Kyle's Adventures in Remnant
Chapter 6: First day of class… and a 'burning' visit.
A/N: Not much updated in the poll department, but there are three people in second place. Weiss, Yang, and Nora with 2 votes. Ruby is in the lead with 3. There is still some time.
I had to deal with the last two episodes of Volume 3 of RWBY as well, and let me tell you… crazy last few weeks there. I won't spoil anything, but Yang, man. Yang… My regards go to her, as well as Pyrrha, and I want Yang to feel better so badly. On with the chapter then!
I woke up on my own that day, seeing Yang, Blake, and Ruby all dressed up in the school uniform for class. I enrolled in as many classes with them as I could, but of course, I couldn't be in all of the same classes now, could I? While Ozpin couldn't give me a new bed, at least he provided me with a school uniform. As much as I dislike them… I knew I had to at least look like I belonged.
Ruby was like, "Gooood morning Team RWBYK!" As I put my uniform on as Ruby woke up Weiss, I had a flashback to the night before.
Then…
Yang and I were moving to 'our' bed. Yang was in her pajamas, as was I, but I didn't want to hog bed space. "It's okay!" She had told me. I gulped.
"What'll your Dad say if he hears I'm sharing a bed with you?" I asked her. Yang rolled her eyes.
"You need to stop worrying about that Kyle."
"Your Dad is Taiyang Xiao Long! He's like, one of the best Huntsmen in the history of ever! Team STRQ is my second favorite team of all time, and I don't want my first time meeting him to be awkward as hell!" I figured I was bound to meet Ruby and Yang's father, Taiyang, at one point, and I didn't want it to be awkward.
Yang said, "I'll tell him we had no other choice, and I wasn't going to let some guy sleep in Ruby's bed if that helps." I rolled my eyes.
"I'm touched." I replied sarcastically. Yang made her eyes red.
"Stop complaining and just get in bed, Kyle." She said. I saluted her.
"Yes, ma'am." I said. She lost the red in her eyes.
"Good." She yawned and pulled me closer to her. "See you guys in the morning." Ruby, Weiss and Blake all said goodnight, and I climbed in the side of the bed opposite Yang, and I made a divide in the sheets so we couldn't interrupt the other one as we slept.
"Night, Kyle." She told me.
"Night, Yang." I said back. I felt a brief snuggle up, then she was out. I closed my eyes slowly, trying to get some sleep regardless.
End flashback.
"What in the world is wrong with you?!" Weiss yelled. I already was snickering at her.
"Don't you laugh at me, Kyle!" She got up.
"Now that you're awake, we can officially begin our first order of business." Ruby told her. I nodded.
Weiss asked, "What?"
Yang replied, "Decorating!" as she held decorating supplies.
Weiss asked, "What?" again.
Blake also said, "We still have to unpack." Her suitcase fell open as she said this. "And clean." Ruby blew the whistle at Weiss again, making her topple over.
Ruby said, "Alright! Weiss, Blake, Yang, Kyle, and their fearless leader Ruby have begun their first mission. BANZAI!"
Yang, Blake and I appeared to Ruby's sides yelling, "BANZAI!" with our fists in the air. Weiss sighed at us.
As we decorated the room, Yang was putting up a poster, Weiss was adding a framed piece of artwork that looked like it could have been in an art museum, I was helping Blake feed through her book collection, and I saw 'Ninjas of Love'. I picked it up, and begun grinning from ear to ear. Blake thwapped my arm, taking the book from me, and giving me a glare saying, 'My eyes only'. I nodded to her. She blushed of embarrassment. I later was putting up an 'RvB' poster, and a picture with me and my parents on it from when I was a kid. Ruby chopped our curtain using her scythe, provoking a 'God damn it' look from me, and a facepalm. We overlooked our craftsmanship, and appreciating it, also, we fixed the curtain with duct tape, because that fixes everything, as I've learned from my father. Unfortunately, all the beds were piled on top of each other in the center of our room.
Weiss said, "This isn't going to work."
Blake said, "It feels cramped."
Yang said, "Maybe we need to ditch some of our stuff."
I replied, "Come on. I think Mount Bed-a-rest has character." It provoked some laughter out of Yang, and a facepalm from Weiss.
Ruby, missing the pun completely, said, "Or we could ditch the beds… and replace them with bunk beds!"
Weiss said, "It sounds incredibly dangerous."
Yang added on, "And super awesome!"
Blake said, "Sounds efficient."
"I like the Mount Bed-a-rest idea better." I said.
Weiss said, "I say we put it to a vote."
Ruby replied, "I think we just did." Blake, Yang, and I approved, while Weiss did not. We charged for the beds and after some whirring construction noises, our bunk bed set up was completed. Ruby's bed was hung from the ceiling, and Yang's and my bed was on top of Blake's via some books we could not place on her bookshelf.
Ruby said, "Objective complete!" I high-fived her, accidentally smacking her hand. "Ow! Darn it." She shook her hand.
"Damn…" I said. I keep forgetting my hands are metallic and not skin. I hid my hands behind me. "Sorry." I told her. Ruby just smiled at me.
