Hey, guys, I feel really bad because I noticed yesterday that I forgot to say the disclaimer: I DON NOT OWN RWBY OR ANY SONGS I REFERENCE. So now I just did. Anyhoo... I would like to welcome 3 special guests for today: Love, Reason, and cynicism!

L: howdy!

R: Shoot Love.

C: Shoot Love, please. For the love of God, I can't take it anymore!

Yeah, they're always like that. Today I will be going third person because covering the journey of 16 people is too difficult to do in first person, and It probably will be in third person for here on out.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN RWBY, MONTY OUM does(rest in peace buddy.) AND I DO NOT OWN ANY BANDS OR SONGS I REFERENCE.

The morning came slowly and painfully, as everyone was still quite groggy from last nights... outburst. The group of boys woke up soon after the sun rose.

"Lordy, I hardly got any sleep last night," Mesa said while yawning, breaking the silence in the room.

"You too, huh?" said a surprisingly alert Neo.

" Well I for one got a great nights sleep," Nickel said from the backpack.

" Shut up Nickel, I just want five more minutes," groaned Copper.

The rest eventually woke up and they made their way slowly towards the cafeteria, only slightly aware of the looks being cast at them from passerby's.

They hardly, until they realized something.

None of them know where the cafeteria is.

"MOTHER%#! ^#" Nickel yelled out from the backpack in anger.

"Wait, what?" Neo said curiously.

"I got 2 questions for you Copper, one: why does a robot care if we get food or not. And two: did he just get bleeped out?" Neo continued, with a look mixed between curiosity, fear, and laughter.

"because the sooner we eat, the sooner we get partners and teams, and because the Texan robot has a very colorful vocabulary, and he uses it often, so I made a censoring device which allows him to still swear, but we don't have to hear it." Copper states matter-of-factually like he was just answering a question from a teacher.

"I really don't care, let's just get a table with other people okay, expand our horizons a bit," Mesa states, not as a request, but as an order.

"how about them?" Copper said happily, pointing to the girls from last night that were arguing and another 2 they didn't know.

"Uh, no," Neo said, terror easily visible in his eyes.

"I agree, very few things scare me, but that Roux girl, she definitely made it to the top of the metaphorical list," the big Russian says, startling them all, seeing as he hadn't spoken since last night.

"come on guys, they're looking right at us, race you there!" copper said, and then disappeared, leaving an outline of dust in his shape in his place.(like from the old Loony Tunes shows!)

"Well looks like we found a place to sit," Mesa said sarcastically.

As they sat down and got food, they learned that the other two were named Iris and Ivory, who have been friends since they were little, and from the same town. Everything was fine, they were introducing themselves, made small talk, got excited for getting teams when He walked in. He waltzed in, straightened his tie and looked around. One thing was off though, he was on the ceiling. After all their minds rebooted, Laym broke the silence.

"I remember him, he was the one called Ying," he said calmly.

"Dibs," the two friends said simultaneously.

They looked at each other and glared

"I saw him first," Iris growled.

"Not a chance, he's mine," Ivory roared, baring her teeth like a wild animal.

"ladies, you haven't even met him! how would you know if you like him or not?" Mesa said, trying to break up a fight.

"He did say he was a gentleman, and put a woman's needs, especially his woman's needs, over his own," Nickel said smugly.

"Shut up Nickel, you aren't helping the situation!" Neo said hotly.

"Who said I was trying to?" Nickel said. "again, This is another reason that Copper needed to put a face screen on me," he thought to himself.

The rest of the meal was uneventful, and not soon after they finished, the woman from last night, which they learned that her name was Glynda Goodwitch, told them to go to their assigned lockers and get all their gear, then go to a large cliff face where all the first years were told to each stand on a platform and wait.

Professor Ozpin soon walked out from a set of doors and started speaking.

"many of you have questions about when you will get your partners and teams. Rest assured today you will get your partners, and in turn, your team. In front of you is the Emerald Forest where once you are dropped off, you will go north with your partner and find a temple where you will take a relic and meet back here, if you think you are alone, you are dead wrong, if you are not prepared to fight, you will die. do you understand?" all of us nodded "good. And by drop you off I mean launch you off into the air and have you land by yourself. Oh and pick someone you work well with as your partner. Did I mention that whoever you first make eye contact with after you land is your partner for the next four years? So let's get started," as the students sat there shocked by what they just heard, Ozpin walked over to a lever and pulled it, launching them sky high.

