(Leichter's POV)
So this is how things are going to start, huh? Well that's fine. Honestly, I just wanted something exciting to do. I got something better: I met my friends from Vacuo way back when we were kids. And now, I'm in Beacon Academy being initiated in probably the most drastic way imaginable. Thankfully, I had anticipated being ejected into Emerald Forest. Why? When you are told to meet at Beacon Cliff for initiation at a school designed for young men and women to become Huntsmen and Huntresses and stop the creatures of Grimm, what else do you think would happen. Obviously, this is a test to see if we are capable of facing against the Grimm at all. I noticed Blake and Weiss behind me. Blake had used some sort of grappling hook and used the momentum to slow herself down before she landed safely in the forest. Weiss used a few glowing circles with strange patterns as platforms and jumped from circle to circle until she landed in the woods. Me, I was going to use my Semblance. I took out some scrap parts I had gathered from my luggage and used my 'Quick-Fix' Semblance to construct something with very little effort. Thanks for the name, Stella. I turned my little contraption on and a propeller activated, giving me the aerodynamic energy I needed to stay afloat in the air. All was going well. Until a red and gold spear go straight through my device. At the very least, I wasn't in terminal velocity distance from the ground below, but I knew it was going to hurt. I let out a small shout in panic as I fell into one of the many trees' many branches. "Thank you!" I heard Jaune from a distance. "Yeah, Thank you!" I said sarcastically. "I'm sorry!" I heard Pyrrha call out to us. I'm going to take a guess and say that Pyrrha saw Jaune flailing in the air and she used her spear to pin Jaune to a tree to get him safe. And she probably didn't see ME until it was too late. I'd chastise her for it, but I, as always, felt too lazy to do it. "Ugh, that's going to be sore in the morning." I knew I'd get hurt on my new career path as a Huntsman. Doesn't make it any less intolerable though. "Now, the first person I make eye contact with is my partner for 4 years. Let's see how fate deals my hand." I then started trekking through the forest, looking for the individual going to be my partner for 4 solid years.
(Stella's POV)
As I was free-flying/free-falling, I realized something. I didn't tell the others that I could turn off my Semblance. Oops. Guess I have many explaining to do. Especially since my Semblance was being immovable. The 'Iron-Will' as I called it. Anyhow, I saw Ruby in the distance unceremoniously killing a bird with her own momentum. Then I saw Nora use a grenade launcher to reduce the momentum of her decent. Thankfully, she didn't cause much damage to the forest. As for me, I used my weapon, Starktronic, to create a whirlwind below me. While my Semblance if off, so is my Aura. I didn't want to take any risks with my descent, even though I love taking risks. Using the whirlwind, I softly landed on the grassy terrain and into the forest. At least, that's what WOULD'VE happened if Nora wasn't behind me and shot her grenade launcher while she was above me. I saw the grenade come straight towards me. In a panic, I activated my Semblance JUST before the grenade hit me. Good news, my Aura had activated in time and took most of the damage. Bad news, I was going to fall, and I couldn't do anything to stop my momentum down. I can't just turn my Semblance on and off at will. I have to wait a certain interval of time before I can activate or reactivate it. I crashed right into a branch, and completely stopped dead in my tracks. Guess the branch's shape made physics see me as being knocked back so it stopped me. Thankfully, the worst was over as I wasn't that far off the ground. Unfortunately, all of the momentum that was going towards me falling hit me when I collided with the branch. Needless to say, my Aura had depleted right then and there. Thanks a lot Nora. "Ugh, great. NOW, I have to be careful about which battles I pick with." I hung from the branch and began to slowly slide down the tree using Starktronic as a scaling wheel. Once I reached solid ground I did what anyone else would do in my exact situation. Scramble and run, hoping to find the nearest classmate to be my partner and protect me until my Aura recharges. Usually takes about 2 Hours or so, so hopefully no Grimm attack me while I'm in this weakened state. *ROAR* Spoke too soon. I turned and saw an Ursa Major behind me. Without my Aura, there is NO WAY I was going to be able to take that thing on. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me.
