After I was accepted into Beacon I was let out. I took a moment to check what I had on me. Let's see here:
The sword.
A smartphone.
A credit card.
A gun?
I examine the gun that was strapped to my back. I wish I knew about this earlier. There are a bunch of buttons on it. I make sure no one is around me. Turns out there was someone near by. He wasn't watching me or anything but I don't want him to hear the shot so I walk away until I am the only one that would hear anything.
Making sure the front of the gun is away from me I start pushing buttons starting with the main trigger. The gun fires with about 35J of recoil. That's quite a bit but I hold it no problem somehow. It seems there is more to this body than I realized.
The next 2 buttons were normal enough. One toggled the safety and one ejected the magazine on the bottom. There was also a pump along the side that cleared the chamber between shots. The last button however made no sense. It turned the gun into a fucking Scythe! At least a sword is good at what it does. Unfortunately this is probably Rubys weapon of choice so I'm going to have to get used to it if I want to keep those who know her from getting too suspicious. I'm going to try and gradually start using it's gun mode more however compared to Ruby. If I do it right it will seem like Rubys fighting style just changed a bit rather than something drastic happening.
Seeing as I am alone I spend the next few hours practicing with the Scythe mode.
I~~~~~~I
Ozpin had arranged for an airship to take me to beacon before the day was over. He was already planning on moving me up so he was prepared. I wasn't sure how to get home in order to pack. Luckily for me my smart phone which I learned is called a scroll did. I ditched the sword on the way home.
Once I got home I ran into my dad. With faux excitement I tell him about Ozpin accepting me into Beacon.
"Great job Ruby! When do you leave?"
"Today actually. I'm going to pack up real quick. The airship will take me there soon."
I run upstairs without waiting for a reply. There are 3 doors upstairs. 1 of them is a bathroom and the other 2 are bedrooms. One of the bedrooms has pictures of Ruby so that's probably my room. I look around the room and pack everything I would need.
I~~~~~~I
Getting to the airship that's taking us to Beacon wasn't hard. Ozpin sent me the location on my scroll. When I got there is was moderately crowded but the ships were designed to handle far more people than that.
I tested my arms on the hand rails looking out the windows. Other people seemed to be gawking at the view. Personally I was unimpressed, I've seen some amazing sights. Living in a spaceship would let you do that.
Wait is that Ruby!? What is my little sis doing here!
I walk up to the girl. So she's my sister? Better tell her what's going on.
"Hey sis! Guess what!? Ozpin himself decided to move me up 2 years! I'm going to be going to beacon with you!"
She froze up for a second to prossess what I just said before running up and hugging me.
"Oh my God that's amazing!!! I can't believe my little sis is coming to beacon with me!"
I push her away slightly to get out of the hug. She's strong that's for sure. Nothing I can't handle however if push comes to shove. A holoscreen appears with the news reporting the robbery I stopped. Aperently it was a dust shop (whatever that's supposed to mean). The 3 guys I ignored when chasing thier leader were stopped by Glynda according to the reporter. It briefly mentioned a group called The white fang before being inturupted by Glyndas hologram. I didn't really care about what she had to say. I sat quietly for the rest of the trip.
I~~~~~~I
Everyone ran out of the airship at once when we docked. One guy barfed immediately. What a loser. When we stepped outside my "sister" who she let slipped was called Yang decided I needed talking to about friendship.
"Now Ruby. I know you want to be with me as long as possible but you need to make some friends of your own."
"Ok then. Sounds good"
"...what?"
Clearly she was expecting some pushback. Still, this wasn't big enough that acting out of line would be a problem. Getting connections now benefits me in the long run and I will not let her low expectations stop me.
"In fact I think I'm going to start with that white haired girl over there!"
I walk up to a white haired girl and examine the crates that she is transporting.
"Hi there! What's in the crates?"
Who is this girl? She's looking at me like she doesn't know who I am. I'm Wiess for crying out loud! I'm on TV and everything!
Oh? A famous rich girl? I think I will pretend not to know her like that. These types of people secretly love that.
"These crates are full of highly volitile Dust! I do NOT want to see you messing around with them. I would prefer to leave without any crators being made."
I could see that this wasn't dust that you would find in your home. Even without mindreading dust doesn't explode. No, what she's talking about is elemental dust. Unfortunately walking up and talking to her made us get behind the crowd.
I'm finally here. Now all I need to do I make sure no one can see my ears and I'm safe. No one will judge me and I can leave everything behind.
An atonner? Perfect! That means I can blackmail her if I need to and befriend her easily if I don't. I turn around and walk up to the newcomer.
"Hi I'm Ruby Rose! Nice to meet you!"
She accepts my handshake and smiles.
"Blake Belladonna. It's a pleasure."
I try and focus on her. Besides the ears just what is she hiding? Unfortunately she isn't thinking about it at the moment. What I do find out is that whatever it is isn't just the ears. Are cat people common here? Whatever I'll just look up her name later to see if I find anything.
I walk to the auditorium where everyone has gathered for what is most likely the most borring speach I've ever heard.
Thank you for disappointing me Ozpin.
I~~~~~~I
Background - Juno Terra
The name of the MC is Juno Terra. She is 43 but looks in her 20s due to life extension technology. She works for a small but powerful group called The Apex Company as an assassin and an informat. She is known to everyone else as the most dangerous person alive as no one outside the Company knows about her mindreading powers.
Her weapon's of choice are pistols and Gauntlets. She owns an equipment set called Pulsar gear. It includes heavy metal Gauntlets and boots. The Gauntlets can retract into a bracelet much like Yangs weapons. What makes them Special is that the equipment can make a small forcefield disk a few inches Infront of the gear. In addition to being used as a forcefield it can also be shot out as a pulse to launch herself or her foes. This is how it got it's name. It can also be used as a blade if you use the side of the field.
The gun and gauntlets also have an electricution effect on them that makes her attacks shrouded. This means she can easily defend herself from mage's if need be.
While she isn't a master engineer she does know how to fabricate some things. Spacificaly she can make regular gauntlets, simple shrouds and also grapplehooks and some grenades. Hanging around with scientists and engineers rubbed off on her a bit which is why she can do all of that.
Beyond that she isn't super human.
Her main advantages are:
1: Technological superiority (null in Reminent)
2: Peak athletic Ability's (outclassed by hunters who are superhuman like Ruby)
3: Mindreading
4: Lots and lots of skill. When I say lots I mean lots.