Oly Oly Oxen Free

by red october700

A routine mission to take out a high leader of the insurrection goes horribly wrong and ends with Blue team's death. But were given a second chance on Remnant. So let us see what kind of trouble they can get into shall we? Not good at summery. I also cant get everyone tagged. But Blue team and Team RWBY are all in this with Ruby and John being paired.

1. Chapter 1

Ok so before I get into this story, a few things need to be said. The first, I am going to go complete fan boy at the end. If you don't know, we just had gameplay reveal for Halo Infinite. But since I dont want this to be too long I am not going to do it here. The second thing is that when I started this story back in early 2018, it was before we got any Infinite news. It was all just a pipe dream. I just want to make that clear because Blue team will be in their Gen-II armor. I may give them an upgrade later on but that would be later...or I may put them back in Gen-I. Not sure yet. So please keep that in mind. This is before Infinites first reveal trailer and as such wont be showing up. Not that I have a problem with it but it throws a wrench in the story. I hope this does not casue a problem for you guys and gals. If it does, I hope you are understanding of my desision.
So with that, lets roll.

/

Blue Team was in trouble. Well, trouble would not be the correct term to use. They were fucked. Running low on ammo, shields going down faster than they can get back up, wounded, and to top it all off, little to no cover and backed into a corner. What was supposed to be an in and out assassination mission turned into a trap set for them. As if they knew they were coming. A leak in intelligence perhaps? Or a mole or spy, either way, they were not going to make it out of this one.

A brute surprised them by wrestling with Fred. With one hand it grabbed him by the arm and whipped him into a wall dislocating his shoulder and draining his shields. He was then ripped out of the wall and was stomped on the chest cracking, if not breaking some, of his ribs. The rest of Blue team brought the brute down but it eliminated any stealth they had with the roaring and sound of gunfire.

And sure enough, sirens were set off as well as spotlights. And since they got a good location of the gunfire location, they swept the area they were at. And since they were at a corner of the old base, they were cornered.

Linda took a peak from the limited cover to see if she could spot a way out, just to get a beam rifle shot through her helmet. And with the briefest moment of distraction with Linda's death, they came.

A human male with bloodshot wild eyes brandishing a sword with an energy edge jumped onto Kelly. He missed his intended target, the chest, and instead got her through the stomach and severing her spine and paralyzing her from her abdomen down. Three shots from Fred's DMR and a burst from Johns AR took him down. It was clear that he was on some sort of rumble drug.

They propped her up and handed her NornFang as the now alert enemy pinpointed their position and came in unmass. It was a mixture of different races. Brute, Elite, Human, Jackal, Grunt, and Hunters. Kelly looked down the scope and fired, taking a Brute down. But more kept coming. An Elite came running in with a sword and plunged it into Fred's abdomen, scotching even more and severing even more. Kelly took it out with a single shot as she quickly rotated and shot into the distance killing a sniper.

A few Brutes with Bruteshots came around the corner and fired on John. He was thrown around from the explosions. Some detonating on his shields and throwing his limbs around and hyperextending them and leaving him open to gunfire as his shields popped and failed. He was then pelted with plasma and bullets. So much so that his shields could not begin to recharge. His armor melted from the heat and was full of holes due to AP rounds. He could feel the blood sliding down his skin suit and even running down his armor.

Fred threw a couple of grenades into their mists and blew shrapnel into the group distracting them long enough for him and Kelly to take their heads off.

But another wave came in with heavier weapons. They didn't bring in any rockets or LMGs yet but it was a matter of time. What little cover they had was only a few blasts away from being destroyed and unusable.

" John, we are not going to make it, are we?" Kelly asked as she shot another bullet from her friend's and sister's rifle.

" I am not sure Kelly. Why? Can you get a radio signal to anyone?" John asked.

" Negative. These bastards set up jammers. No signal in or out." She responded.

" John they are not letting up. We are not going to be able to hold out. I hate to admit it but I think we are at our end, sir." Fred spoke up.

" As much as I hate to admit it also, I think you are right." John said, sighing. Bringing up his roster he highlighted Blue team and put the MIA list. He also checked team Bio. Each of them had falling blood pressure and body temperature. With Linda's flatlined.

"John," It was Kelly, " It was an honor."

" Likewise. Fred set Lindas failsafe on her armor, then help Kelly with hers. Fred, I will set yours, then help with mine. We will leave nothing for these bastards to make a mockery of or to salvage. Set the fusion packs in a pile for maximum destruction." John ordered. Fred got to it. He set Lindas detonation pack, helped Kelly with hers, and then got Johns. John then returned the favor. With ten minutes till detonation, they made their final stand. They would not go out quietly. They kept shooting, yelling, and just letting loose hell.

It all ended so quickly. All that they saw was a white light, an intense heat, then nothing.

John felt nothing. Not even the wounds that he got from the fight. He took a deep breath and...wait. The fusion pack detonated, didn't it? He opened his eyes and found himself in a log cabin on some sort of bed.

" Well you were right spring, he is kind of cute." A feminine voice said.

" Yea he is. You see his friend over there? The one that is CQC? He is a looker as well." Another more chipper voice answered.

He rolled and looked to his right and saw two young females standing between him and Fred, four sets of armor set neatly on the floor on the other side.

They were different. One was in shades of Orange, like if the season of fall decided to take a human form. She had a bandana on in her hair white long sleeve shirt and an orange skirt with brown stockings and shoes. The other was Spring Green and more lively looking. A leaf green and style skirt and a reeth in her green hair. Both, however, had freckles scattered across their faces.

Looking to his right he saw two more tending to Kelly and Linda. One was in a winter blue in a snow-themed dress and seemed more serine than the other, she had a purple huge to her. She had a short-sleeve white shirt and purple short farmer trousers and sneakers. She looked like a worker of sorts.

Rolling off the bed, he got into a crouch ready to spring into action.

"Relax Chief. You are safe here." The one in blue said turning around.

"Who are you and where are we?" He questioned, finding his voice different. He looked at himself and found that he was in a pair of sweats and a T-shirt. He also found that he looked younger.

" Well to put it simply, you and your team died, but with permission from the people who made us, we brought you here to a place that we can talk and inform you of some new developments." the one orange said.

" What developments, and more importantly, how are we not dead?" John rebutted.

" What my sister Fall is trying to say is, we are wanting to give you a second chance at life. A life that you can choose what you want to do, not ordered. A life where you can be free to do whatever you want." The one in purple said.

John still not understanding asked, " Are you asking me to defect and abandon my post?"

At this point every single woman facepalmed and the one in green started swinging her arms around frantically.

"NO! YOU ARE DEAD AND WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO LIVE A LIFE THAT YOU WERE DENIED FOR FUCKS SAKE! TO LIVE, LAUGH AND LOVE!" yelled the one in green.

" Why us?" He asked, still trying to figure out what is going on.

The one in blue spoke up at this," As was said, to let you live a life that you were denied. To be able to grow and be more than what ONI wants you to be. To be human and not a living weapon. We have watched you and your team go through so many hardships with very little to no joy that we would like to give you that option." She said.

By this point ( and from the shouting ) the others stirred and started to wake up.

'" hmmm, my head what hit me?" Linda asked. Sitting up, she reached for her helmet, only to find it was not on her head. Looking around she spotted John up and in sweats with Fred just getting to his feet.

" Oh, good, your up. Now we can get the explanations done at once." The one in purple said. " First introductions are in order. I am Summer, the one in Green that looks like she can't sit still is Spring, the one in orange is Fall, and the one in blue is Winter."

" Wait, as in the seasons?" Kelly asked.

" Yes. What we are about to tell you is going to sound unbelievable, but is completely true.

So let's begin." Winter said

/

After a long explanation of what was going on, and why Kelly had rabbit ears and wolf ears on Linda, they got settled in for the night to let it all sink in. Apparently, they got them for how they represented their respected animal. Kelly was fast on her feet and a quick thinker, hence a rabbit. Linda was keen and observant. She can work with a team or alone, hence the wolf. It also didn't help that each had painted said animal on their guns.

" So, what do you guys think about all of this?" Fred asked.

" Still processing what all has been said. And how the fuck am I going to wear my damn helmet with these damn ears." Kelly answered.

