AN:To my current readers:Yes, yes, I know... I should continue some of the shit I write on this account, but for now, don't worry, I have plans for each story. And to any newcomers:WELCOME... To an account that updates like... Every 2-3 months I think? ANYWAYS. I got this idea(and I must credit it) thanks to the Visual Novel in the works currently known as JPDE! LOOK'EM UP AND PLAY THE LATEST UPDATE! Also, this story may include a character from ANOTHER upcoming story, which ATM I haven't decided if I should write or not... But I'll flesh out the background of the Faction our Lad comes from anyway in this story.

Anyways... without anymore bullshit, OFF WE GO!


-VALE DEFENSE SYSTEM ACTIVE-

-DETECTED:INCOMING OBJECT IN DE-ORBITING TRAJECTORY-

-ARM DEFENSES?{Y/N}-

-BE ADVISED! DETECTED LIFE-FORM ABOARD! LANDING IN UNPOPULATED TOWN SQUARE-

-{N}-

-RESUMING USUAL SCANNING PROTOCOL-

Ah. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and daylight had been reigning for a few hours now. The streets of Vale were lightly populated at this current time, given the time. Late afternoon was usually when the Night Shift actually began in preparation. The lightpoles made of crystalline dust and electronics lit up as usual thanks to the orange sunlight simmering through them. Penny Polendina, clad in her usual attire, pushed her carrot hair off her eyes, smiling as she said hello to several strangers. The strange noise above her didn't seem to bother her for the moment.

At least until it got louder...

Staring up at the sky, the girl gasped as she saw a flaming fireball resolve from the blue sky, a meteoroid which left a contrail of smoke. By her calculations, it would... It will hit Vale town square. Oh, Goodness... She rushed there as she scanned the falling object, only to feel an oddity. There was a lifeform aboard and the Meteor. And the heat trailing off it didn't vaporize it in-atmosphere. It was an amazing sight to behold and very few saw or, well, wanted to see it this close. She was curious, however. The compounds it must be made off allowed it to survive reentry.

Speaking of reentry, the girl watched as it slammed into the ground with a powerful roar... A crowd ran past her, but she kept moving forward, despite some people's protests.

Ugh... He felt like absolute shite... What the hell happened? Did the drop go as planned? He grunted, slowly trying to open his eyes, feeling the leather chair of the drop pod underneath him. With a groan, the boy powered his powers, eyes closed and kicked the door of the Drop Pod off its hinges, falling out of it with his gear attached to himself. He detached his helmet and spewed out what he'd just had for lunch, hard... Dammit, that's the last time he'd... Wait...

"Uh... Hello, sky man?" The voice of a young girl, a warm voice, called out. He opened his eyes and saw charred soil and dirt below him, alongside a foamy green substance. Vomit, of course... Laying beside him was the Sherridan Type-3 Combat Helmet, clad in the holographic camouflage he chose. The helmet had two vision slits, a rebreather that could be detached and an extra layer of armor, as well as twin capacitors for his powers. His gloved hands, gauntlets made of the same ballistic ceramic and steel alloy, known as Titanium-3, were made in the same style. White holographic MARPAT camo... He coughed, then took his helmet from beside him and looked up...

The girl who had spoken to him took him by surprise. A young beauty, with carrot hair, emerald eyes and a sea of freckles. She had a warm smile on her face and arranged her bow, sitting cross-legged as she watched the Marine Drop Trooper stagger to his feet. Nodding to the girl, he said "Err... Hello?" as he slowly stood on his own two feet, feeling the slight weight of the powered exoskeletal Type-3 armor pushing down on him.

"Are you okay, Sky Man?" She asked carefully. He rubbed his forehead, then answered in a clean-cut Irish accent "Y-Yeah... I think I'm fine..." as sweat draped him from head to toe. Coughing and with a hoarse voice, the boy asked "Who might you be?" as he uncapped his canteen and took a sip of water, clearing his mouth of the taste of bile. He put the cap back on, then asked "So who're ya, lass? Y'look like folks from back home."

