(A smokescreen is seen and a great, golden dragon flies out of it, breathing fire before it turns in a barrel roll formation then turns into a man made entirely of gold with one Perfect Sharingan eye, the other a Rinnegan eye and a third eye on his forehead)

Long live the KING

Welcome back everyone and I hope your all staying safe and healthy

Now that the initiation is over and the new teams have been given great advice from the S.F team, time to see if they have put that they have learned into effect

Also I am SO sorry for the long-ass wait

With that said, enjoy

Chapter 15 First day struggles

(The next morning)

It was a beautiful morning as Weiss was just getting up and stretched her arms as she let out a yawn her serenity was interrupted thanks to a sudden, loud whistle was heard, which caused her to fall to the floor

"GOOD MORNING TEAM RWBY" Ruby shouted

"What in the WORLD is wrong with you" Weiss asked Ruby as she got to her feet

"Now that your awake, we can get started on an important piece of business" Ruby stated

"What are you talking about" Weiss asked

"Decorating" Yang stated, holding random decorative objects

"What" Weiss asked

"We still have to unpack" Blake stated holding up a briefcase before it opened and the items in it fell to the floor

"And clean" Blake added to her last statement, suddenly Ruby blew her whistle again, making Weiss fall to the ground again

"Okay then…Yang, Blake, Weiss and the fearless Ruby have officially begun their first mission, BANZAI" Ruby yelled

"BANZAI" Yang and Blake yelled as well, the four of them decorated the dorm room but after the decorations were put up, it was a bit cramped

"This isn't going to work" Weiss stated

"It is a bit cramped" Blake added

"Maybe we should ditch some of our stuff" Yang suggested

"Or we could ditch out bed…and replace them WITH BUNK BEDS" Ruby suggested

"That sounds really dangerous" Weiss stated

"And super awesome" Yang added

"It does seem officiant" Blake added

"Well…let's put it to a vote" Weiss stated

"I think you just did" Ruby told her, Yanga and Blake agreed while Weiss disagreed, so they worked fast and they converted the four, individual beds were turned into bunk beds

"Objection complete" Ruby stated

"SWEET" Yang said

"Not bad" Blake added

"Looks like an utter mess" Weiss said

(In Team GOLD's dorm room)

Gabriel, Orenstein, Lala and Donna got dressed for their first class

"MMM, I'm not so sure about this chose of clothes, I feel like I'm working on the farm in a size small pants and shirt" Donna said as she tried fixing her skirt

"And does my skirt REALLY have to so damn short" Donna added

"Never been in a skirt before" Lala asked

"NEVER…I'm a lot more comfortable in a pair of jeans and boots" Donna said

"I don't know, I kind of like this" Gabriel said as he stepped out in his school clothing

"Speak for yourself, I feel…restrained" Orenstein said, stepping out in his uniform

"I don't know I think we look GOOD" Gabriel said

"Well, you guys can keep em, I prefer my boots and jeans" Donna said

"I agree wholehearted" Orenstein said

"Come on Donna, with a skirt like that it probably won't be long before your beating men off you with a stick" Gabriel said

"I rather use my fists and I'm already trying to beat that asshole Cardin off me, I swear, the way he acts with women, he's like a tiny dog humping a lady's leg" Donna replied

"UGH, don't remind me" Lala said

(Team REED's dorm)

"This will NOT work for me" Edna said, complaining about her outfit

"Why, you look fine to me" Ryu asked

"She's more of a Gothic type of girl" Damom told Ryu

"Oh" Ryu muttered, Ezio then came out of the bathroom with one, major difference, his hair was neatly kept and put in a big ponytail

"Whoa, what happened to the hair" Damom asked

"YEAH, the way it was, it was so you, now it looks like it's been drowned in" Edna was about to say

"In hair jell, I know, I KNOW, Ozpin and Miss Glynda said I needed to keep it neat and tidy…bummer, huh" Ezio asked

"At least you don't have to wear something that makes you look like a life-sized Barbie doll" Edna said

"Oh yeah, you didn't have to work half through the night pulling Mochi out of your hair, I'm pretty sure that because of that Mochi of yours that I have a few bold spots in my head now" Ezio replied

