GKC: What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you the next chapter of Remnant's Climax Heroes!

Fen: Hey guys, hope everyone liked the first chapter.

GKC: If you didn't, too bad for you. But knowing my fans and Fen's, we think you just like it for both the action and the story. Or the real steamy bits that I used to do a few years back. *Wink* *Wink*

Fen: Wait, what? When was this?

GKC: Don't ask. Just… just don't. You'll save brain cells if you don't ask.

Fen: Fine… but one of these days you have to tell me because I have-

GKC: Moving on! Let's skip all the boring crap and get right into the action!

Both: Let's get this party started… HENSHIN!


Chapter 2: Vale Encounter! Let's Ride!


[Vale]


[Beacon Academy]


Within the tower of Vale's most prestigious Huntsmen academy, there sat the Headmaster of the entirety of Beacon.

Professor Ozpin, a middle-aged man with tousled silver hair and thin brown eyes. He has a light complexion and sharp facial features. Interestingly, Ozpin has black eyebrows, suggesting that he may have had black hair when he was younger. He wore shaded glass spectacles and a small, purple, cross-shaped pin on the cowl around his neck. His outfit mainly consists of an unzipped black suit over a dark green, buttoned vest, and green shirt. He also wears black trousers, shoes and long, dark-green pants. In addition to his cane, his other frequent accessory is a mug bearing the Beacon Academy emblem, from which he drank hot cocoa.

Speaking of which, Ozpin took another sip of his favored drink as he looked out the window to gaze at the city of Vale.

"Professor Ozpin," A mature female voice spoke, drawing a brief glance from the Headmaster as he noticed his vice-headmaster and friend, Glynda Goodwitch arrive with a scroll in hand. "We've just received visual confirmation that the outsiders have arrived in Vale."

"Is that so?" Ozpin inquired as he took another sip of hot cocoa.

"Yes. Shall I send Team CFVY to retrieve them?"

Ozpin brought up his own scroll as four separate images detailing four certain boys appeared on his screen. "I believe that would be best. Have each member of CFVY look for one of them. Should save them time and effort than in a joint team mission." He replied.

"Understood." With that said, the blonde woman left Ozpin's office while the man continued to stare at Vale.

"Now then… what makes you boys so incredibly special?" Ozpin said to himself as he brought up video footage of different armored warriors fighting against Grimm, White Fang, or regular criminals.


[Tukson's Book Trade]


"Hey, kid! Wake up! It's time for breakfast!" A loud masculine voice echoed from behind a closed door. Within the room is a single occupant that slept on a queen-sized bed with blankets and pillows piled on top of a body.

Said body released a groan before shuffling the blankets out of the way to reveal a barely-awake Aaron Jaeger with bed hair and droopy eyes.

"Ugh… I hate waking up early…"

"No kidding…" A feminine moan drew his attention to reveal Aaron's adoptive Faunus sister, Blake, who was dressed in her black yukata while rubbing her eyes.

The crimson-eyed boy sluggishly moved his body out of bed and revealed himself dressed in only a pair of red-black boxers. Releasing a yawn, Aaron walked over to his dresser and pulled out a set of clothes for himself to wear.

"Come on, Blake. Time to get up." He told his sister while throwing a pair of blue jeans on his shoulder and a black t-shirt on the other side.

"Can't we stay here a bit longer?"

"Sorry, you know how Tukson is."

Blake gave her brother a pout. Couple that with her exposed cat ears and Aaron nearly squealed at how cute she looked but was too tired to do so.

"Tell you what, I'll give your ears a petting if you're up, showered, and dressed. Deal, sis?" He offered.

"Mmm…" Blake pouted harder as she tried to resist the offer. Her one weakness, the ear scratch.

"Come on, you know you want it," Aaron smirked, seeing the expression on the girl's face. "I'll even get you some tuna noodles as well for lunch."

*ZIP!*

That did it. The moment he said tuna noodles, she darted out for the shower. "Heh… works every time." He said with a smirk. Aaron threw on his jeans and t-shirt. He reached into his sock drawer then paused when he noticed his combat outfit within the closet. The same outfit he wore during his time in the White Fang.

A sour look appeared on the boy's face as he thought back to the last 'mission' he and Blake did with Adam. The robbery of a Dust Train being run by the SDC. His previous memories of how the mission ended had worked out quite differently. Once the Spider Drone, as well as many of the security bots, were destroyed, Aaron had taken the time to kick Adam off the train without him even noticing. When he and Blake left the White Fang, he swore never to wear it again as it reminded him of his terrible mistake.

"Damn it…" He grunted before closing the closet. It was nothing but bad memories. He slipped his socks on then grabbed a pair of red-black running shoes that he put on his feet. Afterward, he grabbed a small silver amulet in the shape of a wolf's head that he placed around his neck. He gave himself a quick check in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction. "Ready for a new day." He said with a grin.


[Schnee Mansion]


"I'm so glad I'm still alive…" Kurogasa moaned as he was sitting at the dinner table with Weiss. Yesterday, the younger siblings were taken to the police station and were first questioned by their eldest sister. Then, later, General James Ironwood himself came into the room. He was a stern, but fair man, but even then Kurogasa was a bit afraid of him. He's the general of the Atlesian Military for crying out loud! Not to mention the Headmaster of Atlas Academy!

"Oh, don't be so dramatic. It's not like you died." Weiss chastised her brother.

"No, but Ironwood scares the crap out of me…" Kurogasa hissed.

"Well, he is the General of the Atlas Military."

"That's exactly why I'm afraid. If I get in trouble," He said before motioning his thumb across his neck, sticking his tongue out while making a gagging noise.

"Relax, you'll be fine. Besides, we'll be going to Beacon Academy together. Can you believe it?" Weiss said with a hint of excitement.

"Yeah, at least we're getting away from this place for four years." Kurogasa smiled a bit.

"And to think, you will be the youngest student ever to enroll in Beacon Academy! That's history in the making!" The heiress praised her brother.

"I'm only sixteen. How is that an accomplishment?" Kurogasa sweatdropped.

"Every student that ever enrolled in Beacon is seventeen, you dolt," Weiss said with a frown.

"Yeah, I get it. But it's nothing to make a big deal out of." Kurogasa shrugged, before biting into his biscuit. "Besides, I'd like to earn my place at Beacon Academy, not have it handed down to me on a silver platter…"

"There you go again…" The white-haired girl rolled her eyes.

"What? I'm being realistic." Kurogasa looked at her incredulously.

"Realistically stupid! Kuro, just deal with the fact that you're going to Beacon with me and stop believing that you didn't actually earn it." Weiss stated.

"Because I didn't!" Kurogasa snapped. He then realized that he yelled and looked down. "Sorry… it's just… ever since Jacques… ever since he… I knew trying to please that bastard was a lost cause… I want to prove to myself that I'm not some rich egotistical stuck-up who got through life the easy way. And more importantly, to show that I'm not him." He clenched his fist, that was trembling.

"Kurogasa…" Weiss's soft hand overlapped his fist in order to placate his anger. "There's no doubt that you're nothing like father. However, this is a once in a lifetime chance. Whether you earn it now or not, it doesn't matter. The fact is that you're in Beacon Academy. If you want to be different then you have to stop second-guessing yourself and take this leap of faith."

"Weiss…" Kurogasa muttered, "You… really have that much faith in me?"

"Of course I do! I'm your sister!" Weiss answered. "And if you doubt my words again, I'll give you such a wallop!"

"I uh…" Kurogasa got out before smiling a bit. "Alright, you win."

"Good," Weiss nodded with a grin. "Now, let us be ready for the journey. Klein should have all our bags packed and aboard the airship."


[Arc Residence]


"Alright, all set to go," Orion said, as they had their luggage ready. "Hope you can hold onto your lunch when we fly there. Don't want ya vomiting."

"Oh, like you're one to talk!" Jaune argued as he checked the family sword, Crocea Mors, as well as the shield that was in its sheath form. "You get airsick too, Orion."

"Not as bad as you." The cap-wearing twin said as he placed his own weapon, Lunar Divide, onto his back in its collapsed form.

"Do you really have to go?" Jeanne pouted.

"Mom, we're fine." Jaune frowned. "We're not babies anymore."

"Plus, come on, I've got a Semblance that makes me invincible!" Orion boasted. "Nothing's gonna hurt me or Jaune."

"Oh, but I can't help worrying over you two!" Their mother suddenly grabbed the two teens and brought them in a suffocating hug. "You're my precious baby boys!"

"We're your only precious boys…" Jaune deadpanned. "Look, we really gotta go."

"I know just… let me have this for a little longer." Jeanne said, her voice nearly cracking.

"Mom…" Orion muttered.

"Your father, sisters, and I will miss you both terribly." Their mother began to cry.

"Mom, c'mon… don't-" Jaune said, but Orion looked at him with a sad frown.

"Just let her."

Jaune sighed at this before the brothers hugged their mother, who started sobbing quietly for a few minutes before they released the hug, allowing the twins to look at their mother one last time.

"Be safe, both of you," Jeanne said to them while wiping away her tears.

"We will, mom. Promise, and you know how us Arcs are." Jaune gave his mother a sad smile. "We never break a promise."

"And don't forget to visit Sapphire."

"We will." Orion nodded before the two boys left the house. "Boy, this feels weird."

"Yeah, tell me about it." Jaune agreed.

"Speaking of Saph… didn't think she, well… you know…"

Jaune looked at his twin with a raised brow, "That she likes girls? How could you not know?" He asked. "Besides, can you argue with the fact that we have a nephew?"

"...Fair point."

"Though I still have to wonder…" Jaune said as he rubbed his chin. "Who exactly gave birth to him? And who was the father?"

"That… is a question we should save for another day. For now, we need to get to our airship." Orion said to his twin brother.


[Mistral]


"Orpheus, are you alright?" Pyrrha asked her cousin.

"Huh?" Orpheus looked at her. "Oh uh… yeah, I'm fine… just…"

"Is it about the tournament?"

"I'm sorry… I've been so stupid and blind to my anger…" Orpheus sighed.

"It's alright," The redhead placed a comforting hand on the young man's shoulder. "Besides, I'm the one who should be sorry. I never understood your pain… and how it affected you all this time."

"Pyrrha…" His green eyes looked back into the emerald orbs of the one he considered a sister. He overlapped his hand with hers.

"Besides, that's all in the past."

"Y-Yeah, you're right," Orpheus said, but then frowned. "Still… my Semblance only reacts to violent emotions. Unfiltered, unadulterated violent emotions…"

Pyrrha shared her cousin's expression but it was more of sympathy. "Orpheus, just because your Semblance reacts in such a manner doesn't mean that it isn't a gift. Think of it this way if something hurt your mother or my mother, or even me, wouldn't that make you angry?"