Copper POV (I lied, but I really want to do this, it's really short!)

I was so excited to begin, flying as Nickel Shot through the air and found us a good place to land. As soon as we landed I heard a loud crash and ran over to investigate. Completely forgetting the eye contact thing, I rushed over to see if they were fine, only to find Roux in a crater. She looked up and our eyes met. The silence was broken by her saying one thing; "Goddammit!"

Mesa POV

I had been launched out of a cannon and saw copper flying through the air

"Show off," I thought, naturally he would think to put rocket boot in a 10-foot tall mech. As I came closer to the ground, I braced my arms and curled my legs in, looking like a cannonball. As I hit the ground, my reflexes kicked in and I rolled once my feet touched the ground, landing on one knee. After dusting myself off, I pulled out my revolver, Magnolia, and began to walk north, my spurs jangling after every footfall. As I walked, I heard a squeak of fear, and I turned to see a girl standing behind me, as we made eye contact I said, "the names Mesa Castillo, my I ask what yours is, pardner?"

the only answer I got back was one word, and it was said in the softest voice I ever heard, "Lavender,"

"Nice to meet you, Lavender, It seems that we're partners now, so if you don't mind me saying this, but would you mind following me towards our destination?"

Neon POV

I was not ready for this, I hardly had time to get my weapons ready and latch onto a tree with my clawed Knuckle Dusters and scope out my surroundings before turning and being face-to-face with a one Ying Li Huang, who just happened to be upside-down.

"well hello there Neon, how are you?' he said calmly

"pretty good Ying, and please, call me Neo, we are partners now," I say back to him.

"I most Certainly will. Now, do you need help down from the tree?" he asked with the hint of a grin on his face.

After we got down and started walking, I decided to strike up a conversation and asked him a couple of questions. Turns out he is a lot like me. hm, well go figure, the gentleman is a lot like the nerdy bookworm.

Third person POV (heh)

as people met and partnerships were made, one team had already made it to the relic table and was choosing which to grab.

"bone, what one do you want?" a boy in a trench coat yelled at a kid in a leather jacket.

"what do you mean Robin?" he yelled back.

"as in there are chess pieces, one of each and both black and white," Robin explained.

"then the white Bishop" the one called Bone yelled, clearly annoyed now.

Now back to the others, who are in quite a pickle.

"Let me get one thing straight, I don't like any of you. and I never will, because I don't need friends!" Roux growled at Copper, clearly angry about being his partner.

"shshsh! Roux do you hear that?" Copper said, his bunny ears perking up.

"No! You have Much better hearing!" yelled Roux.

"SH! Shut up! I hear something, and it's really big," Copper whispered.

"Copper I'm coming out now, so get Nickel Fist ready," nickel stated, popping into action.

"m'kay," Copper said, pulling out a flintlock pistol.

"a Tiny pistol?! You brought a Pistol?!" Roux hissed, clearly mad.

"Shut the $*&% up lady, Copper has a very special pistol," Nickel said, and as if on queue, Copper's pistol unfolded, and continued outwards, turning into a Gatling gun as tall as Copper. "now you see why he needs me, huh?" Nickel says smugly, happy about the Dumbfounded face she had.

Very soon, a low growl was heard, and an Ursa stumbled into the clearing, took a few steps, and fell over, arrows and large chunks of flesh gone from its back, and oddly crackling with electricity. Soon after, two people ran into the clearing, one being a short and peppy girl with a very dangerous looking bow in her hands, and the other being a very large Russian man, with a very large glaive.

"Ah, Copper, it is good to see you friend!" said Laym with his usual heavy accent.

"ROUX! I AM SOOO HAPPY TO SEE YOU!" the girl with pink hair said, who he remembered was called Nyoko.

"Hey, Nyoko. Wow, you took out an Ursa all by yourselves? Impressive." Roux said with a smile on her face, a rare sight.

" Copper my friend, now I see why you need Nickel, he holds big gun for you, right?" Laym said to him, pulling him into a hug.

