I am in no way associated with RWBY or Rooster Teeth. This is simply inspired by RWBY. I am in no way gaining from this FanFiction and am simply writing for fun. Enjoy!

Port and Michael were both asleep. Talon had told them to catch some shut eye and he would wake them if anything came up. Aside from a few students getting up to get some water or head to the restrooms, no one moved. Talon sat in his chair watching the students through the cameras he had set up before they arrived. He constantly switched which camera he was seeing through by swiping left or right on his scroll. He checked the time. 6:00… I should get Port and Michael up before the students. This would be easy for him to do, seeing as how he was sitting between the two. He decided to wake Port first. He gently placed a hand on the older man's shoulder and shook him. "Port," he whispered just loud enough for the other man to hear. "Port." He woke with a grunt.

"Mmhuh? What is it?" He rubbed his eyes.

"It's 6 o'clock. I wanted to wake you before the students woke up." Port nodded.

"I see. That was" YAWN "a good call. We're supposed to be more disciplined than them. Well, should I wake up Professor Frost?" Talon shook his head.

"I've got it." He shook his friend hard. Michael jolted up.

"Wha- Where-" He looked over at Talon, who was grinning. Michael groaned. "Do you have to wake me up like that?" Talon nodded.

"Of course I do. You're such a heavy sleeper that you won't wake up EXCEPT by extreme force." The three laughed. "So, Professor Port, what now?" Port surveyed the students.

"Hmm… The students should wake up any second now.. You two go get some breakfast." Talon cocked his head.

"The day doesn't really begin for another hour, though." Port laughed.

"True, but you know how teenagers are, being one yourselves. When they get excited, they can't sleep and then wake up early. Look, some of them are stirring now." Talon looked and noticed that students were indeed starting to get up. He would've thought they'd get all the sleep they could before needing to wake up, but he guessed he might've been the same way in their shoes.

Of course they'd wake up early. They want initiation to come as quickly as possible. Talon nodded to himself, then turned to Michael- who was in the middle of yawning. He may be used to staying up late, but he sure isn't used to waking up early after staying up late. "Well, shall we go raid the food bar?" Michael looked at him and smiled.

"You know it!" The two got up and walked towards the cafeteria. As Talon passed by the sleeping form of Yang, he looked over at her.

Sorry, Yang, but you were always no more than a sister to me. Both you and Ruby. Despite him feeling no sort of romantic interest in Yang, he felt bad about the events of last night. He knew from the get go what she was implying for his "reward." Even if he did have any feelings for Yang in that way, he couldn't accept the reward she was offering. He was a teacher. She was a student. It was that simple. He looked over at where Blake was the night before. Considering how early she had gotten to the ballroom last night, it didn't surprise him to see that she wasn't there. He did wonder how she had left without him noticing, but he didn't really care. He had checked periodically, and she did indeed stay there the entire night. He walked into the cafeteria and saw some students already sitting at tables. He was surprised that they didn't want to change first, but to each their own. He noticed that the redhead he had told Michael to move Weiss to was sitting down by herself. Everyone else was sitting in groups or pairs and talking. The girl seemed lonely. And why wouldn't she be? Maybe I can join her. That's what I'll do. He walked over to the food window and got some bacon, eggs, and coffee. Michael got the same, except he asked for ice coffee. Of course he would. He told Michael to sit wherever, but he preferred to be away from him for a bit. Michael agreed, a little confused. Talon walked over to the girl with his tray in hand. "Excuse me." The girl's green eyes looked up at him.

"Yes?" Talon smiled.

"I was just wondering if you wouldn't mind a friend to eat with. Would you?" She smiled back at him.

"No. Not at all." She reached a hand out to him as he sat down. "I'm Pyrrha Nikos." He set his tray on the table and shook her hand.

"Professor Talon Teknos, at your service." Pyrrha's face froze. Her smile widened. "I've heard a lot about you, Ms. Nikos. You've won the Mistral Regional Tournament 4 years in a row, as I recall." Pyrrha laughed nervously.

"Yes, well, that pales in comparison to what you've accomplished, Professor. I hear you killed 10 Ursai singlehandedly without taking more than a scratch." Talon grunted in irritation.