"I mean, of course, it would. But… what does that have to do with-"

"If somebody killed me… how would that make you feel?" She continued.

Orpheus paused as he processed that information. A spark of memory from his previous life filled his mind as he witnessed what would be his cousin's end. Seeing it from before, he had felt devastated back then. If he were to witness it now in the present…

"I would be enraged. I would use everything in my power to make whoever did the deed feel my wrath." Orpheus answered.

Pyrrha smiled. "That's why you shouldn't fear your Semblance. As long as you feel the need to protect something then you can use that anger to protect the people you love."

"I… see. I… think I get it."

The girl giggled at her cousin's confused expression. "Well, until you do, we should get going. Our flight to Vale will be leaving soon."

"Right," Orpheus said, as they walked. "I gotta say, everyone's upset you're not choosing Haven."

"Well, they have to respect my decision. I chose Beacon Academy for myself, not for anybody else." Pyrrha stated.

"True. I'm sure they'll get over it soon enough." Orpheus said.


[Vale]


After Aaron and Blake had breakfast, the two siblings left Tukson's bookstore to explore the city while they could before Beacon Academy's school year began.

The human of the duo had his personal weapon, Blood Moon, attached to his arms and feet like a set of gauntlets and boots. During his time in the White Fang, Aaron was still working on the mechanics of his weapons before he left but never got around to finishing them until after he and Blake left the fanatical organization. The cat Faunus, after hiding her ears behind a bow, kept Gambol Shroud holstered on her back.

"I'm telling you, Blake, that you should stop reading those kinds of books," Aaron said to his sister.

The cat Faunus gave her brother a glare, "If I can't read my books then you can't ride your motorcycle."

The boy gaped, "WHAT!? Not the bike! Anything but the bike!"

"Then let me read."

"But… it has…" Aaron said as he looked at the title of said book that sounded very suggestive. He failed as a brother. He couldn't protect her innocence!

"Don't even finish that sentence!" Blake exclaimed. "It is a work of art!"

"It's smut." Aaron deadpanned. He sighed. "I feel like a failure for not preventing you from reading those books."

"What are you getting so worked up about?"

"I'm your brother! I'm supposed to protect you from these kinds of things! Especially that!"

"I'm not a little girl, Aaron!" Blake countered. "I can read whatever I wish to read and you can't stop me!"

"And you wonder why you can't get a boyfriend…" Aaron muttered.

*WAPISH!*

"OW!" The boy cried out in pain while holding his head.

Blake, who was holding up her fist with a tick mark on her forehead, glared at her brother. "Wanna repeat that, Aaron?"

"No… I'm good…" Aaron groaned.

"Then let me read." Blake huffed before reading again.

Aaron sighed again. He can't do anything else at this point. 'Still… you call that a katana?'


LINE BREAK


Above the skyline of Vale, Azrael watched below from out of sight from humans and Faunus. His yellow eyes keeping a vibrant gaze upon the four Riders that had come to Remnant.

"Well now, let's see which monsters are best used to cause some chaos…" He said with a wicked grin beneath his hood as he pulled out the large tome from within his coat. Opening the book, he turned the pages a few times before he stopped on a few particular monsters. "Hm, these will do and I'll even add in some henchmen just to spice things up."


[Timeskip]


"Ohmygosh, sis! That kid's got a collapsible staff! And she's got a fire sword!" A 15-year-old girl gushed in excitement. She wears a black long-sleeved dress with a high collar and red trim on the sleeves, a black waist cincher with red lacing up the front and around her skirt is red trim. She also wears a pair of thick black stockings and black combat boots with red laces and trims around the top and red soles. Her outfit is then topped by a red hooded cloak fastened to her shoulders by cross-shaped pins. Her emblem appears as a large silver brooch and is pinned to a wide black belt slung around her hips on an angle, which also carries bullets and a pouch.

"Easy there, little sister. They're just weapons!" Her older sister, a 17-year-old girl with long blonde hair and lilac eyes said. She wears a tan jacket that bares her midriff, with golden brown piping and short, puffy sleeves with black cuffs that feature two gold buttons. Underneath this, she wears a low cut yellow crop top with her emblem on the left breast in black.

She also wears a brown belt covered by a pleated brown piece of material reaching from hip to hip around the back of her waist, with her emblem emblazoned on the right-most pleat in gold. Underneath this is a long, white, asymmetrical piece of material reaching to her knee on the right side, as well as a pair of black mini-shorts. She wears a pair of brown, knee-high boots and orange over-the-knee socks, with the right sock pushed down just below the knee. A gray bandanna is tied around her left knee. An orange infinity scarf and black fingerless gloves complete her outfit.

"'Just weapons'? They're an extension of ourselves! They're a part of us! Oh, they're so cool!" Ruby gushed as she marveled at each individual weapon.

"Well, why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?" Yang asked.

Ruby transformed her weapon into its scythe form. "Of course I'm happy with Crescent Rose! I just really like seeing new ones. It's like meeting new people, but better…"

Yang playfully pushes her sister's hood down over her face, "Ruby, come on, why don't you go try and make some friends of your own?"

While taking off her hood, Ruby looked at Yang. "But... why would I need friends if I have you?"

"Well..." In a flash, a group of other students surrounds Yang and they all dash down the road, "Actually, my friends are here. Gotta go catch up. 'Kay, see ya, bye!"

Ruby spun due to Yang speeding off, "Wait, where are you going?! Are we supposed to go to our dorms? Where are our dorms? Do we have dorms?" When she finally stopped for a moment, still reeling. "I don't know what I'm doing…"

Ruby falls backward into a luggage cart, sending cases flying. Someone is standing over her. It was Weiss and Kurogasa.

"What are you doing?!" Weiss snapped.

"Hey, easy, sis. She didn't mean any harm." Kurogasa said, before holding out his hand to Ruby. "You okay?"

Ruby accepted the help as Kurogasa lifted her back to her feet, "Uh, sorry!"

The white-haired girl gave Ruby an undignified look, "Sorry?! Do you have any idea of the damage you could have caused?"

While holding the case, the little reaper looked at Weiss in confusion. "Uuhhh..."

"Give me that!" Weiss snapped, as she snatches the luggage from Ruby and opens it to reveal its twinkling-sounding contents. "This is Dust - mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!"

"Weiss, will you relax?" Kurogasa sighed. "I'm sorry, she can be a bit hot-headed." He apologized.

Still confused, Ruby responded with… "Uuuhhhh..."

"What are you, brain-dead?" Weiss asked, holding out a vial of red Dust and shutting the case and shaking it constantly. "Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!"

"I... I know..." Ruby coughed from the Dust pouring into her face.

"Uh… Weiss… you're not supposed to shake that." Kurogasa paled a bit.

"Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? What do you have to say for yourself?!"

Ruby, who had been receiving more and more Dust to her face, finally sneezes, which erupts into a full-blown explosion of flame, snowflakes, and electricity right onto Weiss. The bottle she had been holding flies over the courtyard.

"Weiss, I told you not to shake the bottle!" Kurogasa coughed as he was covered in soot.

"It's not my fault! And you weren't exactly being helpful!" The heiress exclaimed, ignorant of the red Dust bottle flying in the air.

The bottle, miraculously, lands on the ground while rolling a few times before stopping at the feet of Blake Belladonna, who picks it up and notices the Schnee Dust Company logo on the side as she reads from a book and looks over at the scene.

"Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!"

"I'm really, really sorry!" Ruby apologized.

"And it really is your fault, Weiss," Kurogasa said. "You were shaking that bottle like a salt shaker in her face."

Ignoring her brother, Weiss continued her dismissive attitude towards Ruby, "Ugh, you complete dolt! What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?"

"Well, I-I..." Ruby tried to come up with an excuse.

Weiss decided to cut the younger girl off again, "This isn't your ordinary combat school. It's not just sparring and practice, you know! We're here to fight monsters, so... watch where you're going!"

Ruby, finally fed up, said. "Hey, I said I was sorry, princess!"

"It's heiress, actually." A voice interjected, getting the girls and Kurogasa's attention on an approaching Blake Belladonna, who still held the Dust bottle in her hand, "Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world."

Weiss smiled smugly. "Finally! Some recognition!"

"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners."

Weiss was shocked with Kurogasa frowning a bit, as Ruby chuckles. "Wha- How dare- The nerve of… Ugh!" Weiss then gets up in Blake's face and takes the bottle from her, walking off in a huff as her helpers gather the luggage and followed.

"Weiss, wait!" Kurogasa called out before looking to Ruby and bowing to her. "I'm sorry about this, I'll go talk to her." But before he did, he noticed someone from afar that's coming towards Blake. His eyes peered closer, seeing someone familiar. "Hey, aren't you-"

The approaching figure is revealed to be Aaron, who was giving his adoptive sister a frown, "Blake, why the heck did you leave me behi-" He paused when he noticed the extra people among them. Crimson eyes landed on Kurogasa. "Huh? Do I know you?"

"I should ask you the same thing," Kurogasa said. "You look familiar." That's when he felt a jolt in his head, causing him to hold his head while backing up. "Ergh…!"

Aaron felt a jolt as well, causing him to grasp his head in pain, "Agh!" He groaned.

"H-Hey, you okay!?" Ruby panicked, running up to Kurogasa.

"Aaron, what's wrong?" Blake asked, going over to her brother.

The two boys felt their headache suddenly disappear as they look at each other once again. This time in recognition.

"Yeah, Blake, I just… remembered where I met this guy." Aaron said to his sister.

"What? You know him?"

"Something like that."

"Why don't… you girls go on ahead?" Kurogasa suggested. "We'll all meet up later."

"Huh? Are you sure?" Ruby asked.

"It's okay. We got this." Kurogasa assured. The two girls looked at each other before looking back at the boys. With a nod, the two of them left and once they were an earshot away… "About time we grew up, Aaron."

"No kidding, Kurogasa," Aaron replied. "How's life been treating you so far?"

"Like crap. I got the short end of the stick with that Jacques bastard that I call a dad…" Kurogasa sighed.

"Ouch, I feel bad for you." The crimson-eyed teen said with a smirk. "Me? I had to live as the adopted son of the Belladonna family."

"Lucky bastard…" Kurogasa pouted, but then realized something. "But if you're with Blake, that means…"

"Yeah, Adam…"

"Figures…" Kurogasa sighed. "Never knew why they handled him the way he did. He had… so much potential, only to be wasted."

Aaron shrugged, "Well, I'm not sorry about how it ends for him. He's an asshole in real life. Wanted to punch him in the face so many times."

"Yeah, I hear you on that," Kurogasa said. "So then… we just wait for the others huh?"