"Hey everyone, I think it would be a good idea to start walking north," Copper said quietly, trying not attract any more attention.

Soon they sprinted towards north, with Nyoko riding on coppers back, Grinning her head.

An Hour or so passes and they reach the clearing with other groups right behind them. When they reach the pavilion like temple, Copper immediately runs over and grabs the black knight, while Laym grabbed the white.

"Hey look, Robin, we got visitors," said Bone from the top of the pavilion.

"So we do bone, go say hello," Robin said simply.

"Oh, I remember you! You were the guy in the trench coat!" exclaimed Copper.

Their idle banter was yet again broken by a splitting roar, an explosion, and multiple people coming our way.

Mesa came flying out of the treeline, curled around a smaller figure as if to shield it from the blast.

"MESA!" screamed Copper, absolutely shocked about what just happened. Soon after his body hit the temple, a smaller girl pulled herself out of his grasp and ran back the way they came.

He couldn't run towards his downed friend, because what came out of the treeline was terrifying, A huge Deathstalker, larger than any he had seen before, and he had seen a few. Everyone was stunned, stunned about what had happened to Mesa, stunned what had come out of the tree lines, out of their nightmares. What came out of the trees next didn't help either, a green and white blur flew past them, holding a rocket launcher. The blur popped up and looked at them, curious about something.

"Uh, who are you?" Roux said with clear confusion in her voice.

"the names Tulip Coquette, and right now, I got to run!" she yells out, aims the RPG at the round, and pulls the trigger. She flew like a bird, aiming more shots right before she lands and making her way towards the demon scorpion.

"Did she just..." Roux said quietly.

"I think so," Laym said calmly like he didn't just see a girl fly with explosives.

"Well, lets get going!" Nickel roared, both him and Copper charging at the enemy with his minigun revving up.

Soon after they joined the fray, the Tulip girls teammate, called Coral, ran at the Deathstalker shooting nets from a gun and stabbing it mercilessly with her trident. Iris and Ivory came along, bringing Sapphire and a new girl known as Rose. While they fought, Mesa's condition slowly worsened...

Mesa POV (20 minutes ago)

Lavender and I walked north, slowly we began to learn more about each other, and she opened up more. She was nice, funny and to be honest, still quite innocent. Though compared to him, he thought, almost everyone here was more innocent.

"well that's what you get when you've been killing since the age of 12," he thought with a smirk.

From the distance, I heard a noise. It was faint, but I knew it well, the sound of a twig snapping.

"Get behind me, and make sure to watch my back," I whisper fiercely, trying not to draw the attention of whatever is out there. We walk slowly into a clearing, and we draw our weapons. Lavender pulls out a pair of hook swords and gets into a fighting stance, while I just whip out ol' Magnolia. From the bushes, we hear a series of snarls and multiple pairs of red, glowing eyes stare back at us. Lavender yells, and a Beowolf leaps out, I react quickly and shoot it through the head, killing it instantly. His friends follow, and we're soon facing a dozen Beowolves.

"Are you ready Mesa?" Lavender asks from beside me.

"Sure am, let's add some marks to my gun handle," I say while grinning wildly, this was going to be fun. The first few attack and we kill them swiftly. Then five jump us and get killed, and we are left with four older Beowolves, seeing as they are much bigger and have more spikes on them. These were a minor challenge, I take out one with two well-placed shots in the chest, and then the other three spring their trap. Lavender stabs one and through the gut and spins around, slicing the other ones head clean off. The final one sprints at me and before I know what hits me, he's on top of me. I have to dodge and weave, punching and stabbing at it with my spurs, trying to get a shot. I don't know how, but the thing decks, me and pounces. Right when he jumps, I fire my final three rounds at him point blank, leaving gaping holes in his upper torso and head.

"Oh my god! Mesa are you alright?!" shrieks a now shaking Lavender.

"lavender, I'm fine, calm down. That was pretty interesting huh?" I say, gasping for air that doesn't reek of rotten flesh.

"Yeah, it w-" I cut her off as I run at her and grab her, using myself as a shield.

If I hadn't moved sooner, lavenders frail body would have been hit by the Deathstalker claw. There's a blinding flash of pain, I hear someone scream my name, and I feel the wind on my face. But I can only think of why I didn't see it sooner. Me, the vigilante of Vacuo, eyes like a hawk, didn't see a huge Deathstalker shambling its way towards us. I feel another impact, and I black out.

