going to be blunt and say that you were lying this morning." Blake said.
Drake raised an eyebrow, staying calm.
"What are you talking about?" Drake asked.
"About you not having a last name. Not only that, but I think you're also lying about who you truly are. ." Blake said.
Drake smiled as he uncrossed his arms.
"You're a sharp one ain't ya? Alright then… If I tell you who I am, will you let me see your ears?" Drake asked with a smirk.
Blake's eyes narrowed.
"How did you find out?" She asked.
"Simple, I've seen a lot of Faunus trying to hide who they really are. Vacuo, Mistral, Atlas, here in Vale, Everywhere. It's not really uncommon." Drake said, shrugging his shoulders.
"So now that you know… what will you do?" Blake asked, her eyes still narrowed.
Drake continued to smile.
"Nothing. I'm not gonna do anything. I'm far from a racist Blake. I don't judge people on their race or heritage. I judge people on their personality. That is what you should do as well. Judge Human and Faunus on their personalities." Drake said with a smile.
Blake looked at Drake with slight surprise. She smiled a bit.
"You… are one of the Humans that have a brain." She said.
Drake laughed slightly at that.
"I guess so." He only said.
They two stayed in silence for a couple of seconds.
"Well Blake… if that is all that you want, I'm going to bed. Goodnight." Drake said as he passed Blake.
She grabbed his arm before he could walk further away from her.
"Wait a second. You haven't said anything about who you are."
Drake sighed.
"I was hopping you'd forget. Ah, whatever. My full name is Drake Kronin; the same Drake Weiss was talking about this morning. Satisfied?" He said as he looked at her with a scowl.
"So you're the same guy Weiss was talking about? The guy that can summon an Aura Sword?" She asked.
"The one and only in the flesh." Drake said.
"Why did you lie about your identity?" Blake asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It's because I hate attention. And I don't want people to treat me like I'm someone important. I'm not. I'm just like everyone else here." Drake said shrugging his shoulders.
"Are you ever going to reveal to the others who you are?" Blake asked.
"I will… maybe sometime in the next semester. So for now, keep my identity a secret." Drake said.
Blake nodded.
They both entered another silence. Drake suddenly smirked, confusing Blake a little.
"So… you're gonna show me your ears now?" He asked.
Blake narrowed her eyes at him and walked back to her mattress.
"Sheesh, serious much?" Drake muttered to himself. He walked to his mattress in the dark corner and lied down, pulling the covers over him. He closed his eyes and fell into deep sleep.
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"Wake up lazy butt!" A cheerful voice shouted.
She disappeared from point of view, and went to her friends' right. The boy has long black hair tied into a ponytail that ends midway down his back. There is a magenta streak on the left side of his hair. His eyes match the streak in his hair.
He wears a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat that is red on the inside, with black and gold trimming and pink cuffs. The trimming goes down the right side of his torso and forms a black collar. This color scheme seems to be influenced to some degree by the lotus flower. He wears a black, long-sleeved shirt beneath the suit, and light-tan pants with black shoes. His name was Lie Ren.
The girl has short orange hair and turquoise eyes. Her clothing is a mix and match of some sort, with different colors and themes. She wears a collared black vest that ends at her waist. Her signature emblem, a hammer with a lightning bolt, can be found on the back. Under the vest are two layers of clothing, colored red and light-blue respectively.
She also wears a white sleeveless top that forms a tiny heart shape between her cleavage and collarbone, with a white detached sleeve on each arm. She wears matching fingerless gloves on each hand. She sports a pink skirt that starts at the waist and ends mid-thigh. Her shoes are a mix of pink and white with pink laces, displaying her emblem on their soles. She also wears armor that begins in the middle of the shoulder and neck and ends by the waist. Her name was Nora Valkyrie.
Ren sat up on his mattress with a silent groan, which was either ignored or unnoticed by Nora.
"It's morning, it's morning, it's moooorning!" Nora sang as she somehow teleported to both sides of Ren.
Another groan from Ren
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Nora and Ren were now in the bathroom, brushing their teeth. Well, at least Ren was.
