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AN/ Hello everyone! Sorry this chapter didn't come sooner, despite being on spring break, it hasn't been much of a break for me, but hey, at least you're getting your chapter now! So on to initiation, and I promise I won't skimp on the fighting, especially after you all seemed slightly disappointed that I left out the Roman fight, anyways, onwards!
"Are all first year's present?" Ozpin asked, keeping his usual calm demeanor. After Glynda took count and assured that everyone was present, he continued. "Today, you begin your first step on your journey to become hunters. Your goal for today is to make your way to the temple deep within the Emerald Forest. Now I've been hearing rumors about partners, so allow me to lay those rumors to rest. You will be getting your partners, today." At this, Ruby's world shattered. "They will be your partner for your time here at Beacon. That being said, the first person you make eye contact with, will be your partner."
"Um, excuse me?" Ruby raised her hand, hesitantly.
"Ah, right. My apologies miss Rose. This year we have a special exception to that rule. In the case of young Ruby over here, the first person to get line of sight of her will be her partner. We will be watching you, so if you break the rules, we will know. And be careful, the forest is teeming with grimm, whatever mess you make, it will be up to you and those around you to fix. Now, any more questions?" Ozpin asked loudly.
"Excuse me sir, will you be, dropping us off?" Jaune asked, nervously.
"No, you will be falling." Ozpin stated flatly.
"I see. So, did you pass out parachutes or something?"
"No, you will be using your own, landing strategy." Ozpin spoke as three more students were launched into the forest below.
"Was this something we went over as a group? Because I don't remember any talking about a landing strategyYYYYYY!" Jaune screamed as he was suddenly soaring over the forest.
"We may have to have that pad looked at, normally it isn't so delayed." Ozpin finished as he took a sip of his coffee.
*Ruby*
'Finally, I can prove myself!' Was all Ruby could think of as she soared through the sky, aiming for the forest floor. Searching for any animals nearby, Ruby was prepping for her landing. Noticing some smaller squirrels, she guessed she was aimed at a tree. Pulling her scythe out, Ruby readied herself for what was to come. Finding herself pleasantly surprised, she missed the branches of the tree as she hooked a stronger one, spinning around it and landing on her feet below.
"Oh, now that was fun!" Ruby shouted to no one in particular. However, her excitement was short lived as she realized one particular problem. "Crap, which way am I supposed to go?" One problem they discovered early on was her lack of awareness when it came to cardinal directions. Thankfully, they had prepared for this long ago.
"Ozpin said the temple was to the north." Ruby spoke to herself as she pulled a specially designed compass from one of her pockets. Opening the top cover, Ruby waited for the compass to decide which direction was north before running her fingers over the face. Turning her body to face north, Ruby smiled to herself. "Dad was right, always, be prepared."
With her direction now set, Ruby sat down, and began to focus her aura. While she wouldn't be able to see everyone in the forest, she knew she could at least find Yang. Feeling ready, Ruby began to push her aura out, looking for the most familiar signature. Seeing most of the other students had already partnered up left Ruby disheartened, however she noticed Yang was much further out than she realized.
"Great, I guess I'm just going north now." Ruby grumbled to herself. Beginning her trek in silence, Ruby was watchful for anything that might wander close, be it a person, or grimm.
*Yang*
Screaming as she swung at the closest Ursa, Yang was able to knock it down hard. Not allowing it the chance to recover, she let loose a blast from Ember Celica with each swing. "No one! Touches! My hair!" Yang shouted as she lay into the ursa. She was certain that if grimm could feel anything, the other ursa would be frozen with fear as she swung away on the offending grimm. Dealing one final blow, the ursa disappeared into the mist all grimm do. Turning as the other ursa roared for its fallen brother, Yang challenged back.
"What! You want some too?!" Before she could begin her assault, the ursa suddenly jerked up, before falling over, revealing Blake, with Gambol Shroud lodged in the ursa.
"Let me guess, you could take him?" Blake asked, a hint of amusement in her voice.
"You know it." Yang replied, shooting finger guns.
"I will literally ditch you for your sister if you do that again." Blake groaned at her new partner.
"And here I thought ice queen was the coldest of the mall."
*Weiss*
Weiss was on edge. Currently in the middle of a rather large clearing with her sword drawn, Weiss had had enough. Something was following her, and whenever she called out, there was never any reply.
"Whatever you are, come out now!" Weiss shouted into the trees, as more rustling followed. Eventually, a voice cut through the trees, and Weiss couldn't believe her luck.
"Who's there?" Ruby asked out loud as she emerged from the foliage.
"Oh great, it's you." Weiss groaned as she facepalmed.
"Oh, hi Weiss. I didn't recognize your aura." Ruby spoke plainly.
"The fact that you haven't gotten yourself lost is amazing. The fact that you found me, and I can only assume you haven't found a partner yet, is exponentially less so." Weiss spoke harshly.
"I may be blind Weiss, but I'm not useless. I found my way north after all." Ruby shot back. Before Weiss could respond to that, multiple growls filled the air. "Beowolves, I'm counting twenty."
"You want to be partners? Show me that you can back up your words." Was all Weiss said as she took her stance. Launching herself forward, she lunged at the first beowolf, killing it instantly. As three more took its place, Weiss summoned a multitude of glyphs, bouncing from each one, landing a strike each time she moved. Looking over towards Ruby, she was pleasantly surprised to see the younger girl able to hold her own against an equal number of grimm. As Weiss danced around the grimm, Ruby seemed to flow to her own rhythm as the grimm that surrounded her fell to her swinging blade.