" I think I will have an easier time getting mine on. But how will this affect us on the battlefield? Moreover, what are we going to do?" Linda asked.

" I don't know. From what I can tell, they are telling the truth. " John said.

" How can you be certain? I mean they are giving us a second life at the age of 16. And to top it off a world that we never heard of with substances we never heard of?" Kelly asked.

" Well, they were sincere so that is something. They also said that we can think about it and to take our time making a decision. I can only assume that they are telling the truth and want us to make a decision and not be ordered." John said.

"Can't fault you their chief." Linda said.

" Well before we do anything, we need to know what we are getting into. Until then get some sleep." John said.

" Roger that." Linda said, yawning.

" Night" Kelly said.

-in a different room-

Spring backed away from the door. She didn't want to intrude or anything like that, but curiosity got the best of her. They want more info on Remnant, which is reasonable and expected. After all, who wants to drop into a situation with no intel. She walked back to the living room where Fall and Summer were sitting around a coffee table discussing whether or not they made the right decision.

" Did we make the right choice?" Fall asked, rubbing her arm. After Amber was attacked, she has been feeling sick. Brining Blue team to this limbo world took a lot out of her, and right now it was hitting her.

" Of course we did. You saw what they went through. All the pain and suffering and not to mention the lack of basic humanity was denied. I would say that we did. Why?" Summer asked.

" They would have been in a better place. A place of rest." Fall responded.

" You could be right but at least they can live a life they were denied, for a time at least. Do you think we should tell them?"Summer asked.

" About the station? No. Let them discover it. That way we are not making them do it." Fall replied.

" Ok. How are you feeling? You look like you are going to pass out at any minute." Summer asked.

" I do. This split of Amber's power is draining. Bringing Blue team here really took a toll on me and to top it off, the explanation was tiring." Fall responded.

Summer looked up and saw Spring standing in the doorway.

" How was the recon missions Spring?" Summer asked with a hint of a smile.

" Well they want to get some sleep, other than that, they want more info on Remnant. You know to get an alibi set for the off chance they need it as well as getting the know so they don't go in blind and make a fool of themselves." She replied.

" Understandable. We can give them a bit more about what is going on in the world currently. They then can put something together."Winter replied.

" Well, we will need to inform Oz. He can add some things to even make it more believable. Plus an appropriate initiation should they choose the huntsman lifestyle, hell even if they don't he can set them up for life." Spring added.

" That too." Winter said.

" So how do we tell ol ozy that he is going to have company?" Spring asked.

" Oh oh oh! I know the perfect way!" Winter said animatedly and quite possibly a little crazy.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ozpin was in his office looking over some of the recent stuff that has happened. Ruby sneaking out for a late-night snack of something. Yang looking up bike helmets. Weiss is studying, and Blake is reading a book hidden behind another book. Cough cough ' SMUT' cough cough. All and all another night at the office. He turned to the window admiring the night sky when he got a notification of an unknown object heading towards the school. Looking at the monitor he saw it was not heading for the school, but to HIS office. And it was coming straight down. He calmly turned towards his desk and waited. No more than a second later, the ceiling busted open and a black pod was sitting there. It looked like a steaming black coffin. The pod hissed and what he assumed to be the door dropped open. Inside was enough coffee to last at least a couple of decades. Also, there was a note from the four maidens. It pretty much said enjoy the coffee from another universe and to expect 4 individuals who might or might not join the school, or just want to enjoy life and would need help to get started. Either way, they would be 4 armored beings, Two human males and two Faunus females. And enjoy the coffee.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Lasky was puzzled. The ship's supply for the next 20 years of coffee was missing along with an ODST drop pod. All that was left was a note that said " borrowing pod and stole your coffee supply for the next twenty years. Lol! Buy. Maidens."

"Who the fuck are the Maidians?!" he ask shouted.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

It's hard to tell how much time has passed in this limbo state, but to Johns estimate, it has been about five days since they were brought here. In those five days, they were taught that the world of Remnant was just as similar as it was different from the UNSC. There are two sentient spices, Humans and Faunas. The Faunas are pretty much humans but have animal traits. Ears, tail, claws, fins, and gills. They also were told of the oppression that they have been facing for a long time. It got to the point that a group of Faunus formed a group to speak out against oppression called the White Fang. Originally it was peaceful. But of late it has turned violent to the point that it is a known terrorist organization. Or at least parts of it are.

Dust was the primary source for EVERYTHING. It powered the towns, the vehicles, the guns, hell it is even woven into clothing. And it came in many different varieties. To say their options have expanded as far as ammo goes is an understatement.

All in all, they were ready for whatever choice they had. From what they discussed, they had three choices. One was to go to the military and serve. As much as they wanted to, they got the feeling it would be the wrong move. The second was to live their lives out in relative peace. Just them four trying the civilian lifestyle. Yea that wouldn't do. They would more than likely grow restless and make not good decisions. So that left the final option. The huntsmen. A blend of the two choices. They were told that it was a mercenary lifestyle. Taking jobs around the world ranging from Grimm clearing to protecting a village. In a way, they were the minutemen from old America.

Their cover story was pretty simple. They were in an orphanage that burnt down when they were children. After that, they struck out on their own until they were taken in by a woman that helped them and took them in. As they were with her, she encouraged their tinkering and even helped with making their weapons and armor. John was the one that led them during the harder times. Like being with the other kids in the orphanage that did not treat them all that well, to their 'mom' dying of a freak accident. He helped pull them through sorrow and grief. He encouraged them and pushed them into what they are.

As to why they were late? They had to walk to the school as the village they lived in did not have a bullhead transport.

So a choice has been made. They would try out the huntsmen academy.

It was evening and was Blue teams last supper in this limbo world. So the maidans decided to give them a full home-cooked dinner, as a farewell present, and to give them something other than MREs and mess hall food. Granted Beacon is a school but their chow is better than military-style cooking. So it was a thanksgiving style dinner. Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pecan, apple, and pumpkin pie. All of which were homemade or homegrown.

Everyone was digging in and looks of pure joy and contentment were on Blue team's faces, each having multiple helpings of the delicious meal in front of them. Summer, Spring, Winter, and Fall all had smiles on their faces seeing the sean before them. Fall sucked in a shuddering breath while her hand pressed against her chest. This did not go unnoticed by John.

" You alright?" He asked concerned, catching Fred Kelly and Linda's attention.

" Yea I am fine." She said, lying.

" No, you're not. You have been growing fatigued and paler day by day since we got here. Linda stated.

"Guys seriously, I am fine." She tried again.

" Fall". John said with a tone that said he was not going to back down.

Sighing in defeat, they spilled the beans.

" A few Remnant months ago" Winter began, " The current Fall maiden was attacked and part of her power was stolen." She finished somberly.

" We don't know who she is but we do know that she will NOT use it for good." Summer added.

"Bringing you here and housing you, Its been taking its toll on her." Spring said concerned for her sister.

Blue team looked stunned. A maiden's power was partially stolen? How is that possible?

" How is that possible?" Kelly asked.

" Aside from the person who is in their final thoughts when they die, Only one other thing can do it." Summer said. " It's a glove that houses an insect which then sucks out the life force of the victim and gives the wearer its power. Lucky an ally of Ozpins cut their thieving short."

At this point Fall just passed out. The weight of everything going on was a bit too much for her to handle for the night. John took her bridal style and laid her on the couch, draping a blanket over her.

" Thank you, John." Winter said.

" No problem ma'am." he replied.

He went back to the table and sat down with the rest of Blue team.

" Were you going to tell us?" Kelly asked.

" We didn't want to. But it appears that fate has forced our hand." Summer answered.

"Why didn't you want to tell us?" Fred asked.

" We didn't want to burden you." Spring replied." Plus we were waiting to see which lifestyle you guys went with."

That did make sense. But why hide it? If they had a problem they should have said something. At least then they could have made a decision faster.

" What would you do if we did tell you what was happening?" Summer asked.

" We would join the fight and make sure it gets finished." Fred said.

" Exactly. You would go in gung-ho and continue being the weapon you were forced to be. We did not want to tell you this because of that reason. It would feel like we are taking you from one war and asking you to fight another. We didn't want that. We did not want you to feel like that. If you came to the Huntsmen decision by yourself and that is what you wanted, then yes we would have told you." Spring told them.