"I really am sorry about that" Edna said

"I just wish I could carry my sword's a swordsman should never be without his swords" Ryu said

"And…why would you wanna carry your swords everywhere you go" Ezio asked

"Samurai code, NEVER be without your swords, you never know when you might be ambushed or there's an attack or something" Ryu answered

"We're in a school filled with highly skilled Hunters and Huntresses INCLUDING the S.F team whose leader kicked our asses not too long ago…I think we're good" Damom said

"That's no excuse for being underprepared, preparation is key to success" Ryu replied

"Did you get that from a fortune cookie or from Donna" Edna asked

"Ancient proverb from my hometown" Ryu answered

(Team PLTM's dorm)

"Ugh, I look ridiculous" Percy said

"Though probably not as much as I FEEL ridiculous" Mar said

"Mar, you look fine and bro…your just angry because you can't wear your hat with the suit" Lance said

"HEY…don't diss dad's lucky hat" Percy said

"Oh please, this is nothing compared to the formal wear I was forced to put on during formal gatherings with my mother" Thaddeus said

"Oh, yeah, how'd that go" Lance asked

"VERY restricting, I could hardly even move my arms and legs without ripping the suit she picked out for me" Thaddeus said

"Wait, wait, wait, your MOM picks your clothes for you" Lance asked

"Only when it's formal gatherings" Thaddeus answered

"At least you don't look like a damned monkey in this" Mar said

"Well, we have no choice, it's school regulation…no matter HOW much we don't like it" Thaddeus said

"Not me, I look like a lady's man" Lance said before Percy whacked him in the back of the head

"AAH, DAMN IT BRO" Lance grunted

"See if the ladies like that lump that I left on ya head" Percy said

(Back with Team RWBY)

"Okay, second order of business IIIIIISSS…classes" Ruby stated as she cracked open a book

"Our first class is at nine, then we have" Ruby was about to say

"WAIT, DID YOU SAY NINE O'CLOCK" Weiss asked her in a state of shock

"Um, yeah" Ruby answered

"IT'S EIGHT, FIFTY-FIVE, YOU DOLT" Weiss replied before she ran out of the dorm room and the others of her team then teams JNPR, REED, PLTM and GOLD popped their heads out from their dorm rooms

"T-T-TO CLASS" Ruby shouted as she ran after Weiss

"YOU HEARD HER BOYS, MOVE YOUR ASSES" Lance yelled as his teammates, Yang and Blake raced after Weiss and Ruby

"GO, GO, GO" Orenstein yelled as he and his team bolted as well

"Class" Juane muttered before him and his team fell to the ground as they were stacked on top of each other

"WERE GONNA BE LATE" Juane stated as he and his team sprinted after the other teams with Team REED behind them

"MOVE IT, MOVE IT, MOVE IT" Damom yelled, as they ran to class

"WE'RE MOVING, WE'RE MOVING" Edna shouted back, Ozpin and Glynda were watching from afar

"There go the new, late teams of the year, professor" Glynda told Ozpin

"It's just their first day, remember when you were young" Ozpin asked, he then noticed Glynda walking in the direction that the students were going

"Where are you going" Ozpin asked his fellow professor

"Going to observe their first day" Glynda answered

"What a coincidence, we're going there to" A voice came from behind the two to show Ivan, Hector, Vali, Merida, Corypheus and Ada

"Very well" Glynda said before the group walked in the direction of the students

"I'm sure they'll will do fine" Ozpin told the group, but they kept walking

"I'll be there to observe, if you need me, I'll be with the new students for a while" Glynda replied

"Developing something for some of the new children, are we" Ozpin asked her, making her stop in her tracks and turned her head to him

"In all my years I have NEVER seen a more mismatched group of teams" She replied

"What about us and the rest of S.F" Ivan asked

"You are all professions with years if not decade's worth of experience, those students are raw, untamed potential and in my opinion, a bomb just waiting to go off" She answered before she and the group walked off

(Professor Peter Port's classroom)

As Glynda, Ivan, Vali, Hector, Merida, Corypheus and Ada watched from the back of the room and the talkative Professor Peter

