Chapter 2

Cole shifted his bag on his back when the doors finally opened when they landed. Cole took in a deep breath and stepped off the Dust plane, taking a deep breath of fresh air. Beacon. I'm finally here. He walked out of the plane and saw the iconic shining light at the top of the academy. "That'll never get old." He then saw a familiar red cloaked figure with a long haired blonde. Looks like they're- wait, Ruby's here? Uh, must've caught Ozpin's interest.

"Hey, Cole!" called out Yang.

Cole smiled and walked up to the two. "Hey you two. It's good to see you here." He then looked at Ruby. "I thought you still had two years at Signal, Rubes?"

"About that, Prof. Ozpin said that I could attend his school," Ruby replied nervously to him.

Cole just looked at Yang. "I don't even want to know how she did it, okay?" he said.

"Beats me, she won't even tell me," said Yang.

Cole shrugged. "Looks like we're gonna be attending Beacon together after all." He then noticed that Ruby was practically drooling. "Ruby-?"

"What's that on your back, Cole?" Ruby asked.

Cole chuckled at her. She never seems to get bored of weapons. He took his weapon off his sling bag and activated it. Blue electricity started coursing through it. "Zeke made this for me. It helps amplify my powers into it to help me in combat."

"What's it called then?'

"He calls it The Amp."

Ruby's eyes brightened more. "That's so cool!" she squealed.

Cole placed the Amp back on his bag and raised a hand at her. "Whoa, calm down there, Red, you have your own weapon, which I can also say is overkill."

Ruby took out Crescent Rose and activated it. "It's not overkill, it's just very powerful," she replied, hugging her scythe.

Cole and Yang chuckled at the young scythe wielder. 'C'mon, sis, you need to lighten up!" she said while fiddling with her sister's hair.

"Yang! Stop that!" Ruby shouted at her.

"I'll leave you two to your antics," said Cole. He let out a smile when he remembered teasing the two sisters when they were kids. Good times. He kept walking when he made it to the auditorium where most of the freshmen were gathered at. "Looks like we're meeting here," he said.

"Yo, Cole!" called out a familiar voice. Cole turned around and widened his eyes in surprise.

"Delsin?" Cole said while walking up to the teen. He shook his hand and a grin grew on his face. "How'd you get here?"

Delsin smirked and shook his head. "Remember, Reggie?"

"You're older brother right?"

"Yeah, since he's tired of arresting me over and over again, he sent me to Signal Academy for a bit and two years later, here I am," Delsin said while pointing at himself.

The two laughed and walked together to the auditorium. "So, how's your powers holding up, Delsin?" Cole asked him.

"It's been tricky at first, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. Unlike you, you've been at it since you got them," Delsin said to Cole while making a small smoke cluster in his right hand.

Cole shrugged. "Well, you could say I had a little help in it."

"Well, who?" asked Delsin.

"That's personal, Delsin, I'd rather not talk about it."

"Fine, suit yourself, Mr. Lightning coming out of his arms."

They kept on walking until someone barged himself into Cole. "Hey, you got a problem?" Cole asked the guy.

The guy had burnt carrot orange hair, a peach complexion and indigo eyes. "Oh, nothing, it's just that I can't stand seeing the Demon of Empire City here myself, "he said with a snicker.

Cole growled and clenched his hands. Delsin placed a hand on his shoulder. "Cole, he's not worth it man."

Cole took in a deep breath and looked at the guy. "Consider yourself lucky."

The two entered the auditorium and saw Ruby and Yang waving at them. "Hey you guys, over here!" Yang shouted at them. The two walked over to the two sisters and greeted each other. Yang frowned when she saw Cole with a pissed of expression. "You okay, Cole?"

Delsin waved her off. "Not now, Yang, some guy decided to call him by the nickname, 'The Demon of Empire City," he told them.

Ruby titled her head at Cole. "Cole?"

"I'm fine, I just to cool off for a bit you guys," he told them.

They nodded and Ruby got their attention. "Hey, guys, Prof. Ozpin is gonna talk now!"

One speech later...

As the freshmen dispersed, Glynda walked up to her son for last minute advice. "Remember to ask me for help if you need any, okay?" she asked him.

"Yes, mom."

"Try to make some new friends here."

"Yes, mom."

"And if you need any dating advice, just ask me."

"Mom!"

Glynda giggled at her son and hugged him causing some onlookers to see what's going on. She gave them her usual glare and they kept walking. "Just be yourself, Cole."

"Don't worry about me, mom."

In the locker rooms...

The two conduits were changing into their sleepwear for tonight in the ballroom. Cole's consisted of a white beater shirt and black sweats while Delsin was wearing a black shirt with a game company's logo on it and grey sweats. "You really like Sucker Punch, don't you?" Cole asked Delsin.

Delsin grinned at Cole as he put his red beanie away in his locker. "Hey, they have really good games and you know it."

"They- never mind, I just want some sleep, Delsin," Cole said to him. They walked into the ballroom and saw that the guys were on one side and the girls on another. "This will work."

"What, you afraid of sleeping near the girls?" Delsin teased him with a nudge.

Cole got Delsin into a hold and started messing with his brown hair. "Shut it!"

They were interrupted when a girl dressed in a white nightgown scolded them. "Hey, you two better shush it, people are trying to sleep now!"

Cole got off the hold and chuckled at the girl. "And what would the great, Weiss Schnee do?"

Weiss stuttered in her wording and walking away, scoffing at Cole's remark. "How dare he-?"

"Hey, Princess, need a hand in finishing that sentance?" Delsin called out. Weiss just walked away from them with her arms crossed.

"Good one."

"Why thank you, Cole."

Cole took one of the spots near a window while Delsin took a spot more closer to the girl side. Cole shook his head at his friend actually getting a girl. "He's to reckless like, Yang." He let out a sigh and looked out the window, gazing at the shattered moon. "Initiation, here I come."