Part 2 of intitiation! What will happen? Let's find out! ...After this review.


sparkydragon98: I'm glad you found it funny! I think it's safe to assume it doesn't happen all that often. Also, it has been confirmed that aura isn't automatic. You have to manually activate it and it eventually becomes second nature. But he probably wasn't expecting to be hit by his own sister!

I haven't seen Akame ga Kill, though it is on my list of anime I want to watch. And don't worry, Lav will still have a certain element of Val's personality!

I knew you'd be surprised by the new Robin! After reading other RWBY Fanfics on both FanFiction and Wattpad, I have noticed that a lot of people do the whole 'edgy, asocial teammate with a tragic backstory that makes him hate/distrust people' thing and figured that I'd be better off changing Robin to avoid that trope.

Well, this chapter literally starts with Storm, so here you go.

You won't be waiting any longer! Here we go!


"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'


In another area of the Emerald Forest, Storm made his way north, searching for his childhood friend. He realised how unlikely it was that she was nearby. After all, the Emerald Forest was a big place and all the students were spread out. Add in the fact that he didn't see her on his way down and the chances weren't looking any better.

'I suppose all I can do is hope to find her first on the way to the temple, he thought. 'And besides, it wouldn't hurt to have someone else as a partner instead...'

"Hello?" a male voice called out.

'...Which seems to be what fate has in store for me. Well, time to meet my new partner.'

Storm quickly headed in the direction the voice came from. As he was running, he heard distant growls.

'Grimm, he recognised. 'I hope this person can handle... them...'

His thoughts trailed off as he reached a clearing, where he saw a sight to behold. An orange-haired boy was swinging around two mallets, striking a pair of Ursai both in the ribs. He swung one of them into the side of one Ursa's face and used his other mallet to perform an upward strike into the chin of the other.

'Well, it seems I have nothing to worry about,' Storm thought.

As the Ursai recovered, they both attacked the orange-haired boy at once. He then held both of his mallets out, with both of them pointing in opposite directions, and pressed a button on both handles. Storm watched in amazement as flames shot out of the heads of the mallets, propelling them around and causing the boy to spin in a circle. The weapons both struck the Ursai in the heads with enough force to detach them from their necks and send them flying like giant baseballs.

Storm stared in awe at the spectacle. The orange-haired boy let out a maniacal laugh as his attached his hammers to his back.

"Guess you should've quit while you were... a-head," he said, chuckling.

Storm internally groaned as he walked towards the boy, who noticed him.

"Oh, heya there," the boy greeted. "So, I guess we're partners?"

"Indeed," Storm confirms. "My name is Storm. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Same to you," the boy agrees. "The name's Lav."

The two began making their way to the temple.

"So, where are you from?" Lav asked, hoping to pass the time by getting to know Storm.

"Well, I was born in Atlas, but moved to Vale a few years ago," Storm replied.

"A Faunus in Atlas, huh?" Lav said. "Must've been pretty tough for you. I mean, it's hard for Faunus to get jobs in Atlas."

"Don't worry," Storm assured. "My father was a human, so he was able to get a job easily."

"Oh, that makes sense," Lav realised.

"What about you?" Storm returned the question.

"Born and raised in Vale," Lav answers. "What can I say? My parents loved the place and decided they wanted to live here."

"I can definitely see why," Storm said. "Vale is quite a wonderful place."

"Yeah," Lav agreed, pulling out a lollipop, unwrapping it and sticking it in his mouth. He then pulled out another lollipop and held it out to Storm.

"Oh, why not?" Storm said, taking it from him and doing the same as Lav. "Thank you."

"No prob," Lav replied.

The two continued forward.

As they approached a clearing, Storm noticed something odd.

"Lav, do you see that?" he asked, pointing towards an odd structure...


Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Robin and Forrest continued their own journey towards the temple.

"Do you see the temple yet?" Forrest asked.

"Not yet, but I feel like we're close," Robin replied. "So, where are you from?

"Vale," Forrest replied, "lived here my whole life."

"Neat, I'm from Vacuo," Robin said. "I moved to Vale just this year."

"Cool, are you enjoying your time here?"

"Oh yeah, definitely."

As they continued onward, getting to know each other more, they entered a clearing.

"Looks like we're here," Robin said, pointing ahead to a ruined structure.

