Well time for another chapter of smiles and poking the paintball welts… oh wait I'm the only one poking paintball welts. Anyways I hope that you all enjoy this chapter and future ones to come.

Chapter 4: The First Day

Everyone watched Taiyang work on mixing some dust together to see how it would affect Crayg. He tried multiple times to see if he could make a dust that would suppress strength, but so far he's managed to create a dust that increases strength, a dust that turned Crayg green for a short while, and his latest attempt froze Crayg in ice. After breaking him out, Taiyang decided that it was time for a break.

"Let's try to work on this later. It's starting to annoy me how dust is so unpredictable with results." He said and everyone but Yang left the shed and entered into the family room. "Well, at least your weight isn't an issue anymore."

"True and I can't wait to be able to just feel normal for once." Crayg said excited. "Just to be able to lean back on a tree and not crush it under my weight or knock it down with my strength."

"Yeah, normal knees Crayg." Ruby cheered before flopping onto the couch. "Hey, where's Yang?"

"Funny you should ask my dear sister because I think that I made a suppression dust." Yang declared getting a raised eyebrow from her father. "I used all the types of dust we had to make this blend: Fire, Ice, Wind, Gravity, Lightning, Earth and Water. When I tried it on myself, I felt weaker than before. Want to try it out?"

"Well, how about we all take a break first and then see how it works." Crayg suggested as he was not feeling up to be a test subject right now. "But I believe that you did an awesome job."

"True, but I think that we should get it on you now rather than later to avoid any incidents." Yang countered placing a hand on her hip. "You know what I mean?"

"Of course, but Yang please realize that I have lived here for a couple of days now and haven't had any issues." Crayg said standing up and placed his hand on her shoulder with a smile. "It's not like I can pat you on the back and send you through the house and then some. Well, I probably can, but I know how to control how much force to use. The suppression will help me control it better and let me feel more natural and I know that you and Ruby are the best and smartest sisters I know."

"But we're the only ones you know." Ruby said as his point went over her head.

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Yang said nodding and smiled. "I wonder what we will watch this time."

"Oh, can we watch that one show with all the kids at camp, uhh, Camp Camp?" Ruby asked as Yang immediately got worried.

"Uh, how about something else Ruby, like how about this show about how a normal person has a dragon maid?" Yang said with a bright smile hoping that it would be more family friendly than Camp Camp. And to her relief it was, and it had more cute scenes as well.

"Nice choice Yang," Ruby called out smiling a bit. "The little dragon girl is so cute."

"But not as cute as you are." Both Yang and Crayg said at the same time as Yang cuddled up to Ruby.

"Well, I'll leave you two be. Crayg, let's check out Yang's work." Taiyang said and began to head out to the shed.

"Alright, let's go." Crayg said making sure to be careful about his steps. As he stepped outside he was met by a man with black spiky hair, red eyes, and a crooked cross necklace. He wore a tattered red cloak and wore a gray dress shirt, Black pants and shoes. Crayg also noticed that the man reeked of alcohol.

"I didn't think that you of all people would allow a boy into your home Tai. I guess that Yang is dating now?" The man said in a casual tone. He took a sip from his flask before telling what he really knew. "And before you can say that I'm wrong kid, Tai has told me everything he knew about you. And don't worry, I haven't told anyone about it yet, but if I am asked about it, no hard feelings but I will be honest with them."

"Crayg, this is Qrow. He helps around at Signal academy, along with me." Taiyang said before Qrow smirked and kept adding more to his list.

"I was the one who trained Ruby in the ways of the scythe thank you very much." Qrow said as Taiyang rolled his eyes with a smirk on his face. "And I am a veteran when it comes to hunting Grimm."

"He is also an alcoholic, immature child who has a tendency of using sexual quips to distract others." Taiyang said before opening the doors of the shed. Qrow placed a hand over his heart, faking an injury.

"Oh Tai, I didn't know that you had such feelings for me, but I have to decline, sorry." He said before stepping inside. "So, what do you guys have cooking on back here?"

"We're trying to see if we can make dusts that would make him lighter and suppress his strength." Taiyang said and gestured towards Crayg.

"Yeah, I don't want to launch myself into the vacuum of space and not return." Crayg said with a nervous laugh. "I don't know how Ruby would feel about that."

"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby shouted before bursting into the shed and clung onto the arm of Qrow. "Did you miss me? Did you?"

"Heh, nope." Qrow said before ruffling her hair up. "Are you ever going to change the way you greet me?"

Ruby put a finger on her chin to think about it. "Hmm, nope."

"Okay, well let's head outside and test this out before Yang comes in here and we get trapped in here." Taiyang said as Yang rushed in.

