Dammit Yang! Calm down!

Yang: *growls and throws a table at me* CALM DOWN?! YOU STILL MADE ME GET VOMIT ON MY SHOES!

*growls* Mew. Restrain her.

Mew: Why?

Cookie.

Mew: *immediately restrains and muffles Yang*

*sighs* That's better. So, I just binge watched the entire RWBY anime, big mistake there, because it's STILL STUCK IN MY HEAD AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE! Hah… okay! So! Reviews!

xbox432: Well, I had Yang increase her INT, so she realized that some of her friends are pricks and she'd be better off partying with Ruby. But she's still… Yang. Coco tops the chart because she's a second year. Plus, she kicked a Grimm in the balls and it actually hurt it! You got to be REALLY strong to be able to do that! And Jaune still has no aura, so he's level ten on age and Semblance strength. But I won't have him be useless for very long.

Jaune: Hey… I'm not useless.

No. You aren't. You…..y-you're a good dancer! Hehe…

Jaune: *pouts*

A-Anyways…

Emiliano733: Still too early for me to be deciding on the ships. Don't worry. And the thing with Qrow is a maybe. A very broad form of maybe.

blarg7865: I didn't know that there was a manga! And I might use Grimm Eclipse if I can get the game. And as for original Grimm… probably. I'll be making some more air based Grimm before I make sea Grimm, because just Nevermore and Griffons get boring fast.

Saint of vice koncor: Well, he won't be a holy night. I won't say, but think Grimm Eclipse. I might make an OC team, but I can't promise anything original, as they've probably been made before. No mirror Ruby. Not gonna happen. Hate that cliche. The only reason I would have is if this were a Persona fan fic, but it's not. And no time travel crap either. That's thinking way too far ahead! And no White Night. Nothing against the ship, those two characters just don't… fit.

Malestrom232: Thank you, and I plan to continue this until I clear my head of Ruby, so no worries there.

Guest: I honestly never implied that. I specifically implied that it wouldn't be happening in this one. ...Won't stop me from looking at it on the internet though.

Yang: *roars in anger*

Plasma Dragon 312: Ruby is very understanding, even in cannon. Of course she's going to help Jaune! Wouldn't you? And why do you think I added in an 'Allies' thing?

So… yep. That's about i- Phyrra! Don't attack Mew!

Phyrra: I'm sorry!

*sighs* Well….At least N-

Nora: Helloooo~~~~~!

NOOO!


"Speech"

'Scroll Message'

'Thought'

Gamer Notifications/Descriptions


Ruby hummed a bit as she waited for Yang to come back from cleaning her shoes in the bathroom. She looked around and saw that Velvet was alone, so she walked over to her. "Velvet!"

Velvet quickly looked over and smiled. "Ruby!" She ran over to her and hugged her. She then stepped away quickly. "What are you doing here? I thought that you were going to Signal!"

Ruby quickly shushed Velvet. "I got moved up two years butdon'ttellanyone!"

"Who's the new girl Velvet?"

Ruby jumped in the air, yelping. "Save me Velvet!"

Velvet blinked and then caught Ruby in her arms. "Oh! Coco! This is Ruby! The girl who saved me and my friends outside of school!"

Coco looked at Ruby, chewing her gum. She blew a single bubble, then spit it out into a nearby trashcan. "This is Ruby? She's… pretty young to be coming to Beacon. What? She get moved up two years or something?"

Ruby somehow jumped out of Velvet's arms and hid behind her. "She knows!"

Velvet chuckled nervously and moved behind Ruby to push her forward. "Ruby, this is Coco. The leader of team CFVY(Coffee). My team!"

Coco smirked and held out her hand. "Pleasure to meet you Ruby. Just hope that you're up for the best four years of your life!"

Ruby stiffly shook Coco's hand. "I-It's a pleasure to meet you Coco!" She quickly let go and then slumped down with a sigh. "Sorry… I'm just… not good at meeting new people." 'Thank Ohm that [Gamer's Mind] kicked in…'

Coco laughed at Ruby's behavior. "I like her! You think that we can ask Ozpin if we can keep her Vel?"

Velvet blushed softly, thinking what Coco said was much different then what she meant. "U-Umm…"

Coco started laughing harder. "W-What's gotten into you Velvet?! I was kidding! Besides, that's not what I meant you perverted rabbit! I guess it's true what they say about your sex drive!"

Velvet puffed out her cheeks. "Coco! That's racist and you know it!" She quickly smiled though, knowing that it was a joke, then blushed at the last part. "A-And it's harder to deal with then you think…"

Coco blinked, then looked at Ruby. "Ooookay… I don't think that the fifteen year old needs to hear this yet. I'm sure her busty blonde sister that you described would kill us for talking around her. So we should go… away from crowds. I'm pretty sure that any other Faunus in the crowd could smell you if you got like that Vel." She took Velvet's arm and led her away from the crowd. "It was good talking to you Ruby!"

Ruby waved at the two, confused at what they meant. She then sighed and looked for a secluded place to try and unlock her Mana. It was surprisingly easy. She sat against the window in a cross legged position and then sighed. "I'm ready to unlock my Mana."

Are you sure? This may alert Hunters in your general area to your presence.

Ruby chuckled a bit. "Yes, I'm sure. Please."

Very well. Close your eyes. Your messages will still be visible to you temporarily.

Ruby closed her eyes.

Now, what you must do to tap into your mana is much like how you transfer energy into your soul to get more aura, but in reverse. You are searching for a power in your soul separate from this one and your Semblance. Look for it.

Ruby felt [Gamer's Mind] activate to assist her and then nodded as she quickly found her soul. It was red, with fading chains coming off of it. Two of them. She visualized reaching into it, and felt three things against her 'hand'. One felt hollow, another felt like, well, a rose with thorns. The last one was cool, kinda fluid, but able to be grasped.

Good. You found your Mana. Now yank it out.

'What? But… won't that hurt?'

Yes, but it won't hurt all that much.

Ruby nodded and took a deep breath before visualizing yanking the Mana out of her soul and into her body. She gritted her teeth, the sensation much more painful then the windows implied. Though once she yanked it out of her soul, she felt this cool, refreshing feeling wash over her.

