AN: Hi! So, I've decided on the weapon, Semblance is starting to form, but I've not truly decided it yet. Weapon though, that has been picked! Probably. He might have a different one for his true forms. Since most of his transformations are like Legend Rider Forms. Anyway! His main weapon, for Soul form and while untransformed, it's gonna be sorta like the Den-Gasher. This was suggested by D3ADPOOLK1d. I'm obviously gonna mess with it a little, cause I'm useless like that, but thank you for contributing, DON'T STOP THOUGH! I NEED ALL THE IDEAS! Also. Tell me if you can understand why the announcements changed. It's pretty simple but… Eh…
I grinned as John and Saniya stood nearby, John putting on his mask, while Saniya simply closed her eyes, preparing…
"For years, you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Ozpin said, looking at everyone, as we stood on the cliff…
"Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumours about the assignment of "Teams." Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates… Today." Goodwitch, who really is much meaner than her name would say, but I think it's meant to be more a reference to Wizard of Oz than anything else, said.
I started to tune everything out as I fumbled to put on my sunglasses, staring at the trees far down… Below…
"J-John…?" I whispered nervously, suddenly remembering something.
"Yeah?" He responded, watching as Saniya was sent flying…
"I'm scared of heights…" I told him, shaking a little.
"Just don't land on your head, and make sure to miss Grimm and spiky branches, you'll be fine." He told me, before he was sent flying…
I looked to my other side, noticing Ruby, offering me a weak smile. "Hey, don't worry." Ruby said, clearly a bit freaked out.
"Thanks…" I muttered, trying to stay calm… And then…
"WOO!" I grinned, the wind rushing through my face. I was weird, I hated the start, and would never repeat it, but… When I was doing it? I had the time of my life with stuff like this!
"BIRDY NO!" I heard Ruby exclaim as she shot past nearby. Unfortunately for me, a feather hit me in the face, making me tilt slightly, which caused me to drop like a rock.
"You have to be kidding me!" I cried out, as I reached for my Driver. There was no way my Aura would protect me from this, not yet at least… "HENSHIN!" I called out, pressing the buttons like always. Nothing happened… "Uh… HENSHIN! HENSHIN! HENSHIN! HEEEEENSHIIIIIIIN!" I screamed as the Driver failed to respond to my actions…. "Uh… Bike!" I decided, grabbing the Machine Semblance and activating it… Nothing again. "WHY IS NOTHING WOOOOOORKING?!" I cried, as I fell into the forest…
John
I heard Alfie's screech as he fell, landing on a tree carefully and climbing down it. "Okay… That was weird. Better go help him." I decided, adjusting my mask carefully and heading towards his voice, trying to follow it the best I could… "Wonder why he was screaming like that." I pondered, my tail moving behind me serenely.
Saniya
I landed on the Ground, quickly pulling my gun out of the holster, moving out and ready for comba-
"WHY IS NOTHING WOOOOOORKING?!" … Okay then…
"That was Alfie…" I muttered, heading towards the source of noise, deciding that a Kamen Rider was a higher priority at the moment…
Alfie
"Wake up… Wake up… Wake up. Wake up!" A voice said loudly, slapping my face as my eyes snapped open. "Good. You're awake." The person said, as I looked around, trying to find them… And then…
"What the…?" I muttered, completely and utterly confused… "Chase…?" I asked, staring in shock.
"How do you know my name?" He asked me cautiously.
"R-Roidmude Proto-Zero, right?" I said nervously, stammering a little.
"That's correct… How do you know that?" He repeated.
"W-Well, it's complicated… B-But w-we're in a fictional world, and in my world your world was a TV show." I stammered, trying to explain it as best as I could…
Chase stared at me for a few moments… "Follow me." He said suddenly, pulling me to my feet before walking off, heading into a temple of some kind… And like an idiot, I followed him! I mean, y'can't blame me! It's Chase! He's awesome!
"Do you know what an Aura Driver is?" Chase asked me as we went down some stairs.
"Oh! Yeah! I have it, see?" I said, rummaging through my pockets for it… "Uh… One second." I said, heading back up the stairs. On the ground was my Driver, with a few cracks, but otherwise fine. I grabbed it and went back down to Chase. "See?" I repeated, showing him.
