Welcome to another chapter of Shuffled Remnant. Now it may seem a bit late for this but I'm sorely need an editor to help look over the chapter. I know that my grammer skills are... not the best of writers but with an editor this story can be must simpler, easier to read since you don't have to look at the atrocities of this fic and we can use better words for some real simple words that may be repetitive over time. I know it can be boring if we just use the same words.
Don't mind my rambling and enjoy the fic.
-Sederance.
Dew Gayl woke up the morning after with a headache. "Sheesh could the guy scream any less" she sighed and what awaited her was her childhood friend Kali.
Dew sighs and starts to pack up her stuff while Kali starts to murmur in the background.
"I can't believe we're at Beacon, wandering our lives to finally get here, oh it just doesn't seem real to me"
Dew and Kali start heading toward the bathroom and getting ready.
"Oh I'm so nervous, what will the people think of us" Kali gasps "What if we are shunned by everyone and cannot make friends".
Dew and Kali finishes up and start heading toward the locker rooms.
"Oh we have to make a good impression; to do that we have to do that together. Dew what flashy moves can you do to woo the crowd" Kali was shaking and her eyes skirted the area looking around until Dew finally spoke up: "Kali"
To this Kali jumped up and hissed before landing and looking at Dew. "Yes Dew?"
"Calm down, we just have to be ourselves and the people will love us"
"Do you really mean it" a look of hope and admiration filled Kali's face.
"I believe in it." Dew said dryly
"That's reassuring" Kali put a hand to her heart and let out the breath she was holding but then her eyes flew open in panic. "Dew, what if we're not on the same team, we need to make a signal pronto"
Dew rolled her eyes.
"Off to the cliffs, we have to show them what we're made of" Kali bellowed and started to drag an exasperated Dew away.
Dove watched the duo heading towards the cliffs and then turned toward Amber with an annoyed expression. "Please, enough with the poking are you a child?"
"Depends on how you take it, I am only 17, not yet an adult."
"I can't afford to be your babysitter; I have to formulate my landing strategy."
"Aww, What's this? My kid brother wants to leave the nest already. How about we get on the same team, then I can mess with you as much as I want"
"Stay far away from me, I've had enough of your antics which have me not want to be on the same team as you, as if you would leave me alone because I'm in another team"
"Fair enough, but the same team thing will be a bonus".
"Stop it, you're just like Mom, Besides I want a capable team and not one where my sister drags us down."
"Wow harsh much?"
A sudden figure jumps out of nowhere and startles both Dove and Amber and Reese lowers her hood. "I can't wait for today, hey maybe we can be on the same team" Reese gave a grin and put her arms around Dove.
"On second thought, Amber I would love to be on your team".
"Hey don't be…" Reese starts and a figure passing by mumbling to himself.
"Ridiculous, why does my gear have to be in locker 636! I don't remember counting that high, ugh why today of all days" Jaune groaned and passed by a grey-haired guy with a partial zipped jacket.
"Amateurs, all of them." The guy scoffs and closes his locker. He looked around the room and analyzed the people in the room. There was a group of three seeming all buddy-buddy. Mercury blanched at the idea of "socializing".
There was a useless blonde. There were the two girls, a nervous wreck and a self-centered girl from the looks of it. Mercury didn't want to get involved with any of them.
A few of the other people in the room were a giant cat faunus, an ancient-looking slouched over man, and a bunny faunus just to name a few.
"None of them look competent to be my partner except that cat faunus." Mercury growled and suddenly he found someone in his face.
"Hey there friend, I've noticed that your pretty lonely, how about you and me hit it up and we can get to know each other." Jaune said as he swooshes in.
"Okay buddy, first of all I am not your friend" Mercury spat "Second of all, you hardly seem worth the effort to befriend, who knows maybe you'll be cannon fodder".
Jaune gasped and retorted "The nerve, I'm trying to be a friend here and you go and dis me, I'll have you know that I am quite capable of myself for I got into Beacon."
"And so did the rest of us, what makes you any special"
"Uh… I got this sword" Jaune deadpanned
"The point?"
"I got nothing" Jaune slumped over and looked ashamed.
