Here's chapter 2 of Android Academy. Hope you all enjoy and please leave a fave, follow, and review if you can! Also, if you didn't know. This font usually means that Ruby is using her android abilities or just scanning someone/something.
Onto the story!
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"Great, now I need to ask creator Taiyang for new shoes," Yang grumbled as she and Ruby walked down the airship's ramp.
"Aw, oil isn't that bad, Yang," Ruby said, trying to cheer up her older sister.
"Easy for you to say, you have stainless steel for your boots."
"BLARGH!" Both girls turned to their left to see the same blond haired android puke into a trashcan. Ruby felt a pang of sympathy for the unfortunate android, but that didn't stop her from becoming curious about something...
"Hmm," Ruby did a quick scan of his spilling contents, "Part tech-cookies, part oil, part metal, and part-ew. That…is just weird." She turned off her scanner before she could see anymore unholy throw-up.
"Don't scan his vomit!" Yang exclaimed, and clutched her metallic stomach, "Ruby, now you're going to make me sick."
"That's what you get for having Creator Taiyang increase your sense sensitivity levels," Ruby chuckled. The two girls strolled down the cobblestone road towards the prestigious school, and Ruby searched through her memory bank to find the pamphlet about the place.
Beacon Android Academy
Founded: By Monty Oum on July 18th 2013
Current Headmaster: Ozpin
Number of Certified (and not dead) Students: 10,698
Located: Roosterteeth, Vale Ruby suddenly stopped as she and her sister approached a large amount of students, and the redhead's mouth gaped open.
"Uh, Remnant to Ruby?" Yang waved her hand in front of her android sister's face.
"OH MY GEARS!" Ruby felt like her wires were about to explode, "Sis, look! That android has the PlasmaGun-456, Ooh, and that one has a collapsible titanium grenade gun!" She started to run at the students.
"Easy there, Rubes," Yang grabbed onto Ruby's cape, preventing the android from running any further, "They're just weapons."
"They're not just weapons!" Ruby huffed, "They're extensions of ourselves. They're a part of us!" To prove her point she pointed to one Beacon student, two bladed swords attached to his arms.
"Listen," Yang said, and rolled her eyes, "Why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with Crescent Rose?"
"Of course!" Ruby flipped the scythe out and started to stroke the metal, "But I just like meeting new weapons. It's like meeting androids...except a lot more fun." Yang sighed, her hopes of Ruby making friends disappearing. Ever since being created, Ruby's personality chip had been a bit...buggy, causing the android to have trouble talking to others, but Yang was determined to help her sister ease out of her anti-social nature.
Which, the wise android knew, had to begin without her.
"Rubes, come on, why don't you go try and make some friends of your own?" Yang suggested, slowly inching away from the redhead.
"But...why would I need friends if I have you?" Ruby asked, her tone suspicious. Yang suddenly let out a loud whistle, causing several other androids to run to her side.
"Actually...my friends are here, so I got to go!" Yang faked a smile and she and her friends disappeared out of sight.
"Yang Xiao Long!" Ruby shouted, and began to run after her sister. Her feet suddenly tripped over themselves, and the young android fell face-first into a blue of white, "Ack!"
"You piece of scrap metal!" A sharp voice said, and Ruby looked up to see a pale faced android in a snow-white dres scowling at her, "What are you doing?" Ruby instantly jumped up in surprise and backed away. She saw that the girl's luggage had been strewn all over the ground.
"Uh..."
Name: Weiss Schnee
Android Age: 17 Years Old
Company-
"Are you scanning me?" The android named Weiss shouted indignantly, and used her own android abilities to push Ruby out of her code, "That is so rude!" Ruby had forgotten that other androids could tell if you were scanning them. Usually, it didn't matter, as it was their way of getting to know others, but apparently it mattered for Weiss.
"Listen I-"
"Do you have any idea what kind of damage you could have brought upon Beacon!" The white-haired android was practically shouting. Ruby looked at the open cases of dust and smirked.
"Dust. The very thing that drives our civilization," She started, using her 'Dust for Dummies' handbook in her memory bank, "Used for powering cars, lights, airships, and even androids like ourselves, it is a very dangerous and practically invincible material that has helped us for a better tomorrow. The properties of Dust is very odd, with the four main elements consisting of Fire, Water, Earth, and Lightning. Shall I go on?" She stared at Weiss's dumbstruck face.
"Hmph, so you do know what could have happened?"
"Well...I didn't say that-"
"You could've blown us all to bits!" Weiss exclaimed, and shook a bottle of dust in her hands for emphasise, "Why don't you use that brain of yours and figure out that this stuff can explode at even the tiniest uncoordinated movement?!" Ruby almost laughed at the white-haired androids' ironic statement, but the dust was starting to leak out, causing her nose to crinkle.
"Are you listening to me?" Weiss said, "I knew it, your code is messed up, that's for sure!"
Warning. Dangerous substance in the- "ACHOO!" Ruby's android sneeze rocketed through the air, causing the dust to burst into smoke and large crator to form around her and Weiss. The latter scowled once more, and looked down at her now soot covered clothing.
"You dunce!" She scowled, "This is exactly what I was talking about!"
"I'm really, really sorry," Ruby said quickly.
"Ugh, you complete sack of nuts! What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?" Ruby frowned and put her hands to her hips in annoyance, "This isn't your ordinary android school. We're here to fight monsters. So..so watch where you're going!"
"Hey!" Ruby's anger boiled out, "I said I saw sorry, princess!" She tightened her grip on Crescent Rose and prepared for a snarky comment back.
"Actually, it's heiress," A calm, composed voice spoke from behind her. Ruby turned around to see an android with night-black hair and amber optics strolling towards them. She had mostly black and white clothing, with a gray sheath sticking out from her back.
