(A/N): Happy belated thanksgiving! To be honest this didn't write out as well as I had imagined. I had to scrap and rewrite most of this and it still sounds pretty bad. I'm sure that after a few more chapters a better idea will pop up that I can't use. Anyways, I know this is starting slow but I kind of have to at least let them settle in and learn a little about the world the entered, but hopefully something will happen after a couple of chapters. As stated before please leave comments and reviews, I need them to improve. I don't own RWBY, just the characters in the alternate storyline I created.

Chapter 3: We went to School

The four children hid in the brush and shadows of the tree line. Ahead of them stood a figure, dressed in a uniform they did not recognize. The figure held its hand to the side of it while and pacing up and down the cliffs edge before stopping in its original position.

"So why do you think he's all the way out here?" the blonde asked turning to his friends. He stood behind one of the large trees, trying to remain hidden.

"Maybe we should go and ask. Oh, maybe he knows where all the shooting came from." The orange haired girl happily asked, trying to step from their hiding place.

"Nora, I don't think that's a good idea." Her black haired friend pulled her back, preventing her from giving them away. "First off, we don't know who he is. Second we…"

"He's gone." The redhead cut him off. She emerged from the brush and began scanning the cliff edge. The mystery figure had vanished in the time she had blinked.

"What do you mean Pyrrha? He was just here a second ago." The blonde asked, his face showed a worried expression. He emerged from their hiding place with the other two following shortly after. He got on all four and crawled to the cliff edge and peered over, thinking perhaps the man had jump. Once he saw that the ground below saw body free he got up and went back to his friends.

"Well, he didn't jump." He stated.

"Maybe he could turn invisible." Pyrrha held her hand to her chin. Puzzled how the man had vanished without anyone noticing.

"That would be correct." The figure stood behind the group.

(Path up the cliff.)

"Did you guys hear that?" Sledge asked. "Sounded like a scream."

"I heard it to." Frost held his hand up. "I didn't think Ortiz could scream like that."

"Nah, I don't think that was her, but I think we should get moving. Could be one of those guest she mentioned." Banks motioned them to move faster.

(Back on the cliff.)

The blonde stood doubled over, the long, surprisingly high pitch scream had left him winded. When he finally lifted his head, his face was red from embarrassment.

"Who are you?" he finally asked once he had regain his composure.

"Sergeant Natasha Ortiz." She stood at attention giving, a salute before returning to a relaxed pose. "Sergeant Banks will be here momentarily. He would like to speak with you."

"Um, okay?" the blonde scratched the back of his head. "So, my names Jaune, and these are my teammates. This is Pyrrha, Ren and Nora." The only response he received was a short nod. The soldier just stood there like a statue, waiting for the others. Jaune looked to each of his teammates unsure what to do. Several awkward moments passed as they stood around in relative silence. Jaune would occasionally ask a simple question, trying to create a conversation with her, only to be ignored.

"Hey Ortiz!" The group turned to see the rest of the soldiers arrive. The largest one was speaking, he held what looked like a large cannon on his shoulder. "Next time pick a place to shoot from where we don't have to climb so much. All this shit I'm carrying isn't light you know."

"Play nice you two." The one leading the group continued toward them while rest stopped. "Are these our new friends?"

"Yes." Was Ortiz's response.

"Well then." The man's voice sounded cheery. His hands reaching to the base of his helmet, giving it a slight twist and removing it. "I am Sergeant Roland Banks." He held his hand out waiting to shake the younger man's hand. "It's nice to meet you."

Jaune hesitantly took his hand and shook it. "My name's Jaune, these are my friends and Pyrrha, Ren and Nora. It's nice to meet you to." He let hands rest back at his side. "So uh, what are you guys doing out here?"

"Sorry Jaune, but I'm afraid I can't talk about it." He shook his head apologetically. "On a different note, could you tell us where we're at? We got lost somewhere along the way. We need to report back and our radios aren't working correctly. "

"Oh it's okay, if it was top secret and you told us, you probably would have to kill all witnesses right?" He let out a nervous chuckle while Sgt. Banks only smiled. "You're not going to kill us, are you?"

"Wouldn't think of it, now where are we again?"

"Oh um, we're in Emerald Forest, just outside of Vale." Jaune pointed over his shoulder in to general direction they had just came from. "If you guys want you can catch a ride with us, we were on our way back."

"Thank you Jaune. Please lead the way."

As the left a message appeared on his tac-pad from Auburn. Opening it, it read "I have no idea where we are, Vale isn't one of our cities."

"Great." he typed back. "Well, they're human so I think we're safe for now."

Traveling through the forest the four teens appeared at else while the others were on edge the whole time, never taking their fingers off the triggers or looking away from the trees. Eventually they found their way back to the ship and boarded. During the flight the solders admired the view the whole way. Below them stood a forest that covered the ground for miles, all of which appeared untouched by mankind. Off in the distance they could see the silhouette of a city approaching, within the hour they would be landing.

Once the ship had landed, Jaune led them in the direction of the school but stopped when he saw three people walking to them. The one leading was a blonde lady, dressed in business-like attire, the two men that followed dressed very differently however. The shorter of the two wore a red uniform commonly worn by a doorman, while the taller one looked disheveled, dressing casually compared to the other two.

"Jaune, you and your team are to return to your room for the time being." Her voice came out sharp and carried a hint of irritation. "And you are not to speak of this to anyone. Understand?"

"Yes ma'am." He stammered, the four of them quickly left leaving the soldiers and the faculty alone.

"Who is in charge?" her arms crossed across her chest as she adjusted her glasses.

"That would be me ma'am. Sergeant Roland Banks." The stepped forward and extended his hand.

"Mister Banks would you follow me." She said without returning the gesture. "The rest of your team is to follow professor Port and professor Oobleck to the hanger for now."

"Very well, lead the way." His decision was received with hesitant and worried remarks from his team.

"Are you sure boss?" Auburn whispered.

"Yeah we don't know them or where we are." Sledge said while placing his hand on his superior's shoulder, pulling him back.

"Don't worry, they're human so that's a start and I'm sure that if anything were to happen you can find me. Plus we already died once, what's the worst that can happen."

With that the team split into two with their leader going one direction while the rest went in another.