"And to that you're not worth my time, Best of luck on your initiation, you're going to need all the help you can get"
"The what now? Wait what initiation are you talking about"
The scene cuts to the cliffs in which a row of students stood on metallic panels.
Roman Torchwick and Neo were standing observing the students.
"I don't like long talks so I'll keep this sweet and simple" Torchwick announced as he twirled his cane.
"This forest will test all your knowledge that you've gathered in the years training up to attend Beacon. I've heard talk about teams so let me tell you the hard cold truth. Teams are assigned… Today"
Jaune gasps which draws attention from the people nearby, Roman especially.
"It's the best to work with someone who is compatible with you so make sure you seek them out, however your partner is determined by first contact. Eye contact to be exact"
Dove groaned at the thought of meeting Reese in the woods.
"After you find a partner you'd best find the ruins where you will be collecting the relics. And if you find something to slay then slay away"
Jaune raises a hand to ask a question.
"Remember, get the relic, and bring it back here. You'll be graded based on your performance, the relic and how well you protect it, finalize your landing strategies and prepare".
Jaune ignores his raised hand and outright asks his question: "Sir, this landing strategy thing, you're dropping us off right?"
"Kid you're kidding right? No you're being launched. "Torchwick laughs and Jaune gulps.
Jaune opens his mouth to ask another question when he is sent flying in the air.
"Alright. Neo lets go enjoy ourselves while the freshies get themselves sorted" Roman said and Neo made some signals with her hands.
"Of course you'll get your ice cream, just do the paperwork first and then you can have all the tubs you want."
Dove flew through the air before he corrected himself and landed on a branch scanning the skies for a potential partner.
Amber used the winds to safely escort her through the air and land in a tree.
Reese soars in the sky using her hover board, Dew uses her tornadoes to lower herself onto the ground.
Mercury lands on the ground and looks around before he hears screaming. Looking up he sees Jaune fall into his arms.
"Hey, thanks for catching me" Jaune said with a smile and Mercury groans and drops him with a small "Ow" from Jaune.
Dove goes forward as he thinks about potential partners.
'I can partner with Klein, he's helpful, He's nice, resourceful and willing to get a job done. I don't think he'd do well fighting though.'
Dove thinks a bit more. 'Ooh how about Jaune, Jaune is nice. He is tacky and sweet. He also doesn't seem to be good in a fight and Amber would be furious, but he can keep Amber away.'
Dove kept on pondering before someone pounced on him and tackled him to the ground. "Dove I found you" Reese exclaimed in excitement and Dove got up.
"AMBER" Dove called out as he walked away from Reese.
"Seriously, I'm not that bad" Reese pouted.
"AMBER QUICK"
"If you want Amber so much I'll go find her"
"AM… what really?"
"Anything for a friend, hop on"
Dove was reluctant but he got on. They both soared into the undergrowth looking for Amber.
Behind them growling and multiple red eyes watched them go before they followed after the duo.
Amber hearing her name being called in the distance perks up.
"So little bro wants me after all" she smiled and she noticed two Ursa coming toward her. She smirks and jumps back, using the wind dust to send herself flying back and then launching two balls of fire toward one of the Ursa making it fall back.
The remaining Ursa charged forward and gave a swipe at Amber who ducked underneath and use the staff as a prod and knock it back before she used the winds to take many leaves and stab them into the Ursa.
The Ursa roars and charges forward, the second one also charging close behind.
Amber ran forward and twirled her staff to create a torrent of wind to slow the Ursa before she launches a kick that sent the front Ursa into the second one making them both collide with a tree and disintegrate.
Amber rolls a shoulder and prepares to go toward the location she believes Dove was at when the tree the two Ursa collided with fell and Klein was standing there looking at Amber.
"I am at your service milady".
"I could use some help about now, come on let's go find Dove".
"As you wish".
The duo trudged off into the forest.
Reese swerves the board in order to not be hit by a beowolf claw and Dove then shoots it with his weapon.
"Got an idea?" Dove asked as Reese swerved again to avoid crashing into a tree.
"Sadly with both of us on it I can't do my flashier moves, moreover since I can't utilize the weaponry system on here" Reese murmured with a glum look on her face.