"Ruby, duck!" Was all Weiss said as she let loose a torrent of fire, burning a beowolf that had tried to sneak up on the red clad girl.
"Thanks Weiss!" Was all Ruby said in reply as she fired her own shot over Weiss's shoulder, nailing a beowolf in the head, killing it instantly. Weiss couldn't believe that Ruby had been able to pull off that shot, she had felt that bullet fly past her head, yet Ruby's aim was true.
"A little warning next time you do that please?!" Weiss shrieked, reeling from the experience.
"Sorry Weiss, but it was easier to just shoot it." Was all Ruby could reply with as she finished the last beowolf.
"Be that as it may, I have to say, I'm impressed. You held your own, I can make this work. Now, which way was north?" Weiss asked, as she re-sheathed her sword.
"Um, hold on. I see someone's aura, and it's familiar." Ruby paused, trying to focus on the aura. "Make that two, it's Yang and Blake!"
"Alright, so let's meet up with them, which way?" Weiss asked
"This way!" Was the only warning Weiss received before she was suddenly pulled off her feet and dragged through the forest.
"Ruby! What are you doing?!" Weiss screamed as the trees blurred past them.
"I thought I would save us some time and use my semblance." Ruby stated plainly.
"You're blind, and your semblance is speed?!" Weiss asked incredulously.
"Call it a sick joke played on me by some higher being." Ruby joked.
"Can you put me down please?! I would much rather walk on my own two feet!" Weiss yelled as Ruby narrowly avoided trees and branches.
"Fine, we're almost to them anyways." Ruby half sighed as she stopped, allowing Weiss to walk on her own.
"For someone who is supposed to be fast, you excel at wasting time." Weiss stated flatly.
"I got us here faster, I fail to see how that wasted time, but alright. Now if you'll excuse me, YANG!" Ruby called out, not caring about any attention she may have attracted.
"I understand that you're trying to find your sister, but there are still grimm here you know." Weiss stated flatly, becoming annoyed with Ruby's behavior.
"Weiss, there are no grimm near us, the only things near us are Yang and Blake, not counting us of course." Ruby explained, unphased by Weiss's comment.
"Ruby! There you are!" Yang shouted as she exploded through the underbrush, followed shortly by Blake.
"Sorry that we couldn't partner up Ruby, but for what it's worth, I'll keep your sister out of trouble, it sounds like she needs it." Blake joked.
"It's no problem Blake, but Weiss could be a little less cold if I'm being entirely honest."
"Hey!" Weiss shouted defensively.
"I don't see the problem here, do you Ruby?" Yang asked, barely containing her laughter.
"I mean, I don't see much of anything really, except your point. Maybe." As Ruby replied, Yang couldn't help but burst out laughing as Weiss looked mortified.
"I don't understand how you could even make jokes like that, let alone to your own sister!" Weiss shouted.
"Weiss, calm down and look at it like this." Ruby continued, adding to Weiss's reaction.
"Weiss, all I see are two sister's having fun, isn't that what you see?" Blake added her own as Ruby descended into her own laughing fit.
"You are all terrible people, do you know that?" Weiss asked as she wondered how she was going to deal with her new partner.
"I usually just turn a blind eye to stuff like that." Ruby said, immediately silencing everyone as all eyes turned to her.
"Ruby." Weiss was the first to break the silence, speaking in a low tone.
"Yes Weiss?" Ruby asked innocently. Before Weiss could continue, Yang and Blake both burst out laughing as the blonde fell to her knees clutching her stomach.
"By the gods Ruby that was the best one yet!" Yang shouted before descending into laughter.
"You are all impossible!" Weiss turned and began to stomp off.
"We should probably catch her and grab the relics." Ruby spoke, breaking the two from their laughter.
"You're right, gods know that we wasted a good chunk of time." Yang spoke, trying to catch her breath.
"Come on, before she disappears." Blake said as she pulled Yang off the floor.
"Weiss, come on! We were just having fun!" Ruby shouted following after Weiss.
"Don't care! I'm just trying to save my sanity!" Weiss shouted back.
"Weiss, you get to deal with this for the next four years, better get used to it." Yang called from the back as she helped guide Ruby along through the forest.
"It's true, might want to get used to a very dark sense of humor." Ruby added.
"Does anyone even know what these relics will look like? Or the temple for that matter?" Blake asked, suddenly changing the conversation.
"I have no idea, but all I know is that it has to be obvious enough and-" Before Weiss could finish, a girlish scream filled the air.
"Some girl is in trouble!" Ruby exclaimed.
"And it's not our problem right now. Do you even know where they are?" Weiss asked as she stepped into a clearing, revealing the temple they were searching for.
"Well, that was easy." Yang stated.
"Then let's grab our relics and head back. Wait, are those chess pieces?" Weiss asked, walking up and taking a closer look at the pedestals.
"I guess they are. Hey Weiss, catch." Yang said as she tossed the white knight piece to the heiress before taking the other for herself. Before anyone could step away, the sound of crashing limbs exploded from the tree line, revealing an angry ursa. However, before it could be a threat, it suddenly fell and dissolved, revealing a ginger haired girl.
"That was FUN!"
AN/ And that's a wrap for this chapter! I hope it was good, as I've been trying to work on this all of last week. But now for a little announcement, as of today, it is my birthday! Yay and all that nonsense I guess. Anyways, aside from that, next chapter will of course have all of the fights you will be hoping to see, I promise! Anyways, until next time, have a great day!