Since I was bored, and I didn't have anything better to do, I'll be kicking off another longer story. This one will be a cross over between Halo and RWBY with some hints of other games, most likely Titanfall (Armour designs, and weapons.) Anyways, welcome to the first chapter of the Praesidium Initiative.
Needless to say, things were not going good for Team RWBY. Weiss had barely even spoken to Blake after the "incident." She said she'd accept it. No one knows when that's going to happen. Blake has been keeping to herself a lot. She only ever talks when it's about studying or answering a professor's questions in class. Ruby hasn't smiled since the fight. Yang has been going out more lately. Everyone's feeling down. They don't know if they can get up now. JNPR's tried their hardest, but nothing's worked. Nothing is working. That was when Ozpin launched the Praesidium Initiative.
The idea was simple. Take a fifth member, and attach it to a struggling team to help bolster its combat effectiveness and help smooth things over with the members of the team through external help. And so, Headmaster Ozpin called the first assembly of the semester.
Ruby was feeling down. Her team was practically at each other's throats, and yang had completely disappeared out of classes, Weiss as about to kill Blake, and vise versa. Right now, they were on their way down to the auditorium. Headmaster Ozpin had supposedly started a new program midway through the year, which was weird, but Ruby decided not to question it. Soon enough, her team reached the auditorium. Sighing, she opened the door and made her way to the seats.
Oliver Auburn wasn't exactly READY for all of this. A few days ago, he had just finished up his last, albeit somewhat illegal mercenary job. An investigation on a Mistrali Research facility, put on by the Mistral Secret Service to search for political influence. Either way, it ended in a gunfight that left Oliver with quite a lot of disdain job. And so he left. Mistral allowed him to leave, and they would cover it up as a freak accident. Ollie was still shaken. And he had seen some pretty rough shit as a merc. He met Ozpin two days ago. He offered him a chance. A fresh start. A new leaf. And so there he stood, waiting for his cue.
The crowd went silent as the Headmaster stepped out onto the stage.
"Hello, students of Beacon. It has come to my attention that some teams are underperforming in some areas. Not saying that you are bad teams, it's just that you could use a push in the right direction. A guiding hand to lead you towards your success. And so, we have created the Praesidium Initiative. This program will attach a fifth partner to your teams. They will help provide support and guidance for your team. Keep in mind that they will have more likely have more experience than you. However, don't let this discourage you from making friends with them. They will be with you at least until the end of the semester. The following teams will be receiving fifth members." Ozpin said in his confident and orderly fashion. He then proceeded to go down the list. In her head, Ruby was silently praying that her team wouldn't be selected. A fifth member was the last thing they needed.
"… Team RWBY, you will be paired with Oliver Auburn."
Ruby deflated. Yang just widened her eyes. Weiss scoffed, and Blake just didn't react. She was just wondering if this guy was gonna be like Weiss. After the assembly, the Teams were brought over to meet their new teammates.
"Ugh, I better like what I see, otherwise God knows what I'll do." Said a disdainful Weiss.
The team made their way down to the stage to meet their new member. Standing there was a man standing there in large armour. It was a shade of charcoal gray, with hints of cobalt. The visor on the man's helmet was a shiny sky blue. There was a rifle on his back, and twin machine pistols strapped to his hips. There was a long combat knife in a sheath on his shoulder, several throwing knives all across his armour, as well as a Machete on his back. Giving a bit of a sigh, Ruby went forwards to introduce herself.
"Hello?"
Ollie turned to face the source of the voice. There stood a girl, a couple feet shorter than him.
"Hey. I assume you're Team RWBY?"
"Yep! I'm Ruby, that's Weiss, there's Blake, and that's my older sister Yang."
"Huh. Well, I'm gonna be riding with you for the next few months. I'm Oliver Auburn," Though that's not my name. "I'm your supposed fifth member."
"Then, how about we get back to the dorm then. We can show you around there."
"Copy tha- I mean, sure.
Old habits die hard, I guess.
At the Team RWBY dorm.
"Well, you girls can go ahead with your day. I'll just get everything set up here." Ollie said, setting down his rucksack.
"Ok, we'll leave you to your own devices."
"Have a nice day then girls, I have an orientation this evening so I won't be back at the dorm until sometime after 11."
And so the girls left, leaving Ollie to his own devices. Sighing, he sat down at the desk, and turned on his TacPad on his left arm. The screen let out a blue glow, as the device whirred to life. After making sure no one was within earshot, he began to talk.
"Spartan's Log, Oliver A-019. It's been 3 years since ONI R&D sent me here. Still haven't heard anything, so I just have to assume the mission is FUBAR. I've loosened up a little bit. I got into music more after the New Harvest incident. I've managed to join Beacon Academy. I don't know how, but Headmaster Ozpin let me in, despite the fact that I'm a big ass eye sore for the most part. Hell, only one of my weapons use dust. I somehow haven't run out of ammo yet for the BR55, and the Magnum is going strong. I've moved on to specially made Dust cartridges for the SMGs now. The armour hasn't suffered any irreparable damage." The shoulder plate fell off as he said that. "Fuck. Oliver out."
A few hours later.
"Well that's what you call a boring orientation." Griped Ollie as he walked out of the assembly hall. Just a speech. A really boring speech. Ozpin did say something about an initiation tomorrow, but he could worry about it later. He didn't know why, but the Headmaster looked like he was really out of it. He would have to look into that Ozpin fellow later. Eventually, he made it back to the dorm. It was 11:30. However, as he made it to the doorway, he heard shouting coming from the inside. A large argument was happening. He couldn't make out much, but her could hear that it was Weiss and Blake. They were yelling about something. He could make out the words "Faunus", "racist", and "degenerate." Deciding that it would be a very bad time to walk in on that he decided to go to the other room to sleep.
Having taken his rucksack with him when he left as to keep anything sensitive away from the girls, he walked into the room 3 doors down. He was pleasantly surprised that it was very well kept. After taking off his bulky Mjolnir Armour piece by piece for the night, the Spartan sat down on the edge of the bed. He would need some time to think about Team RWBY. Maybe he would talk to them tomorrow. Find some indirect way to ask about their argument. Either way, that could wait. He walked down to the orientation stage a picked up the rest of his gear. A few duffel bags full of guns and ammo, his computer stuff, and most importantly, his speakers and guitar. His musical instruments were his most prized possession. He used them as a means to move on from each mission. He may be a Spartan, but he wasn't heartless.
He listened in on the shouting match for a few more minutes, before cleaning his armour and guns and falling into a slow slumber.
Tomorrow should be good. He thought. This Spartan's got some more fight left in him.
(A/N) Well then. I hoped you enjoyed, and if you didn't that's perfectly fine. This was a story conceived out of boredom, but I am hoping to continue this. There will be blades, there will be guns, and there will be blades that are also guns. I'm sorry if this chapter is a little boring, but I'll see if I can improve the next one and make it more exciting. I won't update this one as frequently as my other story (check it out, it's a Fairy Tail x JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fic), but I'm aiming for anytime between bi-weekly to monthly. Anyways, have a nice day, and I will see you later!