Chapter Five: The First Day


"Gagh! I'm up! I'm up! Blasted clock…," Phoenix groaned getting out of bed. At first he was confused about where he was, wondering why he wasn't in the warehouse he used as a base back at Vale. "Hold on…," he thought to himself, taking in his surroundings. After a moment he face palmed, wondering, "How the bloody hell did I not recognize my own room?" The walls were plastered with posters of character from comic books and movies. The few spaces not occupied by posters had replicas of weapons used by characters in the same books and movies. In one corner of the room there were tools spread across the floor, along with a half made weapon, basic weapons that could be modified or deconstructed, and weapon components. Right next to his bed (in the upper right corner of his room) was a metal dresser, on top of which were models of various different models of Atlesian military vehicles and robots, along with his clock and his glasses. Hung on the wall to the left of his bed was a 60in TV with a gaming console plugged into it. Below the TV there were various games. On the back of his door there was a dartboard. Almost all the holes on it were in the center.

After putting on his glasses and finding his school uniform, he set out to his first class at 9:00.

When he was about halfway to the class, he heard panicked shouts of "We're going to be late!" Before he had the chance to get out of the way, he was plowed over by both team RWBY and team JNPR.

"Wait! Slow down! You're not going to be late. We're halfway there and we have- WHAT!" he exclaimed seeing that it was 8:55. "Hey! Wait up!" he yelled sprinting after them.


When they all got to class, they were all out of breath. "We *gasp* made it *gasp* just in time," Phoenix wheezed, wondering how he was able to run on rooftops and fight criminals all night but be tired out by this. Once they all took their seats, Professor Port, who was teaching this lesson, started telling them some nonsense about his childhood, completely ignoring any lesson plan that may have existed. Phoenix looked over at team RWBY, seeing that Ruby was just as bored as him, drawing pictures, balancing supplies, etc. in an attempt to keep entertained. These actions, while entertaining to him, seemed to be enraging Weiss. When Port asked if anyone thought they possessed the necessary skills to become a huntress, she immediately put her hand up.

"I do sir!" She declared.

"Well then," Port replied, gesturing to a cage that appeared to have a Grimm in it,"Step forward and face your opponent. Class will take a five minute recess while Miss Schnee grabs her equipment."


Yang and Phoenix had decided to play a children's card game to pass the time while they waited for Weiss. Yang seemed to have Phoenix backed into a corner and would almost certainly win if he didn't beat her this turn.

"My turn," Phoenix declared, "I draw. I'll start out by destroying your two face down cards with Stampeding Destruction and Mystical Space Typhoon. Then I activate Burst Stream of Destruction, allowing my Blue-Eyes White Dragon to destroy all your monsters."

"But now you're not able to declare an attack," Yang pointed out with a smug grin on her face.

"Not yet. I activate the spell card Silver's Cry. This allows me to summon another Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my Graveyard. Then I'll activate my face down card, Call of the Haunted, to bring back my third Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

"Get together all the monsters you like. They're still all Blue-Eyes White Dragons, so you can't attack me."

"You're right. I can't attack with a regular Blue-Eyes White Dragon. But I don't plan on using a regular Blue-Eyes White Dragon. I activate Polymerization and fuse my three dragons together. Now come forth, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

Yang remained unphased. "I'll admit that your card is pretty strong. But it's not strong enough to beat me in one attack. You can't win."

"The Duel isn't over until the last card is played, and I'm about to play that card. I tribute my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to summon the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!"

"Why would you do that?" Yang asked as she and some of the other students who had decided to watch the game got confused looks on their faces. "It's way weaker than your Ultimate Dragon."

"On its own, yes. However, it's not on it's own."

Yang's confidence started to waver. "What do you mean?"

