Team DSTY

Chapter 6: The Falling Field Trip

RWBY Belongs to Monty Oum and Roosterteeth

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It was nighttime at Beacon, everyone was done with the day and no one had any night classes.

So, naturally, teams RWBY, JNPR, and DSTY all decided to hang out. Coming to the choice of hanging in team JNPR's room, via Nora's unanimous vote by herself, everyone found something to do.

Weiss, Darya, Yuki, and Blake were in one corner of the room, all discussing art, boy bands that were in Vale, or anything relevant to their time at Beacon. Darya and Yuki got in each others face, arguing about who their bias was and who was theirs.

Skye and Nora were in the kitchen area, having a contest to see who could eat the most of Ren's pancakes without throwing up. At the moment, Nora was barely winning.

Yang, Tyson, and Ruby were at the TV. They had their gaming system hooked up and were playing a FPS game that hadn't even come out yet. When Tyson and Ruby asked how she got it, Yang simply grinned and zipped her mouth up. "Sorry guys, but a girl has to have her secrets."

And finally, Jaune and Pyrrha were sitting on the recliner, watching everyone socialize. The two had gotten closer since Jaune started his training, though Skye had to help a little in that department, seeing the redhead's obvious feelings for the blonde. Every time Jaune had a session, Skye would try his hardest to set the two up by either getting them close together, or just flat out leaving the training.

"Well..." Jaune looked at everyone. "It looks like everyone is getting along." He chuckled, watching Ruby beat both Tyson and Yang at the game, the two ladders getting angry, so much that Tyson snapped his controller in half. Yang just yanked on hers and chucked it out the window. All the while Ruby had the biggest, most victorious grin on her face.

"So it seems." Pyrrha nodded, a small smile on her face as she made the same observation. If she had to be honest, this made her happy. Never before was she given the opportunity to have such great friends before because of her status, but now she was finally equal with someone else. For once she had friends she could enjoy being around, and for once she was experiencing the feeling everyone called a crush. And he was sitting right next to her!

"So... Pyrrha." Jaune trailed off, scratching the back of his neck while a blush crept up on his face.

"Yes, Jaune?" She smiled at him.

"I just wanted to say, thanks. For the training. For everything you and Skye have done for me here at Beacon." He gave a shy smile back in return.

She also gained a slight blush at the praise, shaking her head. "It's quite alright Jaune, but that's what we're here for. We're your friends, and anytime you have a problem, we'll always be there to help you." She stated sincerely. "And you were the one who put the most effort into it, you wanted to get better and you did! You even won your first spar yesterday." The red haired spartan put an encouraging hand on Jaune's shoulder. "At this point, I don't think there's anything else either of us can teach you, and you've learned so much within just a few weeks." She praised him.

He gave a sheepish grin while waving his hand at her nonchalantly. "Oh stop it! It was nothing! Honestly!"

"Now if only we could get you to progress this much in class." She joked.

"Hey!" He blushed from embarrassment. "That's not funny! At least now I'm trying." Crossing his arms, a pouting expression took over his face as he looked away in mock insult.

After a second of this, the pair began laughing at the turn the conversation took.

"Hey! You cheated!" They both heard Skye yell out. Looking over, they saw a nearly full Skye pointing an accusing finger at a bloating Nora, who was licking her fingers.

"Oh you're just angry you lost!" She grinned, then burped, letting out a satisfying sigh.

"You stole my syrup! I needed that to get the pancakes down!" He gestured to a final, half eaten pancake that rested on his plate.

"Please, you were gonna lose from the start. I don't know how you thought you had a chance." She waved him off.

"Ah! This isn't over! I'll get you next time, at your own game too!" He challenged her before walking away to the restroom.

It was then Ren made himself known. "Wait a minute..." Everyone stared at him. "Did Skye just go into OUR restroom?" He asked, pointing a finger, which everyone followed to the bathroom.

All the members of team JNPR looked on in horror as they could do nothing to stop the heavyweight of team DSTY. Team DSTY just sat there and laughed at the predicament, while team RWBY were confused. All the while everyone could hear barfing sounds coming from the inside of the restroom, along with a flush.

Skye wiped his mouth, his face turning green as he walked out of the restroom. "I... I wouldn't go in there if I were any of you." He pointed back to the restroom.