"If we're here then no doubt the other two are here as well. Though it'll be difficult to find them unless they either use their Semblance or have the same brain reaction we both had."

"I suppose that's all we can hope for." Kurogasa sighed. "Shall we head to the amphitheater?"

"Lead the way, mini-man," Aaron smirked.


[Meanwhile…]


After Ruby left Aaron and Kurogasa to themselves, Blake had left moments after, leaving the scythe-wielder by her lonesome. "Welcome to Beacon…" She groaned, feeling as if her first day at the Hunter Academy was a bit of a pain.

"Excuse me, we're looking for the amphitheater, do you know where it is?" A voice asked the girl, drawing Ruby's attention to two blonde boys who looked like they were twin brothers, save for their attire.

The first blonde twin had messy styled hair with blue eyes and wearing a black baseball cap that was turned backward. He was dressed in a light blue t-shirt under a dark brown high-collared leather vest, a pair of tan pants, white-black combat boots, a light blue scarf wrapped around his neck that flowed down his back like a mini cape, and he wore black-white armor with his emblem in light blue in the center of his chest armor while wearing a pair of gauntlets and greaves.

The second twin also had messy hair and blue eyes but he didn't have a hat. He wears a black short-sleeved hoodie with detached reddish-orange sleeves. Covering his hoodie is a white diamond-shaped chest plate cut off above his lower abdomen, and placed over his shoulders are a pair of white spaulders with rerebraces set under them. Below, he wears blue jeans with a white patch placed on the left knee and black sneakers which have "left" and "right" written in black on the respective shoes' soles. He has elbow guards with cords strung through them, and he wears black high tops. He has two belts crisscrossing his waist, both different shades of brown, with a pair of small pouches on them. He also wears brown wrist-length gloves with exposed fingertips and small metal plates over the back. His sword is strapped to his left hip in a sheath that doubles as a collapsible shield.

"Ah, you're the Vomit Twins!"

"That's not our names!" The twins exclaimed in unison.

"But you threw up at the same time! On mine and my sister's shoes!"

"That was an accident!" The blonde boy with a baseball cap retorted.

"Yeah! Besides, airsickness is a pretty common thing for other people!" The other boy in white armor added.

"Sorry, sorry, but Vomit Twins was something me and my sister could only come up with," Ruby admitted with a nervous chuckle.

"Oh yeah!" Jaune said in slight irritation. "What if we called you Crater Face?"

"Hey, that explosion was an accident!" Ruby complained.

The blonde boy without the hat smirked. "Well, the name's Jaune Arc! Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue - ladies love it!" He said with pride.

"Jaune, what did we say about boasting?" The other twin scolded.

"Oh, come on, Orion! Let me be cool for once!" Jaune exclaimed.

"Saying your name and saying that the ladies love it… is not cool." Orion deadpanned before he looked at Ruby with a smile. "By the way, I'm Orion. I'm Jaune's twin brother."

"Nice to meet ya." Ruby waved.

"You as well," Orion nodded.

"Oh sure, you can introduce yourself without a problem," Jaune said while rolling his eyes.

Ruby giggled while a short, awkward silence fell between them. "So… I got this thing." She unfolds Crescent Rose, presenting it to Jaune and Orion.

"Holy crap!" Orion gawked.

"Is that a scythe?" Jaune asked.

"It's also a customizable high-impact sniper rifle!" The girl added in with a big grin.

"Uh, what?" Jaune said dumbfounded.

Cocking the weapon, Ruby said, "It's also a gun."

"Oh. That's cool!"

"Geez, who in their right mind, would design something like that?" Orion asked, looking at the weapon with incredulity.

"Hey! I take offense to that!" Ruby exclaimed as she held her weapon like a safety blanket.

"Wait, you seriously made that!?" Orion gawked.

"Of course, all students at Signal make their own weapons!" Ruby boasted with a smile. "I was top of my class in weapon designs."

The hat-wearing teen gave the younger girl a dry look, "Somehow, I am not surprised."

"So what do you got?" Ruby asked out of curiosity.

Realizing that the younger girl was talking to him, Jaune unsheathes a longsword. "Oh! I, uh… I got this sword!"

"Ooooohh!" Ruby awed, looking at the sword.

"Yeah, and I've got a shield, too!" Jaune brings up his sheath as it extends into a kite shield with two yellow crescent arcs on the front.

"So, what do they do?" Ruby asked as she touched the shield.

Once it was touched, it pops off Jaune's arm, who fumbles in catching it. After retrieving it, he places it back on his belt as a sheath. "The shield gets smaller, so when I get tired of carrying it, I can just... put it away…"

"But... wouldn't it weigh the same?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, it does," Jaune said dejectedly.

Ruby giggled then looked at the other boy, "What about you, Orion?"

"Oh, me?" Orion gestured to himself then smirked as he reached behind his back to pull out… a one-handed greatsword with a gun mechanism on the handguard and hilt. "This is my weapon, Lunar Divide." He said, shouldering the massive weapon without any trouble.

"Oooooooooooh!" Ruby had stars in her eyes as she suddenly blinked around all over, taking pictures of it with her Scroll.

"What has gotten into her?" Jaune sweatdropped.

"I… have no idea and I honestly, don't want to know," Orion replied, sharing the same reaction as his twin.

Once the red-hooded girl stopped fangirling over Orion's weapon, she quickly recovered from her fantasy and chuckled nervously, "S-sorry, I get a little crazy around weapons." She admitted.

"We noticed." The Arc Twins said quietly.

"So uh… what exactly does it do?" She asked albeit timidly.

"Oh," Orion grinned as he brought his sword down for Ruby to closely inspect. "Well, I load the guard with Dust Rounds and by pulling the trigger, I can give my weapon a boost in strength or even send waves of energy at my opponents. It's a really awesome design that I implemented."

"Oooooooh, that sounds awesome! Can I try it!? Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease?"

"Sure! If you can lift it." Orion said with a smirk as he impaled his sword into the ground right in front of the girl.

Ruby had sparkles in her eyes as she grabbed hold of the hilt. "Errrrrrgh! Eyaaaaaaaaaaa! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!" She cried out as she tried very hard to pull it but to no avail. "This thing's… heavy!"

"Yep! I'm practically the only one alive that can carry it."

"And besides, you're carrying a 250 lbs. scythe rifle like it's 25!" Jaune added.

"Well, whatever this *grunt* thing is made of… it's really *grunt* heavy!" Ruby grunts as she tried with all her strength to lift Lunar Divide. "Errrryyyyyyyyaggggggh! Whooooa!" She cried out as she fell on her back. And still not able to lift the weapon. "Ow…"

Orion chuckled as he effortlessly lifts up his sword and collapses it back into a compact form then places it behind his back. "Come on, little one. I'll help you up." He said, outstretching his hand to her.

"Thanks," Ruby said, accepting it and was pulled up. "It's really cool that you made such awesome weapons, guys."

"Actually, I'm the only one who made my weapon. Jaune is actually using something our great-great-grandfather wielded when he fought in the Great War." Orion explained.

"Sounds more like a family heirloom to me!" Ruby laughed. "Well, I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days."

"Yeah. The classics." Jaune said as he sheathed his sword.

The three teens moved on before Ruby decided to ask, "So, why did you two approach me?"

Jaune shrugged, "Eh, why not? Our mom always said, strangers, are just friends you haven't met yet." He answered.

"Plus, for a cute girl, you seemed pretty lost," Orion added with a grin. "Why, is that a problem, little red?"

"M-Me!? Cute?! I-I don't know what you're talking about!" Ruby stuttered, panicking. "And I'm not lost! Just… taking the scenic route."

"Yeah, you're definitely lost." Orion chuckled as he patted Ruby's head, much to the girl's embarrassment. "Come on, I'm sure if we look around hard enough, we're sure to at least find it."

"Mmmm…" Ruby pouted. "Okay."

LINE BREAK

After walking for several minutes, the trio managed to find the auditorium and once inside they were met with a large open room filled with many students inspiring to be Huntsmen and Huntresses.

"Ruby, over here! I saved you a spot!" Yang shouted while waving at her sister.

Ruby turned to the Arc twins. "Oh! Hey, I-I gotta go! See you guys after the ceremony!" She left the blonde boys by themselves as she strolled on over to Yang.

"Hey, wait!" Jaune called out but she was already gone which caused him to sigh. "Ah, great. Where am I supposed to find another nice, quirky girl to talk to?!" He walked off with his bemused brother trailing behind. The two failed to notice however of the redheaded girl in Greek armor looking at the blonde with interest while the auburn-haired young man beside her was listening to music on his Scroll.

"How's your first day going, little sister?" Yang asked Ruby.

The black with red-dyed haired girl glared at the blonde. "You mean since you ditched me and I exploded?" She sarcastically questioned.

"Yikes! Meltdown already?" Yang asked.

Ruby decided to explain herself. "No, I literally exploded a hole in front of the school! And there was some fire, and I think some ice...?" She thought about it, trying to remember.

"Are you being sarcastic?" Yang questioned playfully.

The young reaper scoffed, "I wish! I tripped over some crabby girl's luggage, and then she yelled at me, and then I sneezed and exploded, and then she yelled at me again, and I felt really, really bad, and I just wanted her to stop yelling at me!" As she rambled, she failed to notice a certain heiress appearing behind her.

"YOU!" A familiar voice shouted.

Ruby jumped into her older sister's arms. "Oh, God, it's happening again!" She cried out in despair.

"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!" Weiss growled while her adoptive brother, Kurogasa, stood next to her.

"Oh my God, you really exploded…" Yang muttered in surprise.

"It was an accident, it was an accident!" Ruby pleaded.

"We know." Kurogasa sighed, before handing out a pamphlet.

"Um… what's that?" Ruby asked.

"Just… read this, and you'll be fine." Kurogasa smiled sheepishly. "Besides, we forgive ya. Right, Weiss?" He glared at his sister.

"Sure, as long as she reads it and never speaks to me again," Weiss stated.

"Wei~ss?" Kurogasa stared at her disapprovingly.

Yang decided to come to her sister's aid, "Look, uh, it sounds like you two just got off on the wrong foot. Why don't you start over and try to be friends, okay?" She suggested.

"And I'll make sure Weiss behaves." Kurogasa raised his hand.

Putting the pamphlet away, Ruby nodded. "Yeah! Great idea, sis!" She holds out her hand to the heiress, clearing her throat. "Hello, Weiss! I'm Ruby! Wanna hang out? We can go shopping for school supplies!"

"Yeah, and we can paint our nails, and try on clothes, and talk about cute boys like tall, blonde, and scraggly over there," Weiss said sarcastically while gesturing to Jaune, who looked back while his twin was busy looking at a comic.

