[Beacon Academy: Ballroom] Night

Nighttime, sleeping bags all around the clean floor. Many of whom are sleeping. While others are just walking towards different separate groups, or rather alone. Some talking to one another.

It's pretty quiet, not that I'm complaining.

Silence is always nice to have. But now, I'm more worried about myself.

Any Proto Gashats used was said to kill a human who didn't do the compatibility procedure, but yet my DNA was fused with the very two gashats. Emu's bugster virus made the Double Mighty Action XX.

But I died, I should know that...

Because I felt like I lost my only life dammit!

Why, why am I here!? What's my god damn purpose other than to stop the breach and everyone from dying!

WHY?!

I punched the wall next to me creating a small dent to it. I hissed and held out my groan, I looked at my right fist.

It's not leaking blood... No, It's leaking out data...data, d-does that mean I'm...a Bugster?

But suddenly, my bleeding right fist started to heal the wound slowly, fixing the bones crunched as well.

Dangerous Zombie's Immortality...why do I carry Dangerous Zombie's genes with it?! Why?!

DZ's gashat was released before the episode where Emu reprograms Kuroto not being able to use it no more. So why do I feel like It hasn't been reprogrammed into that?

Now I'm an Immortal Rider with 99 Lives. Yet I don't want to test out my capabilities of even doing so. I'm forever cursed to go alone, a path of starvation, let alone no cure or anything to help me.

I'm scared, I don't why but...as if I'll lose my very self in a second. N-No it couldn't be, I-I'll just focus on happy thoughts.

Shaking my head away from my negative thoughts, I look back and forth trying to find where Ruby and her big sister Yang are at- Ah found em, looks like she's writing a letter to her friends in Signal Academy.

That's a good question, who were her friends anyway? I barely remember that she doesn't mention anyone only both her and Yang does. I guess she usually tells Yang what she does in school on a daily basis.

Oh well, it's pretty sweet of her to even remember her friends. Also adorable to see her all happy and sunshine. If only I was like that as well...

My 'pajamas" is just my white shirt, and black shorts to go with my white socks. Wanna know how I got the shorts from?

Jaune, who's currently wearing that whole blue full-body blue pajama with those blue bunny slippers and that awesome white bunny face on its chest.

He waves to Yang, who looked away to Ruby, then she stared at me for a little while.

I'm gonna pretend she's not there, I feel like I'm the prey here instead of the other muscular guys showing off.

Speaking of Prey, You know how not a lot of characters get attention from ladies whenever it's time to sleep in the ballroom? Yeah, I'm one of those dudes.

For you see men! They have been staring at me for quite some time now. Mostly on trying to, how do you say? 'Feisty tigers choose their meal'? Yeah that's what it is.

I'm scared, hold me, mommy!

Anyway, back to my early conversation with Jaune before being food for those ladies. When we were setting up the sleeping bags provided after entering here, most were complaining about their favorite color.

I asked him this. "Oh hey best buddy! Do you by chance have any spare clothes like, let's say any shorts with ya?"

He said. "Yeah, why?"

In which I said. "Oh, then mind If I can borrow at least one? I may have lost my pajamas and I don't wanna sleep with this usual getup of mine." I said, showcasing my usual clothes.

Jaune's a nice and cool dude, although I owe him now... I'm guessing you wanna know what I owe him?

He said this. "Sure you can borrow it, but...mind if you can help me get close to that snow angel?"

Yeah, if only it was Pyrrha.

"Weiss?" I said pointing at the said girl who's going to the women's bathroom. Yeah, he nodded at that. And so! I'm going to be the big brother and wake him up from falling in love with Weiss.

Jaune having a crush on Weiss was pretty pointless I gotta be honest with you. He's been chasing after someone who doesn't like him in that way, but there's Pyrrha who was chasing after him, but he's too blind to see and the latter not encouraged enough to ask him out.

What I mean is, I'm giving him a beat down and a half. My treat, oh, and also telling Pyrrha to admit it.

Hey, If she keeps delaying whether or not she'll admit it she'll be dead, or won't if I do something about it. I'll be damned that all my efforts were for nothing. While also asking Yang for help.

WAIT DON'T RAISE YOUR TORCHES!

Yes, Yang being the flirt and everything wouldn't be a good idea to have. But I've always thought that maybe Yang could've helped in the second or third volume since she has a knack for finding out love stuff.

If I remember correctly, she never dated before but yet she was also a good date strategist. I was also the guy who helped some dudes stick with another girl, only thanks to another friend that it worked somehow.

