Ruby Rocked
Chapter 4: First Step Into Oblivion
-Auditorium- Bradley and Yang made it to the auditorium and looked around at the many different teens and Faunus that were present there.
"Yang!" Ruby's voice called to Yang. She saw Ruby and Sparx head over to them.
"Hey, sis... How's it going?" Yang smiled as she looked at her half younger sister.
"After you and Bradley abandoned Sparx and I, this mean girl showed up and started yelling at us and ordering us and I blew up and there was fire and I think ice and..." Ruby spoke quickly.
"Whoa... Ice? How'd you use ice?" Bradley asked Ruby.
"Well, she shook dust into my face... And, the next thing I knew... I was on the ground and the girl continued to yell at me and I just wish she'd stop and let me apologize..." Ruby told them.
"Wow... No shortness of breath? You are the second person besides Roxie to talk really fast and long without fainting," Bradley chuckled.
"I'm serious!" Ruby whined.
"You!" the girl from earlier yelled. Ruby hops into Yang's arms and panicked.
"Oh, god... It's happening again!" Ruby panicked.
"Chill out, Ruby... You don't need to freak the hell out, ya know," Bradley told her.
"But, she..." Ruby said.
"I got this," Bradley told her as he turned to the white haired girl, "So, what seems to be the problem?"
"She caused my suitcases to fall over and blew a crater in the courtyard!" she told him.
"Uh-huh... I see the problem. But, there is a solution... Apologize to Ruby," Bradley told the girl.
"What?! Why do I have to apologize?!" the girl argued.
"You're the reason Ruby created the crater in the first place," Bradley told her, "Besides... You really need to give someone the benefit of the doubt."
"Who are you to tell me what to do?!" she argued as she glared at him.
"I'm the Equalizer... Your name?" Bradley joked as he folds his arms.
"Weiss Schnee... And, Equalizer is a stupid alias," she told him with a sneer.
"Well... Somebody's got their panties in a bunch," Bradley told her.
"Why, you!" Weiss snarled as she held out her white rapier out in front of her. The auditorium was silent as all eyes were on Bradley and Weiss.
"Someone's tsundere," Bradley told Weiss, "What... You can't handle the truth?"
"Shut up! You know nothing about me!" Weiss told him as she swung her rapier at him. Bradley tilts his head to the left and smirked.
"I know that your stance is sloppy as brown gravy," Bradley taunted her.
"What?! You little..." Weiss snarled as she stood back and glared at her. She slashed at him and he moved out of the way. He looked at Weiss with a small smirk on his face.
"You think you're better than me?"
"No... I know," Bradley smirked as he took a few steps backward and looked at Weiss, "A princess like you? Nowhere near perfect. Nobody's perfect... Not by a long shot."
"I told you... You don't know anything!" Weiss called as she raced at him.
"I don't think you understand, Schnee..." Bradley told her as he grabbed her when she got close, "You may have everything... But, you have nothing. You may have all the money in the world... But, all that will be worth nothing... If you had some friends to be with you. You're too mean, Weiss Schnee... You'll never have friends if you act this way." Weiss was speechless at his serious talk. She pulled away from him and took deep breaths.
"I knew a person like you... Thinking the world revolves around you. An attitude like that will only get you a lifetime of loneliness and sorrow. That person is in prison now... Because of the mistakes he made and he never made up for it. But, you... Only you have the power to change that." Weiss looked away from him and sighed. Then, microphone feedback pierced through the air.
"Hello, everyone... Welcome to Beacon. My name is Glenda Goodwitch, as most of you know by now. I'm here to make sure we all have a good 4 years here at Beacon. Now, let's turn our attention to the principal of this academy, Professor Ozpin," Glenda called. Then, Ozpin walked up to the mic and nods to Glenda.
"All I see is... Wasted talent. But, as you spend your time here at Beacon, all that talent will be put to good use. The entrance exam is the first step to your experience at Beacon... Some has passed, many have failed and was deemed unworthy... And, others have died. But, only you have the power to change your destiny for the better. It is up to you... To take the first step," Ozpin explained as he looked out at the many faces in the crowd.
"Sounds a lot like the Gauntlet back home, huh?" Bradley told Sparx.
"Chu," Sparx agreed.
(I'll explain the back-story in a later chapter. I just want to get past the Emerald Forest arc first! Promise! A/N.)
"The Gauntlet?" Yang and Ruby asked at the same time.
"It's an obstacle course that a Pokémon and their trainer must take to be accepted into the Lighthouse Academy," Bradley told them, "If you fail, you must forfeit your admission and be sent back home."
"Wow..." Ruby said.
"Sounds rough," Yang told him.
"Originally, I failed the test... But, when I was leaving... The academy was attacked. I ended up saving the principal from getting killed," Bradley told them.
"So, you got permission to stay at Lighthouse?" Ruby asked.
"Yep," Bradley smiled.
"So, where should we go to sleep?" Ryan called as he stretched his arms out.
"There will be room enough for everyone right here... Tomorrow, you all will be participating in the entrance exam," Glenda called.
-Later That Night- Ruby laid on her red sleeping bag, writing in her notebook as she hummed to herself.
"It's like a big slumber party!" Yang called as she laid down beside Ruby.
"Don't think Dad would approve of all the boys, though," Ruby told her.
"I approve... But, I got my own," Yang smirked. Bradley sat on his black and green sleeping bag as he looked at a picture of a brown haired girl and a raven black haired boy besides a younger version of himself. He smiled and puts the picture away.