"All of the dragons in my graveyard are giving it power. Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon's attack raises by 300 points for every dragon in there. Since you managed to destroy so many of my dragons he gets a massive boost. He now has an attack of over 9000! More than enough to crush you! Now, feel the wrath of every dragon you've slain! Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, wipe out her remaining life points and secure my victory! Shining Neutron Blast!" Phoenix commanded, beating Yang.

"Impossible! I was so close! You must've cheated somehow!" she accused causing him to raise his hands defensively.

"Not at all. I simply know how to harness the near unlimited power of dragons. Your warriors were no match," he stated. Before they could finish their argument, Weiss returned, fully equipped in her battle gear.

"This isn't over," Yang said, returning to her seat.

As Weiss took her place in front of the cage, her team cheered her on. "Go Weiss!" Yang yelled while Blake waved a little flag that said "RWBY" (where she got it Phoenix had no idea).

Ruby simply cheered "Represent team RWBY!"

Phoenix, figuring he may as well join in since they were the closest thing he had to a team, yelled out "And try not to die!" earning him an annoyed look from Weiss. With that, Port used his blunderbuss ax to cut off the lock, releasing the Boarbatusk held inside. It immediately charged at her, but she dodged at the last second and landing a strike on it.

"Hang in there Weiss!" Ruby yelled as Weiss charged at the beast. It was, however, ready, and it countered her strike, leaving her sword trapped in its tusks. "Show it who's boss!" Ruby encouraged, distracting Weiss and disarming her. Thinking her an easy target charged at her, only for her to evade its strike. Its missed blow caused it to lose balance, giving Weiss the opportunity to regain her blade.

"Weiss, go for its belly!" Ruby advised.

"It has no armor there!" Phoenix continued.

"Will you two shut up and stop telling me what to do!" Weiss demanded, as the Boarbatusk rolled at her. She used a glyph to block it, sending it sprawling on its back, and another to launch herself towards its weak point, impaling it.


"You have been burdened with a heavy responsibility Ruby. I suggest you take some time to consider how you will handle it," Ozpin finished. He had been giving a speech to Ruby about what it meant to be a leader.

"Sorry about him. He's not exactly the best with inspirational and uplifting speeches," Phoenix said once Ozpin had left.

"Gaah! Phoenix, when'd you get here?" Ruby asked, surprised by his sudden presence behind her.

"Do you mean when did I start listening or when I started standing in this particular spot?"

"Uh… both?" Ruby asked, confused by the question.

"Well, I've been listening from the start. I was standing just around that corner over there," he said gesturing to a nearby corner. "As for when I started standing in this particular spot, just a few moments before you asked me."

"You were spying on me?"

"I heard your fight with Weiss and wanted to make sure you were okay. When I found you, you were talking to Oz. Back to what I was originally saying, Oz isn't great when it comes to inspiring people," he said.

"I don't know, I think he helped-" she tried saying.

"Ruby, he told you to always be at your best, no matter what. Trust me when I say that can be incredibly tiring. If you ever need someone to help, I'm there for you. Oh Gods I just realized how cliche that sounded. I am so sorry for making you listen to that," He said, his last remark causing Ruby to laugh. "But seriously, the offer still stands," he finished his preposition.

"Thanks Phoenix. I'll let you know if I ever need to take you up on it."


When he got back to his room, Phoenix flopped onto his bed and sighed. "Well, that was one hell of a first day." Before he had the chance to rest he got an alert on his phone.

"Hostage situation in downtown Vale. SDC facility at corner Lake and 16th. White Fang," it read. The alert was from the police scanner he had on his scroll, which was set to alert him to major crimes.

"So much for studying," he thought to himself, running off towards the locker room.


Ooh… my first cliffhanger. Anyway, sorry about going into so much detail on the room and for quoting the show so much. For the latter, my reasoning is I want things that my OC doesn't affect to stay relatively like the show, at least for now. As for the former, I have a couple ideas involving that location, and wanted to get the description out of the way. Also, yes, I did devote a chunk of this chapter to make a Yugioh reference. But enough about that. Thanks for reading!