Chapter 3: From Streets to Student
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"Oh my gods! That was amazing!" Cinnamon said as she laid in bed panting with the sheet covering her, a man stood by the bed zipping his jeans up. He placed a 1911 into his waistline as he slipped his shoes on, a loud knock came from the door which startled the man "Hey Cinnamon! Have you seen my wallet?!" A man called from the other side of the door, Cinnamon sat up "Shit! Carnel, it's my boyfriend! You got to go!" Cinnamon said in a hushed tone, Carnel grabbed his shirt off the floor and opened the window as the door opened.
The man walked in and stared at Carnel who was standing on the balcony "Who the hell are you?!" The man asked angrily, Carnel looked at him and chuckled "I'm the guy who fucked your girlfriend!" Carnel said before he leaped off the balcony and landed on the roof of a car below, the man ran down the stairs and stormed out the front door "Get back here you son of a bitch!" The man yelled as he chased Carnel down the street, Cinnamon ran to the window and called down the street toward Carnel "Call me!" Cinnamon yelled, a smirk grew across Carnel's face as he rounded a corner and booked it toward the air docks.
Carnel slid over the hood of a sedan as he made it to the air docks, Carnel turned around and noticed the man was nowhere to be seen. Carnel panted heavily as he slipped his shirt on and walked toward one of the docked Ospreys, the pilot leaned against pole as he looked at his scroll "Hey man, let me get those keys." Carnel said as he walked over to the pilot, the man rolled his eyes "Fuck off, loser." The pilot said as he waved Carnel off, Carnel pulled out his 1911 and thrusted it into the pilot's side "I said let me get them keys." Carnel said as he cocked the hammer back.
The pilot reached into his pocket and pulled out the keys "Good boy." Carnel said as he uncocked the pistol and placed back into his waistline, the pilot turned toward Carnel "Wait! You're that drug dealer that the police have been looking for." The pilot said, Carnel reached into his pocket and pulled out a thousand Lien "How about you keep that between us, meanwhile I'm getting the fuck out of Atlas." Carnel said as he boarded the Osprey and fired the engines up, the propellers spun up slowly before it took off into the air.
Carnel was a rather tall man with a slender muscular build, he had dark brown hair that was usually spiked and slicked backward. He had scars along his neck and across his cheek. He had a burn on his upper arm from when a shake n bake meth batch exploded and burned his arm, he had a 28" silver necklace that was covered in diamonds around his neck.
'Shit! I guess I can come back when the heat dies down a bit.' Carnel thought to himself as he flew through the sky, he pressed a few buttons and activated a digital map 'Hmm, I guess I could take over distribution in Vale and expand my network.' Carnel thought to himself as he set the navigation system, Carnel switched the system to autopilot and leaned back in his chair as he counted the Lien he had left in his pocket "Alright I got about 20 G's on me, I'll see if I can get in touch with my dealers." Carnel said to himself as he pulled out his scroll but saw he had a new message 'Boss, Third Street came through last night and torched the operation. We moving into hiding, let us know what our next move is.' Carnel clenched his fist as he typed back 'Had to flee Atlas, keep yourselves safe. You're in charge now, Diam.' Carnel typed as the Osprey flew through the sky.
An alarm blared which caused Carnel to look up, the Osprey was approaching Vale but it had attracted the attention of a Nevermore "Oh you got to be kidding me!" Carnel said as he switched autopilot off and swerved to miss the Nevermore, the giant Grimm swooped under the air ship and ripped the right wing off, it sent the Osprey into a downward spiral into a lush green forest outside a giant monolith of a collection of buildings. The fuselage crashed into the ground and ripped through thin trees, Carnel pushed himself off the ground as the mainframe sparked and smoked.
The Nevermore landed on the ground and roared as it stared at the wrecked remains of the Osprey, Carnel limped outside the wreckage where the Nevermore towered over him "You son of a bitch! Now I'm gonna kick your fucking ass!" Carnel said as he snapped his fingers which caused a small portal to open in front of him, he reached in and pulled out a M249. He put the stock to his shoulder and opened fire at the Nevermore, the bullets ripped into its chest but it slowly rose into the air and launched a series of spikes at the ground.