"Now our next order of business is… classes. We have a few classes together today. Our first class is at 9…"
"Did you say 9 o' clock?!" Weiss asked her. I looked at the watch embedded into my left Indigo Volt, and realized why this was bad.
"It's 8:55 you dunce!" She said, running out of the classroom as fast as she could.
"T-to class, then!" Ruby said. Blake, Yang, and I all ran out behind her as fast as we could. I used a pulse blast to launch myself ahead of them. Team JNPR wasn't too far behind us, either. As we ran though the courtyard, I blasted myself into the air to get a huge boost. What ended up happening was me headbutting my way through a class window. When I shook off my dizziness, I saw I was in the right class, about 3 minutes early, but with an angry Professor Port staring at me.
"Oooh…" I said.
"I can appreciate a student's enthusiasm to get to my class early, Mr. Tesla, but could you not burst through my windows in the process?!" He asked me. I nodded. "Sorry sir. Won't happen again. I was almost late, and I tried taking a shortcut…"
"It's… okay. I'll just call a window repairman later." He told me. The rest of my team, and Team JNPR, opened the doors at the opposite end of the classroom. I joined Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang soon after, with note-taking supplies at the ready.
Given some time…
Port said, "Monsters… demons… Prowlers of the night! Yes. Creatures of Grimm have many names!" Ruby was snoring as I still wrote. Blake wrote notes, Weiss stood at attention, and Yang was just watching.
Port was still speaking, "But I merely refer to them as prey!" Ruby woke up through her own snores, and the class was chirping like crickets. I just shrugged.
"Uh… And you shall too, upon graduating from this prestigious academy! Now, as I was saying, Vale, and the other three kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world. Our planet is teeming with creatures that want nothing more than to tear you to pieces! And that is where we come in. Huntsmen… Huntresses…" He pointed to Yang, making a slightly flirty gesture. Yang rolled her eyes, laughing nervously. I got mad, and decided to make a snide remark.
"And not trying to flirt with the students while you're teaching." Ruby looked clueless, Yang looked happy I was covering for her, and Blake and Weiss slightly snickered. Port grumbled to himself, and decided to keep talking. Some other students were stifling in giggles.
"Individuals sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves. From what you ask? Why… the very world!" He finished.
"Eyyyy-yeah!" A student said, doing a fist pump. We all looked at him, and he sat back down after he did that.
"This is what you are training to become. But first… a story!" Ooh boy. This was gonna be good.
"About a handsome young man. Me! When I was a boy…" I blanked this out. I came here to learn, not hear about old Huntsman stories during class. I turned my head to Ruby, who was drawing something in her notes. Weiss turned her head that way as well.
"Despite smelling of cabbages, my grandfather was a wise man! Peter, he told me…" Ruby giggled, pulling my gaze towards her again. Ruby showed us a drawing she made of Professor Port in her notes that made smelly lines, and it said 'Professor Poot' on it. Ruby, Yang, and I were laughing. Yang was even banging the table. Weiss looked mad as Blake paid no mind to it. Professor Port cleared his throat, and I managed to reduce my laugh to a snicker.
"In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity! I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high, celebrated as a hero!" He bowed for us. "The moral of this story? A true Huntsman must be honorable." Ruby was spinning a book with an apple on a stick while making a fishface, offending Weiss greatly.
"Princess?" I asked her.
"A true Huntsman must be dependable." Ruby was asleep spontaneously, and Weiss looked even madder.
"Weiss!" I tried to get her attention, to no avail.
"A true Huntsman must be strategic, well-educated, and wise." It was too late for Weiss. My attempts to grab her attention were not working. Ruby was also picking her nose. Even I had to wonder why this was happening.
"So... who among you believe yourselves to be the embodiment of these traits?" Weiss was literally about to blow.
'Damn' I thought to myself. Weiss raised her hand. "I do sir!"
"Well then, let's find out." I shook my head. "Step forward, and meet your opponent." My eyes got wide. He brought a GRIMM to class?! The hell?! I had to catch my breath.
"Professor Port sir!" I raised my hand.
"Yes, Mr. Tesla?"
"Is Weiss at any risk here? I mean… I don't want to lose my teammate on the first day!" I said.
"I understand your concern, but do not worry. I will step in if she is about to perish." I took a deep breath. Weiss stepped out to get ready for her 'match', not even paying me a 'thanks.' Ruby smiled to me. Blake and Yang also gave me a look.
'Good.' I thought. 'Just make sure your teammates believe in you. I want to show them I can do this.' Weiss came back in her regular clothes, giving me a small smirk, then continued on.
"Kyle." Yang whispered. I leaned in.
"I think she likes you a little better." She told me.
"I guess. She might still have issues."
"It'll be fine." She gave me a thumbs up. Weiss pulled out her Myrtenaster, and got ready for the Grimm inside the cage to come out. The Grimm we saw turned out to be a boar with large tusks. Never saw that type either. Weird, considering I lived in the agricultural district of Vale beforehand.
"Go Weiss!" Yang yelled.
"Fight well!" Blake said, as she waved a Team RWBYK flag.
"Don't die!" I yelled.
"You can do it, Weiss!" Ruby said.
Weiss said, "Ruby! I'm trying to focus!"