How does no one get this story right!? "Well, that's not entirely true. I did fight 10 Ursai at once, but I only killed 8 of them. The first 7 were killed without touching me, but my finishing blow against the seventh one left me open to an attack from the eighth. He got me good, nearly gutting me right there and then." Pyrrha gasped. "I did end up killing that one, but I was weak from the battle. Before the last two could close in on me, my assistant dispatched them and carried me to the nearest hospital. I spent 2 days in bed before I could even move, much less walk. If not for Rie, I'd be dead right now." He put his hand on his side, remembering the pain that slash had caused. He still had the scar. He looked over at Pyrrha. She was looking down at his hand.

"I'm sorry that happened to you. I didn't know how serious your 'scratch' was." Great. Now she was pitying him. This wasn't what he needed. He just wanted her to know that the version she had heard was wrong. He rubbed his forehead.

"It's ok. It's not like it's your fault that it happened. I'm the one who should be apologizing. I ruined the mood for eating. No one wants to think of another's pain while they eat." He had to think of a way to lighten the mood. He looked down at his fork, then noticed Pyrrha had finished most of her meal before he came over. There's an idea… "Can I see your fork for a second." Pyrrha looked at him, understandably confused.

"Sure…?" She handed him the fork, and he put it in his left hand. He picked up his own fork, and started playing a song that he remembered from before. He started by tapping his foot in time to the song "Believer" for the first verse and chorus as he sang. When he reached the second verse, he started tapping the two forks in time to the clicking sounds he always thought sounded like spoons. He sang the entire song for Pyrrha. When he finished, she started clapping. So did all the students in the cafeteria. A little embarrassed- he had only meant for Pyrrha to hear the song- he stood and bowed. He sat back down and the students went back to their food. He looked at Pyrrha, who had a huge smile on her face. "That was amazing! I would've never guessed that you could sing!" Talon smiled at her as he handed her her fork back.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" She laughed as she accepted the fork.

"I just mean that I had never heard from anyone that you could." Talon mock wilted at this.

"Really?" He fake pouted. "All those charity concerts with Weiss were for nothing…" This got the result he had hoped for, which was to make Pyrrha laugh. He felt a presence on the other side of the table.

"Oh? They were? I'll remember that next time I do one." Talon looked at Weiss as she sat down across from him.

"Morning, Ms. Schnee. Sleep well?" She shot him a smile.

"Yeah. Once I could get some sleep, that is. Those two girls last night were way too loud." Talon chuckled.

"Yes, well, Ms. Xiao Long has been like that for a long time." Weiss cocked her head.

"You know her?" Talon started eating as he was talking.

"Yes. I know both her and her sister. They are good friends of mine." He let himself reminisce about his time spent with them. He didn't do so long, however, because he noticed that students were starting to leave. He looked at his plate- mostly full- and heard his stomach growl. "I'm sorry, Weiss, but I'm going to have to be rude for a moment. I need to eat." Weiss nodded, then started talking to Pyrrha. They talked about minor things- the night before, how they ended up at Beacon, etc. When Talon finished his food, he excused himself. "I apologize for not being good eating company, but I was hungry." Weiss and Pyrrha said that there was no need to apologize. Talon nodded his thanks, then left the two girls to talk. He found Michael talking to Rie and a boy Talon didn't recognize. He walked over. "Hello." Rie looked up at him.

"Hey, Talon. I want you to meet someone." She pointed to the boy. "This is Sam Jones. I met him while walking around the city." The man tipped his sailor's hat in Talon's direction. Talon nodded his head in response.

"Nice to meet you, Sam. I'm Professor Talon Teknos." Sam smiled at him.

"I hear from my distant cousin here" he pointed at Michael as he spoke, "that you are quite the fighter." Talon nodded.

"That's the rumor, anyway." The two smiled. Talon noticed that Michael was no longer drinking from his coffee mug. He was, of course, drinking from his flask. Talon patted Michael's back. "Hurry up. The students are starting to get ready for the initiation." Michael nodded, corked his flask, and left with Talon. Talon looked at Michael. "I didn't know you had family here." Michael nodded.

"I was surprised to see him here myself." His voice lowered to a whisper. "I'll fill you in on how he got to Remnant later." Talon looked around. No one was close enough to hear, he thought. However, his experience with Blake yesterday taught him not to underestimate Faunus ears, and there were a few Faunus in the room. He lowered his own voice to a barely audible whisper.

"You made sure he knows that he shouldn't let onto the fact that he is from Earth, right?" Michael nodded. "Good. We don't want to cause a panic." Michael nodded again. Talon's voice returned to normal. "So, ready for today?" Michael smiled.

"Of course I am! I get to see how good the students are at fighting!" Talon smiled.