" Ok ok, we get it. You did not want to feel like you were pressuring us." Fred said, holding his hands up.

Summer rubbed her head with her hands and spoke. " Ok with all of that, I am sure you are still going to go down the Huntsman trail. The only thing we ask, and if it will help you more then think of this as an order, live. Do not be afraid to live a good life."

Blue team nodded and gave a " Yes Ma'am!"

" John, one more thing if you please." Winter asked, motioning him to the door.

He followed her out and asked what she needed.

" John. There is another reason we brought you here. We weren't going to tell you this but with everything that is going on, you should know." She said.

He gave a nod and she continued.

" Somewhere on Remnant is a hidden Forerunner station. We do not know what it is or what it does. All we know is that it is too advanced for anyone on Remant to use. Thankfully it is buried. But a feeling tells me that it will get unearthed during your new lifetime. Make sure that it does not fall into the wrong hands." She told him

/LINEBREAK/

Thomas Lasky, the Captin of the UNSC INFINITY was in a mind fuck so bad that one could see his mind rebooting over and over again. The fact that Blue team did not report back yet is a bit unnerving. But that could be because of any number of reasons. But he was focused on the fact that a drop pod and the coffee supply for the next 20 years vanished with only a small note left behind to really notice that Blue team is overdue to report. But the thing that is confusing him the most is the fact an entire armory is gone along with spare parts for Blue teams armor and their removal stations.

Giving a tired groan in frustration he looked up at the two SPARTAN IVs that stood in front of him.

"Grrrahhhh. Tell me again what it is you two saw?" He asked with growing irritation.

Both Spartans were in their armor. Thankfully they had their helmets held on their hip.

The first was taller and in armor that was more set for a sniper and scout with a scout helmet and Hunter body armor with a grey and white paint job. He had brown hair that was somehow longer than regs permitted, green eyes, and a slim face.

His friend, on the other hand, was a bit shorter but bulkier with black hair and green eyes.

He held his Warrior helmet under his arm, but this Wrath armor was modded. He had so much ordinance on him that he could blow up a ship, and the amount of meat cleavers that he had would make even the most bloodthirsty of Elite zealots turn and run.

The first one that went by the call sight of Hawk, took a drag from his cigarette that he somehow did not see spoke up.

" Well, I can only speak for myself, but I saw a woman that looked like the season of Winter decided to take a human form and a woman that was all purple and in gardeners get up just zap away 087 and 104s broker assemblies as well as their workbenches. What about you Red?" he said giving his friend a hard punch to the shoulder, jostling a few of the grenades and making everyone but the two Spartans jump and raise their arms to ward off an explosion.

" I can say pretty much the same thing. Except for the ones I saw was one that was orange with a bandana and a school like uniform, not the kind in an anime mind you, the other one was the season if Spring took a human look and was hopping around like my damn niece on a sugar rush. In fact, I even saw her in the mess guzzling a pot of coffee and a bag of sugar on my way to my own broker assembly to switch out a couple of components when I saw her magically appear at 117s bay with orange school girl at 058s yeet their bays to wherever they wanted it to go. The green one on crack did see me and did a two-finger salute before she just blew away in a flurry of leafs spring breeze." he said, flipping his friend off.

Hawk slugged him again earning another jump scare for the crew as the grenades clinked.

" WILL YOU PLEASE STOP HITTING THE MAN THAT IS CARRYING ENOUGH ORDNANCE TO BLOW UP A PLANET!" Laskey shouted.

The two looked at him.

" Thank you. That is so nerve-wracking on the crew and the last thing I want is for my bridge crew members to suddenly lose their shit and leave because one of you had to bring live ordnance to the bridge!"

There was a pause when the one with said ordnance spoke.

" Would you like for me to leave and head for my disassembler?" he asked.

" YES!" the entire bridge staff shouted.

/LINEBREAK/

John, Linda, Kelly, and Fred stood at the doorway of the quaint little house in full armor. Their Gen-II Mjolnir was fixed, cleaned, and polished as they readied for the next step. They turned and looked at their hosts one last time. They had a smile on their faces as Winter and Summer stepped forward.

" Kelly, Linda. There's something for us to tell you. The current Maidens are still alive, but you two will be receiving their power when they die. And while it sounds heartless, will be soon. They are not exactly long for the world." Winter said with a melancholy look.

" Be sure to give them our regards" Linda said with her eyes closed.

" Is there is another way that you could do this?" Kelly asked.

They shook their head as rested a hand on their necks, placing a sort of beacon for the Maiden powers to home in on. When they were done, the stepped back with smiles on their faces as they saluted the four Spartans.

Blue team stood to their full height and saluted them in return.

" Good luck Spartan. And enjoy yourself. You all earned it. And if you have any questions, Ozpin should have the answers. Oh, and if you think he is hiding something, and we are sure he will, I am sure we will feel it and come and set things right." Winter said.

" Is there any way to contact you if needed?" John asked, already feeling like he knew the answer. But he just wanted to cover his bases.

" No. Now you better get going. You are going to be coming in on a weekend and you are going to need to get your initiation set up and done. You will receive your broker assemblies, weapons, and such once you get a dorm. Be sure to tell Oz about the extra space you will need and that we say hello." Fall said with a tired smile.

" We will do what we can to get this straightened out. Just rest and gather your strength." Fred said to the sick orange girl.

" Thank you, Fred. Now get. You all have a life to live. Take the elevator up to his office." she said as Summer and Spring supported her.

Blue team gave a nod and exited the house and into a dimly lit hallway. They heard the hum of machinery behind them and turned to see two pods. One was empty while the other one held a woman with scarring on her face.

" Must be the true Fall Maiden." Fred said, stating the obvious.

" Must you always state the obvious?" Linda asked.

" No. But then you would miss my voice." he snarked back.

Blue team was back together, Linda and Fred bouncing off one another like old times. John started to walk down the hallway the Maidens said for them to walk down with the rest of Blue team following. Not long after they found the elevator and started to take it up. One at a time. After all, that elevator can only barely lift one Spartan let alone four at a time.

John sent Fred up first to scout out the top floor and to let Ozpin know that three more are on the way. Fred's audio sensors picked up the car pinging and creak as it lifted Fred's one-thousand-pound ass to the top of the tower. It was a slow ride up full of the elevator groaning protesting his weight.

/LINEBREAK/

Ozpin was at his desk doing headmaster things and listening to the elevator rise up to his office, groaning all the way.

" Did you call for something heavy?" Glynda asked her boss.

" No. Did you?"

She gave a shake in the negative as the elevator ground to a halt and the doors opened to reveal a blue armored person exit. He had a handgun out and at the ready as he swept the room. Glynda got into a stance ready to throw him into a wall. He had it pointed at the two before he spoke.

" Professor Ozpin I presume?" came a gruff male voice.

" I am." he responded.

He then lowered the gun and holster it. " Three more are on their way up. This may take a few minutes. I doubt that thing can take two tons of armor and soldier." the man said earning surprised looks from the two.

Ten minutes later, the rest of Blue team arrived and the meeting started.

" I take it you are the ones the Maidens told us to expect? Four armed people. Two human males and two faunas females?" he asked.

" That would be us, sir." John said as he and the rest of Blue team removed their helmets to reveal two young male faces and two young female faunas faces.

The one in green had blue eyes and brown hair with faint freckles scattered across his nose with a scar or two seen on his face. He had the air of a commander and leader. He, like the others, looked to be seventeen years old.

The other male, the one in steel blue armor, had more scars on his face with jet black hair streaked with silver and a go-te to match his blue-green eyes. He too had the air of being able to lead.

That left the other two. Both were female and both were faunas, and both had the animal their traits were after painted on their primary weapons. A rabbit and a wolf repeatedly.

The first was in blue-grey armor with more open areas for the wearer to operate without restrictions and a full bubble faceplate on her helmet. One that had a wide field of view. She had rich brown hair with her ears matching as well as blue eyes set in a hard but pretty face.

The last was in copper-colored armor that, like the last, allowed for a full range of motion. The thing about the armor that stood out was the scopes and boxes attached to her armor and the goggles that replaced the visor. Her wolf ears were grey so they stood out against her blood-red hair, just like her emerald green eyes. If it weren't for the scars that she and the first girl had, one could easily mistake her for his most promising pupil, Pyrrha Nikos.

