"So, what do you guys think about those three?" Coco asked.
A few hours has passed after Team CFVY left the Gym room, the leader still proud of showing her teammates skills. Their reactions still clear as day, she smirked.
Since Professor Ozpin cleared the team's schedule for classes today, none of them had much to do besides the usual shopping Coco orders them to go. Once Fox and Yatsuhashi gently put the bags full of clothes down, they sat down tirelessly.
"You mean the ones we helped show around the school?" Velvet said.
"Yep, those three." She said. "Anything in mind?"
"Well..."
Yatsuhashi crossed his arms with a nod. "I'm only interested in one of them. And that's the tall man, Grima." He said. "He has this small twinkle light inside him that would soon grow to a powerful huntsmen. I will see to myself his improvement."
"Figured as much..." Coco frowned. "Fox?"
Fox looked at his leader. "Veto," He said.
"Oh...?" She smirked. "What about you Velvet?"
"U-Um..." Velvet stuttered. "...Omega."
"Wow, really?" Coco snickered. "Didn't think you'd have a crush on him already!"
"I-It's not that!" She sighed. "When he looked at my ears, he didn't look disgusted after asking about my fighting style... "
"Wait, you mean that Grima and Veto did that?" Coco narrowed her eyes.
"What? No!" Velvet frowned. "It's just... It's been a while since other than you three that someone didn't hate my faunus heritage. So, I didn't know exactly what to say."
"Ah..."
The team leader of CFVY clapped her hands together. "Then they're all good in this team's book!"
"...We have a book?"
"Yeah...?" Coco shrugged nervously.
"She means that they're not bad as we thought," Yatsuhashi said. "We would keep tabs on them in our mind."
"We don't have their contact numbers," Fox said.
"Oh right... Forgot to ask about their scroll contacts." The leader flushed. "Uh, let's do just that now!"
"Very well."
"O-Okay."
Buzz!
"Huh?" Coco raised a brow, she found her scroll vibrating.
"Who's calling?" Velvet asked.
"Dunno," She said, looking at the contact. "...Professor Ozpin?"
The following moment when Coco went silent, her teammates were worried. "...Okay, we'll be right there!" She ended the call and looked serious.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Omega, Grima, and Veto are down in the simulation room." She said, causing the others to tense. "We need to take them to the nurse's office! Now!"
The team dropped whatever they had and ran.
Ozpin stood there facing down on the ground, then to the three unconscious warriors.
"I saw... some dark hole appeared behind you guys, then, another Beowolf came out."
"A dark hole...?" He muttered. "Only she could do that... But, how exactly? No one other than Ms. Ivory, Team CFVY, and I know about them today."
The headmaster of Beacon sighed. "Thank Oum that they were able to defeat the grimms here... They unlocked their semblances as well, from what Ms. Kelly concluded. But also adaptable to it," He said. "Mr. Samuel was able to understand his power immediately, so did Ms. Kelly. Mr. Arron did it in the last moment..."
Before he could say anything else, the metal door entrance was demolished by a single punch. Out came Team CFVY with their hunting clothes and weapons ready.
"Don't worry you guys! We're here to clean house-!" Coco raised a brow. "Huh?"
They checked if there was anything wrong going on but the three kiddos unconscious. Yatsuhashi immediately checked if any severe injuries occurred, but alas nothing critical.
He sighed in relief. "They're okay, all of them are sleeping." The tall warrior turned his head to Ozpin. "What happened?"
The professor only shook his head. "We've managed to run a snag on the simulation, however, they were able to kill the solve the problem albeit some trouble." He said. "As for their auras..."
"They also unlocked their semblance?" Yatsuhashi got a nod from the headmaster. "Hm."
"B-But why were they in the simulation room in the first place?" Velvet asked.
"For a test," Ozpin answered, he takes his cane and walks toward the entrance. "It's best if we take them to the nurse's office, now."
Yatsuhashi happily obliged by picking up Grima with no struggle on his back, Fox took Veto over his shoulder while Omega was carried by the two girls.
"Let's go," Coco said.
Back into the white void, the shadow-watchers smiled that they were able to tap into their powers. Only one half of it that is, but, it's progress.
"It's natural that their body was drained after using the elements for the first time," S said.
"Aye, my chosen is quite the brute ain't he?" D grinned. "An axe fits him perfectly as well."
"And mine is pretty athletic, she'll need to get a bit more… Flexier." L hummed. "All of them do need to lose is their... Current body."
"After facing two grimms today, it will open their eyes to get stronger." S added. He looked at the three unconscious bodies in front of them. "Speaking of..."
"W-What...?" Sammy mumbled. "Where are we...?"