"If it is me keeping you from your potential then the fault is mine" Dove apologized and jumped off to slice a beowolf in half.
"Let us clear up this mess so we can go retrieve that relic" Dove said and ran forward toward the next beowolf.
Reese grinned as her now had more control over her board and glided to her target. A beowolf that jumped toward her and swung it's claw down. Reese jumped from the board and used it as a shield before swinging it and having it launch fire dust to disengage herself.
As she disengaged she transformed her board into two revolvers and fired at the onslaught of beowolves before transforming and jumping onto her board to go and retrieve Dove.
Dove slashed at a Beowolf and was grabbed by Reese as she withdrawn from the area. Dove wanted to complain but Reese started to explain: "Sorry for cutting your fun short, but my fire attack seemed to went out of control"
Dove looked back to see a forest fire starting to grow wider and wider and Beowolves ran amok as they attempted to put out the fire.
"Be careful next time, I don't want to pay for property damage".
"But this is a forest, who would possibly sue for property damage".
"I wasn't talking about that; I was talking about when we have to fight in settlements when we're Huntsmen".
"Sounds like someone finally accepted me as their partner".
"I swear if you go into that context then I'll rue your day". Dove scoffed.
"And it would make mine to see you try" Reese giggled
As the duo accelerated through the forest towards the Ruin a feather fell behind them as screeching filled the air.
Mercury was starting to get annoyed by the kid behind him. "So as you know I am Jaune, Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you by the way but I haven't quite caught your name. Oh maybe we can talk about our weapons, Mine is named Crocea Mor and its been in my family for generations. You should visit their nice and I bet you'll love my sisters. Don't get to close though since my sisters would probably be infatuated by you…"
Mercury thought about silencing the Arc behind him. Forever. Just for some peace and quiet. When Emerald wanted him to shut up he knew now what it must have been like for her.
Turning behind him Mercury looked toward the boy. "Jaune, I know we're partners and all but can you please keep quiet, otherwise I think I'll tear you a new face hole, with this fist" Mercury held up a fist to prove his point.
Jaune gulped as he heard the threat and shut his mouth.
"Much better, now do you know in what directions the Ruins are, I'd rather get back as soon as possible"
"I wouldn't know I was following you" Jaune replied meekly.
"Great, I got an idiot for a partner and now I'm lost."
"I'm right here you know."
"As if you can do anything to stop me from slandering you."
"Well to refute your argument…. Look a cave".
Mercury turned to see that Jaune was indeed right, a cave was before them and wind was blowing out of it.
"Interesting. Come let us check it out" Mercury said and he pushed into the cave.
Dew landed safely on the ground and looked around to see herself surrounded by King Taijitu.
The two snakes flew forward with their mouth agap to swallow Dew whole but she created a tornado which force the snakes to redirect their attack else they would be sucked into it.
Dew took her spear and threw it into the tornado, before she launched the tornado and it swings around and stabs into the Taijitu.
Dew jumps and grabs it as the Taijitu squirmed and flailed, the body crushing the forest around her. She then took the spear and stabbed it into the eyes of the King Taijitu. Or what would have happened if the white King Taijitu didn't knock her back.
She became annoyed and sent a minor tornado into the mouth of the Taijitu and then knocked the head to the side and impaled the head with her spear. She withdrew her spear and threw it at the other Taijitu which went through the eyes and impaled itself into a tree.
Both of the Taijitu squirmed in their last death flails before disintegrating.
A new noise roused Dew as she looked around and prepared her hands for hand-to-hand when Kali hung down from above and booped Dew on the nose. "That was so cool, do you think we impressed the people back at Beacon?"
"I did, you did nothing" Dew smirked and she went to go retrieve her spear.
Kali got down from the tree and both Dew and Kali went toward the ruins.
The team names are coming up in the next chapter. I am super excited since the randomizer gave me the characters for a good team name. I can't say the same for Jaune's team but lets see what I can do with it.
On another note, what pairings would you like to see? If I follow Canon then it would be Mercury x Jaune or Kali x Dew. Or we can get a quadruple ship of Dove x Amber x Reese x Klein with a ton of weird ship names. I'll stop the rambling and bless your day
-Sederance
