Sorry for the delay. Wanted to get past a real tear jerker for my Clone Wars story before I return to this story. Hope you all can forgive me.

Before I begin, I would like to clarify a few things. One, this story is comprised of Gundams and characters from all the series. Two, I am sorry to say that the main character is not Kira Yamato but someone else.

Third and foremost, I still need Gundams for other Rwby characters like Sun and Sage. If you have any ideas, please leave them in a review. Disclaimers are the same as before, Enjoy.

Chapter 2: The Shining Beacon

As the airship docked on the edge of the cliff, a blond-haired boy in a black-short sleeved hoodie, with a white diamond shaped chest plate covering it, pair of blue jeans with a white patch on the left knee and black sneakers completing his get up began to heave chunks into a nearby trash can while other new students walked past him with out a care in the world.

In front of the new students was a massive castle like school stood before them. In the main courtyard, two massive statues greeted the new arrivals, one was of a huntsmen and huntress standing atop a rock with a Beowulf cowering beneath them. The second was the very first Gundam ever created, the RX-78-2 standing tall and proud with its Beam rifle in one hand and its shield in the other.

"View from Vale has got nothing on this." Yang said admiring the statues.

"You got that right, a photo or someone's word doesn't do it justice. Better to see up close and personal, right Red?" the boy asked. A few seconds past and no answer came. Yang and the boy looked over and saw Ruby was ogling over the various weapons she was seeing.

"Oh, Ohhh! Sis, that kids got a collapsible staff! Ohhhh, and she's got a firesword!" Ruby shrieked with joy and was about to follow one of the new students when Yang pulled Rwby by the back of her hood. "Easy their little sister. They're just weapons." Yang said to her sister while the boy just looked at the younger girl, dumbstruck.

'Some one likes weapons a little too much. Then again, I'm one to talk considering I have several weapons.' The boy thought to himself. It was then he noticed a crest on the blonde-haired girl's right hand, showing the symbol of the heart used in playing cards with two swords going right behind the head of the king. 'Seems like the rumors I heard were true, he does have a protégé' he thought.

"Just weapons!? They're an extension of ourselves! They're a part of us! Oh, they're so cool." Ruby exclaimed.

"Well why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?" Yang asked as her sister activated her weapon and hugged it like it was a teddy bear. "Of course, I'm happy with Crescent Rose. I just I like seeing new ones, its like meeting new people, only cooler." Ruby added unintentionally swinging her weapon around, almost taking the boys head off.

"Hey! Watch were you're swinging that thing. You almost took my head off." The boy said ducking each time she swung her massive weapon.

"Sorry." Ruby said.

"Ruby, come on. Why don't you go and try and make some new friends?" Yang asked while pulling down her sister's hood. Pulling her hood off her head, Ruby then asked why she would need to make new friends when she had Yang.

Almost as soon as she asked that question, her sister was surrounded by several of her friends. "Well, actually my friends are here now. Gotta go catchup. Kay, see you. Bye!" Yang said quickly and ran off so fast, that Ruby began to spin around like a top and asking questions like where they were supposed to go. Moving quickly, the boy ran to catch Ruby only to fail as the red-haired girl fell onto a cart full of suitcases.

"What are you doing?" A voice said from behind.

Both teens turned to see a girl with pale blue eyes and long white hair with a single bun pinned with an icicle shaped tiara. Her outfit consisted of a thigh-length strapless white dress over a bell-sleeved bolero of the same color, white wedged heeled boots and on her hip was a rapier with a revolver chamber. But the thing that caught the boy's attention was the scar on her face.

The girl went on rambling on the damage Ruby could have caused and even opened one of the suitcases revealing a vile of fire dust, shaking it in front of Ruby's face. "You might want to stop shaking that thing in front of her face." The boy said.

"Excuse me?" the girl asked. But it was too late. "FIRE IN THE HOLE!" the boy said and dived to the ground just as Ruby sneezed and a small explosion occurred, leaving Ruby and the white-haired girl in the explosion.

"I warned them." The boy said, seeing the vial was now in the hands of a girl wearing a black buttoned vest with coattails and a single sliver button, covering a white, sleeveless undershirt and white shorts. A pair of black to purple leggings, black low-heeled boots, black scarf around her neck and a pair of black ribbons wrapped around her forearms completed her outfit along with the black bow on her head which seemed to twitch as if it were ears. On her back was a black sword with a pistol mechanism.

