Airship to Beacon
Two days later…
"I can't Believe my Baby Sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the Best day Ever!" Yang yelled out while Hugging her younger sister, getting a deadpan stare from those around her, as Nuada and Dakura were both Puking their Guts out over by the railing. Over on a screen, the Vale News Network was tuned on.
"In recent news, criminal Roman Torchwick has continued to evade authorities. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you, Lisa." The unseen newscaster stated as the screen transitioned over to the aforementioned reporter, a white haired woman with golden eyes.
"Thank you, Cyril. In other news, a recent Faunus Civil Rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony, resulting in ten to fiffteen once peaceful organization has now disrupted-" The reporter began, but was cut off as a projection of the blonde woman from two nights ago began in its place.
"Hello, and welcome to Beacon." The recording started, with a slight pause for effect.
"Who's that?" Yang, as well as Colys asked in a rhetorical fashion, not expecting an answer.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch. You are among the privileged few who have been selected to attend this prestigious academy. Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it will be your duty to uphold said peace. Each and every one of you have shown the courage required for such a task, and now we, Beacon Academy, will provide you with the knowledge and training so as to better prepare you for the upcoming future." The Librarian-esque woman stated, as the Holo-projector shut off providing a view of the world below. Many of the soon-to-be students rushed over to the windows that were revealed so as to see the surroundings. Below, Signal Academy was clearly visible, which was clearly pointed out by young Ruby.
"Yes, we know, we can see our 'Old Home' from here. Well, we probably won't be visiting it anytime soon, at least not until we get an extended break." Colys bluntly stated, earning a deadpan from the surrounding group. "What? I'm serious. Knowing the way Academies tend to run, we won't be leaving for long if we do decide to head out. At most, we'd probably get to leave on weekends, and knowing us, we would go to Vale, not Signal as we know everything there is to do there."
"At any rate, I think your argument with Nuada from Two Years ago can come to a close, as besides Dakura and Him, that one blonde by the window looks like he's ready to spew chunks as well." Rhydwyn said with a bit of a joking tone as said blonde came over and vomited all over the floor near them.
"So glad I got the water resistant pair while they had them." Colys whispered to himself as everyone looked disgusted at the vomit near them. "As for that, freezing and chucking away should work." As the resident Cryomancer stated this, the bile soon froze over and was lifted with his signature black aura and chucked overboard. Soon enough, the airship did land, with Dakura instantly perking up and rushing off onto the docks.
"Sweet, sweet Freedom!"
"Yeah, yeah, We know Dakura. No need to act like it was a prison or something." Kaito stated, walking up to his unofficial partner from another Airship.
"Kaito! How could you leave me alone on another ship?" The Darkness user stated with a slight pout, earning a glare from his friend.
"Dakura, you weren't alone. You had Colys, Nuada, and Rhydwyn with you. Besides, Raiden and Enkaar managed to get some pretty good seats on a separate Airship, and it was either you or me buddy." The Insect user explained to his good friend, who sighed in response.
"I Guess you're right, I'm over exaggerating here. Well, we should get to the Amphitheater for the opening ceremony, correct?" The Cloaked male inquired, earning a nod from his friend. With Colys' group, they were admiring the Main building from in front of the main plaza, while Nuada and Ruby were ogling the other students weaponry.
"Look, Nuada, that guy has a collapsable staff!"
"And Ruby, She's got a Sniper Scimitar! Oh, and that guy has a set of Explosive Kunai!"
"Alright you two, enough drooling over the weaponry. You have your own to admire." Colys said, while grabbing the hoods of the two, earning a pout from each.
"Yeah, but NEW weapons are even cooler as they can do things we may not have thought of." Nuada replied, earning a thoughtful look from Colys.
"You know, that is true. BUT I prefer my Frost-Spark Gauntlets over anything else." The Noirette replied, with a hint of sarcasm at the start. "At any rate, I believe this is where we part ways for know. We'll see you guys after the opening ceremony, K?" Colys stated, before He and Rhydwyn practically dragged Nuada and Sinikka away, if only because they wanted to have some time to bond as a team, assuming this might be the last time they'd see each other until classes started.