Carnel ran behind a tree and peaked out, he opened fire at the Nevermore before he ran to another tree, the Nevermore landed and swept its wings into the trees, uprooting them swiftly. Carnel snapped his fingers again and reopened his portal, he placed the M249 back inside before he pulled out Carl Gustav and mounted it on his shoulder. He ran out into the open and aimed the Recoilless Rifle at the giant Grimm's neck "Smile you son of a bitch!" Carnel said as he squeezed the trigger and launched the rocket toward the Grimm, the missile raced toward the Nevermore and impacted the side of its head and exploded, the blast ripped through the neck and killed it instantly. The Nevermore exploded into black smoke and dissipated, Carnel snapped his fingers and placed the Recoilless Rifle back into the portal before he closed it back.
Carnel looked around the forest confused "Well shit! What now?" He asked himself before he started to make his way toward the giant tower, he passed through some trees and some that were destroyed or had cuts in the bark. Carnel approached a cliff wall and looked up at cliff but stopped when he heard the sound of a twig snapping behind, he pulled out his 1911 and spun it around but found himself surrounded by a woman with a large Gatling gun, a large man with a giant sword, and a small girl with bunny ears. Carnel dropped his gun and got on his knees with his hands behind his head but the three looked at him confused "What are you doing?" The girl with bunny ears asked, Carnel looked up at her "You're arresting me right?" He asked, the girl with Gatling gun lowered her glasses "We were going to ask you to follow us, someone wants to speak with you." The girl said, Carnel grabbed his pistol and put back into his waistline as he stood up "Lead the way." Carnel said before he followed the trio.
*Inside Beacon*
The giant man led Carnel into an elevator and up to the top floor, the doors opened to reveal a large room with cogs on the roof that slowly ticked, a man with grey hair stood by the window that overlooked the Emerald Forest. 'Who the fuck is this guy? Shit, he might know about my warrant.' Carnel thought to himself as he walked over to the desk and sat down in one of the chairs, the man turned around and looked at the large man "Thank you, Yatsuhashi. You can head back to class." The man said as he sat down across from Carnel, Carnel stared at the man as the elevator door closed.
"Do you know who I am?" The man asked, Carnel looked away "I want a lawyer." Carnel said as he crossed his arms "You're not under arrest, Mr. Melone." The man said, Carnel sat up "How the fuck do you know my name?" Carnel asked, the man chuckled as he pressed a button that caused a screen to light up and display multiple live camera feeds, two displayed Carnel's fight with the Nevermore.
"Carnel, you single handedly took on a Nevermore and survived. You show that you have a lot of potential but you just need guidance to mold that potential." The man said, Carnel scoffed "What do you know of my potential? What do you know of me?" Carnel asked, his voice slowly raised as the man got on his nerves, the man typed into his computer and displayed Carnel's mug shot and information: NAME: Melone, Carnel. Alias: CERBERUS AGE: 19. Eye color: Red. HEIGHT: 6'4". WEIGHT: 134 LBS. Charges: Possession of controlled substance with intent to sell, Grand Theft, Battery, Arson, Trafficking. Outstanding Warrants: Yes, Atlas PD.
"I know a lot about you Mr. Melone and I know you haven't been able to live the life you wanted, have you? The man asked, Carnel slouched in the chair "Yeah, let me tell you! It's not easy growing up after your dad kills your mom and says it's all your fault before he gives the wall a fresh coat of paint. I had to fight to survive so I started selling drugs and running with thugs cause they looked out for me like a brother would!" Carnel said as he cracked his knuckles and rubbed his teeth with his tongue.
"Mr. Melone, I want to offer you a place here at Beacon. I want to give you a chance to make something out of your life, become a huntsman and live the life you want. You agree and I'll make that warrant disappear." The man said, Carnel sat up and looked at the man "Alright you peaked my interest but I want to add one clause." Carnel said, the man sipped from his coffee cup.
"What would that be?" The man asked, Carnel looked at his clothes and his shoes that were worn out "I want to personalize my gear, all expenses paid." Carnel said, the man shrugged "Alright, we can do that." The man said, Carnel extended his hand "Alright, I think we have a deal." Carnel said, the man shook his hand "Welcome to Beacon, I am Professor Ozpin." Ozpin said as he shook Carnel's hand.
The elevator door opened and a well-endowed woman walked out into the room "Carnel, this is Glynda Goodwitch. She'll procure anything that you need." Ozpin said, Glynda scoffed "You can't be serious, this man is nothing but a criminal and a thug. He has no business here." Glynda said as she scolded Ozpin, Carnel rolled his eyes "It's nice to meet you too." Carnel said sarcastically.