Ozpin stood and walked around his desk and shook each of their hands.

" Professor Ozpin. The headmaster of Beacon Academy." He introduced as Glynda got up and shook their hands as well.

" Glynda Goodwitch. I am the combat instructor here."

The one in green, the leader if he had to guess, spoke first.

" Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan John-117." he spoke giving his rank.

" Lieutenant Junior grade Spartan Fred-104. And before you ask, yes I may outrank John, but he is our leader. So be sure to remember it." he said.

" Chief Petty Officer Spartan Kelly-087 and how am I supposed to wear my damn helmet with these ears on my head?" her English voice asked. She as well could be mistaken at first glance to be one of his other students, Velvet Scarlatina.

" I already told you that you would figure it out." the redhead said as she took his hand and shook it. " Chief Petty Officer Spartan Linda-058."

" It is nice to meet you all. I welcome you to my school and if you chose to stay and study here, I will welcome you as my students." he said.

They thanked him as John strode forward.

" Sir, we…"

" John. I am not going to make you call me sir. If what I was told is true, you have been through so much and just need to chill. Ozpin will do fine." he said cutting John off.

" ...Ozpin, we were briefed before we came here. The Fall Maiden was attacked and had half of her power stolen. We were brought here with a second shot at life and to help with whatever is going on." John said.

" You know the gist of it aside from very minor details. I am sure you saw the pods, yes?" he asked.

" We did."

" That is our current fall maiden, Amber. We have one of our top scientists looking into aura from a scientific perspective. Hopefully, they can come up with a breakthrough. If we can, we would like to transfer her power to a host that is more able to defend herself. It is a big risk. But one that would keep the power on the move and not in one place." He said, " We do however know who the current Winter and Summer Maidens are. The problem is that they are on their deathbeds. The Winter Maiden already has a chosen successor secured in Atlas as well as having the transfer station. All she has to do is be given the word and the transfer will be done."

Linda took a step forward and spoke. " Sir, not to counter you or anything, but both Kelly and I are the next Summer and Winter Maidens. That was something we were told was going to happen. They even placed beacons within us to ensure it."

Ozpin and Glynda looked stunned. The Maidens chose their next carriers? That never happened. When he, Ozma, empowered the original four women with power, he had it be transferable. They had to be young women. And as a final failsafe, they had to be in their final thoughts. If not then it would go to someone random. That was the only downside did not see right away.

But here? He has the next two Maidens ready. And the best part? They can fight. Possibly better than anyone in this school.

" You have been chosen? This is completely unheard of. How?" Glynda asked.

" You would have to ask them. But probably because they knew we could handle everything thrown at us. Including the bitch that put Amber in this situation." Kelly said, answering.

The two professors hummed in agreement.

" Glynda, would you want to show them around?" He asked.

" I can. But I am going to hand him off to another team to finish it off. I got papers and performances to grade and I would rather not let it pile up." She said before turning to the four. " I hope to learn more about you four and what you are all capable of and more of your history." she said as she gestured to the elevator saying that she will follow.

And with that, they repeated the process and they were down on the ground floor and Glynda started the tour. She showed them some of the classrooms and offices on that side of the mess.

" This is the Cafeteria, as you can tell. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the week and weekends." she said.

They looked in and saw the hustling and bustling of both students and staff sitting and talking and of course, eating. They were just about to move on when they caught something that caught their attention. A team of boys walked up to a lone girl who was eating her lunch peacefully and started to mess with her. The messing then turned to bullying as they threw her lunch to the floor, pulling her ears, calling her names, and just being jerks.

" Does that normally happen?" John asked.

Glynda sighed. This did happen way too often. " Yes, it does." She said with a sigh.

" Why aren't any of the other students doing anything to stop it?" Kelly asked.

" Probably don't want to get involved and possibly get their ass kicked." Fred said.

" Or they harbor hidden resentment towards the Faunas." Linda said.

Glynda gave another sigh and was about to go take care of the problem when Blue team moved forward.

/LINEBREAK/

Team RWBY and JNPR were sitting at their table eating lunch when they saw Carden and his team walk up to Velvet and pick on her...again.

Ruby looked at the team of boys and could not help but feel sorry for Velvet. The few times they met she seemed like a very sweet and kind person. So to see her get picked on and bullied by a bunch of cowards stung.

" Those people make me sick. Why are they even allowed to be here if this is all that they do?" Pyrrha asked.

" I don't know. I know I can take one, maybe even two on. But four? I am not all that comfortable with that much of a disadvantage." Yang said.

CRDL was the kind of team that would challenge a single student for any reason. If they actually acted like a team instead of mindless brutes, they may be a good well-skilled team. But right now? They are just going through the school to get a license to bully other people.

She was going to get up and get an adult when four heavily armored, helmeted people strode through the crowd to where CRDL was bullying Velvet. She watched as the one with a bubble faceplate and blue armor stepped forward and pinched Cardin's ear and hoisted him up, making him scream in pain as he let go of Velvet's ear and started to hit the armored person's armored arm.

Ruby gave a longer look at the figger. If the slight build was anything to go buy, the ones in copper armor and the one with a bubble faceplate were girls while the one in green and gunmetal blue were boys. She saw the weapon on the girl's back. It looked like a shotgun. A rugged one with a rabbit painted onto it.

The other one had an obvious sniper rifle with a wolf painted on it.

The two boys didn't have anything of note for her to geek on at the moment. But still. New students mean new weapons. And new weapons mean new stories to share. And the more she can geek out about.

She was broken out of her musings by Cardin screaming in pain.

" WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? ARE YOU TRYING TO RIP MY DAMN EAR OFF?" he shouted in pain and anger.

" Hurts doesn't it?" the girl asked, her accent catching Velvet's attention.

Cardin kept screaming in pain and ordered his team to attack the armored freaks, just to get three pistols drawn on them. They stopped not wanting to get shot much to Cardin's annoyance.

" Who do you think you are? Huh! I am Cardin Winchester. Leader of the greatest team in Beacon! You dare to touch me you damn robot?"

The girl just gave him a hard throw causing him to land flat on his butt. He got up and was about to rush her when she grabbed her shotgun and jacked a round into it. He stopped his charge

" Now you know what she feels. Do it again and you will possibly lose it." The one in copper said.

Cardin was going to tell them to shove it and that he can do whatever he wants when Glynda walked up behind them.

"Cardin. You know that bullying is not tolerated. You and your team have detention. In the arena. Today. After class." She said, her voice brokering no argument.

Velvet, who was now on her feet and rubbing the ear that was pulled.

Ruby could not make out what all was being said but Velvet did give a nod and what looked like a nod and went back to her chow.

The five talked for a second as Ms. Goodwitch started to look around as if to call on someone.

" What do you think she is doing?" Ruby asked as she skured something with her fork and popped it into her mouth and began chewing.

Her team gave a variation of " I don't know." when Glynda and the others came up to her table.

" RWBY. JNPR. I am sorry to bother you when you are eating and on your day off, but I got a lot of paperwork to file that has been piling up for the past few days. Would you give our new students a tour of the rest of the campus?" She asked, gaining their attention.

Both leaders looked at their team and then the others before Ruby spoke up.

" We would love to professor."

" Thank you. You just took a weight off my shoulders. I already showed them everything east of the mess. So all that is left is the west side and the dorms." Glynda said with a sigh of relief as she took out a few scrolls and handed them to the four. " These are your scrolls and are also like your keys to your dorm." She said and with one last thank you left for her office.

Her team looked at the four figures and stood to rid their trays of food and place them in the cleaning station.

" Ok," Ruby said as they stood in front of the cafeteria, " So can we get your names? I am Ruby Rose, leader of team RWBY. And yes it does get confusing before you ask." She started scratching the back of her head in a nervous habit.

They didn't say anything at first and she started to get nervous. Unknown to her, Blue team were having a conversation over the comms.

" Doesn't she seem kind of young to be here?" Linda asked.

" She does. But she probably has a quality or worked hard to get his attention to take her in. Either way, she and her team need more training." John said as he turned to her to see her scratching the back of her head with a nervous look.

