Chapter 11: Reminiscence I: Team RDNT
Robins eyes slowly opened to an unfamiliar ceiling, he sat up and yawned.
"Where... Oh, right. Beacon." Robin groggily reminded himself. "Right... I'm a huntsman in training now... If I pass initiation." Robin sighed, he slowly got up and rolled up his sleeping bag. Robin threw his sleeping bag in his temporary locker and got changed into his usual gear.
"Black short sleeved shirt? Check. Red tie and white cross pin? Check. Blue jeans? Check. High tops? Check. Senbonzakura? Check. All ready..." Robin checked as he was about to close his locker. "Oh! Wait... Red cape, there we go." He said as he clipped his cape up, Robin then headed towards the cliff where initiation would begin.
"Remember, you will have to implement your own landing strategies." Ozpin finished, the first student was launched shortly after.
'I'm getting second thoughts.' Robin thought as the nerves kicked in. 'No, gotta go through with this. Dad could do it and you can to.' Robin reassured himself, then he felt the ground lifting him up. The next thing Robin knew, he was flying through the sky. 'This is kind of funny since I'm named after a bird.' Robin humoured himself, he drew Senbonzakura and switched it to scythe mode. Robin hooked the blade onto a tree and spiralled down the trunk.
"And I was worried." Robin sighed, he began walking through the emerald forest. "I wonder who I'm going to be partnered up with?" Robin wondered aloud. "There were so many cool weapons... and people, don't be weird Robin, don't be weird... easier said than done." Robin began talking to himself.
"I'll say." An unfamiliar voice chuckled.
"Gahh!" Robin screamed, he turned around to find a young man standing in front of him. Well he would be young, he would have to be seventeen unless he got in early like Robin. The young man had pitch black hair and brown eyes, he wore a black T-shirt with a cityscape printed on it, dark blue ripped jeans and black trainers.
"Whoah! Calm down, I'm friend not foe." The young man reassured. "You always this jumpy?"
"No... It's just that I'm nervous." Robin admitted. "Well, I guess we're partners now."
"Seems like it." The young man smiled. "I'm Dusk Shade, seventeen. Though the age was a given since we're first years." Dusk introduced.
"I'm Robin Branwen, sixteen... and a half." Robin introduced himself in turn, Dusk's eyes widened.
"Sixteen? So you got in a year early?" Dusk asked.
"Yeah, apparently defeating an Ursa while still at Signal gives you an in." Robin rubbed the back of his head.
"Wow, you must have a powerful weapon." Dusk commented.
"It's nothing special." Robin waved off the comment. "Anyway, shouldn't we be finding the temple?" Robin asked.
"Right, lead the way prodigy." Dusk joked.
"Please don't call me that." Robin said as he began walking. It didn't take long for the partners to reach the temple.
"Seems like we're not the first to reach this place." Dusk pointed out as he noticed a few empty pedestals.
"Well at least no one moved any so others couldn't find them." Robin commented.
"You really think someone would do that?" Dusk asked.
"I don't know, not everyone's nice." Robin shrugged, he picked up a joker playing card. "You okay with this one Dusk?" Robin asked his new partner.
"Sure." Dusk responded.
Robin and Dusk were halfway to the base of the cliff when they suddenly heard screaming and yelling, the two nodded to each other and ran off in the direction of the noise. When the pair arrived at the scene, they found a pair comprising of a young man and woman. The man had light green hair and hazel eyes, he wore an olive green long sleeved shirt, a dark green coat, black trousers and black dress shoes. The woman had light blue hair, light blue eyes and wore a dark blue hoodie covering a light blue T-shirt, dark blue jeans and blue sneakers. The pair was being attacked by a King Taijitu, Robin took a running leap and slashed one of the grimms eyes. Dusk took out a pair of pistols, fitted them together into a machine gun and fired at the Taijitu as soon as Robin landed.
"You two okay?" Robin asked the pair.
"Yes, thanks to you." The young man thanked.
"We're hunters, we look out for each other." Robin smiled, the nervousness from earlier disappeared. "Can you still fight?"
"Yes!" The partners responded.
"Then keep fighting, try and take out the Taijitu's head." Robin ordered.
"It has two heads." The green haired man reminded.
"Don't worry, I've got a plan." Robin winked before running into the thick of the woods.
"Let's trust him." The blue haired woman said.
"Alright." The young man nodded.
The green haired young man pulled out a small pole and pressed a button that made it extend into a bo staff. The blue haired young woman pulled out two knives and pressed a button on one of them, the blade shot off into a tree with a cable connecting it to the hilt and the young woman zipped up into the tree. Dusk stopped firing. The young man used his bo staff to vault above the King Taijitu and knocked its head about before vaulting off the back of its head. The young woman leapt from the tree and stabbed one of her knives into the grimms back, she pressed the button that ejected the blade and pierced right through the Taijitu. The first head fell to the ground, the second head rose from the ground. Robin jumped out from a tree and changed his katana into its scythe form, Robin hooked the blade around the base of the grimms head and let gravity do the rest. The blade sliced through and Robin landed in a crouch with the King Taijitu's second head landing behind him as the body slumped to the ground.
"A scythe?" The young woman asked in amazement.
"You said it was nothing special, a scythe is the most difficult weapon to learn to use and yet you made it seem as easy as breathing." Dusk stated.
"I've had a lot of training." Robin shrugged.
"Regardless of your abilities, shouldn't we be heading back?" The young man asked.
"Right." Dusk agreed.
"Oh, um... What should we call you?" Robin asked to the yet unnamed pair.
"I'm Nettle Greene." Nettle introduced himself quickly.
"I'm Tear Azul, nice to meet you." Tear introduced herself with a smile. "What should we call you two?" Tear asked backed.
"Dusk Shade, seventeen." Dusk gave the same introduction he gave Robin.
"Robin Branwen, sixteen." Robin gave his copy introduction.
"Sixteen?" Nettle questioned.
"I killed an Ursa while still enrolled at Signal, according to Ozpin that shows potential. I'm sure I'm just here to fill in the numbers." Robin explained.
"No, I'd say you definitely have talent. None of us would be here if we didn't." Tear cheered.
"Right." Robin gave a small laugh. "Anyway, I think we've held everyone up for long enough." Robin joked as he began heading towards the cliff.
"Robin Branwen, Dusk Shade, Nettle Greene and Tear Azul. You four reclaimed the joker card, from this day onward for the next four years you shall work together as... Team RDNT, led by Robin Branwen." Ozpin announced.
"Led by..." Robin trailed off, he was speechless. "Me." He managed to utter, a small smile forming on his lips.
"Congrats man." Dusk congratulated.
"It seems like a wise decision." Nettle added.
"You'll do great." Tear smiled.
The team headed to their room and unpacked their things.
"Didn't bring much huh, Robin?" Dusk asked.
"I just grabbed the bare essentials." Robin admitted. "You didn't exactly bring much yourself, Dusk." Robin pointed out.
"Yeah, but I actually brought a poster to put up. You know, give the room that feel that someone lives here." Dusk defended.
"It wouldn't hurt to make the room feel homelier." Nettle smiled.
"Sorry that I didn't want to bring a workshop into a shared room." Robin retorted snarkily.
"A workshop?" Tear asked.
"I... might be a bit of a gear head." Robin admitted.
"That means you can help us with maintenance when we need it." Dusk pointed out.
"Sure, but I won't be doing all the work. I'll probably just give some recommendations." Robin shrugged.
"Well, seems like we're all getting along." Tear smiled.
"Let's hope it stays that way." Nettle added.