"Oh. Sorry…" Ruby said apologetically. I gave Weiss a quick glare, then smiled immediately again. The boar got out of its cage, and Professor Port yelled, "Alright! Let the match begin!" It rolled at her right away. Weiss dodged to the side and struck the boar on the side. The strike did nothing.
"Oh! Weren't expecting that, were you?" Port said to her.
Ruby rooted more. "Hang in there, Weiss!" I thought to myself, Yang or I could easily punch it out. Weiss doesn't have the raw power to damage it through its armor.
"Bold new approach! I like it!" Port said this as Weiss charged at it head on. Her sword got caught in its tusks.
"Show it who's boss, Weiss!" Ruby was still ruining Weiss' concentration. She got distracted, allowing the boar to force Weiss' sword out of her hands. It went behind her, and she was pushed back.
"Oh ho! Now what will you do without your weapon?" Port commentated. Weiss knew she had to do something to get it back, and ran for it, dodging another charge from the boar. Once she got it back, Ruby had more advice.
"Weiss! Go for it's belly! There's no armor underneath-"
"STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" Weiss yelled at Ruby. Ruby became saddened, as I shook my head. The boar rolled up into a ball, and went at her again, but Weiss summoned two glyphs. One to use as a shield, which the boar bounced off of, and that left its belly exposed. Weiss flipped up to the one behind her, and launched herself off of it, stabbing the boar in the gut, ending it.
"Bravo! Bravo! It appears we are indeed in the presence of a true Huntress in training!" Port said, as Yang and Blake looked surprised, I had my head leaning to one side, and Ruby still looked depressed. Weiss and I were going to have a word later.
"I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings, and stay vigilant." Port concluded to us. We left class, and Weiss refused to leave with us. Jaune looked worried, but Ruby and I went to talk with Weiss.
Ruby asked, "What's wrong with you?! You-"
Weiss answered, "What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you?! You're supposed to be a leader, and all you've been is a nuisance!"
"Hey! Chill out, Weiss. Ruby was just trying to-" I tried to reason with her.
"Stay out of this, Kyle!" Weiss told me, looking back to Ruby, who still had more to say.
"What did I do?!"
"That's just it! You've done nothing to earn your permission! Back in the forest you acted like a child and you've only continued to do so!" Weiss said angrily. I decided to stay back for now, and…
Ruby asked Weiss, "Weiss, where is this coming from? What happened to working together? I thought you believed in acting as a team!"
Weiss said, "Not a team led by you. I've studied, and trained, and quite frankly, I deserve better. Ozpin made a mistake." She walked away. My look turned from confused to angry.
"HEY!" I walked up to Weiss as Ruby looked down.
"What?" Weiss asked me.
"Uncalled for, Princess! Completely, 100%, uncalled for!" I was not going to let this slide. If Ozpin was really wrong, we would find out in time and know why it all happened. Weiss had just rolled her eyes at me.
She said, "What? And have YOU be leader instead?! Like you're any better qualified! Ozpin just picked you off the street, and you fought Grimm in the wild! I'm surprised you're even here at all! At least Ruby did some time at Signal first." My eye twitched. I admit, I was close to slugging her, but based on her status and training as opposed to mine, and the fact her weapon is still on her at the time being, I shouldn't pick that fight.
"Weiss, I'm just telling you to give Ruby a real honest chance before you shoot her down completely. I don't know how things are handled in Atlas, or how often you get your damned way, but you're in Beacon now, girlfriend! You chose this ride, and you are sticking with it!" I pointed my finger at her at the end of my sentence, and just continued to walk off in a huff. Weiss got in my face.
"How DARE you talk to-" I put my hand in front of her mouth.
"I'll talk to you however I want to, Ms. Schnee. This. Isn't. Atlas. Maybe if your Dad was here, I would consider it, but now, no. You need to understand. Ruby is the leader, and until she proves to Ozpin that she is in fact NOT able to lead Team RWBYK, you can keep your princessy mouth shut." I narrowed my gaze, daring her to make a move.
"She is my partner, not yours." She merely said before walking to see Professor Port. I went to walk back to Ruby, and I saw that Professor Ozpin was talking to her. I had smiled, seeing someone take over where I left off. By the time I got back to them, Ozpin finished his speech.
Ozpin said, "… I advise you take some time, to think about how you will uphold it." He was going to walk off completely, and saw me. He motioned me to follow him. I nodded, catching up with him. Ruby had gone off to go to another class for the day.
"Kyle, Peter told me about an outburst you had in his class today." He said to me.
"Um…" I scratched my head.
"Is there something you wish to elaborate on?"
"Yes. He, gave a slightly suggestive gesture to one of my teammates, and I called him out on it in the middle of his lecture."
"I appreciate your honesty, Mr. Tesla. Now, allow me to say this. If you have an issue with a professor, take it up with me. No one else. Alright?"
"Yes, sir."
"You are allowed to have your own opinions about the professors, but you will not be insubordinate in my classroom again. This is very different from a civilian High School, and I will make sure you keep your tongue in check." I sweatdropped. I never got this chewed out in my school.
"I was trying to look out for Yang."
"As one should. But there are times and places for such things. Is there something you wish to talk about?" His tone shifted from strict to considerate so well… Why does everyone catch me off guard with their tones of voice?!