He stared at it, before placing down on a pillar… And then… He grabbed a nearby hammer, and held it in the air. "Destroying this will fix everything." He announced…
"YOU'RE GONNA DESTROY MY DRIVER?!" I screeched, grabbing it off the pillar and slamming it into my waist… "You'll have to go through me first!" I told him, ready to try and fight him if needed… I probably wouldn't win, but I might be able to hold him off… Hopefully…
"You don't understand." He told me, his voice as calm as ever… He pointed at a wall, and on it were drawings…
I looked at them, seeing familiar images… My Symbol, my driver… The Grimm and Dust Drivers…
"Wait…" I muttered, seeing something… I reached out… And pushed against my Symbol… Just like I thought, it went in, causing the wall to open like a pair of doors… "Hidden entrance…" I said to myself with a grin, heading inside…
John
I heard footsteps as I removed my mask, having trouble difficulty seeing… It was just my luck, that when I looked up, I locked eyes with Saniya… "Well… Now we really have to hope Ozpin teams us with Alfie." I said to her with a shrug.
"Yes, we do… Do you know where Alfie is?" She asked me, getting another shrug in return.
"He might be in there. I heard shouting." I told her, pointing at a temple with my thumb. "Wanna go investigate?" I asked her.
"We might as well." She decided, heading in...
Alfie
"Whoa…" I stared in awe at what was behind the door… "In the words of the Great Marcosatsu… A braaaaaand new toy!" I exclaimed as I ran over to a pedestal, it had a medal of some kind, in the shape of a C, but the C was in four parts, each one being a different colour, one was black, one was white, one was red and one was cyan, it was way bigger than John's coins as well. Then, I put it in my pocket, and turned to the next pedestal! It had a stick of some kind on it… But the weird thing was, it has my symbol. I grabbed it, and watched it transform into a sword. And then a gun. Then an axe. And a fishing rod… And then a hammer, drill, spade, fork… This thing was cool! A multipurpose tool! "… For Science…" I mumbled, focusing really hard… And then I pressed the button… It lit up… And nothing else happened… "Guess it can't make me transform…" I muttered, having figured that was the case… I put the stick in my pocket, deciding it was my weapon from now on! Next, I turned to… A very annoyed looking John and Saniya… "H-Hey guys…" I said nervously, hoping they hadn't seen me messing around…
"Let's go Alfie. You've been standing here a while." John told me, dragging me away as I tried to stay, wanting to check out all the new stuff… Chase stood in the shadows, unnoticed by anyone…
Elsewhere
Ozpin looked at the Scroll, observing as everyone made their way to the relics.
"There's only a few students left without partners…" Goodwitch noted, looking out over the forest… "I really don't think many of the pairings are exactly a good idea though… Miss Xiao Long and Belladonna might be able to work together well, but that's about it… Miss Valkyrie seems like a problem… And Arc, I don't care what his transcripts say, he doesn't display any skills he apparently has." She muttered to herself…
Back in the forest.
I watched as the three of them approached the temple, I had to be fast, but the urge to be flashy was overwhelming…
Alfie
"Okay! It's this way!" John decided, dropping down from a tree and pointing in a direction. "I can see the pillars!" He explained as we headed off in that direction.
"So… I don't know if I can transform anymore." I said nervously, causing John and Saniya to look at me in confusion.
"What do you mean? You just press the buttons." Saniya told me.
"Yeah but… I tried when I was falling, and nothing worked. And now my Driver's cracked." I pointed out, observing the many cracks…
"Hey, either you'll die, nothing will happen, or you'll get either a new driver or a new form." John told me, as I fiddled with the ammo box. I kept it with me all the time, it gave me something to do with my hands…
"I guess…" I sighed, as we continued moving…
Five minutes later
"Finally!" John cried in happiness, as we headed towards the pillars. Only a few chess pieces were missing, meaning we were one of the ones first there. "Okay… Which ones do we take? Cause we need to take the same ones to be on a team I think…" John muttered, looking at them all.
"Can I pick? I have an idea." I said hopefully.
"Let's hear it first." Saniya told me carefully.
"White Bishops." I said, not giving any explanation. "Remember, Black Bishops are the team everyone knows and loves to alter into not-pricks. White Bishops would protect people like Knights, but different!" I explained, smiling.
"… Okay that's a good idea." John decided, grabbing one of the White Bishops. I grabbed the other. "Now you just need a partner." He told me, as I sighed and nodded…
"Problem solved." A familiar voice stated, as a short figure appeared in front of us. It was the one from before!
"You… You're the one who killed half of me!" John remembered, pointing at the short figure.