In response to her question, John reached a handout. Smiling, she took his large gauntleted hand in a smaller one and shook it.

" John." Was all he said gaining questioning looks from the other members of RWBY and JPNR.

" John what? Do you have a last name?" the white-haired girl asked, crossing her arms.

John retracted his hand looked at her.

" We don't have one." Was all he said earning a gasp from the two teams. " All we have is our bed numbers. 117," he said pointing to himself, " 087, 104 and, 058." he finished pointing to Kelly, Fred, and Linda.

" Where were you guys before this?" the blond boy asked.

" A burnt down orphanage. We were already friends before it burnt down. It just strengthened our bonds." Linda replied.

They got a series of apologies from the group, which just really did not sit well with them. It was just a cover story to keep people from finding out the truth.

Sighing, John went down the line to the white-haired girl who had a real princess attitude. One that needed to be brought down a peg. She may have more beneath the surface but as for a first impression? A bitch. She was Weiss Schnee. An heiress to a dust company.

The next girl had raven black hair with a bow on her head. John gave a harder look at her. That bow could hide a pair of ears. Or she could just like bows. But if he was going to be honest, he felt that she may be hiding an extra pair of ears, mainly because of her eyes. They were amber. Cat like amber eyes. Her name was Blake Belladonna.

The last girl of RWBY had long golden blond hair that reached her waist. She had a bubbly personality that seemed to fit her. She always had a smile on her face and was confident with herself. This, obviously, was Yang Xiao Long.

Jaune was the other blond that seemed to overcompensate for something. Blue team could tell that he was not a soldier to be on the front line. But like Weiss, that was just a first impression.

His partner, on the other hand, did have the frontline warrior feel. Linda even said that if it wasn't for the ears and the scars, she could easily be mistaken as her twin. She seemed nice enough and was polite. Pyrrha Nikos.

The next girl was a real piece of work. She was bouncing with barely contained energy as she grabbed John's hand and shook it up and down like a madwoman. With orange hair and turquoise eyes. This is Nora Valkyrie. She was stopped from going to crazy thanks to her companion. A boy with Asian features, black hair with a single pink streak through it. Lie Ren.

John, in turn, introduced Blue team as they walked with the tour ending at the dorms as Ozpin met them there.

" Ahh, Blue team. I am here to tell you that I got your dorm has assigned." he said taking a sip from his coffee.

" Well, I guess that is the end of the tour. I hope you come by! I would love to be friends with you guys! You four look so cool!" Ruby said squealing at the end.

" You know, she is probably one of the most naive and innocent people I have ever met. Why is she even here?" Fred asked over the comms.

John and the others shrugged before he responded to Ruby.

" Sure." was all he said before thanking them and following Ozpin to their dorms.

Once they were out of earshot Ozpin asked his question.

" I know for a fact that you are keeping some things classified and that I get. I hope to learn that over time. But I do need to ask. How much room are you going to need? Will two dorms be enough?"

" Depending on how big a dorm is. It will need to fit four broker assemblies and a place to store the armor when not in use. We also need to be able to store all of our weapons. And that can be quite a bit." Fred said.

Ozpin nodded and showed them their dorm.

" This room and the one next to it will be yours." he said, opening the door.

What greeted the four Spartans was a modestly sized room. Enough to fit four beds, a few bookshelves, and cases, and a wall-sized dresser. If the next room was like this, then with a little finagling, they might be able to get their removal stations in but not the weapons and ammo or their workbenches. Unless they had the weapons on racks that get hidden when not in use.

" It will work. We will get started right away in getting the room set as our armory." John said.

Ozpin chuckled. " You sure are confident that you will pass the initiation." He said.

" Well unless you got a fleet of ships that you want us to blow up." Fred quipped.

" Sadly no. The ships that Vale has are only cargo vessels and cruise liners. We no longer have a Navy or old Navy ships that you can sink." he replied with a smile both on his face and voice.

Behind their visors and helmets, the four Spartan turned teens had a slight smile on their faces.

/LINEBREAK/

Ruby and her team were in their dorm talking about the new students. With Ruby geeking out on their armor and weapons mostly. Weiss just did her homework not commenting on anything. They seemed nice but didn't talk all that much. Blake was more or less like Weiss. Yang was the only one that was talking about them. Although she was mostly wondering what they looked like under the helmets and armor.

The two were talking and theorizing what they looked like. Both could agree that the one with a bubble faceplate could be a velvet look-alike if for no other reason then her accent matched hers. Brown hair and soft and kind feathers. Whether or not she would have the extra ears was just speculation but if she did then she would be another cute bunny girl hopping around. Blake, who overheard that, was not sure if they were being racist or not but was also forming ideas of what they looked like as well. And she too could not help but picture a more aggressive version of Velvet under the armor.

" So what do you think they are doing?" Ruby asked wanting to visit and talk and examine their gear with Yang not just wanting to flirt with the two boys, but also wanting to see which one of the four are thrill-seekers. Which ones are wanting to go out on a whim and to a new location and just explore areas and get into trouble.

" I don't know sis. Why? You want to go see what they are doing?" She asked.

Ruby nodded with excitement as Yang hopped off of her bed and was ready to go, but was stopped by Weiss.

" Why don't you let them get settled in. I am sure the last thing they want right now is to be bombarded with questions and pleading to be told bedtime stories."

" But Weiss…" Ruby started.

" Nepepepepep. You two are staying here and going to study for the test in three weeks." She said earning groans from the two girls.

" Weiss, you said it yourself. The next test we will get is three weeks away. More than enough time to study for it." Blake said flipping a page over gaining " Thank yous" from the sisters.

" They should still leave them alone for now to let them get settled in." Weiss retorted.

" That is something we can agree on." Blake replied, earning groans from the sisters.

" Why do you have to be a party pooper, Blake? What if they need help unpacking? Or still have questions?" Yang asked.

" Then I am sure they will call Professor Goodwitch or Ozpin. I doubt that they will come to us first." Weiss replied.

Yang sighed thinking of a way to get out of the dorm and to talk to the new students. Either at their dorm or just walking about. She walked back to her bunk with her scroll out and started to flip through her apps looking for something to entertain her.

Ruby just gave a whine and plopped down on a beanbag they had and thumbed through a comic she brought from home.

/LineBreak/

John and Kelly took to moving the beds to the other side of the room as Fred and Linda took to ripping down the wall. Already they had the drywall taken down and in a pile. They would reinforce the load-bearing wall once they get the next room cleared of what isn't needed. They would keep the bathroom but rearrange it into more of a cleaning station for their gear.

" Keep the studs in until we can get some steel in to make a bulkhead. Do you think Ozpin will give us the funds to make all of this? Or even approve of us turning one of his dorms into an armory?" Fred asked John.

John turned to Fred and simply said, " He doesn't have a choice. We need a place that can be locked up. After all, the last thing we need is for someone to sneak in and steal government secrets."

" Yea, could you imagine one of those crazy girls getting their hands on our armor?" He retorted.

" Which one? Ruby or Nora?" Kelly asked.

Linda chimed in with her thoughts. " Ruby seems like the kind of girl that would be more interested in the specks. Nora on the other hand?"

" Would use our equipment to give one of these Grimm a wedgie?" Kelly shot back.

" Or to rob a caffeine factory." John retorted.

They all shared a laugh as John and Kelly walked over and helped out on getting the next wall busted down. They cocked their fists back and got to work.

/couple days later./

It has been a couple of days since Teams RWBY and JPNR have seen Blue team. The only thing that gave evidence that they were around was their dorm had a lot of noise coming from it. Like construction or something was coming from it. They didn't come out to eat with the rest of the school. Hell, even the smell of metal being worked was smelt. What the hell were they doing in there?

But that was Sunday and Saturday afternoon. It was Monday and Ruby was hoping to see the team again. She was in her first-period class, which was English, ( Look, Beacon is just high school with more specialized classes that need to be taken besides English, mathematics, extra.) when the professor set the clipboard down and set up the whiteboard for either a video or something.

" Class, Ozpin is going to be sending four new students through initiation. And as such, we will be watching." She announced earning cries of excitement from the class. No work for today and they get to watch tv instead.