"Um… Weiss and I had an argument about Ruby's leadership."
"Ruby told me that. You will not get along with everyone you meet, but arguing with someone is not a way to win them over. If you could convince Blake Belladonna to be your friend, Weiss Schnee should not be much harder."
"It's just, Weiss is Ruby's partner. She should be supportive and trying to help Ruby improve, not yell at her the moment she does something wrong. Every time I was like that, Dad and Mom would… um… aggressively reason with me using logic. I thought doing that with Weiss would help her…"
"See the error of her ways?"
"Something like that."
"Everyone is different, Mr. Tesla. Use your best judgment. As a future Huntsman, it is your job."
"When was the last time you saw my Dad, Professor?" I genuinely wished to know.
"The last time I saw your father was when he was saying he was going to marry your mother. I warned him about the dangers of marrying a civilian, but he went along with it, as he always would. He was never the brightest man, but he was one of the most determined. After that… That was it." Wait, he knew he was getting married, but he never knew about me? I suppose Dad really did mean to keep to himself after I was born.
"Your existence was a surprise to me." Ozpin continued. "But the fact you knew what Semblances were before you even came here was a surprise. Another thing that surprises me, is that the scratches on your face from when you were in the initiation have not yet healed."
"Well, Professor Ozpin, scratches usually take a day or two to heal. Everyone knows that."
"Do you know what Aura is?" Um…
"Aura?" Ozpin's eyes got wider
"He never taught you what an Aura is?"
"No."
"I was afraid of that. Well… I would help you, but it looks like you have to go to your next class. I believe it is combat training with Professor Goodwitch?" My eyes widened.
"Ah! You're right! I need to change out of this uniform!" I made my way to my locker, and changed very quickly before Glynda noticed I wasn't there. I got to stop cutting it close in these classes. I took my spot next to Jaune.
Jaune asked, "What happened in Port's class?"
I replied, "Well, Weiss just needs some time to get used to Ruby, that's all." My teammates were all here.
"Wow. I thought they were doing alright before."
"I was, too. Just goes to show, not everyone knows what they're doing all the time." I told him.
"Students, this class will have no homework assignments, but we do expect you all to practice while doing your assigned classwork on time. As you know, the main thing that separates being a Huntsman or Huntress from most other jobs is to be able to fight anything, or anyone, that is in the way of accomplishing your mission. This is a major part of the job, but of course, not the ONLY part." She put her gaze on me specifically. I looked around, pretending to not notice.
"We will have a few fights per class. Not everyone will get to fight every class, but you will all have a chance before the semester is over, I am sure. We'll start with randomly chosen matches for today. Be aware, you may have to fight someone on your team." Glynda continued. She made a roulette program randomly spin the wheels to see who would fight. The first wheel was slowly coming to a stop.
"Kyle Tesla." Oh man.
"Oh man…" I even said it aloud. Go figure. The other wheel was still spinning and spinning. I was eagerly awaiting this. So dramaic… so much tension…
"Weiss Schnee." My jaw dropped.
"NOOO!" I heard Ruby yell out of nowhere. She said, "Can't it be someone else!?"
"The match is decided, Ms. Rose. I cannot change it." I groaned, but decided to go with it. After a few minutes, Weiss met me on the combat arena below.
"Kyle." She said.
"Weiss? Sorry about calling you Princess again, I-"
"I know. Look. Professor Port told me I was wrong, and after thinking about it, you and he are right."
"Thanks."
"Is there any way I can do better by you?" I looked Weiss in the eyes.
"Just try not to murder me."
"Will do." She said. She drew Myrtenaster as I got the Indigo Volts ready. This was my first time, other than my Dad, fighting a real life Huntsman or Huntress. My first fight with a Huntress actually.
Glynda said, "And begin!" I saw a glyph form under Weiss' feet right away, and she moved fast towards me. I ducked under a lunge from her Myrtenaster as I tried to get her with an uppercut on the way up, but a glyph had been under me, launching both me and her up. As she came for me again, preparing to slash at me, I pointed one of my gauntlets at her, fingers open, and blasted a sound pulse at her at close range. She was sent flying back. I used my other fist to launch myself at her, and she flipped to her feet, seeing me flying at her. She raised a glyph in front of her again, and I punched the glyph instead of her, and got launched back. I had to flip around in the air, and landed on my feet, only to see blue energy balls flying at me. They got my hands and feet trapped as Weiss appeared in front of me from a glyph, and slashed at me.
"AGH!" I yelled.
"Got you!" Weiss charged at me again. Well, this already isn't fun… I used my pulses to blast her away again. She grunted, and used a glyph to balance herself as I lunged at her again. I clobbered her in the cheek, busting her glyph, and she landed on her feet, panting. I then transformed my gauntlets into cannon mode, and aimed at her. I fired both electric orbs at her. Her eyes widened, and they exploded on her. She was frozen in place, covered with electric sparks. I reloaded my gauntlets very quickly, and went at her again. I tried to give her a straight punch to the face, but she deflected my punch with her sword, and kicked at me. I was kicked back. And she got the shock off of her.
