RWBY: MRRN
VOLUME 1, CHAPTER 6: Days at Beacon
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY. All rights go to Rooster Teeth.
"Barely three weeks and you have continued this unacceptable behavior, despite my warnings," Ozpin expressed with immense disbelief. He was sitting at his desk with a rather annoyed look on his scowl, directed towards Gaspar Dorado, who was sitting across from him.
"Professor, I don't know why you're getting on me," the Dorado responded. "What's wrong with showing affection towards women?"
"What's wrong is that you're constantly harassing them," Ozpin shot back. "Even when they say they don't want to go out with you, you start harassing them and start calling them names."
"I'm not harassing them," Gaspar straight up denied. "It's not my fault they're too stupid to see that I deserve them and not-"
"That's enough!" Ozpin snapped. "I consider myself a patient man, but you are doing a good job getting under my skin. It's barely been three weeks since classes started and you've already received multiple warnings about your behavior, yet you continue to ignore me because you think you're above the rules."
"I'm the heir to the Dorado Mining Company," Gaspar reminded. "Any action taken against me could have bad consequences for you."
"Have you already forgotten what you were told the first day you arrived at Beacon Academy?" Ozpin scolded. "Your family name is not an excuse to do whatever you want and be exempt from punishment. Your family name is not a badge that you can wave around and act superior to everyone else. Your name is nothing but a name here at Beacon." Gaspar's scowl changed to one of anger, hating that Ozpin was disregarding his family name.
"Perhaps you're forgetting who you're talking to," Gaspar growled, standing up and leaning on Ozpin's desk. "My father, Richard Dorado, owns one of the richest companies in Vale. I share his name and that alone makes me better than anyone else. Those girls are stupid for not going out with me and that's the truth. Every time I got into trouble, it is ALWAYS the other person's fault, not mine. You have no right to lecture me or punish me. I am a Dorado and I can do whatever I want."
Ozpin stared in complete disbelief. He had met his fair share of students unwilling to take responsibility for their actions, but Gaspar Dorado took the spot of 'worst student he ever had'. No matter what Ozpin had told Gaspar, he would not give up his mindset of believing he was above the rules. Now, he had the gall to blame everyone for him getting into trouble and arrogantly told Ozpin that he had no right to punish or lecture him as he could do whatever he wants.
"Mr. Dorado," Ozpin started, his tone absent of any gentleness he usually possessed. He stood up, towering over the Dorado still sitting down.
"You are the most arrogant, selfish, irresponsible, and self-entitled student I've ever had. How dare you speak to me like that. I am your Headmaster and I have the ability to have you kicked out of Beacon without a second thought." Gaspar laughed in mockery.
"Even if you did, do you think my father would allow it?" he asked. "My father holds a lot of influence in Vale, meaning that he could do a lot of damage to your reputation as Headmaster if anything happens to me."
What Gaspar said was true; Richard Dorado may not be a member of the Vale Council, but he still possessed a lot of influence in the kingdom due to his status. However, Ozpin had met Richard on several occasions and knew him as an honorable and just man. How he could have a son like Gaspar was beyond him.
"I will speak to your father about your behavior," Ozpin replied. "We'll see how he takes the news of how you're constantly misbehaving and was even very disrespectful towards me. This behavior will not stand." Gaspar stood up and glared at Ozpin.
"As I said before, you have no right to lecture me," he growled before leaving the office. Ozpin sat back down and dialed the number for Richard Dorado, determined to put an end to his son's behavior.
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"No way, the movie's better," Math told Ruo as they were sitting at lunch with Teams RWBY and JNPR.
"The book came first, remember?" the White Tiger Faunus informed his team leader.
"I know that, but the screenwriter, who was also the author, said in an interview with Jacob Fern that the movie is more along the lines of what he wanted for the book," Math brought up. "He only changed the premise of the novel because the publisher or editor wanted it darker and more violent."
"The book offered more details about the modified Grimm's behavior and how they differed from normal Grimm," Ruo added. "It showed the true dark and savage nature of the Grimm and was in no way romanticized."
"The movie showed that as well; it just wasn't as gruesome," Math reminded. "It still showed several characters dying horribly."
"We just saw Grimm killing people," Ruo pointed out. "The movie shows them what we already know about them; they're monsters who kill. The book shows their savage nature all around and not just towards people."