(Roderick's POV)
After seeing Jaune hilariously be ejected and flail like a fish out of water, I began my aerial travel into Emerald Forest. I knew perfectly what I was going to do. Rubicante, as great as it is, is too heavy to spin around like a helicopter unless a proper force is applied to myself as well to make ME spin as fast as a proper propeller. My semblance, the Stella-dubbed 'Heat-Haze" would be not help either. What it does is be able to increase the temperature around me. The hotter I make it and the larger the radius, the more energy I use when doing it. If possible, I could make it so hot as to neutralize the enemies' ability to attack at all. While it IS great, it's not going to help me in a freefall. And if I fire Rubicante to lower my momentum, I would start a forest fire. I don't want to be held responsible for the mass destruction of Beacon property. Seeing no other option, I held my axe out and put my feet on the bar. With proper balance, the axe's blade should slide on the surface and negate my momentum into the ground. At worst, I'm thinking I'd lose about half of my Aura in the process, but nothing too major. All seems to be according to plan. Until I heard a shotgun shell right next to me and hit me. From what I saw, it looked like it came from Yang. Well, whoever it was, they sent me straight into the forest below. Thankfully, a branch cushioned my fall somewhat. But then it snapped, and I fell into another branch. Then another. And another. And another. I'm sure you get the idea. By the time I landed on the ground, I estimated my Aura was down by about 80%. I took out my scroll and, sure enough, my aura was now at 19.74% left. Thankfully, I'm no stranger to picking and choosing my battles, but with my Aura this weak, I wanted to make absolutely sure that I'd be safe. I used my Semblance to raise the temperature around me. The maximum distance I can cover without burning through my energy is about a 10-meter radius and I can turn it to 95˚ Fahrenheit, just hot enough to slow my opponent's movements. I can make the radius bigger and the temperature hotter, but at my current state, I was in no position to do so. With Semblance active, I walked through Emerald Forest. I noticed some Grimm approach me, but my Semblance worked, and they became too slow to catch me. The walk was relatively peaceful.
(Chihiro's POV)
Flying is a scary experience I never thought I would experience. No, my Semblance of gravity manipulation does not count as flying, it's more floating. Besides, 'Space-Pace', as Stella calls it, really takes its toll on me when I use it on larger masses… Oh wait… I should really do something about that. I used my Semblance on myself and guided myself safely across the forest and into it's center. It's not part of my ailment, but I also have an unnaturally low weight. It's why I'm able to use my Semblance on ME without trouble, unlike anyone else. I hated it, but it helped me this time, so I shouldn't complain. As I was descending, I saw Ren use his daggers on a tree to slow his energy as he went down. I saw Yang up above using her gauntlets to boost herself deeper into the forest. I saw Roderick accidentally get hit by one of the blasts from Yang, and he went crashing into the forest below. Pyrrha's spear had, unfortunately, skewered something in Leichter's hand, which I assumed helped his descent, and he started barreling down too. Lastly, Nora had unintentionally landed a direct hit on Stella, which sent her falling into the forest. I braced myself for some horrible accident to happen to me, but nothing came. That was a small relief as I continued my soft descent. Thankfully, none of my friends were too high up for the fall to cause serious damage to them. Except Stella, who's momentum combined with her Semblance could break her Aura if she collided with something before her momentum slowed down a bit… Oh no… There are plenty of branches in the forest trees and Stella could easily hit one of them. I had to find her and make sure she was okay. As Phasisstutter, combined with my Semblance, safely guided me down, thanks to my very diminutive size and unhealthily light weight, I immediately dashed through the forest, hoping to find Stella before it was too late. Now that I think about it, I was the only one of our group of friends who didn't have any problems when landing. Of course, I still felt like a loser being reminded that I'll never be able to grow up in terms of size. I'll never have a good figure like Yang, Pyrrha, Stella… Stella! Stupid! Pervy! Brain! Thinking about this now? Stella's in trouble and I need to help her. I just hope I'm not too late!
(Leichter's POV)
So much for a nice stroll through the forest. I got jumped by a few Beowulves while searching for one of my peers. I had found nothing except for trees, rocks, and Grimm. Thankfully, I had Safer in hand. I used my hand knife to cut the Grimm when they got too close and parried their claws when they tried to attack. When I got distance, I fired off some Earth Dust rounds which sent the Grimm even further away from me. I smirked a little as the Grimm I had shot and cut down disintegrated into a black mist. Then I heard one last Beowulf emerge from behind me. I turned around to protect myself, but I was unable to bring up my guard in time…
Not unless, the Grimm became oddly slower. I felt the temperature rise a little, and I knew who my partner would be. I used the opportunity to get out of the Beowulf's way as it slowly swung its arm down. Then its body was cut clean in half by the familiar red axe I knew as Rubicante. When the Grimm fell apart, I gazed at my old friend. "Thanks for the save, Roderick." I politely said to my new partner. "It was nothing. Just doing what anyone would have done." He replied. Still as professional as ever. I then noticed his Aura flicker a bit. "What happened to you?" I was genuinely concerned for Roderick. He must have been using is Semblance at the maximum he could do without burning his energy. "Yang accidentally shot me, and I tumbled down some branches." Ah, that would do it. "I built a pocket-copter using some of my scraps from back home in Vacuo and Pyrrha accidentally destroyed it whilst saving Jaune." Roderick let out a small chuckle. "Well, my Aura should be back in about 40 minutes. It's been 20 since we landed." My eyes widened a little. "Really, that long already? Then again, this was going to last us until evening, so I guess it comes off as no surprise." Roderick held out his hand. "Well, ready to get going, partner?" I firmly shook it once. "Yeah, I'll do my best."
