Chapter 3: Beacon

Location: Vale, Beacon Academy Year: Unknown

We finally landed at Beacon Academy and immediately, the blonde guy ran out and vomited into a trash can. Me, Ruby, and Yang walked out of the airship and before us, was something that came out of a story book, in a sense.

"Wowwwww..." Me, Ruby, and Yang said simultaneously.

"This place...I'm just speechless here." I said.

"The view from Vale's got nothing on this." Yang said.

"You can say that again." I responded.

But then all of a sudden, Ruby began to act strange and was looking at other people's weapons.

"Ooh! Ooh! Sis! Vaughn! That kid has a collapsible staff! And she's got a fire sword!" She said excitedly.

My eyes were widened at them and I said, "Awesome! Where can I get one of those?! I need those for my collection of weaponry!"

Yang then pulled me and Ruby and said, "Easy you two, there just weapons."

I just looked at here and said, "Do you even know who you are talking to?"

"I know my own sister..." She said to before I interrupted her.

"I meant myself, I'm a weapons fanatic. I can't help it." I explained to her.

"Oh, great..." Yang said before Ruby spoke out...

"Just weapons?! They're an extension of ourselves! They're part of us! Ooh they're so cool..."

"Huh, that's a new perspective. I never thought of it that way. Awesome!" I said.

"Well why can't you swoon over your own weapon, Ruby? Aren't you happy with it?" Yang asks as Ruby pulled out her scythe.

"Of course, I'm happy with Cresent Rose! I just like seeing new ones. It's like meeting new people, but better." Ruby said.

"Again, new perspective." I responded.

"Ruby, Edward, Come on, why don't you guys go and try and make some friends on your own?" Yang asked.

"I'm mostly a lone wolf, but that's not a bad idea, I'll admit." I responded.

"But why would I need friends when I have you?" Ruby asks.

"Yeah, that's a good question, why?" I agreed and asked.

"Well... Actually, my friends are here." She said as four people appeared behind her. and took off, saying, "Gotta go catch up. 'Kay, c'ya, bye."

"W-wait!" Ruby exclaimed.

"Holy shit!" I said as I almost lost my balance.

"Where are you going?" Ruby asks.

"Are we supposed to go to our dorms? Where are our dorms? ...Do we have dorms? I don't know what I'm doing..." Ruby said as she fell into luggage pile.

"What the hell just happened?" I said as I shook my head before an unknown voice came out.

"What are you doing!?" said a girl in white, literally.

As I helped Ruby backed up, I then said to the girl, "Your make-up is fine, don't go crazy on us, miss uh..."

"Weiss, Weiss Schnee, and this isn't make-up, you dolt!" Weiss said.

"Don't you call me that...EVER!" I responded as I glared at her.

"Uh... S-sorry..." Ruby said

"Sorry? Do you have any idea of the damage you could've caused?" Weiss asked.

"Uhh..." Ruby said as she handed one of the luggage from the pile to Weiss.

"Gimme that! This is Dust mined and purified from the Schnee Quarry." Weiss said.

"Dust? You mean that colorful stuff?" I asked but was ignored.

"Uhh..." Ruby said again as she rubbed her head.

"What are you, brain dead?" Weiss said.

'Wow, she is a bitch' I thought to myself before I saw her waving a vile of red dust, which spewed out in the air.

"Dust! Fire, Water, Lightning, energy!" She yells out.

'Huh, that actually explains it... Wait a minute...' I thought before realizing what she was doing.

"Uhm, miss?" I said but ignored.

"Uhhh..."

"Are you even listening to me? Is this any of this sinking in?"

"Miss?" I said but was ignored again.

"What do you have to say for yourself!?"

"MISS!?" I yelled out.

"WHAT?!" Weiss yelled back.

But it was too late. Ruby sneezed and exploded with fire, ice and lightning.

"Uhh, nevermind..." I said as I did a face-palm.

"Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!" Weiss said.

"I'm really, really sorry!" Ruby apologized.

"Ugh, You complete, dolt!"

"Don't call her that, either!" I said.

"What are you two doing here? Aren't you two a little young to be attending Beacon?"

"Ruby was pulled up two years by Professor Ozpin and I was asked to come, considering I'm a lone wanderer with a veteran-rating combat experience." I answered.

She starred at me with a surprised look on here face, but still filled with anger.

"This isn't your ordinary combat school. It's not just sparring and practice you know."

"Explain this 'sparring' to me, 'cause I got my experience, first-hand, with a little of practice beforehand, since I was ten years old." I said.

Again I was ignored. 'What a bitch!' I thought.