"You're inside our special void, where we'll communicate every time you fall asleep." D answered. "It's to make sure no one would listen to our conversation, nor know about us."
Arron groaned. "So essentially our dreams?" He said.
"Yeah pretty much."
"Ah."
Kelly woke up to see her hair still intact. "Damn that was a wild dream, haha."
Sammy yawned. "Too bad it isn't, cause these gods are right in front of us. Again." He raised a brow. "Actually, I wanted to know if you three figured who summoned that portal inside the simulation room."
The tall man nodded. "Yeah, I might not know much about the show or world itself. But I think it's that Salem woman you two talked about." He said. "Makes sense, since she's supposed to have some sort of high magic shit. It's only a guess."
S puts his hands on his face in a thoughtful manner. "No, not quite."
"Then who was it?"
"You're facing them right now." L said.
"Wait, you guys did that?!" Sammy said. "But we could've died!"
"But you didn't." S interjected. "We only summoned one so that you can unlock one half of the orb's power, but Arron here didn't. So D had to add another one to make sure you're on equal footing."
Sammy couldn't snap at their reckless decision, otherwise, he'll probably get threatened. Arron though narrowed his eyes at them. Kelly just couldn't do anything but be silent.
"Now, now," L sighed. "We don't want to dampen our business together after this incident at all. Besides, it's been decided from the very beginning."
S nodded. "Everyone here agreed that we'll be raising stakes around you three, so you can learn to improve inside Remnant. Even if it sounds dangerous."
Sammy frowned. "So every day? Instead of just missions?" He said.
"No, until there are certain situations that we'll do so. You'll live peacefully if not taken a task yet."
"This is crazy..." He sighed.
"So they're just doing this for the sake of entertainment." Arron gritted his teeth. "This is the worst..."
Kelly looked at her two friends worriedly, she just kept her mouth shut.
"That's all we have to say," S said. "You'll wake up right now. So until then, good luck!" The three deities waved.
Dark hands rose from the ground, dragging them back to reality.
The three nakamas woke up after conversing with the deities, they all have mixed expressions at each other. Sammy didn't like how they were going to have a lot more trouble, just so they can increase their interest.
The others had nothing else to say.
Sounds of knocking entered their ears, then the door opened.
Kelly smiled. "Professor Ozpin!"
"Are you three well?" He asked.
"Yeah, somewhat." Sammy flinched when he tried moving his arms. "Oop."
Arron could only turn his head a little. "What did my corazon- I mean Ms. Ivory say about our condition?"
"Ms. Ivory stated that you three are fine," Ozpin answered. "You just needed to rest for now."
"Ho okay, I got worried about Arron here." Kelly said. "He got fucked- I mean, taken the most of out the fight."
"Yes…" He hummed. "It's most likely his semblance that amplified his aura's healing factor."
"Makes sense since Light is apparently his power." Sammy agreed. "A boost for him, but he calls it Hamon."
"Because it is! Hello?!" Arron yelled. "I'm descendent of the JOESTAR FAMILY! I CLEARLY HAVE HAMON IN MY BLOOD!"
"Can you two...not?" Kelly sighed. "Anyway... Has everything settled down in the simulation room, Professor Ozpin?
"Yes, the functions are back in control." He said. "Hopefully it doesn't happen again."
"That's a big agree there chief," Sammy grunted. "Really don't wanna have to face grimms inside the room with lights blinking."
"Putting aside the topic," Professor Ozpin cleared his throat. "I wanted to tell you three the result of this test."
"Oh shit, the test." Sammy facepalmed. "What about it?"
"Before I tell you, I want to hear your opinions on this one matter," The headmaster of Beacon raised a finger. "Any thoughts about getting one more teammate in the group?"
That question was asked before, usually, it'd be Sammy or Arron.
Since the trio never really thought about adding one more person, because of the type of topics they usually talked about. But if one thing they can agree on, it's that it doesn't feel right trying to get someone in the group.
Plus Kelly hated one she mentioned, cause she's the 'cute mascot'.
Not only did this happen, but they've also been friends since technically middle school. But High school is how their friendship bloomed.
"If we're being honest here Professor Ozpin...?" Sammy shook his head. "It's better if it's just the three of us. 'Cause first off, we had discussions back then about adding new people in our group and that went nowhere. Second, we're the only ones who came from Earth. And lastly, it wouldn't feel right because of our mysterious appearance into this world."
"I agree with my best buddy nakama," Arron said. "We'll be alright with just the three of us in a team."
"Ms. Kelly?"
She hissed, scratching her hair. "Yeah, they're not wrong." Kelly pouted. "I'm also the mascot, so no girl is joining."
Professor Ozpin looked down, he nods. "Very well," He said. "Then it's time to announce the new team here in Beacon."
