Torvi awoke on this Sunday morning with a bang.

Or several loud bangs as someone loudly knocks on her door.

"You think she's awake?" questioned a voice.

"I mean, with how you're banging, she has to be" deadpanned another voice.

The noises continue as Torvi pulls the blankets over her head, wanting to get a few more hours of sleep. The people behind the door seem to disagree as they continue knocking on her door.

She growls as she throws off the blankets and stomps her way to the door. She opens the door, seeing Yang and Blake standing there before glaring at the both of them. Blake looks away as Torvi apparently slept naked.

"Glad you're up. Hurry up and throws some clothes on. We're hitting the town!" Yang happily exclaims. Torvi arches an eyebrow, not really seeing where the two are heading.

Blake sees the confusion in the shaman's eyes, prompting her to speak. "We figured you haven't seen Vale yet and we thought we might show you around"

Torvi's eyes widen slightly. "S-Sure"

"Awesome! We'll wait right here when you're ready" and Torvi closes the door to prepare herself.

She checks the clock on her scroll, seeing that it was about 8:30 in the morning. Too early she thought. She gets up more later than this but accepts this interruption. She was going to spend time with her... friends?

In truth, she didn't actually know if team RWBY and JNPR could actually be considered friends. She spends most of the time with them, but did that mean they were buddies? Sure not!

Then again, Torvi didn't spend that much time around kids her age. She was ostracized because she was deemed crazy. She never had a friend before and so, didn't know what constituted as one. Was really a simply as someone you spend alot of time with? Or was it something else?

She shook her head, taking her out of her pondering and dressed. She comes out to see the two girls waiting with Yang playing a game on her scroll and Blake reading something on her device. They see the shaman exit and pull her to them and they exit out of the dorm. They chat as they make their way to the airships and as soon as they were in range, Torvi stops in awe of the iron giants.

"DRAGONS!" she yells, startling the two girls next to her.

"Umm... no" Blake said with a deadpanned expression. She thought back to her place of supposed origin and figured it was excusable, but still... dragons?

Yang, enjoying the shaman's reaction, goes with it and said, "Yeah, we conquered them hundreds of years ago. Some of them are really rowdy so be careful" she playful warns Tori who took the joke more serious than intended. As so, she runs to the aircrafts and climbs them, kicking them to order them to fly. It took a lot of time for Blake and Yang to get her off.

After a great deal of time of trying to calm the shaman down, the three girls enter the airships and they take off. Torvi stares outside the window in astonishment. They were flying!

No we're not! We're on the ground!

But this "ground" isn't on the ground!

Torvi pays no mind to her mind. She continues to stare off into the endless blue sky, mesmerized at the technological advances this world has produced. It made her wonder if her world could have prospered if they stopped the fighting.

As her mind thought of her old home, she in turn thinks back to her own people. They were strong, fearless against anything. All the other factions had nothing on their will and strength. They may have better armor, but they lacked spirit. They still feared death while the Vikings reveled in it and grow stronger from it. She will surely show this world a Viking's might.

"Hey Torvi," said Yang "How are things?".

Torvi looked at her confused "Hmm?".

The girl chuckles at her fellow blonde's face. "I said how are things? How's Beacon been treating you?".

"Oh" Torvi said as she realized what Yang was doing: she was trying to check up on her well-being. To say she wasn't surprised would be a lie. Very few in her life ever checked up on her to see if she was okay. "Things... are... okay".

"That great. By the way, I noticed that you're speaking. Your speech is getting really clear and you're pausing less often" she commented.

"Teachers" Torvi simply said.

"That just shows how good they are!" Yang chuckles. "There's a reason why beacon is considered the best academy in all the kingdoms and the teachers are one of them. Even if some may be a little... boring".

Torvi chuckles in agreement. Blake approaches the two to inform them that they were going to land in a few minutes and the blondes nod.

"Come on, let's have fun" Yang cheerfully said.

Fun? Will there be blood?

Most likely not

Then it's not fun

Torvi walks with Yang to Blake and they wait for only a few minutes until the airship landed. The doors open, presenting Torvi to the city of Vale. The large buildings presented more of the advanced world of Remanent, a far contrast from the wooden buildings of her previous home. Part of her felt envious.

"So..." Torvi suddenly says. "Ruby and Weiss?"

"They'll join us later on. Said they wanted to get some training in" Yang answers her to which the shaman nods. The three girls then began to walk around Vale, taking in the city's sights and shops and overall having a great time. There were times Torvi would run off whenever something caught her eye. One of which was a shiny car to which she tried to chase after like a dog.

As they walked, Blake noticed that some people were staring at Torvi with a critical eye. She then remembered the incident with Cardin and frowns. They most likely saw the video and were becoming increasingly afraid and their fear might attract the Grimm. She then looks to the shaman who was chatting with Yang and takes notice of her clothes. Though huntsmen and huntresses dress uniquely compared to the regular citizen, Torvi's garbs stood out too much even by huntsmen standards.

She then comes up with an idea. "Hey Torvi," the faunus said taking Torvi's attention. "Want to go clothes shopping?" she asks.

