Before a lot of you do crazy on me, I have to say my piece. Someone said they wanted longer chapters. SO this is my pitiful attempt at granting that request.
I will never go back to that place ever again.
Neos POV
Doo dodododo Yea onto Beacon we go, Onto Beacon we go, Neo sang in her head. She packed her clothes. Roman suddenly appeared in the doorway. She turned around with a bright smile on her face.
"How do you know we'll even make it into Beacon?" Roman asked.
Neo grabbed her scroll, Of course we'll make it. We're a team. Don't let doubt cloud your judgement. And if I or you don't make it, then we'll find something else to do with our lives. THAT'S THAT.
Roman smiled and spoke softly, "Thanks Neo, goodnight." He then strolled out the door. As they had graduated, they could only stay there for a few days to get their bearings then move on. It wasn't a plausible solution to not be accepted into Beacon. Neo knew this. As Roman was only Rank 27 he might not have enough transcript rank to make it. Not that he couldn't Rank 1, it was that he was too lazy to try to make it to a number one rank in something. Neo smiled as she remembered the day that they had announced to her that she had made Rank 1 in hand-to-hand combat with other students. Every student had learned to respect her. The teachers were cool too, apart from a drunk guy that seemed to wander the halls doing nothing. I can't seem to remember to his name, Neo thought, he was unimportant anyways. (If only you knew Neo.)
Neo was rifling through her items that she was going to throw away, when she saw a toy. It was a doll with blond hair and a pink dress. Not overly pink, but like the shade of pink that was in her hair. A very long time ago, someone gave this to her. Someone very special. (HEHE I'm not revealing anything) She smiled at the memory.
Third Person's View
Morning came and with that, Acceptance Letters. Will I get one, was the thought running through everyone's mind. Some kids had started crying, four years of school from age 13, only to find that you wouldn't get to go to the school wanted. That was pitiful and sad.
Neo's POV
Neo was running down the hall. I have got to be accepted, I have got to be accepted, were the words that pounded through her head. And the smallest voice whispered, and so does Roman.
Teach Gabriel, as everyone called him, was handing out letters of good news and bad news, she skidded to a stop in front of him. His eyes were teasing as in, you usually are a little more elegant than that, but he didn't say anything. He was very kind and taught her the art of signaling. She quickly signed to him, Anything for me or Roman?
"Now, is there?" his eyes were even more teasing. "I don't know."
There is, isn't there? She glowed, with happiness. He handed her two letters both from Beacon Academy.
Roman's POV
Like Neo, Roman had packed his items in the night, but unlike Neo he did not have the energy to deal with Acceptance Letters. So, there he was all dressed, still sitting in bed. In Signal Academy, there wasn't girls and boys it was all students and if you were found doing anything to your fellow students. Your transcript would not only state what had happened in excruciating detail, but you would also be punished and kicked out. No one wanted to deal with that, so there were no bullies in Signal or bullies that were ever caught. "I don't think I'll make it. I don't want to be a hero." Roman said softly.
Neo opened the door slowly, with a frown on her face. Roman looked up, "Did you make it?" She nodded. "That's great news. Did … I make it?" She held his eyes for the longest time. He began to frown. She smiled and thrust her hand out in front of her. In her hand, there was a letter, marked to Roman Torchwick. He opened it with a slow, methodical motion. He pulled the paper out and read it slowly.
Dear Roman,
The Beacon Academy Board has approved your admission as a student to Beacon Academy. We are proud that you are going to become a Hunter through our academy.
You will be given a date to appear at the Vale Intercontinental Transit Center to be transported to our academy.
Congratulations on making it this far.
Sincerely, Professor Ozpin
APPROVED FOR ADMISSION TO BEACON HUNTSMEN ACADEMY
As Roman looked at the letter, he noticed the official seal of Beacon Academy. Like it had carved it into stone. This is what he was going to do with is life. And Roman wasn't quite sure if this was what he really wanted to do. But Neo was happy and for now, so was he.
Ruby's POV (FINALLY!)
Ruby giggled with excitement as she received her letter of acceptance. Yang had already left and didn't know that Ruby would be soon joining her.
Dear Ruby,
The Beacon Academy Board has approved your admission as a student to Beacon Academy. We are proud that you are going to become a Hunteress through our academy.
You will be given a date to appear at the Vale Intercontinental Transit Center to be transported to our academy.
Congratulations on making it this far.
Sincerely, Professor Ozpin
APPROVED FOR ADMISSION TO BEACON HUNTSMEN ACADEMY
She sighed with the relief, this is it! This is what she always wanted. Not wanting to be the princess in distress, but the hero who didn't always leave a trace but always left a mark, on society and on the enemies, that would try to ruin that society. She smiled and made her way to the Transit Center.
~~Alrighty now. MAJOR Time Skip~~ (Mainly, because the bus ride to school is even more boring than the destination MEH)
Roman's POV
This is brilliant, this is truly brilliant. Roman thought. Why, why, why? Oh, look there's a bird. What is my life? What is the meaning of it all? The great Roman Torchwick has outdone himself. Yes siree. I am flying through the air at a rate of, I don't even know. What have I gotten myself into?!
