Not gonna lie I only wrote this so quickly because It was the only thing I could write with the bare-bones laptop they provide at my college and the blocked internet. Don't worry about me slacking off either, I'm well ahead of the game and just need something to do when everything else seems to be going at a snail's pace...Some things never change, call me a workaholic, I don't care I just can't stand doing nothing at all.

Anyways, onto the next chapter where Slate figures out why three-dimensional movement is a godsend.

6 AM, Beacon cafeteria

It was initiation day and the would-be students were slowly waking up from their slumber, preparing to fuel up and ready for anything that this school could throw at them! 'Or more accurately where the school will throw them.' I thought as I returned to reality after an entire night of spiritual training.

'Such a ridiculously useful technique, especially when you don't need sleep.' I've effectively doubled my training time without needing to do anything, along with unlimited access to a variety of opponents. Including myself... I have to agree with Yang, I'm the most annoying type of opponent.

One downside of training all night instead of sleeping however was that I still accumulated stress as you'd expect, luckily I had a quick and easy remedy for that in the form of liquid nirvana, the smell of which roused many from their sleep and even brought a certain someone out of their clockwork tower of solitude.

He was wide-eyed, tapping his foot uncontrollably, and sadly staring at his cup of hot cocoa. All signs of intense coffee withdrawal, something I would not stand for. I quickly prepared another batch with what I had available, a simple medium roast blend with some light cream. And handed a fresh mug over to him.

"It mixes particularly well with chocolate, it would be a shame to waste your drink even if it wasn't what you're really looking for." He didn't even hesitate to dump the coffee I made into the remaining cocoa in his mug, immediately taking a big sip out of it.

"Good stuff right? Especially after going so long without a fix, I know the withdrawal symptoms well my friend." I pat him on the back before walking off. Leaving a bunch of confused students and a slightly teary-eyed Ozpin staring at my back.

Walking towards the lockers given to each student I can't help but take note of the other early risers. Jaune, Weiss, and Best Gi-I mean Pyrrha in particular. Looks like he's in the middle of striking out. Should I be his wingman? On one hand, Jaune is pretty cool and can be a total bro in the future. On the other hand, watching him fail gives me life...Damn it, I guess I'll be a good person today.

"You know mate, confidence is great and all but you should probably get to know someone before calling them snow angel. Not that it's a poor description. The name's Slate by the way, and you're Miss Nikos right?" I jump into the conversation just before Jaune could make a fool of himself and get impaled by Milo.

"The name's Jaune. Jaune Arc, short sweet, rolls off the-"

"The dufus' name is Jaune, and you'd be correct. It's nice to see that you've also kept up with the up and coming huntresses Slate. Are you planning to team up with her as well?" Jaune pouted at being cut off while Pyrrha tried her best to hide her discomfort at being judged based on her reputation alone.

"Actually no," I admit surprising them all. "don't get me wrong, Pyrrha would probably be a lovely teammate. And more than likely mix well with my own fighting style from what I've seen. But..." I search for the right words.

"My goal is to be the best student that this school has ever had. I will be the strongest, the best academic, and the best leader! And for that goal to become a reality I'll need to face the strongest and defeat them myself." The sudden vigor in my voice caught them off guard. This was the first time I've really let my Saiyan pride loose in front of them.

"You Pyrrha are the strongest student among the first years, I can tell just by looking at you that your skill far eclipses everyone else here. My only promise is that it won't last for long, I'm coming for your spot at the top." I declare before walking off, leaving a trio of stunned huntsmen in training behind.

Ruby POV

"Wow, I've never seen Slate get so worked up before. You must be really strong...Pyrrha was it? Sorry, I'm not as up-to-date on celebrities as Slate is I guess." I said, half to myself before I noticed that there were other people in the room. Whoops, there I go socializing again.

"Milo and Akouo." Yang provided the essential information I needed.

"Oh my gosh, the collapsible Javelin/Xiphos/Rifle and Shield combo?! That's so awesome! I get the spear shifting mechanism but how does it bend into a circular rifle barrel so easily? And is it really made of bronze or is it a tougher material?" It was just so cool, even if it was made with bronze that would just mean that it will last much longer in corrosive environments like...Mistral! Of course, how could I be so-

"She's going to be like this for a while, lets get to the cliff, if we're lucky we might be able to sneak by while she's in mid-rant." Yang said something unimportant...Wait where did everyone go?

Slate POV, Beacon cliff

'Why do I feel like I missed something hilarious?' Oh well, watching a bunch of wannabe huntsmen teenagers getting launched off a cliff was more than making up for it. I quite literally couldn't stop laughing, especially whenever the one getting launched squeaked or immediately lost their posture.

*Clank, fling!

"Hahahaha- Oh I'm falling with style. Guess it's time to fly!" I channeled ki out of my body to bring myself into equilibrium, floating above the frankly huge forest that the test was taking place in. Oh, there goes Jaune! Thankfully I haven't butterflied things quite hard enough to prevent Pyrrha from saving him so he survived the landing just fine.

