"The pawn is no mere sacrficial piece. It is almost always the very first line of defence and carries the potential power to rival the queen and dominate the board."
The elevator ride up Ozpin's office felt longer to the four students than it actually took. They were all dressed in their combat gear but their weapons were in their respective lockers, except for Evan who had donned a pair of black, rubber gauntlets that reached half way up his forearm. His teamates had known him long enough now to know that he like hugs and hitting people in friendly fashions; which wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the electric shocks. So before the ceremony started, Proffessor Azura approached him with the gloves and told him that since he had a team now, he had to be more grounded.
The doors opened and the smell of coffee and aging brass flooded Lily's nose. The headmaster's office looked more like the inside of a watch than an office she thought. Across the room was the grey haired man himself sitting at his desk with Prof. Azura on one side and Prof. Goodwitch on the other. He finished his coffee before speaking to the students. "You know it isn't very often we get a team name that actually forms a coheriant word. You four did an excellent job in the Emerald Forest, however I hoped we could discuss your encounter with the Mastodon." Ozpin leaned back in his chair as Goodwitch began speaking.
"This year's initiation witnessed some of the highest Grimm activity in 25 years. Death Stalkers, Ursa, King Tajitu, Beowolves, Boarbatusks, and Nevermores; all native to this region. However, the Nevermore that Team RWBY took down was probably the largest ever recorded. That in itself is worrysome, but a Grimm like a Mastodon, should not have been there."
"The only Mastodon heard anywhere near here is at Mountain Glenn and even then, they migrated there," said Azura, "believe me when I say that the elephant you faced was a small one."
"As huntsmen and huntresses, it is our job to keep this world from any force that would seek to do harm," Ozpin cut in again, "you did well against one Mastodon, but there are things in this world that give even the mightiest gods nightmares."
Shit, I had no idea the headmaster could be this scary, thought Aaron.
"That being said, as first year students, you don't really need to worry about all that. You have your new lives of acedemics and comrodery ahead of you. But take heed, the die have been cast, and whatever events will come to take place in the near future, you four cannot walk away from this. There is no such thing as destiny in this world, there is only circumstance and responsibility; I learned that a long time ago." Ozpin looked down at the table as a cloud seemed to cover his face in a sullen shadow. "But now is not the time for fear or fret. Go be a team, make friends, prepare for the semister. You are students after all."
Team SEAL collectivlly bowed to their teachers before leaving the room. As the elevator doors closed, Ozpin got up from his chair and walked over to the massive window that looked out at all of Beacon and Vale. The most distant clouds can hold the largest hurricanes. Remnant, what have you got in store for us?
Evan fell face first into his new bed and groaned loudly into his pillow. "I don't want to go to school tomorrow." He began to further overexagerate himself by fake crying.
"Well guess what," Spencer said, "you have to. So shut up."
Without skipping a beat, and without stopping his crocadile tears, Evan swiftly flipped off his new team leader before rising up to his knees and flipping his hair until he was satisfied at how it looked.
"So what do we do now," said Lily from across the room?
"We unpack and decorate this place," said Aaron as he tore open one of his boxes, "let's get to it."
Author's Note: *clears throught* Plot...
Next Time: "Team CRDL Can Suck a Dick"