"Hmm... This is interesting," SirKnight's voice called telepathically to Bradley.
"What?" Bradley asked her.
"That boy from earlier... That wolf Faunus... Why did he threaten you?" SirKnight asked him.
"I have no idea," Bradley said as he folds his arms, "But, whatever is wrong with that guy... We can't let it bother us."
"Hey... Got some candles?" a voice asked him. The girl who helped Ruby earlier was standing over him.
"Yeah, I think I do... Hang on a sec," Bradley told her as he reached into his green duffel bag. He pulls out several white candles and hands a few to the girl.
"Thanks," she smiled.
"No problem... Name's Bradley Phoenix," Bradey told her.
"Blake," she told him, "I guess I'll... See you around?"
"Yeah... You will," Bradley told her. She smiled and walked off.
"Blake, huh? Something tells me she's hiding something... But, why?" Bradley thought, "Is she hiding from someone?"
"She's a Faunus," SirKnight told him.
"Really? How can you tell?" Bradley asked her.
"She thinks like an actual cat sometimes and at dinner... She ate actual tuna," SirKnight said.
"Huh... And, I thought that was normal," Bradley said, "I think we should keep that a secret... Don't tell anyone except her."
"Got it," SirKnight said. Then, Yang and Ruby went over to Blake and stood over her.
"Huh? Why are they going over to Blake?" Bradley asked as he looked over at them. He stood up and walked over to them.
"Y'all good over here?" Bradley asked them.
"Hey... Just talking to Mystery Girl here. No biggie," Yang told him.
"Hey, Blake... Don't mind these 2. They're friends," Bradley told Blake.
"I'll try to keep that in mind," Blake told him.
"Wait... How do you know her name?!" Yang asked him as she jabbed a finger to his chest.
"Hey, no jabbing... She told me when I told her my name and I gave her the candles," Bradley told her.
"Oh..." Yang said.
"Is someone jealous?" Bradley smirked.
"N-no... Why would I be..." Yang told him.
"Yang, you have no reason to be jealous," Bradley told her as he got closer to her, "You're my one and only... Remember that."
"Ahem!" Ruby coughed.
"Oh, right... Anyway," Bradley said.
"Whatcha reading?" Ruby asked Blake.
"It's a story about a princess fighting for her kingdom," Blake told her.
"I like reading... It takes you to a whole different world," Ruby smiled.
"It sure does," Blake smiled.
"Well, this is a riveting conversation," Yang said.
"Yang..." Bradley told her.
"What?"
"No," Bradley told her.
"I'm not a dog!" Yang told him.
"Yeah... I know that," he smirked as he poked Yang on the tip of her nose.
"What the... Hey! Don't tease me!" Yang told him as she punched him in the stomach.
"Oof!" Bradley gasped as he fell back and held his stomach.
"Oh, geez! I'm sorry!" Yang panicked.
"Oww... That hurts. Reminder... Don't tease Yang," Bradley groaned.
"Can you guys keep it down?!" Weiss's voice called to them as she walked up to them, "Some people are trying to sleep!"
"Oh my god..." Bradley sighed.
"Oh, not you again!" Weiss and Yang yelled at the same time.
"Guys, seriously..." Bradley sighed.
"You, stay out of this!" Weiss told him.
"..." Bradley didn't respond... Instead, he pulled out a silver Poke Ball and called out Aura.
"Use AuraPulse," Bradley told him telepathically. Aura nods and tossed an Aura Sphere into the air. It popped loudly and a small mist surrounds the arguing girls and calmed them down.
"Are we good, now? Look, you and I clearly don't like each other... But, we should keep it down. People are trying to sleep. Now, let's get some sleep," Bradley told Weiss. Weiss scoffed and walked away from him.
"Sorry about the noise, Blake... Have a good night, okay?" Bradley told her, "Come on, Yaggie... Rubes."
"That nickname has to be changed, you know," Yang told him as she and Ruby followed him.
"Nah... Don't think I will change it anytime soon," Bradley teased Yang.
"Ooh..." Yang said as she hugged him, "Tell me why I still love you."
"Hmm... Because, I'm stupid and handsome?"
"Close enough."
"Wait... Did I just roast myself?"
"No... This is a roast. Your brain is smaller than a squirrel."
"That sucked more than a baby sucking on a pacifier."
"That's a lot of sucking."
"You guys are terrible."
"Hey... It's me and Yang. We love puns and roasts."
"They're... Punny."
"Wow... That's not a good pun, though."
"Hey... You're supposed to be on my side, here."
"Yeah, yeah..."
-The Next Day- Bradley slowly opened his eyes and saw Yang laying on top of him, hugging him.
"Hmm? Yaggs, why are you hugging me?" Bradley yawned. Yang slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Oh... Good morning, hon... I just wanted to cuddle," Yang purred as she continued to hug him.
"That's great and all... But, today's our big day," Bradley told her. Yang quickly opened her eyes and sat up.
"Wait... What time is it?!" Yang asked Bradley. Sparx tilts his head up and looked at Bradley.
"Chu..." Sparx yawned.
"I think... About... 8'ish," Bradley told her.
"We have 2 hours left? Oh, man... I thought we were late," Ruby yawned as she sat up and looked around.
"Do not scare me like that... Come on, then. We'd better get going," Yang told him. All the students started to wake up as Yang, Bradley, and Ruby walked to the changing rooms.
-End Chapter 4-