Roman was in the air. Why? Freaking initiation, that's why. WHYYY? As he was being thrown in midair Roman barely had enough time to see a tree, he launched the hook-end of Melodic Cudgel at the tree hooking it around it. His body slammed into the tree trunk but held on to his cane, but his hat fell off. Great. Using his cane, he lowered himself to the ground. He then easily found his hat. Brushing it off Roman looked around, lots of trees. Suddenly *boom* a flash of yellow soared above him, with lots of explosions. "Okay," he said out loud, "Now to find Neo."
Neopolitan's POV
Neo lifted her umbrella into the air (it wasn't open) and the moment the launch pad opened, she sprung with the pad and fell with the air. Then she opened her umbrella and began to float. Yea. Wait what!? There was a pack of Grimm beneath her. Oh crap, that is a lot of Grimm.
Neo landed in a field of Grimm and was immediately surrounded. Greeeeeat! In combat school Neo was always able to beat the other students, but at fighting Grimm she was crap. Probably because of the weapon design. An umbrella with a stabby thing in it, without a gun, is practically useless against them.
She landed in the clearing and pulled her umbrella around herself to prepare to fight. Neo smirked and was about to activate her semblance when a knife soared through the air destroying a Grimm. It was connected to a rope of some sort and arced grappling onto several other Grimm. Two people came out of the woods. A male with gray hair; grey, blue and black jacket; and perhaps a sash tied to his waist. He had shotgun boots as a weapon. Quite effectively he fought the beasts. A girl with dark skin, green hair and pistols with whatever lunge lines those were. She fought with even more effectiveness against the Grimm.
After they cleared the area, they turned to her. Neo bowed to them. "Oh Hello," the green-haired girl said. "My name is Emerald and this is Mercury. Are you okay?"
Neo hooked her umbrella onto her belt and then pulled out her scroll. The pair looked very confused. Neo wrote, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am mute. My name is Neopolitan but you can call me Neo. Mercury had a sneer on his face and Emerald was looking apologetic. Please do not concern yourself about me. My partner should be here any time soon.
Almost as soon as she pressed enter, Roman walked through the nearby brush.
Roman's POV
"Hello Neo, who are these people?" Roman said smoothly.
She signed, Mercury and Emerald, they saved my life.
"Alrighty then," he said smiling, but then noticing something black connected to Mercury's belt. "Do you happen to know where the relics are?"
Emerald stepped forward and then Mercury put his hand on her chest. It looked like they were having a convers.. argument. Then with Mercury looking all grumpy, Emerald came closer, "The relics are over here, let us show you."
Neo happily stepped in time with Emerald. Roman and Mercury glared at each other for a minute then Roman smiled and said, "After you my dear sir." He growled and stomped off into the forest after the girls. Roman trailed behind listening to any possible danger.
There was a large platform (that looked positively ancient) and towers that were broken. A bunch of old tabletops and chess pieces were atop of them. "Yes, okay the relics." He went and picked up the black rook. "Hmm, the rook?" He looked at Neo.
Neo signed, Sure, that looks great. Mercury and Emerald turned to leave when a large Death Stalker appeared.
Roman fired a shot at the humongous Grimm. It seemed to only irritate the darn thing and turned around to face him, but he was already gone. Roman reappeared at Neo's side. "Well I don't know about you but I am not sure we can beat this thing."
Neo signed, We might be able to beat it if we all fought it at once.
Emerald was shooting the beast with both of her pistols. "I don't think my semblance will work on him," she said to Mercury. He grunted in response.
"Emerald," Roman said. "I noticed you basically have ropes attached to your knives, would you be so kind to hook its gigantic stinger."
Mercury looked as if he was about to say something when Emerald stepped forward examining the creature as if she were to hook it. Roman looked at her and said, "Do not worry Mercury, Neo and I will be here to help you." Emerald ran straight at it and it was about to land its pincers down on top of it when Roman blasted it in its many eyes. Emerald leaped up and hooked both knives around it and jumped off. Roman pointed to a tree and she went around it using it as an anchor. The beast screamed its fury and tried pulling, but ending up hurting itself even more. Mercury took the opportunity to blat away where the stinger and the tail meet. Roman eyed the creature and ran at it. He signaled to Neo to do the same. She leaped on top of it and using her weapon she stabbed into its eyes. It made a wild, guttural sound of pain. It jerked backwards and Emerald was dragged. She unhooked her weapons from the stinger and the stinger fell on top of the beast, stabbing him further. The creature cried out and collapsed.
Panting, Emerald said, "We did it."
Neo signed, Yes we did.
Mercury said begrudgingly, "I like your sword in the umbrella trick."
Neo smiled and signed back, You weren't bad yourself.
And Roman just smiled.
(Time SKIP) Because the story wouldn't be a story without one or a hundred of those.
"Roman Torchwick, Mercury Black, Neopolitan, and Emerald Sustrai; you collected the black rook pieces. From this day forward you will be known as Team Remain (REMN), led by Roman Torchwick," Ozpin finished with a final breath.
Roman smirked, "That was to be suspected."
Mercury growled with a sneer, "Lead on leader."
Emerald sighed and Neo rolled her eyes.