Today was the day, Initiation. The first impression for all first year students at Beacon Academy. It was finally time to show off the strength that brought the students to the prestigious academy in the first place as well as assign the teams that they would be stuck with for the rest of their school careers. It was stressful and nerve-racking for all of them, but it would be that adrenaline that would drive them to fight the best they could against the Grimm-infested Emerald Forest.

Osiria was too nervous and excited to listen to the words of her headmasters. She stared ahead blankly into the forest that awaited her, and when she watched her classmates be shot off into it, she rested her hand preparedly on the large Katana strapped to her belt. The blood red and silvery white weapon that matched with her clothes and hair was a force to be reckoned with. Not only could it manipulate different types of dust to control the elements, but it could also convert into a high powered sniper rifle. It also had the functions of a normal sword that were as strong as its wielder, which is dangerous in itself.

Osiria Rose, wielder of that Katana, was petite girl, but strong nonetheless. Although a warrior, she wasn't afraid to express elegance and femininity in her red combat skirt with a frilly white inside, a corset of the same color with ivory embroidery of rose petals and a long, white, hooded cape with the Schnee family snowflake symbol on the back. Her face was pale, her eyes a sparkling silver, and her hair was bright vermillion with white, dip-dyed tips cut into a clean A-line style that whipped dramatically with every movement.

Quick as time itself, Osiria was propelled into the Emerald Forest, a beautiful landscape filled with nothing but uncertainty. The students were left to their own devices to land safely, and Osiria landed gracefully, using her dust manipulation of bounce her along. Once on the ground she went into a dead sprint, she couldn't waste any time on finding a partner. She didn't know anyone at Beacon, but she knew that her cousin would be a first year too. Either way, she saw it as a chance to make a life-changing friendship, and it was all up to fate.

Osiria slid to a stop in a clearing, where the sun radiated through the leaves, which would provide light and guidance so the creatures of Grimm couldn't sneak up on her. Suddenly, she heard leaves rustle and branches creak. She looked around alertedly, only to find another female huntress, who had wrapped two large flails around a tree branch and was using them to swing herself to safety. She landed with a slide, and Osiria stared blankly at her graceful, catlike agility and figure, documenting her appearance into her brain. It was this girl who would be her partner, as soon as she turned around and looked her in the eye.

The girl whirled on her heels slowly to see Osiria. The girl was muscular, top heavy, and taller than Osiria, but it might've just been the leather, heeled combat boots she was wearing with her black leggings, orange and yellow tank top and khaki military jacket that draped lower in the back. Her skin was pale as well, with long, dark, brunette hair that was the color of fudge with streaks of gold as well as intense bronze eyes. Her facial expression was calm, almost emotionless. Her hair was partially covered by a black beanie, and she looked confused by Osiria's gawking stare. She spoke with an awkward, "Hello?"

Osiria snapped out of her trance. "Oh! Hi! I guess we're partners then..." She replied.

"Yes. I'm Sienna, Sienna Xiao Long." The girl said with not much expression.

"Sienna...Sienna Xiao Long? You don't happen to be related to Yang Xiao Long, are you?" Osiria asked. Yang was her aunt.

Sienna smiled. "She's my mom."

Osiria ran over to Sienna, whose mysteriousness had disappeared in that very instant. Osiria recognized her as the cousin she had not gotten a chance to meet in all her life. "You're my cousin! You're the one my mom told me about!" Osiria said happily, bouncing with excitement.

"You must be Osiria Rose. The Schnee symbol on your cape, your hair, silver eyes, and dust themed attacks should've tipped me off." Sienna said.

"Yep, that's me! I'm Osiria, and your new partner!" Osiria shouted. "And wait, if you're the daughter of Yang Xiao Long, then you must also be the daughter of Blake Belladonna, and that means..."

"Don't say it..."

"You're a Faunus! You should have those adorable little cat ears, just like your mom. Come on, show 'em to me!" Osiria said giddily, reaching for Sienna's hat.