Congratulations! You just unlocked your Mana! MP will be calibrated accordingly upon the next time you sleep.

Ruby sighed as she opened her eyes. She then looked around and saw that none of the kids were looking at her. It was almost as if nothing had happened at all. Ruby stood up again and saw Yang walking out of the hallway Coco and Velvet left from.

Yang looked around and saw Ruby standing by a different window. She quickly walked over and groaned. "You would not believe how hard it is to get puke off of your shoes."

The speakers on the airship pinged on. "We are now approaching Beacon Academy."

Yang looked out the window with a smile. "Oh good. I got my shoes cleaned just in time."

Once the airship docked and the doors opened, Jaune came running out of the airship and threw up in the trashcan that was conveniently nearby.

Yang and Ruby glanced at Jaune for a second as they passed him and looked around. Ruby kept being amazed by everything. "I can't believe that we're really here Yang! Beacon Academy! Can you believe it?!"

Yang chuckled. "Yep. I can. I mean, we're here, aren't we? Now the big challenge will be to avoid getting thrown up on again." She shuddered at the thought of vomit getting into her hair. The two soon came into the plaza of the Beacon and stared up at just how tall it is. Yang crossed her arms as they stared up at the tower. "The view of Vale's got nothing on this!"

Ruby then looked around and then gasped loudly. "Sis! That kid's got a collapsable staff!" She gasped again with stars in her eyes. "And she's got a fire sword!" Before she could walk off though, she was able to calm herself. "S-Sorry."

Yang chuckled. "Easy there little sis. They're just weapons."

Ruby was about to go off on Yang, but her ability kept her calm. "Yang, they're more than just weapons. They're an extension of ourselves! How would you feel if I called your Ember Celica 'just weapons'?"

Yang thought for a moment, then nodded. "Fair point. But why are you freaking out so much over weapons?"

Ruby chuckled nervously. "Y-Yeah… for me, seeing new weapons is like meeting new people… only better, 'cause weapons can't hurt you unless used against you…"

Yang smiled sadly, which quickly turned into a confident smirk. She then pulled Ruby's hood over her eyes. "Ruby, come on! Why don't you go and try to make some more friends?"

Ruby pulled her hood off of her face. "But… why would I need any more friends when I have you?"

Yang chuckled nervously. "Weeeell…" A group of kids that Ruby didn't recognize rushed behind Yang. "Actually my friends are here now gotta go catch up 'k see you bye!" The group rushed past Ruby, leaving her spinning.

"W-Wait! Yang! W-Where are you going?! Aren't we supposed to go to our dorms?! We have dorms right?! Oh… what am I doing…?" Ruby stopped herself and stumbled in place. She tripped over a cart and then fell forward into it, sending white briefcases into the air.

"What are you doing?!"

Ruby held her head and looked up at the voice. "Sorry…"

Loneliest of All

Weiss Schnee

LV: 32

Weiss pointed an accusing finger at Ruby and glared at her. "'Sorry'?! Do you have any idea the damage you could've caused?!"

"Uhh…" Ruby grabbed a suitcase and offered it to Weiss. 'I knew that I should've read up more on the Schnee family!'

"Give me that!" Weiss snatched the white suitcase and opened it. "This is Dust! Mined and purified from the Schnee Quarry!"

Ruby held her head. "I…"

Weiss grabbed something from the case and closed it. She was now holding Red powdered Dust. Ruby [Observed] it.

Grade 1 'Burn' Dust: Powdered

She didn't bother reading the description.

Weiss's glare intensified. "What are you, braindead!?" She began to shake the bottle of Burn Dust to emphasize her words. "Dust! Fire! Water! Lightning! Energy!"

Ruby quickly got to her feet and then slowly backed away from the growing cloud of Red dust.

Weiss somehow took offense to this. "Are you even listening to me?! Is any of this sinking in?! What do you have to say for yourself?!"

Ruby blinked and then pointed at the Dust cloud. "Well… I can say that you should… maybe do a better job at storing your Dust…? What would happen if I sneezed in this cloud? Wouldn't you explode?"

Weiss blinked and then finally saw the Dust cloud. She looked at the bottle and then tried to push the cork in deeper, then saw a crack on the neck of it. She growled and then tossed the bottle away, the glass somehow not shattering. "Regardless, this was your fault! If you had the slightest sense of your surroundings, then this situation wouldn't have happened in the first place!"

The bottle clattered on the ground before it rolled away, and was stopped by the foot of another girl, wearing mostly black.

"My fault?!" Ruby glared at Weiss as well, already fed up with her attitude. "You were the one waving that bottle around, knowing that there was a chance that powdered dust would get out! The only way to safely transport Dust in that form is to store them in airtight metal containers! You'd think that someone coming from a company dealing in Dust would know how to do that!"

Weiss bit back a gasp, knowing it was true, even though her pride took a blow. So she lashed out because of it. "How DARE you?! Do you know who I am?!"

"I don't care who you are princess!" Ruby shot back immediately.

"It's Heiress, actually."

Ruby looked over to see the girl dressed in black walk over to them, holding the bottle.

Shadow Cat

Blake Belladonna

LV: 36

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

Weiss turned to Blake with a smile. "Finally! Some recognition!" She quickly looked back at Ruby and glared at her.

Blake smirked. "The same company infamous for their controversial labor force, and questionable business partners."

Weiss's head snapped back to look at Blake. "Wha- How dare- T-The nerve of-" She then groaned loudly and snatched the bottle of Dust from the girl.

Both Blake and Ruby watched Weiss storm off. Ruby sighed. "Looks like I'm not the only one having a rough first day…" She then looked at where Blake was. "So! What br-"

Blake was already walking away, not wanting to be around people.

Ruby groaned and then fell onto her back. As she looked up, she sighed. "Welcome to Beacon… I thought that [Gamer's Mind] would keep me calm…" She closed her eyes and a shadow covered her face.

"Hey."

Ruby opened her eyes to see a hand being offered to her.

Paladin

Jaune Arc

LV: 10

"I'm Jaune." He smiled as he kept his hand outstretched towards the downed girl.