"Correct. My name is Kioku, but I prefer to go by Core. I am his partner." They introduced, pointing at me.
"We… We haven't made eye contact, and you have no eyes." I pointed out carefully. Kioku then appeared in front of my face and started into my eyes with their sockets.
"I can still see." They explained, dropping to the floor quickly.
"Why are you so short?" John asked curiously.
"Because I like being childish. And because it means when I transform I can just convert my body into the rider form, which is taller." They explained with a shrug, appearing on Saniya's shoulders. "Now. Onwards. Or you can wait here for a few minutes and catch your breath for the fight coming up." They said, giving us the option.
"Let's catch our breath. I do have a job I need to complete." Saniya said, ignoring the tiny being on her shoulder, and instead focusing on brushing the dust and dirt off of her body…
"You're staring again." John whispered to me, making me go red and look away from Saniya…
"Hey Alfie! Hey John! You two partners?" Yang called out as she walked over with Blake. John instantly gaining worried eyes.
"Just act natural." I whispered to him quietly, before turning to Yang. "Actually… No… John's with Sani! I'm with the tiny person." I told her, with Kioku waving from Sani's shoulders.
"Huh. I'd have thought you'd stick with John." Yang noted.
"Yeah well… Ruby kinda hit a bird, and I got a feather in my face, and I fell… And then John and Sani both went to go see if I was okay and made eye contact…" I explained embarrassed. While I was explaining, John and Blake made eye contact, and nodded at each other, probably agreeing to talk to each other later.
Blake focused on the relics, looking at them curiously. "Chess pieces…?"
"Some of them are missing. Looks like we weren't the first ones here, and neither were these guys." Yang noted, getting nods from us that went ignored.
"I guess we should pick one…" Blake suggested.
"Hmm…" Yang grinned as she grabbed a white knight piece. "How about a cute little pony?" She suggested.
"Sure." Blake said with a small smirk.
"That wasn't too hard!" Yang noted, as we all waited for the others to arrive.
"Well it's not like this place is very difficult to find." Blake pointed out as I had a silent snicker…
Elsewhere, few minutes later. Someone else…?
I rolled my eyes as I saw the Nevermore in the sky, as well as heard the scream… "Might as well go help." I decided, heading off…
John
I looked up at the sky as a giant Nevermore flew above us… Ruby was about to jump aaaaany second now… And there she went.
"Do you want to let Jaune do it or…?" I asked Alfie.
"Let's let Jaune. You can save Weiss." He told me with a cheeky grin.
"Fine…" I nodded… I wasn't sure why I was letting him make the choices, but it would be funny to see Jaune fly past!
And there he goes… Like a majestic bullet. A bullet the size of a human. That is a human. Who is screaming. And a wimp. And this analogy is falling apart...
"Did your sister just fall out of the sky?" Blake asked Yang confused.
"I…" Yang was cut off by an Ursa charging towards us, being rode by the eternally energetic Nora Valkyrie!
"YEEEHAW!" Nora shouted as she hopped off. "Aww… It's broken." She lamented, kicking the poor thing. Never thought I'd sympathise with a Grimm but…
"Nora… Don't ever do that again…" Panted a guy in green robes. Lie Ren, or as everyone calls him, Ren. Voiced by Monty Oum… At least for the first two volumes.
Nora was now right next to u- "JESUS FUCK!" I screeched, as Nora was right next to my face.
"Language!" Saniya snapped at me, covering Kioku's ears.
"English!" Alfie said cheekily.
"… You win this round…" She muttered to herself like some kind of cartoon villain.
"Nora!" Ren shouted as Nora picked up a white Rook.
"Did that girl just ride in on an Ursa?" Blake questioned.
"I…" Yang was cut off again by Pyrrha, red head, green eyes, gonna change her fate if I can, running in, being chased by a Deathstalker, basically a giant Scorpion.
"Jaune!" She called out.
"Pyrrha!" Jaune yelled back, hanging on a branch of the tree that Ruby had landed in when he slammed into her.
Ruby jumped down from the tree and landed near us.
"Ruby!" Yang exclaimed happily, going in for a hug.
"Yang!" Ruby exclaimed back, doing the same.
"Nora!" Nora said suddenly appearing between them.
"Alfie!" Alfie said, joining in and posing behind Nora.
"Oh my god Alfie you are amazing in the worst ways…" I muttered, my hand FIRMLY pressed against my face.
"Did she just run all the way here with a Death Stalker on her tail?" Blake asked, setting Yang off.