"Is Uncle Qrow here Ruby? Oh, yes he is." Yang said as the door behind her closed and locked from the outside. "Oh no."

"And we're locked in." Taiyang said and rubbed his temples. "Crayg, can you break the door down?"

"Yes I can." Crayg said about to test the strength of the door when Zwei came down and manage to get the door unlocked for everyone. "Huh? It opened on its own."

Bark!

"Zwei, good boy, let's go for a walk." Ruby said in a sweet tone.

"Okay let's try out that dust now." Taiyang said pushing out everyone else except for Crayg.

"Alright, I'm putting on the bands that decrease weight first." Crayg said as he put on the first set of bands. "I'm really excited about this. How does the recipe call for Yang?"

Half of each, now come one I want to see if it works or not." Yang said getting a little impatient. "I worked hard on mixing it up, you know."

"And I have every right to believe that it works. Anyways, let's get it started." Crayg said putting on the second set of bands. "Think after this we can put on some sort of meter to show how much I have left and maybe something that can allow me to control how much is suppressed or something that can let me control how much effect I feel?"

"That sounds like something Ruby could handle." Taiyang commented before he saw that Crayg signaled that he was ready. "Alright, Crayg let her rip."

Crayg took a soft stomp and saw that nothing happened. He stomped harder and still saw no effect towards the ground. He gradually kept on stomping harder and harder until there was a point where he did leave a small indent in the ground with his foot. "I would have to say that it works very well."

"Congratulations Yang, for inventing a dust that suppresses strength." Taiyang said bringing Yang in for a hug. "I knew that you would accomplish great things. And now that we have both the dust mixtures we need, we can ask Ruby to make something for you Crayg, and you should help out. It will help you get a better idea about how our weapons work."

"Did someone say weapons?" Ruby asked as some rose petals fell from behind her and then gasped loudly. "Is Crayg going to get a weapon or make one?"

"Ruby I was actually wondering if you could help me, since I have no idea of where to even start." Crayg said and somehow Ruby's eyes grew wider with excitement.

"Oh boy, we have to start right away! So, what are you thinking about? Sword and Sheild? No, you don't seem to be someone who would want to swing something like that or really need a shield. Oh, how about some battle axes? Then again, you aren't really hot headed enough to use them. Hmm OH, what about a sniper rifle? Wait, that's more of my thing, but he could take the recoil easily. You know what, we'll think about it." Ruby said very quickly and then sped off to make designs off the top of her head. Leaving everyone else with a panting Zwei, who just flopped onto the ground and fell asleep.

"Poor thing." Crayg said and picked up the Corgi off of the ground. "You we're probably trying to keep up with Ruby weren't you?"

"Well, I think that we should head in and think about something for dinner." Yang said and left with Crayg leaving Taiyang and Qrow outside.

"You have quite the handful to deal with here Tai." Qrow said smiling before it changed into a frown and spoke in a quiet tone. "Raven was here last night. I think that she may be after Crayg. I don't know why, but I do know that as long as he stays around here she should keep her distance. And I think that if he stays along with the girls that should help as well."

"So I wasn't imagining things." Taiyang said in a soft tone. "Do you think that she could have brought him here?"

"It's a long shot, but I think that it may be possible." Qrow said looking through the window to find the three kids laughing and having fun. "Well, no point to brood about it. Take care Tai, I have to check up on someone."

"Take care Qrow and good luck on that mission." Taiyang said and they shook hands and Qrow left for his mission. After seeing Qrow leave, Taiyang went inside and smelled the aroma in the air. "Making pizza Yang?"

"Yes we are. We're making a regular cheese pizza and my favorite, meat lovers." Yang said as she and Crayg finished up the pizza dough and the sauce. "Ruby, how are you handling the cheese and meats?"

"Just fine, though I wish that I could be focusing more on Crayg's weapon right now." Ruby said as she pouted a little and shredded some cheese.

"It's fine Ruby. The bands can be an emergency back up to use if I manage to break or lose what you can make. And their less of a weapon and more of an insurance that I don't destroy everything in my path by accident." Crayg said and stirred the sauce. "I don't even know if I should get any weapons or not quite yet."

"Every hunter needs a weapon Crayg." Yang said getting the oven ready. "I have my gauntlets, Ruby has her scythe and many others have weapons that are unique to them. First we'll focus on the bands and the dust and then we'll begin thinking about a weapon, but before all of that, the pizza needs some love from the oven."

"My sauce is ready, how is the dough?" Crayg called out towards Yang, who gave him thumbs up. "Perfect. And Ruby, how are the meats and cheeses coming along?"

"Done and ready to cook." Ruby said with a salute and an adorable serious face. Once the pizzas were in the oven they began to clean up and prep the table.

