Chapter 1- Destiny? Ryner's View
Star and I boarded a ship bound for Beacon Academy. After a while on the ship we got into an argument over our weapons. "Silver Snarl is better than your Heavy Arms." said Star. I responded with "Heavy arms are more reliable than a magical sword." A guy approached me and Star. Speaking up, He asked "What's that about a magical sword?" Star quickly responded with "Your name?" The guy responds with "Rai, your's?" Star replies "I'm Star and this genius over here is Ryner." She points at me as she is talking. Dismissing her comment, I speak proudly "At least I made my weapon and not got a hand me down." Rai then says "Well I'd like to hear about each of your weapons." Star goes first. "Silver Snarl has been in our family for generations. I'm the first female to wield the blade and tap into its most inner power." She then shows off her blade to Rai. My turn. "Yeah, yeah, yawn. Heavy Arms, are these giant gauntlets that transform into machine guns and can be used for devastating blows." Rai leaves after a short while, looking around as if he is looking for somebody. Star and I continue discussing our weapons. "Tap into its inner most power? No one knows the sword's capabilities, Star. Just admit it already; Heavy Arms is a superior weapon." Star, looking flustered, storms off. I think about telling her to wait, but decide against it. She just needs some time, I tell myself.
We arrived at Beacon. No sign of Rai or Star. Her suit case is gone, so I assume she took it. I go find a secluded spot not far from where the ship dropped us off. I take off Heavy Arms. I pull out my computer when there is an explosion in the distance. Putting my computer down, I look for where the explosion happened. There was some commotion at the drop off point. A girl in a white dress seemed to be angry at another girl in a red hood. I pulled up my computer to see if I could get any info on anybody and what beacon had planned for us. I quickly found them in the student database. The girl in white was Weiss Schnee. She was the heir to the Schnee dust company and wielded Myrtenaster, a sword which made use of both dust and aura to deliver attacks. The girl in red was Ruby Rose. She was an exception picked by Professor Ozpin. Ruby wielded Crescent Rose, a high velocity sniper scythe that allowed her to cross the battle field quickly and cut harder than she could on her own. Attached to her file was a clip of her fighting. The video was absolutely incredible. She made quick work of some guys and tried to go after Roman Torchwick. Glenda Goodwitch arrived and assisted Ruby. Roman narrowly escaped with the aid of an unknown person. After the video I noticed another girl there. I looked her up as well. Her name was Blake Belladonna. There was not much else except weapon info. Her weapon was Gambol Shroud, a sword whose sheath was equally sharp for dual wielding and hilt was a pistol with a ribbon she could use for various purposes. By then the girls parted ways and I lost interest. None of their weapons could match mine in power, but they seemed to be more tactic based. I thought to myself. I continued looking in the student databanks. I found Rai. His weapon, Titanium burst were two swords which could combine to form a giant sword, similar in size to Silver Snarl, and fire two different shotgun rounds. There was no else to look up so I looked for tomorrow's plans. After little bit of searching I found what I was looking for. They were planning to take us to the Emerald forest. From there we would be launched off a cliff into the forest. Our mission was to retrieve an artifact from the ruins on the other side off the forest. We were allowed to have a partner, which would be the first person we made eye contact with after landing. "Interesting..." I muttered. There was an announcement telling us to get to the main ballroom. "it must be later than I thought" I said. I put my computer into its slot on my left Gauntlet. I gathered my stuff and set out to the ballroom.
I met up with Star. She finally starts to speak to me again and you know what she says? "Silver Snarl is superior." I tell her "We will discuss weapons later. I have gathered some info." Interested, she asks "What did you find out?" I proceed to tell her about the Emerald Forest and the rest of Beacon's plans. After that I say "Now we can discuss weapons." She ignores me and says "Hey look! Theres Rai. We should go over and talk." I was about to say ok but then I notice the girl next to him. "Wait," I say to Star, "I want to look up the girl." She tells me to do it on the way there since we were a nice distance from Rai. I quickly get my computer from my left gauntlet and join up with Star. The database tells me the girl's name is Harwyn, And that she wield a folding archer's bow that has curved blades for melee combat. I did not have time to look at her weapon's name as we had arrived. Star had already struck up a conversation with Rai. He asks Star "How would you know such sources if I may ask?" Star replies "I know because my brother had tapped into the databanks on his wireless computer." I show Rai my computer. Harwyn comes over and says "Aren't you resourceful?" She rubs my head. I quickly fix my hair and continue looking around in the databanks. Rai asks Star "Are you and Ryner related by any chance?" Star replies with "Unfortunately yes." Remembering earlier, I ask frustratedly "We're going to argue about the weapons or what?" Star says "You just need to accept that no matter what the weapon is. It's as good as the one that wields it." Annoyed, I answer with "You just want me to admit your weapon is superior and nothing else." "That's your assumption but whatever." Star replies. We part ways. Star and I argue for a bit longer and eventually go to bed.
In the morning they tell us on the announcements to get ready. Everyone knows what is going to happen since Star spread it around. I am in the middle of maintaining Heavy Arms when I notice Rai looking in the direction of a yellow haired lady. She is speaking with Ruby and then walks off. I remember looking at her page yesterday since it was linked to Ruby's. Her name was Yang Xiao Long. Her weapon of choice was Ember Celica, gauntlets like mine except they folded into bracelets and were also shotguns. Her shotguns were similar to Rai's in that the can fire two different kinds of rounds. We all get on platforms and Professor Ozpin explains the rules. We are then launched into the air. I yell "Get some!" as I go through the air. Star excitedly shouts "Whooooooo!" I can hear Rai laughing. I start to think about my landing strategy and who I will partner up with. I grab a branch in my descent but it cracks and I tumble along the forest floor. I decide to test out the voice commands on my computer. "Computer, calculate landing areas and find out who is close to my location." "Calculating" It replies. There is a rumble in the bushes around me. I get ready for a fight. "Show Yourself!" I yell. Something begins to come out of the bushes...
To be continued...