The whiteboard went black as it connected to the school's camera system in the Emerald forest and the launch sight to show the same four armored students that she and her team met on Saturday.

/LineBreak/

As Ozpin was getting everything set up for the initiation. He needed to calibrate the launch pads to launch a half-ton of Spartan and armor into the air. He had yet to switch on the cameras so he could still talk freely with the Spartans before sending them on their way.

" Alright. John, I am about to turn the cameras on. If you need to say anything, now would be the time."

" We don't have anything to say sir." John said as they walked up to their respected plates.

" Before you go. What was your team designation back home?" he asked.

John simply said " Blue Team."

Ozpin nodded and turned the cameras on.

" For years trainees would prove their skills in the forest. Since you are late arrivals, you get to prove your skills and show everyone that you four have what it takes to be here. Not just me, but to your peers and professors. Prove to them that you are worthy to be here." he took a breath and prepared his last few lines.

" Your objective is to retrieve a relic from the temple on the northern side of the forest and bring it back to me. The forest is teeming with Grimm. I doubt I need to say it, but, don't be afraid to destroy everything in your path. Or you will die." He paused. " Any questions?"

The four looked at one another before John spoke. " No sir."

" Good! Take your positions."

The four Spartans cracked their necks and knuckles. With one last roll of the shoulders, they were ready. Their weapons were mag locked to their person. Ozpin looked at the four and could not wait to hear fully what they are and what made them so deadly. He took a step back and with a press of a button on his tablet, sent them off.

/LINEBREAK/

As they were in the air, John made out a glimpse of their objective and set a NAV marker on it before he sent it to the rest of his team. He got three green acknowledgment lights as they dropped.

" Well Kelly, isn't this familiar." Fred remarked to his teammate.

" At least we are not jumping from a crippled pelican in low orbit. At least here we will be able to have a softer landing." She said as they started to sink, their time in the air coming to an end.

And due to the slightest differences in their armor and weight, John and Fred started to drop first.

" You girls find a spot. We will catch up." John said as he and Fred reoriented themselves feet down and got ready to start dodging tree limbs and branches. John lost track of Fred as a trunk came between them. He reached up and grabbed a limb. It snapped, slowing his fall as he hit another branch. It flexed before giving way, sending him to the forest floor. He landed with a thud and a crouch.

John stood and shouldered his rifle and strode forward. He checked his HUD and saw that Fred was coming up on his left with the girls landing one hundred meters ahead of him. He looked to his left and saw Fred walking up with his DMR in his hands.

" Well. That was much softer than when we were dropped to Reach. That was a hard landing, in every sense of the word." Fred said.

" Did you drop from orbit? Twice?" John shot back with a smile in his voice.

" No. Did you?"

John looked at him.

" And you are still alive? How did you not get par-cooked and pulverized?"

/back at beacon/

The students watched as Fred and John landed and started to make their way forward to where the girls landed. They were entrapped in anticipation, waiting to see what they could do.

Ruby was giddy with excitement as she watched the boys of the group shoulder their weapons. Being the weapons geek she is, she was more than ready to see what they can do. What do they shift into? She really could not see what John, Fred, and Linda's weapons could shift into, but Kelly's shotgun? She could see that shifting into a bat or a bludgeon. It looked stocky and sturdy enough to handle the punishment of hitting things. Given time she could come up with something for the others, but Kelly is the one she was able to see right away.

The other girls were more or less glad to see their ranks expand. Weiss was just wanting this to be done so classes can resume, Blake was more focused on sneaking a page in her book with Yang wondering how cute the boys were under the helmet and how much of a thrill seeker they could be.

" You know, I know they are talking, have to be talking to one. I doubt they would just look at each other and know what they are saying." Weiss said filing her nails.

Ruby had to agree. " They are probably using coms in their helmets that they forgot to tell Ozpin to tap into." she said to her teammates.

As they were talking, the two boys met up with their female counterparts and started to make their way to the temple.

/BlueTeam/

Once the team line up, they made their way to the temple meeting only light resistance. As if the skill and blood they possessed were keeping the Grimm at bay. The few that they did come across were quickly taken care of with a shotgun blast to the face, multiple stabbings, or a few well-placed shots from a rifle or sidearm. So far it was all a let down in the excitement category. So far. They still have a way to go.

" You know," Fred said, gaining everyone's attention, " we should probably switch to external comms. Didn't Ozpin say that we were going to be watched by the school?"

They nodded and switched.

" Where are all the Grimm that are supposed to be in the forest?" Linda asked looking around using her helmet's multiple settings for her visor to see if she can get a bead on their adversaries.

" I don't know. But those few we faced earlier are making me itch for more." Fred replied.

They kept marching towards the temple with very little said in the way of small talk.

They passed by a scorched part of the forest with Fred commenting on it.

" Who sneezed fire dust and forgot to cover their elbow?" he asked.

" If I had to guess, the Mini-Thor snorted some and sneezed out napalm." Kelly replied.

" I was going to say the Goldielocks offshoot. Something in her demeanor screams a hothead." Linda said, throwing her two cents in.

John chose not to remark as he kept walking.

/Back in the classroom/

Ruby and Weiss could not help but duck as the new students commented on her and Weiss's little battle accident. Nora and Yang did not know if they should be pleased or annoyed that they would assume they made the fire.

" Well, at least we weren't mentioned." Weiss whispered to Ruby.

Ruby nodded, still not wanting to look at the screen. It was not long after that that they came across a downed tree. One that made the two girls blush, groan, and duck their heads yet again as they heard the team talk.

" Looks like someone went lumberjacking." Fred remarked again.

/back with Blue Team/

" That or someone was throwing a temper tantrum and needed to hit something and let off some steam." John said.

He could almost hear a groan coming from someone in the school.

" Any guess who? Nora or Yang?" Kelly asked him.

" What is with you in naming Yang and Nora for everything?" he replied

Kelly shrugged and they kept moving on arriving at the temple a half-hour later.

As John looked at the sight, he could not help but feel like it would make a good spot to get ambushed.

He looked at Linda and pointed to the trees.

"Linda, I want you and Fred up their covering us. Kelly, you and I will go and grab whatever it is Ozpin wants us to grab." he ordered.

They all gave an " Affirmative" as Fred and Linda took to climbing the nearest tree and started to set up as he and Kelly started for the ruins. What met them were stone pillars with small statues on them.

One was of a man in armor that was similar to Mjolnir but had a bit of knight thrown into the mix. He had purple ribbons scattered around his armor with his helmet having a mohawk. In one hand was a silver shotgun and on the other was a purple shield.

The next one was in armor as well but had his elbow joints exposed. He had a canon or something on his left shoulder and a retractable blade on the forearm. In his hands was a double-barreled shotgun. Overall he gave off a tough hardcore son of a bitch.

The next was another helmeted figure with a narrow T shaped visor. He had a pistol or something on his hip and a rifle like weapon on his back, sniper probably. He as well was in armor. His was plain silver with a cloak hanging off of his shoulders.

The last was a cloaked figure with light armor and weapons.

John shut the external speakers off and gave their six-note sing-song ' All clear" signal.

A few seconds later, the other two members of Blue team arrived.

" Well. I guess someone has a hard-on for statues. I wonder where these guys are from." Fred said, walking up to the green predator-like figure.

" Sure. Grab one and let's get going." John said, walking up to the silver mohawk and picking it up as Linda grabbed the other silver figure while Kelly took the scout looking figure.

With that done, they turned and were met with a small army of Grimm.

" Well, Fred. You wanted something to take care of your boredom. Here you go. Go nuts." Kelly said to her knife-wielding comrade.

" Oh, I think I will." Fred said with a smile.

" Blue team!" John started, " Go nuts."

/back with rwby and the others/

" Blue team, Go nuts" the students heard the one in green, or as team rwby would know as John, ordered.

Everyone watched as Kelly pumped her shotgun as Fred slung his rifle and drew two blades from their sheaths.

John and Linda just clicked off their safeties as Linda used her jump jets to get on top of one of the pillars so she could snipe from an elevation. John just stood between Fred and Kelly.

" Blue team, fall out." was his last order as they strolled out to meet the enemy.

Ruby was giddy to see what was about to be one of the greatest fights in Beacon.

