Here's chapter 57, everyone.

Yang and Blake walked down to the arena when they noticed that Weiss wasn't moving, and Ruby realized too once she stopped complaining about being unable to demonstrate her semblance properly. "Weiss?" She ran over to her partner, moving her hand down to shake her a bit. "You okay?"

Weiss lowered her head and took a deep breath. "I-I almost lost control again, Ruby."

Ruby frowned, rubbing her fur a bit. "You didn't though, Weiss. Doesn't that show you how much better you're getting at controlling your semblance?"

"I don't know…" Weiss lifted her head up, seeing that Blake and Yang made it over.

"Ice wolf, didn't you hear the bell? We gotta get to our next class." Yang said, seeing that the white wolf was looking a little down. "Hey, you doing alright?"

"I'm fine." Weiss assured as she got on her paws and walked passed Blake and Yang. "Ruby, if you could, can you get me my clothes please?"

While she wanted to comfort her partner, Ruby knew they needed to hurry or they'd be late for their next class, so she used her semblance and got Weiss' clothes from the hiding spot. Once she ran back, Blake and Yang stayed near the entrances to the training room to make sure no one would walk in.

Ruby had turned around when Weiss used her 'semblance' and got dressed again a couple of minutes later. "I'm done." She told her team, all three turning around to see the white haired teen fully clothed again.

They nodded and quickly made their way to Grimm Studies, hoping they'd have enough time to get there before the next bell would ring.

Later that day, Weiss seemed to be more calm about what had happened during combat class. "Yo, ice wolf." Yang greeted as she walked into the dorm. "Didja hear the news yet?"

"Hmm? What news?" Weiss asked, getting up from her bed to hear what her blonde friend had to say.

"We're going on a mission with a shadowing hunter." Yang grinned, pumping her fist in excitement, while Weiss was pleasantly surprised they were about to go on their first official mission together. "I was with Ruby when she got called in to sign up for one."

Weiss crossed her arms, looking a little offended. "While it's nice to have a mission to go on, that dolt could have informed all of us about it before signing up."

"It was kinda outta nowhere to be honest. I was just lucky to be there with her when she got the message on her scroll." Yang explained. "Oh, and I think Team JNPR is going on a mission too."

"Was it mandatory?" Weiss asked.

Yang shrugged. "Not sure. Ruby just got a message on her scroll to report to the sign up station. I kinda bailed on her after she signed up to get a bite to eat."

Weiss sighed. "I suppose I'll just ask her when she gets here." The white haired teen walked over to the mirror, looking at her reflection for a moment as she imagined seeing her wolf form. It was staring back at her, not actually, but in her mind.

The blonde brawler wasn't dumb. She knew Weiss was having some trouble, so she walked over, appearing behind Weiss in the mirror, so she knew Yang was behind her. "Y'know, we could go find Ruby now if ya want. Get her to give you some afternoon cuddles to help ya feel better."

With a blush, Weiss spun around and stomped her foot against the floor. "I do not need cuddles, you oaf. I'm fine."

"Hey, now, no one in this world should ever deny a good cuddle, especially from their girlfriend." Yang grinned, trying to lighten the mood, which only got Weiss to blush harder. "Buuuuut, if you'd rather skip out on cuddles, we can still find Ruby to see why we're being told to go on a mission."

Weiss rolled her eyes and walked passed the blonde brawler. "Just don't make me freeze you in place, you oaf." Yang chuckled, finding Weiss' threat to be cute, rather than scary. "We should also inform Blake of this, you know."

"On it." Yang got her scroll out and sent a text to her partner, telling her to meet up with them at the front of the school.

After getting outside, Weiss smiled at the breeze that hit her, only for Blake to walk over to her and Yang moments later. "What is this about a mission?" The cat Faunus inquired.

"Ruby apparently was told to sign up for one, without telling us." Weiss glared at Yang, who groaned in response.

"I already told you it was outta nowhere. Now stop complaining. I let Ruby know we'll be waiting out here for her." Yang said.

"Hmph." Weiss looked over at the school's entrance, hoping her partner would be quick about it. "Did you even see what kind of mission we'll be going on?"

"Yup. It's not that hard. Just a search and destroy." Yang explained. "Soooo, bring on your best moves, cause we're finally gonna get to fight some Grimm again."