"Not bad, Tesla." Weiss told me. She slammed Myrtenaster into the ground, a round of ice appeared and trapped my legs. She charged at me by boosting her speed with one of her glyphs, and I saw the dust cylinder change to red. I raised my hand up, but she swung too fast, and got me. I was hit with fire dust at point blank range, melting all of the ice she used before. Weiss flipped away, landing on her feet, and I fell to my knees again. I was heavily panting.
"You can't be going down already, Kyle." She said to me. I turned one of my fists into a cannon mode, and fired a shot from it, charging my other fist with lightning, hoping to take Weiss down with this last hit. When I was launched, I swung at Weiss, and decked her in the right cheek. She flew through the air, using a glyph to catch herself, and I transformed the hand that punched her into another cannon, and fired another shot. She angled her glyph to dodge the shot, and she charged at me, and swung. I caught her sword with one of my hands, and swung at her with my electrically charged hand again. The punch knocked her to her knees. Which I fell to after I punched her. This fight was going on WAY too fast. Is this what it's like to face a Huntress head on like this? Glynda appeared between both of us.
Glynda said, "That is quite enough. You both are down to your last bits of aura. We'll call it a draw for today, and you can resolve this next class." I saw a spark appear from my fist and fly towards Glynda. She intercepted it with her magic power, and blocked the shock from hitting her. I reloaded with my last dust ammo packs that were on my belt.
Glynda said, "Mr. Tesla… can you explain that lightning?"
I replied, "Sorry. I can only control my Semblance with Dust…" Glynda saw me reload fast, and the sparks around my hands settled down. She nodded. "Please return to your seats." Weiss and I helped each other up, then went to the seats. I took the time to take a look at a few of the injuries I left. They were already recovering.
"Whoa." I said.
"What, Kyle? You've never seen an Aura at work?" Weiss asked.
"No. I haven't." I told her. Weiss shook her head.
"Didn't your father teach you anything?"
"Not enough." I sat her next to me while I was next to Jaune again. I was still panting hard.
Jaune said: "That was perfect, you guys! Everyone loved it!" He looked at me, and Ruby, Yang, and Blake caught up with us.
Ruby said, "That. Was. Awesome!"
Yang stated, "Rematch!" Blake just smiled at us.
Weiss said, "I'll be fine. I'm not too sure about Kyle, though."
Ruby asked her, "What did you do?"
Weiss replied, "He doesn't know what an Aura is. When I tried to feel it on him, there was nothing." I laughed a bit.
"It's fine, ladies. I'm a quick healer." I told them. Blake narrowed her gaze at me as I said this.
"Kyle, if you lack an Aura, you are far more vulnerable to injuries than we are."
Ruby said, "How did you survive the Death Stalker hitting you that time, then?" Guess I should say it.
"Like Yang's, my Semblance responds to emotion. It makes me stronger. I guess it helps my durability or pain tolerance slightly, too."
"No… that can't be it." Blake told me. I rolled my eyes.
"Don't worry about it. I just need a little rest."
"Without Aura, you won't recover from it as fast as we do. You are also less durable." Yang said.
"You can't keep going like that." Said Ruby. I know I shouldn't be mad, but I was hoping they would not get mad with me.
"Guys, I'll be fine." I told them. Yang gave me red eyes. I immediately paid attention.
"We will awaken your Aura as soon as class is over. Got it?" I nodded. Yang lost the eyes and smiled again.
"Good!" She said. Ruby took a deep breath there.
"Don't worry." Ruby told me. "If she tries to smack you, I'll protect ya." I sweatdropped.
"Thanks, bossgirl." I told her.
"Bossgirl?"
"Leader of Team RWBYK? Bossgirl?"
"Oh! I get it!" Ruby said as she sat back down. This was already going to be quite the adventure. Awakening someone's Aura… OK.
Later… Since it was about 4 in the afternoon, the girls took me back out to the Emerald Forest Temple. We should try to find a different training ground later, but it would do for now.
Weiss asked, "Okay. Who wants to go first?"
Ruby said, "One of you three should do it. I still have trouble doing that." Yang immediately volunteered, putting her hand on my cheek.
"Uh…"
"Look. Just close your eyes, and I'll do the rest." Yang told me.
"Oh. Okay?" I said. Blake and Weiss smirked, and Ruby was still confused.
Blake said, "This is natural."
"I know…" I told her back. I closed my eyes, and tried to clear my mind so Yang could more easily search me for an Aura. She had grunted a bit, and I felt a burning sensation after a few minutes. Was this good?
"Come on…" Yang said.
"What's wrong?" I asked her, very worriedly.
"This Aura of yours is really elusive! Come on!" She gripped me tighter.
"OW!" I said. I had to kick Yang back, the sensations were getting too hot for me to handle.
"I'm sorry!" Yang said, looking sad. I gripped my cheek, which was still burning.
"Odd." Blake said. "I'll try it." She also moved closer. I froze completely still this time, and closed my eyes immediately. Blake's energy… if there's a better term for it, felt more soothing. I felt it go through my body, as if it was searching for a pathway. That's the only way I can describe this sensation. I wondered how long this was going to take, but I felt a spark. A blue spark. Blake suddenly let go.
Blake said, "I thought I had it, but… No. It's not there."
"Impossible!" Weiss told us. She walked up to me to try it herself. "This is just to unlock your Aura, nothing more! Don't get the wrong idea, Kyle."