They both walked over to it, investigating what they saw.

"These must be the relics," Forrest assumed as he pointed to a number of pedestals, holding black and gold chess pieces.

"I guess so," Robin agreed, taking a black knight piece. "Alright, now we just have to get to the cliff."

As the two began walking, Forrest turned around as he sensed two people approaching.

"Hey Forrest, is something wrong?" Robin asked as he noticed Forrest stop.

The two saw a wolf-eared Faunus in a suit and a boy in an orange hoodie.

"Why hello there!" the Faunus gentleman greeted.

"Hey, you're Storm, right?" Forrest asked.

"That's right," Storm confirmed. "And if I remember correctly, your name is Forrest, yes?"

"You got it," Forrest answered.

"I'm Lav," the boy in the orange hoodie added.

"Nice to meet you," Forrest said.

"Yo! I'm Robin," Robin greeted with a wave.

"A pleasure to meet you," Storm replied.

"Hey," Lav said.

"Well, as much as I'm enjoying this meet 'n' greet, we should probably get back to finishing the initiation," Forrest reminded.

Storm and Lav looked at each other, before nodding in agreement.

"He does have a point, let's go," Lav said.

The two walked over to the pedestals and selected their piece.

"Well, I suppose it's time for us to leave then," Storm said.

"Alright, let's get going!" Forrest said.

The four then began making their way to the cliff.


Later, elsewhere in the forest...

"So you and your sister took on Roman Torchwick," Storm summarised, "and because of that, Professor Ozpin decided to let you both into Beacon Academy, with your sister being two years early?"

"Yep, that's pretty accurate," Forrest confirmed.

"Gotta admit, that's pretty impressive," Lav stated. "Outta curiosity, what's your sister like?"

"Well, she's socially awkward, naive, and don't even get me started on how childish she is," Forrest described Ruby, "but at the same time, she's brave, determined and always willing to put others before herself."

"Wow, what a girl!" Storm said. "Such qualities are quite admirable indeed."

"Yeah, you've got one hell of a sister," Lav agreed.

"Indeed I do," Forrest said. "I also have another sister. Her name's Yang."

This statement gained Lav's attention as he remembered meeting a certain blond brawler in the locker room.

"She's quite adventurous and loves action, to the point of getting very bored when there's nothing big happening. Oh, and she likes puns, much to everyone else's dismay, except for Dad," Forrest shuddered at the memories of Yang's puns as he concluded his description of his sister.

"Oh yeah, I met Yang," Lav said.

"Oh, really?" Forrest asked.

"Yep, in the locker room," Lav confirms. "Actually, I thought you looked familiar. It was right after you and your other sister left."

"Oh, well what do you know?" Forrest said.

"How interesting." Storm replied. "I'd love to meet your sisters sometime. They sound so wonderf-"

Storm stopped however and narrowed his eyes, scanning the area around the group.

"Heya, what's wrong?" Lav asked.

"I hear Grimm, all around us," Storm explained.

"I guess that makes sense, he's got wolf ears," Lav said.

The Faunus' statement was proven correct as several Beowolves and Ursai appeared from through the trees. A Beowolf let out a howl while several Ursai let out growls.

Preparing for the imminent fight, Forrest pulled out his crossbow, immediately loading a bolt onto it. Lav followed suit by pulling his two mallets off his back and resting them on his shoulders. Storm pulled out two katanas from two sheathes on his waist. Meanwhile, Robin's metal gloves extended into gauntlets, going all the way to his elbows.

"I suggest you all prepare yourselves!" Storm stated.

"Oh, I'm prepared for a fight alright!" Lav exclaimed with excitement in his voice. "I've been waiting for some fun all day!"

"Time to see if we're ready," Forrest said, aiming his weapon.

"Oh come on, we're Huntsmen in training," Robin reminded the group. "The question isn't if we're ready..." He grinned. "The question is if the Grimm are ready."

As the Grimm launched themselves towards the group to attack, Storm, Lav, Forrest and Robin all leapt towards the horde, prepared to prove themselves worthy of a spot in Beacon Academy.


Aaaaand cliffhanger! So, the next chapter will be the finale of initiation. How well will our four Huntsmen-in-training do? We'll see soon!

As usual, please leave your thoughts in a review, as any and all constructive criticism will really help me improve the quality of my stories.

And as always, have a great day!