"Me too." The two put their empty trays away and walked back into the ballroom. Only Port was in the room. Talon guessed that a lot of the students had gone to change before eating. Port looked at them and smiled.

"Well, how was breakfast?" Talon smiled back at Port. Before he could say anything, Michael spoke up.

"It was alright. The bacon could've been crunchier and the eggs could've been cooked a little longer. And the coffee could've been stronger too. Oh, the plates were a little-" Talon reached over and smacked Michael on the back of the head. "OW! Will you PLEASE stop doing that!?" Talon and Port laughed.

"We'll see, Michael. Give me a reason to stop and I might." Michael rubbed the back of his head. Port laughed again.

"Come on, you two. Ozpin wants to see us before initiation." The two boys nodded and followed Port.

Ruby was very excited today. She wished she had her sister's enthusiasm right now. Her pride was still a little wounded from the night before. Her dreams didn't help. Well, at least Talon had been understanding about the whole situation. Two students passed by talking. Well, the orange-haired girl was talking. The black-haired boy was simply listening. Ruby looked at them. "Wonder what those two are so worked up about?" Yang looked at Ruby, and accidentally let her frustration into her voice.

"Oh, who cares?" She winced. Calm down, Yang. Ruby didn't deserve her anger. Just because she was irritated about last night didn't mean that she could snap at everyone around. Luckily, Ruby seemed to miss the irritation in her voice. "So, you seem awfully chipper this morning!" Ruby nodded.

"Yep! No more awkward small talk or "getting-to-know-you" stuff. Today, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking." She caressed her Crescent Rose. Yang's "big-sister" mentality kicked in as she started to give Ruby advice.

"Well, remember, Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation. If you wanna grow up, you're gonna have to meet new people and learn to work together." And she meant it. Ruby was an awkward girl, and always had been. The only people she seemed comfortable around were lifelong friends, family, Rie, and Jaune. Ruby sighed.

"Ugh! You sound like DAD!" She shoved Crescent Rose into her locker, then slammed the door as she turned to face Yang. "Okay, first of all: What does meeting new people have to do with fighting? And secondly: I don't need people to help me grow up! I drink milk!" Yang couldn't help but smile at her younger sister. The milk statement almost made her laugh out loud.

"But what about when we form teams?" Ruby became nervous at this.

"Um, I don't know, I.. I'll just be on your team or something…" Yang absently started stroking her hair.

"Maybe you should try being on someone else's team?" Before she could say anything else, Ruby got defensive.

"My dear sister Yang, are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?" Yang started, genuinely shocked.

Where did she get that from? I just wanted her to broaden her horizons! "What? No! Of course I do!" You ARE my sister, after all. "I just thought… I don't know, maybe it would help you… break out of your shell!" Ruby looked stunned.

"What the-!? I don't need to 'break out of my shell'! That's absolutely-"

"Ridiculous!" The two sisters jumped as Jaune walked right in between them and said the word at the same time as Ruby. They watched him walk past, and saw Rie walking towards them. She was walking with a handsome boy wearing a sailor's outfit. Rie smiled as she approached the two sisters. Ruby ran to meet her halfway. Yang couldn't help but smile as she watched her younger sister.

At least she's made some friends since coming to Beacon. Rie, Ruby, and the boy walked up to her. "Hey Rie." Yang smiled mischievously "Who's the hunk?" Rie's face went crimson.

"Uhm… He's… He's uhm…" The boy spoke up.

"The name's Sam Jones." He poked his chest as he said this. "And who are you, lass?" Yang smiled and held her hand out to Sam.

"Yang Xiao Long. Forgive my comment. I just wanted to get under Rie's skin." Sam laughed as he shook her hand. Rie quickly tried to change the subject.

"So! Are we all ready?" Yang and Sam nodded. Ruby reopened her locker and grabbed Crescent Rose, then also nodded. As they were all about to head out towards the initiation, they heard the sound of a spear hitting a wall. They all looked, and winced to see Jaune pinned to a locker by a red spear. A tall red-headed girl- presumably the owner of the spear- was standing next to Weiss. She reached towards Jaune apologetically.