Ruby sat up and questioned herself for a moment, then took Jaune's hand. "I'm Ruby." The two stared at each other wordlessly for a moment, then snickered. "Aren't you the guy who threw up on the ship?"

Jaune sighed dejectedly and slumped over. "Yeah…"

Ruby chuckled. "That's fine! Motion sickness is a much more common problem then people think it is."

Jaune's expression immediately brightened. "Thank you! I've been trying to tell that to people all my life!" He then looked around. "Hey, we should probably get moving."

Ruby nodded a bit and they started walking. "So… How'd you get into Beacon?"

Jaune smirked. "Well, I applied for it! Took the test! And passed! Went to all four years at Signal for it."

Ruby tilted her head. "Really? You'd think that you'd notice someone with blonde hair and blue eyes walking around. I would've."

Jaune chuckled. "W-Well, I've never seen you around either."

Ruby smirked and looked around. "No, maybe it's because you never went to Signal?"

Jaune stiffened up and then stared at Ruby. "H-How do you know?!"

Ruby started laughing genuinely. "Y-Your reaction! Plus, you don't lie very well. I mean, I got moved up two years, so I'm in the same boat as you. I don't know anyone here."

Jaune nodded a bit. "S-So… you won't tell anyone, right?"

Ruby shook her head. "Nope. Buuut… it might not be fair to you if I held a secret from you."

Jaune's eyes widened. "R-Really?"

Ruby nodded. "You seem like a nice guy! Plus, I don't think you have many friends. Like me." She then looked around again. "Can… Can I trust you?"

Jaune nodded. "O-Of course! I won't tell a soul! Not even my team mates! U-Unless you say it's fine."

Ruby snickered. "Okay, okay. But first, I need your full name." SHe looked around again and saw that they were walking by a fountain.

Jaune smirked at this. "Well, the name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls of the tongue, ladies love it!"

Ruby raised an eyebrow at that. "Do they?"

Jaune looked down at his feet. "T-They will! Well… I hope they will. M-My mom always says tha- …nevermind."

Ruby laughed at Jaune's reaction again. "O-Okay. Create Party: Outcasts. Invite Jaune Arc."

Jaune yelped as he fell backwards from the window popping up in front of his face. "Gah! Ow…" He rubbed his back and then looked up at Ruby. "This your Semblance?"

Ruby blinked. "Why don't you push the 'Yes' button first? Then I'll try to answer your question."

Jaune nodded and then pushed on button with great hesitation. He looked up at Ruby and saw the words above her head. "… So is this some kind of support Semblance? Like a game?"

Ruby sighed. "Yeah… you and Yang had the same reaction…"

Jaune shrugged. "I'm a pretty accepting guy. I… I was told that's one of my best qualities. So… it like a game? With levels and stuff?"

Ruby nodded. "Skills too. It's a gift of mine."

Jaune smiled. "Is it your Semblance?"

Ruby thought for a minute and shrugged. "I really don't know at this point."

Jaune nodded as well. "Well… I might have a Status screen t-" He paused as he looked at his stats. "… Huh. My physicals are at ten, LUK and INT at 15, and WIS at 20." He looked up at Ruby. "Is that normal?"

Ruby shrugged again. I don't know. But I'm surprised that you know about stats."

Jaune chuckled as he stood. "Well, when you grow up with seven sisters, you have to find an escape in something. So… do I have Skills to or… oh. That… explains a bit."

Ruby tilted her head. "Explains what?"

"Well… my [Dance] skill is at level 80."

Ruby had to cover her mouth up to to yell. "W-Why do you all get really good skills?!"

Jaune shrugged this time. "I was always good at dancing. So… this can help me get stronger? Blend in better?"

Ruby nodded. "Yep! Well, maybe. Once I find dungeons for us to clear, it'll be better, but yeah. You have stat points and HP and all that cool stuff!"

Jaune nodded with a smile. He then froze up. "S-So! What's weapon did you bring?"

Ruby smirked. "I got this thing!" She unfurled Crescent Rose right in front of Jaune and slammed it into the ground, still not really strong enough to hold her baby in the air.

Jaune stumbled back. "W-Woah! Is… Is that a scythe?"

Ruby nodded with a smile. "She's also a customizable, high impact, sniper rifle!"

Jaune tilted his head a bit. "A-A what…?"

Ruby cocked Crescent Rose, loading it. And also making her point."It's also a gun."

Jaune stared at Crescent Rose for a bit. "That's so cool!" He then began to examine bits of it, even though he had no idea what he was looking for.

Ruby chuckled. "So, what do you have?"

Jaune flinched. "O-Oh. I… have this sword!"

Ruby quickly [Observed] it.

Crocea Mors (Sword)

An ancient weapon passed down throughout the ages of the Arc family. The blade has been used to cut down countless enemies, carving it's name into history.

30 - 50 damage

+ 5% critical chance

+ 50% damage increase when wielded by an Arc

+ 20% critical chance when wielded by an Arc

- 200% durability degradation when wielded by an Arc

'As soon as I get the chance, I am sharpening and upgrading Crescent Rose!' "Ooo~!" Ruby gazed at the sword, amazed at the potential of the weapon.

Jaune smiled. "Y-Yeah! I got a shield too!" He took the sheath of the blade off of his hip and hooked it to the back of his left hand. He flicked his wrist a bit and it expanded into a shield. Ruby [Observed] that too.

Crocea Mors (Shield)

An ancient weapon passed down throughout the ages of the Arc family. The shield has been used to deflect countless dangers, saving hundreds of thousands of lives.

Blocks 50 - 65 damage

+ 50% blocking efficiency when wielded by an Arc

- 400% durability degradation when wielded by an Arc

[Observe] has gained a level!

Ruby hummed a bit. "So, what do they do?" She lightly tapped the front of the shield, causing it to retract suddenly and shoot up into the air.

Jaune yelped and struggled to catch it, and then chuckled sheepishly when it fell to the ground. He placed it on the back of his hand again. "W-Well, the shield gets smaller, so… when I get tired of carrying it, I can just… put it away."

Ruby thought for a minute, then smiled. "But doesn't it weigh the same?"

Jaune slumped over. "Yeah. It does…"

Ruby chuckled again. "W-Well, I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics! Plus, its stats are amazing! I mean, your shield had a 400% reduction in durability loss when used by you!"