"Wiess Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust and Mobile Suit company. The same company that has connections to Torneques Schnee who attempted to wipe out every single Faunus and the humans who disagreed with his views that Humans were superior to Faunus, leading to the creation of the first mobile suit." The girl said.

The girl now identified as Wiess Schnee, angrily grabbed the vial of Dust the new girl was holding and walked away with her attendants following her with the rest of the cases of Dust. The new girl soon left, followed by the boy.

He didn't get very far before he the heard the sound of a bouncing ball. "Haro. Haro. Haro." He heard and turned around to see a pink Haro unit bouncing towards him. Catching the robot unit with his hand, he looked to it with curiosity. "Never seen you of you guys for a long time. Where'd you come from?" he asked.

"Haro, there you are." A voice said. Turning around, the boy saw a girl wearing a short, long-sleeved brown jacket with a golden zipper, brown shorts with gold detail and black leggings. Underneath her jacket was a black undershirt with golden spaulders and armbraces on her arms and similar like objects on her heels and toes. Strapped to her waist was a sword with two bull-like horns in a sheath which appeared to function like a rifle. On her head were a pair of rabbit ears, identifying her as a Faunus

"I'm so sorry, Haro always tends to wonder off. I can never keep track of him." The girl said to the boy. Immediately, the boys face lit up like a Christmas tree and his cheeks turned red. "You're beautiful." The boy said before smacking himself in the face. "I mean, my name is Robert Halberton and you are?" Robert asked.

"Velvet Scarlatina, second year and the pilot of the Akatsuki Gundam." Velvet answered, hiding the fact that she was blushing.

"Yeah, sorry about that. I say stupid things when I see a cute girl. So, you have a pet, so do I." Robert apologized, opening his backpack and emerging from the backpack was a three-month-old black lab puppy with a streak of white fur on its chest. "Velvet, meet Cody."

Cody then sniffed Velvet and leapt out of the backpack. Velvet caught the puppy, who then proceeded to greet the rabbit Faunus with kisses. "Aw, he likes you." Robert said as Haro bounced up and down trying to get the duo's attention.

"The headmaster asked me to guide any newcomers that got lost to the amphitheater for the opening ceremony. I saw you walking away from the courtyard when Haro ran off. Again, I am terribly sorry about him." Velvet apologized, putting the puppy down.

Before Robert could answer they were joined by another person. A black man wearing mobile suit and mobile worker repair clothing, baggy shorts and prosthetic legs. "Hey Velvet, we just got the str-" the man began before he noticed Robert. "Oh, sorry. Didn't know you had a friend with you. Names Nadi Yukinojo Kassapa. I run the mobile suit repair and maintance division here at Beacon." Yukinojo said, holding out his hand to Robert.

"Robert Halberton. Nice to meet you." Robert replied.

"Halberton? You mean to tell me that your dad is Admiral Lewis Halberton of the Atlesian 8th fleet?" the mechanic asked in surprise.

"The very same and a part of Ironwoods unit, The Roughnecks." Robert added.

"Well damn, it's a real honor then. Oh, that's right, come on the ceremony is about to start. Don't want to miss it." The mechanic said and the group headed for the amphitheater, picking up Cody whom he had taken a liking too. "Wonder if the wife will let us take care of you?" he said to himself.

Robert and Velvet weren't the only ones who had just arrived at the amphitheater. Ruby and the blonde boy from earlier, whose name was Jaune Arc had also arrived at the amphitheater. Hearing a voice over the numerous conversations of the other new arrivals, Ruby spotted Yang waving to her and quickly left Jaune who wasn't disappointed in the least, he was used to this.

"I'd best be going. Yukinojo and I are going to perform maintance on some of the Gundams used by us second years. I'll see you later." Velvet said as the two entered the amphitheater. "Well, guess I will see you around V." Robert replied and joined the other newcomers.

He hadn't made it very far into the crowd when he heard Weiss's voice rambling on about the safe way to handle dust holding a pamphlet in front of Ruby's face making her feel a bit clueless and horrified. "You really want to start making this up to me?" The Schnee girl asked the scythe wielder.

"Absolutely?" Ruby replied, practically pleading for the angry heiress to forgive her.

"Read this and don't ever speak to me again." Wiess added just as Robert came over.

"Jeez, I thought a Gouf's 75mm machine gun was loud. Your voice is louder and I know loud." Robert commented, getting the attention of the three girls.

"You! Just who are you and why do you keep showing up around these two?" Wiess asked.

