Chapter 1: That Night of Fire

"Olivine Sven, Radcliff Tsagaan, Jen Sing, Canto Lope. Together, you four have gathered the black pawn pieces. Your team will be known as Team ORJC (Orange Juice), led by Olivine Sven. Congratulations young man. I believe your team can succeed with you at the helm." With lingering nostalgia, Team ORJC thought about their initiation at Beacon in the present. Then, their memories shifted to the night Beacon fell under attack.

"We have to ensure everyone evacuates!" cried an Atlas official. Security guards, huntsmen, huntresses, and academy students started mobilizing to fight the oncoming storm of Grimm and curb the raising panic. At Amity Coliseum, Radcliffe was in the left wing when the alarms went off. Grimm were arriving over the horizon and into Beacon. There was still shock as everyone saw the robotic girl being torn to shreds by a beloved champion. It was supposed to be a normal fight between Penny and Pyrrha. Radcliffe signaled for his weapons retrieval locker to arrive at his location. From his locker, Radcliffe armed himself with his weapon, Long-Point: a cross-bow/tomahawk collaboration with explosive dust coated arrows. Once armed and instructed by the professionals, Radcliffe helped facilitate the citizen evacuation to the air buses. Pulling out his scroll, Radcliffe began to send a call to his teammates. "Come on! Come on! Give me a sign you three are all right."

Meanwhile, the rest of Team ORJC were dealing with their situations. During the finals of the Vytal Festival, Olivine decided to spend time at a Vale diner called The Late Bite. A place where he went often for a glass of cola and appetizers after a mission with his teammates. It wasn't unusual for Olivine to dine alone sometimes. He needed some space to get his mind off an earlier rejection. When the Grimm started flooding the streets, Olivine quickly armed himself with his weapon, Civil Union: an olive-colored bayonet rifle that could also become a spear. Olivine took aim and fired at the Beowulfs that poured into the area. It took all the ammo from his small satchel before Olivine began lunging and piercing the Grimm beasts as he helped civilians rush to safety. Out of nowhere, the Atlesian Knights, Atlas's mechanical soldiers, glowed red and started firing on the civilians and other huntsmen in the area. Olivine's shoulder was nicked by a bullet before he sliced apart a Knight. Running towards Beacon, Olivine reached for his scroll to check in on his teammates. "Damn! This signal!"

After repelling more Grimm and corrupted Knights, Radcliffe's call came through, "Olive?! Oh geez. Finally! Reaching everyone has been difficult. I'm still at Amity, but I'm heading to Beacon on the next airbus over. I'm not letting my classmates have all the fun. You hear anything from the girls?" Olivine was glad that Radcliffe hadn't been down an out though found his competitive humor ill-placed. "I'm glad you're up for the fight, but I don't know if Beacon can be saved. Even with everyone's help, this situation isnt looking good. The girls," Olivine was holding in his frustration, "I don't know where they are." Radcliffe pushed the issue from Olivine's mind, "Look. Now's definitely not the time to dwell on being rejected! We're still a team. We're supposed to rely on each other. On you, leader.

Dodging an Ursai, the olive-coated youth took a deep breath to recollect himself before fighting the dangerous beast. "Keep up the good work on your side. We'll regroup at Beacon. I'll keep fighting here and help everyone move safely. I'll get Canto. Cliffside, make sure Jen's safe. You're right. Now is not the time to be distracted about it." Assuredly, Radcliffe said, "Let's all catch up when we get back together. Don't die on us." The call disconnected as both students moved to action. After receiving the go-to from a professor, Radcliffe moved onto an airbus to defend Beacon academy.

Earlier that night, Jen had rejected Olivine's romantic proposal. There was a sudden awkward rift between ORJC. Taking time away from the ensuing drama, Jen went with Canto to a salon south of Beacon academy. They enjoyed a sauna and stone massage treatment before the sirens wailed and screams blared outside the salon. Quickly, the girls changed into their outfits and signaled the arrival of their weapon lockers. Jen put on her glasses, her one-hand sword and saw-off shotgun combo Fireworks, bandolier, and combat duster coat. Canto, an orange-coated coyote Faunus, put on her arm guards, choker, holsters, and armed herself with Dual-Wield: a sharp-edged shield which could be manipulated with Canto's aura like a boomerang. Furthermore, Canto uses dual pistols which were dubbed Pineapple and Honey Dew.

Both girls were struggling. Their area was being overrun with Grimm and facing Atlesian Knights made hurrying back to Beacon a trial. Huntsmen, students, Atlas soldiers, and police officers made their stand against both beasts and machine. It didn't last long when the arrival of the White Fang airships happened. Landing close to the ground, an airship dropped out a couple soldiers. Formerly a member of the group, Canto bared her teeth in rage as she bashed through the Grimm to face her former allies in a triggered rage. "Bastards! How could you even agree to this madness?!" Jen tried to pull her friend back before something escalated. "Wait!" Out of her foresight, Canto didn't realize that the airship had been carrying Grimm that were released by the two White Fang soldiers. A Boarbatusk charged and rammed Canto right into a lamplight. Luckily, Canto's aura prevented that attack from disabling her, but it wouldn't last forever. Pulling Pineapple out of its holster, Canto shot and killed the beast with an ice-dust bullet. Working through the destruction, Jen grabbed Canto and headed towards a truck which was heading to Beacon. Both girls got on the truck's backside which held three civilians.