Blake spoke up. "It is what we're training for, and besides, are all of your moves not your best?"

The slight grin on Blake's face made Yang stutter. "W-What? I mean… You gotta have like, y'know, a really awesome move too… Wait, you're messing with me ain't ya?"

The cat Faunus shrugged. "Maybe, maybe not. Or I'm just pointing out that no matter what situation you're in, be prepared to give it your all. That or you'll end up, well… I don't need to say."

"Ugh! Blake, why are you being so dark about this?" Yang whined.

"To get you to stop being you for a moment." Blake stated, earning a chuckle from Weiss, while Yang hung her head in defeat. "That and because it's easy to mess with you after spending a month and a half here."

Before Yang could fire back, Ruby ran over to her team, bursting with energy. "We got a mission! It's gonna be awesome!" She yelled, flailing her arms around excitingly. "I can finally use Crescent Rose to its fullest potential again."

Weiss decided to speak first. "One, calm down. Two, why were you told to sign up for a mission in the first place, three, will you stop yelling every time you're excited…"

"Nope, Ozpin said that we qualified for a mission because of our grades as first years, and nope." Ruby responded to each of Weiss' points, earning a glare from her girlfriend. "What? I'm allowed to be excited, Wolfy."

The white haired teen quickly flicked her partner's forehead, making Ruby recoil back a bit. "Yes, you are, but yelling out at the top of your lungs is not appropriate all the time. And stop calling me Wolfy so much!"

"You know she'll do it more now, right?" Yang grinned and Weiss rolled her eyes.

Ruby rubbed her forehead a few times, pouting at her partner. "I still wanna be excited for this. It's our first real mission together as a team, Weiss."

"Okay, okay." Weiss gave up. "Just be sure to let us know with at least a text message on signing us up for a mission."

"I know, it was just really unexpected is all." Ruby explained. "But I promise from now on, I'll tell my team about every important detail on what involves all of us."

The smile her girlfriend gave her was enough for Weiss. "Good… And thank you for making the promise, you dork."

"Hey!" Ruby pouted, earning a light giggle from Weiss. "If you get to call me dork just as much as I call you Wolfy, then Imma keep calling you that… Wolfy." She grinned.

Weiss simply rolled her eyes. "Uh huh. Before we end up going back and forth, I'd like to know when our mission is. Also where we'll be going."

Ruby got her scroll out and quickly swiped the screen. "Hmm, tomorrow is when we get sent out. And it looks like we'll be heading for the Sapphire Coast."

"Sapphire Coast?" Weiss repeated in a questioning manner.

Blake spoke up. "It's a coast with blue dust crystal scattered all over. Prime target for most water elemental Grimm subtypes. I've only ever been there once before, so we'll have to be on guard for anything."

Yang patted her partner's back. "Man, you really have gone a lot of places, Shadowcat." She whispered the nickname, doing her best to not break her promise.

"Only to places I needed to be is all." Blake stated, piquing Yang's interest.

"Uh oh." Ruby suddenly said, the team looking over to see what was getting her so nervous. "So… The person who is gonna be shadowing us on the mission is Ms. Goodwitch…"

Yang started laughing, while Blake looked a little confused on the matter. "What?"

"The person who caught my sister sneaking on a mission was Goodwitch." Yang laughed a little harder, while Ruby looked terrified, knowing that the blonde professor would scold her about it when they'd head out.

Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose. "Ruby, relax. She's a trained huntress, and while what you did was obviously ridiculous, I doubt she'd let that interfere with a mission as important as this."

"Miss Rose, finally on a mission you didn't sneak on." Glynda chastised, earning a groan from Ruby, while Weiss was surprised that the huntress would even bring that up.

"I knew she'd never let me live it down!" Ruby whined.

Glynda rolled her eyes and escorted the team to the Bullhead. "As you know, the mission you'll be on is a simple search and destroy. Some elementals are out near the Sapphire Coast keeping miners from it, so you are to clear it out. Do you four understand?"

All four members nodded, and Yang spoke up. "Kill the Grimm to make sure the miners can get the dust from the coast. Easy enough."

"Don't underestimate your opponents, Miss Xiao Long. Elementals are not a joke." Glynda reminded.

"Trust me, I know. I'm just saying that we get what we have to do." Yang assured.

