On our way to the weapons building station, I decided to ask Coco and Velvet about Remnant. Apparently, almost everything on Remnant was powered by this thing called Dust, and it came in several forms. It could be used for cars, aircraft, weapons, anything. There was also the Grimm. Humanity had been fighting the Grimm since the beginning of time, and when Dust was discovered, Humanity stood a chance.

Humanity was also split into four Kingdoms, similar to Earth's countries. There was Vale, which we were in, Vacuo, Atlas and Mistral. There were other Hunter academies similar to Beacon in the other three Kingdoms. There were smaller, two year academies that most people wanting to become Hunters were supposed to go to before going to an academy like Beacon. When attending an academy like Beacon, everyone was put into a team of four people, like team CFVY. I also learned that the team names were spelt out by the first letter of each student's first name, so it wasn't team coffee, it was team CFVY.

And then there was the Faunus and the discrimination towards them. The discrimination they face was so bad that a group called the White Fang went from a peaceful group protesting for civil rights to a full fledged terrorist group. Most of the Faunus have said that the White Fang do not represent the Faunus population as a whole, but even then the racism against them is extreme.

"...And the discrimination has been getting worse ever since." Velvet said very timidly. She was a very, very timid person, and that could have been because of the discrimination against her for being a Faunus.

"Do they even have an excuse for them to discriminate?" I asked her, "It just sounds like they want to be pricks to whoever they want."

"Tell me about it," Coco said, "Whenever we go on a mission, there is always those people who tell her to leave or try to attack her. Luckily, they are either scared off by Yatsuhashi or get their asses kicked by the team."

"But why would they discriminate against something so cute?" Azura asked, "Just look at how cute those bunny ears are!"

"T-thanks..." Velvet said very timidly, again.

Then Azura gasped, grabbed my arm and started to shake it.

"Ash! Imagine a cat Faunus! Ooooooohhhhh, that would be so cute!"

"Yeah, it would be pretty cool to be a Faunus, actually." I said. Then I remembered asking Azura about my eyes. "Oh hey, Azura, what color are my eyes?"

"Do you not remember?" She asked, "They're brown."

"No, just look at them. Are they still brown?"

"Well yeah, of cour-" She stopped mid sentence as she looked at my eyes, "No wait, they are silver... THAT IS SO COOL! What color are my eyes!?"

"They're still blue."

"Aw! I wanted them to change too..." Azura said, disappointed.

We continued talking about the history of Remnant for the next three minutes, which in that time I realized that this school was huge. I expected it to be big, but it was just a lot bigger than I thought.

"Ok," Coco said, "We're here."

We stopped at a door with the label "Weapons Building Station" on it. My first thought was that the room was going to be about the size of the average high school classroom, but that expectation was quickly shot down when Coco opened the door. The room was about the size of three basketball courts, with tables of parts, probably for the weapons, lined up against the walls, except for the wall opposite to us, which appeared to have premade weapons on the tables.

"Velv can help you out," Coco told me, "I'll help your friend out."

"Alright," I replied, I then looked at Velvet, "So I just go through and build a weapon?"

"Y-yes, it can be any weapon you can think of." She told me.

I walked over to the nearest table and began looking at the different parts. There were hilts for swords, grips for rifles, pretty much every part you could think of for any type of weapon. The only problem was that I couldn't think of what I wanted to build. I looked over at the tables with the premade we weapons, thinking that they could help me think of something.

"What are the weapons over there for?" I asked

"Some of them are just examples for those who need a new weapon or are upgrading an old one," She told me, "But the rest are weapons that don't work properly."

"Are we able to salvage parts from the ones that don't work?" Velv nodded, and I walked over to the tables with her.

The weapons themselves were pretty badass, some were swords or what looked like a hybrid of a sword and a gun or something similar. But there was one thing that stood out to me, and that was what looked like a sword hilt, but with no blade. It looked like it didn't even have a slot for a blade. It was of a skeletal build, with the top of it separated from the main body by a kind of choke portion with a smaller cylindrical object in the middle of it. Below it was a black ridged handgrip. It immediately reminded me of a lightsaber from Star Wars. I picked it up and looked at it. The Star Wars nerd inside me was screaming lightsaber, but I asked Velvet what it was anyway.

"What's this?" I asked her.

"That looks like it would be an energy sword," She said, "It most likely uses a dust crystal fragment to power it. When you activate it a blade of energy should come out. The only problem is that it only lasts a second or two. Some people tried to find a way around this so it would stay up, which is probably how it got here."

I looked for a way to open it, and I found a silver button near the bottom. I clicked it and it did nothing, so I held it down and twisted it. The bottom moved right while the rest of it moved right. I took off the upper part of the hilt, and saw what looked like something that looked like pincers that could hold a small crystal inside of it.