"Monsters, demons, prowlers of the night, yes the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey and you shall too after graduating from this prestigious academy, now as I was saying, Vale as well as the other, three kingdoms are safe havens in a peerless world, our world is absolutely infested with creatures that love nothing more than to tear you to pieces and that is where we come in, hunters and huntresses, individuals that have sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves" Professor Peter then started to chat about his "golden years", basically boring some of the students, Weiss was getting annoyed at how Ruby, Blake and Yang were distracting her, she would have snapped if not for Thaddeus, he secretly passed her a note, she opened it up and read it to herself

"Let them have their fun, they're just trying to get past the boasting of the professor's past" The note read, Weiss then wrote a note of her own and she secretly passed it to Thaddeus and he read it to himself

"At least, they can take learning how to battle Grimm seriously, they're acting like it's a joke" Weiss's note read, Thaddeus then replied with another note

"Not everyone can be focused and serious Weiss, me, Ryu and Orenstein are taking it seriously" Thaddeus's note read then Weiss replied

"Fine, at least some of you are taking this seriously" Weiss's note replied

"Now, which one of you think they have all the embodiments required to be a hunter or huntress" Professor Porter asked the class, Gabriel then raised his right hand

"I do sir" Gabriel told him

"Mister Grey, do you believe you have what it takes" Porter asked him

"I don't just believe, I know, sir" Gab answered

"Confidence, I like it, but confidence can only get you so far Mister Grey, why don't we find out" Porter asked Gab

"What do you have in mind sir" Gab asked

"Step forward and show us what you can do" He answered, Gabriel then got up and geared up before he stepped onto the floor of Porter's classroom where he had a cage containing a Grimm for Gabriel to fight

"Let's go, Gab" Orenstein stated

"Good luck" Lala added

"Come on, put up ya dukes, boy" Donna added, Gabriel then twirled his drawing pencil in his left hand

"What's he gonna do, draw the Grimm to death" Cardin asked

"Shut up and watch, Cardin…you might learn something, all of you" Hector told the bully

"Are you ready" Porter asked Gabriel

"Waiting on your word, professor" Geo answered

"BEGIN" Porter stated as he opened the cage and let lose a huge cat, called a Saber tooth Grimm, very aggressive and strong, Volf then growled

"Easy Volf, Gab has this" Ivan told his canine companion, as the Saber tooth snarled at Gab who smirked

"Come at me beasty, hit me right here" Gab taunted the beast as he pointed to a spot on his face, the Saber tooth roared before it charged at Gab, when the beast was close enough Gab drew a huge wall that appeared in-between the two which the Grimm hit its head square in the middle of, Gab however was seating on top of the wall before he drew something else before it appeared on the ground, it was a giant ball

"A…ball" Donna asked before the Grimm started pushing it around with its massive paws before it started acting like a common housecat, making the students and even the professor chuckle

"Even a Grimm cat is STILL a cat" Gab said

"Ha, ha, very amusing Mister Grey but" Professor Port was about to say before Gab added something to his drawn ball, which was a huge, long spike which impaled the Grimm right through the head, killing it

"OUCH" Mar muttered as he rubbed his forehead

"Hmm, interesting strategy, care to explain" Professor Port asked Gab

"Quite simple really, even if their Grimm some take on the attributes and characteristics of the animals they represent, know your opponent inside and out" Gab explained

"Very ingenious Mister Grey, well done, you may return to your seat now" Porter told Gab, he then nodded to the professor and returned to his seat next to Lala

"YEAH BABY" Lala said as she and Gab fist bumped, after some more lessons and after Weiss was continuously annoyed by Ruby's attitude but before she lost it, class was over

"I'm afraid that is all the time we have for today students, be sure to cover the assigned readings and…stay vigilant…class dismissed" Porter told them as the students dispersed

"UGH, that was a long lesson" Percy said

"It was…interesting" Blake stated, not wanting to outright say that it was boring

"The lessons or those awful stories he kept dragging through the mud" Ezio asked her

"The stories" Blake moaned

"They weren't that bad" Lala said

"That's because YOU had Double bubble gum to chew on through the WHOLE class" Donna said

"I would have given some to you guys" Lala said

"And lesson of the day boys and girls, bring something to get you through Professor P's BORING as HELL lessons" Mar said

"You can say that again, stretchy tail" Damom agreed

"Okay, and the lesson of the day boys and AAH" Mar shouted as Blake hit him in the back of the head