He walked over, plopping down on the couch between Jaune and Pyrrha, who both looked mortified.

"What the heck dude!" Jaune began pushing on the heavier boy. "Get off!"

"Please!" Pyrrha had also joined in on the shoving, not wanting to be crushed, or barfed on.

"Well..." Tyson began.

"That was a thing." Yang finished for him, rolling her eyes at how dramatic everyone was.

There was a moment of silence before everyone began laughing, minus Weiss and Ren.

All in all, everyone was having a pretty good night.

The next day, Glynda Goodwitch took the class out on a field trip to Forever Falls.

"Professor Peach has instructed that everyone get with your partners and spread out. Your assignment is to fill two jars up with the jelly like sap from the trees here." Glynda instructed the class as they somewhat walked in a line through the forest, getting together with their original partners.

Before Jaune could get with Pyrrha, he was pulled to the side by Cardin and his team. "Hey Jauney boy!" He exclaimed, giving the shorter boy a powerful pat on the back that sent him forward.

Jaune groaned, not wanting to deal with Cardin today of all days. But he was suddenly saved by Skye, who came in between the two. "Hey! Cardin! My man!" He said with a big smile and an even stronger pat on the back that sent the taller boy forward. "I believe Glynda said to get with YOUR partners, not steal someone else's!" He said in the same attitude. Putting his arm around Jaune's shoulder, he turned his friend around towards Pyrrha, who was standing a few feet away waiting for Jaune. "So if you could, kindly SCREW OFF!" And with that he walked away with the Arc boy in tow.

All the while, Jaune was smiling nervously and slowly waving at team CRDL, knowing he'd probably regret denying Cardin later.

"Here ya go buddy." Skye let go of Jaune when they got to Pyrrha. "YOUR partner!" He kept the grin that was attached to his face. "And don't forget bro, let us know if Cardin messes with you again. Kay? Kay!" He instructed his friend, who nodded furiously. Skye took his leave, going back over to Yuki once he was sure his job was done.

"Uh... Thanks, buddy." When Jaune looked back at Cardin and his team, he could see them glaring at him, making him get a bad feeling that screamed REVENGE! "Oh boy..."

As the day went on, the student's projects were coming along nicely, except for a few.

While everyone was easily getting the sap from the trees, some students had partners who were eating the other person's jar of sap, AKA Nora and Skye.

"Eat it again! I dare you!" Yuki warned Skye as she filled the jar up for the fifth time. "I will freeze you on the spot tubby!" She threatened him, instantly making him stop.

"Okay..." He managed to get out with a mouth full of sap.

Tyson kept having to refill his and Darya's jars because, unknown to them, Yang and Nora had poked holes into the bottom of them when they weren't looking. This served to piss off the green haired brawler, making him punch a giant hole into the closest tree. When sap started to slowly flow outwards, he put both jar under it, filling them both up.

As Jaune finished filling up Pyrrha's jar, to which she protested, but he told her it was fine. While filling the jar up, Jaune looked up and happened to see Cardin and his team watching him and the other students from over a hill. They had multiple jars full of tree sap by them and a big cardboard box that said WASPS on it. Watching as Cardin picked up one of the jars, Jaune gulped as he chucked it at Pyrrha while she wasn't looking.

"Pyrrha!" Jaune cried out as he jumped in the way of the projectile. He closed his eyes, waiting for the feeling of broken glass and sticky sap to hit him. It never came. Instead, he heard a shotgun blast go off. Opening his eyes, he found Tyson in front of him in a fighting stance, Dragon Fist activated and smoking from the barrel. If he had to guess, Tyson had to have been the one who saved him.

"Crap! Cardin they know!" Skye Lark cried as they began running away.

Time slowed down as team CRDL found themselves suddenly covered in tree sap.

"What the-!" Cardin looked around, but found that they were still at the same distance as before. Only, the box of Rapier Wasps was gone! "Where?" He looked around again, seeing Jaune holding the box in his hand with a smirk.

"Hey Cardin!" He shouted while throwing the box Cardin and his group. "This is for messing with me and my friends! Catch!"

When the box landed, the lid flaps flew open. This let out a bunch of giant wasp Grimm, which began to chase team CRDL.