I'm known as, 'The Perfect Keikaku Master.' Oh, I forgot to mention I used to watch Anime. That's something to keep a note of, Keikaku basically means Plan. In case if you were wondering.

Now I don't know how exactly will I plan things out but I'll make sure to do my best.

Anyway, speaking of Weiss, where is she? Probably trying to get dressed when all we're going to do is sleep.

Sometimes I don't understand how wearing make-up goes with sleeping. Then again Roman uses eye-liner. I guess you could say he has experience with that.

HA! God, I love my jokes.

You know what, I'm pretty tired after today. Aero's just been sleeping underneath my sleeping bag so he wouldn't get jumped by any of these kiddos.

Well, I suppose he was tired of flapping his wings due to my stupid and risky instincts, don't forget that he also flew off from a long building.

...Let me be completely honest, that was worth everything I could desire. It wouldn't be fun at all going downstairs. Oh my god my legs would've been sore If I did, I would have to ask someone to carry me.

I wouldn't mind Glynda carrying me~ Ah well, can't get everything now, can we?

Nope, now I feel like I've done enough risks taking then I should but maybe I could actually do something with this GOD DAMN ARGUMENT RIGHT OVER THERE!

YAWN!

I don't know what to say if that was perfect timing, or I haven't gotten a chance to eat anything which forces me to sleep for dinner.

I'm thinking of the latter.

...Yeah, my eyes are starting to lose focus and getting blurry by the second. Damn, I guess I can't interact with the main casts today then. Oh well.

G'night Beacon Academy...


"I like it, It's like one big slumber party!" Yang crashes down on her sleeping bag.

"I don't think Dad would approve of all the boys, though..." Ruby said.

"I know I do~" Yang purrs at the shirtless men, the three that are checking themselves out showed their muscles.

Not before Jaune stepped in the middle of Yang's ogling, he waves at her. Jaune is wearing a full blue body pajama, along with slippers as well If that's what you wanted to figure out.

She didn't like Jaune's choice of pajamas so she turned her head to see Ace, his outfit is a white shirt and a pair of black shirts. Seeing the white shirt, the transparent it looked revealed abs.

Yang whistled and immediately looked straight at it, other girls not too far from her, where confused why she whistled, but once they did. Oh boy, their hearts were pumping while staring at Ace's abs.

"Cuuuute!" Murmurs were being spread with the girls, giggling madly.

But then every girl, except Ruby. Every single lady's eye started sparking crazy to each other as if Ace was a grand prize. Immediately they started to fight over him, which he should've seen that coming by now.

But he went to sleep after that silly fight.

She turned her head away, not wanting to be involved with the fighting, where Ruby is writing something.

"What's that?" Yang asked.

"It's a letter to the gang back at Signal Academy," Ruby said. "I promised to tell them all about Beacon, and how things are going." She licked the envelope to close it.

"Aww, that's so cuuute!" Yang cooed.

"Shut up!" Ruby pouted and threw a pillow at her big sister's face. "I didn't get to take my friends with me to school." She sighs. "It's weird not knowing anyone here..."

"What about umm, Jaune?" Yang pointed at the blonde scraggly haired guy. "He's nice!"

"There you go! Plus one friend!" She looks to the man in black. "What about that cutie over there, Ace?"

Ruby throws another pillow at Yang and glared. "Yaaaang!"

"You know I'm right! So! That's in total a 100 percent increase!" She smiled.

"I'm pretty sure Weiss counts as a 'negative friend'" Ruby replied back with a frown. "Back to one." taking her pillow she threw at Yang.

The blonde interrupted. "Come ooon! There's no such thing as 'negative friends'!" She shrugged. "You just made two friends and one enemy!"

Ruby stayed silent, looking at somewhere else.

The blonde bomber sighed once more. "Look, it's only been one day." She stands up. Yang spread her arms around, gesturing the ballroom. "Trust me, you've got friends all around you!" She continued as she sat back down. "You just... haven't met them yet."

"Maybe, you're right," Ruby said, letting out a smile.

"I'm always right aren't I?" Yang chuckled.

...

...

...

"Wow..." She sounded hurt by the silent treatment her sister was giving.


[?] Dark

I woke up to notice darkness all around wherever the hell I am. I get up and analyze my surroundings carefully.

"That's weird, shouldn't I be sleeping?" My voice repeated itself, making an echo.

"It's quite dark in here... I guess this is where some god or goddess tell me why they forced me into this world? I wouldn't mind a goddess howev-" My body shivered as I heard someone's dark chuckle and footsteps.

