"Good morning Team RWBY, Team JNPR. You're right on time," Ozpin said in his soft, knowing tone. "Today, you will be participating in a war game. Your group will be defending a capture point. Your goal will be to keep the capture point out of enemy hands for 24 hours, starting 1 hour after your arrival to your destination. You'll have one hour to set up a defensive strategy and prepare. After that, your enemy will be free to attack as they see fit."
Ozpin paused a moment so that they could digest all the information before he continued. "Your defensive point has a flag pole with our flag attached. You will pass if your flag remains there for the whole 24 hours. If the enemy manages to remove your flag and install their own, then you will fail. Are there any questions?"
Both teams were quiet for a moment, each member analyzing the information and deciding what else they'd like to know. Weiss was the first to speak up.
"Where is the defensive point set up? What kind of terrain will we be dealing with?" She asked.
Ozpin smile, "that, my dear students, is something you will see when you arrive. It will be part of your job to adjust to your surroundings."
The teams nodded, then Ren spoke up. "What about the other teams? Who are we defending against and how many will there be?"
Ozpin kept his smile as he answered, "this information will be kept from you also. You have to be able to adjust and adapt to any situation. You will rarely know your enemy's strength in a real battle."
"You're not gonna tell us anything are you, old man?" Nora smirked. "No worries, we can handle anything."
"Yeah!" Shouted Jaune, Yang, and Ruby, throwing their fists in the air. Everyone else nodding their approval.
Ozpin just nodded, and beckoned to the airship, "then if there is no other questions, you can be off."
"Wait," Ruby said, before the boarded. "We are allowed to use any tools we bring, right?" She asked.
Ozpin smiled, "of course, Ruby Rose."
Ruby smiled and nodded, and beckoned everyone onto the airship. "Come on guys! Let's do this!"
Everyone boarded, and the airship took off to their destination.
While on board Ruby leaned over and whispered to Weiss. Weiss gave her a nod and Ruby gathered everyone together.
"Ok guys," Ruby started. "Me and Weiss were trying to think about what could help us in a mission this big, and how we would keep all of us functioning together. Then Weiss had a brilliant idea." She looked at Weiss and she cleared her throat.
"Yes, well, we needed away to know what was going on in the field quickly so we could all react quickly in an effective manner. So me and Ruby went and bought radio ear sets."
Here she passed an ear piece out to everyone. "It's already tuned to the right frequency, and this way we will be able to communicate in the field better."
Everyone got excited! This was a great idea. Everyone fitted the ear piece into their ear and they ran radio checks.
"With these, this mission will be a cinch!" Yang shouted, causing everyone to buckle over in pain since her ear piece was still on.
"Let's refrain from shouting into the mics, ok Yang?" Blake said menacingly to Yang.
"My bad," Yang apologized, putting a hand behind her head and giving everyone an innocent grin.
They were on board for 25 minutes. During their flight they made an initial scouting plan so that they could get a handle on the land they were defending and outwards.
They decided that they would all split up and scout in different directions around their base 10 minutes out. That would be their max defendable range. Then they would meet back at the base and asses the landscape and make a plan to defend their base.
The pilot announced they were 5 minutes out. They looked out the window and saw the forest of Forever Fall.
"Wait... the forest of Forever Fall has Grimm in it..." said Jaune. "Are we defending from Grimm or other hunters and huntresses?"
"Ozpin, that snake!" Shouted Nora.
"Ozpin did say that we would be defending against other teams. So it must be both. We will have to account for the Grimm as well now." Pyrrha said.
"We really shouldn't do anything alone then. We should always try to travel in pairs now so no one is caught unaware." Ruby said. "Also, we have some experience in the forest already, we already have some idea as to what the terrain is going to be like."
Everyone nodded in agreement. They were confident in their ability to adapt to the terrain. Though they all felt nervous about the Grimm being a factor also.
The airship lowered to the ground, and they saw their base for the first time. It was a flagpole in an enclave or trees. It was a perfect defensive spot.
They broke up into teams and scouted the area for their 10 minutes. Yang and Blake went west, Ren and Nora went east, Pyrrha and Jaune went south and Ruby and Weiss explored the north.
As they expected, the only thing they had to report was forest trees. Each with thick leaves that were easy to hid behind.
Ruby and Jaune broke away from the group and discussed the best action plan on how to relegate their teams. Once they decided they came back and quieted everyone.
"Ok people!" Ruby shouted. "Me and Jaune have decided what we think is the best plan of action. So let us know what you think. So it is true, with this forest being inhabited with Grimm also, we should keep in pairs. Each pair will have different jobs."
"Blake and Jaune, you're the first pair," Ruby directed. "Blake, you have better eye sight and hearing than anyone here. You're job is to keep an eye on everything and direct everyone to where you hear the enemy. Jaune, your going to protect her at all costs ok? You guys will only going the battle if absolutely necessary."
Blake started to protest, "wait, I'd rather be apart of the fight! I can help..." but Jaune stepped in before she went any further. "I know the feeling Blake, trust me. I'd rather be there helping too. But Ruby is right. Everyone will be much safer if they knew what was coming and from what direction. You're going to be holding the whole team together and making sure no one gets them by surprise."
Blake stood there for a second, not looking too happy, but sighed and agreed. "I see your point. You're right, I'll be better as a look out."
"Thanks for understanding Blake," Ruby smiled at her.
"Ok, the next group is going to be Yang and Nora." The girls whooped and shouted, giving each other a high five. "You guys are going to be our vanguard. You'll stay close to the base and crush anyone who gets near!" Ruby shouted excitedly. Yang and Nora had fire in their eyes. They liked their job.
"Ren and Pyrrha. You'll be a team and me and Weiss will be a team also. We are going to be the forward team. We'll keep patrolling around our perimeter and try to intercept any enemies before they get to close to the base."
"Well..." said Ruby, "that's what me and Jaune came up with. What do you think?"
Blake raised her hand, "well I'm still not excited about not being able to fight," she pouted, looking at Yang. She looked jealous of Nora.
Yang walked over and put a hand on her head. "Don't pout, kitty cat. I'm gonna need you to look out for me, you know I can be reckless at times. So I'm counting on you to make sure I stay pointed in the right direction. Ok? We are still in this together."
Yang smiled at Blake, and Blake couldn't help but smile back. "Ok, Yang. But you're going to owe me for this." She said expectantly.
"How about we say dinner at your favorite Roman stand? Will that do the trick?" Said Yang, winking at Blake.
Blake purred under Yangs hand in response. It was good enough for her!
Pyrrha stepped forward and said, "I believe it is a great plan. Me and Ren will do our best." Ren nodded in agreement.
Pyrrha then turned to Jaune and said softly to him, "I know you'll do incredible." Jaune blushes a little and responded, "I know you will too. Let's win this thing."
"ALLLRRIIIIGGHHTT!" Shouted Nora, catching everyone off guard. "We're going to ROCK this!" And everyone cheered in agreement.
After a couple more words of encouragement and preparation, they broke into their groups and took position around the base.
The war games were about to begin.