How did I forget to get Dust Crystals before now? Great, now I'm out in Vale in the middle of the night. Oh good, I found the shop. I looked up and saw the sign that I saw so usually, I visited this shop on a regular basis to get dust for my weapon. I walked in and nodded to the man at the cashier. He smiled back at me, though I did not return it.

"Is there something I can help you with young man?"

"No, It's fine though, I can find it myself." He nodded and smiled at me again. I then walked over to the dust containers with the mirrors behind them, I looked in them for a second and saw the usual. Short brown curly hair atop the head of a chiseled face and a largish nose, I then looked at my body and saw that I was still built up and in shape, I guess my line of work helps out with that. What am I doing? I went back to the canisters and filled up 6 small vials of Fire dust. Usually I don't need the dust when I fight, but it makes my hits all the much harder in a fight, so I use them sometimes anyways. Being impervious to fire helps too. Once I had finally filled the last of the vials I heard the door open and I turned around to see 6 guys, armed with guns and swords, walk in, obviously led by a man in the front with a Bowler Hat and a cane. Their obviously up to no good. I slowly reached down and put my hand on the small button on my watch, ready to unleash my Weapons.

"Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a dust shop open this late?" The boss spoke up as one of his henchmen had pointed a gun at the cashier. That, of course, was the moment that I noticed the Girl with the red cloak in the back of the shop. I couldn't start attacking these guys, they might hurt the man, or the girl. A man's life I could handle, a younger girl's life, not so much. I stayed where I was, and hid behind one of the aisles to stay out of sight.

"Please, just take my Lien and leave."

"Shhh, calm down, we're not here for your money. Grab the dust." The men started to unload a bunch of crates and started to take all the dust from the containers. One of the men noticed the girl and started to move towards her. I walked over prepared to attack this guy and defend the girl. Before I even got there, the man went flying back and out of the window. I was so surprised I ran forward to see the girl clearly, where before I could only see her hood. She looked a little younger than me, 15 maybe, with black hair dyed red at the tips. She was sporting a black corset with a red skirt and a red cloak. She was also wielding a giant Scythe two times the size of her. She turned to me about to attack before she noticed I wasn't dressed like the others.

"Sorry, guy, but I need to stop these guys." She then proceeded to jump at the next man that was moving towards her. I wasn't going to let her have all the fun though. I pressed the button on my watch, abandoning the dust I prepared as I punch my fists together. My watch then proceeded to cover both my hands and covered halfway up my arms, stopping at my elbows. I was then wielding grey gauntlets with plate armor covering that area. at the backs of my arms were thrusters I could use to power my punchs with much more of a wallup. I then ran out to join the girl in beating the crooks to the ground. I jumped out the window slamming my feet into the back of one of the guys and slamming him into the ground, using my momentum to power forward a punch that slammed into another guys face, flinging him far back into a wall on the other side of the street. When the girl noticed me jump out to help her she nodded to me to come help her with the other guys. We then worked together to dispatch the rest of the guys pretty easily. Then the leader walked out to see the rest of his men lying knocked out in the street.

"Well, this has been an eventful evening, but I think that it shall end now." He raised his cane to point at the girl. I was about to laugh until it opened up a scope and I realized it was a gun. I then ran forward as he shot and pushed the girl out of the way of the red and black flare. Pushing us both out of the shots path. When we both got our bearings we looked around to find the man gone.

"He's up there!" She pointed to a ladder to the roof of a nearby building and I saw him trying to climb to the top of it. I then turned to the shop owner.

