Hello everybody and welcome back to THOR!
Now then, you're probably wondering what's gonna happen since volume 1 of RWBY ended in the last chapter, right?
Well wonder no more, because I have the answer for you!
The answer is: today is the start of the Ocarina of Time arc!
Time for some good old fashioned dungeon crawling!
Hope you're ready for this!
Let's get this show on the road!
''So, like this?'' said Ruby, as she played a small tune on a pan-flute that Gyro made for fun, producing a pleasing short melody.
Gyro nodded to her and gave her a thumbs up ''Exactly like that Rubes, you're a quick learner.''
She giggled a bit and rubbed the back of her head bashfully ''Well, I had an awesome teacher!''
The door to the dorm room then opened up, letting Blake and Weiss enter the room.
''Hey girls, back from Vale already?'' asked Gyro.
''Yeah, it didn't take all that long to get the books we wanted.'' answered Blake, as she and Weiss had gone off to Vale to buy a few books, with Blake helping Weiss choose some books on faunus that were acurate in what they talked about.
''Hopefully with these, I'll know what to avoid saying so I don't accidentally offend anyone, thanks again Blake.'' said Weiss to Blake with a smile, which were becoming more and more common these days, making the faunus girl nod back with a smile of her own.
Suddenly, Gyro's scroll was heard going off, letting a small part of the song 'God in Fire' from Dissidia Duodecim play, before he picked it up and answered ''Hello?...Now? Really?...Alright then, I'll let everyone else know... Oh you already informed the others, makes my job easier then. We'll be there in a few minutes sir.'' he then hung up.
''Who was it?'' asked Ruby curiously.
''Professor Ozpin, he wants to speak to us in his office, says it's pretty important, and I get the feeling we're about to get our first real mission.'' Gyro answered.
''During a school break?'' questionned Weiss.
Gyro only shrugged and motionned for the girls to follow him as he got up.
What could Ozpin want exactly?
''Good of you to join us.'' said Ozpin as Ruby, Weiss, Gyro and Blake entered his office, where Yang and team JNPPR were already.
''What seems to be the matter sir?'' asked Blake.
''I have recieved some interesting information recently.'' he said as pressed a few keys on his computer and a holographic screen with a few images on it popped up one by one, the images seemed to show temple entrances, one was in a desert, one seemed to be in the mouth of a volcano, another was at the bottom of a dried up lake, a fourth was in the middle of a forest and the last one was in a graveyard.
Gyro's eyebrows went up when he saw the images, those were the five other temples dedicated to the sages along with the temple of time that was currently in the emerald forest.
''I have been informed that strange types of grimm have been spotted in these 5 areas, with apparently larger ones within the temples, someone even said they saw a dragon grimm near one of these temples.'' Ozpin explained to the teens.
''And why did you call us here then? What does this have to do with us?'' Jaune asked, though he had a feeling he already knew the answer.
Ozpin stood up and took a sip of his coffee, making a few of the teens idly wonder if he ever runs out of the stuff ''I have decided to send out the 10 of you to deal with these beasts, during your first semester, you have all shown exceptional skill, and I believe that this mission would help test you all, as well as help out the towns in those areas.''
Yang cocked her head to the side ''So what, are you gonna give each team two places to clear and then we all meet up at the last one?''
Ozpin shook his head ''No, I will send each of you in pairs to one of these temples, and I've already decided which pair goes where.''
This surprised the two teams a bit, they were being split up? He must have a lot of confidence in their skills if he believes that only two of them are enough for each temple.
''So, who's paired with who, and which team is going where?'' asked Pierce.
''Before that, Gyro, I believe you recognize these temples?'' Ozpin asked the green-clad hero.
''Yeah, these temples were made in dedication to ancient sages, the Spirit Temple, the Fire Temple, the Water Temple, the Forest Temple and the Shadow Temple.'' he said as he pointed to each image in order that they appeared on screen originally.
Ozpin nodded ''Thank you for identifying them, it's more simple then refering to them in regards to their location. Now then, here are the teams, and their destination; Ruby and Gyro, you two will head for the Spirit Temple, it's location is in the desert of Vacuo.'' he said, making the two named teens high-five each other.
''Yang and Pierce, you two will head for the Fire Temple, it's inside of a volcano known as Death Mountain over in Mistral.'' Ozpin continued, makng Yang grin and lean on Pierce, happy that she was spending some time alone with her boyfriend.
''Weiss and Blake, you two will go to the Shadow Temple, it's hidden inside of a graveyard on the island of Patch, and be careful, I've been told the temple likes to play tricks on it's visitors.'' Ozpin instructed and warned the next pair, making the two girls nod.
''Jaune and Pyrrha, you two will make way for the Forest Temple, you will find it deep in a forest to the norther-most point of Vale.'' Ozpin told the knight and the spartan, making the two friends nod and smile, happy that they were ebing sent together, Pyrrha herself was especially happy that she was paired up with Jaune.
''And finally, Ren and Nora, you two will handle the Water Temple, I've been told the inside is partially flooded, and as such, have procurred some breathers for you, so you can maneuver the temple without fear of drowning, you will find it on the Island of Menagerie.'' Ozpin told the last pair, making Ren internally sigh, at least unlike the others, he was able to handle Nora somewhat, the others would be overwhelmed by her usual pep.
''You all have your assignement, they shouldn't take more than a few days to complete, and I know all of you will succeed.'' Ozpin finished with a sip of his coffee, before nodding the teams to get on their way ''The Bullheads are waiting for you at the docking bay, so go pack up what you'll need.''
The teams were now outside, looking upon the five bullheads that would take each pair to their destination.
''Our first real mission, it's too bad we're not doing it as a full team.'' Ruby said with a sad smile.
Yang hugged her sister ''Don't worry about it Ruby, we'll get to those ones eventually and you know it, besides, none of us are going in alone, so at least there's that.''
Ruy nodded with a brighter smile and hugged Yang back.
Jaune cleared his throat, drawing the attention to him and Pyrrha ''Well, good luck everyone, and I know we'll come back from this stronger.''
Everybody nodded and got on their respective bullheads, with Nora having to be dragged in by Ren as she was waving excessively to everyone.
Their first mission begins.
Ta-da!
Yes it's already over.
Well, the intro to the arc is anyway.
I made it this short because the temples themselves will each get their own chapter or two.
Basically this was just setting up the beginning of the arc.
Now the order of the temples is a secret, you'll know which one it is when the chapter comes out.
Anyway.
Read, Review, Don't be a dick, and have a nice day! (also don't kill me for a short chapter)
See ya next time!