The driver rushed through the city as fast and safely as he could. Then, an Ursai forced the driver to stop. Jumping onto the front of truck, Jen dug her sword into the left paw of the skull-masked bear. Canto maneuvered around the Grimm to deliver a slashing blow with her flying shield. In pain, Ursai threw Jen off her footing. Jen's sword was still stuck in the Ursai's paw. Stepping back, Canto retracted her shield and drew her pistols. Canto channeled her aura into her pistols to activate her semblance: Twice-loaded. Switching the pistols' setting to lightning dust, Canto fired off two shots for every bullet she had in the chambers into the towering bear's back. Canto rolled out of the way as the Ursai tumbled backward and turned into dust.

Jen retrieved her weapon and helped Canto up. The two girls continued with the truck driver to Beacon. By the time they got there, the girls came upon a saddening sight of numerous casualties: friends, classmates, and civilians injured and traumatized from the night's dangerous events. As they reached the courtyard, they met up with Radcliffe. "Radcliffe!" Canto shouted in relief, "Sorry for the delay. Our scrolls got crushed in the chaos. Where's Olivine?"

"I" Radcliffe was cut short of his response as he saw an Atlas soldier carrying Olivine from a vehicle. Rushing over to the team leader, Radcliffe pushed past everyone to reach Olivine, who was now laying on a medical tarp. Canto and Jen followed after him. "What happened?" Radcliffe inquired with deep concern for his best friend. "This kid rushed an Ursai before another one surprised him. As you can see, it left a mark. I barely got him out of there and patched up." Three large bloody tears were present on Olivine's back. Canto stood in shock as she noticed the blood seeping through the binding. The stench of it made Canto whimper for her comrade while Jen ran over to kneel next to her leader. Lifting Olivine's head and feeling his forehead, Jen felt Olivine running a fever. Jen's tears began to fall. She cared for her leader though not in the same way Olivine did for her. Jen saw Olivine as an older brother figure.

"This kid needs serious medical attention. We'll get him to a medic as soon as possible. He'll live, but it will be awhile before he's back on his feet." Grabbing the Atlas soldier by his neck, Jen threatened him "Get him a medic NOW!" Professor Port, a crimson clad huntsman and one of Beacon's professors, pulled Jen off the Atlas soldier as he was checking on his students. "Young lady, your threats are completely unnecessary. Everyone's doing what they can in this chaos. I'll see everyone of my students get the help they need, especially Sven here. I'm sure he's staying strong because of you and the rest of the team. He thinks very fondly of you all." As Professor Port left, Jen slowly calmed down. Several days later, Olivine was was admitted to one of the coastal cities' hospitals after a few transfers. Radcliffe, Jen, and Canto each visited Olivine on their own time. The team members had returned home to check in with their families. The team decided to stick together once Olivine made a steady recovery and checked out of the hospital. There was some awkwardness between Olivine and Jen, but the whole team got along well regardless after Beacon fell. ORJC resumed their education at Signal for a while before an opportunity opened up.

Team ORJC transferred over to Haven academy in light of recent developments. The Mistral council saw fit to re-open Haven academy to students after the attempted terrorist attack was prevented. There were numerous affairs to take care of once the dust settled. The council thought to reach out for help from any available licensed or studying huntsmen and huntresses. Students were encouraged to resume their education at Haven and a transfer program was created to help increase the count. Haven academy had been closed prior to the attempted terrorist attack and several teams had transferred to other academies. Several professors from Vale and Vacuo were called to Haven academy by Mistral's educational board to fill in teaching positions. Atlas didn't send any professors overseas since the message didn't reach headquarters. The communication was severely limited. The death of Headmaster Lionhart in addition to many of Haven's huntsmen would be discussed quietly and not publicly disclosed.

Presently, Olivine, Radcliffe, Jen, and Canto were staying at Haven's student dorms. In cooperation with the council of Mistral and the visiting professors, ORJC was the first among other returning students to begin their huntsmen training at Haven. Their first mission would be with a Professor Poppy. It would be a simple escort mission hopefully.

*First fanfic ever! I hope you all like what I wrote so far. I'll be updating as much as I can.

Character notes and more:

Olivine Sven: Abrasive green used in steel industry(olivine). Sven means "young man/warrior" in old Norse.

Radcliff Tsagaan: Red cliff(Radcliff). White moon (Tsagaan).

Jen Sing: "Ginseng" pun. Herbal remedy when the plant is processed.

Canto Lope: "Cantaloupe". I was inspired by fruit platters for this character's name.

Fireworks: Jen's weapon: a sawed-off shotgun sword combo. This weapon can shot buckshots as well as stab and slash.

Long-Point: Radcliffe's tomahawk crossbow. Designed for close-range but can be useful afar with explosive-dust arrows.

Civil Union: Olivine's rifle spear. 8 shots and the spearhead is sharp as a bayonet.

Dual-wield: Canto's sharp-edged shield. It can be thrown like a boomerang or used as purposed. Canto's aura can manipulate its trajectory in addition to its physical limitation. Used for offense and defense hence the name.

Honey-dew, Pineapple: Canto's primary 6 shot pistols. Color coded for creative reasons.

Twice-loaded: Canto's semblance allows her to shoot two shots for every bullet. With proper training, Canto could increase the power of her shots.