Jaune perked up a little. "R-Really?"

Ruby nodded. "Yep! And, if you want to get stronger, then just tell me and we'll go hunting grim with my sister Yang! She's the blonde one who you probably saw running by!"

Jaune nodded a bit. "Yeah… I think I saw her run by. But yeah. I'd like that Ruby. I mean, us outcasts gotta stick together, right?"

"Right!"

You have gained the ally: Jaune Arc

While partied with Jaune Arc, you gain x2 EXP increase to all Healing and Buffing skill training.

"Cool!"

Jaune tilted his head. "What's cool?"

Ruby looked around again. "Well, whenever I'm partied with you, I get double EXP for healing and buffing skills!"

Jaune blinked. "Really? Does that mean that I'd be good at that stuff?"

Ruby nodded. "Yep. With Yang, I get a bonus to STR training and punching things. Oh yeah. You can train your stats separately too."

"By doing pushups?"

Ruby nodded. "Kinda. I'll explain once we get to the auditorium." She then looked around. "You… do know where that is, right?"

Jaune shrugged. "I was following you."

Ruby's eyes widened. "Oh no…"


Ruby and Jaune were panting heavily as the arrived at the auditorium. Apparently the speech hadn't started yet.

"Hey! Ruby! Over here!"

Ruby looked over at the voice and saw Yang waving at her.

"I saved you a spot!"

Ruby smiled and looked at Jaune. "Hey, that's my sister calling! Want to meet her?"

Jaune looked a little nervous and then nodded. "Err… s-sure. She won't kill me, will she?"

Ruby started laughing. "Only if you touch her hair!" She then started walking towards her sister with Jaune in tow.

Yang saw Jaune and then smirked. Once her sister and the blonde kid got over, Jaune was already shivering, so Yang smirked. "Well well sis~ Got another recruit for our little party huh~? And he's kinda cute to~!"

Ruby groaned with a smile. "Yang, no killing. He's a lower level then either of us so we need to help him out."

"Aww… fine." Yang looked at Jaune and then smiled. "I'm Yang Xiao Long. And yes, they're real~"

Jaune blushed immediately. "I-I'm Jaune Arc! How do you do!"

Yang began to snicker. "Oh, he's going to be fun to tease!" She then looked at Ruby. "Oh yeah. I can't see the names and titles of people anymore, so I think that you kicked me out of the party."

Jaune hummed a bit. "Maybe she can only have one created at a time?" He then looked at Yang's level and gawked.

Yang smirked again. "Checkin' out my level, eh Jaune~?"

Jaune blushed again. "I-I-I-"

Yang laughed hard. "O-Oh! You're too easy Jaune!"

Ruby sighed. "Dissolve Party. Create Party: Stop teasing Jaune Yang. Invite Yang Xiao Long and Jaune Arc."

Yang pouted at the name as she accepted the invite. "Fine…I'll stop. For now."

Jaune sighed in relief as he accepted his invite. "Thanks Ruby… I don't really know how much of that I could've taken."

Yang then looked around and hummed a bit. "Hey… aren't you two a little under leveled for this place?"

Ruby smirked as she placed a hand on her hip. "Stats are what really matter Yang. Besides! Jaune and I have a little bit of time to catch up before initiation! We'll be fi-"

"You!"

Ruby jumped into Yang's arms. "Yang save me!"

Weiss glared at Ruby. "You do realize that we're lucky that we weren't blown off of a cliff!"

Yang whispered in Ruby's ear. "Who's the crabby girl? Well, more like why is she here?"

"Look! It was an accident! My sister Yang spun me around a lot when she ditched me, I got dizzy, and I fell! I didn't know that your luggage was there!"

Weiss groaned. "It doesn't matter! You endangered our lives! So don't you have anything to say?!"

Ruby thought for a minute. "I'm… sorry…"

Weiss looked like she wanted a better answer.

Ruby then groaned. "Fine. I'm sorry for nearly blowing us up from you throwing Dust in my face! Happy?!"

Weiss groaned loudly. "You dolt! I did not throw Dust in your face!"

"No, you didn't. You just shook a glass container of Dust in my face like you were seasoning a meal! Then again, I don't think that you've prepared your own meals in your life, so… you were just throwing Dust in my face! Again, it's you're fault for using glass instead of metal! Are you too spoiled to use normal containers like the rest of us?!"

Weiss sputtered a bit, trying to think of a comeback to what Ruby said, but she couldn't think of any. So she just made a defiant noise and turned away.

Yang snickered at the encounter. "W-Wow Ruby! I didn't know you could be so ruthless!"

Ruby blinked a bit and immediately felt bad. "Y-Yeah… I didn't either…"

There was a bit of loud feedback as Ozpin cleared his throat. "I'll keep this brief." He adjusted his glasses and looked at the crowd. And in each teenager he saw in the crowd, he saw incredible potential. His gaze fell on Ruby for a moment, then addressed the crowd again. "You have traveled here today in the search of knowledge. To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you finished, you planned to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But…" He sipped his coffee. "When I look amongst you, 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." Ozpin adjusted his glasses again as he looked directly at Ruby. "It is up to you to take the first step."

As Ozpin stepped away from the mic, Glynda took his place. "You will all gather in the ballroom tonight. Tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready." She walked away, following Ozpin.

Yang cleared her throat a bit. "Well, he seemed kinda off."

Ruby nodded. "It was almost like he wasn't even there."

Before anyone could say anything else, Glynda walked up to Ruby. "Miss Rose. Professor Ozpin would like to see you."

Ruby blinked, and then nodded. "O-Okay." She turned to follow her new teacher and looked back at Yang and Jaune. "I'll be back soon! Yang, don't break him!"

Yang waved at Ruby. "No promises sis~!"

Jaune yelled at Ruby. "Please don't take to long!" He was afraid of Yang.

Ruby looked up at Glynda. "S-So… Professor Goodwitch… Did Professor Ozpin say why he wanted to see me?"

Glynda nodded. "Yes, though it is not something that can be discussed out loud. You will accompany me to the main tower of Beacon."