"Foolish player, there's no goddess here, BUT A KAMI!" The mysterious voice ringed in my mind.

No, it couldn't be...

I turned around to face a man who's smile creeps the hell out of me, he has that same look in the show, although he's still wearing that blac- no. White suit, Black combed back hair, black long-sleeved shirt, black pants, and black shoes.

No, NO!

"Dan...Dan Kuroto?!" My jaw went down a bit in shock.

The man himself, the one who started the patient zero, Dan Kuroto is now facing in front of me.

"HAHAHA! Surprise? That should be expected, coming from someone like you!" Kuroto's smile changed into an evil grin. "But I'll forgive you for calling me by my old name." He spreads his arms wide. "Because I! Created the perfect specimen!" He reached his hand to my hand. "And that's you! Join me in my quest to take over this world! I shall make a perfect game for everyone to play, and it will be my greatest creation ever!"

I smacked his hand away. "Perfect specimen? You created me?! Join you?!" I jabbed my right thumb to myself, shaking my head. "Hell no! You didn't make jack shit to me! I was raised and cared for by my real mother!"

"I didn't make you into a weak human being, no... I CHANGED you!"

"Changed me!? Why?!" I yelled at him trying to reach for his collar. "I was living with my nice family! I just wanted to enjoy a tokusatsu kids show!"

My anger and blood started boiling. "But now, I'm shoved into another world filled with things I didn't want to see with my very own two eyes! This world is something I never wanted to be involved with at all!"

Kuroto's grin went into a disappointed frown. "So this is how you act upon a god who has graced you with a gift of power?!" He pointed at me "This is how you repay me?!"

"I didn't ask for this!" I smacked his right arm away again. "I didn't ask you of all 'Gods' for anything! I haven't begged for a chance to be..." I gulped. "TO CARRY THE VIRUS WITHIN ME!"

Kuroto's frown turned into a simple smirk. "No, you don't have just the virus because you're something different than the others... You're now a Bugster!"

Two holographic screens appeared behind him once he pointed at me. "BUT AS AN IMMORTAL BUGSTER! ONE WHO WILL SPREAD MY AMAZING DISCOVERY EVERYWHERE!"

The first screen on the left is the Proto Mighty Action X screen, the right is...

A mascot of a different game, it shows a man who has half white and black gravity-defying hair, a red visor with a mask almost covering his face, a ripped shit close to the center, strapped with metal shoulder pads with spikes going down to his elbow, a skull belt on his ripped jeans, a wrapped cast bandage on his left leg.

Creatures that are surrounding the said mascot are the undead.

Dangerous Zombie...

That's impossible, no way he couldn't possibly mean...

"No...! I'm not going to spread the Bugster Virus around the world!" I shook my head. "I don't want the people in this world to suffer the same fate just like your world did!"

Kuroto darkly chuckled. "You say that now... But I can see that desire inside of you, you wanted power!" Once he snapped his fingers.

A sudden light flashes around the dream.

Covering my eyes due to the brightness, I felt my body being pulled. "AAAGH!"

As the light faded, I lowered my right arm slowly. I saw something appeared in front of me.

It's a reflection of... myself?

Right in front of me was a mirror that showed my reflection of my body. Suddenly the background changed into a different location with my very same being switched into a foreseeable future of myself, along the waist is the Gamer Driver but what he carries are the same game screens that appeared behind Kuroto earlier.

The future me smirked as he pressed both buttons.

MIGHTY! ACTION! X!

The same jingle as always entered my ear, energy items started popping out of the screen behind the reflection going everywhere not so far from him.

DANGEROUS! ZOMBIE!

Sounds of upbeat rock music started playing, zombie noises can be heard in the background. With an evil smile showing on his face, his brown eyes started to change into two separate colors. The left is red crimson, while the other is sapphire blue.

Once Dangerous Zombie's holographic screen appeared, the game area around him covered around an emerald-like forest summoning zombie bugsters. The bugsters look like they have a turkey head, but yet they have a human-like appearance, but blood and ragged clothes make sense for their purpose.

But something else was summoned before him...

Grimms.

The Grimms howled and went around Ace to back him up in support, then suddenly a bunch of familiar Grimms appeared, they looked like as if it's their final form of evolution.

My ears heard a loud screech can from the mirror that changed perspective in order for me to see...

Aero?!

Aero's fully grown appearance is the same as the one back in the Beacon Initiation test, yet rather larger that held a menacing aura. The dark clouds storming, his wings causing a few violent winds pushing what looks like similar people I knew back.

Aero flying on top of the reflection me, almost like he's protecting him.

