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Guest: Before the war Niflheim was more advanced than Atlas. It wasn't until after Niflheim's failed attempt at world domination that Atlas begin experimenting with androids. They started to experiment with androids that could possess aura so that what happened with Atlas wouldn't happen again.
Guest II: No, Luna won't be in this fic. The way I plan on doing it is that I'd give the role of Luna to Ruby and she'd basically play that part in Noctis' story.
Chapter II
The transit arrives at Beacon and the new students make their way outside the transit. Noctis follows the group of students until he makes it out. "Wow…" Noctis says as he looks at the main building of Beacon Academy with awe. He begins exploring the outside of Beacon until he finds a nearby bench, he puts his bag down and takes a seat. "Man, Prompto was right. This place is huge." He said to himself as he took out his scroll and pulled up a map of the academy. Noctis then began to wince in pain as he felt pounding in his head causing him to lose grip of his scroll, but as soon as the pain had come it left just as fast. "I should've brought some medicine with me." Noctis says as he picks up his scroll. His thoughts are then interrupted by the sound of an explosion and shouting after. He picks up his bag and heads to where the commotion is coming from. He turns the corner and sees Ruby on the ground with a sad look on her face. "Hey, are you okay?" Noctis asks as he offers her a hand
"Yeah, I'm fine." Ruby replies as she takes Noctis' hand and gets up from the ground, she dusts herself off and looks up and sees that it was Noctis who had helped up her. Ruby begins to blush at the sight of Noctis' blue eyes and starts to stutter nervously as she speaks "S-So Noctis you wouldn't know how to get to the auditorium… would you?"
Noctis takes out his scroll and brings up a map of Beacon. "It's a good thing I got this map, huh?" Noctis said as he offered a smile smile to Ruby causing her to blush more.
"H-Hey is it okay if I join you guys?" A voice said from behind the two.
They turn around to see the blond haired guy who had vomited on the transit. "Hey, aren't you the guy that vomited on the transit?" Noctis asked causing the blond to look down in embarrassment and Ruby to chuckle.
"All I'm saying is motion sickness is a much more common problem than people let on!" The blond boy said as the trio made their way to the auditorium.
"Sorry, man. When you do something that embarrassing on your first day, Vomit boy is the first thing to pop up in most people's minds." Noctis said as he led the way.
"Well, the name's Jaune Arc! Short, sweet. Rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it!"
"Do they really?" Noctis asked giving Jaune a skeptic look.
"They will! Well, I-I hope they will. What about the two of you? I haven't gotten any of your names."
"My name's Ruby Rose!" Ruby said with a huge smile on her face "and this is Noctis Caelum" She continued pointing at Noctis as he continued leading the way.
Jaune stops midstep and gasps causing Noctis and Ruby to stop and give him confused looks. "You mean, Prince Noctis? As in Prince of Insomnia?"
"Uh, yeah?" Noctis replies as he looks at Jaune with the same confused look "Is that a problem?"
"Uh, no your highness. I mean my lord… I mean…." Jaune stutters as he babbles.
"Jaune, you don't have to be formal with me. Here I'm just Noctis. Another Huntsman in training." Noctis tells Jaune trying to reassure him. "Alright?" Noctis asks
"Uh, yeah, sure… your High.. I mean Noctis."
"Good, now let's get going before we miss the assembly." Noctis says as he continues to lead the way.
"So, Noctis. What's it like to be a Prince?" Ruby asks as she walks side by side with Noctis.
"It's okay I guess. Why do-" Noctis then begins to feel the same throbbing pain in his head that he had felt earlier. He drops his scroll on falls to his knees while holding his head.
"N-Noctis are you okay?" Ruby asked with a concern voice. A vision then makes its way into Noctis' head, a vision of a tomb with the King of Insomnia's symbol above it.
"You must take back what's been taken" A disembodied voice says "Only you can save Remnant."
Noctis is brought back to reality by Ruby putting her hand on his shoulder. "Jaune, go get help!" Ruby says as she goes to Noctis' side
"I'm on it!" Jaune replies as he begins to make a run for help but is stopped by Noctis' voice. "No… I'm fine." Noctis says has he gets up with Ruby's help.
"Are you sure you're okay, Noctis?" Ruby asks her friend as she holds onto him.
"Really Ruby. I'm fine. Just a minor headache is all." Noctis says in a calm voice trying to reassure the crimson teen. Jaune picks up Noctis' scroll and hands it to him. "Thanks, Jaune." Noctis says as he takes his scroll and brings the map back up. "Come on, we don't want to miss the assembly."
Noctis and Jaune walk ahead of Ruby as she can't help but look at Noctis with worrying eyes "I hope you're okay, Noctis." The crimsonette says under her breath as she catches up with the Prince and the bumbling knight.
The trio make it to the auditorium where most of the new students had already made it to. The three of them stand around until Ruby notices her sister waving at her.
"Ruby! Over here! I saved you a spot!"
"Oh! Hey, I-I gotta go! Thanks for letting me tag along, Noctis. I would've gotten lost if it weren't for you."
"No problem, Ruby." Noctis says as he gives Ruby a small smile causing her to blush
"W-Well I'll see you two later!" Ruby says before she makes her way to her sister.
"Guess it's just you and me now, Huh Noctis?"
Noctis then notices Prompto, Gladiolus, and Ignis "Actually I gotta go too. See you Jaune." Noctis replies to the blond knight as he makes his way to his friends leaving him by himself. "How was the ride, your Highness?" Gladiolus asks as he sees Noctis walking towards them.
"It was pretty good, got to take a nap." Noctis replies as he yawns.