"He didn't mean literally" Blake told him

"Take a joke Blake" Mar replied, rubbing the back of his head

"Finally, someone else who likes to joke" Yang said

*That's all we need* Weiss said in her mind

"Yeah, but you know what I could go for right now" Ruby asked

"What's that" Orenstein asked her

"A nice, cold drink" Ruby answered

"I'm for that" Yang added

"Yes PLEASE" Edna added, as they walked Thaddeus noticed that Weiss had something on her mind as she walked off in another direction

"What's up with her" Percy asked

"How should I know" Ruby asked in return

"Why don't ya'll go on ahead, I think I left something in the classroom" Thaddeus told the others

"Alright, just don't take too long or we'll drink all the drinks, even yours" Mar told him

"Duly noted" Thaddeus replied as the other teams walked away Ivan and Vali saw their students walk off

"Hmm, now what's this about" Vali asked

"I'll find out for ya, go with your other students" Ivan told Vali

"Appreciated" Vali replied before he walked off, meanwhile Thaddeus then went off to find Weiss meanwhile Glynda and Ivan watched from afar

"A little disharmony in Team RWBY" Glynda asked

"Looks that way…you go on ahead, Miss Goodwitch, I'll see what's bothering the Schnee girl" Ivan said before he and Volf walked off

(With Weiss in the rooftop gardens)

Thaddeus found Weiss, alone with her thoughts until Thaddeus came up to her

"Miss Schnee, is something wrong" Thaddeus asked her

"What makes you say that" Weiss asked him as he stood next to her

"Well, I couldn't help but notice that something is bothering you, I can tell when something is bothering someone, now, either you talk to me about it and we settle whatever it is…or, we continue with you being broody" He told her

"I'm NOT broody" She replied

"Wither you'd like to admit it or not Miss Schnee, you need to get something off your chest" He told her, Weiss was silent for a minute

"Your point" Weiss asked

"I'm a good listener if you wanna…vent out a little" Thaddeus told her, she then sighed

"Why did he choose her" She asked him

"Pardon" He asked her

"Ruby…why did Ozpin pair me with her" Weiss asked him

"And who else would you have suggested that he pick" He asked her

"Pyrrha, Ryu, Orenstein, Percy…I would even take YOU, she doesn't take any of this seriously, she disruptive and immature and continues to act like a child just like in the Emerald forest, you saw it for yourself" Weiss said

"If memory serves me right, YOU acted a bit childish yourself, did you not" Thaddeus asked making her blush in embarrassment

"T-that, that was an off day" Weiss said

"Sorry, but when you tell it you have to tell it all" Thaddeus said

"The point is I came here to be the best I can be I didn't come here to waste time fooling around like Ruby does, WHY would Ozpin choose her to be on my team" Weiss asked

"And Blake and Yang, what about them" Thaddeus asked

"Yang's jokes, I can bare, and Blake is quiet but studious, I can work with someone like that" Weiss answered, Thaddeus paused for a minute before he answered

"May I be blunt to speak, Miss Schnee" He asked her

"Why ask my permission" She asked him

"Mothers lessons in manners, permission to speak freely" He asked her

"Yeah…I guess so" She answered

"Weiss…I understand that you want to succeed, I can see it in your attitude, your tactics, your weapon of choice, your outfit in battle" He told her

"You've only known me for a few days, how can you possibly know me" She asked him

"I can read people like a book by looking at the four aspects I list to you, you know what they tell me" He asked her

"What's that" She asked him

"That you don't get much love from your father" He answered, his answer made his eyes widened and turn to him

"And what do you know about that" Weiss asked him

"I don't…but I'm guessing that you and him, don't get along very well, in fact, I think that he only sees you as a" Thaddeus was about to say

"Stop it" Weiss stated

"A tool" Thaddeus stated, Weiss then whipped out her rapier sword and pointed it at Thaddeus's neck

"You dare" She snarled

"Weiss, let me explain" Thaddeus told her

"And to think I thought you were different than other Faunus's" Weiss said

"I am, please, let me speak" He told her

"No, don't ever talk to me again, you don't even KNOW my father" Weiss told him as she was about to walk away but he grabbed her left arm