Kurogasa facepalmed, "Not a great start…" But then he noticed the cap-wearing Arc. "Wait a minute… why do I feel like I know him?"

*BZZZT!*

"Ergh…!" Kurogasa felt that same jolt again in his head. "Not again…"

Meanwhile, Orion felt a similar pain as he held his aching cranium. "Urk! What the-" he gritted his teeth in pain.

"Wow, really?!" Ruby said with a big smile, oblivious to the sarcasm.

Weiss gave her dead silence while glaring at the girl. "No."

Before Kurogasa could reprimand his sister, a voice cleared their throat and they all look to see Ozpin on the stage.

"I'll... keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction." Students started to whisper from Ozpin's announcement. "You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step."

"Geez, harsh much…?" Kurogasa muttered.

"You will gather in the ballroom tonight; tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed." Glynda said after Ozpin walked off.

While students began to leave, Yang looked at the spot that Ozpin once stood at. "He seemed kind of… off." She remarked.

"It's almost like he wasn't even there," Ruby added in.

Jaune seemingly comes out of nowhere next to Weiss with a charming grin on his face. "I'm a natural blond, you know!" He stated. Orion shook his head in disappointment at his twin brother.

The heiress facepalmed in exasperation.

"Hey, hands-off," Kurogasa warned the blonde.


LINE BREAK


"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang said as she fell onto her sleeping bag next to Ruby. The sisters had gathered inside the ballroom, dressed in their pajamas as other students set up their sleeping spots while wearing similar garments.

"I don't think Dad would approve of all the boys, though," Ruby stated, not looking up from her writing.

"I know I do." Yang purred as she saw all the young men dressed in only pajama pants and without their shirts on only to grimace when Jaune walked into view… wearing full-body pajamas with bunny booties. Yang focused back on what Ruby was writing. "What's that?"

"Oh, just a letter to the gang back at Signal. I promised to tell them all about Beacon and how things are going." The younger girl answered.

"Oh, that's so cute!" Yang teased only to be met with a pillow to the face.

"Shut up! I didn't get to take my friends with me to school! It's weird not knowing anyone here!" Ruby argued then looked away with a distant look.

"What about Jaune? He's… nice. There you go! Plus one friend! That's a hundred percent increase!" Yang said trying to cheer her up. "Oh, and that Orion guy too! Didn't you say he was pretty helpful?"

"I mean yeah."

"And then there's that other boy with Weiss. Which by the way, he's cute." Yang grinned.

"Achoo!" Kurogasa sneezed. "Huh? Was someone talking about me?"

"I don't know. He seemed nice but… I didn't really catch his name. Or maybe I did and I wasn't paying attention…" Ruby admitted. "Plus, I think Weiss counts as a negative friend so… back to zero."

"There's no such thing as negative friends! You just made three friends and one enemy!" Yang said only for another pillow to slam into her face. "Look, it's only been one day. Trust me; you've got friends all around you! You just haven't met them yet!"

The sisters notice a candle being lit nearby. The source coming from the same black-haired girl, now in a black yukata, Ruby had met before while the black-haired boy with red highlights was nowhere to be seen.

"That girl…" Ruby muttered.

The blonde glanced at her little sister. "You know her?"

"Not really. She saw what happened this morning, but left before I could say anything." Ruby answered.

Yang grinned. "Well, now's your chance!" She grabbed her sister's arm and dragged her towards the bow-wearing girl.

"Wait! What are you doing?!" Ruby cried out.

Blake looks over her book to see Ruby unsuccessfully struggling against Yang's grip as she leads her sister over to the girl's spot before letting go.

"Hel-looooo! I believe you two may know each other?" Yang introduced in a sing-song tone.

"Aren't you the girl that exploded?" The cat-eyed girl asked.

"Uh, yeah! My name's Ruby! But you can just call me Crater…" The little reaper smiled embarrassedly. "Actually, you can just call me Ruby."

"Okay," Blake said, still focused on her book.

Yang looked at her sister. "What are you doing?" She whispered.

"I don't know, help me!" Ruby whispered back. The two sisters smiled awkwardly at the black-haired girl.

"So... What's your name?" Yang asked.

Sighing at being distracted, the girl glances at the two with a bored look. "Blake."

"Well, Blake, I'm Yang, Ruby's older sister! I like your bow." Yang said.

Blake's expression didn't show it but she was irritated. "Thanks!"

"It goes great with your… pajamas!" The buxom blonde complimented.

"Right…" The bow-wearing girl responded, seemingly ignoring them. The entire situation was becoming more and more awkward.

"Nice night, don't you think?" Yang asked while Ruby laughed uncomfortably.

"Hey, Blake, have you seen my toothbrush? I can't find it anywhere." A familiar voice (to Blake and Ruby) spoke up, drawing the girls' attention to Aaron, who was approaching them… in nothing but a pair of red-black boxers.

Ruby quickly covered her eyes with a heavy blush on her cheeks at the sight of so much skin. Yang continued to gawk with a thin line of drool flowing down her chin when she appreciatively studied every inch of the boy's lean muscular figure.

Blake felt her own cheeks burn, "Aaron! I told you that you can't walk out here like that!" She chastised her adoptive brother.

"Sorry, but… there's no air conditioning in here. You know how hot I get when I sleep." Aaron reminded her while rubbing his messy dark hair.

"Dude, seriously…?" Kurogasa groaned, wearing a simple white t-shirt and black mesh shorts that covered his knees.

"Don't judge me," Aaron said dryly.

"Whatever…" He sighed, before looking to the cap-wearing Arc. "Hey, Orion, was it?" Kurogasa asked.

"Yeah?"

"Come with me," Kurogasa said, before grabbing Orion by the back of his collar and dragged him away from the girls to have some alone time. "You remember?"

"Pretty hard not to after that wicked headache." The blonde shrugged.

"Good. Let me guess, you're stuck with looking after Jaune until he gets his Semblance unlocked." Kurogasa said.

"Yep."

"Figures. Must've been hell as a kid when you got seven sisters surrounding ya." He chuckled.

"You forgot the overbearing mother who still treats you like a child," Orion deadpanned then gestured to Jaune, who was busy setting up his sleeping bag while still in his footy pajamas.

"Noted…" Kurogasa sweatdropped. "Well, at least you have it lucky. I'm stuck with that jackass of a so-called Schnee, and Aaron has to deal with that jealous bull."

"Aaron? Oh, the dude in his underwear." Orion said while snapping his fingers in realization. "Meh, it won't be so bad. After what we've seen from Volume 6, Adam's a pushover."

"That's something we can both agree on." Kurogasa nodded. "And one other thing. It may change things with JNPR, but… no matter what happens, Pyrrha. Can't. Die."

Orion nodded, "Agreed," Suddenly, he realized something. "You know, we never bothered to ask how we all met Ozpin to even get into Beacon, did we?"

"Fourth wall flashback?" Kurogasa asked.

"Fourth wall flashback." Orion nodded in response.


Flashback - Several Days Ago


[Aaron]


The former White Fang member, Blake Belladonna, stood outside of a cafe while her brother was inside and getting their favored drinks. It was still a few days before she went off to Beacon Academy for the next four years of her life as a Huntress. However, she felt guilty that she would be leaving her brother behind.

"Blake?" Aaron spoke, drawing the cat Faunus's attention to him as he held two paper cups filled with hot liquid beverages.

"Huh?" She shook her head as she regained her posture. "Sorry, I was… deep in thought."

"Meh," The young man shrugged as he handed the drink in his left hand to Blake, who accepted it with a grin. "You wouldn't be you if you weren't thinking about something."

"How sweet," Blake said with a giggle as she took a sip of her drink and relished in the warmth that spread throughout her body. "I love drinking hot tea in the morning."

Things were silent for a bit. "So… you're going to Beacon right?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah,"

"For four years."

"Yeah."

"Not to be a jerk, but… you're not seriously going there just to get away from the White Fang, are you?" Aaron frowned, as Blake stayed silent as her cat ears drooped downward as if in shame. "Look, I don't want our past to catch up to us either, but… one day it will happen. I just hope you're prepared for that."

"Well, that's why you're here. You've always had my back even when I… don't always have yours," She admitted while feeling embarrassed.

"Blake, I'm your brother. Even if I'm not blood-related, it doesn't stop me from loving you and protecting you. Good or bad, your life is your own." Aaron said while drinking his coffee. "I'm just along for the ride after all."

"Aaron…"

The crimson-eyed young man smiled, "Now, how about we explore the city. Take the time for ourselves while we still have it." He suggested.

Blake looked at her brother in surprise then smiled as well, "Sure," She said with a nod.

As the two siblings march off into the city, a small green light shone from within the dark depths of an abandoned alleyway. Stepping out of that green light was a monstrous being that looked like a humanoid mantis.

"Must… eliminate… Kamen Rider…" The monster growled before it hopped onto the rooftops and began its search for its prey.


[Meanwhile…]


Walking down a separate path is a teenage girl with fair skin, short dark-brown hair and dark-brown eyes. She has wavy locks on one side of her face, dyed with a gradient that starts as a dark brown and transitions to caramel. Her clothes consist of a long, cocoa-colored shirt with a dark brown waist cincher. She wears long, dark brown trousers with ribbons on the left side and a brown belt with cartridges. Above it, she wears another cocoa-colored belt of cartridges with a gold crosshairs buckle. What appears to be a drape of black skirt hangs on her right side. She wears a pair of dark brown, high-heeled leather boots with buckles. She also dons a number of accessories, such as a bracelet with black roses as decoration; these are accompanied by black gloves and necklaces. She wears a beret of a darker brown and a pair of black, wire-rimmed aviator sunglasses. She is seen holding a black shoulder bag with gold studs, which is held by a bandolier strap.

This is Coco Adel, the leader of Team CFVY and a regular fashionista.

"How hard is it to find some dude in a tacky jacket?" She said to herself while checking a picture on her Scrolls that had a detailed image of Aaron Jaeger dressed in his combat outfit when he was still in the White Fang. "Other than his good looks, his fashion sense needs a bit more work." Coco stopped when she heard the cries of several civilians as they fled for their lives.

"What the hell?" The fashionista wondered as she followed the source with all the instincts of a Huntress.

When she arrived at the sight, Coco caught sight of a strange and terrifying creature that looked like some sort of humanoid mantis as it used its arm blades to carve through buildings or cars without stopping.

This is the Mantis Yummy.

"Must… destroy… Kamen Rider…" The monster growled.

Coco narrowed her eyes as she approached the monster, "Alright, buddy. I don't know what you're doing here or why but I'm not gonna let you keep destroying everything. One of my favorite clothing stores is nearby." She readied her handbag and smacked it across the face. The Mantis Yummy staggered back before Coco's opened up by itself and changed into… a minigun!?