"Grade X-0." Future me's reflection said, he flips the two gashats and inserted the two in the v-metal shaped slot.

GASHAT!

"Henshin..." He slowly pulled the pink lever, causing a dramatic effect.

"NO DON'T DO IT!" I reached my hands toward my reflection. Dan simply smiled at my horror and continues with his evil laugh.

GACCHAN! LEVEL UP! MIGHTY KICK! MIGHTY JUMP! MIGHTY ACTIOOON! X!

Transforming into his level 0 form, He didn't move an inch. The screen then slowly popped up in front of Mirror Ace. Dark black mists covered him where purple-like energy sparked wide.

A GACHA!

DANGER! DANGER! DEATH THE CRISIS! DANGEROUS ZOMBIE!

After the level up sequence finished, the white holographic screen gets torn down into small pieces, revealing Ace's new form.

Level X-0.

What happened to me...?

Steam started pouring from his new armor...moving his body as if it was a zombie. The spiky hair has changed into half white and half black, just like the mascot. However his helmet is sort of similar to it, the red's eye color changed into the same two eye colors Ace has but yet the right eye color seems to be cracked.

His armor is mostly white, the still black bodysuit and white lines as well, now he has spiked shoulder pads, and along with a breathing mask with a white pipe connecting to his head, his life bar on his chests are still the same.

Future Ace's reflection looked dead straight ahead into what I can assume is me, he started reaching his arm out.

...Can he see me?

I reached to him as well. But before I could touch the mirror, it shattered into pieces.

"So you see now?" Kuroto crossed his arms. "You already have half of its power, but..." He looked at the two screens again, and the Grimms along with Aero. "You don't have all of it!"

Power...

It's what every riders aren't supposed to accept if it comes to killing.

But yet, this power.

I want all of it.

Immortality!

No! I can't let my power-hungry get to me...

Stop it!

My head hung low, as I placed my hands on it in order to try and stop my headache.

But alas, I was slowly losing my consciousness.

Dan Kuroto smiled as he waved goodbye. "Farewell, Ace!" He laughs, echoing the dark mind. "MAKE YOUR KAMI PROUD!"


[Beacon Academy: Ballroom] (Morning)

"NO!" I yelled out loud waking myself up, causing a few people around me surprised by the sudden outburst.

I reach towards my chest, taking deep breaths I can feel the sweat coming down on my head.

Aero flinched from my sudden burst and started flapping his wings scaredly.

Things have to completely change, at first I thought nothing could possibly go wrong. But no, instead I met faced to face with Dan Kuroto. He did this to me, he changed me. Into a bugster, an Immortal bugster.

I don't want power...

Power, do I want more power?

No, I gotta stop, no more!

Aero landed on my right shoulder and tried his best to cheer me up.

I... can't believe you become a huge fucking nevermore.

Reaching for my sleeved shirt, not buttoning it up of course-

"Hey there!"

Huh?

Turning my head to see a girl with short orange hair, and turquoise eyes alas, she's wearing a black collared vest that ends at her waist, seeing down from here she has two layers of clothing that are r-red and light b-blue. Her skirt is pink, her shoes are pink mixed with w-white.

I guess It's safe to say, that it's Nora, Nora Valkryie.

"Is that!" She squeals. "A small wittle nevermore?!" She asked, pointing at Aero.

"Uuuuuh..." I said nervously, great even more attention.

"Nora."

Another voice entered, I peak to see a young man with long black hair that's tied into a pony-tail that ends midway down his back, there is a magenta streak on the left side of his hair that matches with his eyes. He wears a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat with black and gold trimming and pink cuffs.

Lie Ren, or rather Ren.

I figured he's here since I don't know how Nora being here only would be...

Fuck, I hope the butterfly effect didn't happen yet.

What's with the color pink? Now that I noticed this, I don't know how to answer this myself. Ah right, his semblance was something along the line of hiding anyone's fear from grimms?

Including himself, I think?

Don't really remember much about him, although I can say two things. 1, He's chill. 2, he likes tea which I'm just guessing right now.

And that means he's okay in my book!

"What did I say about waking other people up?" Ren sighs.

Nora pouted "Awww but Ren, you were taking too long!" she said.

Right, keep forgetting these two are polar opposites of each other. Especially when one likes the other, but the other doesn't really show much affection. Or is what I think he is.

Meh, I'll get to know him much better by the following semester.

"It's no problem." I chuckled "I just woke up from a-"

"A Nightm-?" Ren was going to say the obvious answer but Nora cut him off.