Back again(third person POV)

they were all bull rushing the Deathstalker, Furious It had harmed their friend when a flying duo slam into a tree next to them, groaning.

" Ying, why was it a could idea again to hitch a ride on a Nevermore?" groaned Neo, clearly in pain from the impact.

"I'll tell you later because it seems there is a very large Grimm right behind us," Ying answers calmly while gesturing towards the Hulking Deathstalker.

"Holy hell! Hey, Ying lets go kill it!" yells a now surprisingly energetic Neo, already running to help.

"better go help as well," Ying thinks, slightly miffed about Neo running off again. Soon, the entire group is fighting the behemoth, and when they pull back after wounding the thing, an injured Nyoko stumbles and gets cornered by the Scorpion. Right when it's about to strike, a gunshot rings out and the beast tail is gone. From the distance of where he sits, leaning up against the temple, Mesa holds a smoking gun, and smiles sits up and begins walking towards the Deathstalker, shooting its back twice.

"That's for hitting me" he yells at the shrieking mass of evil.

He shoots again, hitting the bone shell around its face, shattering it.

"That's for hurting my friends!' he yells again, this time louder.

He shoots twice, taking off the claws of it.

"That's for messing with my hat," he says, closing the distance and putting his gun in between where the center most eyes meet.

He fires his last round, shooting it through its brain, killing it for good.

"And that's for trying to hurt Lavender" he whispers so only he can hear.

He walks off and smiles, reloading his gun.

"Now, let's pick our relics" he yells, getting a cheer from the group around him.

2 Hours later...

"...led by Ruby rose!" yelled Ozpin, standing at the front of the auditorium and assigning the teams.

"I think we're next!" whispered a very anxious Copper.

"Okay, so stay calm and act normal, don't draw a scene!" Nickel said, extremely peeved about Copper's constant pestering.

"Next up is the team who grabbed the Knight. Copper de Bianchi, Roux Lemaire, Nyoko Ro'Meave, and Laym Mikhailov! Your team is called team CRLN and is led by Copper de Bianchi!" Ozpin said into the microphone, attempting to be heard over the roars and cheers of the crowd.

"Copper, my friend! I will gladly follow you into battle!" Laym said, clapping the small boy over the shoulder, beaming from ear to ear.

"our next team grabbed the Bishop. Would Robin Hellblau, Bone Sixx, Ying Li Huang, and Neon Glas please come up to the front? You are now team RBYN, led by Robin Hellblau!" the cheers from the stands sounded like an explosion. Neo was happy for Robin, Ying bowed to him, and Bone gave him a sort of two fingered salute.

"alright, next team is those who grabbed the Rook. So can Mesa Castillo, Lavender Reid, Coral Minos, and Tulip Coquette please come and join me.

You're team MLCT led by Mesa Castillo!" the crowd cheered like never before. Mesa bowed with his hat and winced in pain. Though the crowd couldn't see it, he looks like a mummy under his clothes. They walked off and copper helped him to his seat.

" and finally, those who grabbed the Queen. Would Iris Fujimoto, Rose Maculosa, Ivory Kinoshita, and Sapphire Novis Luna. You are now part of team IRIS, led by Iris Fujimoto!" Ozpin yelled and walked off the stage to who knows where, maybe his room, maybe the coffee machine.

Everyone was ecstatic to meet their teammates and go to their dorms, but that will have to wait until next time, dear readers...

So how was is it? Good, bad?

C: you better say good, we had to hold love back so he wouldn't put Mesa and Lavender together right then and there!

R: besides, we don't even know if that is going to happen yet, love and relationships past friends! It's still the first couple of days!

L: MMPHF! MMPHF!

C: SHUT UP!

So you know how I said that I couldn't post my OC's on Fanfiction because of the list thing? Well I may have found a way around that. Of course, by the time someone actually reads this, I probably will already have it posted. But still, read before you read anything else, try to read those. After this, there will be one more story about this week, and then there just be stories, generally following the timeline, I don't want to give any more details than that, so with that, I'll see you next chapter!

Sincerely,

the crew of MMOM Inc,

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