"What are you talking about?" Jaune asked as he took a drink from his water. The two members of Team MRRN looked over to the blonde leader of Team JNPR.
"About which version of Grimm Park is better," Math answered. "Which is the film by the way."
"No, the novel's better," Ruo replied. "Have you even read the novel, Math?"
"Yes, I have," Math responded.
"Guys, come on," Robin insisted as he ate some of his salad. "Let's argue about which version is better later. For now, let's mingle…after all, Math, I think there's a certain 'someone' you'd like to mingle with." The swordsman's face became a bit red as he turned to face away.
"What do you mean someone he'd like to mingle with?" Ruby asked in her usual innocent tone. Robin chuckled as he prepared to tease his cousin more about his feelings for Pyrrha.
"You see, Ruby-" Before he started, he received a look from Yang. The look from Ruby's older sister said "Tell her something perverted and I'll pound you into the ground."
"People tend to act like Math does when he's near a person he likes," he explained with a cocky smirk. "In this case, he's like this because he's VERY near to her."
"Shut up," Math shot at his cousin. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh?" Robin asked, pretending to be shocked. "That's too bad because I'm looking for a girlfriend right now, so if you-"
"Don't!" Math told his cousin, but his face turned red immediately afterwards. Robin laughed at his cousin's reaction while Ruo simply slapped his forehead in annoyance between the two Kendricks.
"Man, you are just too funny sometimes," he teased.
During this, Pyrrha was blushing as well, but luckily, no one was paying attention to her. Since the beginning of school, she knew that Math had feelings for her as he constantly told her 'hi', enjoyed spending time with her when possible, and would strike up conversations about how things had been going. The clincher was how protective he was of Pyrrha against Gaspar's unwanted advances, almost always prepared to fight the arrogant Dorado heir.
In honesty, she was starting to like him as well. Even after discovering who she was in the Huntsmen World, he didn't let that get in the way of their friendship and treated her as an equal rather than a celebrity or a prize to be won. The same could be said for the others of Team MRRN as well as her own teammates and Team RWBY, but Math was different. The others simply stopped at 'being friends' with Pyrrha, while Math was obviously infatuated with her. She decided to speak up to change the topic and end Robin's playful teasing.
"Are you going to enter the Vytal Tournament, Math?" Pyrrha asked.
"We're entering, yes," Math answered. "I'm looking forward to seeing teams from the other kingdoms, especially my sister's."
"Which academy does your sister attend?" Pyrrha asked.
"Haven. Her name's Safirlas and she's a third year there, a member of Team IRIS."
"Is that a reason why you didn't go to Haven?" Ruo brought up, knowing how much Math liked the idea of seeing Mistral.
"Not really," Math answered, albeit a bit hesitantly. "I just decided to stay near my family here in Vale, that way I don't have to travel back and forth between kingdoms or not see them in person for years."
Ruo nodded his head, but was secretly not convinced with Math's answer. The group's discussion was interrupted when mocking laughter was heard from behind their table. It was Team CRDL, once again bullying a Faunus that they came to know as Velvet Scarlatina of Team CFVY.
"Don't those guys know they're bullying a second-year?" Math asked, disliking the bullying he was watching.
"They probably don't care," Ruo brought up. Math stood up, prepared to stop Cardin, but Robin got to him first.
"Hey, come on guys," he interrupted their bullying. "You realize you're messing with a second-year, right?"
"She's also a freak," Dove replied. "All Faunus are the same, no matter what grade they are."
"And you're all cowards if you only bully people when you outnumber them 4-to-1," Robin shot back. Cardin growled as he got up and reached for Robin's collar, but grabbed air instead.
"Ooh, I felt a little breeze in that one," Robin chuckled. Cardin threw a punch this time, again missing Robin.
"Stand still!" Cardin growled as he threw punch after punch at Robin, but was too quick to hit. The leader of Team CRDL started to tire himself out after continuing to miss the archer of Team MRRN.
"Stand still so I can punch you," Cardin growled, losing his breath. Nasser was about to get up and fight Cardin, but Ruo and Math stopped him. By now, a lot of people were laughing at the Winchester, failing miserably to land a simple hit on Robin.
"Wow, Math, your cousin's very agile," Ren pointed out, amazed by how effortlessly Robin moved.
"Agility's his strongest suit along with his archery," Math brought up. "But he's not very durable. One hit from Cardin would probably knock him out of the fight."