"A fantastic and most amazing dream ever?" She said with her usual joy and that positive energy.

"...Yeah, totally." I gave Nora a thumbs up and smile.

I stood up from the sleeping bag. "Anyways hello!" I bowed respectfully. "My name's Ace Valliant, you can just call me Ace." I picked up Aero off my right shoulder to my right hand. "And this guy's name is Aero."

Aero didn't really respond but cawed.

Weird, Nora cooed over Aero. I guess she wants to pet it or something. "Awwww~ how did you get yourself a small BABY NEVERMORE!" Those last three words of deep tone made Aero sweat really badly.

I shrugged. "Eh, I guess he likes me or something?"

"Woah!" She cupped her hands "It's a he?!"

I nodded. "Yeppers! I didn't think Grimms had a gender."

Ren raised one of his eyebrows "That's-"

"Strange, I know." I shrugged.

"OOOOOH REN I KNEW IT WAS POSSIBLE!" She kept pointing at Aero. Ah right, she behaves like a kid on a sugar rush.

Ren just shook his head but smiled. "Ren."

Nora put one hand on her waist and the other up to the air. "And I'm Nora!"

I stopped myself from sighing, sadly I'm going to have to fake my way out of this.

Sorry, you two, but I need to take a little wind off.


[Beacon Academy: Bathroom]

The reason why I'm in the bathroom is that I had to fake my stomach as if it was in pain. Which was pretty convincing on my end, the plus side is I got my pants on. Putting on my casual clothes and said pants, I took the shorts I borrowed from Jaune and put them inside a bag.

Look, I don't want to make Jaune's shorts smelly.

Still, though it sucks I don't have to really eat anything.

Yeah, being a bugster has...its perks.

I now contain half the power of Dangerous Zombie, meaning that I'm not necessarily immortal but I can tank a bunch of hits and get my bones fixed if I ever do stupid shit.

But, I don't get many cravings for junk food anymore. I found this out because after eating the usual breakfast I always get...

I was still hungry.

Instead... I have to eat meat.

Yep, that's right, I gotta eat meat. I tested my hunger and straight-up devour anything that's meat. Otherwise, I lose my sanity and kill people or hell, infect them. It's just a gut feeling for me.

That's a huuuuge cost, especially when or if I kill them with a finisher.

Might as well say goodbye forever.

Since I have to eat meat every day, morning is breakfast yadda yadda. So I had to actually take a few slices of meat with me and as gross as it sounds. I devoured them up as if I was a zombie myself somewhere in a dark corner.

After that horror show, that's how I got here in the first place.

Splash!

"Wake up me, it's time I take my responsibility as a Bugster." I looked up to see the mirror's bathroom, looking at my reflection.

No, I'm not going to infect people! I'll fight just like before, as the one and only Ace Valliant!

Motivating quote aside, it's time to meet the cast once more in the locker room.

"Come on Aero." I looked down to see Aero squawk. "Gotta keep you hidden," I ordered him to.

He nodded and flew inside my sleeved shirt.

Which is actually pretty tickling, e-eheh.


[Beacon Academy: Locker Room]

Ah looks like Nora and Ren just got out, perfect timing. I walked for a little while to spot Ruby and Yang conversing.

I'm assuming the topic will start off about Nora and Ren.

"Wonder what those two were so worked up about?" Ruby said to her sis.

"Oh, who knows..." Yang shrugged closing her locker. "So! You seem awfully chipper this morning?" She crossed her arms with a smile.

"Yep!" Ruby opened her locker, taking out her closed scythe-gun hybrid.

Listen, that's what I pretty much say when it comes to people having awesome weapons like her's.

"No more awkward small talk or 'getting to know you' stuff!" The red hood hugged her weapon with gentle care. "Today, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking~" She said before rubbing her cheeks to her Crescent Rose.

Yang sheepishly chuckled. "Well, remember Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation." She put her arms on her waist. "If you want to grow up, you're going to have to meet new people and learn to work together." she said.

Ruby groaned. "Ugh, you sound like dad!"

Which one though?

Okay yeah, that sounded pretty rude.

I'm so sorry.

Ruby puts her weapon back into the locker "Okay, first of all, what does meeting people have to do with fighting?" she said.

Time to shine and get on with this day already.

I snap my neck and began to fix my throat.

Let's go.

I slowly walked to the scene with my whole swag and coughed to get their focus on me. "Well Ruby, to answer your question...everything." I said.

Ruby was surprised at first and tilted her head to me with confusion.

"Let me give you three reasons why it's important, meeting with people while also fighting." I said, fixing my posture as I pointed my index finger to begin. "1: You need someone who you can trust."

