Korin Dragoon
Chapter 4
I wonder how a Ruby/Pyrrha pairing would go/work?
Chapter 3
Another pairing suggestion Yang/Blake, though A Summer/Glynda pairing would be interesting, and I could see Yang pulling off A Yang/Militia/Melanie three-some.
Chapter 2
I vote for the White Rose pairing and suggest a Summer/Raven pairing.
Thanks for the reviews and I like the pairings you've come up with.
JohnyXD
Chapter 5
Thank you.
Please keep up the good work.
JohnyXD
Chapter 2
Ruby/Penny!
JohnyXD
Chapter 1
Summer x Raven!
Thanks, I like your pairing suggestions.
dogman999
chapter 5
Keep it up. Is Summer going to help Velvet with her weapon?
Chapter 4
Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much, I'm sorry to say I cannot comment on Summer's help with Velvet's weapon, there may be spoilers, or there may not and I'm making people think there are plot points where there aren't.
Windninja1000 - Great chapter! I like the idea of Ruby with Ren but if that pairing doesn't work out, then I would like to vote for Rosegarden.
Thank you.
Seros109 - Nice chapter, even if it was a bit short. It was best with Qrow and Summer. This is how women fish their men! Will Summer use the knowledge of Rose, Potions, Rune and the like? Or will she continue to limit herself to RWBY knowledge? When will Sirius turn up? Keep up the good work and best regards from Germany
Thanks. Summer has and will use magic in whatever forms she needs. Sirius will not appear until canon starts, unfortunately.
Hetalian Fairy 243 - Lancaster
Noted
starboy454 - excellent update
Thanks
TheFishKing - Summer will make a great mentor for Velvet
I'd say so.
Pairings:
Rose Garden: 7
Lancaster: 5
White Rose: 21
Chapter 6
Ruby's POV
I hummed as I thumbed the page of the WEAPONS magazine I held as I looked at the various weapons of Hunters and Huntresses and the mechanisms used from the old-style weapons, where weapons were a sword and shield or such things like that, then came the core-style of weapons where melee weapons were incorporated into ranged weapons or vice versa, the example that was the best fit for this style in the Magazine was Aurelian Maximus, who was a Hunter that used a golden musket that bore a spear tip an ax-blade on the end, then there was the clockwork-style, which allows the weapon to change form for the first time, but it all relied on the parts inside to change, this was the style Uncle Qrow used and it was nice, but Mom tended to have to fix it when he and Dad sparred. The newest styles were the Modern-style which allowed for more compact storage, but at the cost of having only one form, then came the Neo-Modern-style which was currently used by Hunters and Huntresses that start now, Mom told me that White Thorn operated on this style and that she had help with creating it since she chose to use, what was at the time a proto-type style. It did end up working out and now almost all Hunters starting now made weapons with the newest mechashift style possible.
"They see you as small and helpless, they see you as just a child," I hummed along as I read to the song being played, "Surprise when they found that"
I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned to find a man in a black suit with a black hat, red tie, and sunglasses with red lenses, I took a moment and then removed my headphones, "Yes?"
"I said, put your hands in the air, now." He seemed frustrated.
"Are you...? Robbing me?" I asked.
"Yes!" He said seethingly.
"Oh..." I said and soon I kicked him away, sending him flying.
A guy that looked similar rushed at me pulling out a gun and I kicked one of them out the window jumping after him and as I landed, I grabbed Crescent Rose and allowed it to expand outward into its scythe form.
Seeing more of them looking out the window with what seemed to be their boss, I quickly spun Crescent Rose in a motion that ended with it stabbed into the ground and my headphones at my side, it was then I decided to turn off the music playing from the headphones in question with a click.
The leader was a man with orange hair covering his right eye with eye-liner on his visible dark-green eye. He wore a red-lined white suit with long black pants and black shoes. His accessories included a small gray scarf, black gloves with buckled sleeves, and a black bowler hat with a small feather tucked into its red band.
"Okay," He said before continuing in a more annoyed tone, "Get her."
Following that order, the "grunts" as I decided to call them ran at me and I used the position of Crescent Rose to twist my body around and hit the first man to reach me with enough momentum that my kick sends him flying away and I pull Crescent Rose from the ground and was able to bring it around to shoot the Sniper part of my weapon giving it momentum as I swung it into one guy and used that continued momentum to slam another guy into the ground. Another grunt took out a gun and began shooting. I used the sniper part of my weapon once more propelling myself forward, then across the street. Once I was straight across from him, I shot forward sliding into him in a way that made him fly into the air and stabbing Crescent Rose into the ground again I used my momentum to bring myself around and kick him away to where he landed at his leader's feet.
He stepped forward, "You were worth every cent, truly you were."
"Well, Red," He said as he dropped his cigar and used his cane to crush the embers, "We can all say it has been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around, I'm afraid this is where we part ways."
With that, his cane's end flipped into a weapon's sight and with a pull of a trigger, an orange-pink projectile flew at me. I used Crescent Rose to move into the air and when I landed, I searched to find the orange-haired man and saw him climbing a ladder.
"You okay if I go after him?" I asked the shop owner.
He made a sound of agreement and I ran over and using Crescent Rose I shot into the air and landed on the roof as he reached the other side.
"Hey!" I said, hoping to get his attention.