Ruby nodded, a bit nervous. SHe was going to the headmaster's office on the first day she was here. Did she do something wrong?"

The rest of the trip was in silence, seeing as Glynda didn't want to talk much. As they approached the tower, Ruby gazed up in silence at just how large it really was. They entered the tower and Glynda called an elevator.

Ruby looked down at her feet and then glanced at Glynda. "S-So… it's a… nice day out."

Glynda stared at the elevator door. Expression unchanging. "It certainly is."

Ruby nodded and looked back down at the floor. "Why a riding crop?"

Glynda looked at Ruby. "Excuse me?"

Ruby looked up at Glynda. "Why do you use a riding crop? There have to be other things that are better focuses then that."

Glynda huffed a bit. "Well, if you must know, I use it because the handle is hollow, so I can store Dust in it to manipulate different elements at will."

Ruby hummed a bit. "So… you're kinda like the Maidens? How you control the elements?"

Glynda nodded. "Precisely. I see that you've been studying since our last conversation."

Ruby chuckled. "W-Well, I didn't want to be caught off guard and all… but I thought that the Maidens were just a legend!"

Glynda stayed silent at that, possibly with a bit of pride as the doors opened. She quickly stepped inside and placed her Scroll on a black panel. The panel scanned Glynda's Scroll and the elevator closed as soon as Ruby stepped inside. The elevator rose at an extreme speed for an elevator and after ten minutes of silence, a dinging sound was heard and the doors opened.

Ruby walked out of the elevator and then gasped loudly. She then ran over to the closest window and looked over the entire city of Vale and beyond. "Wow…!"

Ozpin smiled a bit at Ruby's enthusiasm and then cleared his throat. "Miss Rose. I believe that we should continue our discussion about what happened that night in Vale." He sipped his coffee and then gestured towards a chair. "Take a seat."

Ruby nodded, now embarrassed as she sat down in front of Ozpin.

Glynda placed her scroll on the desk and a hologram of a woman with brown hair and auburn eyes. "Can you see her name?"

Ruby looked above the hologram, and then shook her head. "I think I have to see them in person."

Ozpin sighed slightly. "Well, at least we've confirmed that…" He quickly composed himself. "This woman is named Amber. She is the Fall Maiden."

Ruby slowly gasped as she leaned closer to the hologram. "Woah…" She shook her head a bit and then stared at Ozpin. "What happened to her…?"

Ozpin sighed and looked at Glynda, who changed the hologram to show Amber inside of the stasis pod. "She was attacked. And from what you've told us, you know the attacker;s name. Could you tell us?"

Ruby looked at Amber again and nodded. "Her name is Cinder Fall. U-Umm… can I see Amber?"

Ozpin shook his head. "Not yet. Not until I'm sure about something." He set his full mug down on the desk and stared into Ruby's eyes. "Are you willing to give your life to protect mankind…?"

Ruby was about to respond, but Glynda interrupted. "Think hard before you answer."

Ruby sighed and nodded as she thought. After a minute, she nodded again. "Yeah. I mean, that's what being a Hunter is all about right?"

Ozpin looked over at Glynda, who groaned. He then turned back to Ruby and stood, grabbing his mug and his cane. "Come with us." He walked to the elevator on his right and waited for Ruby and Glynda to enter after him. He then scanned his Scroll on the black panel and they began to descend at an extraordinary speed.

Ruby stumbled in place because they were going so fast, then lurched over when they reached their sudden stop. The doors opened to reveal a large empty room with something in the distance. "What is this place?"

Ozpin calmly walked forward with Glynda. "Think of it… as a vault. Of sorts."

Ruby followed them as she looker around. "Okay… but what's locked up in it?" She then looked forward to see a weird contraption and words in the distance. She walked faster, then broke into a run to see who it was. She gasped in shock when she saw the words.

Fallen Maiden

Amber

LV: ?

"What does it say Ruby?" Ozpin quickly caught up with Ruby, with Glynda in tow.

Ruby covered her mouth and began to tremble slightly, then became deathly calm. "It says, 'Fallen Maiden' Amber. Level unknown…" She slowly walked towards Amber and used [Observe] on her, trying to see what was wrong.

Name: Amber

Job: Fall Maiden

LV:?

Title: Fallen Maiden

Status Effects:

Critical Condition: - 75% to all stats until recovered

Shattered Soul: Unable to generate Aura or use Semblance until Aura is recovered.

Maiden: x5 EXP to all Elemental Magics

Torn Power: - 50% effectiveness to all Magic used until power is whole again.

Ruby was suddenly glad that she leveled her [Observe] skill more. "I-I know what's wrong with her."

Ozpin hummed a bit. "Really? Do you know why she hasn't recovered?"

Ruby nodded again. "Yeah… it's a Status effect. (Shattered Soul). It keeps her from generating Aura or using her Semblance until all of her aura is restored."

"And that means recovering her power?" Glynda stepped into the conversation.

Ruby shook her head. "No. Her power being stolen is something else. But I can fix the status effect on her so that she could get her Aura back. But…"

Ozpin raised an eyebrow. "But…?"

Ruby shook her head. "I'm not very good at it yet. I can only transfer Aura to one person, and I have to touch them."

Ozpin then smirked. "Is this one of your Skills?"

Ruby nodded a bit, then glared at Ozpin. "I didn't tell you anything about that… How did you know about it?"

Ozpin chuckled softly. "I have my ways. What I'm surprised about is that you haven't developed any magic."

Ruby sighed and sat down on the ground. "Yeah… I guess, if you know, I can talk about it… But magic isn't important! What I can do is help Amber recover if I can get the slightest bit of range on my [Aura Transfer] skill. Then I can charge myself up and keep going. It's exhausting, bu-"

Ozpin suddenly had a book in his hands as a green light faded quickly around him. "I believe that this might help you, Miss Rose."

Ruby took the book and a notification popped up on it.

You have obtained the skill book: [Aura Recovery]

Would you like to learn this skill?

[YES/NO]

Ruby pressed the 'YES' button and the book scattered into rose petals that wrapped around her form.

You have gained the skill, [Aura Recovery]! Since you have experience in this skill, you have learned it at level 5!