"You okay if we go after him?" He gave a low grunt of agreement and the girl used the sniper on her scythe to propel her way up there. I ran to the building and jumped at the wall, using the thrusters on my arms to help propel my running up the side of the building and to the top. When I got there I looked up to see the man jump into a waiting bullhead. "End of the like Red!" That's when I saw the Dust. I ran forward as he threw it and pulled the girl behind me with my back to the crystal right as he shot it. When I realized I wasn't dead, I looked up to see an older woman wielding a riding crop holding up a glyph that was protecting the two of us. She must be a Huntress. She then started sending magic arrows to attack the bullhead. She then cast a spell that created a large cloud above the plane, until it started spraying ice down upon it. That's when I saw a figure come out of the plane where we could see it and started throwing fire at the Huntress. They went into a fierce magic bout until the Bullhead took off. The girl got up from the girl and looked at the woman.

"You're a Huntress. CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?!"

The girl I later found out name was Ruby and I were sitting at a table in an interrogation room. The Huntress, Goodwitch was her name, had been lecturing the two of us on how dangerous that was for like an hour. The girl looked really sad about it, but I was just sitting back in my chair, I've gotten in a whole lot of worse trouble than this, that is the life as a mercenary after all. I wasn't really paying attention until I heard Ruby speak. "They started it!"

"If it were up to me two would be sent to your homes with a pat on the back, and a slap on the wrist!" She slapped her riding crop on the table at that last part startling Ruby, I was not fazed though. I sat up in my chair and propped my head on in my hands.

"Is that the best you got? A slap on the wrist?" She then proceed to glare at me, obviously not used to people being unfazed by her.

"I WOULD send you home, but there is someone here that would like to meet you two." I sat back again as she stepped aside to reveal an older man walk in the room carrying a plate with cookies on it and a small paper bag.

"Ruby Rose, you….. have silver eyes." She started to stutter, but he had already moved on to me. "And you, I do not believe I have found your name?"

"Zachary Milos, Buuuut everyone calls me Zach."

"Aaaaaah, Milos." I couldn't read his expression like I usually could with people. He had an incredible poker face. "Now, Where did you learn to do this?" He refered to a tablet the Godwitch had pulled out showing the two of us fighting the thugs. Ruby was first to answer.

"Signal Academy."

"They taught you to use the most dangerous weapon ever designed?"

"Well, one teacher in particular."

"I see." He then placed the plate on the table and handed me the bag. I took it and curiously looked inside. In it was all the dust I was going to buy, plus a couple extra. I looked up at the man surprised. "Consider it a gift for doing a good deed." Ruby had started eating the cookies on the plate. "Now where did you learn these skills?"

"I was taught by my family, I left them years ago though." The man just nodded. Ruby was still powering through those cookies.

"You know, I have only seen one other Scythe-Wielder with that skill before, A dusty old Crow"

"Thaz ma uncllle." I looked at her confused. Until she quickly swallowed. "sorry, that's my uncle Qrow, He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage until he took me under his wing, and now I'm all like Hwaaaaa, Hwauuuuuu" She then proceeded to make kung fu noises while I quietly chuckled at her childish nature.

"So I've noticed, and what is an adorable girl such as yourself at a school designed to make warriors?"

"Well, I want to be a Huntress."

"You want to slay monsters."

"Yeah, I only have two more years of training left at Signal, and then I'm going to apply to Beacon, see my sister is going there this year, and she's trying to become a huntress, and I'm trying to become a Huntress because I wanna help people and my parents always told us to help others and I thought hmmm I might as well make a career out of it. I mean the Police are alright, but the Hunters and Huntress's are so much more romantic and exciting and cool and aghhhghgh, you know?!" She earned a glare from Goodwitch.

"Do you know who I am?" I decided to speak up.

"You're Professor Ozpin, The current Headmaster at Beacon Academy, a Hunter no less." He looked at me amused.

"Hello."

"Nice to meet you."

"Ditto."

"You want to come to my school?" He was directed at Ruby, asking her.

"More than anything."

"Well, okay." She then squealed in delight and ran over and hugged me. I was happy for her, she was getting the chance of a lifetime. "And what of you Zachary?" I looked up, surprised.

"What?"

