Author's Note- Hello, and I would like to start this chapter by saying something. Two somethings actually. First, I NEED reviews. When you don't review, I feel like either you don't think I need improvement (which I doubt is the case) or this story is so terrible you don't want to waste your time on it. If it's the latter, please tell me what I'm doing wrong. I can't get better without your feedback. Second, I will probably be changing the title of this story to something less generic. So, if you could suggest a name, that would be wonderful. Well, anyway, on to Ming's prologue. Oh, and credit for the new OC in this chapter goes to my brother, who isn't on FanFiction.

Ming Lin- Age 7

Ming hated going to school. It wasn't that he didn't like learning, it was the other kids at school. The kids who constantly picked on him for being a faunus. No one stood up to them. The faunus were afraid and the humans didn't care. Even the teachers didn't care. Those were the thoughts running through Ming's head at lunch one day. He was being bullied by a 12 year old named Phoenix. Eventually, a boy stood up. He was a human. Ming didn't recognize the boy, but that didn't mean much. He didn't really pay attention to the other kids.

"Leave him alone. In fact, leave everyone alone. Just because they have animal traits doesn't mean you should treat them like an animal. They're people, just like us."

"Who's going to make me? You? Oh, I'm so scared of a 7 year old." He then went over to Maxwell and smacked him. Then, of course, the adults came over. There's a faunus getting bullied. Eh. But a human getting hit is a whole different matter. As Phoenix left, he said, "This isn't over, fox face."

Ming went over to the kid who got hit. "Sorry," he said.

"For what? I was the one who was tired of Phoenix's bullying."

"Oh, and thanks, for standing up for faunus."

"No problem, one of my best friends before I moved was a fox faunus. Guess that's why I chose to stand up to Phoenix today, cause you kind of remind me of my old friend. Oh, by the way, my name is Maxwell Shade."

"I'm Ming Lin."

"Nice to meet you, Ming. Well, we should probably be getting to class, the bell's gonna ring soon." Over time, Ming and Maxwell became best friends. At 13, the duo was accepted into Sanctum Academy, and at 17, Ming was accepted into Beacon, but Maxwell was accepted into Haven.

Author's Note- Yes, I had to get Maxwell accepted into a different academy than Ming. My reason, I've done initiation already, and I don't want to have to rewrite it. But don't worry, you will see more of Maxwell and his team. Now, to end the chapter, I have another issue. I need OCs. I have set up a forum, and one person has made an OC. And guess what, since the OC is a Beacon student, she needs a team. Well, read and review, and see you next time.