Aura Recovery(Passive/Active): LV: 5 EXP: 0.00%: The ability to recover Aura in battle, and at an increased rate!

Passively increases Aura Regen by 5% of max Aura

Converts Aura Charge rate to charge constantly, instead of once per minute.

20 AP gained for each hour spent actively charging Aura

Aura recovery rate doubles when used actively.

Ruby blinked and began to charge her Aura again, and there was no pain. "What…?"

Ozpin smiled. "Someone must've instructed you how to do it, but didn't guide you through the process."

Ruby smiled and then activated [Aura Transfer] when she touched Ozpin's arm, surrounding them both in a red shroud, as she transferred her Aura to him at the rate of 200 AP per second. SHe was drained quickly.

[Aura Transfer] has gained a level!

Ruby quickly checked the skill and saw that the range had increased to 3 meters. She smiled and then set down next to Amber's pod and began to use [Aura Recovery] again, recovering about 170 AP per minute.

Ozpin chuckled and then crouched down in front of Ruby. "Let me see your Scroll."

Ruby nodded with her eyes closed and then took her Scroll from her Inventory slowly, trying to keep the skill active.

[Aura Recovery] has gained a level!

Ozpin opened Ruby's Scroll and placed two things in there. One was his contact information in case anything horrible began to develop, and the second was permission to Beacon Tower. "I believe that I can trust you in keeping this location a secret?"

Ruby nodded again and then began to use [Aura Transfer] on Amber at a rate of 90 per minute, seeing as her recovery skill leveled to increase her recharge rate. "Yeah. I mean, if I tell someone, there's the chance that Cinder could find out and kill Amber, right? Is that how it worked? If Cinder stole all of Amber's power, she would've died?"

Glynda sighed. "I cannot believe that we are entrusting this secret with a child who has next to no combat experience! Ozpin, are you certain that this is the right move…?"

Ozpin looked at Glynda. "Once can never be sure of any decision until it is already made Glynda. Though, I'm sure that Miss Rose isn't one to betray one's trust."

Ruby nodded. "You can trust me. I promise."

Glynda groaned. "Forgive me for not trusting the word of a fifteen year old."

Ruby looked at Glynda. "It's fine. You don't have to trust me. But you can trust that I want to help people. Did… did that sound right?" She then panted softly as she cut [Aura Transfer]. "Anyways, how much Aura does she need…?"

Ozpin looked at the computer and smiled. "Well, Miss Rose, while she is nowhere near okay to come out, her Aura is no longer at 1%."

Ruby stood and looked at the computer to see that Amber now has 3% of her aura capacity. "W-What…? She has so much Aura…" She was about to activate the transfer again when Ozpin stopped her.

"I… believe that you should get back to your friends, Miss Rose. They are waiting for you." He then handed Ruby a pamphlet. "This is a map of Beacon. You'll have an easier time getting around if you have this. I neglected to give you one when I accepted you into this school.

Ruby took the map and then smiled. "Thank you Professor Ozpin! I'll come back at nights to help Amber!" She activated her Aura and her Semblance and rushed out of the vault.

Glynda sighed. "She's mature for her age. But she is still just a child! She should not be able to do some of these things safely! In fact, she probably isn't!"

Ozpin sipped at his mug and then looked at Glynda. "Do we really have a choice Glynda? Qrow told me that there have only been two other occurrences of The Gamer, and each one of them grew at an extraordinary rate. If we wish to save Amber, and take the fight back to them, then we need her power."

Glynda scoffed. "So this is about her power? So what?! It doesn't mean that we should use a child!"

Ozpin sighed. "I know. But sometimes, we can't help it. Sometimes… we must do things that we aren't proud of to save everyone."


Ruby called Yang up on her Scroll as she exited the tower. "Yang! Are you still with Jaune?"

Yang quickly picked up the call. "Yep! I'm still with the weak blonde!"

Ruby smiled. "Okay good. Where are you guys?"

Yang chuckled. "We're at the training grounds! Jaune's running from me!"

Ruby blinked and then checked the map. "Which one?"

Yang let out a confused noise as a shotgun shell rang through the Scroll. "There's more then one? Okay… the one closest to the food court!"

Ruby looked at the map that Ozpin gave her. "Okay… the third one!" She then hung up and then ran towards the food court. Once she arrived, she saw a girl holding a stack of pancakes taller then she was.

Lightning Rod

Nora Valkyrie

LV: 43

"Ren! Come get some pancakes!"

Ruby blinked and just slowly backed away like she was trying to get away from a predator. She looked at the map and saw that Training Ground #3 was to her right. She kept slowly backing away from the cafeteria and eventually bumped into someone. She turned and then chuckled. "S-Sorry!"

The Invincible Girl

Pyrrha Nikos

LV: 51

"No, it's my fault! I wasn't watching where I was going!" Pyrrha waved her hands in front of her, trying to dissuade Ruby into apologizing.

Ruby nodded. "I-It was nice to meet you, but i have to go save my friend from my sister! If you hear gunshots near the training ground, run!" She then ran towards the training ground, drawing Crescent Rose and using her Semblance to get in close to Yang and hit her away at full force. "Yang! Stop terrorizing Jaune! We're training! Not torturing!"

Yang's grin widened as she reloaded Ember Celica. "I added some weight to my babies, so I should get some training out of punching you!"

Ruby suddenly realized the point Yang was trying to make. She folded up Crescent Rose again and rushed Yang, beginning to fight her in hand to hand combat.

Jaune looked at Ruby. "What are you doing?!"

Yang began to focus on Ruby, striking at her, not holding anything back. She flipped in the air and kicked Ruby in the face, sending her flying.

Ruby quickly recovered and ran over to Jaune. "I'll distract her! Then you rush in when her back is turned and strike at her side. Keep your shield up. You'll need it." She then rushed Yang again, attacking faster then before, going after vital areas.

Jaune nodded and raised his shield to cover himself, then waited for the opening that Ruby told him to wait for. When he saw it, he rushed forward and struck Yang in the right arm as hard as he could.

Yang turned quickly and punched Jaune's shield, sending him flying.