"Oh, but I do, I've meet him before" He told her, what he said shocked her, a Faunus meet her father, she knew that he knew a lot of people but very few of them were Faunus's

"What" She asked him

"I meet him when I was ten, my father, T'Chunka Black once ran the Black mechanics company" Thaddeus stated

"Wait…I know that name, my father has been trying to make a deal of him for a few years now, but…he never got that deal" Weiss stated

"Yeah, your dad came over to try and cut a deal with him a long time ago, he wanted a fair deal where is Mister Schnee was allowed access to the companies recourses that all the Faunus workers would be treated equally and the loot was split fifty, fifty, dead even…I can imagine you know how your father reacts to being told what's what by a Faunus" He told her, leaving her slightly stunned, she had to admit, he was right at least on that point

"Not very well, I take it" Weiss said

"Not at all, I still remember his outburst before he left, but at any rate, I wanna ask you something and I want a completely, honest answer" Thaddeus told her

"Okay" She stated

"Why are you even here" Thaddeus asked her, she paused

"To honor my family" She answered, but Thaddeus didn't believe it

"I thought a proper lady wasn't supposed to tell lies" Thaddeus said

"I'm NOT" Weiss said

"Weiss…I know that you think all Faunus's are bad…but not all of us, I've treated you with nothing but respect so far…please, be honest with me as I've been with you" He told her, Weiss knew that Thaddeus's family was respectable and he was a gentlemen, even for a Faunus and for reasons she couldn't understand, she felt something inside her that said she could trust him, she then sighed after a moment of silence

"Okay…I…I didn't come here to honor my family…I came here on my own" She told him

"Go on" He replied, Weiss then pulled him to a nearby bench and they sat down

"My father didn't want me at Beacon…when my sister, Winter went to work for Vale's military division, he wasn't happy, she is the older sibling, next in line to gain the Schnee company, mother talked him into letting her go…but…overtime, he became almost…unbearable to be lived with" She explained

"Your father doesn't even see you as a daughter anymore, does he" He asked her, she simply cried a bit

"I heard all the accusations that about my family, that we're cruel, unfeeling and slave drivers" Weiss stated

"And you came here to prove them wrong, didn't you" He asked her

"One of the reasons" She muttered

"And the other" Thaddeus asked her

"To be a huntress, use what I have to carve a name for myself, to not just be known as the daughter of one of the words richest slave drivers" Weiss answered as tears stained her eyes

"I can't image what that's like Weiss…but tell me, why take out your anger on Ruby" He asked her

"I want to be part of a team that counts and takes this profession seriously" Weiss answered

"She's just starting, just like the rest of the new bloods…we can't all be as serious, I think that Ruby is dedicated, but in her own, special way, Weiss" Thaddeus stated as he gripped her right hand, Weiss's cheeks then heated up

"All I ask is that you should be thankful for what you do have and not complain about the things that you don't, hone your skills, perfect ever technique at your disposal and be not just the best teammate but the best person you can be…will you at least TRY to be friends with Ruby" He asked her, Weiss paused for a second, whipping the tears from her eyes

"Oh, okay, I'll…try…I'm not the best when it comes to friends" She replied

"Then start out small, baby steps before the big steps…do you feel better" He asked her

"Actually…I do…thank you Thaddeus…and…you won't say anything about my father to the others, will you" She asked him

"If that's what you wish" He replied

"You promise" She asked him, he then got up from his seat and turned to face her before he crossed his arms in front of his chest, fists balled before he bowed to her

"I swear on my very soul that I will not tell anyone unless you want me to tell them" He replied Weiss then smiled

(Of course, the bow that Thaddeus did is a reference to the Black panther/Chadwick Boseman, who lost a silent battle with Cancer some time ago, may his soul rest in peace, Wakanda forever)

"You're really sweet…thank you" She replied before she walked off only to see Ivan around the corner

"Ivan" Weiss said in shock

"Evening Miss Schnee, I see you and Thaddeus are getting along" Ivan said

"You were eavesdropping on us" Weiss asked

"Not the whole time" Ivan replied

"How much did you hear" Weiss asked

"Other than the fact that you have some daddy issues…not much" Ivan answered

"If you tell ANYONE about" Weiss was about to say

"Relax Schnee, my lips are sealed learn to trust someone, it's a good attribute when it comes to being part of a team…besides I got similar issues" Ivan said