"I am Penny Polendina. What's your name, Sky Man?" Penny then said, tilting her head, her pink bow slightly flaunting in the wind. The soldier looked at her, slightly surprised, then remembered... "S-Sergeant... Staff Sergeant Daniel Alexander O'Malley." with a gasp "Where're the other pods?!" he then asked aloud, climbing over the ledge quickly and looking about... This place was no city he knew... The architecture, the lampposts... Everything was...

"Where..." He started, his breathing turning erratic. "Where the hell am I?" as he swiveled about, eyes bulging out of their sockets. Penny stood up behind him, then said "You're in Vale City, the capital of the Kingdom of Vale... And I saw no other pods, if you're referring to your atmospheric reentry vehicle." with a calm demeanor. The boy looked down and swallowed, feeling his knees weak. He turned to Penny, then asked "Vale? Am... Am I being played by one of me teammates 'ere?"

"That happens often, I presume?" Penny inquired. Alex sighed deeply, then said "No... There any Police or law enforcement nearby?" before hearing boots clamping against the ground in a march... Penny gasped, then said "I'm sorry for this! But we have to run! The police here is not the friendliest!" before picking up the Marine much to his pure fucking shock. The boy gasped and said "OI! PUT ME DOWN, LASS!" and before he knew it, she ran... The sky rushed before him.

Within moments, the duo was away from the marching sound... And Danny was free to fall flat on his stomach and GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnNNnn... Fuhuhuck, this girl had strength and speed. He hiccuped, feeling bile coming up into his throat, then quipped "Lass... Next time ya decide to pick a guy like me up... Please consider buyin' me dinner first... Because at this point, I doubt I have anythin' to hurl aside from the water I drank."

Penny chuckled, then said "Ah, military humor."

"W-Wait... You know I'm a soldier?" The boy asked, dumbstruck. Penny nodded jovially and said "The armor, the equipment and the fact that you have a rank." before looking at him "Though I believe you may require Civilian clothing." and tapping her chin. The soldier looked at himself. The triple-layered armor, the camouflage, the undersuit and the helmet now clipped to his belt, ALONGSIDE THE ARSENAL ON HIS FUCKING BACK, would probably be a dead giveaway.

"I... Don't think I got any cash that'd work 'round these parts, Penny." Dan sighed. Penny's face lit up almost immediately with a bright smile as she said "I can cover that for you!" to which Dan gasped and said "Nonono, Penny, I don't want you to bother..." showing her to calm down. Penny shook her head and said "It's no problem, Daniel. Believe me. Your size is pretty common in Vale, so I believe I will be easily able to find it."

Dan looked on in disbelief... Then sighed and said "Okay... I owe ya one." with a warm smile. Penny nodded, then told him "But, I'm going to need you to hide in that dumpster... If the security finds you it may wind up poorly..." with a worried look in her eyes. The soldier nodded and said "Aye. Understood." before climbing into the dumpster and nodding to Penny "Ya go ahead. I'll undo the Armor's straps..."

The girl nodded. Dan ducked into the dumpster and closed the lid, then activated his Omin-Tool. After flicking his wrist, a strange holographic computer surrounded it, a gauntlet over his normal gauntlet. He scowled as he tried to access anything similar to a Satellite network, perhaps even the FSV Indomitable's Comm link. There was nothing within 2 hundred thousand miles of the planet... But there was a very strong network he could access. He'd wait before getting viruses into his armor though.

He tapped several commands and a holographic view of his armor appeared... Several more commands and his armor had somehow just vanished, leaving nothing but the undersuit as the armor itself was stowed on a device on the boy's neck. He felt it and grunted. Hated the transformation of experimental power armor since he was selected for the God damned program. He looked at himself as the holographic light of the Omni-Tool showed his undersuit. A mix of a Flak Vest across the body, a black bodyglove and combat boots, the clothing item was removable and had a set of magnets on which both weapons and his main body armor systems could be attached.