Name: Blake Belladonna
Android Age: 17 and Half
Member of-%* Ruby's scan was cut off, but it wasn't because of the black haired android.
"What the..." She whispered to herself.
"Finally!" Weiss's voice interrupted Ruby's thoughts, "I get some recognition.'
'You would have gotten it sooner if I was allowed to scan you," The redhead muttered. Blake gave a faint smile, then pursed her lips when she glanced at Weiss.
"Part of the Schnee Android Company. Notorious for their treatment towards Glitches and their controversial and questionable business partners." Ruby let out a laugh as Weiss's reddening face soon grew furious.
"What-how dare you! The nerve of-" Weiss scowled and bent down and grabbed a case of dust before stalking off, her butlers soon following.
"I promise I'll make it up to you!" Ruby called, not really meaning it, "Guess I'm not the first one having a rough day, so what are-" She turned to see the mysterious girl walking away in a hurried manner. A feeling of hopelessness encased Ruby's mind and she fell down on her knees. No friends, no sister, and no idea where to go. What a wonderful way to start her new life. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps was heard behind her.
"Hey..." She looked up to see bright blue optic lenses staring at her with a kind expression. A silver hand suddenly extended out towards Ruby, "I'm Jaune..." Grateful for the help, Ruby eagerly took the android's hand and stood up.
"Ruby," She introduced, then narrowed her eyes. He seemed familiar, "Hey, aren't you Vomit Boy?"
"I'm just saying, motion sickness is a very common trait for androids, especially those with faulty parts!" Jaune exclaimed as he and Ruby walked down one of Beacon's stone paths. The latter had to admit that the school was sensational, with sky-high towers made up of titanium, and dozens of types of flora growing in the area. The two had been talking for a while, with Ruby finding out about Jaune's famous ancestry, and Jaune finding out that Ruby really like techno-cookies. All in all, a good start to a good friendship.
"Look, I'm sorry!" Ruby said in a sincere tone, "'Vomit Boy was the first thing that came to mind."
"Oh yeah, what if I called you Crater Face?"
"Hey, that explosion was an accident!" Ruby said, cheeks turning a bright cheery red.
"Well, like said before," Jaune made a weird motion with his hands, "Name's Jaune Arc. Sweet, short, the ladies love it."
"Do they?" Ruby asked skeptically.
"They will!" Jaune said, his voice losing some of its previous bravo, "Well, that's what my mom says-I MEAN WHAT." He covered his mouth. Ruby giggled and they continued in awkward silence.
"So..." She finally said, and whipped out Crescent Rose, the blade neatly making dent in the ground, "I got this thing!" Jaune instantly jumped back and held up his palms for protection.
"Whoa, is that a scythe?"
"It's also a customizable, high-impact, sniper rifle," Ruby proclaimed proudly.
"A...what?"
"It's also a gun," Ruby smiled.
"Oh, that's pretty geared out."
"So, what've you got?" Ruby asked.
"Well, I-" Jaune reached for his belt and grabbed a silver bladed sword, "I have this."
"Oooooooh," Ruby said a bit too dramatically.
"Yeah, and I've got a shield too," Jaune grabbed his sheath and it transformed into a shield with the press of a button.
"So, what do they do?" Ruby inquired.
"Oh, uh-" Jaune fumbled with the shield, trying to get it into a position, "You see, the shield can shrink back into my sheath-" He folded it back, "So, when I get tired of holding my sword I can just put it back."
"But...wouldn't it weigh the same?"
"Yeah," Jaune admitted dejectedly, "Yes, it would."
"Well, I'm kind of a complete nerd when it comes to weapon, so I guess I did go overboard when designing Crescent Rose."
"Wait, you created that?" Jaune asked in disbelief.
"Of course! All students forge their own weapons at Signal. Didn't you make yours?"
"It's a hand-me-down," Jaune explained, "My creator's great-great creator made it to fight in the war. I guess though they should've updated it by now."
"Sounds like a creator heirloom," Ruby said, and they both laughed a little, "Well, I like it. Not many people these days have an appreciation for the great classics. But, if you want, I can help modify it later." Jaune sheathed his sword.
"Yeah, that would be helpful. Thanks, Ruby," He said.
"So, why did you help me back there? We both know I could've done fine without any assistance."
"Well, why not? My mother always told me that strangers are just friends you haven't met yet."
"Really? Because there are usually cases of strangers often harming others and killing androids in the news," Ruby gave a sheepish grin, "But, yes, I do know what you mean." She looked around, suddenly realizing that she and Jaune had just been aimlessly walking around, "Hey, where are we going?"
"I thought you knew!"
"I didn't have time to download the layout of Beacon before I got here," Ruby protested, "Why didn't you?"
"I didn't know we had to! Why can't you just scan the place?"
"Because the titanium blocks my signal!" The two sighed and Ruby closed her eyes before mentally scrolling down her contact list.
"Give me a sec," Ruby mumbled, and called Yang via the chips Taiyang had installed in them both so they could talk to one another when not together. The sound of Yang's ringtone, the song 'Gold' played in Ruby's robot head.
"Hello?" A perky voice answered.
"Hey Yang I-"
"Just kidding! Leave a message after the sound of me punching someone's face!" Ruby shut her phone chip off and frowned.
"You calling someone?" Jaune asked.
"Was calling someone," The redhead corrected, "Well, maybe we should just travel around and see what we can find."
"Sounds good to me," Jaune agreed, and the two continued to walk, "So, do you think that Beacon has a techno-food court, maybe a shopping place..."
"Shopping place?"
"What? No, no, I meant-uh. A sparring place! Y'know,somewhere to get scars and cuts and, pfft, manly stuff..."