I looked to my right and saw a box filled with different color crystals in it, maybe dust crystals. I walked over to it and looked for the smallest one in there. There was only one small, red crystal that looked like it could fit inside, so I picked it out of the box and put it between the pincers, then put the upper hilt back on. I stepped back a couple of feet from the box to give me some room to turn it on. I looked for a button that would turn it on, which was probably one of four buttons inside a small rectangle at the bottom third of the hilt. I immediately assumed it was the top one, which was red, so I pressed it. For a second, it turned on and a red blade about a yard long came out of it, but then the blade disappeared and it turned off, just like Velvet said it would.

"Well then." I said as I opened the hilt back up, to see that the small red crystal had disappeared from the pincers that were holding it up.

So it just eats up the dust crystals... I thought to myself. Then I had an idea, but I didn't know if it would work. I put the hilt back together then turned to Velvet.

"Do you know if there's anything that could cut a gem in here? I asked. She gave me a confused look before responding.

"Maybe. There could be something in that pile of blades over there." She said as she pointed to a table with a bunch of sword and knife blades sitting on it.

I walked over to it, looking for anything that could cut a small piece off from a gem. I found a large knife with a small hilt on it already, and it looked like it could cut off a small piece it enough pressure was put on it. I took the white gem out of my pocket and placed it on the table. My plan was to try and cut off a piece of the gem small enough to fit in between the pincers, and since the "energy sword" just ate through the dust crystal like it was nothing, maybe the gem would have enough energy left to power the sword without being completely used up.

The only thing that made question if this was going to work or not was if the crystal would even power it at all. So I decided to ask the resident ghost in my head whether this could work or not.

Hey, um, Summer, I asked in my head, Could a piece of this thing power the energy sword non stop?

...

No reply? I thought to myself. Maybe she can't hear me? Is she only able to contact-

Oh no, I can hear you clearly, She suddenly replied, I was just thinking about it. These gems are like dust, they can power things, but unlike dust they can power anything indefinitely. The gem still has energy left in it, but not enough to send you home. So it is possible for you to use the gem as a power source for the energy sword. The only thing is I don't know if your plan to cut a piece off will work as easily as you think it would.

It's ok, I told her, I got this.

"Uh... Ash?" Velvet asked, "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm alright," I replied, "I was just thinking if this could work."

"What would?"

"I think this gem could power the energy sword like a dust crystal could," I explained, "But instead of running out quickly like the dust just did, it might be able to power it indefinitely."

"Ok, but I don't think that knife could cut that gem."

See, Summer told me in my head, she doesn't think it's gonna work either.

"It'll work," I said, telling both Summer and Velvet, "There just needs to be enough pressure on the knife to cut the gem."

"But how are you gonna cut it?" Velvet asked. Then I realized that I couldn't cut it by myself. Someone would need to hold it down, and if Velvet held it and something went wrong she could get hurt and I didn't want to risk that.

Ash are you forgetting something? Summer asked me. I didn't think so...

What do you mean?

Remember in the forest when you reached out to that Ursa and it flew into the tree? I completely forgot about that until now to be honest. Well, that's your semblance.

What's a semblance?

Oh, right. You're from a different world. Totally forgot, she said. A Semblance is the manifestation of one's innate and personal power. Each semblance is unique to an individual, but it can be similar to the semblances of their parents. It's like a projection of one's Aura.

Ok, but what's an Aura? This was starting to get confusing.

Ok, you know what, I'll explain that later, Summer said, sounding a bit frustrated, But for now let's talk about your semblance.

So basically I have superpowers? I asked.

Yes and no. You do have a "superpower", but you can only have one if you have an Aura. You discovered yours when you threw that Grimm into a tree.

So my semblance is pushing Grimm into trees then? I asked.

No smartass, She said, Your semblance is telekinesis. You know what that is, right?

Of course I do, I told her, You can move stuff with your mind.

Ok, now I don't know how to work your semblance, but I am assuming you can concentrate on an object to move it or hold it in place. Good luck..

"Ok Velv," I said, resting the knife on a small corner of the gem, "I'm gonna need you to help me here. I need you to put as much weight as possible on the knife so it could break off a piece of the gem, ok?"

"Ok," she replied, "But won't the gem move?"

"Just trust me, I have a plan."

I put my left hand on top of the flat edge of the blade, and Velvet did the same with both of her hands.

"Alright," I said, "On the count of three, push down on the knife as hard as you can."

"Ok."

Now came the hard part of holding it in place. I did what Summer told me to do and just concentrated on the gem. I didn't know if it was working or not, so I started counting down.

"One..."

Concentrate Ash...

"Two..."

I suddenly felt different, as if I were in control...