Jaune was seen running up with hill after them, once there he cupped his hands over his mouth. "And don't ever mess with us again!" He shouted at the retreating team. Turning around to walk back to his friends, Jaune heard a loud roar. "Oh no... please don't tell me there's a Grimm behind me." He slumped over with a deadpan look.

Everyone else just stared wide eyed and pointed in his direction.

Looking behind him, there was a giant Ursa breathing in his face. Giving another roar, it took a swipe at Jaune.

He ducked out of the way and summoned his sword and shield. "Alright Jaune..." He began talking to himself as he blocked another attack and rolled out of the way of another. "You can do this. This is what you trained for!" He blocked another swipe with his shield and used that moment to swiftly cut off the Grimm's arm. "Woah!" He shocked himself at how epic it looked. "I really can do this!" He grinned to himself before being hit by the Ursa's other paw.

"Don't lose focus you moron!" Skye called out to him.

Picking himself up, he groaned in pain while gripping his side. "Wow, one hit and I'm already hurt this badly." He looked back at the Grimm, which began charging him. "Right, you're still there." He breathed while gathering himself for an attack strategy.

"Just hit it!" Skye yelled again. "Don't just sit there!"

Jaune then charged the monster, already knowing how he was gonna attack. "Raaahhhh!" He ducked under the Ursa's jaws and stabbed his sword into its chest. This stunned the beast, giving him enough time to pull the sword out, spin around, and cleave off the Grimm's head.

As the remains of the Grimm turned to nothing, everyone ran to aid Jaune. "Yeah! Take tha- woah!" He began feeling dizzy, not being use to this kind of battling or adrenaline. Before he could fall over, Pyrrha was there to catch him. "Pyrrha?" He spoke in a delirious way. "Why is your hair so... RED!" And with that, he fainted.

Pyrrha could only smile. Jaune was finally able to fight for himself, and everyone knew it too.

"Hey, we sent Tyson and Yang to find Goodwitch." Skye informed her as he approached. "Man, after this I'm gonna need a break from this shit."

"Indeed, I believe everyone has earned a good vacation." Pyrrha nodded in agreement. Would they ever get vacation? Probably not. Would it hurt for a few students to dream? Hell no!

Later that night, everyone was partying in team DSTY's room. They were celebrating Jaune defeating his first Grimm.

Darya was able to provide cake, given that she worked part time in a bakery.

Yuki provided ice and drinks. She also brought decorations.

Skye surprisingly brought the food, and didn't eat it all. Ren even brought over his famous pancakes.

Tyson provided video games and music, which only consisted of heavy metal, but no one seemed to care.

Yuki and Weiss were serving drinks at a table.

Nora and Skye were once again going at it with the pancake eating contest, much to the horror of Ren.

Darya and Blake were on the couch watching Yang, Tyson, and Ruby go at it again with the video game they were playing the previous night. "Kick their butts Ruby! You got this!" Darya cheered for the leader of team RWBY.

"Shut up!" Tyson yelled back at her. "I'm your team leader, you're suppose to rooting for ME!"

"Where are you Blake!?" Yang called to her, not taking her eyes off the TV screen. "Where's my words of encouragement?" She got nothing back in return.

Blake simply rolled her eyes with a smile and turned to the next page in her book.

Jaune watched from the side of the room, a small smile on his face as he took on a sense of pride and accomplishment.

Pyrrha walked over and put a hand on his shoulder. "You know, you were pretty cool out there today." She praised him. "The way you took that Grimm and stood up to Cardin. I'm impressed."

"Well.." He sheepishly smiled back. "I did learn from two awesome teachers."

"We had nothing to do with it, Jaune. It was all you."

Jaune nodded, looking back to all his friends. Seeing everyone together like this just gave him a happy feeling, it made him feel more at home here at Beacon.

"Ooohhh..." Nora groaned, her face turning green. Apparently Skye did in fact, beat her this time. And she was paying for it. "I think I'm gonna..." She trailed off.

"NO!"

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Thanks everyone for waiting for chapter 6! In all honesty I can't wait for volume 1 to be over, because most of the action begins in volume 2. Anyways, please Review, Favorite, and Follow! See you guys next chapter!