Ruby hit Yang with a sweeping kick and then an axe kick to knock her into the ground. She then jumped back far and pulled Crescent Rose out in its rifle form. She fired a few shots at Yang's rising form, hitting her mark and then began to run around her sister, firing of as many bullets as she could as she closed in on Yang.

[Rifle Mastery] has gained a level!

Yang looked at Ruby and then grinned as she slammed her fists together, her hair beginning to glow. "It's your ass now sis!" She rushed Ruby, landing hit after hit, draining Ruby's aura fast.

Jaune ran at Yang and slammed his shield into her back, staggering her for a moment.

Yang stopped trying to hit Ruby and then looked at Jaune with a smile. She punched at his chest much faster then he could raise his shield.

Ruby pushed Jaune out of the way and barely dodged the punch. She then spun in place once to get a little momentum as she lashed out with a kick to Yang's side, knocking her in that direction. She then looked at her dress and sighed. "I'll have to invest in pants. AH!" She yelped as she was punched in the face by Yang. She was sent tumbling across the field and was stopped by the downed form of Jaune.

Yang laughed as she calmed down and pulled headphones out of her ears. She was listening to 'I Burn'. "Come on Ruby! I was listening to the theme song I picked for me! You don't fight someone when their theme song is playing! That's like, rule number 1 of fighting someone!"

Ruby slowly stood and she groaned. She then rushed Yang again and drop kicked her, hitting her very 'cushioned' chest.

[Unarmed Mastery] has gained a level!

Ruby then smiled. "Yeah. I know! But I just got a level in [Unarmed Mastery] for drop kicking you."

Yang dusted off her chest. "Yeah, but did you have to kick me there?!" She then smirked and put Ruby in a headlock, and ruffled her hair. "I take pride in how good I look when I care enough to clean up!"

Jaune groaned softly as he stood. "Hey… what does it mean by [Sword Mastery] leveled up? I mean, it also says that I gained [Shield Mastery]."

Ruby got out of Yang's grasp as she turned her Semblance off. "Check your skills."

Jaune checked his skills and saw that he had a skill called [Shield Mastery] and that his [Sword Mastery] skill had progressed to level five. "Huh. So is this with all swords?" He swung Crocea Mors as a test, and it felt more natural then it was before the battle.

Ruby shrugged. "I dunno. Maybe?" She then looked around. "I haven't gotten a chance to test out other rifles."

Yang shrugged. "Oh who cares! Now let's get back to punching each other!" She threw a vicious punch at Jaune, which he blocked with his shield.

"Oh come on!" Jaune actually rolled back with the punch and skidded backwards on his feet. "W-Woah… what?"

Ruby groaned and then turned her Semblance on again and began to attack Yang from all sides, not pausing for a second as she ran around Yang and hit her with attacks whenever she got the chance, while also using her rose petals from her Semblance to blind her somewhat.

Jaune shook his head and rushed Yang, who had just clotheslined Ruby. He slashed at her ankles and rolled forward to hit her with a rising slash that propelled him to his feet. He then glanced to his right and jumped back as Ruby took his spot and hit Yang in the jaw with an uppercut, sending her into the air slightly with her boosted stats. Jaune nodded at Ruby and he ran towards her and jumped into the air, allowing Ruby to boost him high enough to slash at Yang, accelerating her descent into the ground slightly.

Yang flipped in the air and landed on her feet with a smirk. "Okay. Now I'm having fun!" Her eyes turned red and her hair began to glow again.

Ruby's eyes widened. "Jaune! Stay back!" She drew Crescent Rose in its scythe form and fired off a gunshot, propelling her towards her sister and hooking her neck. She yelled as she fired off another shot and sent Yang flying. Ruby spun in the air a bit as she landed, kicking up dust around her.

Yang just hummed as she flew through the air. 'Well, if they're using their weapons…' She unleashed her other Ember Celica and then fired two shots behind her to stop her and then fired two more shots to propel her forward at Ruby, grinning. SHe cocked her fist back and fired off a shot at Ruby.

Jaune slid in front of Ruby and blocked the Dust shell with his shield. He was panting heavily. "O-Okay… I think that I'm done for now…"

Ruby nodded and peeked past Jaune. "Yang! Jaune can't keep going! We should stop!"

Yang pouted a bit as she flipped onto her feet and stumbled a bit as she slowed her self down. "Fine… lightweight."

Jaune looked at his hands and could feel the improvement in his skills. "Wow… so that's what happens when you get a skill…?"

Ruby nodded. "Yep! But I think that we should probably get to the ballroom. I'm tired…"

Jaune suddenly slumped over. "Oh good… I'm not the only one…! Lead the way Ruby!"


Ruby was writing a letter as she laid down on her sleeping bag. She figured that maybe sneaking out on her first day to help Amber isn't the best move when she can easily do it tomorrow.

Yang sighed as she began to fall onto her sleeping bag. "It's like a big slumber party!"

Ruby nodded with a smile. "I… don't think that dad would approve of all the boys though."

Yang suddenly had a lecherous look on her face. "Well I know I do~" She made a purring noise as she eyed the shirtless boys in the room.

Jaune was about to walk by casually in his onesie, but looked over to see Yang eyeballing the other guys. He sighed a bit and then walked over to Ruby and Yang. "Hey guys!"

Yang looked at Jaune and tried not to laugh her ass off. "W-What are you wearing?!"

Jaune looked down at his pajamas. "What? My onesie? What's wrong with it?"

Yang just kept snickering and then shook her head. "N-Nothing! Nothing! I-It's just… a-aren't you a little old to be wearing that?!"

Jaune looked down at his onesie again. "I am? My parents told me that these were perfectly fine!"

Yang actually began to laugh at that. "W-When did they tell you that?! When you were nine?!"

Jaune looked like he was about to retort, but then looked down. "Y-Yeah."

Yang began to laugh as harder then she thought she could at school, stopping occasionally to look at Jaune, then laughing again"

Ruby shook her head with a smile. "Yang. Stop teasing Jaune. It's not his fault that his parents never corrected his choice in pajamas."

Yang just… couldn't stop laughing.

Jaune sighed and then saw Ruby writing something. "Hey. What's that?"

Ruby sighed happily. "It's a letter to my friends back at Signal. I promised to tell them all about Beacon in the Scroll message I sent them on the ship."