(Stella's POV)
This wasn't going well… More Ursa Majors took whiff of my desperation to escape and started hunting me down. I occasionally turned around to fire Starktronic's rocket launcher feature at the Ursa. The Wind Dust propelled rockets did a huge number on the Grimm who didn't get directly hit... Those got destroyed instantly. But I was running out of stamina and Starktronic would run out of ammunition eventually. Then I tripped on a root and I fell forward. I looked behind me and saw there was one Ursa Major gazing at me with a face that looked like death itself. I backed up as much as I could before bumping my back on a tree. With nowhere left to run, and no Aura left, I braced myself for the claw to pierce me. The claw that would take my life…
The claw that never came. I opened my eyes and saw the claw was gone. In fact, the Ursa's entire arm was gone. It looked like it had gone through some sort of portal. I looked to my left and saw the claw, suspended in mid-air. I turned to my right and saw Chihiro using Phasisstutter to protect me. "D-Don't just stand there! Finish it!" Chihiro looked panicked. "R-Right! Thanks Chihi!" With newfound resolve, I picked up Starktronic from the ground and caved the Ursa's head in. The Grimm fell down and it's arm reappeared on its now deceased body. I turned towards Chihiro and gave her a hug. "Thank you soooo much Chihi! You really saved my life!" I felt Chihiro's hands tremble. I looked up and saw tears in her eyes. "I-I thought I wasn't going to make it… Th-That I'd find you-" I put a finger on Chihiro's mouth. I didn't want her to finish that thought. "Hey, it's alright. What matters now is that I'm alive. I'm going to have to talk with Nora after this is all over." Chihiro wiped her eyes and smiled. "It was an accident…" I smiled back. "I know." I left go of her. I felt a bit of my Aura return to me. I pulled out my scroll and saw it was at 30%. Just enough to truck through the rest of initiation. "So, I guess we're partners now, Chihi! Aren't you excited?" We began walking along the path to the temple. "Yeah. It's going to be one awesome ride, Stella."
Author's Notes
We have our partners for Team RSCL now. As well as names for their Semblances, for whatever reason. Why? Because I felt Stella would be one to do such a thing. Allow me to explain in detail what each Semblance does,
Roderick's Heat-Haze: Ability to raise the temperature around him. Can raise it high enough to suppress motion, even stop attacks. Can also extend it's radius to cover a wider area. Using it for too long while having the temperature too high or the distance too long will tire him out.
Stella's Iron-Will: Absolute resistance to forced momentum. Cannot take knockback, flinch, or be picked up and thrown. She still feels the pain from attacks, however. She can turn the ability on and off again after a set time variable, and her Aura is active as long as her Semblance is active.
Chihiro's Space-Pace: Can manipulate gravity. Can only focus on one object at a time. Heavier objects will strain her and use her energy to the point of exhaustion if she uses it too long on anything too weighty. The portals she creates is part of her weapon, Phasisstutter, which will be explained along with the rest of RSCL's weapons next chapter in the Author's Notes.
Leichter's Quick-Fix: Is able to dismantle and construct any device with relative ease. He must know how to put something together before being able to use his Semblance to quick build it. He can dismantle anything whenever he pleases, however. Slightly improves his eyesight.
Also, their quirks, in case you haven't figured them out yet. Roderick has a quick temper and is easily provoked. Stella enjoys fighting too much and gets in over her head because of it. Chihiro is a pervert, but is afraid to show it, leading to her mentally beating herself up. And Leichter is truant and constantly sleeps when he's not interested.
Any who, Chapter V should be up sometime between 8/27-9/1. I do not own RWBY or any of it's characters. I only own Team RSCL. And with that, until next time, I'll stay Enigmatic.
-UltimateEnigmatic