The middle finger comes up. "2: That trusted certain someone has your back and supports you as well." And finally pointing at the kiddos here with my ring finger. "Finally 3: Teamwork is key to solve every problem, little or big."

Yang just smirked. "Wow." She playfully hits my right shoulder. "You sure know your stuff Ace!"

"Ah, sorry about my intrusion." I bowed in apology. "It just seemed that I should hop into this important topic for this test of ours coming up."

Ruby just waved it off. "Oh no it's just that I...I didn't think about that actually." She twiddled her fingers, scratching the back of her hair. "I guess... You're right."

"I was just merely stating facts, Ruby." I smiled back.

"Well anyways, second is that I don't need people to help me grow up!" She pointed at Yang and then crossed her arms with a smug grin. "I... drink milk!"

H-HELLO 911?!

Nah I don't think the police would help, Yang would beat the living shit out- no, rip their balls off.

I shivered in thought.

Maybe Weiss should drink some milk. Ha, it's because she's cardboard! Go me! I'm funn-although, why do I feel like slapping myself for saying that?

Oh well.

Yang sighed. "What about when we form teams?"

Ruby turned around to face Yang with a nervous smile. "Uhm, I don't know, I-I'll just be on your team or something."

The busty blonde didn't say anything but twirl her hair a bit.

Yang, can I uh touch your goldilocks like hair? G-Goldilocks... Ah right, each and every different character related to fairy tales, Ruby is basically the little red riding hood who gets devoured by a wolf.

Oh, shit. Uh, ignore that.

Ruby gasps dramatically. "My dearest sister Yang! Are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?!" She starts to get all up in Yang's face and points at her, also putting her left arms on her waist as well.

Meh, I don't got anything to say about that. Also, what's with people pointing to each other lately?

...I'll never get an answer for that aren't I?

Yang shook her hands in defense. "W-what?! No! Of course, I do, I just thought..." She mouthed 'help me" towards me, but I just shrugged. "I don't know, maybe it would help you break out of your shell!"

Ruby clearly took offense from what Yang said. "What the?! I don't need to break out of the shell, that's absolutely ri-!"

I turn around to see Jaune from behind, who's main focus is his scroll.

"Ridiculous!" He said. "There's no way I put my gear in 636 yesterday!"

I love following the script, wait what I mean ooooh buddy you having trouble?

"I would've remembered having to count that high!" He grumbled.

But can you count to level X-X? HA! eat that! I win by de- I can't even joke about that, especially since it's a new boulder on top of responsibility, with the word Bugster in it.

Anyway, after Jaune was basically walking to where his locker's supposed to be, I noticed Weiss and Pyrrha talking to one another.

Ah, Weiss will try and get the strong women on her team.

It's still funny, remembering what she had in plans. Although it all crumbles, but when it crumbles Ruby appeared! Best friends for ever! Right?

Yeah, I'm right.

Please don't turn around, please don't turn around- Weiss turns her head to see me.

Fuck, I'm in the center of attention again.

Once Weiss saw me not from afar, she started walking towards me, noticing that Ruby and Yang are confused. Mostly Ruby hiding behind me, which is still cute.

She stops her track to face me and starts to begin to say the words I thought she was going to say.

Could it be?! Is she going to ask me ou-?!

"Ace, may I borrow you for a bit?" She asks directly at me, not really caring that Ruby and Yang are behind me.

Ow...my heart, ah well she could've just said oh wanna meet another famous person? Since I pretended that I didn't know who she was, so meaning she'll test my knowledge again once I meet Pyrrha.

I nodded showing my best smile. "Sure! Although, you could've asked me in a different way." I scratched the back of my head. "I'm not a toy or anything."

Weiss just grabs my right arm and dragged me along, with both Ruby and Yang staring and acting as if this isn't their business.

Ouch! Why does everyone have a strong grip dammit!?

Ah, the Sparta Women, or was it Sparda? Eh, it doesn't really matter.

Right after getting my right arm dragged along she finally stopped walking as I saw the red-haired innocent girl waving nervously. "So, what seems to be the problem Weiss?" I asked.

She shook her head. "Oh nothing, I just want you to meet... Her."

The strongest lady ever, her amazing long red hair in a waist-length ponytail, curled slightly into a loose ringlet, with vivid green eyes.

Ah green eyes, I used to have that eye color. Wanna know how I lost it? Milk, by eyes. Yeah make sure not to let that happen ever to you.

light-green eye-shadow around the far upper corners of her eyes.