Torvi looks at her puzzled as she wasn't really in need of other clothes. She had her armor and could sleep naked. She has all she wants. "Why?"

Blake didn't want to come off as rude or say her choice of fashion was, in a sense, outdated so instead she said, "Well, we can find something more comfortable for you to wear so that you can fight at your maximum potential. Unless you're wearing updated atlas armor, leather doesn't offer a lot against grimm. Plus, you still have your immense aura so it's fine" she said, appealing to the warrior side of the young shaman.

Torvi thought about it. While she liked what she was already wearing, she is more keen to keeping her fighting great. She also acknowledged the sense of fear the people around her were radiating and even though a good fight with one of those Grimm would be fun, it would also be an inconvenience. She wasn't just a fighting junkie!

Torvi shrugs and gestures to the cat-girl for her to lead. Yang squeals, outfits already forming inside her head.

They come to a popular shop by the name Star Gear, frequented by huntsmen and citizens alike. They walk into a large shop bustling with activity and filled to the brim with the latest fashion. The three walk in before a lanky man in suit and a curly mustache suddenly appears in front of them, smiling his salesman's smile.

"Greeting, lovely ladies, to Star Gear! The number one and most reliable clothes store in all the kingdoms! What can I do you ladies?" he cheerfully greets.

"Hi, we're here to find some new clothes for our friend here," Blake said as she gestured to Torvi. The man looks at her and grimaces at her or, more specifically, her clothes. He quickly contorts his face back into a smile before speaking to her.

"Well, what is it you a looking for my dear?" he inquires. He was answered with a shrug from Torvi as she didn't really care that much. That, however, did not stop the salesman as he began thinking, tapping his finger on he chin as he looked over Torvi's figure and style. In the end, he came to the conclusion that she was a fighter, wanted a lot of mobility, and is very primal.

"Ah ha!" he then says as a light bulb goes off in his head. "Come!" he tells the girls. They follow him to an area near the changing rooms and he begins taking Torvi's measurements, scaling her arms, legs, body, and even her bust. After gathering the certain information he needed, he runs off into the back before quickly returning with a crate in his arms. He hands over the large box to Torvi before telling her to go into one of the changing room to which she does just that.

"You know, it's a good thing your friend has a fairly average figure and our latest shipment is perfect for her" he comments to Blake and Yang.

"What was the latest shipment?" asked Yang.

"Oh you'll see" he said simply.

They wait for a some time until they hear Torvi call them over. The shaman walks out of the changing room and the girls gasp in amazement at how she looked. The tight green pants Torvi once worn were now replaced with a slightly looser dark, gun metal gray combat pants. Her shoes were now black combat boots with red laces. On one thigh was the knife holder she originally had. Her pants were buckled with a black belt and around that belt were the trinkets that were on her previous belt. The banner and white pelt was also there, the banner hanging from the side and showcasing the white bear claw while the belt was put around her waist. Gone was the black leather skirt armor. What replaced it was a stylistic deep red sleeveless crop top that showed off toned stomach and cleavage. Over the tube top was a sleeveless, red leather hooded jacket with a white fur interior. Her buckler shield was put in its same place on the jacket. Her arms stayed the same with the leather armor and arm pelt.

"Damn girl! You looking fine!" exclaimed the decently surprised Yang.

Torvi looked herself over and had to admit it; she looked good. She would make even noble women jealous.

Blake, seeing Torvi enjoying the new digs, asks, "How much?"

"Considering she is new, I give her a discount so it'll be about 650 lien"

Torvi's eyes bule out of her skull. "I don't have-!"

"We'll take it!" Yang and Blake said in unison.

"But-"

"It's alright, Torvi" Yang chuckles. "We'll treat you, but I expect our payment to be spectacular" she joked.

"Plus, we want you to be comfortable, so don't worry" Blake then said.

Torvi's disposition becomes surprised before she relaxes. Back in Healthmoor, she received offering which were technically gifts, but they were obligatory. This, however, was willingly because they wanted her to enjoy new clothes. Was this what friends do to each other?

It made her more angry at the bullies because they made her miss out on something so precious!

They deserved to die.

Bet one of the girls was gonna end up as whore.

And one of the boys a cowardly warrior. Don't want any of those waste of space!

She mentally nods at her voices. After paying and exiting the store, the three girls walk to the cafe where they were to meet up with Weiss and Ruby. However, Torvi picked a familiar and strong scent; fear.

Wanting to test her new clothes combat utility and yearning for some fun, she runs in the direction of the fearful faunus. Yang and Blake see this and sigh before chasing Torvi. In their minds, they thought she was chasing another car but that soon changed when she rounded a corner into an alleyway.

She runs and turns into another alley. She looks to see a group of 3 men surrounding a young girl. The men wore identical clothing of black pants, black sleeveless hoodie, white vest, and a mask that covered the top half of the face. The only differing factor that made them unique from each other were that one had a dog tail, the other antlers, and the the other scales all over his arm.