"Noct, I got some really great shots. Wanna see?" Prompto enthusiastically asks his little brother as he takes out his camera.
"Maybe, Later Prompto. Hey Specs, what exactly are we waiting for?"
"The headmaster. He's supposed to give a speech before we head off for the night." Ignis replies while adjusting his glasses.
Prompto brings out a tripod from his bag and begins to set it up earning an annoyed look from his little brother "Really Prompto?"
"Come on, Noct. This is our first big step to becoming Huntsman. We should cherish it with a picture!" Prompto tells his little brother as he finishes setting up the camera.
"Fine, but only one picture, Prompto." Noctis says as he puts his bag down. Gladiolus gets behind Noctis, Ignis goes to Noctis' left side, and Prompto goes to Noctis' right side. As soon as all four of them take their place Gladiolus grabs them and brings them in for a group hug and they take the picture.
Prompto grabs the photo and smiles "This is definitely going into the scrapbook!"
Their attention soon turn towards Ozpin as he makes his way across the stage to the mic with Glynda by his side. "I'll… Make this brief" The headmaster says as he looks at the crowd of new students "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 life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose, direction. You assume knowledge will set you free of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It's up to you to take the first step." Ozpin leaves the stage and Glynda walks up to the mic "You will gather in the ballroom tonight; tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed."
"Sheesh, Noct. Ozpin is just like you. Nothing but sunshines and rainbows with the both of you." Prompto says as the four boys make their way to the ballroom.
That night
The four boys gather in the ballroom and claim a little part of the ballroom for themselves. Noctis sets his sleeping bag and lays in it facing the ceiling, Ignis gets a book out and uses a candlestick as his light, Prompto and Gladiolus both take out their scrolls and start to play a game on it. Ignis looks up from his book and sees that Noctis is just staring at the ceiling "Noctis" Ignis calls but receives no answer "Noctis" Ignis calls out again, but this time throwing a piece of paper at the Prince.
"Huh?" Noctis says as he is brought back from his daydreaming.
"Is everything alright, Noctis?" Ignis asks Noctis seeing that he has finally caught the attention of the young Prince.
"Yeah, why?" Noctis replies as he adjusts himself to his side to face his friend.
"It just seems like something is bothering you."
"It's nothing, Specs. Just need some shut eye."
Ignis marks his book and puts it back into his bag and looks at Prompto and Gladiolus still on their scrolls "We could all use the shut eye since we have a big day tomorrow."
"Oh, come on Iggy. I've almost got him!" Prompto pleads.
"Not in your dreams, Prompto!" Gladiolus says as he pushes Prompto causing him to drop his scroll and lose the game. "What I tell you, Prompto? You can't beat me!" Gladiolus says as he ruffles Prompto's hair.
"No fair, you cheated Gladio!"
"Now that you two have finished, you should go to bed. We need to be well rested for whatever Ozpin has planned for the entrance exams."
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, mom." Prompto mockingly tells Ignis as he gets into his sleeping bag. Soon all four them have fallen asleep and mentally prepare for tomorrow's entrance exam.
Later that night
"Wake up, Prince Noctis"
Noctis wakes up to the call of the disembodied voice and finds that he is no longer in the ballroom at Beacon, but in the middle of a field filled with grass. "Where the hell am I?" He asks as he gets up from the ground and dusts himself off.
"You are home, Prince" The voice replies. Noctis is then taken to his home in Insomnia, but not how he remembers. The kingdom lays in ruins and has been overrun by Grimm. Noctis tries to summon his weapons but to no avail.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Noctis realizes that the Grimm are either ignoring him or do not sense him so he makes his way to the palace and sees that it is also in ruins. He runs up the steps and is met with the deceased body of his father, king Regis. "No, no this can't be happening!" Noctis shouts as attempts to pick his father's body up, but he is then transported to Beacon academy. The academy also lays in ruins and is overrun by Grimm. He sees the bodies of his dead friends and older brother. "Stop messing with my head!" Noctis shouts into the fire lit skies. Noctis closes his eyes and when he opens them he is back to the field where he had originally woken up.
"That is what will happen, Prince Noctis." The disembodied voice says as Noctis falls to his knees "But you can stop it… You're the only one that can."
"How? How can I stop that?" The crypt that Noctis had seen from his vision appears before him, but instead of being locked like it was it is wide open.
"Step inside and retrieve what belongs to you."
Noctis gets up from his knees and heads inside the crypt and sees that it is empty except for a coffin embodied with the likeness of a past king of Insomnia with his weapon at his chest. "Reach out, Noctis. Claim that which is yours."
Noctis puts his right hand out and reaches for the sword. The sword then crystallizes and floats above the coffin, the sword then plunges itself into Noctis and circles around him. "Wh-What just happened?" Noctis asks as he watches the sword circle around him.
"You have claimed one of the 13 arms. These will help you take back what has been taken. You must retrieve all 13 Royal Arms, then you will be strong enough to fulfil your destiny, young Prince. Remnant's survival lies with you."
The voice begins to fade away and Noctis wakes up back at Beacon in the ballroom covered in sweat. He grabs his scroll to check the time and sees that it is 2:38 am. He gets up and heads to the bathroom. He washes his face in the sink and looks at himself in the mirror. He then looks at his right hand and summons the weapon from his "dream" "What the hell?!" Noctis says as he looks at the sword. "So it was more than just a dream…" Noctis desummons the weapon and heads back to his sleeping bag. He sits on the sleeping bag and takes a glance at his friends and brother that surround him. "I promise… I will protect you guys. No matter what." He lays his head into his sleeping bag and stares at the ceiling until he eventually gives in to his exhaustion and falls back asleep.