"I'm giving him a chance, something he was never given. He can make something of his life now, besides don't you remember a certain brother and sister duo who turned their life around." Ozpin said, Glynda scoffed at his remark "Fine but if he gets into trouble, it's on you." Glynda said, Carnel was taken aback "Man, I got doubters already! Fun!" Carnel said as he started to make his way toward the elevators with Glynda, the elevator door closed as the elevator door started to go down toward the main floor.
Glynda back Carnel into a corner and crossed her arms "I know what you've done and know that I'll be watching you with closely." She said as she got into his face, he backed away slightly "Uhh, are we about to fuck or something cause you are seriously close." Carnel asked, Glynda scoffed and backed away from him as the door opened. Glynda led him out of the tower where a girl with brown hair and bunny ears was standing "Carnel, this is Velvet Scarlatina. She'll escort you around Vale so you can get clothes to wear. This is your black card as part of your clause agreement." Glynda said handing Carnel a black credit card and a scroll. "Alright, curfew is 9pm. Velvet, watch him closely." Glynda said, Velvet nodded before she led Carnel to an air ship that flew to the commercial district of Vale.
Carnel and Velvet walked out into Vale, Carnel looked over his shoulder as he followed Velvet into the clothing stores area "Are you alright?" Velvet asked, the question snapped Carnel back into reality "What? Yeah, everything's great. How are you?" Carnel asked nervously, Velvet giggled "You don't have to feel tense around here, everyone is so friendly. Where are you from?" She asked, he looked at the Faunus girl and smiled "I'm from Atlas, how about you?" Carnel asked as they walked through the street.
"I'm from Menagerie." Velvet said, Carnel nodded his head as they walked "That's cool, so what kind do you like to do?" Carnel asked as they walked together, Velvet blushed slightly as she fumbled with her fingers "Uhh I like photography, watching anime, training with my friend Coco, and hanging out with friends at Beacon." Velvet said rather timidly, Carnel turned around and walked backward so he was facing Velvet "You don't have to feel scared around me, I don't bite unless you want me to." Carnel said with a wink that caused Velvet to blush.
Carnel walked into a clothing store and purchased multiple pairs of black jeans, black and red T-shirts, two black hoodies, boxers, and three pairs of black and white DC Spartan high top sneakers. After he purchased the new clothing items, he snapped his fingers and opened a portal, he placed the new clothes inside and closed it again with a snap of his fingers. Velvet stared in awe "What was that?" She asked confused, he turned around and looked at her "Oh that was my semblance, Rift. It lets me store stuff in a dimensional rift, it's like a storage building that is always with me." Carnel said as he walked out the store with Velvet behind him.
"So where to now?" Carnel asked Velvet who looked around the area "Do you have dust or ammo?" She asked, he scratched his chin as he thought to himself, Carnel snapped his fingers and opened a portal. He reached inside and pulled out a clipboard with paper on it "Hmm let's see ammo, thirty thousand rounds. Dust, forty crates. Yeah I got plenty." Carnel said tossing the clipboard back into the portal and snapping his fingers again.
Velvet was taken aback but decided not to question it as they walked back to the air docks, they boarded an air ship and flew back to Beacon as the sun set in the distance. The VTOL landed at Beacon and let the two people off, Velvet led Carnel to a hall of dorm rooms "Alright, now you get to meet your new team." Velvet said, Carnel looked surprised "Team? You mean I got shooters now?" Carnel asked, Velvet shook her head "No, they're your team for going on missions and the Vytal Festival. What's a shooter?" She asked curiously, Carnel mentally froze "Uhh, its people who will take someone out for you." Carnel said as he explained it the best way he could.
Velvet knocked on a door and after a while a girl with platinum blonde hair answered the door "Hey guys, this is your new teammate, Carnel Melone." Velvet said introducing Carnel who gave a two finger salute while he kept his other hand in his pocket, the girl moved aside so Carnel could enter. "Thank you for showing me around town, Velvet. It means a lot." Carnel said, making Velvet blush "It wasn't nothing." She said as she looked at the floor, Carnel leaned against the door frame "So, you think I could see you again sometime?" He asked flirtatiously but Velvet didn't catch on "Of course, we'll see each other around campus. I'll see you later, Carnel." Velvet said as she walked down the hall, Carnel sighed in defeat as he closed the door.
His new team was staring at him "What's up guys?" He asked questioningly, the only other male in the room spoke up "We have questions."
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