"We're here to fight monsters, so watch where you're going!" Weiss said.

"Hey, I said I was sorry, Princess!" Ruby said.

"Yeah, can you get that through your thick skull of yours?" I asked.

"Don't you start with me!" Weiss said to me.

"Oh ho, it already just began, bitch." I said.

"What did you just call me?!" She glared at me.

"You heard me, a bitch, because you speak like one, you act like one, and you are one, and if you mess with me or my friend here, you will regret it, Princess." I said as I glared back at her.

"It's Heiress, actually." Said a voice.

We turned towards to a girl in black, holding a book and holding Weiss's vile.

"Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." She said.

"Finally, some recognition!" Weiss said.

I leaned over to Ruby and whispered to her, "She is still a bitch in my book."

Ruby nodded before the girl continued, "The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners."

Me and Ruby snickered when Weiss got angry and took the vial and marched off.

"I promise I'll make this up to you!" Ruby yelled to her.

"No you don't have to." I said to Ruby.

She sighed and said to me, "Well, I guess we're not the only ones having a rough first day."

"Yeah, I guess so... Anyway, thanks fo-" I said before stopping to see the girl in black walk off without saying anything to us.

"Okay, bye then. See you around, I guess." I muttered out. I then turned to see Ruby slopped down to the ground in sorrow and said, "Welcome to Beacon..."

We both sighed until the same blonde guy came up and offered and hand to Ruby.

"Hey, I'm Jaune."

"Ruby, and this is Edward."

Jaune look towards me and I responded, "'Sup."

He nodded until Ruby asked him, "Aren't you the guy that threw up on the ship?"

I chuckled at the question before responding, "Sorry, sorry, it's just that... Oh God...I'm terribly sorry."

XXXXX

"All I'm saying is that motion sickness is much more a common problem than people let on!" Jaune said.

"Look, I'm sorry Vomit-boy was the first thing that came to mind." Ruby said.

"Oh yeah, what if I called you Crater-face?"

"Hey, that explosion was an accident." Ruby exclaimed.

I listened on as I walked with them.

"Well the name's Jaune Arc! Short, sweet rolls off the tongue, ladies love it!"

'Oh my God, really. This kid's need help with women, I can tell.' I thought to myself.

"Do they?" Ruby asks.

"They will. Well, I hope they will... I mean, my mom always says that... Nevermind." Jaune said.

'Yep, this kid need help.' I thought to myself.

"So I got this thing." Ruby said as she pulls out Cresent Rose.

"Whoa! Is that a scythe?!" Jaune asks.

"It's also a customizable, high impact velocity sniper rifle." Ruby said.

"A wha-"

"It's also a gun." I answered.

"Oh, that's cool!"

"So what've you got?" Ruby asks.

"Oh- uh, I got this sword."

"Oooooooh!" Ruby exclaimed.

"Hmm, nice." I said.

"Yeah, I've got a shield too!"

"Okay, that's officially badass, Jaune." I said.

"So what do they do?" Ruby asks.

Jaune then fumbled around with his shield before saying, "Well...the shield gets smaller... So... when I get tired of carrying it... I can just put it away." Jaune said.

"But wouldn't it weigh the same?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah it does."

"Well, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to weapons." Ruby said.

"Same here." I said.

"I guess I did go a little overboard designing it."

"Wait. You made that?" Me and Jaune asked.

"Of-course, all students at Signal forged their own weapons."

'Goddammit, I want to make myself a greatsword or something similar! I really need to do that sometime.' I thought to myself.

"Didn't you make yours?" Ruby asked.

"It's a hand-me-down. My great-great-grandfather used it to fight in the war." Jaune said.

"...sounds more like a family heirloom to me! Well I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days." Ruby said

"Yeah, considered yourself to be honored to carry out your family's legacy. Truly an honor." I said.

"Yeah, the classics... So what do you have, Edward?" Jaune asked.

"Well, this thing is my armory." I said as I showed him my Pipboy and pulled out my Katana.

"Wow, that's cool." Jaune said.

"So why'd you help us out back there, in the courtyard?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, why?" I asked.

"Eh, why not! My mom always says, 'Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet'."

"Now that there is the truth, unless they're the bad guys, of-course." I said.

"Hey, where are we going, guys?" Ruby asked.

We looked around us to see that we were lost. I responded, "God Dammit."

"I dunno, I was following you guys. You think there might be a directory? Maybe a food court? Some sort of recognizable landmark? Is uh... Is that a 'no'?"

Both me and Ruby said, "That's a no."

To be Continued...