Alfie
I flinched at the heat coming from Yang as she snapped.
"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! CAN EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT FOR TWO SECONDS BEFORE SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS AGAIN?!" She roared, her hair catching fire.
Two seconds later, Ruby tugged at Yang's sleeve, and pointed upwards at the Giant Nevermore flying above. Oh yeah Weiss is still up there!
"How could you leave me?!" Weiss called down, her voice somehow travelling.
"I said jump!" Ruby shouted back up.
"She's gonna fall." Blake said.
"She'll be fine!" Ruby said confidently.
"She's falling." Ren pointed out, as Weiss fell.
"Welp, looks like it's my turn." John said, grabbing his Driver and a coin.
"GRIMM DRIVER!" It announced, as he quickly put the coin in. "NEMORE!"
"Advent henshin." He said, closing the mouth and jumping into the air…
"Hoka no naniyori mo tobu! Nemore!" The Driver announced. His armour was different again, looking more like a bird skull for a helmet… He had a cloak made of feathers, which quickly became wings, as he flew into the air, shooting past Jaune, causing him to fall to the floor, luckily not underneath John.
John caught Weiss in the air and set her down on the ground. "There. Back problems are solved." He announced.
"You need a phrase." I said quickly.
"Advent to the top." He said just as fast.
I sighed and nodded, accepting it. Pyrrha finally reached us, panting heavily.
"Great! The Gangs all here, now we can all die together!" Yang said cheerily.
Ruby glanced at John's rider form for a second, before shaking her head. "Not if I can help it!" She shouted, rushing towards the Death stalker with her Scythe…
"Ruby wait!" Yang called out, as Ruby was knocked away by the Death stalker.
"D-Don't worry! T-Totally fine!" She called out to Yang, before shooting the Death stalker in the face and running back to us…
The Nevermore saw it's chance and fired feathers at Ruby, catching her cloak with one of them and pinning her down, as well as stopping us from reaching her… The Death stalker's tail went towards Ruby… As I ran on instinct…
Saniya
I watched in horror, unable to move, before two blurs shot past, a medal falling to the floor at my foot…
"CRESCENT HEEEENSHIIIIIN!" Alfie roared as he ran towards Ruby, glowing a Crimson red as he started to transform…
"CRESENT FORM! Red like Roses… Crescent…" The Aura Driver announced, while his suit changed, looking different to his other forms. Instead of just being a different colour, he had a cloak, as well as an armoured and male version of Ruby's outfit.
Alfie
"You are so childish!" Weiss snapped at Ruby as Ice contained the stinger of the Grimm.
"W-Weiss…?" Ruby said quietly in confusion.
"Crescent Rose!" I grabbed my version of Crescent Rose, and fired a few rounds into the skull of the Scorpion Grimm, giving it some head damage, which would help later.
"And dim-witted, and hyperactive, and don't even get me started on your fighting style. And I suppose I can be a bit… Difficult… But if we're going to do this, we're going to have to do this together. So if you stop trying to show off, I'll be…Nicer." Weiss continued, ignoring me.
"I'm not trying to show off… I want you to know I can do this…" Ruby said.
"You're fine…" Weiss muttered, walking away. While she did, I cut The feather, pulling the point out of the ground and throwing it away.
"Normal knees…" Ruby muttered as she got up…
And then… Everything went Dark…
John
I watched as Alfie collapsed, his transformation failing as his Driver's cracks vanished… I flew over and picked him up, holding him in my arms.
"Guys? That things circling back." Jaune pointed out.
"Look, there's no sense in dilly-dallying, our objective is right in front of us." Weiss pointed out, as we turned to the relics.
"She's right. Our mission is to grab an artefact and make it back to the Cliffs. There's no point in fighting these things." Ruby agreed.
"Run and live, that's an idea I can get behind!" Jaune agreed, as Ruby grabbed the white knight, Jaune taking the white rook.
"Time we left!" Ren said, pointing at the Deathstalker, which had broken free.
"Right!" Ruby nodded. "Let's go!" She called out as everyone followed her, Yang and Blake hanging behind for a moment…
"Is Alfie okay?" Saniya asked me worried.
"I don't know. He just… Collapsed. His form was different as well, and the announcement was in English…" I muttered.
"One second." Kioku said, vanishing and reappearing on the floor where Alfie had ran from. They picked something up, and returned to Saniya's shoulders. "We can go now! And don't worry. He'll be fine." They promised, as we followed the group…