"I can't believe we've been at Beacon for a full twenty four hours! Not that I thought we'd get kicked out or anything, I mean you're the prefect student and I'm well, me! But it's just crazy, ya know?" Nora asked cheerfully as Ren continued to brush his teeth.
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They were now back at the Ballroom. Ren was tying his mattress, after he first rolled it up, and Nora was brushing her hair with a brush, still talking.
"I mean, we've been friends for soooo long. What are the odds that we'd still be together? I mean, not really 'together' together. Not that I'm saying you're not handsome, you are handsome, but that'll just be weird… right?" She asked, unsure.
Ren just continued to tie his mattress, not bothering to reply.
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They were now in the cafeteria. Ren was slowly cutting pancakes with his knife, whilst Nora had one in her mouth already, which was hanging out.
"Right. What I was thinking? But still, I hope we end up on the same team together." She stops just to slurp the pancake that was hanging in her mouth, somehow swallowing it whole.
"Ooh! We should come up with some sort of plan! To make sure that we end up on the same team! What if we bribe the headmaster? Wait, no, that won't work, he has the school." Nora said, putting a finger on her chin.
Ren, of course, continued to cut his pancakes.
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They were now in the Locker Rooms. Ren opened his locker and grabbed his weapons, which were two green automatic pistols which have blades attached to them. Nora already had her weapon with her. Her weapon is a hammer that can transform into a grenade launcher.
"I know! We'll have some sort of signal! A distress signal! A secret signal so we can find each other in the forest! Can you imitate a sloth?" She asked as she somehow, again, teleported to his left.
"Nora." Ren finally said, breaking his silence.
Nora teleported to his right.
"Yes Ren?" She said.
The two pistols became small and went inside Ren's sleeves.
"I don't think sloths make a lot of noise." He said as he looked at his companion.
Nora was quiet for a few seconds.
"That's why it's perfect! No one will suspect we're working together." She said with a happy smile.
Ren let a small smile cross his lips.
"Come on Nora, let's go." He said, closing his locker.
"But not 'together' together." She said, giggling as she followed Ren, who passed by both Ruby and Yang.
"Wonder what those two are so worked up about." Ruby pondered, loud enough for Yang to hear.
"Oh, who knows… So! You seem awfully chipper this morning!" Yang said, crossing her arms.
Ruby grunted.
"Yep! No more awkward small talk or getting to know you stuff! Today, I get to let my sweetheart do all the talking." Ruby said, hugging her weapon with an affectionate growl.
"Well, remember Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation. If you want to grow up, you're gonna have to meet new people and learn to work together." Yang said.
"Ugh, you sound like dad!" Ruby groaned. She then put her weapon back inside her locker and turned around to face her sister.
"Okay, first of all, what does meeting people have to do with fighting? And secondly, I don't need people to help me to grow up. I drink milk!" She said, crossing her arms.
She could have sworn she heard Drake shout a 'Ha' from a distance, making her frown.
"But what about when you from teams?" Yang asked, ignoring the previous shout from Drake.
"Uh, I don't know… I guess I'll just be on your team or something…" She said, hesitantly.
"Maybe you should try and be on someone else's team?" Yang suggested, playing with her long blonde hair.
"My dearest sister Yang, are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?!" Ruby asked, pointing an angry finger at Yang.
"W-What? No! Of course I do! I just thought… that it would help you break out of your shell." Yang said, trying to choose her words carefully.
"What the?! I don't need to break out of my shell, that's absolutely-"Ruby flailed her arms for a bit. Just as she was about to finish, Jaune walked past her, finishing her sentence.
"Ridiculous! There's no way I put my gear in locker 636 yesterday. I would've remembered to have counted that high! Ugh, why did this have to happen today?!" Jaune groaned as he passed by Weiss and Pyrrha.
"So Pyrrha, have you given any thought on whose team you would like to be on? I'm sure everyone must be eager to unite with such a strong well known individual such as yourself." Weiss asked.
"Hmm… I'm not quite sure. I was planning to let the chips fall where they may." Pyrrha said, I hand on her hip.