'Now to find those ruins. How hard can it be, I mean it's a big ass stone arena with a bunch of pillars jutting out.' Apparently, it was very difficult to find. I guess a set of ruins several meters large isn't that big when compared to the previously mentioned big ass forest. Maybe I should just stay up here and listen for the sounds of violence, never have to wait long for those.

Minutes later

*Crack 'And there's the broken trees.' I thought before heading in the direction of the general chaos. Staying a dozen meters above it all to get a better view...Aaand Pyrrha's been knocked into the air by the second coolest arachnid in the series.

Rushing down to catch her I manage to barely grab onto her leg before she hit the ground, saving her from the horrible fate of assuming the Yamcha pose and possibly preventing her death later in the series. Maybe. Regardless she missed out on a chance to kiss the dirt and I think that's a perfectly fine result.

"You ok? You should really be more careful, a bad Fall can take down even the mightiest warrior." I laugh internally at my lame pun while I set Pyrrha down, grounding myself as well. Starring at the giant scorpion grim for any obvious weaknesses. Finding none I decided that it would be best for the flyer to deal with the giant bird while the eight other fighters dealt with the tank.

"Great, the gangs all here. Now we can die together!" Oh boy, those words signaled Ruby doing something reckless. Oh well, she has to learn her lesson somewhere along the line and Weiss can deal with it just fine, now for the bird.

Oh! Ruby already got its attention and it's doing one of those big 'fuck off' attacks with a huge wind-up. I love it when flying enemies do that, especially when I'm not the target. Oh well, time for birdy to die. Using my semblance I cloaked myself before flying over to the bird, pulling out Kurikara and channeling ki through it before bringing it down, slicing one of the Nevermore's wings halfway through with a single surprise attack.

"Out of the air you tar-filled bastard! The sky is my domain." A bit edgy sure but I was a fucking Saiyan, boasting chuuni dialogue during a battle was half the fun. Though it sadly distracted the other fighters from their arachnid opponent more than anything.

"Jaune watch out for that tree!" Ooh, that one's gonna leave a mark. Poor guy probably did more damage to himself than the scorpion ever did. "Keep your eyes on your own fight, I can handle this thing on my own!" That might have been snappier than I wanted it to be but they really couldn't afford to distract themselves. Aura had its limits and that scorpion was pretty tough. I for one would not want to find out if it had venom or not.

As for my own opponent, it was a lot tougher than it looked. That was a full-powered swing I just did and it barely clipped its wing enough to knock it down. At this rate, it would take me several minutes of swinging and shooting this thing to finally bring it down. Unless…

'Fuck it, if a baby Piccolo could use it without even trying then so should I.' I lifted my arms into the semi-iconic pose and shouted "Masenko!" Sending out a much larger than usual golden ki blast at the Nevermore which...Well, it did a lot less damage than I imagined it would be it did finish it off by cutting off the remainder of its wing and scorching the bird's torso.

'I'm going to need to work on these ki attacks. That was absolutely pathetic for one of Piccolo's signature's.' Not to mention what would happen if I had tried to use the Kamehameha or god forbid the Final Flash. I absolutely refuse to use the latter unless it was guaranteed to vaporize the enemy. It just wouldn't feel right otherwise.

Wondering how the rest of the students were doing I turned around just in time to see the poor arachnid grim explode into thousands of tiny pieces from the inside out. "Note to self, don't piss off Nora. Anyway, I should probably get myself one of those relics before any more crazy crap happens.

Though I have a strange feeling that I've forgotten something…" Whatever that forgotten thing was it could wait for later, I grab the white pawn piece and fly alongside the others up until we reached Beacon academy again. Now, all that's left is the team placeme- I didn't have a partner.

Cursing like a sailor I decided that it wasn't worth the hassle and walked into the chamber along with everyone else. Somehow not getting called out by anyone for the cold sweat going down my face.

3rd person POV, team placement ceremony

"Blake Belladonna, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, and Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces, from this day forwards you will work together as Team RWBY, lead by Ruby Rose." Ozpin finished his speech, and then looked directly at me.

"Mister Slate, you have placed me in a bit of a predicament. While you retrieved your relic like everyone else you did so without a partner, something that has not happened since the creation of this academy. Not only that but it would seem that you were the only other student to retrieve a piece at all within the allotted time."

Wait does this mean I won't be getting any teammates? Now that I'm thinking back on it there didn't seem to be any other people that passed besides the three rookie teams, even though there were enough relics for ten teams total.

"As the holder of the white pawn piece I have decided to give you the option to attend Beacon as a probationary student. Instead of being assigned to any of the existing teams you will be treated as a third party and will be sent off to a random team should any activity require it. Otherwise, you shall be on your own. Does this sound acceptable?"

"My own room, a chance to partner up with more than one team, and did I mention my own room? You can bet your ass that's acceptable! You sir just earned yourself some breakfast coffee every day." ...I never thought I'd hear god-king Ozma whine in delight, and I didn't. Nobody can convince me otherwise, I will continue to repress this memory for all time.

Sorry younger Asobi, there are certain things that you simply can't bleach out of your mind. This is one of them. I underestimated how long this would take me to write lol, hope you all enjoy, see ya next time!