"I won't sue. Don't worry." I said. I closed my eyes, and Weiss' energy felt icy cold, kind of like her. She was forceful, but was attempting to be precise. I felt another spark. It struck Weiss' energy, and she stumbled backwards away from me.
"Whoa!" Weiss almost fell to the ground, but Ruby caught her. I held my head that time. "No way!" Weiss continued. "That should have done something! Why didn't it!?" I shrugged to her. Weiss grabbed my face again. I backed off.
"Whoa, Weiss! Let's calm down for a second-"
"I'll try." Ruby said. She looked serious.
"Sis, are you sure?" Yang asked. Ruby nodded.
"I know the feeling I am looking for. Besides, Kyle trusts me. Don't you?"
"Of course, Bossgirl." I replied. Ruby smiled.
"Okay!" She stuck her hand on my face as I closed my eyes tight. She looked very deeply, and I could even feel her energies moving around inside me at a terribly fast, yet harmless manner. She smiled, and decided to speak again. "For it is in passing we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all." It was then I felt a hand on my chest. "Infinite, distanced, and unbound by death. I release your soul. And by my shoulder, protect thee." When I opened my eyes, my hands were glowing blue, but not the rest of me. Ruby was glowing red for a moment, then went back to normal.
Ruby said, "That's where it was! It wasn't in your brain or heart, it was in your hands!" Yang's, Blake's, and Weiss' eyes were all 100% white, and they toppled over.
I asked, "Wait… I thought that Aura was an all-around the body thing!"
Blake answered, "It should be." My hands stopped glowing blue. "When was the last time you took the gloves off?" She asked. I looked around.
"Never. They shaped themselves as I grew." I said.
"No way!" Weiss said, "That should be impossible! Indigo Volts were revolutionary, but not on that level!" Yang walked towards me, and grabbed my hands.
"Yang?!" I asked worriedly. She pulled on them. I struggled against her grip, tightening my grip on the insides.
"Kyle! I had an idea!"
"Yang! No! If you take them off, you all will get hurt!" I yelled at her.
"What's the worst-"
"If they're taken off, I can't control my own Semblance!" I yelled again. But her strength overpowered mine, and she pried my gauntlets off. Once this happened, shocks blasted out in all directions from my hands. All four of them were blasted instantaneously backwards, but none of them were knocked unconscious. The bolts flew everywhere as I was still freaking out.
"NO!" I yelled. The lightning flowed and flowed outwards, blasting trees, hitting the ground burning it, and from my power… came… destruction. I tried to contain my own energies, but as I looked up, I saw some clouds gathering for me.
"Oh man!" I said. "GUYS! Give me the gloves back!" I yelled. Yang, seeing she was still holding them, hurled both in my direction. I got them, and slapped them back on. The clouds dissipated, and the shocks stopped. I took repeated deep breaths.
"Whoa." Ruby said as she got back.
"I can't believe you!" Weiss yelled. "All of that power… is your Semblance?!"
"Yes." I told her. "And that's why I never take my gloves off! I hurt people! The shocks have never been so severe, though. I guess with age, my power improved."
"And skills." Blake added on.
Yang said, "Sorry, Kyle." I got up, and they saw me.
"No." Weiss said. "No no no."
"What?" I asked her. I also saw my other three teammates surprised.
"Your scratches have healed." Blake said to me. I felt my face, and the cuts were gone.
Yang said, "That's why you don't have an Aura. Your Semblance converted your Aura into raw electricity." Well, THAT'S BAD! Especially if I can't control it!
Ruby said, "Yes! But it still allows you to heal like we do! Increased defense, I have no idea." I looked at her, wondering how she could be so happy. I just attacked them on accident!
Yang said, "Welp, we know how to train you and get you ready for later."
I asked, "How?"
Yang replied, "You need to learn to control your electricity." I gasped at her. L-learn to stop that?!
"I've tried! My Dad tried to help me! None of it worked!" I told her.
"Kyle." Ruby stopped me. "We're all here for you now. You're at Beacon, too. You have us, Team JNPR, Ozpin… we're all here for you." I shook my head.
"This is something I need to do on my own, guys. I appreciate the help, but I can't be accidentally hurting anyone." I looked away from them, and ran.
"Come back!" Ruby yelled. I heard all four of them running for me, too. No. I don't want to hurt them over something like this! Granted, I found out from them how my Semblance truly works, and that my power is great, but… I need to control it on my own. I can't hurt them… Now what do I do…? My thoughts were interrupted as Ruby got in front of me, and tackled me with her super speed. I was tackled to the ground.
"Get off of me, Ruby!" I yelled.
"No! You're not running away on us!" She said to me. Ruby got off, and all of a sudden, I was trapped by a glyph, and Blake's kusarigama whip-turned pistol wrapped its way all around me to restrain me. Yang walked close to me, her eyes glowing red. I gulped, expecting death, when all she did was punch a tree next to me.
"Kyle. You are on this team… for better or worse. We will help you, but we need your cooperation." She told me.
"Besides… What's a light show without a little sparks to start it? Ooh! Maybe we should call you that! Sparks. I like it!" She thumbs-upped me. I chuckled. Weiss and Blake also walked closer, smiling.