"You do" She asked

"Even the top team on Remnant isn't perfect, you have daddy issues, I got mommy issues, she was never around…left me and my dad when I was only seven days old" Ivan said

"Oh…I'm sorry, do you at least know her name" Weiss said, feeling sympathy for her team leader

"No, I asked my dad several times and I don't remember much about her, all he would ever tell me about her was that she would have given up ANYTHING in the world to stay with us but…she just couldn't" Ivan said

"Did you ever try and find her" She asked

"Oh, I wanted to Schnee, believe me I did, but I didn't on a promise I had to make with my dad, he made me promise that I wouldn't go out looking for her" He answered

"What, WHY" She asked

"I asked the same thing, all he said on the matter was that "one day I'll tell you the truth and then you'll understand" that was all he ever said whenever I would ask him about her, but there is something I do remember about her…her eyes…deep, icy blue…like the purest, blue ice, a lot like yours to be honest" Ivan said

"Like mine" She asked

"Yep…but, either she's out there either living with another man and another family…or has long been dead, either way she's probably forgotten all about me, anyway the school day isn't over yet, back to the old grease pit" Ivan said before he turned to walk away, he then noticed that Volf wasn't following, he turned to see Volf was walking up to Weiss

"Um…good dog" Weiss said as she held out her right hand, Volf sniffed it only to rub his head against Weiss's hand, she then started stroking him

"Strange" Ivan said

"What's that" Weiss asked as she pet Volf, wagging his tail

"Usually Volf only lets people he's known for a longtime pet him…but he seems to like you and he only JUST meet you" Ivan said

"He seems like a loyal one" Weiss said

"The most loyal, come Volf" Ivan called as Volf followed Ivan, unknowingly the two left some strange feeling that the two of them are…connected somehow (Hmm, I wonder why)

(Later in the evening, Beacon training grounds)

The new students all gathered at Beacon's training ground, which was an entire, lower area of the mountain that the school was built upon, completely tricked out for any type of training, there the S.F team and Glynda gathered with the students for training

"Alright, everyone LISTEN UP…you all made it into Beacon which in itself is a call for a small celebration, but can anyone tell me what's a bigger cause for celebration" Eric asked

"Proving your strongest" Cardin asked, Eric then whipped out his Power pole whilst it was extended and whacked Cardin on the top of the head

"GAAH" Cardin grunted

"No…you all get to learn new tricks of the trade, everyone, put your weapons and or other gear on the ground in front of you now" Eric said, the students looked among each other like "Is he serious"

"NOW" Eric repeated only for each student to discard their weapons

"That's better, now your ready for some training" Eric said

"But sir how are we gonna fight without our weapons" Ruby asked

"First off Ruby, sir makes me feel like an old man, no offence Corypheus" Eric told the Warden

"None taken" Corypheus replied

"Just Eric will do fine and two, who said you needed a weapon to fight back, before the human or Faunus race had weapons we had our hands, our feet and our wits to keep us alive…you're all gonna learn a bit of unarmed combat today from four of our finest fighters, Ivan" Eric said as the Cryomancer stepped up

"Corypheus" Eric said as the Warden stepped up

"Hector" Eric said as Hector stepped up

"And yours truly" Eric said, stepping up

"Any questions" Eric asked, Lala raised her hand

"No need for the hand raise, Lala just ask your question" Corypheus said

"What does hand to hand have to do with fighting Grimm" Lala asked

"Yeah, last time I checked Grimm have teeth, claws, tail whips, are bigger than us and…a BUNCH of other stuff" Mar said

"You won't always be fighting Grimm, so Ozpin gave us permission to teach you all some hand to hand combat styles just in-case the non-Grimm enemies rear their heads into the mix" Ivan answered

"So…who's up first" Eric asked

"Right here" Ryu said, stepping up

"I'll take you on" Pyrrha said, stepping up

"Yours truly" Thaddeus said, stepping forward

"Let's get it on" Donna said, stepping up to bat

"Alright, but one rule though, fists and feet only, no Semblances, got it" Eric asked