"He's taken hits before and managed to come back," Blake said, having seen a few of Robin's fights in combat class.
"He just can't take and deal heavy hits like I can," the swordsman brought up. "I'm not trying to bash him or sound arrogant; where I'm very strong, he's very agile." Finally, Robin got cocky and waited longer to dodge Cardin's attacks, which ultimately backfired when he got hit firmly in the stomach.
"Robin!" Math called out as he rushed over to his cousin. As he pointed out, one hit from the much stronger Cardin was enough to knock Robin to the ground. The doors to the cafeteria were opened as Professor Goodwitch walked in.
"What is going on here?" she demanded to know. As usual, Cardin tried to lie and say that Robin attacked him; the remaining members of Team CRDL vouched for him, but everyone else told her that Robin tried to stop Cardin from bullying Velvet and didn't throw a punch. As a result, Cardin was called into Ozpin's office.
"You okay, man?" Math asked his cousin.
"I'm fine," Robin replied. "It felt good to humiliate Cardin like that." Math nodded his head in agreement. Velvet approached Robin and bowed her head as she said "Thank you". Robin smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder before the two warriors glared at the remaining members of Team CRDL, warning them not to mess with their friends.
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Once again, Jaune found himself the victim of Cardin's bullying. As he was walking past the Winchester, he activated Crocea Mors's shield, causing it to expand and get stuck in a doorframe.
"Oh, come on," he groaned as he had difficulty getting his shield out of the doorframe.
"Let me help," Math insisted. Despite Jaune's protests, the swordsman managed to wiggle Crocea Mors out of the doorframe. The leader of JNPR returned the shield to its scabbard form and placed it back on his belt.
"Why do you put up with that?" Math asked. "Cardin has been bullying you since the first day of school and you're not doing anything about it."
"Him?" Jaune asked, pointing the direction where the leader of Team CRDL had left. "Nah, he just likes to mess around." Math's expression soured from Jaune's response.
"Yeah, making you feel like crap and treating you like you don't matter is 'messing around'," Math stated sarcastically. "Don't sugarcoat it, Jaune. Cardin is bullying you, plain and simple."
"You don't know that," Jaune denied.
"Why-?" Math nearly barked, but stopped himself and took a breath. "Why are you defending Cardin? He's nearly treating you the same way Gaspar's been treating Pyrrha and I. Defending him is like defending Gaspar."
"Why can't you mind your own business?" Jaune responded a bit angrily.
"Because you're a friend of mine and I don't want to see you get treated like crap just so Cardin can get a laugh," Math answered. "I know what I'm talking about, Jaune, because I was in your shoes." Jaune thought about what Math said and realized what he meant when he said 'I was in your shoes'.
"You were bullied too?" the blonde male asked.
"I was and still am," the leader of Team MRRN answered. "At my old academy, I was bullied like you, but it was worse. They would do whatever they could to make my life a living hell and do it with a selfish smirk…just like Cardin and Gaspar."
"But Cardin doesn't pick on you," Jaune pointed out.
"That's not what I meant," Math clarified. "Cardin bullies you with a smirk just as Gaspar does to me and it should not be ignored."
"Leave me alone!" a female voice spoke. The two of them turned around to see Yang Xiao Long with Gaspar Dorado following her.
"Hey!" Gaspar called out as he rushed in front of the blonde brawler. "I'm talking to you."
"Well, I'm not listening," Yang shot back, her lilac eyes slowly turning red. She pushed Gaspar aside and continued walking. Gaspar wouldn't have it; he rushed back to Yang and grabbed her arm, finally prompting Math to walk towards them.
"Let me go now," Yang growled in a threatening tone. "I'm not dating someone like you." Gaspar laughed.
"You don't want to date the heir to the Dorado Mining Company?" he asked with mockery in his voice. "Please. Every girl here would dream of dating someone like me."
"You heard what she said," Ruo-Jian interrupted as he appeared, taking almost everyone by surprise. "She doesn't want to go out with you."
"Keep your mouth shut, you filthy beast," Gaspar arrogantly replied. "Why don't you go back and put on your leash and collar?" Yang finally had enough; she ripped her arm away from Gaspar's grasp and activated Ember Celica.
"Say something like that one more time and I'll send you flying to the sun," Yang threatened, her eyes red and her teeth bared. "I honestly don't know why Ozpin keeps someone as pathetic like you around." Gaspar's arrogant smile soured to a furious scowl.