Robert just glared at Wiess for a moment before digging into his pocket and pulled out a photo of him and girl with tan skin, brown eyes and hair wearing an off-white blouse, brown vest, corset and pants. A golden bracer was on her left arm, two golden bracelets were on her right wrist, a golden pauldron sat a top her right shoulder and she wore a pair of golden boots. "Have you seen this girl?" Robert asked.

"What kind of question is that?" Wiess asked.

"Have. You. Seen. Her?" Robert asked again.

"No, you idiot, I have never seen this girl. Who is she?" Wiess asked.

"Its not something you need to worry about." Robert stated and returned the photo to his pocket as Ozpin began to speak.

"I'll keep this brief." The headmaster began adjusting his glasses. "You have traveled here in the pursuit of knowledge-to hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people and the guardians of the world. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose; direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this; but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you…to take the first step." The headmaster added before stepping away from the microphone.

Glynda then stepped forward, informing the new students to gather in the ballroom tonight and that initiation started tomorrow. As the other students walked away to either explore the school or go somewhere private to talk to their parents, Robert stayed in the amphitheater as Ozpin and Glynda walked towards him.

"So, you are the pilot of the Strike Gundam. Robert Halberton. I must say, I never thought someone like you would already be piloting a Gundam without any training. I am honestly impressed." Ozpin stated.

"So, you know me, I take it you know how I got the Strike in the first place?" Robert asked, his hands preparing to reach for his hilts.

"I am aware of the theft of the G-Weapons by the White Fang. The Atlas military and Morgenrete were caught complete off guard. The betrayal of Sutherland and several other Atlas military officials was part of the reason those mobile suits were stolen, along with other vehicles and equipment. I am curious as to who gave you the Strike." Ozpin asked in return.

"Someone I know with connections in the White Fang gave it to me. A symbol of the friendship we share and a way of saying thanks for what the pilot of Vual Gundam frame did for them years ago." Robert answered, easing his hands from his hilts.

"I see. Well we won't pry into the specifics, but I am curious. You knew the Dark Army would be in the city, what's your connection to them?" Glynda asked.

"Its better that you don't know yet. My job is to deal with the Dark Army and finish what my ancestors started years ago. During the Dark War. The event that changed the world and saw the birth of Mobile Suits." Robert said bitterly, clenching his fist, remembering how his family was nearly wiped out by people who still held the same beliefs as the man who started the war.

"I understand. But I have one question to ask, why do you carry that picture in your pocket?" Ozpin asked, catching Robert by surprise. He didn't think the headmaster saw the photo. "I am searching for my sister. She has the SEED like I do, and that is something no one but us can master." Robert stated, walking away from the two teachers, leaving them confused.

Leaving the two teachers behind, Robert just walked to the statues in front of the school and stared at the Gundam. You see, his ancestors along with the Vander's were the people who created the original Gundam and was the proof that humanity and Faunus could come together. But all that changed when the war ended.

'Velvet is a Faunus, same as her. Is it wrong for our two species to live together peacefully? All this 'for the preservation of our blue and pure world' bullshit is a bunch of garbage. That's one thing I intend to change in the future.' He thought.

His thoughts were interrupted as he watched a large formation of FX-550 Skygrasper fighter jets which were also built by Morgenrete flew overhead on flight exercises. It is the predecessor of the F-7D Spearhead, a commonly aircraft carrier-based fighter jet.

Unlike the Spearhead, the Skygrasper was capable of speeds up to Mach 2, several times faster than the Spearhead. It was armed with four 20mm cannons and could carry up too eight anti-ship, mobile suit and air-to-air missiles. It was also armed two 105mm cannons for anti-armor engagements and single beam cannon as opposed to the Spearheads which was only armed with 20mm cannons and two missile launch bays.

A pilot at heart, Robert heard rumors from Admiral Halberton that Morgenrete was developing a newer version of the Skygrasper which was said of being capable of greater range, had better firepower and was said to have the capability of reaching the stratosphere. But it was still in the testing stages.

He had flown a Skygrasper before and was taught by a Atlas fighter ace and member of the Roughnecks. He was like a brother to Robert and taught the kid how to down an airborne Grimm from longer range than normal range.

"He certainly can make the impossible, possible." He chuckled as the Skygraspers began to descend to the nearby base that was located near the school. While the military and school were operated separately instead of being merged together like in Atlas, it wasn't uncommon to see military exercises on a daily basis.

'Seems that the military is stepping up their exercises. Maybe they heard about those Dark Army goons that wrecked that harbor last night. Highly unlikely, since the council is more focused on putting down the rights the Faunus have in Vale. Damn that Winchester and his benefactors. Those silver tongue bastards are only going to make things worse.' The young Halberton thought before he left the courtyard and headed for the ballroom.