Cough, Roman would know what kind of product they came from am I right?

I said am I right!?

...I'll take that as a yes~

Tall and quite muscular, dude she's strong so that's pretty obvious right there.

Quite elaborate bronze greaves that start below her mid-thigh, continuing downwards into her boots and a pair of cuisses that begin mid-thigh and end slightly above her knees.

Roll in Weiss's evil pla- I mean good plan to try and gather people like me and Pyyrha, blah blah we'll be popular, celebrities and all. I'm not those types of people who want those titles.

Because they...don't mean anything to me.

I bowed like a gentlemen would. "Hello, there beautiful lady." I looked up to see her confused expression. "Might I ask who you are?"

Weiss fumed. "Seriously?! You're kidding me right now!" She crossed her arms. "You don't know who she is either!?" She asked, showing her attitude rising.

I shook my head. "No, I see her as a person. Not a celebrity."

Okay, that made Pyrrha smile.

"Someone who's just like the rest of us." I smiled back.

Jaune no I swear to god please do not-

He appears out of nowhere putting that dumb smile. "You know, I'm forming a team myself actually..."

Again, this has nothing to do with me.

"My names Jaune Arc, nice to meet you." He says only to Weiss.

You know Jaune I'll be damned if you don't snap out your head this semester. I'll infect- I mean I'll fight you and prove you how much Pyrrha has a crush on yo-

...Why is she staring at me instead of Jaune? Did I possibly, make her interested in me!?

Quick! Get me a time machine stat! I can't just steal my bro's girl!

Actually, he didn't even ask her out or anything so...maybe I'll give it a try, try to get to know her better...and possibly date. No stop! I must do it for him!

I must do it for the shippers! For Nikos! Sides, that would make me an even more of an asshole I am now.

I turn my head to Pyrrha. "Well since he cut your introduction off, what's your name?"

Pyrrha smiled. "Pyrrha Nikos."

Ooooh, it's actually Arkos. Huh...I keep forgetting about that.

"It's nice to meet you Pyrrha, my name's Ace." I jabbed my signature right thumb at myself. "Ace Valliant."

Weiss pushed Jaune out of the way and huffed. "Well if you must know who she is, She graduated top of her class at Sanctum."

Jaune shrugged. "Never heard of it."

Shaking my head with my brows up. "The hell's a Sanctum?"

Weiss ignored what we said. "Ah! She's won the Mistral Regional Tournament 4 years in a row... A new record!"

Jaune raised his eyebrow. "The what?"

I stopped her with my one finger on her lip. "Weiss, listen to me right now"

She slapped my finger away and narrowed her eyes. "What?"

I took a deep breath and went out of my feelings like a human being would. "Look, even if She won a tournament. Even if she graduated the top of her class at the hell Sanctum's called. She just wants to be treated like all of us. Not the high-status celebrity."

After saying that, Weiss shut her mouth. Pyrrha however cupped her hands, then she covered her heart with it in another warm smile.

I-I uh, I meant every word of it.

Don't start going 'Aw he has a heart'.

I just wanted to say it if I ever met her...which I guess I did now.

"Y-You're right..." Weiss said, but yet slightly embarrassed. She started wailing her arms at the three of us. "She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes Box!"

"I don't eat cereal much." I shrugged, Weiss gave me a weird look.

She looked confused "Really?"

I nodded. "I'm more of a Coffee and Tea type of person most times."

Usually, I prefer Coffee when you're waking up, then tea when everything's silent. And also Ice cream, with snacks.

Look, I have a strong stomach that's why.

Jaune gasps. "That's you?! They only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!"

Cartoon characters, and Star Athletes? That's actually interesting, could they possibly resemble the ones back from Earth? If so, I'm going to get a looong night ahead of me researching around Remnant.

In the background, a cereal cover appears and flashlights shine on Pyrrha- Is it just me or am I seeing her with the cover of Pumpkin Pete's cereal?

I look to see Jaune and Weiss looking at me confused.

Wow, I guess it applies only to me.

Pyrrha nodded. "Yeah, I guess it's really cool..." her smile changed into a nervous one. "Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you."

It reminds me of those times where I try to find out why kids like cinnamon toast crunch. And to this day I still haven't found the answer.

Why are they so good?

So, the whole weird cover of her in the cereal gets destroyed, Weiss gets in front of Jaune. "Even though I agree with Ace, do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team?"

Jaune slumped down "I guess not... Sorry."

For fuck's sake Weiss.

Pyrrha took a few steps, placing her right hand on Jaune's right armored shoulder. "Actually Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader."