I then heard the sound of a Bullhead and one rose for him to get on and as it flew into the air he turned, "End of the line, Red!"
With that, he threw the Dust crystal and a moment later shot at it.
Instead of exploding, I looked up and found myself staring in shock at the white cloak before me. My mom was standing a few feet away with a swirl of roses that seemed to be disappearing.
"Ruby, what have you gotten yourself into?" Mom asked with a sigh.
By now the orange-haired man was staring at us apprehensively.
I heard the sound of a weapon shifting and saw my Mom hilding White Thorn in it's hunting rifle form, being a white hunting rifle with a red stock.
As she shot, the man rushed into the cockpit and a female figure took his place and sent a gout of flame at Mom, who reloaded her ammo and shot within a few seconds as the shot hit the fireball and suddenly it fell to the ground. The figure then made a gesture that caused the ground underneath Mom to glow. She jumped as a small explosion caused debris to fly into the air and Mom shot at the figure who moved her hand, somehow stopping the bullets.
Then the figure waved her arm again and more orange light appeared beneath us, Mom tackled me and we both landed out of the blast that directly followed her actions. When we finally stood and looked back they were flying away.
Timeskip
Summer's POV
'Why did Ozpin let Ruby into Beacon early?' I internally questioned,'Is it because of her potential?'
I shrugged, as I always told Raven. He knew what he was doing and meant well, he also wouldn't want to lose the allies he has alongside now wanting to throw away any of the lives of his allies. I trusted that at least. All the while I wondered how things would go.
"You seem to like this spot," I smirked at Qrow as he stood beside me as I sat on my desk.
We had been meeting up every time he gets back from one of Ozpin's missions and he always made himself known when I was sitting down.
"Maybe I do," I replied, the last five times Qrow came to see me I've been sat on my desk.
He returned my smirk, "You certainly look like the teacher any student would prefer to be sent to the office of."
"I'm sure," I stated simply.
He shrugged, "You certainly do like to play it up with roses, don't you?"
As he asked this he pointed out the Rose patterned drapes around the window, the small statue of a woman with a staff topped by a rose that he bought me on one of his missions that sat on a table, and the desk itself having rosebush carvings on it that Ozpin had put in when I took the position.
"I'm still waiting for my white couch with the red rose pillows," I informed.
Qrow chuckled at that, "I heard from Oz that Ruby made it into Beacon early."
"She fought off a Dust robbery and Ozpin told her that he expected to see her at the initiation," I informed.
He shook his head, "She has spirit, yours more than Tai's."
I shrugged, "She's more like a ball of energy than anything else and that is all her."
He chuckled, "And your cookies."
He then checked his Scroll, "Well, Oz is telling me to hurry my ass up. I'll see you again when I can."
"I can's wait to see my favorite Branwen sibling again," I informed.
"Raven might be jealous, especially after you said that I made the uniform's skirt look better on me than her," He chuckled.
As soon as he left, I smiled and made my way to my room in the Teacher's dorm, 'You're better than you were before, Qrow.'
Timeskip
"Miss Rose, I'd like you to be with me and Glynda for the Initiation of the students," Ozpin informed.
"First you asked me to take over the introductory speech, now you're asking me to be a part of the Initiation, are you trying to push your job on me?" I joked.
"No, but while you mention it, will you change your mind?" He asked hopefully.
"You're not often seen by the students, so how about you give them some words to remember?" I shot back.
He sighed and nodded with a jokingly dejected air around him.
"Ozpin, why did you let Ruby in early?" I asked, causing his expression to change into a more serious one.
"Has Qrow told you where I've been sending him?" Ozpin asked.
I blinked, "No..."
"Salem is up to something, remember when we found Amber?" He continued, "Her powers were stolen, at least partly and it appears Salem was involved."
"Why bring her into Beacon early?" I asked, not missing the slight worry in my tone.
"So she is close by and you are able to help her if needed," Ozpin informed.
I nodded, "Although I'm sure that's not your only reason, I like to think you, at least, thought of my peace of mind."
His expression was one of confusion.
"Ozpin, your first thought tends to be how to prevent Salem from gaining the upper hand or to give yourself the upper hand, however, you are not one dimensional and I can tell you care in your own way," I said and with that, I left him to his thoughts.
Ozpin's POV
"She trusts you implicitly," Glynda noticed.
I nodded, "She trusts me, yes, but I have no doubt that if anything happens to Miss Xiao Long or the Young Miss Rose that she connects to me, I will not live long nor will my death be painless."
"A mother's protective instinct is the single most dangerous thing in all of Remnant," I decided having just registered the words I just let fall from my mouth.
Glynda chuckled, "We have a few hours before the students arrive, do you want to prepare everything?"
I nodded, "I have an idea of what relics I want to use, I trust you're going to check the springboards?"
She nodded, "I'll let Summer know to keep an eye out for the student's arrival."
As the blonde woman left I looked out the window behind my desk at the grounds of Beacon Academy.
'I should use chess pieces this year,' I thought, 'And next year can be children's toys, why not? That would definitely confuse next year's students.'
"I should focus on this year first, though," I said aloud as I went to retrieve the chess pieces I'd decided on.
That's a wrap for this chapter, I hope you all liked the chapter. As always Follows and Favorites are appreciated, but reviews are immensely helpful. I hope to see you all in the next chapter.