"Because I am not pathetic!" he spoke up. "How dare you talk to me like that, you bimbo!"
That last word broke the camel's back; Yang threw her arm back and punched Gaspar squarely in the face, sending him flying and through the wall of the building. Yang was about to charge at him, but Ruo stopped her by putting a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm pretty sure he's hurt enough," the White Tiger Faunus dissuaded Yang. "Plus, you did destroy a small bit of the building."
"Because he wouldn't leave me alone…and then had the nerve to call me a bimbo just because I wouldn't date him!" Yang barked. "I swear, next time-"
"You dirty little bitch!" Gaspar roared, recovering from Yang's punch. "I'll show you what happens when you assault a member of the Dorado Family!" He spat in her direction before running out of sight.
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Robin was in the training room, taking down one practice bot after another with his bow and arrow. One of them swiped a blade at him; he leapt over the bot and, with his usual cocky smirk, took it down with a flawless shot to the head. He pulled out two more arrows after he landed, made a pose and took out two more bots.
"Whoo!" he cheered. "Man, I'm good!"
"At least as a fighter," a female voice spoke up. Robin turned around to see a familiar face, one belonging to a girl he had flirted with on the first day and got slapped for it. She was wearing her usual shades, beret and bag strapped over her shoulder.
"Hey," he called out, deactivating the training simulator. "Got to love technology, right?"
"For the most part," she answered. "Look…Robin, correct?"
"The same Robin who made your acquaintance when I first came here," he reminded her.
"How's your face?" she asked with a somewhat nonchalant tone, remembering that he seemed unaffected by her slap when they first met.
"It's fine," Robin responded. "So, what brings you here, beautiful?"
"I came here to say thank you," she answered.
"For what?" the archer asked, trying to act humble.
"For helping Velvet out earlier at the cafeteria," she answered. "Cardin's always been bullying her whenever she's not with us. Coward."
"He's been doing it for quite a while," Robin informed. She sighed as she looked down.
"He does it because he knows Velvet won't fight back," she explained. "Don't get me wrong; Velvet is nowhere near weak, she's just too shy to fight back."
"Have you and your team 'spoken' to Cardin about this?" Robin asked.
"We have…and he thinks he can ignore us," she replied. "I guess we're going to need to have another chat with him. Seriously, though, thanks for helping with Velvet."
"You're welcome," Robin replied. "I never got your name by the way." The brunette woman smirked in response.
"Well, since you helped Velvet out…my name's Coco," she answered.
"Coco…that's a beautiful name," Robin complimented.
"And I'll admit you're charming in your own way," she returned the compliment.
"Why, thank you," Robin replied, winking at her with a cocky smile.
"And cocky," Coco added, making Robin's smile drop a little.
"Say, what about that guy, Gaspar Dorado?" the archer asked the leader of Team CFVY. "Does he give you trouble as well?"
"Robin, he gives everyone trouble," Coco answered with contempt in her voice. "A few days ago, he tried flirting with me; normally, this wouldn't trouble me as a good number of guys have flirted with me and I'm a bit of a flirt myself, but I saw the way he looked at me. He looked at me as if I was just a prize to be won."
"Is he doing that to every young woman on campus?" Robin asked.
"Only those he thinks are 'worthy' of him," Coco replied. "When Velvet came around, he called her a 'worthless little beast.' I got on him for it, but he acted like he did nothing wrong. He then started calling me names as well when I turned him down."
"Wow," Robin gasped. "I knew he was a prick, but that's just low."
"I just wish Ozpin would get rid of him already," Coco exclaimed. "Hell, he's worse than Cardin if you ask me."
"Agreed," Robin said. "Well, I need to get back to training, though I hope we have the pleasure of seeing each other again."
"I MAY look forward to it," Coco replied. "Depending on what more I hear about you."
"More?" he asked. "What have some people been saying about me?"
"Some of them saying you're charming, good-looking, fun-loving…others have a more 'colorful' opinion of you," Coco explained. "But from what I've seen, both sides are more or less true."
"Hey," Robin replied with a smile. "I'm not that bad."
"As a fighter, no," Coco smirked. "As a ladies' man…you need some work. Bye." With that, Coco walked out of the training room, leaving the archer of Team MRRN by himself.
"What a woman," he whispered to himself.