The Yummy only briefly gaped in shock before Coco unleashed a payload of Dust bullets into the monster, causing it to stagger back with each impact against its skin but, so far, there was not a scratch on it.

"Do not… interfere…" The Mantis Yummy warned as it slashed at the fashionista.

Coco managed to block it with her minigun with each attack as she was backing up. "Geez, what kind of Grimm is this?" She gritted. It was then that two familiar people rushed to the scene. The cat Faunus and Aaron were surprised to see what it was, more so on the latter.

"No way is that a Yummy?!" Aaron gasped.

"Wait, you know what that is?" Blake questioned.

Aaron narrowed his eyes, "No time to explain!" He activates his weapon, Blood Moon, as the gauntlets and boots materialized over his hands and feet like a second skin. "All you need to know is that it is extremely dangerous."

"Alright," Blake nodded as she readied her Gambol Shroud.

Coco turned to see the two people and noticed the boy. "Hey, are you Aaron Jaeger?"

"Save the autographs for later, hot stuff," Aaron said to the fashionista as he charged at the Yummy and delivered a flying haymaker. The Buster Mode of his gauntlets enhancing his punching power as it sent the monster crashing into a car. "Right now, we need to destroy that thing."

"Alright, you're the boss," Coco said, before aiming her minigun handbag at the Yummy and went trigger happy.

The Mantis Yummy used its superior agility to avoid the bullets before it brought up its arm blades to block two consecutive strikes from Aaron and Blake, who had gone on the offensive to eliminate the monster. The young man threw a barrage of punches that the Yummy swiftly avoided before knocking Aaron to the side as Blake came in with the katana of her weapon.

Blake then jumped back as she threw her weapon, holding onto the rope. "Aaron!" She shouted. The young man nodded as he caught it, before swinging Blake towards the Mantis Yummy. The cat Faunus delivered a vicious three-hit combo that sent sparks flying from the Yummy's chest before it retaliated by rearing its head back then smashing it directly into Blake's face.

"Argh!"

"Blake!" Aaron cried out as she staggered backward.

"I'm okay, it just hits harder than I thought," Blake assured her brother.

Coco brought up her minigun and laid down suppressing fire for the two, forcing the Mantis Yummy back. "Take it down! Quick!"

"Dammit, I got no choice. The only way I could beat it…" Aaron said to himself. He then closed his eyes and his Aura enveloped him momentarily before a belt formed. The belt itself was black with blue accents, the buckle possessing three coin slots, and an O-shaped device was on the right-hand side of the belt. "Blake, stay back." He told his sister.

"What?"

Opening up the small case on his left, he took out three coins. One was red with a hawk, another was yellow with a tiger, and the last was green with a grasshopper.

Taking the coins he inserted them into their proper slots before tilting the rectangular piece. Taking the scanner, he pressed the button inside the handle and it made a pulsing sound before running it across the rectangle piece over the coins while making three chiming noises. "Henshin!"

TAKA!

TORA!

BATTA!

TA-TO-BA TATOBA TA-TO-BA!

Aaron became surrounded by the holographic spinning colored Medals which accompanied the transformation. He then stood up straight to allow the transformation to go smoother. Images of the three Medals he was using appeared. Taka was on the top, Tora was in the middle, and Batta was at the bottom. The three images are then combined into one large crest which flew backward and into his chest. His body then became enveloped in energy which swiftly hardened into solid armor.

He knew the suit by heart. The helmet was mainly black, save for the red faceplate which looked like a hawk with its wings spread out in flight. On his forehead and acting as the hawk's beak was a red crystal and his head had green lens eyepieces. Running from his chin and down his neck was a red line that was connected to the top portion of the image on his chest. The torso armor had rounded shoulders that had yellow lines on them. Yellow lines ran down his arms and into the yellow gauntlets decorated with what looked like folded claws on the forearm. Lastly, the legs were minimally covered with segmented green armor, not unlike that of a grasshopper's legs, connected by green lines to the lower section of the crest.

Aaron had become Kamen Rider OOO!

(Play Kamen Rider OOO TaToba-Regret Nothing ~Tighten Up)

The Mantis Yummy looked at the Rider and released a growl, "OOO… Must eliminate Kamen Rider!" The monster snarled as it charged at OOO.

"Not today!" Aaron shouted as he charged in as well. As that happened, he heard the sound of a tiger roaring as the Tiger part of his O–Lung Crest flickered momentarily before the yellow light traveled to his arms and the Tora Claws sprang forward to the front. Leaping through the air, he slashed my claws down at the Yummy. The Mantis Yummy staggered back as it "bled" Cell Medals.

Coco lowered her shades to make sure she wasn't losing her mind, "What the heck just happened?!" She exclaimed in shock.

"It's his Semblance," Blake informed the older girl. Coco looked at the Faunus in hiding in confusion. "He never really explained it all to me but he did tell me that it allowed him to transform using different armors at the cost of all his Aura."

"Different armors?"

"Again, it's hard to explain."

"Hyah!" OOO exclaimed as he punched the Yummy across the face then grappled it by the head to deliver a brutal knee strike into its stomach. He winded up his left hand as the Tora Claws ejected out then struck at the monster with an uppercut. The Mantis Yummy fell on its back, bleeding more Cell Medals before it staggered to its feet. Aaron gave him a back kick right to its lower back, sending him stumbling forward a few feet before it regained his balance. Not giving it any chance to recover, he slashed down with his claws again at the Yummy.

The monster landed roughly on its back as it tried to get back up but it kept stumbling due to both a loss of Cell Medals and the injuries it sustained from the Rider.

"Time to end this!" OOO declared as he grabbed his O-Scanner and ran it over the Core Medals in his Driver.

SCANNING CHARGE!

With that, the Batta legs glowed as it transformed into Grasshopper legs and he jumped up really high in the air as everyone looked up. After his legs returned to normal from the high jump, a red circle appeared in front of him, followed by a yellow and green circle, heading towards the Mantis Yummy who was staggering.

"SEI-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Sliding down through the circles, he went flying towards the Yummy and slammed his foot right into the Yummy. Then, in a huge explosion, the Yummy was destroyed, unleashing a rain of Cell Medals.

OOO looked at the falling Cell Medals then used his Tora Claws to destroy them completely, preventing any innocent person from accidentally grabbing them.

End BGM

"Whew~" Coco whistled.

Blake looked at the Rider with awe, "Aaron…"

With the threat neutralized, OOO realigned the buckle on the O-Driver back to its prior position before removing the Core Medals, canceling his transformation as the armor, as well as the Driver, vanished into thin air.

"Man…" Aaron panted as he felt the draining effect of his Semblance. "That was exhausting."

"What… armor was that?" Blake asked.

"Kamen Rider… OOO." He answered. "Basically, I used the power of animal coins and use their features to help me in battle."

"Well, handsome," Coco said as she approached the duo. "I can honestly say that I like what I saw." She lowered her sunglasses and gave the young man a wink. "You've got some moves."

Aaron's cheeks burned at the compliment while Blake's left eye twitched in annoyance. "Um, thanks?" He said, albeit embarrassed.

Coco smirked at how innocent the boy seemed then shifted her minigun back into a handbag. "Well, now that we've gotten rid of that ugly pest, I need you to come with me."

"Eh? Why? Did I do something wrong?" Aaron asked while blinking several times in confusion.

"Oh no, you're not in trouble. The Headmaster of Beacon Academy just wants to speak to you." The fashionista said.

"EHHHHHHHHHHHH!?" The crimson-eyed boy exclaimed in a gaping surprise.


LINE BREAK


[Kurogasa]


After arriving in Vale, Kurogasa and Weiss decided to stay at a hotel for the time being until their enrollment at Beacon Academy. After dropping off their luggage at their hotel room, the two siblings decided to do a bit of sightseeing.

"Finally, out of the house for good…" Kurogasa sighed with his hands folded behind his head.

Weiss rolled her eyes as she looked through her jars of powdered Dust, "Yes, Kuro, we're finally out." She said.

"Hey, think of it this way, we can do whatever we want without your old man breathing over our necks," Kurogasa said.

"Do you ever act your age, Kuro?" Weiss inquired.

"Of course I do, I'm just more rebellious is all."

The heiress sighed, "Why do I even bother asking…"

"C'mon, Weiss, this is the first time in a long time that I actually feel… free." Kurogasa said as he placed his hands down and looked up at the sky. "I can actually be myself for once."

"So, all the other times we've been together, you weren't yourself?"

"I didn't mean it like that…" Kurogasa sighed. "It's just I'm not whenever I'm around him."

Weiss paused at what her adopted brother meant, "Well, if you're up to it… how about we go explore the city? We still have time before Beacon Academy's first semester."

"Sure, I'd like that." Kurogasa smiled a bit, "Besides, I… do kinda owe for… ruining those pastries when the White Fang attacked. And… I wanna spend more time with you…" He blushed shyly.

The white-haired girl smiled at him and patted his head, "You're really sweet, Kuro. That's what makes you the best little brother a girl can ask for… even if you do tend to annoy me."

"Heh, love ya too sis." He scoffed good-naturedly.

While the two siblings were about to head out into the town, a small blue light erupted from above the skies of Vale as a winged creature emerged from a swirling vortex of energy.

"Must kill Kamen Rider…" The creature growled.


[Later that Day…]


Weiss and Kurogasa gasped in surprise as they took in the sights and smells of Vale.

"This is incredible! So many people! So many shops! So much culture!" Weiss nearly squealed with joy as her eyes sparkled for no reason whatsoever. "Ah, this is vastly different from Atlas!"

Behind her, Kurogasa looked at the girl with a dry and slightly embarrassed expression. 'And there she goes again…'

"Hey," Weiss looked back at her adopted brother with a pointed look, "You were thinking something rude, weren't you?"

"Eh? No, of course not." Kurogasa said sheepishly.

The heiress gave the boy a small glare then turned her nose up, "Well, in any case, I'm going to go and browse through these shops. We'll meet back at the hotel in two hours." She brought up her Scroll and displayed the time. "It'll be around lunchtime so we'll have plenty of time to ourselves until then."

"Alright. Just… be careful."

Weiss smiled as she patted Kurogasa's head, "I should be saying that to you, little brother. After all, you're the reckless one." She teased. Kurogasa tried to bite her hand but she retracted back quickly. "Take care and try not to get in any trouble." She said while waving goodbye to the boy as she left him to his own devices.

"Geez, easier said than done…" He sighed before walking off. "What can I do?"

Meanwhile, a teenage girl with long, brown hair and brown eyes along with a pair of long brown rabbit ears was walking down a separate sidewalk.