"Alsoooo, myfriendsareherenowandwegottogocatchup ok, bye!" Yang blurted out as she and her friends managed to outspeed Ruby, leaving her dizzy.
"Wait! Where are you going? Are we supposed to go to our dorms? Where are our dorms? Do we have dorms?" The Redhead inquired of no one in particular as she fell into a luggage cart, knocking over the suitcases within.
"What are you doing?" Asked a white haired girl wearing a white themed dress of the confused female.
"Sorry!"
"Sorry?! Do you have any Idea of the damage you could have caused?" The obviously irritated female asked, as she grabbed one of her suitcases out of Ruby's hands. "Give me that! This is Dust, mined and purified from the Schnee quarry."
"Uhh." Ruby began, but was interrupted by the slight Albino.
"What are you, braindead? Dust! Fire, water, lightning! Energy propellant! Are you even listening to me?" The irritable woman stated while shaking the Dust vials, causing the only other person there, Ruby, to sneeze due to the irritation in her nose, insinuating in an explosion. "Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!"
"I'm sorry."
"You complete dolt! What are you even doing here, aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon? This isn't your ordinary combat school, it's not just sparring and practicing. We're here to fight monsters, so watch where you're going!" The Irate female finished, earning a glare from Ruby.
"Hey, I said I was sorry, Princess!"
"It's Heiress, Actually." Another female, one with golden yellow eyes and black hair, corrected the redhead while walking over, carrying the Dust vial from earlier. "Weiss Schnee, Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world,"
"Finally, some recognition!" The now named Weiss stated, before being cut off by the newcomer.
"The same company infamous for it's controversial labor forces, and questionable business partners."
"Wha- how dare-th-the nerve of- ugh." Weiss groaned out, not before grabbing the Dust vial, and walking away.
"I promise I'll make this up to you!" Ruby shouted to the retreating form of the Heiress, before turning around to her seemingly friend, who had already begun to walk away. Seeing this, she fell to the ground in disappointment. "Welcome to Beacon."
She soon noticed two shadows overtop of her, before noticing the blonde from the airship, as well as a relatively short albino.
"Hey, I'm Jaune." The now named Jaune stated, holding his hand out as the white haired kid stood to the side with his arms crossed over his chest.
"I'm Ruby, and who are you?" The silver-eyed teen asked after taking Jaune's offered hand, turning her attention to the red eyed male.
"My name is Geod. You have garnered my attention through your capabilities of igniting Dust with a mere sneeze. Unless that was a fluke, which seems unlikely given the circumstances, you have a clear gift. That, and your eyes of Silver have been spoken of in legends." The Albino, identified as Geod, responded to the Redhead's question.
"Hey, aren't you the guy who threw up on the ship?" Ruby asked Jaune after Geod spoke, earning a look of slight annoyance from the Blonde. A small bit later and the group of three was making small talk while walking down a path in the Academy courtyards.
"All I'm saying is that Motion Sickness is a much more common problem than people let on." Jaune finished an argument he was clearly having with the two for a few minutes.
"Sorry, Vomit boy was the first thing that came to mind." Ruby apologized to the blonde, who gave a slightly condescending smirk to her comment.
"Oh yeah? What if I called you Crater Face?" Jaune inquired of the Redhead, who grew slightly Irate at the comment.
"Hey, that explosion was an accident." Ruby retorted, causing Jaune to point to himself in a prideful manner.
"Well, the name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls of the tongue. Ladies love it." The blue eyed male said, earning a questioning look from the other two.
"Do they? Do they really?" Geod inquired, causing Jaune to begin a slightly panicked rant.
"They will! Well, I hope they will. I mean, my mom always says tha- eh nevermind." The panicked blonde said, calming down slightly.
"So I got this thing." Ruby said, pulling Crescent Rose out in it's Scythe Form, freaking Jaune out as Geod moved slightly to the side.