"You're annoying, but you're OUR annoying one." Weiss told me.
"Aww…" I said sarcastically. Blake released me, and Weiss' glyph disappeared.
"And you bet we will spend the rest of today training you!" Ruby told me.
"Oh man…" I sighed.
"The sooner you master your Semblance, the closer you'll be to finding your father." Blake said. She is right.
"Okay. Let's go then." I told them. They all got into combat stances, as Ruby pulled out her scythe.
Yang yelled, "ALL OF US AGAINST YOU!"
"W-WHAT?! GUYS!" I yelled. It was too late. I got charged at on all sides.
"How do I get myself into these situations…?" I asked.
Later...
After the girls headed to the room for the night, I told them I'd take a little walk outside, something I did at night sometimes. I did it back home to hunt down Grimm and practice whatever skills I had at the time, but tonight, I decided I'd go into town for any information I could get on Roman Torchwick. That guy was not going to get away from me. Especially since he escaped me before, and he had info on my Dad. That time fighting him... wasted!
I ran into town, planning to get him once and for all. Was I going to win? After my lackluster performance in the test? No. This was a human criminal. Not a gigantic Grimm. Plus, I had trained with my team just now. Though I did get my ass kicked horribly. I made my way to a Schnee warehouse in town, figuring it was the best place to start. It wasn't large, thank goodness, so I could get in and out quick, but it also meant I had little to no room to fight in, so Weiss' Dad would HATE discovering her teammate destroyed a warehouse just to get at Torchwick. Hopefully it wouldn't go that far.
I climbed the fence, getting around the barbed wire thanks to the metal gloves I always wear. I dived down from the fence, landing behind some boxes, and begun sneaking around, avoiding workers, when I heard a boom.
"Hello, Schnee Dust Workers! Sorry to get you just before night shift started, but there was a last minute acquisition I had to make!" I growled, hating the fact he appeared before I expected him to, but, I'm a Huntsman now. I need to fight. If there was ever a moment that I would need to take him down, it would be now.
"Hey, Perry, make sure these guys don't escape." I surveyed the situation, seeing a bunch of White Fang soldiers. I growled. God damn it... Of course he'd bring an army. Maybe I should have taken more stealth lessons from Blake. I was nowhere near ready to take out this many people silently. Especially since all I know is punching. Attacking head-on would prove fruitless. I think Weiss told me to use my head in situations when I'm outnumbered. I slinked away, and White Fang Soldiers began taking posts all around the building. I moved to the middle, hidden under a loose box slightly out of alignment with the rest of the pallet.
"Hey!" One of the workers saw me, and I tried to tell him to be quiet, but one of the White Fang guys looked towards him.
"Are you a Huntsman?" I ducked to the other side of the box before the White Fang guy walked up.
"What are you looking at?" He asked the worker. The worker shook his head. I turned my hand into a cannon, aiming over the unaligned box, and shot at the White Fang guy, and he flew back. I ducked back again, loading my gauntlet up immediately.
"What the- WHO ELSE IS HERE?!" Torchwick angrily asked. I smiled, and rolled to get to another box.
"It's coming over here!" One guy said. They followed the place where the orb came from. As I rolled back, I got in a straight line with Torchwick, and the White Fang people next to him ran into the boxes. Good. I wanted them to get away from him. I ran at Torchwick, and he turned his head to see me, but only just in time to get punched. He flew out of the building, and got to his feet, as I was over him again. He fired a fireball from his cane, knocking me into the floor after I flew up.
"Well, well, well. Hardly expected to see you Sparky." He said. Like I said before, I met him once already. He was powerful then, but I'm better. At least a little. He laughed.
"My NAME IS KYLE TESLA! NOW TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT MY DAD!"
"Who?" He asked. My gloves started to release small sparks out as I looked angry. I charged at him again. Before I could punch him, he hit me in the face with his cane, then kicked me back, firing the hook form his cane to catch me, and slammed me into the ground again.
"You followed me all the way to Vale just for that? Amazing!" He said. "You have a lot of determination, Sparky! My hat goes off to you!" He literally took his hat off to bow to me. I took that opportunity to shoot at him, when he shot a fireball into my shot, canceling it out.
"Oh, you thought that would hit me? That first shot was the only one you were going to get on me, kid." I yelled in aggravation, and used a pulse to blast myself into the air. I used another one to do a dive kick to his face, and landed, spinning around, and hitting him with a back fist strike. He stumbled again. I swung using a right hook, Yang style, and he stumbled again. He caught my fist yet again. I tried to toss him over my back when he kicked me, aggravated.
"What? You pissed I ruined your makeup? Now tell me where my Dad is!"
"Who was he again?"
"KALIN TESLA!"
"Oh, him! Right... Um... Haven't seen him since that raid he did on my last hideout." He got cocky again.
"LIAR!" I shot at him again, and he merely smacked both shots with his cane. I reloaded immediately. 'Don't lose control...' I thought.
"Wish I was, kiddo... but you see, Kalin Tesla is no longer with us! My guys blew him up!" He replied, faking a sad face.
"Sir!" The other White Fang guys finally caught up with us.