The team stepped forward with Kelly starting to pick up the speed until she was in a full-on dead sprint. Ruby watched as she picked it up and couldn't help but feel envious. Sure she was way faster then Kelly thanks to her semblance, but Kelly was running at a good 60 Kilometers without one. The only thing that she can think of is that the armor was what was giving her the boost. It had to be. But even then she was out running John and Fred. And she used that to barrel into the first unlucky Grimm in her path.

She lowered her shoulder and slammed into it head-on sending her half-ton body and armor through its chest as she pointed the muzzle of the shotgun into the side of an Ursa and fired into its flank. It howled in pain as the powerful 8 gage round tore through the side of the beast leaving a hole the size of a, well, whatever the size of an 8 gage slug would make on a target. A big ass fucking hole the size of truck tire or something.

She spun and stuck it down the open mouth of a Beowulf and blew its head from its body. She caved in the head of another Grimm with her stock. Using her fist she smashed another. By the time she was on her sixth kill, the boys caught up to her and caused their own type of havoc.

Fred was slashing and stabbing anything that was not in metal armor. His skill with a blade was proven as he stabbed one in the gut and in one fluid movement, switched positions to a backhanded grip and slashed the throat of another Grimm as his other knife found its way into the skull of an Ursa as he raised a foot smashed it into the knee of another and threw one of his blades into the exact middle of the forehead of another Beowulf. As the corpse fell he grabbed the hilt and slammed it into the skull of another. If Grimm could actually bleed, he would be covered in blood.

John for his part was firing into the mass with, to the student's eyes, perfect shots, but to John, it was his average. Sure each was a headshot but Linda was the one that was an artist with any kind of range weapon. So for John, it was just another day at the office as he fired in short bursts into the army of Grimm getting some headshots with the body shots. When his rifle went dry, he reloaded with quick practiced ease. And when that was not possible he used his fists or the stock of his rifle to bash the grim aside so he could. And if reloading was not feasible, he switched to his sidearm and kept the bullets flying.

Linda was the only one not in the face of the Grimm. Instead, she knelt on top of the pillar and was cracking off shots into the horde. Each shot over penetrated the relatively soft fur and flesh of the Grimm. Even the bone stood little chance against the 14.5x114 mm round as it went through at least two others before stopping. She would shoot, shift targets, and shoot again all within the span of heartbeats. All the while making Ruby envious of her skill and jealous that her marksmanship was on a different caliber.

Ruby could not help but gush over her marksmanship. Sure she was not that bad a shot herself but Linda? She was on a whole other level that Ruby could not place. Sure Fred was going absolutely ham with his knives and would be a great matchup against Yang for sparring. And Kelly? If that armor was not helping her run, it would make her really jealous. And if it did augment her speed, then she wanted to see her run without it. John was the only one that did not specialize in anything. Sure he was killing the Grimm left, right, and center like no tomorrow but he just seemed, what would the word be? Slower than the others? Like he was the more average of the group.

As for the rest of the class, well they were enraptured with the sean. These new students were mowing down the Grimm like it was just another day at the office. They showed no hint of fear or being overwhelmed. And when they were fully initiated to the school, they would have a lot of sparring with the other students. Some to see if they can beat them. Others to better themselves. And one thing was for sure. If someone decided to try and bully them for whatever reason, they would be met with a fist full of reasons why that would be a bad idea.

Everyone was commenting on the fighting. Whether it be Kelly's speed and quick thinking. Or Fred slicing and dicing. Or Linda's artist like skill, they all watched as the Grimm numbers dwindled.

All was going well until DeathStalkers came, worrying the students. But for the Spartans? Well, let's see what all they do.

/Blue Team/

" We got scorpions!" Linda said.

" Are you talking about the tanks or something else?" Fred asked.

" Bugs on steroids. If I had to guess it is about the same size as a tank if not a bit bigger." she replied.

Fred plucked his knife from the air as he sheathed it and turned to look in the direction the Grimm were coming from. Behind him were dozens and dozens of Grimm bodies dissolving and blowing away into the wind. Kelly came up alongside him as she fed more rounds into the tube of OathSworn.

" Well. This is going to be interesting." she said, pushing one final round in and looked at the thing that was approaching. It did look like a giant scorpion. White bone armor acting as the exoskeleton with pockets of black flesh here and there with moss or grass on places.

John walked up to them swapping out his near spent magazine in his rifle.

" Chief, what are you thinking?" Fred asked.

John looked at the massive arachnid.

" We harass it and try to punch through its armor. Kelly, you got the speed and the in your face firepower. See if you can get on its back and start hammering it. Fred, you and I are going to target its legs and try and cripple it. Linda, do what you do best." he ordered.

He got three lights in his HUD as Kelly took off, blasting the few remaining Grimm that got in her way. Fred thumped his shoulder and started making his way forward with him following suit.

He shoulders his rifle and aimed for the front right leg as Fred took the left. Kelly was already on top of the thing pumping rounds into its armor.

He saw it rear its tail back to strike her and was about to warn her when Linda sent a shot into the stinger.

The size of the round as well as it being an explosive round made the stinger explode, sending flesh and poison right onto Kelly as she managed to punch through the armor.

" Linda, was that really necessary?" She shouted into the comms.

Linda just gave a huff as she went back to her magic. And the students found a new respect for her if they didn't already. Between the beast thrashing about trying to shake Kelly off and the thrashing of its pincers to ward off or even pinch Jo But thanks to her skills as a marksman and her years of service, she expertly shot four of the eight on the one side.

It screeched in pain and or Fred while shielding its face, made it pretty hard for her to hit its eyes.

" Relocating." was all she said as she hopped to a different pillar. Once in her new perch, she sighted down the scope and picked out its remaining eyes. Each shot fired between the pincers or when it gave an opening.

/Back to Rwby/

The entire class watched stunned as Linda blinded the scorpion. She paced her shot and timed them between the gaps in the pincers as it was thrashing about. Ruby was most impressed, no, she was jealous of the girls. Kelly had the brute running speed and Linda was an artist with that rifle. Maybe she could show her a thing or two when shooting.

She would have to go out of her way to be friends with those two at least. Sure she wants to be friends with the whole team but if those two could teach her to run and shoot as they could? She would be really happy.

As for John and Fred, well they seemed cool as well. The way Fred seemed to expertly wield a blade was fascinating and she was sure that he and Yang would get along pretty good. Both were CQC fighters at heart and had quips to share. All that was left was John. He had that air of being a leader. Pulling his team back to recollect themselves and to draw the Grimm in and into a crossfire. Or advancing on a weekend Grimm. He never seemed to let being a leader go to his head as he ordered Kelly to what some would see as a death sentence, or telling Linda to find a spot and to do her thing. He was a well-rounded kind of guy that was a jack of all trades and a master of none. He could shoot like a pro, but Linda seemed to outdo him at every turn from the few precision shots he took. He could get in people's face and, from what she could tell, hit like a train, but again Fred seemed to be the better at knife combat. And as for Kelly? Well, she outran everyone on the team.

And the cherry on top. The weapons and armor. She wanted, no, needed to take a closer look at them.

She watched as the team took the DeathStalker on and did, what he assumed, what they did best. Kill the enemy with precision and extreme prejudice. They moved and operated like a well-oiled machine as they killed the DeathStalker and started their trek back. Ozpin called them to the amphitheater for introductions when they got back to him on the cliff.

Once there, they were met with the rest of the first years, or freshmen, before Ozpin continued.

" You four not only found each other and got a relic, but also made it back in one piece." he paused and started with John.

" John. You retrieved the statue of Saint-XIV. A leader that led from the front. A sword and shield for those that stood behind and next to him. Fred, you retrieved the slayer. A man that is brutal up close and personal with his foes. Linda, you retrieved the Mandalorian. A being that is more of a creed than a people. They are quick on their feet and make great marksmen. Fast and agile. And finally Kelly. You retrieved the scout. One that is supposed to remain in the shadows to gather intel. Get in quick and get out quicker." he paused, " Each of you have shown that you share their traits and talents."

He then waved to the four and began introductions.

" Class of 2013, I present to you your new colleagues." he said earning some cheers.

" May you please remove your helmets." he said, moving away from the mic.