Yang stopped laughing when she heard Ruby and then hugged her sister. "That's so cute~~!"

Ruby pushed Yang off of her. "Knock it off! I didn't get to bring my friends with me to school! It's really weird not knowing anyone here…"

Yang smiled. "Well what about Jaune and Velvet! They're nice. There you go! Plus two friends!"

Ruby smiled a bit "Yeah… oh, and then there's Coco. I met her on the airship. She's kinda like you Yang. So that's three, I guess." She sighed again.

Yang frowned a bit. "Look. It's only been one day. Trust me. You have friends all around you! You just haven't met them yet!"

Jaune blinked. "Huh. My mom says that all the time."

Ruby stared up at the ceiling and heard a match strike. She looked up at whoever struck the match and saw that it was Blake. "That girl…"

Yang looked at her. "What? Do you know her?"

Ruby shook her head. "Not really… But she saw what happened this morning. I didn't get a chance to talk to her though."

Yang grabbed Ruby's wrist and then dragged her to her feet. "Well now's your chance!"

"W-Wait! What are you doing?!"

Blake heard some form of choking and she looked up to see a blonde girl dragging a black haired girl.

"Hello~~~~~~!" Yang dragged Ruby over to Blake, waving at the girl in black. She let go of her sister's wrist and smiled at Blake. "I believe you two know each other!"

Blake looked up at Yang, and then glanced at Ruby. "… Aren't you the girl who almost blew up in front of the school?"

Ruby turned to look at Blake. "U-Uhh… yeah. My name's Ruby!" She held her hand out to Blake, and when Blake didn't shake hers, she just chuckled sheepishly as she drew her hand behind her head.

Blake looked back at her book. "Okay…?"

Yang kept the grin she was wearing up. She leaned in and whispered to Ruby. "What are you doing?!"

Ruby whispered back. "I don't know help me!"

Yang chuckled and looked at Blake. "So! What's your name?" She already knew it, but it was to start a conversation.

Blake glanced up at Yang, slightly annoyed. "…Blake."

Yang's grin became a smile. "Well Blake, I'm Yang! Ruby's older sister!" When she got no response she glanced at Blake's bow and then looked back at the girl. "I like your bow!"

"Thanks."

"It goes great with your… pajamas!" Yang knew that she was losing this battle.

Blake absently turned a page on her book. "Rrrright."

Yang and Ruby glanced at each other, before Yang spoke again. "Nice night, isn't it?"

Blake looked up at the sisters, suppressing the urge to sigh. "Yes. It's lovely. Almost as lovely as this book." Seeing as the two in front of her weren't going to say anything, she continued. "…Which I will continue to read…" She just got the looks again. "…as soon as you leave"

Yang chuckled again and then sighed. "Yeah. This girl's a lost cause."

Ruby stepped forward slightly. "W-What's it about?"

Blake looked into Ruby's eyes accidentally. "Huh?"

Ruby looked at the book and saw that it had no name. "Your book. What's it about?"

Blake seemed surprised that Ruby was interested in her book. "W-Well… it's about a man with two souls, each fighting for control over his body."

'Is that what Ozpin goes through…? He didn't seem like he had that problem…'

Yang looked away, trying hard not to roll her eyes. "Oh yeah, that's… real lovely."

Ruby ignored Yang as she stepped forward again. "I love books. When I was a kid, Yang used to read to me every night before bed. Stories of heroes and monsters… and the occasional fairy tale. It's… part of the reason why I wanted to become a Huntress."

Blake scoffed a tiny bit under her breath. "Why is that? Hoping that you'll live happily ever after?"

Ruby suddenly became nervous. She hated being put on the spot. "W-Well, I'm hoping we all will. As a kid, I wanted to be like those heroes in the books. Someone who fought for what was right, and protected those who can't protect themselves."

Blake blinked and slowly lowered her book. "That's… very ambitious for a child. Sadly… the real world… isn't the same as a fairy tail."

Ruby slowly smirked, knowing that she had broken past Blake's defensive wall of books. "Well, that's why we're here. To make the world a better place."

Yang was about to hug Ruby, but her sister sent her a look that said 'Don't'. She did it anyways. "I'm so proud of my baby sister!"

Ruby just let the hug happen, knowing that she wouldn't be able to get out of it.

Blake smiled the slightest bit. "Well, Ruby, Yang, it's a pleasure t-"

"What in the world is going on over here?! Don't you know that some of us are trying to sleep?!"

Weiss and Yang looked at each other in the eyes and pointed, with Yang dropping Ruby. "Oh not YOU again!"

Ruby shushed Weiss and Yang. "Guys, she's right, people are trying to sleep!"

Weiss turned to glare at Ruby. "Oh, so now you're on my side!"

Ruby groaned. "I'm not on anyone's side! And… nope. Not going to make this worse." She stepped away and then sat down next to Blake. "I'm sorry that we disturbed your reading."

For not aggravating the conflict between a hot head and an ice queen, you have gained +1 WIS!

Blake tilted her book away from Ruby, blushing slightly. "I-It's fine. I'm just glad to see a fellow book lover here."

Ruby got confused and then used [Observe] on Blake's book.

Ninjas of Love Vol. 1

No shadows can conceal the lust of one enigma for long…

This is Volume 1 of the Ninjas of Love series, a story about-... something that isn't appropriate for an Observation. Apparently...

Ruby snickered a bit, blushing. "D-Don't worry! I won't tell that you're reading that book on one condition."

Blake blinked and nodded. "What's the condition?"

"Can you point me to where I can get my own copy?"

Blake snickered a bit. "I-I think you're a little young to buy this."

Ruby pouted a bit, then looked at the shouting match between Weiss and Yang. She groaned and then snatched the candelabra. "Sorry Blake." Sne then blew out the candles, shutting both Yang and Weiss up somehow.


Okay… sorry about the late Chapter you guys, but I'm finally okay to work on my other fan fics again. Well, until volume 5 of RWBY comes out.

Ash: Finally. Are you going to let me and my friends progress now?

Yes Ash. You and your team will be leaving Viridian in the next chapter that I post of your story. Anyways, I'll see you all later!