"Right, Fair enough, Of course, Got it" Ryu, Pyrrha, Thaddeus and Donna answered at the same time

"Miss G" Eric told Glynda, she then pressed a few buttons on a tablet she was holding

"What's that for" Yang asked

"Just watch" Merida answered before the entire room suddenly "changed" into what looked like a traditional, martial arts dojo

"SO COOL" Ruby said

"Impressive tech" Orenstein added

"Thanks to our resident genius, Tifa here the boys in the tech lab managed to upgrade the training room, everything here is what you would call a solid-hologram projection, everything you see with the hologram projection might as well be real" Hector explained

"Wow, YOU designed this" Velvet asked Tifa

"I do my best" Tifa said, shrugging her shoulders

"So, how do we do this" Ryu asked the S.F members who he, Donna and Thaddeus were gonna fight with

"Four students each will step up to fight, if even one of you can land a punch on any one of us, you may get something special" Eric said

"What's that" Edna asked

"Strike one of us and you'll find out for yourself" Eric answered as he and his teammates got ready

(3 hours later)

Like in the initiation test, the S.F team DOMINATED the students in seemingly every aspect, now the only one left was Jaune Arc who was up against Eric

"Come on Jaune, you got more than this" Eric told Jaune as the young student tried to hit Eric over and over, but he continued to dodge every attack

"Man, Jaune is really struggling" Ruby said

"Really the bottom of the pole, WHY the hell is he even here" Cardin asked

"Why don't you shut it and watch Cardin" Hector told Cardin as Jaune continued swinging

"Yeah, he's lasting longer than you did when you stepped up to fight Eric, how long did you last anyway, two seconds" Ada asked, making Cardin growl, Corypheus wanted to try something with Jaune so without anyone noticing it, he closed his eyes and as Jaune was swinging he heard…a voice in his head

*Distract his vision by waving your left hand in front of his eyes then go for a hit to the stomach with your right fist, if caught go for a spinning, sweep kick with your right leg* The voice in Jaune's head spoke, he didn't know who was talking but it wasn't his voice, he didn't know WHERE the voice was coming from but it sounded like sound advice so he went for it, he held his left hand sideways and swiped it to the left, distracting Eric then going for a right uppercut to the stomach only for Eric to block it with his right hand

"Not bad Jaune" Eric said before Jaune quickly went low with his right leg and swept Eric off his feet

"WHAT" Nora yelled

"HE GOT A HIT" Yang yelled

"No way" Percy muttered

"I don't fucking BELIEVE IT" Cardin growled, Eric hit the ground and Jaune was stunned at what he just did, Eric Stone the leader of S.F took a HIT from him, not even all the students during the initiation test could even lay a FINGER on him but here he was standing over the leader of S.F, Eric was slightly stunned only for him to laugh out loud

"Oh MAN…Jaune, I'm impressed, I haven't been dropped to the ground in a long while, well done" Eric said before flipping to his feet

"NO WAY, how did a weakling like you do that" Cardin asked

*Tell him nothing…trust me* The voice spoke again in Jaune's head

"I…I guess it was a lucky move" Jaune said, rubbing the back of his head

"Young man, in this line of work there is no such thing as luck" Ada told Jaune

"Yeah, you just caught our leader off guard, even I'm impressed" Vali added

"Still call it STUPID ASS LUCK" Cardin growled

"ENOUGH CARDIN…now Jaune, since you landed a hit on me…here is your prize" Eric said before taking out what looked like a scroll (Not the high-tech type of scroll, an old rolling scroll with paper)

"A useless piece of paper" Dove asked

"It's a scroll genius" Ryu said

"A little old school thrown into the mix, why not" Mar said

"Containing…what exactly" Blake asked, Jaune then took the scroll and opened it, it contained what looked like martial art instructions

"Whoa" Jaune muttered

"What, what is it" Weiss asked

"This students…is a scroll that once belonged to one of my masters, one of the many men and women who taught me how to fight with the BEST of the BEST…Jaune you are holding the scroll of an ancient martial art fighting style "Lightning cutting roaring fist" Eric said

"N-NO WAY" Ryu said in shock

"REALLY" Thaddeus asked in shock as well

"What the hell is that" Lance asked

"Lightning cutting roaring fist is one of Remnant's oldest and most powerful martial arts, invented by a Hunter that supposedly was so fast that he once cut an ACTUAL bolt of lightning in half" Ryu explained, shocking and amazing some of the students