She wore a short, long-sleeved brown jacket with a golden zipper, brown shorts with golden detail and black leggings. She wears a black, semi-translucent undershirt beneath her jacket, along with golden spaulders and vambraces on both arms, as well as a similar belt, and her heel and toes are likewise protected.

This is Velvet Scarlatina, the shy and timid member of Team CFVY.

In her left hand, she held her Scroll and on the screen is a picture of Kurogasa. Her current mission assigned to her by Professor Ozpin. She looked from her Scroll then back to the person in front of her.

"That's him." Velvet said to herself. She had to pull it together. As a Faunus, she had been discriminated by others even in her school. Her lower classmen even abuse her. It was like Coco said in her rather crude sense of manners. If you don't grab life by the balls then how can you expect to make a difference?

Composing herself, Velvet was about to approach the younger boy to ask him to come along… before her ears caught an unnoticeable sound above her.

"Huh?" The rabbit Faunus blinked in confusion before she looked up, spotting a small speck in the sky. While normal humans wouldn't be able to see it unless their Semblance was related to eyesight, Faunus had no such limitations. While she wasn't a bird Faunus, she could definitely tell that the creature flying above the city was not normal. "What is that?" She wondered aloud.

Her sudden question drew Kurogasa's attention to Velvet, who seemed surprised at first before he followed her line of sight to the flying creature above.

The creature seemed to take notice of the boy… and dived right down towards him.

"WHOA!" Kurogasa cried out as he dodges to the side. "What the- ehh!? The Bat Imagin!?" The moment the words left his mouth, the creature landed on the asphalt and turned to face the surprised boy and the bewildered Faunus. It is revealed to be a bat-like creature colored a dark purple while wearing an outfit befitting a stereotypical vampire.

"So you are the Kamen Rider that I seek. I'll gladly rid this world of you with my own hands." The Bat Imagin said.

"Dammit, of all times, why now!?" Kurogasa groaned. "The only one that can beat him is…" He muttered. He then focused his Aura as he glowed before a belt materialized on his waist. It was a silver-black belt with the buckle looking like a train intersection wheel with two lines of color, a green line and a yellow line, with a switch on top that looks as if it can slide with a press of a finger. On the left side of the belt is a card case.

"Alright, let's do this!" He said, before taking out the card showing the green line. He pushed the lever back and it played a flute tune with low humming music for a background sound. "Henshin!" He shouted before slotting the card into the Driver and the hinge turned to the green line to form the 'A' logo.

ALTAIR FORM!

Two railroads of energy circled around his shoulders before a black bodysuit formed and the railroad energy attached to his body forming green armor with yellow railroad tracks. His mask had yellow railroad tracks too until two bullheads came down while there was the sound of a bull mooing. His eyes were green lenses formed by the bullheads and now he has three crescent horns on his head.

He became Kamen Rider Zeronos.

"Saisho ni te o ku… O-re wa ka-na-ri tsuyoi!"

"What?" Velvet inclined her head in confusion since she didn't know about Japanese.

"Zeronos…" The Imagin growled as it produced a rapier-like sword. "This just makes my job that much easier."

Zeronos attaches the handle to the blade with the tip of the triangle aligned to the blade. The ZeroGasher then grows, almost tripling in size before pulling it out. With a war cry, he charged towards the Bat Imagin.

The monster quickly takes to the skies to avoid the green Rider's charge before it swooped down and slashed Zeronos from behind, causing sparks to fly from his armor. "This is what I have to face? You're still such a child!" The Bat Imagin taunted as it swooped down to attack again.

Zeronos flips the handle around and attaches it to the Blade perpendicularly. He then pulls back on the blade to open up the 'bow' component of the weapon to switch to bow mode. The Bowgun then increases in size before firing at point-blank range, hitting the Bat Imagin on the mark.

The Imagin landed roughly on the ground with a groan as steam erupted from the impact area of the energy bolt that struck it. "Ite…!" It growled in pain as it recovered.

"Still think I'm a kid?" Kurogasa taunted. "I may have just gotten these powers, but I still know a thing or two about Kamen Riders and their enemies."

The Bat Imagin looked ready to kill the Rider… before its eyes landed on the frightened and shocked Velvet. "Then it's time to change the game!" With a growl, it took off towards the Faunus.

"LOOK OUT!" Kurogasa shouted.

Before Velvet could react, the monster had grabbed the girl by the waist and carried her off into the air as she released a terrified cry.

"Try and stop me now, Rider!" The Bat Imagin taunted as it held Velvet hostage with a sword over her throat. "But if you do then this girl's blood will be on your hands."

"Damn you…" Kurogasa growled.

The Bat Imagin laughed mockingly at the Kamen Rider as it tightened its hold on Velvet, who released a small 'eep' of fear. "What will you do now, shonen? Will you stand there like a statue or will you attack me? Come on! Show me that strength you boasted before!"

The rabbit Faunus watched in terror as the Kamen Rider held his ground and lowered his weapon.

"Give up? Then allow me to put you out of your misery!" With a wave of its sword, the Bat Imagin prepared to pierce the frozen Zeronos in his heart.

"DENEEEEEEEEEEEB!"

Just before the Imagin could strike the Rider down… a green specter emerged from Zeronos as it reformed into a being that Kurogasa knew by heart as the partner of the current Rider he had become.

It resembled a humanoid crow tengu outfitted in shinobi attire and its hands seemed to be mechanical with the fingers designed as gun barrels.

This is Deneb, the Imagin partner of Kamen Rider Zeronos.

"I have heard your cries for help and I'm here to assist!" Deneb declared as he punched the bewildered Bat Imagin in the face and quickly took Velvet from it. "Are you okay? Are you hurt? Should I make some food to help you feel better?"

"Oi, Deneb! No time for that! We gotta beat this Imagin! And if you're asking, no I'm not Yuuto."

Deneb blinked several times before tapping his fist into his open palm, "Ah! I understand now! You must be one of the new kouhai that has inherited Yuuto-tachi's powers!"

"Something like that," Kurogasa said, before taking out the card and flipped it over, revealing the yellow side. "Koi!" He said, before pulling the tab, replaying the song.

"Ryokai!" Deneb nodded as he stood behind Zeronos with his arms crossed in front of him. Kurogasa then inserted the yellow side into the Zeronos Driver.

VEGA FORM!

Deneb first placed his hands on Kurogasa's shoulders leaving it there as his black outfit enveloped him and disappeared going inside Kurogasa's body. The green lenses disappeared and five pointers glided across the tracks of his face, before combining to form a drill. which spun before spreading apart to form a star faceplate with red eyes, additional armor was added to his chest and Deneb's face appeared on said chest as well as a black cape flew out of his back.

A brief aura pulsed from the new Zeronos as he took hold of the ZeroGasher, reforming it into its sword mode, which he holds with one hand then swipes it with a grunt. The force alone cracked the asphalt beneath the Rider's feet.

"Impossible!" The Bat Imagin snarled.

"It's improbable!" Deneb corrected.

"Who cares!" It retorted as it charged at the possessed Rider.

"I don't think so!" Deneb swung the ZeroGasher hard and slashed the Bat Imagin again, making sparks fly from the attack as the monster fell to the ground in pain.

"Deneb! Finish it!" Kurogasa mentally told the Imagin possessing his body.

"Understood!" Deneb nodded as he pressed the button on the Driver.

FULL CHARGE!

Removing the card from the buckle, Deneb slots it into the ZeroGasher as yellow electricity pulsed around the blade.

"No! I won't be killed here!" The Bat Imagin shouted as it tried to fly off.

"It's useless!/It's useless!" Deneb and Kurogasa exclaimed in unison as Zeronos took hold of his charged weapon then swung the large sword as a yellow V-shaped projectile left the blade. It flew right towards the Bat Imagin, who could only cry out in fear as the attack struck the monster, causing the Imagin to erupt in a violent explosion.

With the Imagin destroyed, Zeronos took off the belt around his waist as the armor vanished with Deneb separating from the Rider.

"Farewell, for now, shonen-dono," Deneb said to Kurogasa as he and the Zeronos Belt vanished into thin air.

"Phew…" Kurogasa sighed in relief. "Wow… I actually got to meet Deneb." He chuckled. He then looked towards Velvet who looked surprised. "Uh… you okay?"

The rabbit squeaked in surprise before timidly nodding, "Y-yeah, I'm okay. Thank you." She said as she stood up, brushing the dirt off her combat outfit. Once she was done, Velvet looked at the boy. "Are you… Kurogasa Kururugi?"

"Yeah, that's me." He blinked, pointing at himself. "Were you looking for me?"

"I am. It's because the headmaster of Beacon Academy wants to speak with you." Velvet replied.

"Eh?"


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[Orion]


"Alright, if we take a right then we should be- GACK!" Jaune said as he smacked face-first into the door of a Dust store.

"Found it," Orion said dryly.

"Ow…" The younger blonde twin groaned.

Orion chuckled as he helped Jaune back up to his feet, "Well, look on the bright side, Jaune," he said while patting his fellow blonde's back. "At least you're good with directions."

"Next time… you hold the map…" Jaune said as he massaged his aching nose.

"Relax, bro," The cap-wearing teen smirked as he pushed the door open, allowing Jaune and himself to enter the store. "Besides, it's not like anything bad is going to happen."

Meanwhile, a green portal opened in a separate area of Vale within a warehouse as a monstrous creature stepped out into the darkened building.

"Target… confirmed. Mission: Kill Kamen Rider."

With that said, the creature disappeared in a burst of speed as it began its mission to track down its target.


[Meanwhile…]


Traversing through the busy streets of Vale's business district is a teenage boy with dark skin and dark, messy copper hair that has a long fringe and a cowlick.

He wears a sleeveless, muted orange zipper vest with black lining and high collar, a pair of black jeans, and brown, laced shoes. His eyes are pure white, showing that he is physically blind. His arms are covered in scars, and he has a vertical scar on his lips. He also wears a pair of long black gloves and has several pouches attached to his belt.

His name is Fox Alistair, the blind, mute, and wisecracking member of Team CFVY.

After Ozpin ordered Team CFVY to locate four specific teenage boys, Coco had given him the task to find Orion Arc.

Easier said than done considering there were plenty of blondes in Vale. Plus, he couldn't really tell if the person he was looking for is actually there.

Fox mentally sighed as he used his Ada device to track the Arc twin down.

The world around him became nothing more than a shroud of darkness until he could see the steps and vibrations of every person that passed him on the sidewalk. It was ironic that he was using echolocation when he isn't even a bat Faunus but he can't complain that it allows him to 'see' things from his own perspective, despite his blindness.

Though the question remained… how was he going to track down his target? It's not like he's gonna bump right into him.

The moment he turned the corner of a street, Fox smacked right into a plate of steel that sent the copper-colored boy to the ground.

Ow… were the thoughts of the blind martial artist.