"Three!"

Velvet and I pushed down on the knife hard, and in response we heard what sounded like glass shattering as a piece of the gem, small enough to fit into the hilt, was cut off and fell onto the table. The small fragment suddenly began to emit a dim white light. I picked it up and looked at it.

"I can't believe that worked." Velvet said, staring at the fragment.

Neither can I.

I put the fragment back on the table and picked up the hilt. I pressed the silver button and twisted it open, putting the upper hilt down onto the table and picking up the fragment. I stared at it for a second before putting it in between the pincers. I then put the upper hilt back on and twisted it shut.

"Let's hope this works." I said, taking a couple steps back from the table. I held the hilt in front of me, and pressed the on button.

Immediately a white blade, also a yard long, came out of the hilt. But instead of instantly disappearing like the dust blade, it stayed on. A low hum came from the blade as it stayed on. I tilted it left, then right. Then I moved it in a circular motion before gripping it with both hands.

"This is awesome!" I said. Velvet didn't say anything, but instead just stared at the energy sword in amazement.

On the outside I was "excited but calm", but in my head I was mentally screaming one thing.

I AM A FUCKING JEDI!

There was no way that Azura could create a better weapon than mine, it was a lightsaber! Better yet, there was no way anyone could have better weapon than mine by far.

I looked at the other three buttons, which were white, unlike the on/off button. I pressed the one below the on/off button, and the blade dimmed noticeably. I pressed the button again, and it returned to it's original brightness. I pressed the one below that, and the blade lengthened another foot. I pressed it again, but nothing happened, so I pressed the button below it and it returned to it's original length. I pressed the same button again and the blade shrunk a foot. I pressed the one above it again, and it returned to it's normal length.

"Looks as though you've already finished." a voice said from behind me. I turned around to see Coco standing a few feet away from me.

"Yeah, with help from Velvet of course," I replied, "Azura still working on her's?"

"She's just finishing up, shouldn't take too long."

I looked over at Azura, who was hard at work making something. Knowing her, it was either gonna be extremely complicated or extremely simple.

"So what does your weapon do?" She asked me.

"It's just an energy sword, I guess it could cut through anything."

"Well, maybe not everything," she replied, "Nearly all weapons created are either infused with dust or created with special metals to make them heat resistant against other weapons, dust and even some grim."

"FINISHED!"

We all looked at Azura, who was walking towards us and was holding what looked like a short sword and a sheath for the short sword. She was also carrying a quiver with what looked like arrows inside, but she didn't have a bow with her.

"So you made a sword but not a bow for those arrows?" I asked as I deactivated my energy sword.

"Well..." she said just before she lifted up the short sword in front of her. It suddenly started shifting rapidly, with the blade and hilt splitting in half, forming itself into a bow. "My sword is the bow!"

"..."

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you about that, Summer told me in my head, You could have made a weapon that changed into another weapon or item.

"That makes mine look unimpressive..." I said. She actually made a weapon that made mine look like a piece of junk.

"Oh yeah?" Coco said, elbowing me in the arm, "Wait until you see mine."

"Is it more badass than that?" I asked her, and her response was a nod and a smirk.

So my weapon is being outclassed by pretty much everyone else's? I thought to myself.

Yup, Summer responded in my head, prepare to be outclassed by pretty much everyone.

I forgot that you can hear some of my thoughts.

Actually, I can hear all of them.

That's not creepy at all.

"So, now you two gotta name 'em." Coco sid abruptly, snapping me out of my mental conversation with Summer.

"Name what? Our weapons?" I asked.

"Yeah," Velvet said, only now realizing that she was standing right next to me, "Everyone gives their weapons a name."

"So we can name them whatever we want?" Azura asked

"Of course," Coco said, turning her head to me, "So what are you gonna name yours?"

"Um... Ash you go first!" Azura said.

I didn't know what I was gonna name my new energy sword. I didn't want to name it something off the top of my head, no. I wanted it's name to have meaning. I looked at my new weapon, and started to think. We were starting a new journey, so I wanted to name it something that was relatable to that. Then I remembered something that fit that criteria. Janus, the Roman God of beginnings and transitions.

"Janus," I said, looking up from my weapon. "I'm naming it Janus."

"Interesting." Coco said. She was about to speak more, but her "scroll" went off. While phones existed on this world, they were called scrolls and were a bit more complicated than back home. Coco looked at her scroll for a few seconds before putting it back into one of her pockets and looking up at us. "Alright, we have a room for you two to stay in for the night."

"What about tomorrow?" Azura asked.

"I'm supposed to bring you to Ozpin tomorrow," she replied, "I'm guessing he's gonna help you two figure out where you'll be staying for the next couple of months. Well, let's go."

