"Wake up, lazy butt!" a loud, high-pitched voice yelled. Ren groaned. Nora's hyperactivity was already hard enough to deal with on its own. "It's morning! It's morning! It's morning! It's moooorning!" Nora sang happily, zipping around Ren. "I can't believe we've been at Beacon for a full 24 hours! Not that I thought we'd get kicked out or anything," Nora rambled, while Ren was brushing his teeth, "I mean, you're the perfect student, and I'm, well, me!" Ren endured the rest of Nora's rambling. She'd been like this ever since they first met. There was a very specific reason why she was forbidden from touching caffeine of any kind.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the locker room (where they were now), Resh was busy packing all of his nonessentials into his locker. He slammed the locker to see a girl with pink hair and a visor next to him. The two stared at each other, before Resh practically shouted, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" drawing the attention of almost every other person in the vicinity.

Yupia looked around, before telling the crowd, "Move along, everything's fine, there's nothing to see here!" She then turned back to Resh. "I could ask you the same thing!" she hissed.

Yang stared at the two, before asking Ruby, "Whaddya think all that was about?"

Ruby shrugged. "Anyways, it's great that initiation is today! I don't have to talk to anyone! Today, I

get to let my sweetheart do the talking!"

Yang smirked. "You do realize that you're not going through initiation alone? Ozpin's going to wind up assigning teams, and at that point, you're going to have to learn to work with others!"

Ruby groaned. "You sound like dad, you know that?"

Yang continued, "I know! And anyways, other people will help you grow! And don't give me that 'I drink milk' crap again!"

Ruby frowned. "You've got me in a box, here."

Jaune walked right through the middle of them, interrupting their conversation. "Ridiculous! There's no way I put my gear in locker 636 yesterday! I would've remembered to count that high! Why today?"

While Weiss was busy trying to persuade the much-famed Pyrrha Nikos, Biske was busy trying to maintain his weapons, until that guy from yesterday walked by.

"Hello again! So, what's it like being a freak?" Cardin Winchester, school bully, asked.

Biske shot him a death glare. "Try anything, and you're walking out of here with a brand new hole in your chest." Cardin shivered.

"Fine! I'll leave you alone!" Cardin gestured to his friends, and dashed off.

Biske chuckled. "Chicken."

As the students were wrapping up, an announcement came over the loudspeaker. "Would all first year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff, immediately."

(-)

Ozpin stood in front of the gathering of students, mug in hand. "For years, you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." he explained.

Glynda spoke up. "Now, I'm sure some of you have heard rumors about the formation of teams. Well, allow me to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates. Today." This drew a whimper from Ruby.

"These teammates will be with you for the rest at your time at Beacon, so it is in your best interest to be paired with someone you can work well with." Ozpin continued, "That out of the way, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years.

Ruby was visibly shaken. "What?" She cried. Ozpin continued to explain the initiation challenge.

"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the Forest." The students shrugged. Simple enough. "You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die." That last part made several students nervous. "You will be observed and graded for the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene." Ozpin explained, "You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately." Ozpin finished. "Now, are their any questions."

Jaune raised his hand. "Yeah, um, sir-"

Ozpin interrupted him. "Good! Now take your positions."

Jaune continued raising his hand, seemingly oblivious to the fact that Weiss had just been launched into the air. "Uh, sir? I have something to ask. So, what do you mean by landing strategy? You dropping us off?"

Ozpin took a sip, before replying, "No, you will be falling."

Jaune was unnerved. "You're giving us parachutes, though, right?"

"No. You will be using your own landing strategy," Ozpin replied.

Jaune, still oblivious to the fact that the two people next to him had just catapulted off, asked again. "So, what exactly is a landing strateg-YYYYYY!"

Ozpin simply took a sip of coffee while watching the students go flying.

(-)

Biske, the moment he was sent flying, latched onto the nearest tree, before leaping to the ground.

(-)

Resh flew through the air, activating his backpack in glide mode, landing gently.

(-)

Aquila leaped from tree to tree, going on the longest possible path to the ground.

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Yupia scanned the treetops for a suitable landing place. A tree lit up in her vision. She deployed Blaze Luminous, jamming the blade into the wood as she slid down the trunk.

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Pyrrha landed on a nearby tree branch. Noticing that Jaune was still tumbling through the air, she threw her javelin. There was an audible thunk. "Thank you!" Jaune said.

"I'm sorry!" Pyrrha apologized.

(-)

Biske began making his way north, before he heard a growl behind him "Aw, you guys again? Still mad about last time?" The Grimm in question roared in response. "I'm taking that as a yes." Biske Zig-zagged to dodge the Ursas swipes, jumped onto its back, and stabbed both of his swords through its spine. "Kinda slow today, don't you think?" Three more roars permeated the area around Biske. He whipped around to see three more Ursa.

Several remote-controlled blade-bits suddenly sliced the Grimm into ribbons. "You're welcome," Resh said.

A loud roar of a larger Grimm was heard nearby.

Resh and Biske exchanged looks, both silently agreeing to get out of there quick before everything went to hell. "I wonder what the other first-years are up to," Resh thought aloud.

Bisked glanced over and shrugged.

(-)

"By no means does this make us friends," Weiss said, as she dragged Ruby away by the hood.

"Hey, wait! Come back! Who's going to get me down from here?" Jaune asked, still pinned to the tree. A few seconds later, Pyrrha appeared from the forest.

"Jaune? Do you have any spots left on your team?" she asked.

"Ha ha, very funny," he replied.

(-)

Yupia landed on her hands and knees after leaping off the tree. As she stood up, she surveyed the area. Her vision indicated that there was only one nearby life signature. She made her way towards it.

"Oh, hello!" Aquila greeted, surprising Yupia. "How're you doing today?"

"I'm doing fine, Miss… uh…" Yupia blanked, as she did not know Aquila's name.

"Aquila. Aquila Olymp. You can call me Aquila, or just Aq. Though of course-" She was interrupted by Yupia.

"We should get moving. There are Grimm in these parts. Follow me." Yupia said, before heading North. Aquila followed.


And there you have it! Chapter 2 of RWBY:Dojo! It would be great for you to continue showing support! Have fun.