"Hey, you okay?" A voice spoke to him.

Fox nodded as he stood back up on his feet. His Ada device released an echo wave that revealed a detailed outline of the person he bumped into.

Strange… their outline resembled the person he was looking for.

"You gonna say something, dude?" The person in front of Fox asked.

While he could use his Telepathy, Fox preferred to use it only with those he trusted. He took out his Scroll and typed away at it then showed it to the person.

"I'm mute and can't see. Plus, I only rely on my hearing to see?" The person repeated the words on the Scroll. "Oh, my bad. So… what's your name?"

Fox typed away on his Scroll and showed it.

"Fox Alistair? Well, nice to meet you. I'm Orion Arc."

Fox's eyes widened before he quickly typed away on his Scroll and was about to show it to Orion to confirm his identity until…

*BOOOOOOM*

A large explosion ripped the peaceful atmosphere as Fox and Orion followed the source to see a strange creature reminiscent of an insect with a long claw for the right hand, fangs that can rip through steel, and a thick exoskeleton including a shield for the left arm.

This is the Sepultura Worm.

Fox brought out his weapon, Sharp Retribution, his elbow bladed weapon and immediately charged at the monster without any hesitation.

"Wait, Fox, don't!" Orion shouted, but to no avail. "Dammit!" He cursed before his Aura glowed and a sort of bracer appeared on his left wrist. "Come! TheBee Zecter!"

A small portal opened above Orion and out flew a mechanical wasp as it hovered right in front of the blonde teen, who took hold of it and placed it on the bracer before saying, "Henshin!" With a turn of TheBee Zecter…

HENSHIN!

Yellow hexagons of energy came out from the Rider Brace and enveloped him until he completely donned in his armor.

It follows the black bodysuit custom. The torso armor is just as blocky as Kabuto's, but the center is decorated with several black hexagons much like a honeycomb. His shoulder armor is silver and sticks outward over his shoulders like insect wings, but the rest of his shoulder is yellow and rounded with vents on the sides. Both shoulders sport black disks, the left one decorated with a bee symbol. His arms are covered with more segmented steel, looking more like a hindrance than a held. Mounted on his left wrist was his Zecter, looking like a bee ready to fly up and sting someone. His helmet is like the others, silver steel but his faceplate is dominated by a black visor shaped like several hexagons put together with a pair of horns or antennae rising up from the top.

This is Kamen Rider TheBee in his Masked Form.

TheBee pounded his fists together as he took off after Fox to engage the Worm in battle.

The Sepultura Worm noticed the Huntsman-in-training as well as the approaching Rider. It released a chattering noise as it brought up its claw and slashed at Fox, who narrowly avoided it by flipping over the attack and retaliating with a back kick.

"Fox, stay back!" Orion commanded. "This thing's a Worm!"

Fox tilted his head in confusion but before he had a chance to use his Telepathy to ask what the Rider meant, the Worm suddenly moved faster than he could think as the copper-haired boy was bashed in the face by the Worm's shield, sending him crashing through the window of a cafe.

"A Clock Up." Orion gritted. "Looks like I got no choice."

Flipping the wings over, the gears on the outer armor began turning, loosening up the pieces while green electricity crackled along his body. "Cast Off!" He shouted as he turned TheBee around.

CAST OFF!

The pieces then shot off, hitting the Sepultura Worm while Fox looked to see Orion in his Rider Form.

CHANGE: WASP!

In Rider form, TheBee was smaller, having discarded the bulky outer armor. The torso armor looked much like a bee's abdomen and shoulder plates looked like white insect wings. His arms and legs sported thin armor, but nowhere near the grade of protection the previous suit hand. On his left wrist, his ZECTer had extended its stinger, looking like a wrist-mounted harpoon. His helmet was striped yellow and black, the yellow pieces resembling the face of a hornet or wasp with a large pair of black eyes. From the forehead rose, a pair of antennae and in the center of the forehead were three red stones in a triangle position.

"Alright, ugly!" The Rider shouted as he began to pop his knuckles in a threatening manner. "I don't know why you're here or what you want but you're about to get a major beatdown!" He then placed his hand on the side of the belt before running across it. "Clock Up!"

CLOCK UP!

To the naked eye, it looked as though TheBee and the Worm had simply turned invisible, save for faint appearances of their outlines as two blurs clashed back and forth in a shower of sparks. However, in the realm of Clock Up, the Rider was engaging his foe in a round of fisticuffs since his current form was more attuned to brawling with his fists.

TheBee crossed his arms to block a blow from the Worm before he countered with a right hook across the monster's hideous face. In retaliation, it swung its claw at the Rider, sending sparks flying from his chest armor. The resulting blow knocked both fighters out of Clock Up as they landed several feet from each other.

CLOCK OVER!

Fox's Ada device finally located both Rider and Worm when they arrived out of Clock Up. His thoughts were filled with worry for the older Arc twin but somehow he felt that the blonde would be able to win.

"Alright, you Worm bastard…" Orion growled as he staggered to his feet. "This is the end!" He said, before pressing the button on TheBee's abdomen.

RIDER STING!

Tachyon energy began to pulse around the stinger of the Zecter. With a war cry, TheBee charged at the Worm, who tried to bring up its shield as a way to stop the Rider and protect itself. However, once Orion punched with the stinger, the tachyon energy transferred to the Worm, shocking it, before exploding in a huge blaze of fire.

With the threat neutralized, TheBee Zecter flew off the bracer, canceling Orion's transformation as it flew back into the Space-Time Continuum while the bracer on the Arc twin's wrist disappeared.

Orion panted as he felt the drain of his Aura as well as his Semblance, "I… am never getting used to that."

"That was impressive," Fox said… in Orion's mind? "I have not felt a Semblance unique such as yours."

"Whoa, Jiminy Cricket!?" Orion asked out of the blue. "Are you talking to me in my head?"

"Yes. It's my own Semblance." Fox answered. "I'm mute and cannot speak in any other way."

"Wait, Fox? That was you? Aww…" Orion deflated. "Well, what'd you need to say to me?"

"The Headmaster wants to speak with you."

"Oh?"


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[Orpheus]


In a simple hotel room, a large lump rested beneath a mountain of blankets and pillows as a familiar redheaded girl approached the lump.

She started poking it with a finger, "Orpheus…" A melodic voice spoke softly. "Time to wake up."

An irritated groan was all she received, "Don't wanna…" A muffled voice said beneath the bedding pile.

Pyrrha sighed as she placed her hands on her hips, "Come on, Orphee."

Faster than the speed of sound, the girl's auburn-haired cousin sat up with a comically angry face. "I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT AGAIN!"

Pyrrha giggled, "But it's so cute." She teased her cousin, who she treated like a brother.

"Maybe when we were kids, but not now! I'm a grown man!"

"We're still growing." Pyrrha corrected.

"In more ways than one…" Orpheus muttered under his breath.

"What?"

"Nothing!" Orpheus said before getting out of bed. "I'm getting breakfast!"

"Wait, Orphee!"

"I SAID NOT TO CALL ME THAT!"

"But-"

"END OF DISCUSSION!" The young musician exclaimed as he opened the door and slammed it shut… before coming back in several seconds later. "I just realized that I'm still in my pajamas…"

"I tried to tell you," Pyrrha offered with an awkward smile. "But your stubbornness wouldn't listen."

"S-S-Shut up!"

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"Looks like someone needed their coffee this morning." Pyrrha giggled as the two were walking on the sidewalk.

"Yeah yeah laugh it up." Orpheus rolled his eyes.

The two were dressed in casual clothes to prevent people from recognizing them in their combat gear since they didn't want anybody to hound them for their celebrity status.

Orpheus was dressed in a stark white high-collared shirt, a pair of tan pants, and dark grey shoes with his eyes covered by a pair of sunglasses. Pyrrha was dressed in a bright yellow sundress with a white sun hat and light blue sandals. Her hair was out of its normal ponytail and was left to flow down like a sea of red. The girl held her hands behind her back as she leaned forward a bit, "Come on, Orphee, I'm only teasing you."

"I told you to stop with that nickname," Orpheus said in mild irritation. "And I thought that I was a people person…" He grumbled.

"Well, you need to loosen up."

"This coming from the girl, who has had no social status save for her family." The young man deadpanned. "Also, why the summer dress? You know that thing is gonna get caught in the wind, right?"

"Better than being in my armor. Besides, it makes me anonymous. At least for now."

"Yet you still carry your spear and shield…" He deadpanned.

To prove his point, he gestured to the collapsed forms of Pyrrha's weapons, Milo and Akouo, which rested upon her back. Pyrrha's cheeks burned a bit pink before she countered, "S-so! You're carrying your weapon too!"

Orpheus looked down to see his lyre, Lyrical Relevance, resting on his hip. "Point taken." He replied.

"I guess old habits die hard," Pyrrha said. "So? What are we doing today?"

"Well, since we have the city to ourselves, I thought we could maybe browse through a few stores and maybe check out some of the local delicacies here in Vale."

Before Pyrrha could respond, a small gust of wind blew in their general directions, moving their hair and… lifting up the girl's dress a bit too high.

"GACK!" Orpheus gaped when he caught sight of his cousin's… unmentionables. 'Dang it! Why now!?' he cried out in his thoughts, turning away.

"...you saw, didn't you," Pyrrha muttered.

"Uh, no! Nope! I totally didn't! I totally didn't see your frilly pink panties- Omp!" The auburn-haired teen quickly covered his mouth after saying that last part. 'Me and my big mouth…'

"Orpheus…"

"Yes…?" Orpheus gulped and he swore he saw her Aura rushing out of her body like she was a Saiyan! "Please… have mercy…" He pleaded.

"Sorry, but you shall receive none," Pyrrha said as she popped her knuckles.

While Orpheus was getting his punishment from his cousin, a green vortex opened in a separate area further away from the two as a shadowed being stepped out.

"Game… start." A voice tinged with a sort of cybernetic hue spoke as it advanced into the city to find its target.


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"Ow…" Orpheus muffled as his face was really swollen and puffed so bad, one can barely see his eyes and mouth while smoke billowed from the many lumps.

"Hmph!" Pyrrha huffed as she stormed past her cousin. "That's what you get, you pervert."

"I'm sorry…" The young man groaned.

"Then don't look at me that way. Seriously, I thought you were better than that."

"Can you blame me!? Any blue-blooded male would stare! It's in our DNA!" Orpheus retorted. "And it's not my fault that you wore something like that!"

"That's not the point!"

"Then what is?"

"You're my cousin!" She said. "I don't want people thinking we're-"

"Wha-, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Nuh-uh! No way!" He said, blushing heavily while waving his hands frantically. "Where did this even come from!?"