Sienna hissed and slapped Osiria's arm. "Okay, you've worn out your welcome. Let's focus on finding the northern temple." She started walking from the clearing, but not after retrieving her flails and dragging them along with her in the dirt.

"Yep, way ahead of you!" Osiria said before speeding ahead of Sienna. She peeked back at her partner. "I bet I'll kill more Grimm than you."

Sienna smirked. "Oh, really?"

"Yeah. Definitely." Osiria smirked back before stopping at the sound of another rustling in the bushes. Both girls froze and drew their weapons, ready to fight, and just as expected, a King Taijitu rose from the bushes and towered over Osiria and Sienna. Osiria had never fought anything like the giant, black serpent before her, but neither had Sienna, and they were up for the challenge.

The Taijitu slithered around Osiria and Sienna so that its thick body completely surrounded them. Osiria gripped her sword's handle tightly and sprinted towards the snake, jumping on top of its body and slicing through it as well as overpowering it with icy dust attacks, intricately freezing vital parts of it so that it couldn't move. Meanwhile, Sienna whirled her flails, one in each hand, the ends of them flaming, and whacked the Taijitu hard in the head. It took the hit, hissed, and attempted to snatch Sienna in its jaws, only for Sienna to catch its jaws in her hands, just barely, and hold its mouth open.

"Osiria! Little help here!" Sienna called her partner who climbed up the snake's body until she reached the forehead and stabbed it, killing it.

Osiria leaped down from the head of the King Taijitu. She smiled at Sienna. "Nice work."

"Thanks, you too. We should keep moving. More Grimm will find us if we stay here." Sienna said.

"You're right." Osiria said before the two kept running in the direction of the northern temple, where initiation would be complete, but not without more obstacles to come. Even so, initiation would only be the beginning of the challenges to come of a young huntress to be...


Aaaaand here's my crappy tribute to another great work of art. Here ya go.

So I watched all of RWBY and I have to say, wow. Well done! Okay, so I was a little turned off by the animation style and mediocre voice acting at first, but the more I watched, the more I got hooked! Although Ruby, the protagonist, is just short of a Mary Sue character, the other characters are vibrant and interesting to watch, and the dynamic of Team RWBY is fantastic, as well as the plot, design, and lore of Remnant. Also, the battle scenes are well choreographed, as graceful and powerful as a dance. I don't think I've seen animation like that in a while.

Okay now that I'm done with my thoughts, let's talk about what the heck has happened here.

I had some cool ideas for some NextGens that were birthed during Volume Two for my three favorite ships, RubyxWeiss, YangxBlake, and JaunexPyrrha, but I wanted to wait until I finished Volume Three...well, here I am. I was reluctant to write this since the introduction of the characters would be really cliche and the rules for character creation was way too strict for me...at first. But hey, I decided to do it anyway to snap myself out of my writing funk.

Okay, so our characters are:

Osiria Rose, daughter of Weiss Schnee and Ruby Rose. I named her after the rare flower, a blood red rose with a silvery white inside. The name suits her well because of her lineage and her personality. I wanted it to be warm, optimistic, and intimate mostly, but she also has a stone cold side that comes out rarely, but is dangerous when it does. I tried really hard not to have Ruby's perfection rub off on this girl, and I hope I did a good job.

Sienna Xiao Long, daughter of Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long (My two personal favorites). Sienna is naturally mellow and quiet, like her mom, Blake. I imagine a child of Blake and Yang to be the strong, silent type. A beast that descends from the shadows, but burns brightly when it does. Sienna has some trust issues, and likes to hide her Faunus heritage for similar reasons that her mother does. She's intelligent, but hotheaded and inherited her mama Yang's semblance and red eye flame manipulation. She's a shy girl, but she'll still beat the crap out of you anytime.

I had some great ideas for a JaunexPyrrha NextGen (Appropriately named Autumn) but I can't really do that now because, *sniffles* you know...

For the people wondering what the heck I'm doing with Skimming the Surface...the next chapter is almost finished! It's a long one, so it took a little longer to make, especially since I've been busy and even if not I've been in a funk and unable to write.

Reviews are encouraged as always, and I hope you enjoyed this!