We started walking towards the door when I realized I left the gem on the table. I turned around to go get it, when I remembered I had telekinesis. I lifted my hand up towards the gem, and concentrated on it. Then it came flying at me, and I caught it. I looked at it before putting it in my pocket and following the others.

It took us a bit longer to get to the dorms, as they were on the opposite side of Beacon. On the way there I learned more about Remnant and it's history. Coco told us about a Great War that took place almost eighty years ago that tore Remnant apart. It reminded me of the Second World War. While she didn't go into specifics, she did mention that it was fought for a number of reasons, but the most important one was individualism. The oppressors were defeated and the Kingdoms united against the Grimm. There was also the Faunus Rights Revolution, which was fought because human leaders wanted to deport all of the Faunus to an island not far from Mistral, and the current White Fang Insurgency. The White Fang started off as a peaceful group demanding equal rights for the Faunus, but different leaders took power and turned it into a terrorist group. Velvet even mentioned that the White Fang don't support the Faunus population.

After the short history lesson from Coco and Velv, we arrived at the dorm we were given for the night, which unlike the rest of the dorms this one and a few others were supposed to be for only two people who didn't have a team.

"We'll both come by in the morning and bring you to Ozpin," Coco said while handing me and Azura our own scrolls, "There are supposed to be clean clothes in there for both of you."

"Alright. Thank you so much for everything." I replied.

"No problem. See you in the morning." Coco said as she and Velv turned around and started walking to their own dorm.

The way to unlock the door to the room was by using the scroll, so I held it in front of the lock and unlocked the door. I opened the door and we both walked in. The room was small and really meant for two people. There were two beds and night stands, and on each side of the room was a desk. On one of the desks were a couple sets of clothes for the both of us. Azura walked over to one of the beds, kicked off her shoes and put her scroll, sword, quiver and sheath next to the nearby nightstand and collapsed onto it face first.

"This one is mine." She said, her voice muffled by the pillow she was lying on.

"You don't wanna get out of your dirty clothes?" I asked.

"I don't need to," she replied, "Because I know this is all a dream. There's no reason for it not to be. I'm gonna wake up tomorrow in my bed and I'm gonna go over to your house and hang out like we normally do."

She thought is was all a dream, but I knew that this was all real. The pain I felt after that Ursa struck me was to real to be a dream. But how was I supposed to tell her it wasn't? How would she take it? I walked over to the side of her bed and sat down next to her.

"It isn't a dream Azura." I told her. She rolled over and looked at me.

"That's what dream you would want me to think."

"But I'm me, not dream me."

"That's also what dream you would want me to think."

There wasn't any way I was gonna win this, so I got up off her bed and started to walk over to the other one. Just as I did, she grabbed my arm and held me back.

"If this isn't a dream..." she said quietly, "Can you... I just don't wanna sleep alone."

I knew what she meant. I sat back down on her bed, put Janus and my scroll on the nightstand, took the gem out of my pocked, kicked my shoes off, and layed down next to her. Just as I did, I realized my phone was still in my pocket, so I took it out and I put it on the nightstand as well. I layed back down, facing Azura and looking into her eyes. She just smiled at me before closing her eyes.

Please let this be a dream... I thought to myself as I closed my eyes.

As I fell asleep, I opened my eyes, and realized I was standing in that same white nothingness I was in with Summer before I woke up in the forest. This time, snowflakes were falling around me, slowly.

"I'm sorry, it isn't a dream."

I turned around and saw Summer, standing a few yards away from me. She was still wearing her white cloak, but her hood wasn't obstructing her face like last time. She looked as old as I was, and had silver eyes.

"You're not being mysterious like you were last time." I replied.

"Well, at first I wanted to be that mysterious person like I was when you were first here, but then I changed my mind and decided to not be shy like I normally am and talk to you in your head."

"Yeah, just staring at me like that and not saying much kinda creeped me out."

"Yeah, sorry."

We both let out a small chuckle, and an awkward silence followed. We both just looked at each other, not saying anything.

"So..." I decided to break the silence, "You chose me?"

"Yeah, I did," Summer said, "I'm sorry I dragged you here against your will."

"Why did you?"

"You wouldn't understand why."

"Then at least try to explain it to me."

She looked at me, trying to figure out what to say before lowering her head.

"Alright," she said, looking up at me, "The gems, only you are able to retrieve them. When I was alive, I was able to as well. No one else can retrieve them, but anyone can use them. I needed to find someone who could retrieve the gems, but there was no one on Remnant that could. I discovered that there was another world, Earth. I looked there and found you."

"But why am I able to retrieve them?"

"I don't know. I don't even know why I was able to retrieve them." She said as she looked down to her right.

"Alright," I said, "Then tell me everything you know."