Pyrrha's cheeks turned the same shade as her hair as she fiddled with her hands, "I, um, read it… in a book… about how a man was in love with his cousin and sought to marry her. And… people have been talking that… you and me… were… you know…" She stuttered.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" Orpheus shouted in surprise. "Why would I- NO! That's just wrong!"

"How do you think I feel!?" Pyrrha exclaimed.

"I mean, it would be super weird! Not to say you aren't pretty because… you definitely are pretty. B-But that's not the point! There's no way that's gonna happen! Never! Ever!"

"R-right! Never ever!" Pyrrha hastily agreed.

"Yeah! Now c'mon! We're gonna do stuff that's totally not like dating!" Orpheus said before marching off in a hurry.

"Ah, wait for me, Orphee!" The redhead called out to her cousin.

"IT'S NOT ORPHEE! IT'S ORPHEUS!" He yelled and was about to scold the girl for using his childhood nickname until his survival instincts warned him of danger, forcing him to wrap his arms around a surprised Pyrrha as they dove behind a car to avoid an energy wave that struck the wall they had been standing beside.

"What was-" Pyrrha wondered.

"Found you, Kamen Rider." A voice spoke, drawing the cousins' attention to a humanoid dragon clad in jet black armor with a golden right arm that held a fang-like sword.

This is the Dark Graphite Bugster.

"Graphite?" Orpheus gasped in shock.

"Let's play a game. Will I defeat you or will you do so to me?" Dark Graphite said as he swung his sword, sending another energy wave at Orpheus and Pyrrha.

"Watch out!" Orpheus shouted, tackling Pyrrha to the ground, as the energy missed. "You okay?"

"Yeah."

"Alright Graphite," Orpheus said as he stood up. "I'm gonna make this short." He said before his Aura glowed and a belt materialized. it resembles somewhat like a GameBoy Advance but the left side looked like a chainsaw while it had the standard A and B button.

BUGGLE DRIVER ZWEI!

He then pulled out from his pocket, what appeared to be a game cartridge which was black with neon green highlights and it had a picture of various armored warrior silhouettes. "As much as I don't like the bastard, this thing is just too OP and badass to use." He said, before pressing the button.

KAMEN RIDER CHRONICLE!

A dramatic tune played before Orpheus pressed the A button and standby music akin to rave music played. "Henshin!" He said, before inserting the Gashat into the Buggle Driver Zwei and pressing the button.

GASHATTO… BUGGLE UP…

TEN WO TSUKAME RIDER! (WOW!) KIZAME CHRONICLE! IMA KOSO TOKI WA KIWAMARERI! (WOW!)

As that happened, a green holographic screen was seen above Orpheus as the Roman Numerals from I to XII appeared in front of him, like that of a clock. Once the numerals ended at twelve, the edges of the green screen crackled with electricity before coming down on him to form his armor.

In Orion's place is a warrior that bore a resemblance to Kamen Rider Ex-Aid if he were given a black, green, and white color scheme. He had a waistcoat that barely hid his legs, bulky shoulder pads with lightning protrusions, a crown-like headpiece on his helmet, a set of buttons on the right side of his chest, spiky 'anime hair', and his eyes seemed to radiate a sort of mental disorder that would leave many believing that he was insane.

"A new form…?" Pyrrha said with slight awe.

"Cronus…" Graphite growled. "I've been looking for a chance to destroy that bastard. Too bad you had to turn into him."

Orpheus remained silent before looking to Pyrrha. "This will only take a second." He said, placing his hands on the A and B button.

"Wha-"

PAUSE

At that, everything around him except for him, came to a stop, stopping time itself. Orpheus then walked over to Graphite before pressing the button.

KIMEWAZA…

CRITICAL CREWS-AID!

Green energy began to pulse around the Dark Rider's foot. With a scoff, Cronus struck the Bugster with a reverse roundhouse kick as a holographic clockwork appeared beneath his feet, the hands moving in tandem with his counter-clockwise kick. The blow hit Graphite across the face. Once he did that, he walked back to where he stood and then with a press of a button on his Driver…

RESTART

Time resumed and Graphite was sent flying while exploding out of existence.

Cronus took a few breaths to relieve himself of his pent-up frustration and anger due to Pyrrha bringing up that bothersome nickname then removed the Gashat from the Driver, canceling his transformation as his belt and the Gashat vanished into thin air. In seconds, the boy was hit with a wave of exhaustion.

"Wait, what just happened?" Pyrrha wondered, before looking to her cousin. "Orpheus!" She cried out running over to him. "What happened? There was an explosion all of a sudden and-"

"I told ya… it was gonna take a second." Orpheus panted.

"What… what exactly did you do?" She asked, helping the young man keep his balance.

"Let's just say… I had a lot of time on my hands." He answered.

"Excuse me," A voice spoke out, drawing the attention of Orpheus and Pyrrha. Approaching the duo is a tall and athletic-looking young man with shaved-short black hair and tanned skin, wearing mostly pale-green and brown attire. He has a long short-sleeved robe, which he wears on one shoulder over a black muscle shirt. The robe is fastened at the waist by a leather armored belt with two pouches on it. He also wears brown pants and black-and-green boots. His left arm bears a 5-layer sode which extends up past his shoulder. His weapon is affixed to his back with a padded brown strap slung over his shoulder. He also wears a pair of bracers as well as a pair of black gloves with green plates on the backs. The weapon itself looked to be a large greatsword that was bigger than the young man himself.

This is Yatsuhashi Daichi of Team CFVY.

"Uh… yes?" Orpheus gulped. "Can we help you?"

"Apologies, I do not mean to frighten you," Yatsuhashi said like the gentle giant he appeared to be. "I'm simply looking for an Orpheus Rhythm. By any chance, are you him?"

Pyrrha stood protectively in front of her cousin, "What do you want with him?" She demanded.

Yatsuhashi brought up his hands in a soothing manner. "Oh, it is not me that needs him but the Headmaster of Beacon Academy. I was simply tasked with finding him."

"Wait, what?" Orpheus said in surprise.


End of Flashback


[Ballroom]


After the flashback ended, Kurogasa and Orion looked at each other in surprise.

"Wait, why'd we see Orpheus's?" Orion asked.

"Well, we did say it was a fourth wall flashback…" Kurogasa replied with a shrug. "I don't know, I'm not Deadpool. Anyway, after that, Velvet took me to meet Ozpin and he expressed his interest in having me join the Academy. I told him that I had already accepted before and he said that he would be proud to have me aboard."

"Huh, he said the same thing to me as well," Orion admitted. "And no doubt the others were given the same speech."

"You know he's gonna use us as pieces in his fight against Salem, right?" Kurogasa said dryly.

"Oh, big time." The blonde agreed with a nod.

"Oh, I am so proud of my baby sister!" The two Riders turned to see Yang holding/hugging Ruby, who looked anything but pleased.

"Cut it out!" Ruby complained before suddenly she punched Yang in the face then they entered what could be called a fighting dust cloud with random limbs popping out in different locations and what might be considered a cat meowing.

Blake and Aaron sweatdropped at the scene along with Kurogasa and Orion.

"Well, this is… weird," Aaron said while now dressed in black pajama pants.

Blake nods her head in agreement, "Well, Ruby, Yang, it's a pleasure to ha-"

The girl was interrupted by a familiar obnoxious voice. "What in the world is going on over here?! Don't you realize some of us are trying to sleep?" The voice belonged to Weiss, who was dressed in a light blue nightdress with her hair let down.

"Oh, not you again!" Both Weiss and Yang shouted at once.

Ruby quickly intervened. "Shh! Guys, she's right! People are trying to sleep!" She reminded quietly.

"Oh, so now you're on my side!" Weiss shouted.

"I was always on your side!" Ruby retorted.

"Yeah, what's your problem with my sister? She's only trying to be nice!" Yang demanded.

Weiss stomped her foot in frustration. "She's a hazard to my health!"

Blake sighed, figuring she wouldn't be able to get any reading done tonight, she picks up the candle blew out the flame as the entire ballroom became silent.

"Hey! Who turned out the lights!?" Orpheus exclaimed from the other end of the room.


A/N: And there's the end of the chapter! I hope you guys like the Riders that we picked out! If not, well, here's your chance to tell me in the comments which Riders to introduce in the next chapter.

GKC: Okay, before we close these notes, I've decided to play a little game here. It's called "Guess the Pairing". Fen and I decided that all four OCs will have their own mini-harems. We've yet to decide if it will be two or three ladies for them.

Fen: Ehehe… yeah, another harem has gone public for me. Lovely…

GKC: Oh, relax! I'm sure there are some people who want to see their favorite fan pairings like WhiteRose, Bumblebee, Checkmate, and all that.

Fen: Yeah, but I ain't holdin' my breath…

GKC: And you wonder why you get flamed… MOVING ON! Around the time of Volume 3, the four OCs will be part of the Vytal Festival. As such, they will be facing two teams in Team Battle and Pair Battle. We might include the Single Battle through some hack means to prevent the fated match between Yang and Mercury just for fun. So, as a result of that, I am hosting a Team Participation game. Just use the examples from the last chapter to create your own RWBY Team (don't forget the outfits, personality, and appearance).

Fen: And especially don't forget that these are Monty's rules so follow it to the letter.

GKC: That means no stupidly OP Semblances or Weapons! We, at least, managed to limit the characters so they aren't Gary Stus. So… yeah, don't do it.

*Deadpool appears in a puff of smoke*

DP: Hello! The Merc with a Mouth is here~!

Fen: Deadpool, what the hell are you doing here!? This isn't your show! Security!

DP: You forget, buddy! I'm Deadpool! EVERYTHING is my show. Don't believe me? Ask the numerous guest appearances I had with seanzilla115

Fen: BEGONE!

*Deadpool teleports behind Fen and pokes his cheek*

DP: Boop! BAM!

*Teleports again beside GKC*

DP: When ya gonna add some steamy bits? Or talk about those reviews you got?

GKC: Get out of here before I get Pinkie Pie in here.

DP: Oh, you had to play that card, huh?

GKC: Yep, now… *Turns Deadpool around and literally kicks him in the butt* GET OUT OF MY STUDIO!

DP: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHOOHOOHOOHOOEY!

*Deadpool releases a Goofy-like cry as he is launched into the sky and disappears, leaving a twinkling star behind*

Fen: ROLL THE PREVIEW CLIP! NOW!


Announcer: Jikai… Remnant's Climax Heroes!

Ruby: Time to let my sweetheart do the talking!

Orion: I really hate this forest.

Jaune: THIS IS NOT THE RELIC!

Next Time: Into the Emerald Forest! Team Formation!

Ozpin: From this day forth, you shall be known as…


GKC: And with that, we say to you… Peace out, everybody!