"Would you like to come to my school as well?" I looked at him suspiciously and pried Ruby off me. She sat back down in her seat and was nodding her head at me like I should absolutely say yes.

"I can imagine someone as high up as you must know of my family?" He frowned and nodded.

"And by hearing my name, you must know of who I used to be?" He nodded once again.

"Yet, you would still invite me to join your school and become a Hunter?"

"You said it was the man you used to be, have you left it behind you?"

"Of course, that life was not for me."

"Then make a life of your own and become a Hunter!" I hesitated. That is saying a lot for me too, I never hesitate.

"Well, I get the feeling I'm never going to get a chance like this again, so yes, I would love to join your school."

"I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me. This is the Best Day EVER!" I had made it to the Bullhead right as it was leaving for Beacon with my one duffle. I was waiting on the Plane when I heard that turned to see Ruby getting crushed in a hug by some tall blonde chick. I walked over to them right as she let go.

"Hey, Ruby,what's up?" Ruby looked at me, obviously sad about something. The older girl was looking at me suspiciously, like I was going to punch Ruby in the face and run away. It was fine by me though, I got to get a closer look at her as well. She had long Blonde hair that ran all the way down her back and a beautiful face. Her clothes consisted of Yellow and Brown. I also couldn't help but notice that she had some nice curves. All in all, the best way I could describe her is as being really hot.

"Hey, Zach. Sorry, I'm just worried I'm going to cause a scene at Beacon because I'm younger than everyone else."

"Naaah, Everyones going to think that you're cool! I mean you did get into Beacon without taking the Entrance Exam, not to mention you're two years younger than everyone else!" That just seemed to make her more depressed.

"But I don't want to be the noticed by everyone, I just want to be the regular girl that goes to school!" She then looked at me. "Aren't you worried that you are gonna get attention about not taking the Exam either?" The Blonde girl squinted her eyes at me like she was studying me.

"No, I think I'll fit in fine, I am the same age as everyone else here, though, so I guess it'll just be easier for me!" She then slumped down a little bit. "look it'll be fine, I'll help you get through everything, now do you want to introduce me to your friend here?" She was full on glaring at me now.

"Oh yeah! Zach, this is my sister Yang. Yang this is Zach. He helped me fight the guys the raided the Dust shop!"

"Oh that's cool, here Zach, why don't you and me talk for a second over there." The windows were then covered by a hologram of Goowitch as she gave information on the raid Ruby and I stopped. When Yang saw that Ruby was occupied with that, she dragged me to the other side of the ship and pushed me up against the wall with incredible strength. I could tell that she was about to yell at me, an I had already figured out why.

"I'm not seducing your sister." She then dropped me back to the ground in surprise and I ducked to her side where I wasn't between her and the wall. "Look, I can see that you are very protective of your sister, and that's fine. If anything, I'm on your side. Ruby isn't ready to grow up, and the reason i want to "get her through the school year" is to keep her from getting corrupted by the people that will easily corrupt her. Now are you going to stop me, and keep attacking me, or are we going to be friends, so that we can better protect her together?" I caught her completely by surprise, though I was completely playing on a guess and on hope as well. Her mood suddenly changed from that anger, to a much more friendly look.

"Okay, you got it, Zach. You want to protect her, I want to protect her. But I'm going to let you know now." She took a step closer so she was in my face. Her eyes, for some reason going from a lilac color to red. "If you even make the slightest move to hurt her, you are a dead man." She then took a step back cooling off, blinking as her eyes turned back to Lilac as she walked back to her sister. She didn't scare me though, nothing scared me anymore.

"Alright then, this is going to be a busy year for me!" After saying that I walked back to the two sisters, as a Blonde boy ran past looking like he was going to vomit. I then heard the sisters.

"Hey Yang you've got some vomit on your shoe."

"Grossgrossgrossgrossgrossgross!"

"stayawayfrommestayawayfrommestayawayfrommeeeee!"

Yeah, Busy isn't even going to scratch the surface.