Author's Note: Dear readers, followers, favoriters, etc. etc... Here at last, I present to you Chapter 8: Field Trip (okay I know this is like chapter ten or whatever, but it's episode 8 of RWBY season 2, so...)! We get to dive in and meet Team SSSN in all their wonderful, k-pop-inspired hotness. I really hope y'all enjoy it! If it's not too much of a bother, please leave a quick review. They really help and I absolutely love to read them. However. Now we get on to the story!

P.S. There's really not any Neptune X Yang in this chapter... That's only because we saw none of Team SSSN in Episode 8. So there was no interaction for me to write about there. But don't worry, it'll be there next chapter!

Neptune woke up Monday morning to the sight of Sun's grinning face right over him.

"Dude!" he yelled, sitting upright in the bed. "Do you mind?"

"We get our first mission today! Be excited!"

"I can't be excited when you're standing over me like some kind of stalker at God-knows-how-early in the morning."

Sage lowered one eyebrow. "You're not saying you expected anything different, did you?"

"Hey!" Sun pouted.

"That doesn't mean he didn't still freak me out!" Neptune added.

"Guys," glowered a voice from under its bedsheets, "If you don't shut it and allow me to sleep, so help me, I will permanently end all three of you."

Neptune slipped out of his bunk and into the bathroom.

"Geez," he muttered to Sun, who was vigorously brushing his teeth, "Who woke Scarlet up on the wrong side of the bunk bed?"

"Well, you know Scarlet and mornings," Sun replied, voice muffled through toothpaste bubbles. "Not a great combination."

"Tell me something I don't know."

Neptune's partner was quiet for a second, his face frozen in silent musing. "What don't you know… The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 centimeters squared."

"You've used that one before," replied Neptune, pulling his collared shirt over his head.

"A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away."

Neptune straightened his tie. "That one too."

Sun let out an annoyed sigh. "Fine. Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump."

"Now that I didn't know. Why, are their knees messed up or something?"

"They're probably just too fat to jump," Sun snickered.

"Now that's rude. What if I was an elephant faunus and you didn't know it?"

"Neptune, you would've had a trunk or giant ears. I would definitely be able to know it."

"Here's my question," Neptune added, rolling up the sleeves of his blood-red jacket, "Blake's a cat faunus, right? With cat ears? But she has human ears too. That means she has two pairs of ears. Why would she need two pairs of ears?"

"I'm not a biologist, man. I have no idea."

Neptune clicked his tongue just as the intercom crackled. A woman's voice came through, saying "Will all first-year students please report to the amphitheater?"

"Great," mumbled Sun, "Now we have to get Scarlet up."

"I'm up, assholes," Scarlet shouted from the bedroom.

Neptune and Sun entered back into the bedroom where Sage and Scarlet were just pulling on their coat and cape, respectively.

"Alright, team," Sun grinned. "Ready for our first official mission?"

Neptune snapped his combat goggles against his forehead. "Born that way."

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"Today we stand together, united. Mistral. Atlas. Vacuo. Vale. The four Kingdoms of Remnant. On this day, nearly eighty years ago, the largest war in recorded history came to an end. It was a war of ignorance, of greed, and of oppression. A war that was about much more than when borders fell or who traded with who, but the very idea of individualism itself. We fought for countless reasons, one of which being the countless destruction of all forms of art or self-expression. And as you are all aware, that is something many could not stand for. As a result, those who opposed this tyranny began naming their children after one of the core aspects of art itself: color. It was their way to demonstrate that they refused to tolerate this oppression, but neither were the generations to come. And it was a trend that was held to this very day. We encourage individuality, expressionism, and unity through diversity. As I have said, today we stand together, united. But this bond cannot exist without effort. Which is why today, while the rest of this world celebrates peace, Huntsmen and Huntresses will work to uphold it. As first year students, you will be tasked with shadowing a professional Huntsman or Huntress on a mission. Some of you may be taken out of the Kingdom for several days. Others may work within the walls for the rest of the week. But no matter which path you choose, remember to be safe, remember your training, and remember to do your very best."

As the crowd dispersed to select their missions, Team SSSN stood together and discussed their options.

"First things first, let's try and avoid blowing up any more highways," began Neptune.

"Avoid?" Scarlet added, with a toss of red hair. "Sounds like a party to me."

"I'd just like to see more of Vale. I mean, we've been cooped up at Beacon ever since we got here," echoed Sage's deep voice.

"Without anything exploding," Neptune re-stated.

"So, we need something quiet. Something… undercover. Something cool. Dangerous, but not explosive," their leader summed up.

The team scanned the holograms that lined the walls of the amphitheater. They were silent for a few moments until Scarlet broke the quiet. "How about detectives?"

Sun perked up immediately. "What now?"

As Scarlet walked over to the hologram, the rest of the team excitedly followed. "Look. We get to shadow a crime specialist. Be junior detectives. Take down criminals without destroying the city."

"We get junior badges!" Sun exclaimed in a too-loud whisper.

"Sounds like a plan," said Neptune, a smile breaking out across his tanned face.

Sun quickly typed in their team name. As the word CONFIRMED flashed onto their screen, the team all gave each other high-fives.

"So when does our mission officially start?"

"Looks like… 9:00 sharp tomorrow morning. Outside the school," Sage murmured.

Sun grinned at his team. "Let's crush it."