In unison, they raised their hands to their helmets. With a twist and a hiss of pressurized air, the helmets came off with Kelly and Linda earning surprised gasps from the students. Kelly could look like a battle-hardened Velvet with her brown hair and eyes matching her ears and Linda looking like a battle-hardened wolf version of Pyrrha. None the less the males in the group whistled at the two. They had a rough and tumble look that spoke to being the kind of girl that would be difficult to be in a relationship with, but so worth it if you put the time and effort in...and being able to keep up with them. John and Fred were the ones that got the female's attention. Each had a hard look but one that pretty much screamed that they could fight and protect and whatever else females feel when they get a good guy.

" John-117." Ozpin started off gesturing to John.

" Fred- 104."

" Kelly-087."

" And finally, Linda-058."

He said gesturing to each in turn as their helmets rested at their hips.

" Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you...Blue Team." he said as they saluted.

" Please change into your school uniforms, eat and report to class." he said as they nodded and slipped their helmets on and left. The thudding of their boots being heard as they stepped off of the stage.

" Woooow!" Ruby whispered squealed, seeing what they looked like under the helmet. Sure the girls had that hard warier feel to them but the boys? They had that rough handsomeness to them that she liked. From where she stood, she thought she saw scars that added to their roughness.

" Looks like Ruby found someone that struck her fancy." Yang said, slightly teasing her sister.

Ruby smacked her sister's arm and simply said that she was wanting to make new friends. Yang laughed and said that they should head to the chow hall and eat before they went to Goodwitches class.

/linebreak/

As RWBY was sitting and eating their lunch they saw Blue team walk in, grab their food and make for a table. Ruby stood and waved her arms flagging them down. Linda must have noticed as she said something and led the way over to their table.

" Hey guys! Care to join us for lunch?" Ruby asked as they sat down.

" How the hell are we supposed to do anything in these uniforms? I feel pretty exposed with so little on." Kelly's annoyed English voice asked as she gestured to her skirt and blouse.

That got some chuckles from the group as the two teams took the time to examine the new team.

Nora was the one that asked the question. " Hey Linda, care if I ask you a question?"

Linda turned to her and shrugged.

" Are you a clone of Pyrrha? Because you two are so similar that only the scars and wolf ears set you two apart." she asked.

Linda looked at her as Nora was chastised by her team.

Kelly chuckled as she opened her drink and took a sip.

" Sure, Nora. I am a clone of Phyraa and Kelly is a scrappy tomboy version of Velvet. And we are here to see if we can outdo our originals in combat and then kill them if we can." Linda said with a slight smirk.

That caused the group to look at her before laughing.

" Ok, that was good. So John, Fred, are you seeing anyone?" Yang asked as she leaned forward pushing her bust up to see if she could get a reaction. She did, just not the way she thought.

" Your pretty confidant aren't you?" Fred asked.

She looked at him as he arched an eyebrow.

" Hey, I know what I am working with. And you did not answer my question." she said as she sat back and popped a grape into her mouth.

John was the one to answer her, " I don't understand the question. We see people all the time. We are seeing you, JNPR, and the entire mess hall. What kind of question is that?"

The girls looked at him wondering if he meant that they were dating everyone, or if they took things literally.

" I think she meant to say ' are you dating anyone.' You know being in a relationship." Phyraa chipped in.

" That would be a no." Fred replied as his mind flashed back to Veda Lopis.

Yang looked at the two guys and could not help but gape a little bit. Two guys that full fill any woman's deepest seeded fantasy we're still single? That had to change.

Ruby looked at the team Spartans and wondered why they didn't just date the girls. Then threw it up to them seeing one another more like siblings rather than potential lovers. She looked at John and took the time to admire him a bit more.

Up close she could see that he had scars on his face. Not as many as Fred but enough to suggest being in a few good scrapes. A scar on his cheek and a small one cutting his left eyebrow. He had steel-blue eye, brown hair and if her eyes aren't deceiving her, she could faintly make out a scattering of freckles across his nose.

She took a bite from her meal and swallowed.

' He does look quite handsome. He seems nice enough to be friends with. I do wonder what all he enjoys doing?' were some of her thoughts. So wrapped up in them that she did not hear the conversation or see Team CRDL approach the table. Only when Kelly let out a loud "OW!" did she come back to reality.

" So you're the one that almost tore my ear off. I am going to return the favor you pathetic weak animal." Cardin growled out as one of his teammates inappropriately grabbed Linda.

" This is probably the only time that you were shown any kind of pleaser you but. You should be thankful that I am even showing you that." Russell said.

" Cardin. This is your one, and only chance, to apologize and walk away." Fred said with a small smirk on his lips.

" Fuck off! I bet you are all nothing without those suits of yours. Probably could not even take a hit." Cardin spat back.

Fred just took a sip of his drink with a laugh as Sky walked up to him.

" What is so funny dumbass?" Sky demanded, giving Fred a shove.

Fred just smirked at him.

" Kelly, Linda. They may be idiots but don't kill them." John said as he turned to watch the show.

In moves so fast that if you blinked you would have missed it, Cardin was face down on the table with his arm pushed behind his back and Russel was on his knees clutching his groin as Linda kicked him. Sky was grappled and slammed into the table making the trays still full of food jump a good three feet in the air.

RWBY and JNPR just watched blinking in surprise at the speed and coordination.

" Who is laughing now?" came John's voice so calm but with nothing but a cold hard stare that spoke for him. Continue and you might not survive the next second or two.

" Now you can either apologize and leave, or you can keep talking and digging your grave even further."

Cardin turned his head to look at Dove who was as pale as a ghost before he looked John in the eye with nothing but malice and hate. " This is not over you overgrown freak. We will settle this in the arena. And we will beat you to within an inch of your life."

John just stared at him and then gave a hand signal. Fred let Sky up from the table and Kelly let Cardin up.

" I would take your teammate to the infirmary. I might have taken his jewels." Linda said with a smirk in her voice.

Sky and Dove grabbed Russel and hauled him off to check and see if he was going to be alright or if he was going to need some new baby-makers.

Once they were gone Kelly rubbed the ear he yanked as Linda had a look that showed that she was feeling uncomfortable with what happened to her.

" I feel, violated? Is that the right word?" she asked. Her face was red with both anger and embarrassment. Her eyes held nothing but anger as her wolf ears laid flat on her head.

" You should probably tell Professor Goodwitch what happened. They could get a suspension if not expulsion for what they did. Or well at least Russel would." Pyrrha said to Linda.

Linda thought about it but said that she would miss kicking his ass for what he did.

" Remind us not to get on your bad side." Jaune said as he popped a bite of his meal into his mouth and chewed.

Fred turned to him and simply said, " That was mild and tame. You haven't seen us let go and fly off the handle."

" What was that during your initiation then?" Weiss asked as she looked up from her nails.

" That was an assignment. A place where you should not let your feelings get in the way. You channel your emotions into the task at hand to help you remain focused." John said to the group.

" But I suggest that you finish your food. Class starts back up in fifteen minutes." Linda told them as she checked the time.

That got the group to shut their trap and continue eating.

/

OK so we got through a lot. From Blue Teams last mission to them joining Beacon. I threw in Saint-XIV, The Doom Slayer, Mandolorian and an Assassin from Assassins creed to be more as camios then things in universe. I might throw them in a couple more times in like a TV show or somthing like that. Not sure yet.

So now I want to fanboy for a second.

THE GAMEPLAY TRAILER IS AMAZING! Oh my God. That was amazing. The guns and alians look great so far espicaly if you compare the two trailers. The game play was of an older build but if you compare it to the more receant build of the game, oh night and day diffrence. And that Brute at the end? I love the guy!

I am wanting more. More gameplay, more information, more news, more everything. I NEED IIIITTT!

I thank you all for letting me fanboy for a second.

So what else do I need to talk about? I dont think all that much since I just started this book. I only got one more peice to say about this story and that is parrings. This is going to be a MCxRuby story. This is my favrite crossover ship and have never seen it done as of me writing this. My favorite video game hero who is a walking tank dating a girl that is petite and on the shorter side of avrage is just cute to see...or at least I think its cute.

I don't have much else that I want to say.

So with that...

Fly Fast, Check Six, and I will see you all on the virtual battlefield.