The girl was of average appearance. Short, about five feet flat, brown hair tied up in a ponytail, and wore simple clothes; a blue t-shirt with black jeans and red sneakers. She cowered fear of the men around her, her eyes wide and bulging.

"What do we have here boys?" the boy with antlers said sarcastically.

"Isn't she the daughter of that restaurant owner? The one that won't let Faunus even eat near his place?" the scaly one growls.

"P-Please don't hurt me," she pleaded. "I don't even agree with my dad's policy okay? I keep arguing with him to change it-"

"Shut it!" the dog faunus yells. He slams his hand on the wall next to the girl's head, trapping her even more. "We were planning on wrecking his place later, but it seems like we can do better and wreck his little girl"

Torvi smiles in glee. There was no doubt that this group was planning on hurting, maybe even killing, this girl. That made them criminals and criminals were fair game.

Finally! I was getting hungry.

Let's such the marrow out from their bones!

The girl then notices a figure behind the group and gasps as she realizes it was the girl who nearly killed a student at Beacon. The men look at her confused until they followed her gaze. They instantly became on edge and reached for their weapons.

Torvi waste no time as she jumps in, punching the boy with antlers first before grabbing his head and throwing his body behind her, putting him near the entrance of the alley. The scaly boy equipped himself with a pair of spiked knuckle dusters and threw a powerful punch at her head but she blocks with her forearm and retaliates by throat punching him, staggering him back. She goes for the dog next, but just when she was going punch him in his jaw, dodges and delivers a spin kick to her head.

For a moment, she pauses in surprise. She then smiles as she realizes that this wasn't going to be as one-sided as she thought. Fortunately for her, she too knows how to use her legs.

He starts his assault on her, kicking at her using a martial artist's experience. She dodges an ax kick by flipping back and landing on her hands. She then powers her legs with her aura and pushes the ground and kicking the dog in his chest and knocking him into the wall. She turns back the scaly boys and charges a fist with her aura. She then uppercuts him in the jaw, sending him flying in the air before he descends back down and crashing into the floor, knocking him unconscious and losing all his aura.

She turns back to the dog and grabs his head. She then pummels him, punching his face over and over until his aura broke and even then she didn't stop.

Blake and Yang catch up to see the brutal beatdown. Yang springs into action to pry Torvi off the boy. It takes some time but Torvi let's go and let his body hit the ground. Blake checks his pulse and sighs in relief. He's alive but just barely.

"You almost killed him!" Yang exclaims at the shaman. Torvi looks at her and Blake in disbelief. Perhaps almost killing a student was a bit far but this was a criminal. Him and his pals were planning to do harm to that girl, perhaps rape or maybe killing her. Why do they deserve mercy?

I wanna eat!

Torvi growls at her fellow blonde and they regard each other intensely. Blake turns her attention to the teen girl and comforts her. "Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah. Look, I have nothing against the Faunus. My dad is just old fashioned, you gotta believe me" she said quickly.

"It's okay, I believe you" Blake said. Although she inwardly frowns at what the girl said about her father. It sadden her that Faunus still weren't treated fairly to the point they weren't allowed to eat at some restaurants.

Torvi looks around only for her eyes to land on the boy with antlers trying to sneak away. Wanting more fun, she quietly walks over to him and grabs him, putting his head in a head lock. The others look over at her. Yang and Blake were about to do something before Torvi spoke.

"Base... Where is... your base?" she interrogates.

"Like I'm gonna tell you!" he yells back. He yelps as she tightens her hold over his neck, putting pressure on his windpipe. "Think you're hot shit human? You've seen nothing yet! Just wait until you meet Adam and then you'll really pay!"

The name shakes Blake as she recalls her old companion. "Let go you savage!" he then yells. Ironic, thought Blake. A faunus calling a human a savage. However with Torvi, it was pretty accurate, what with her now with a savage grin on her face.

"Tell me...now" and she tightens her arms again. The boy thought he was going to faint until a face appears in front of him the form of another blonde.

"Look buddy, you got two options: either tells us what we want or we let our friend here take a bite out of you. A big, bloody bite" Yang said.

The word "bite"shook the boy as he then remembers that this was the girl that almost killed a student at Beacon during a sparring fight. He gulps down his spit and in a shaky voice says, "In east Vale, in the industrial block. It's in an abandoned warehouse. It has a our logo on it so you won't miss it"

"Thanks" said Torvi before she crushed his head against a nearby wall, taking out his aura and rendering him knocked out.

She drops him before going to the bloodied dog and scoops up some of his blood from his face. The teen, Yang, and Blake recoil in disgust as she then flicks her hand clean of the blood. Torvi's eyes widen, her irises shrink and her heart rate increase. Without another word, she runs off in search of the warehouse.

"Yang," Blake addressed. "Take the teen back to safety and then follow us".

"But-" but before she could finish, Blake runs off in chase of Torvi.

"I'm faster than you so I'll be able to keep up with her! Just follow the GPS on my scroll!" the cat yells back.

Yang sighs in reluctance before leading the girl out of the alley way. "Blake... be safe. And Torvi... please don't do anything stupid" she mutters under her breathe.