It was midnight, and Hope couldn't sleep. He walked outside, and to the docks in front of Beacon. "Well, let's see if I'll be leader again. Or just an minion. Who knows? I don't" Said Hope. Neo also couldn't sleep, and had snuck out as well, hiding behind a bush to watch Hope. Suddenly, Cassis Worm Dimidius came out of a bush and tried to attack Hope, but he faded away and then reappeared and put on the Lenagle Buckle. "Henshin" Said Hope, as he used the Lenagle Buckle. "Open up!" Declared the Lenagle Buckle, as Hope changed into Kamen Rider Lenagle. "I'm so tired of all you monster! I'm tired of fighting you, I'm tired of having to go away from my wife just to fight you all, I'm just sick of it!" Shouted Hope, while fighting Cassis Worm Dimidius with some help from the Stab Bee Rouse Card. "Posion! Blizzard! Death Storm!" Declared the Lenagle Rouzer, as Hope roused the 6 and 8 of Clubs Rouse Cards. A green and purple snow storm picked up around Cassis Worm Dimidius, and then shrunk, destroying Cassis Worm Dimidius. "Why do they usually show up when I'm around?" Thought Hope. "Wow! That was awesome! Hope is so cool! But... why did he keep this a bit of a secret?" Thought Neo. Hope then canceled the transformation, and walked back inside and went to sleep, with Neo fallowing him shortly after.
7 hours later
"You will all be jettisoned into the Emerald Forest, in search of a relic each. There is 20 relics in total. There will only be 4 people in the forest at a time. This is the only exception you will get" Said Ozpin. They were on a cliff, over looking the Emerald Forest. "Hope, Neo, Winter and Raven, start" Said Ozpin, before Hope, Neo, Winter and Raven were shot into the Emerald Forest. "Here we go again" Thought Hope, as he put on a Sengoku Driver with the Duke Face Plate. "Mango!" Declared the Mango Lockseed, before Hope put the Mango Lockseed on the Drive Bay on the Sengoku Driver and locked it. "Henshin" Said Hope, before he used the Cutting Blade on the Sengoku Driver to cut the Mango Lockseed. "Knight of Hammer!" Declared the Sengoku Driver, before Hope fell through some trees while changeing into Duke Mango Arms. "Well, this is a great thing to do on a whatever day" Said Hope, as Beowolves surrounded him.
To Winter
"Well, these cannot be the relics" Thought Winter, as she looked at 4 playing card Aces, 10s, Jacks, Queens and Kings. "Well, I better keep looking" Thought Winter, as she headed back into the forest. However, she immediately ran into Raven, knocking them both over. "Fancy meeting you here" Said Raven, sarcasticly. "Same to you. They may have false relics" Said Winter. "Really?" Asked Raven "Yes. I saw some playing cards a couple of seconds ago, maybe there were to be destractions" Said Winter, before she headed off, into the forest. "Hum, maybe they are the relics, but because they don't look the part, people would look around for relic looking relics" Thought Raven, before she walked over to the playing cards and took the Queen of Clubs card. "The Queen of Clubs, Fusion... well, I don't know" Said Hope, who had canceled his transformation. "Hope, it's you" Said Raven. "Yep, it's me, and I'm as normal as ever" Said Hope, before he took the Queen of Diamonds card. "So, we will be on the same team?" Asked Raven. "Maybe" Said Hope, as Neo and Winter came running towards them, being chased by a Death Stalker. "Well, how nostalgic" Said Hope, before he used the Advent Card with the Venoviser to summon Venoviper. Venoviper then spat acidic poison at the Death Stalker, melting him. "Thanks" Said Neo. "I could of handled it" Said Winter. "If you say so" Taunted Hope, before Neo took the Queen of Spades card. "I'm serious. I could of handled it" Said Winter, before she took the Queen of Hearts card. "All Queens have been collected. The letters will arrange into NWHR, meaning Neo is the leader" Thought Hope. "Well, let's get gone" Said Raven. "Raven, can we swap relics?" Asked Neo. "Ok" Responded Raven, before they traded cards. "Now, let's go" Said Hope, as they walked back into the forest.