Speaking of weapons, the boy picked up his backpack and stowed all of the retracted weapons he had in it, leaving nothing but the Carnifex Mark 2 Heavy Pistol. He looked at the weapon, then sighed deeply. Hearing a knock on the top of the dumpster, the boy pushed its cover up and revealed himself to Penny. A blonde boy with emerald eyes and a scar going from the top-left corner of his face down to the bottom-right. His body, clearly muscular as could be seen with the bodyglove suit on. Penny was somewhat awed at seeing him out of armor...

The boy took the clothes, a black leather jacket, a blue undershirt with some band's logo on it, a pair of black jeans and some socks and shoes, then undid the zipper of his bodyglove, leaving himself only in his underwear as he hid in the dumpster, with Penny keeping watch. The boy smiled as he finished dressing up, then said "Done." allowing the girl to turn to see him. Alongside a pair of leather gloves, the outfit fit perfectly onto the boy. He smirked, then jumped out of the Dumpster and dusted himself off, before saying "Thanks, Pen, I owe ya."

"Oh, please, it is no issue." The girl said, smiling. Dan nodded, then paused for a moment. He felt something surround him and... He sent a Biotic Blast into who was doing it. Some sort of magic woman with a... RIDING CROP?! She tried to grab him using her powers, whatever they were. The boy powered his biotics, then spoke "Easy... Easy. I ain't here to start a fight, alright..." as he saw her approach. A blonde woman, with her hair in a bun, a teacher's outfit with a black skirt and a black and purple cape. She pushed her glasses up on her nose, for her Emerald eyes to see through.

Both Penny and her seemed surprised by the boy's biotic aura. He was in his combat stance, while the woman was in a similar one, riding crop forward. He scowled, then said "Listen, lady, I really don't want any trouble... I just woke up and know fuck-all of my whereabouts, I ain't got contact with my people and I met this'ere nice girl who helped me out. I owe her a favor, so if you wanna kill me, can it wait before that?"

The woman frowned, then sighed and said "At least you could ease off your combative stance... I'm not here to fight either." in a silky-smooth, calm voice. Dan was taken aback... He sighed, then stood back and nodded. "Sorry... Who are ya anyway, ma'am?" staring at her and keeping his hand wrapped around his Carnifex Mk 2's grip, holding it hidden in his jacket. She nodded, then said "I'm professor Glynda Goodwitch, of Beacon."

The boy turned to Penny, who genuinely seemed happy, her eyes sparkling as she heard 'Beacon'. The girl then walked up to this Glynda woman and asked "So that means you know Ruby?" thus making the woman let out an exhasperated sigh. She nodded, then said "Yes, of course I know miss Rose. Whom might you be?"

"I'm Penny Polendina, ma'am." Penny nodded. She looked to Dan, wanting to introduce him, before he started "I'm Staff Sergeant Daniel Alexander O'Malley. Second Company, Federal Marines Drop Troops. November 7 Qualification." looking at her. The woman hummed, then asked "How old are you, Staff Sergeant?" to which the boy promptly answered "That's classified, I'm afraid."

"I see... Well, Staff Sergeant, I am going to need you both to come with me to Beacon. The Headmaster wishes to talk to you." The woman told them. Dan sighed, then looked to Penny and said "Give us a moment, Prof." as he took Penny aside. She looked to him, then asked "Is something wrong?" to which the boy asked "Well, I've got a feeling, so let me ask you. You got any favors I can do to pay you back?"

Penny gasped, then blushed. The soldier looked, confused, for a moment at the girl as he heard her mutter something inaudible for the moment. She slowed her breathing, then said "Well... For starters, if we're going to Beacon... Think you can convince Headmaster Ozpin to let me enroll? Him and General Ironwood, my supervisor?" to which Daniel's brow quirked up, before he said "Uhm... Sure? Anything else?"

Again, she turned and blushed, before showing him to come closer. He took a few steps forward and she whispered to him "C-Can you... Can you be my friend?" slightly embarrassed. Dan once again looked at her curiously, then said "I... Kinda thought it was a given, lass. We're already friends." He smirked. Penny gasped, then, with a meek smile, jumped on and hugged Dan-ohmygoditknockedhimoff'sfuckinfeeeeeeeet! SHE WAS HEAVY!