In this chapter you will see:

-Impending disaster

-Some Penny

Also, apologies from me. I got pretty sick for the last few days and I took a brief pause on uploading.

Time: AGW 80, September 7th.

Chapter 16: Onwards to Beacon

Xiao Long/Rose Household.

Ruby growled as her massive bellend of a sister held Crescent Rose over her head, blowing a raspberry at her shorter baby sister. Ruby had to wait for a few more months before she got her next prosthetics, but until then, she was at a devastating and awe inspiring 5'1". And Yang, who stood at 5'8" towered over her sister, keeping one half of her beloved weapon away from her. Ruby narrowed her eyes as she tried to reach the weapon, jumping for it as Yang tiptoed and kept it a few inches from her.

Ruby gave up, backing away from Yang. Seeing that she was planning to play the Long game, Ruby developed a new strategy. Years of using cybernetics and controlling gravity dust had given her a mastery over the control of the substance and her metallic body. Ruby's left arm deconstructed itself, flying from the socket piece by piece to attack Yang, each piece, from nail to knuckle attacked her elder sister, peppering her with little blows. All the pieces were glowing a light purple from the gravity dust.

Yang was not expecting Ruby to deconstruct her left arm, but when she did it was too late. The pieces started tickling her and swirled around Crescent Rose, bringing the weapon out of Yang's weakening grasp.

However, Ruby continued her assault, still tickling her and this time bringing more objects into the storm of small hazards. Pens and pins all came and tickled Yang, all going for about 5 minutes.

In the end, Yang cried uncle, and Ruby halted her assault. They went downstairs to eat the breakfast Tai had prepared 3 minutes ago, eating the warm food and talking about how the day would go.

"Well sis, you excited for Beacon?"

***Intelligible food noises***

"I'll take that as a yes."

/

Schnee Manor.

Weiss readied her belt as she picked up all of her supplies. She but some dust in her left pouch and some writing utensils at her chest pocket. A proper huntress always came prepared, and a prepared huntress was a huntress with an increased survival chance. She gave a quick goodbye to her brother Whitley as she left their room, walking down the white hallway. She met her father at the door, embracing him with both of her hands, both of them saying their goodbyes.

Weiss did not have as many friends in Atlas as she did in Vale, causing school to be very dull and drab sometimes. So she decided to roll in Beacon this year, even if it meant that she would leave the house for a few years. Jacques was hesitant at first, who knew that the White fang would try to exploit the absence of his guards, but she would be among friends if she went to Vale, and so he agreed. Weiss said her goodbyes as the cab driver drove her to the Airport, ready to take the next step as a huntress.

/

Beacon Academy.

Blake waited as the faculty talked and joked, all of them holding coffee mugs. She had become the mascot of the faculty at some point of time, and now at 17 years of age, she was ready to personally enroll into the prestigious institution.

Her scroll gave a buzz as her parents finally answered her video call, their faces somewhat distorted and a light blue, but their faces were still recognizable.

"Hello Blake, is today the big day?"

"Indeed so, this is the day where I become the protector and mascot of the faculty. Someone has to keep you guys in shape and in line"

Everybody laughed at that line, including Blake. Some of the professors played along with it as well.

"Oh dearie me Blake, we're too old to defend ourselves!"

"Blake, I have fallen, help me up."

This went on for a short while before the faculty had to move to their stations. Blake had also left the teacher's lounge after saying goodbye to her parents, who told her to call them at the end of the day.

Worrywarts, but they mean well Blake thought as she moved down the courtyard, looking at the familiar statue of a hunter in the courtyard.

The school hadn't changed one bit from the first time she stepped into the courtyard. Long walkways of white with shining blue water surrounding a grey castle, with lanterns illuminating the path to the main entrance. Surrounding the academy were green fields and trees, archways threading in between the scenery, giving off a picturesque ancient castle look.

Some students had been registering themselves at the front gates, and Blake saw the long line of people getting in their transcripts and recommendation letters. Blake looked down and drew gambol shroud, putting it on her hand and feeling the blade, still sharp from the first day she made it with Qrow's guidance. She looked up again, seeing the sun shine through the clouds and fall on her, her shadow behind her. She walked back into the school and headed to the forge, preparing for the hours before she became an official huntress in training.

/

Atlas Cybernetics facility.

Penny lifted her hand as she guided her swords around, pausing as she observed how they floated on her command. She originally had other types of built in weaponry inside her arms and torso, but she had them removed by request. She wanted to feel human, and if she was trying to live as a human she wanted to feel like a meat human, and not a metal one.

Penny lifted her hands and the swords also lifted. The swords did not feel as alien as the other attachments, like the dust cannon or the sword arm, it felt more like a weapon beside her, in a backpack, or flying besides her.

She giggled as the swords rotated around her, occasionally leaving the tight circle to rotate in a large oval. She had not gained enough precision to use them yet, but when she does, she will easily top at least half of her class, at least that's what her father said.

Only one thing stopped her from going to an institution for fighting was her lack of control over her emotions. Her erratic behavior was still abnormal, even for people with disorders, and until she mastered her emotions, she was stuck with father. But that would be very soon, that goal is getting close to being reached. Once she reaches it, she could go out and learn more about the world, one she had chosen to come into, and finally meet that girl named Ruby.

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Airship

Ruby hummed silently as she stood before the glass window of the airship. Vale was a beautiful city, much more active and brighter than Patch had ever been. Beacon Academy stood in the distance, a bright flashing tower in the distance. A girl in red and yellow sat at one of the back benches, reading a paper. Yang had been forcefully put into a temporary nap, which was not ruby's fault at all. She calmly sat and tuned out the distant murmur of the people in the airship and looked at the scenery, quietly thinking about how far she had come from the little girl who couldn't walk in her metal legs.

Yang had finally woken up, silently cursing at her sister who knocked her out earlier. She got up and stood next to Ruby, rubbing her head with one hand and completely destroying Ruby's carefully done hair. They eventually started boxing with each other on a public airship, earning more than one odd look from the other passengers.

They ended the match with a draw, since they had to get off in 10 minutes and they had lost some of their items during the brawl. They stopped dusting knuckles and looked around for their stuff, talking to each other simultaneously.

"Well Ruby, you excited to become the cream of the crop, the bee's knees?"

"Uhhh…No. I don't want the extra attention drawn to me, since being a Faunus is painful sometimes in places where humans are the majority. too much attention is bad attention."

"Well to bad sis, it's gonna be all yours, since your brain is sharp and your weapons sharper!"

"Aww, thanks sis."

They embraced, and were trying to enjoy the moment, but a boy with a mop of yellow hair hurled in the nearest waste bin next to them, missing a tad bit and getting some of his lunch on Yang's shoe.

Ah well. the boy's had his chance at life.