"Woah, is that a scythe?" Jaune asked, causing Ruby to get slight stars in her eyes.
"It's also a fully customizable, high impact sniper rifle."
"A wha?" Jaune Intelligently asked.
"It's also a gun." Geod answered for the redhead, getting slightly bored during the exchange.
"Oh, cool!" Jaune replied, with Ruby asking another question.
"So, what do you two have?"
"Well, I got this sword."
"Wait a moment, is that the Crocea Mors? The Sword and Shield passed down through the Arc family line for generations?" Geod asked, instantly recognizing the weapon as well as the scabbard once the sword was pulled out.
"Yes?" The Blonde replied to the Albino, getting an approving nod from him.
"You, my friend, are officially a cool man." Geod responded, suddenly interested again at the reveal of the slightly famous weapon.
"Well Geod, what do you have?" Ruby asked, turning the attention back the the Crimson eyed teen.
"This, is The Drill Blade. This Rapier, while shaped as a long, thin Drill, is capable of piercing even the toughest Grimm Hides due to its unique shape." Geod responded to his new friends.
"I'm kind of a Dork when it comes to weapons. I guess I did go a little overboard when designing it." The redhead said, referring to her scythle.
"Wait, you made that?" Jaune asked of Ruby, who nodded in response.
"Yep, all students at Signal forge their own weapons."
"I also made the Drill Blade, as where else would one find a litteral Spiral Rapier?" Geod stated, putting in his two cents.
"So, why'd you help me out back in the courtyard?" Ruby asked of the two.
"Well like my mother always said, Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet." Jaune replied, with Geod sighing.
"Like I said, your eyes of Silver have been spoken of in legends, as well as the fact that I believed you to be skilled in Dust usage so as to cause an explosion with a mere sneeze." Geod stated, earning a deadpan from Ruby. "At any rate, shouldn't we head to the amphitheater for the opening ceremony?"
"Yeah, we probably should do that. Where is the amphitheater anyway?" Ruby responded, causing Geod to give her an 'are you kidding me' face.
"Right in front of us." The bluish Albino responded, as he began walking away. "Well, I need to find my friends, so I'll catch you guys later."
"Bye Geod, see you whenever." Both Ruby and Jaune responded, as the redhead noticed her sister.
"Ruby, Over here! I saved you a spot!" Yang yelled out, as Ruby began departing from Jaune.
"Hey, I gotta go. I'll see you after the ceremony!" The redhead declared, as the youngest male Arc sighed in defeat.
"Great. Where am I supposed to find another nice quirky girl to talk to?" The blonde stated as he walked to a random empty spot. Over by Colys and the gang, they were catching up with Dakura, Kaito, Raiden, and Enkaar.
"Raiden, how DID you manage to get those express seats?" Rhydwyn asked of the violet themed male, who responded in kind.
"Simple, I purchased theme ahead of time, by about three or four months. They were the last three for the luxury class, so that's why I only had the three we used." Raiden answered, earning a deadpan from Colys.
"You do know our tickets were free, so we didn't need to pay for the actual ride, right?" The coal eyed teenager asked, causing the violet eyed albino to freak out.
"Seriously?! I spent 300 Lien on those seats!" Raiden yelled out, but soon calmed at some questionable glances from other students.
"Guys, quiet. Professor Ozpin is about to speak." Nuada quietly stated as the aforementioned headmaster walked on stage.
"I will… keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge. To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your lives to the protection of the people." Ozpin began as he looked around the crowd. "But, I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step." With that, the silver haired headmaster walked off stage as his second in command, Glynda Goodwitch, took the microphone.
"You will gather in the Ballroom tonight. Tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed." The Blonde finished for the Headmaster, as the entire room left to head to the Ballroom as instructed.
AN: That chapter went quite well I'd say. We were introduced to more of the Canon main cast as well as another one of my OC's created for this story. Props to anyone who can figure out who he's based on. As always, Read, Rate, Review, and Favorite. Blueghast900, Signing off.