"Well, I was thinking that maybe we could be on the same team together." Weiss offered.
"Well, that sounds grand!" Pyrrha said with a smile.
"Great!" Weiss said a smile also on her lips.
Weiss suddenly turned around, a black cloud with lightning behind her.
"This will be perfect! The smartest girl in class combined with the most powerful girl in class. Together we will be unstoppable. I can see it now: We'll be popular, we'll be celebrities, and we'll get perfect grades! Nothing could come between us now!" Weiss said inside her head, her lips forming an evil smirk.
"You know what else is great? Me, Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you." Jaune said in a low, flirty voice, standing between Weiss and Pyrrha, his left hand on a locker.
"You again?" Weiss asked, glaring the blonde boy.
"Nice to meet you Jaune." Pyrrha said with a smile as she moved next to Weiss.
Jaune, again, went in between Pyrrha and Weiss, his attention on Weiss.
"Yeah, yeah. So Weiss! Couldn't help but overhear your fondness of me the other day." Jaune said, flexing his arm.
Weiss at that, face palmed.
"Oh you have got to be kidding me!" Weiss said.
"Don't worry no need to be embarrassed! So, been hearin' rumors about teams! I was thinking that me and you could make a good one. What do you say?" Jaune said, leaning close to Weiss' face.
"Actually, I think the teams are comprised of four students each, so-"Pyrrha didn't get to finish, as Jaune rudely interrupted her.
"You don't say. Well hotstuff, play your cards right and maybe you could join the winning team." Jaune said, now close to Pyrrha's face.
Weiss, having enough, stepped between Pyrrha and Jaune.
"Jaune, is it? Do you have any idea to who you are talking to?" Weiss asked.
"Not in the slightest Snow Angel." Jaune said with a smirk.
"This is Pyrrha." Weiss said, pointing at the girl behind her.
"Hello again!" Pyrrha said, waving her hand.
"Pyrrha graduated top of her class at Sanctum." Weiss said.
"Never heard of it." Jaune said with a raised brow.
"She won the Mistral Regional Tournament four times in a row… a new record!" Weiss said again.
"Even though my first win was not supposed to happen…" Pyrrha muttered to herself.
"…The what?" Jaune asked.
Weiss sighed and started to flail her arms around like an angry child.
"She's on the front of every Pumpkin Petes Marshmallow Flakes box!" She said, stopping the flailing of her arms.
Jaune, at this gasped.
"That's you?! They only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!" Jaune said in excitement.
"Yea, it was pretty cool. Sadly, that cereal isn't very good for you." Pyrrha said.
"And seriously Jaune, out of all the things she said. That's how you recognize her?" Drake said.
"Drake?! W-Where are you?" Jaune asked, looking to his right and to his left.
"I'm right behind ya, idiot." Drake said.
"Oh…" Jaune said, turning around.
"So… what are you guys talking about?" Drake asked.
"Nothing that concerns you." Weiss said, glaring.
Drake sighed, deciding to ignore the rudeness of the heiress.
"Alright, I won't ask. But I think its best I introduce myself. My name is Drake, no last name. And you are…?" He asked, extending a hand towards Pyrrha, pretending not to know her.
However, Pyrrha was frozen. He… looked very similar to her opponent in the first Mistral Regional Tournament that she partook in. The opponent that actually beat her, despite him forfeiting.
Drake raised an eyebrow.
"Is something the matter?" Drake asked.
That seemed to unfreeze Pyrrha. She quickly shook her head.
"N-No, nothing's wrong. My name is Pyrrha Nikos, a pleasure to meet you." Sha said, shaking his hand with a smile.
Drake smiled as well.
"A pleasure to meet you as well Pyrrha. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go and get ready. See you guys at the cliff and in the forest!" He said, walking away and waving his hand in goodbye.
"As I was saying, do you really think that you are in any position to ask her to be on your team?" Weiss asked.
Jaune slumped down.
"Yeah, I guess not…" He said in a defeated voice.
Pyrrha walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Actually Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader." She said with a kind smile.