"You boys want to show this kid a good time? He creamed my last group."
"Of course sir!" They all came at me with swords, when I supercharged my gauntlets, running at them as fast as I could. I flashed back to a past lesson Yang taught me, to emulate her Ember Celica even more.
Flashback:
Yang told me, "I know you have cannon modes in your gauntlets, but something else you can try may surprise you."
"Surprise me?" I asked her.
"My aura isn't just for punching and increasing my strength. The dust in my Ember Celica can power up my bullets to make them even more explosive. Like so." Her hair lit up, and she launched a shot, hitting a tree, blowing it right up.
"WOW!" I yelled. I began writing notes.
"Note taking?"
"Yes."
"Wow. Just try it yourself, but use your electric dust instead." I focused what little Aura I had from my hands out, like it was a big burst, and fired an electric orb, blowing up an entire tree next to hers. Yang whistled in admiration.
"And you say you don't know how to use your Aura." She said.
"Well, my gloves don't allow me to output a lot of it. I have to contain it for now."
"Just imagine what it'll be like when those can come off." She said. I smirked to her.
"My turn!" Ruby came by, blitz-firing bullets from her rifle, blowing holes in many trees. My mouth dropped open. Yang and Ruby high fived, and Blake and Weiss clapped.
"Oh yeah, praise leader girl..." I said.
"PRACTICE MORE!" Ruby yelled, thwapping me with a small Japanese fan. I growled, but did as she said.
End flashback.
After that, I never did get to find out what it was like to use it against real people, but this seemed to be the best time. I swung my fists forward, blasting both a big pulse and an orb at the goons, and they were sent flying. Torchwick blinked at this.
"Thought some stupid goons could kill me?!" I yelled, rushing at him. He blocked my next punch with his cane, and every punch after that, he blocked, then he punched me away, and fired another shot into me immediately after, blowing me into the wall. I had to take a breath to get back up.
"Nice hit, kid. Too bad you couldn't get me. What? Is your aura failing to work?" I charged my fists up again, rushing at him, when he fired his fireball, then hit it with his cane. It made it an energy wave. I ducked under it, only to see him above me soon after. He thrust his cane into my gut, and I yelped from the impact. I grabbed it, trying to force a charge through it, but he pulled his cane away, only to kick me into a wall. He put the end of his cane to my head.
"It was fun, Sparky. You got a little stronger, I admit. Not too bad. But not too good either." He began to pull the trigger when some sirens went off.
"Shit!" I heard him yell. He started to run off, when the cops ran in, with one or two guard members. They saw me struggling to get up, and some cops got me.
"Aren't you supposed to be in Beacon, kid?" One of them asked. I snickered. He continued with, "I know you're a Huntsman-in-training, but you're not ready for guys like Roman Torchwick yet."
"Never knew... he was... so... tough..." I got out. Suddenly I heard the girls.
"KYLE!" I heard them all at once.
"What were you thinking?" Ruby asked.
"I'm happy you got some crook away from my Dad's company... but... by risking your own life..." Weiss brought up. Blake said nothing, only looking at the White Fang members being apprehended, and she turned away from them, looking at me, smiling.
"You were that eager to get that Torchwick guy, huh?" Yang asked me. I nodded. The cop looked at Yang.
"He's on your team?" He asked.
"He said he was going on a walk. We didn't know he was going this far out. The only reason we knew was because one of the workers called Beacon, and our Headmaster told us to retrieve him." Blake told him. The cop nodded, handing me to her and Yang. Ruby poked Blake on the shoulder.
"I should be helping, I mean... I am team leader." Blake gave my right arm to her, while Yang got my left.
"Knowing how your Auras work, giving him a day or two should be enough." The cop said. They nodded. The cop allowed them to take me to Beacon, where I got bandaged up for the time being. Team JNPR was waiting by our room the time I got back. I gave them a peace sign. They all watched me get placed on the bottom bunk.
Blake said, "You can borrow it as long as you're hurt." I nodded.
Jaune asked, "You okay, buddy?"
I replied, "What do you think?" while snickering.
"YOU WENT OUT TO FIGHT A BAD GUY ALL ON YOUR OWN... Without telling us?" Nora asked me. I nodded. "Okay. Just checking." She said. Pyrrha looked to me, while kind of worrying about what Nora said.
"You'll be fine in no time, Kyle. I'm sure of it." She told me. I nodded. Ren looked to me.
"Kyle, stay strong." He told me.
"Thanks guys." I told them.
"Okay guys, let's let him rest!" Yang said, hastily moving them out. She then closed to the door.
"We'll talk more in the morning Kyle." She said, patting me on the head. Blake smiled.
Weiss said, "Well, I appreciate your efforts, but please DO be more careful."
"I promise..." I said. Ruby jumped me and hugged me, almost hurting me more.
"DON'T GO AFTER THAT GUY WITHOUT US BEING THERE!" She yelled while tearing up. I was surprised.
"Ruby!" Yang, Blake AND Weiss had to pull her off of me.
"Whoa." I said. After that, Yang and Blake switched bunks for the time being.
"I'll make sure you're safe from her tonight." She told me, while in her pj's.
"Y-yeah. Thank you." I told her. This was going to be a strange year at Beacon.
To be continued.