"Good." Glynda stepped on the Bullhead, small enough to bring her and the team to the coast in under an hour. "Have you all brought the proper gear for this mission?"

Ruby had a large pack on her back, nodding to the blonde professor. "Yup! Ready to go and if we have to camp out, we have the gear for that too."

Glynda glanced at Weiss for a moment, feeling an odd fear in the back of her head. The white haired huntress in training took note that her teacher was looking right at her. "U-Um, did you want to ask me something, Ms. Goodwitch?"

"Hmm? Oh… No, no, I was just waiting on you four to get on the Bullhead already. We haven't got the whole day for this, so hurry it along." Glynda said as she looked away from Weiss.

They all hurried in on the Bullhead, not wanting to risk being yelled at. "Any idea on how long we'll be out there for?" Yang asked the blonde professor when the team was all in.

"We've been given three days to handle the elementals there. If I were to get involved, we could get it done faster, but that isn't why I'm going. So if you really want to impress anyone, don't make me have to jump in." Glynda remarked.

Yang rubbed the back of her head. "Okay, a bit of added pressure there, but hey, it's like you said, this isn't gonna be a joke. We'll show ya that we can take care of ourselves out there."

"I would hope so, Miss Xiao Long." Glynda replied.

As the Bullhead landed, the team and their shadowing huntress stepped off. "We'll be coming back here in either the three days given, or earlier if you four can dispatch of the Elementals, and other Grimm types in the area."

The girls were taken aback by the beauty of the Sapphire Coast, looking at the calm blue water. "Wow, if we didn't know Grimm were here, I'd say this place would be a wonderful vacation spot." Weiss commented.

"I'll say." Yang took in the sight.

Ruby readied Crescent Rose, pulling it up to look down the scope. "Hmm, well, this coast is… Uh, wow. Not like any coast I've ever seen. It goes for miles."

Glynda nodded. "A place like this should be preserved, but due to its abundance of water dust crystals, it's used for mining operations. Some that still haven't found its way through the entirety of the coast."

"Sheesh, well we better get to work if we wanna clear this place out in three days." Yang said as she got Ember Celica ready to go. "Where should we start then?"

Blake looked back and forth down the coastline. "Honestly, it's hard to say. Either side will do, and we can't forget the grasslands off the coast." Gambol Shroud was ready to go.

Weiss took a breath, having an idea as she tapped Ruby's shoulder, getting her attention. "Maybe if I use my semblance, I can sniff out the Grimm in the area."

"You can track that well? Awesome." Ruby grinned, praising her partner as she threw her arm around Weiss. "I guess the closest scent you smell is the one we'll go to first."

The white haired huntress in training smiled at the praise. "Yes, well I can only track scents I've come in contact with before, and only in my wolf form of course. So if there are any Grimm out there we haven't faced yet, then I won't be able to find them."

"That's fine. Just the fact that you can already track down a few types of Grimm is gonna make this so much easier for us. Thank you, Wolfy!" Ruby hugged her girlfriend tight, making her blush.

Glynda looked a little nervous about Weiss' suggestion to use her semblance, but as a huntress, she couldn't say anything and allowed the team to make their own decisions, hoping they wouldn't lead to something bad.

"Okay, ice wolf. Ready when you are." Yang gave her a thumbs up.

Weiss nodded, closing her eyes and activating her 'semblance'. Moments later she was ready to go, and Ruby quickly got her clothes for her, putting them in her pack. Glynda knew even more about Weiss' 'semblance', worrying her even more so.

Before she did anything else though, Ruby walked over to her partner and smiled, wrapping her necklace around the white wolf. "Here ya go, Weiss."

The white wolf's tail swayed happily as she nuzzled Ruby a few times. Without realizing it, Glynda teared up, feeling it roll down her cheek as she raised her hands up to wipe it away.

Mission time. I'll be trying more fight scenes in this mission, so I hope they'll be something you can all enjoy. And it also gives me the chance to write more for Glynda's involvement with Lazuria.

To JJ- Glad the transition of the time skip was good, and yeah, Nora is the over dramatic kind who would yell out if she lost while landing on her butt out of bounds. Weiss is still going to have that guilt with her, and she'll have to realize that she can control who she is.

I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 57. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 58.