That seemed to perk that blonde boy up.
"Oh, stop it!" He said with a goofy smile.
"Seriously, please stop it. This kind of behavior should not be encouraged!" Weiss said to Pyrrha.
"Sounds like Pyrrha is on board for Team Jaune. Spots are filling up quick. Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but maybe I could pull a few strings. Find I place for ya. What do you say?" Jaune said, getting a bit too close to the heiress' face.
"Okay, that's a bit too close! Pyrrha, a little help here please?!" Weiss said to the red haired girl.
Jaune turned to Pyrrha, only to see a gold and red spear fly towards him, hitting him and sending him to a nearby wall. The spear managed to miss Jaune's body, only hitting the shoulder-hoody part that was behind his armor.
"I'm sorry!" Pyrrha shouted concern and a bit of guilt on her face.
"Could all first year students please report to Beacon Cliffs for Initiation? Again, all first year students report to Beacon Cliffs immediately" Glynda said through the speaker.
Weiss passed by Jaune, who was looking at the ground in slight daze. Pyrrha grabbed her weapon and pulled it out of the wall, making Jaune slide down to the floor.
"It was nice meeting you." She said and walked away.
Jaune sighed.
"Likewise…" He said.
"Having some trouble there Lady-killer?" Yang asked with a smirk as she approached Jaune with Ruby. Ruby extended a hand towards Jaune.
"I just don't understand. My dad said all women look for is confidence. Where did I go wrong?" He asked in a depressed voice.
"Snow Angel probably wasn't the best start." Yang said, walking to the right as Ruby picked Jaune up, who leaned towards her.
"Come on Jaune. Let's go." Ruby said, carrying Jaune to the cliffs.
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All of the first years were now on Beacon Cliffs. They were standing on some gray platforms.
"For years, you all have trained to become warriors. And today your abilities will be evaluated in Emerald forest." Ozpin said.
"Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignments of teams. Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates… Today." Glynda said.
"What?" Ruby muttered as she made a scared noise.
"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So, it is in your best interest to be paired with someone whom you can work with very well." Ozpin said.
Ruby made another scared noise.
"That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years." Ozpin said.
"What?!" Ruby shouted, terrified, getting a few looks from other students.
"See? I told you!" Nora said to Ren.
"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path… or you will die." Ozpin said.
Jaune laughed nervously and gulped.
"You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your Initiation. But our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?" Ozpin asked, looking at the students.
"Umm, yeah sir… I have a question-"Jaune was cut off by Ozpin, who seemed to ignore his question.
"Good! Now, take your positions." Ozpin said.
Every student took their respective fighting position. Well, besides Jaune, who had his hand still up.
"Umm, sir… I have a-a question." He said.
Weiss was lunched of the cliff.
"So, this landing strategy thing, uh, what is it? You're like, dropping us off or something?" Jaune asked.
"No. You will be falling." Ozpin said.
Russel was launched off the cliff.
"Oh, I see. So, like, did you hand out parachutes for us?" Jaune asked.
Nora was then launched off the cliff.
"No. You will be using your own landing strategy." Ozpin said.
Ren was then launched off the cliff, and after a few seconds, so did Cardin.
"Uhh… yeah." Jaune only said.
Yang looked at her sister, winked and put on her sunglasses, giving an excited yell as she was launched off. Ruby smirked as she was also launched off the cliff.
"So, um, what exactly is this landing stateGYYYY!" Jaune shouted as he was also launched off.
Now all that remained was Drake. He looked at the headmaster with a smirk.
"Why do I have I sneaking suspicion that you enjoy launching students off cliffs?" Drake asked.
Ozpin also smiled.
"That is because I do." Ozpin said, tapping his cane to the ground.
Drake was then launched off. Ozpin turned around and stared at the students that have been launched inside the Emerald Forest. He took a sip from his mug and then stared down at the forest.
And that is the very first chapter of my new story! What do you guys think? The story will be updated once every one or two months, so don't expect quick updates. If you have any ideas, then tell me in the reviews or just send me a PM! So, until next time, I'll see you when you're older, don't go changing!