"By accident or on purpose" Donna asked

"Who knows, but the martial art discipline has been taught only to a rare handful of people…Jaune, you have NO idea what kind of honor this is, your holding in your hands a scroll detailing the art of Lightning cutting roaring fist" Thaddeus told Jaune

"And it's ALL yours" Eric told Jaune

"Wh-WHAT" Jaune asked

"Oh yeah, it's all yours, I've read it about fifty times and it's getting a little dusty just waiting in my chest of scrolls, so go ahead, take it, read it, learn from it…make it your own if you want" Eric told Jaune, patting him on the back

"Wow, I'm…I'm honored" Jaune said

"And you should be, take care of that VERY few of it are left in the world, everyone else you all did your best and you learned a few things along the way, remember what you have learned and whatever way you wanna use it in your work as a Hunter or Huntress…make sure to use it for the good of others ONLY, dismissed" Eric said before dismissing the class

(Later that night)

Weiss returned to Team RWBY's dorm room to see Blake and Yang were asleep as for Ruby, Weiss looked in her bunk and she looked at Ruby who was snoring, but she had a bunch of books on her bed

*Looks like she's been studying for hours…well…I guess she isn't so bad after all* Weiss said in her mind before she shook Ruby awake

"Ruby…RUBY" Weiss shook Ruby awake

"Oh, hey Weiss" Ruby replied before she yawned

"I must have dossed off while I was studying and I" Ruby was about to say

"How do you take your coffee" Weiss asked her

"What" Ruby asked her

"How do you take your coffee" Weiss repeated

"I appreciate the offer but, really, I'm just" Ruby was about to say

"JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION" Weiss snapped a bit

"UH, CREAM WITH FIVE SUGARS" Ruby replied

"Wait a minute" Weiss told her as she walked off and prepared Ruby her brand of coffee and handed it to Ruby

"Here" She told Ruby

"Thanks" Ruby replied, seating up

"Look, Weiss, I know that I can be a little…hard to get along with but" Ruby was about to say

"Before you say anything else Ruby…I just want to say that…I still think you're a little immature…but…if Ozpin sees something in you…I guess I trust his judgment…and I'm in a position to put trust in you" Weiss told her

"So, your saying" Ruby replied

"That…If Ozpin trusts you to lead Team RWBY…then, I guess, I trust you to" Weiss replied

"What brought this on" She asked Weiss

"Well…Thaddeus he…talked a little sense into me…by the way…I guess some part of me thought those drawings of Professor Porter were…kind of funny" Weiss replied, the two then chuckled

"Goodnight Ruby" Weiss told her, leaving her to her studies

"Night Weiss" Ruby replied with a smile

"And Ruby" Weiss said

"Yeah" Ruby asked

"I always wanted bunk beds as a kid" Weiss replied as she went to change into her night clothing

(Ivan's personal quarters)

Meanwhile in Ivan's personal quarters he prepared for bed but ever since he got the feeling about Weiss when he was near her, he couldn't shake it, Volf whimpered at his life-long friend

"Yeah, I know, I can't shake the feeling like…her and I have some kind of…connection, kind of like were siblings or something" Ivan said as he stroked Volf on the head before he gave Ivan a look

"Yeah, I can tell you like her" Ivan said before relaxed

*Still…those eyes of hers…they're almost like…NAH, that can't be…could it* Ivan asked in his mind

(Jaune, Ren, Nora and Pyrrha's room)

While the others slept, Jaune looked over the scroll given to him by Eric, looking over it

*WOW, this is incredible…these techniques, these moves, I've never seen anything like them…and Eric gave it to me…but…what was that voice that spoke to me before…and who's voice WAS it* Jaune asked in his mind, completely baffled by what happened, well it was just a one time thing right…RIGHT? (Probably not)

BOOM PEOPLE another chapter is set in stone

I hope you guys liked the little twist I did with Jaune, what going on with the voice he's hearing in his head, well I'm afraid your gonna have to wait for the next chapter to find out

See ya'll next time

NINJA VANISH!

(Smokescreen escape)