The three kiddos raised a brow.
"Your team name shall be... Team GOV."
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"I'm sorry what?" Sammy said. "That... Doesn't sound right."
"We're Team Government!" Arron laughed. "That fits!"
"I mean..."
"No, that's a horrible name- I mean... Not exactly the right words for us." Kelly said.
"She's right, surprisingly." Sammy nodded. "We need a team name that's not Team GOV."
"Then you will need to give me your last name," Ozpin said. "Team names are combined with the first letter of either first or last names. And you've only given me the first."
"Hm..." Sammy scratched his imaginary beard.
"WHAT ARE YOU SCRATCHING BOY? YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE!" Arron yelled, but the sounds of bone cracked entered. "HOH... MY BACK...!"
"GROUP NAKAMA TALK!"
"Guy we're legit next to each other on our bed." Arron groaned. "You don't have to yell."
"Oh...right." He said. "Y'all got any fake last name ideas for yourselves?"
"I think...so."
"Yep!"
"Alright, Kelly you go first." Sammy said.
"Well~ I thought about my last name being a symbolism..."
"Symbolism..." Sammy frowned. "WHAT KIND OF SYMBOLISM?! IS IT DEEPER THAN CHEERIOS?!"
"What? No! It's to match my semblance you cuck!" Kelly restrained herself from beating Sammy's ass. "Bitisururu. That's my last name."
"Bitsu-what?"
"It means daughter of happiness, but it can also mean 'The drowning daughter' in some languages." She smiled. "Which I thought was appropriate~"
"Ah." Sammy turned his head to Arron. "You?"
"Reiher!" Arron tried to pose but felt his body crack more bones. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
He took deep breaths before speaking. "Decided to go with Reiher as a surname. Because like, the name Grima is a Germanic origin and apparently means heron. Fits both my love for nature and animals and my height, cause those birds have tall legs."
"Huh, that actually works." The young man smiled. "Alright. Now my fake last name is…!"
"Ter-."
"NO FUCK YOU!" Sammy cursed. "That's too obvious! It's called Genesis! Which in Greek, means a new beginning. Something like that."
The kiddo turned his head to Ozpin. "There you have it, our fake last names." He saw the headmaster write this down in his scroll. "Whatcha doin'?"
"I'm finding the best combinations for your team name," Ozpin answered, the scroll beeped. "Here's one that makes the most sense."
He let the others check the team name, they nodded at each other since it's actually true for their part.
"Team: ORB"
"Team ORB..." Sammy muttered. "Wait, I'm the team leader? Why? I didn't do anything redeeming to become one...?"
"You forget that I was watching you three defend yourselves, and I saw something pure from you." Ozpin said. "It was when you made sure your teammate, Mr. Arron here is safe from the grimm. By ordering Ms. Kelly here to carry him away. You bought her time by facing against the beowolf ahead, you managed to maintain your composure during the adrenaline you've felt once using your weapon twice."
"What I see is a kind and caring leader, who knows what to do in a heat of the moment," Professor Ozpin said with a nod. "That's why you're the leader of this team."
The young man took this all in, he looked at his friends who smiled. He smiled back. "Alright, I'll take the role then. You can count me you two!"
"So, is it all in agreement of this team name?" He said.
Sammy shrugged. "Yeah, that works for us."
"It's agreed then. Now, you three won't get a fourth teammate. But be warned that things will get much harder for you." He said. "And so, I will depart for now. It's time you three start your path towards becoming something much greater."
Once Professor Ozpin closed the door, the three nakamas looked at each other. Worried across their faces.
"Hey guys...?" Sammy catches his two friends attention. "Do you think we could become like them? I mean... Look at us."
"We're unhealthy, we barely got away with a few injuries, and we're in the nurse's office." He frowned, shadow casting over his face. "I want to believe it, but it sounds like it'll take time just to get fit and we don't have much since it's only a year until Canon starts."
"We could die. What if we lose. What would happen if-!"
"Sammy! Calm down!" Kelly yelled. "We know... That we'll get our asses kicked, we know that. It's just a matter of moving on, not losing hope."
"Get in shape, focus on our power, fighting, etc." Arron listed. "Honestly? If this wasn't serious, then I would get lazy I'll be honest with you fam."
"But... We can do it..." The two looked at Sammy with confidence. "If we have each other. We can do it!"
Sammy sniffed, tears letting out. "Yeah... Alright." He closed his eyes, then smirked. "We can do this!"
"Hpmh!" Arron nodded. "You forget that we're the nakama trio that got each other's back! We are one!"
Kelly gently held one of Sammy's shoulder. "It's okay... Everything's going to be okay."