Hours past and night time came and the new students had all changed into their nighttime attire. Ruby, wearing a black tank top with a heart-shaped Beowolf design on the chest, white long pants with rose's all over them and a black sleeping mask with eyes similar to a Beowolf was writing a letter when Yang in an orange tank top with her emblem on the front and black boy pants plopped down on her own sleeping bag beside her younger sister.

"Its like a big slumber party." Yang said.

"I don't think Dad would approve of all the boys." Ruby replied. Yang however liked the whole concept. Watching a couple of students goofing around, Jaune walked past them wearing a white men's tank top and dark blue bottoms. Jaune looked to Yang, who then cringed a little. Clearly, Jaune wasn't her type.

How ever she spotted Robert wearing a red men's tank top and forest green camo bottoms. Yang let out a little purr to the guys direction, admiring his six pack abs and bulging muscles. 'That guy can kick some ass.' She thought to herself before commenting on Ruby, who was writing a letter to her friends at Signal academy who no doubt were all probably envious of their friend who was able to get into Beacon a few years before them.

A brief conversation between the two sisters about Ruby had plenty of friends that they had yet to meet when Robert stopped short of their location. "Sisterly bonds. Its just like with other families." Robert commented.

The Yang was about to comment when they heard the sound of a match lighting and looked over to see the same girl from before, in a black yukata with a grey and white secondary color reading a book by a candle light.

While Ruby and Yang went over to the girl, Robert yawned and quickly fell asleep.

Meanwhile, up in his office, Ozpin was looking over the information on each of the new arrivals. Knowing that their skills with weapons were formidable, he knew that current events had forced his hand and was already assigning Gundams to several of the new students when a woman with blonde hair and grey eyes, dressed in a smart blue business suit walked in.

"Professor, Yukinojo and the maintance crew's have just finished the work on the Strike and the other Mobile Suits you asked us to work on. They should be ready by tomorrow morning." The women said.

"Thank you." Ozpin said and the women left his office leaving the headmaster alone. 'I only hope things go as planned tomorrow.' He thought.

Zako Zako Hour

Zako. Zako. Zako. Zako Zako hour.

Stage curtain lifts up, showing three small human sized Zako's each with a different color microphone. "Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the Zako Zako hour. Today's meeting is all about. All together." The Zako with the Red mic said.

"Why the heck is the Schnee Dust company working on developing mobile suits?" all three ask.

"Good thing you got me here to help with the explanation." CT7567Rules says, holstering his pistols. "After the Dark war ended, Nicholas Schnee not only began to mine dust, but also began to develop Mobile Suits. He knew that his ancestors' goals were still shared by certain people and he was preparing Remnant for the day that the Dark Army returned." He explained.

"So, then does that mean that Ice Queen's father is still the same greedy human he is in the actually series?" The Zako with the yellow mic asked.

"That's a spoiler. However, I can tell you, that Jacques does have a better relationship with his daughters and wife. Whitley is a different story." CT answers.

"So then does that mean that does mean that your theory about the Schnee Dust Company is going to be proven?" the Zako with blue mic asks.

"We wanna know the theory. We wanna know the theory?" they sang like idiots, until CT pulls out a Z6 rotary blaster. "Unless you want to end up like the seppie clankers I suggest you wait and see for the rest of the story and volume seven, which I assume will be in Atlas." He threatens.

"Sorry." All three said, bowing.

"I got a question. Robert Halberton, what did he mean when he wasn't one to talk about Ruby's obsession with weapons?" the Zako with the Red mic asks.

"Let's just say, I decided to pull a Jak and Daxter concept for this story, same for the upcoming Maidens brother. The answers you seek will be waiting next chapter." CT adds, leaving the stage.

"Works for us." The Zako's say together and the curtain closes.

"Anyway everyone, for the future of the Dark Axis, ZAKO SOLDIER FIGHT!" they shout, ending the hour.

Second chapter finished, sorry for the delay. I just really wanted to get past the temple bombing arc on my Lone Wolf story. Hope you can forgive me.

You will note I used plenty of ideas from Gundam Seed, Iron-Blooded Orphans and Gundam Seed Destiny, since those two are among my favorite entries in the Gundam franchise. As for the Gundams of Ruby, Wiess, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Nora, Ren and Pyrrha. I will leave the possible thoughts of what they will be to you guys.

Looks like our hero might have a thing for Velvet, that will be seen later on. Until next time.