Ding!

After a few minutes have gone by the timer went off and everyone was excited for a nice fresh slice of pizza. Yang and Ruby devoured most of the pizzas they made while Taiyang and Crayg managed to have two pieces each. Some laughs and cleaning later, Ruby was working on the special bands that would hold both dusts. Crayg, Yang and Taiyang were outside judging where Crayg would fall in the school system. By age he should be with Yang, however by skill he was stuck in Ruby's grade. With the added use of his abilities and durability without aura he might just pull off going straight to Beacon.

"Good thing that Beacon is not starting quite yet, so we can train and practice before then." Taiyang said thinking about what Crayg need to improve on. "The less you have to rely on your incredible strength and durability the better. But first come here."

"Okay, what is it?" Crayg asked as he stood in front of Taiyang and felt hands being placed on his shoulders.

"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee." Taiyang spoke as Crayg felt something from inside stir within him and come out. He watched Taiyang stumble a little and Crayg caught him before anything could happen. "I'm fine, just a little winded when you unlock someone's aura, which you only have a normal amount of, like Ruby."

"So, aura, the manifestation of our souls, it helps us protect us from Grimm, right?" Crayg said making sure that his research was accurate. "And it can help heal wounds and completely remove scars if minor enough."

"Correct, now how about we let you and Yang spar and begin training." Taiyang said walking inside the house to rest, but before he entered, he turned to say one more thing. "Oh and before I forget, your first day at signal is tomorrow. Your schedule is on the table and I hope that you are a fast learner."

"Alright Crayg, I have seen that you need to work on those arms of yours. While you can throw a punch, you're slow and predictable." Yang said remembering his punches and his technique. "You are better with kicking than I am so I'll give you that."

"Well, then let's get started." Crayg said before they began training.

Yang and Crayg analyzed each other's moves and styles and countered accordingly. Seconds became minutes and minutes became two hours as they fought faster and more naturally. Sweat glistened off of them and fell onto the ground as they sparred and trained. They occasionally took breaks to talk about what happened and why they chose to fight as they did. After another thirty minutes of training Crayg and Yang sat down and drank water.

"Well, I think that went well." Yang said pacing her breaths as well as Crayg. "Tomorrow after school we'll keep this up and hopefully you will be on par with me when Beacon comes around."

"I hope so too." Crayg said and drank more water. "It's been a while since I worked up this much sweat. Oh, after dinner maybe I can get you that drawing done."

"Umm, I'll see how tired I am after dinner." Yang said after checking the time as Ruby came rushing out the door. "Woah, Ruby, what's the rush?"

"I finished it. Crayg's bands are finished." Ruby said hopping up and down in excitement pushing the bands in his face. "Come on, come on, and try them on."

"Okay, okay there Ruby. Calm down." Crayg said calmly and took the bands from Ruby and put them on. "They feel like they won't slip out or will be broken easily. Oh and I noticed the meters on them and a way to control how much is holding me back. Thank you very much Ruby."

"Awesome, now comes the best part, coloring the bands." Ruby said with stars in her eyes as she brought out red and black spray paint cans.

"Yes, but instead of red, how about yellow?" Yang said bringing out a yellow spray paint can from the shed. "Red is your thing Ruby, so how about it Crayg? Yellow and black?"

"I feel like I'm looking at the German flag." Crayg said remembering the flags of Earth before being brought to Remnant. "Actually, I am thinking about coloring them green and blue. It would be like looking at Earth, except it would be like looking at Remnant from space."

"Well I respect that." Yang said putting away all of the spray cans. "Let's get them colored up."

They got all of the bands painted and filled with dust. Crayg learned that he would need to refill them once a week depending on how much he used. After that they had dinner and went off to bed for a new day.

Qrow walked into a bar to have a little break from teaching the students at Signal. The brown liquid in his glass soon went down his throat and the buzz went to his head. A woman walked up next to him and sat down. Qrow easily recognized this woman as his sister.

"Well this is a surprise Raven. How have you been?" he said in a slightly sarcastic tone. He could see the anger in her eyes. "Okay, I'll try not to take too much of your time. Why were you at their house last night?"

"At whose house, Qrow?" she said before he produced a feather from his shirt pocket. Her face scowled at him twirling it object between his fingers. "Fine, I was checking up on them."

"That's a lie and you know it." Qrow said in a serious tone before he began interrogating further. "You were there for Crayg, weren't you?"

"Tch, I shouldn't have given him a choice whether or not to come with me." She said and silently cursed. "Fine, yes I was there because of him. I brought him to this world to help the clan fight against her. He is strong and he could become more than just powerful, but strong enough to finish what our clan started."