I nodded and patted his back. "She's right Jaune, even though we've just met. I just know you're smart enough and brave enough to be a leader!"

Jaune stood up and looked both of us, with a smile. "D'oh...please stop it, you two are embarrassing me." He chuckled. If only you knew Jaune.

Weiss interrupted the praises. "Yes, please stop it, this kind of behavior should not be encouraged!" She put her hands on her waist.

Stop it.

Jaune smirked, starting to act all cocky. "Hear that? Sounds like Pyrrha's on board for Team Jaune. Spots are filling up quick!" He whispers to Weiss. "Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but, maybe I could pull some strings...find a place for you? Hm? What do you say?"

OI WHAT ABOUT ME!?

...Let me be honest I wouldn't mind being in their team, by Ozpin's choice of course. But that's likely not going to happen, I just got a gut feeling really.

"A-Alright that's a bit too close!" Weiss took a few steps back "Pyrrha, a little help please!?"

Uh oh. Actually looking at how she carries her javelin, it's pretty unnoticeable.

Jaune turned around too late. "AHH!" now stuck with a javelin on his hood near the wall. "Ugh..."

Pyrrha threw her spear at Jaune, close to his neck, which is a perfect aim, to be honest. She waved her hand to Jaune. "I'm sorry!"

Meanwhile, I'm just here looking everywhere else, none of my business.

Now where's my ice tea and a green talking frog?

Sucks that Jaune doesn't know Pyrrha's feelings, I might as well let him do his thing- I feel someone tapping my shoulder.

Huh?

"H-How did you know?" She asks with a slight tear coming off her eyes-

Oh god, I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE HER CRY! I WAS JUST TELLING THE TRUTH REALLY!

"Well, when Weiss mentioned about your previous achievements. You didn't look very happy when she did..." I gulped in order to not mess up the next truth. "I've known a friend once who wanted to be known as, just for himself. Not as his whole career-wise, many thought he's hard to be friends worth due to his success. But he's literally a human being, a lazy one though." I laughed, showing a smirk.

Pyrrha finally stopped tearing a little and smiled. "I see..."

"So...that's how I knew, that you actually don't care about fame or popularity...you just wanna be, you..." I said with a warm smile revealed now.

"I can't believe that I was this easy to read..." She sighed.

Waving my arms in defense. "Oh no, I just felt like something was off. And I didn't mean to make you cry." I said.

She shook her head, and finished packing her stuff. We both stare at each other for a bit, which was really awkward at first.

"Ahem..."

Oh thank god, glad you finally filled the whole weird atmosphere.

Ah right, the announcement. "Would all first year students please report to Beacon Cliff for the initiation." Glynda's voice is best. "Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately."

After that, Weiss just walks off with Pyrrha following her. "It was nice meeting you Jaune." with ease, she took the javelin out from Jaune's hood, then turned to me. "And... Thank you, Ace."

"No problem. I'm glad I was able to do something worthwhile, anyways. I hope we'll all get to know each other more later." I held Jaune's wrist and helped him up "Come on Jaune, I gotcha."

We both smiled as the amazon said her goodbye, heading to the Beacon Cliff ahead.

I guess It's nice to see someone happy and feeling much better. While yes, it's the first day, but I think it would be better if you can do it early. To reaffirm them that someone's here for them.

And that someone, is me.

Jaune just groaned, trying to hold his head together.

"Having some trouble, lady killer?" Ruby comes up to us with Yang along.

HOLY SHIT DID THEY SEE WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN PYRRHA AND I?

I turned around while carrying Jaune, the two girls tilted their heads confused.

Oh, thank god.

Jaune's eyes started rolling, shaking his head. "I don't understand...My dad said all women look for is confidence." He sighed. "Where did I go wrong...?"

"Jaune, what your dad meant by confidence is..." The three looked at me, waiting for my answer. Changing my frown into a warm smile. "He meant by protecting everyone who's your friend, or someone you hold dear to your heart. I don't know much, but since you're a Knight. I thought maybe that's what the motto is clear enough to understand, and to remember."

He kept his mouth shut and hummed.

Okay, hopefully saying that will change his opinion on Weiss just for being cocky.

"Yeah...snow angel probably wasn't the best start." Yang shrugged and went ahead of us, Ruby followed along.

Being the best brother I am, I started helping Jaune up and dragging him to the Beacon Cliff. "Easy Jaune, let's go for whatever Adventure awaits!" I grinned.

He's not that actually heavy...maybe it's because of that.

Sigh, I'm not going to use Dangerous Zombie...until it's my last resort!