10 minutes of bloody Grimm murder later
"Well, this looks important" Said Hope, as he, Neo, Winter and Raven found a clearing with multiple pillars and a massive tower in front of them. "It's called the Artrim Circle. Apparently, some ancient anti Fanus cults sacrificed Fanus here for some god" Said Neo. "Well, aren't you smart" Said Hope, before he, Neo, Winter and Raven walked towards the tower. Suddenly, a Nevermore appeared and picked up Neo, and then flew off. "Oh my god!" Exclaimed Winter. "Hopefully, she will be fine, and we may even get a magic show" Said Hope. "How would you know?!" Screamed Winter. "Luck of my draw" Said Hope. Suddenly, the Nevermore exploded, and Neo appeared behind them. "She's dead!" Cried out Raven, as she and Winter started crying. "She's fine, and really close" Said Hope, before Neo tickled his sides, causing him to fall over and laugh. "Surprise" Said Neo, before Winter and Raven tackled her to the ground and hugged her. "How did you do that?" Asked Raven. "It's her Semiblance. The ability to create illusions" Said Hope. "Wow" Exclaimed Winter and Raven.
5 minutes of climbing up a tower later
"And the first team, team NHRW, is here" Said Ozpin. "Team NHRW? So, Neo is the leader" Said Winter, jealously. "Wait. I'm the leader?!" Asked Neo, shocked. "Yes. Whoever got there card first is the leader. Since you and miss Raven Brawin swapped cards, you swapped times" Explained Ozpin. "Well, that's stupid" Said Hope. "I find it to be more... dramatic" Said Ozpin, before he sent the four of them on there way.
In Team NHRW's new dorm, 12 hours later
"Well, the place looks cosy" Said Winter, as she layed down on a bed. "It's so nice to see the room before it's a poorly made double bunk bed thing that could serve up heads and blood on a blanket" Thought Hope. "Neo, can we try and turn the beds into bunk beds?" Asked Raven. "Fuck me" Thought Hope. "No way. While it may take up less space, we didn't come here to be professional builders, we came here to be huntresses. But it was a good idea. A dangerous, but good idea" Said Neo. "Oh, thank god" Thought Hope. "Um, Hope. Could you please leave for a while?" Asked Neo. "Oh, you, Raven and Winter need to get changed?" Asked Hope. "Yep" Said Neo, Raven and Winter. "Well, I shall go" Said Hope, before he left the dorm. "Neo, he's the only boy on this team. Do you find that weird?" Asked Raven. "Strangely, no" Said Neo. "Really?" Asked Winter. "Yes, I don't find that weird. In fact, I feel like I'm going to help him a lot more later in life" Said Neo. "Ok, if you say so" Said Winter.
To outside, where Hope is
"I can leave at any moment I chose. I can be gone, but... I'm still here. Why? Am I just curious, or... I don't know. Ugh, I must be too attached!" Thought Hope. Hope then used his duel disk to summon Fenrir the Nordic Wolf, Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer and Blue Eyes White Dragon. "How are you three? I haven't seen any of you since that duel with Akiza. That fateful day, the day I met Ruby Rose, Weiss Snchee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long" Said Hope, as he shed a tear and remembered his duel with Akiza, specifically the part when he first summoned Ruby Rose via it's effect, and when it and Blake Belladonna attacked Black Rose Dragon and destroyed it, and Blue Eyes White Dragon attack Akiza directly, allowing Hope to win. "Man, were those the days" Said Hope, before he took the three cards off the duel disk, causing them to disappear. "Well, time to see if Neo, Winter and Raven are done changeing" Thought Hope, as he walked back to the dorm room.