"He won't join you, he may be curious as to why you brought him, but he will never join you." Qrow said placing his shot glass down. "Since when could you go between worlds or dimensions?"

"Hmm? Is that a sense of worry I feel from you? Of course anyone would be worried about someone becoming incredibly strong enough to be considered a threat." Raven said and laughed lightly before standing up. "However I did say that if he wants to follow me that he can. It's still his choice, and unless you have anything else to say, I'm leaving now."

He wanted to talk about why she left Yang and Taiyang, but he knew that he would not get an answer. Instead he just watched her leave out the door and walk through a portal.

"Yeah… nice to talk to you too." Qrow said before returning to his empty glass and flagged the bartender. "Can I have something a little stronger? Please and thanks."

"Hmm, intriguing…" A man said after taking a sip from his mug as he watched the video. The man saw a person being hit by a motorcycle after falling through a portal. He recognized the girl on the motorcycle. "Glynda, I may have to go and visit a student tomorrow."

"Why is that sir?" A woman with platinum blonde hair was worn in a bun and a curl to the side asked. "Did you see something in her records that might cost her Beacon?"

"No, nothing like that at all." The man said putting his mug down and brought up the video to show her. "I'm interested in this person, who just shows up out of nowhere through a portal you and I both know well enough who it's from."

"Raven, but why would she use it and let someone through?" Glynda asked and began to think about some theories. "Do you think that she fought him and decided to dump him there, Professor Ozpin?"

"No, because he would either be dead or bleeding out if she did fight him." Ozpin said and continued pointing out what happened. "His clothes are different than what we are used to seeing and later I found him at the library for an extended amount of time researching everything there is to Remnant. This kind of studying doesn't happen unless they have absolutely no idea what is going on in the world. Of course he could just be interested in learning, but he was taking note like there was no tomorrow. Also the fact that even Blake Belledonna began to question him and his knowledge about Faunus. This child is not from our world and it would seem that he has a little more power than what he know what to do with."

"So what shall we do?" Glynda asked the professor. "Should we inform the council about it?"

"I would be surprised if they didn't already know, but no, we shouldn't." Ozpin said thinking about how they would react to the situation. "What we're going to do is try to find this person and give him training to help us fight against 'Her'."

"Do you think that he would be able to help?" She asked wondering how he would be able to help. "He probably doesn't have his aura activated."

"I suspect that and I know that he is able to take a serious blow." Ozpin pulled up the video of the crash and showed that he just walked it off and was fine. "I would like to offer him a place at Beacon, if he accepts, wonderful, if not, we will leave him be and keep an eye on him."

"Shall I inform the other professors about him?" Glynda asked narrowing her eyes at the sight of him being hit with the vehicle. "And I think that I would like to talk to Miss Xiao Long about her actions that night."

"Take it easy, we don't know the full story yet, so we shall not inform the others yet." Ozpin said waving his hand up and down a little to signal that she should calm down. "Besides, he may have thought that blow as nothing more than a small child hitting him. Tomorrow we shall go and see Yang in patch and see what she knows about him."

"I will let them know about our departure, anything else headmaster?" Glynda asked before leaving him to attend to other applications.

"Nothing more than a good day to you and that I know you will do wonderful tomorrow." He said before looking at the broken moon. 'The mystery of life continues to show more surprises my way, perhaps this will be a good sign of change and peace coming. I hope that whoever you are that you will join us. We could always use another on the light side. We can't afford anyone else to follow 'Her'.'

The next morning, Crayg and everyone woke up to Taiyang shouting excitedly and crashing throughout the house with pots and pans. Crayg thought that Yang would break the house for certain, but she instead woke up with a grin and joined in on the parade. Instead it was Ruby who was grumpy about the wake up. After breakfast, everyone made their way to Signal academy. Crayg looked around with wonder and saw the students walk around and talk to each other. Crayg and Taiyang walked to the front office while Ruby and Yang went to their classes. After sorting everything out with the front office, Crayg and Taiyang went to his classroom. They entered the room and found Yang, who waved at Crayg to come sit next to her. He smiled and got a nod from Taiyang to go ahead and proceeded to sit down next to Yang. The girls in the class looked at him curiously while the boys looked at him with fury.

"Alright kids, I bet that you're all wondering who just came into class." Taiyang said with a smile. "Well he is our new adopted family member, Crayg Woods. Now let's begin our lesson."

As Taiyang began his lesson for the day Yang nudged Crayg with her elbow. "Just let me know if you need any help at all."

"Thanks I appreciate that." Crayg whispered before taking out his notebook to take notes. 'Well it's the first day of Signal for me. I hope that I can catch up three years of learning within a month. I wonder how Ruby gets along with everyone here.'

That's it for this week. See you all next week and take care.

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