"I'm sorry!" Her hair was down to her waist and was worn in a ponytail. She had a bronze circlet around her head. She wore a strapless light-brown top and a black A-line miniskirt. Her arms were mostly covered by extremely long gloves, with a bronze bracer and bronze bracelet on her left arm. Around her neck was a large bronze gorget. She wore a red ankle-length drapery that wrapped around her skirt. Her high-heeled boots were brown with bronze trim and reached up to her mid-calves. She had a bronze shield strapped to her back. Yang noticed that the girl was pretty muscular in comparison to most of the other girls at Beacon, and that made her realise that this was Pyrrha Nikos. Rie spoke up.

"Seems like Jaune struck out." They all nodded in agreement. The intercom system came on, and Yang heard Glynda's voice coming through a speaker near the ceiling.

"Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately." Rie, Ruby, Sam, and Yang all looked at each other. Ruby decided it would be a good idea to check up on Jaune before they left. It was clear that Weiss wasn't going to. Pyrrha grabbed her spear as she walked past Jaune.

"It was nice meeting you!" Jaune slid down the locker until he was sitting against it.

"Likewise." Yang actually pitied the boy.

I know how it feels, Jaune. At least Talon was nice about it with me… She wanted to joke about it, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Sam, however, had no problem making light of the situation.

"Havin' some trouble there, lad?" Yang could hear the chuckle in his voice. Rie also stepped forward and had a jab of her own at the ready.

"Yeah. I thought you were the 'lady-killer'?" Jaune looked at them.

"I don't get it. My dad said all women look for is confidence! Where did I go wrong?" Sam offered Jaune a helping hand, chuckling.

"'Snow Angel,' lad. I'd say somewhere around there." Jaune accepted Sam's help. Sam clapped him on the back, and he and Rie walked off. Ruby got under Jaune's arm, supporting him. Yang got on the other side. Yang tried comforting him.

"It could be worse." He scoffed.

"How could this POSSIBLY get any worse?" Yang smiled.

"Well, at least Weiss isn't a Grimm." Jaune sighed. Ok, that obviously isn't helping… "Look, Jaune, there's plenty of fish in the sea. So Weiss rejected you. So what? You can always find someone who won't." Ruby looked at her. Jaune didn't respond. Ruby patted Jaune on the back as they left the locker room.

"Come on, Jaune. Let's go."

Meanwhile...

He was sitting down at his chair, looking out of his window. Talon, Michael, and Peter should be on their way here now. He heard a knock at the door. "Yes?" The voice that answered belonged to Port.

"You wanted to talk to us?" Ozpin called out for the three to enter. He turned in his chair and observed them. Peter was the first to enter, with Michael being second and Talon bringing up the rear.

"Peter, you may leave. Talon and Michael, I would like some words with you two." They nodded as Peter left. Ozpin motioned the two boys to sit in front of them. He opened his scroll and placed it in between himself and the boys. On the screen, it showed the sleeping forms of Michael and Peter while Talon was scrolling through his own scroll. Talon lifted an eyebrow.

"How did you get this footage? I didn't see any cameras before I set mine up and my cameras wouldn't have shown this in the angle it was taken." Ozpin smiled.

"Professor Teknos, do you really believe that the headmaster of a school wouldn't know where to hide things in his own building?" Talon nodded, then appeared to realize something.

"Fair enough, but when did you place them there?" Ozpin smiled again.

"If I told you everything, what would you have left to learn? Isn't that why you were coming here in the first place? To learn?" Talon had no response to this. In truth, Ozpin had put the camera there personally when Glynda had suggested the punishment. He had to use his Semblance to do so, but he placed it there and reached the meeting room before Talon made it there himself. He placed it behind a pillar that he knew Talon wouldn't look behind. The irony of the whole situation is that it was a camera Talon himself had designed many years ago. It was small enough to not make much noise. It also had legs that could stick to any surface. It was Talon Teknos' very own Spider-Cam. Ozpin smiled. Michael spoke up.

"So, is there any reason that you're showing us this?" Ozpin nodded.

"You two DO know that was supposed to be a punishment, right?" They nodded. "Which means it was supposed to be a way to teach you discipline. Is that an accurate assumption?" They nodded again, more slowly this time. "Then why was Talon the only one to partake in said punishment?" They both froze. Ozpin waited for a response. Surprisingly, Michael spoke first.

"Because he wanted to…?" Talon flinched. Ozpin smiled.

"I see. So Talon did the punishment because HE wanted to? Is that correct?" Talon spoke up in his own defense, obviously not trusting Michael's next words.

"That isn't what he meant. You see, I realized that I could perform the job on my own just as effectively as three people could. So, the logical solution was to let them rest so they would be better rested for today. I myself don't need sleep as much as most other people, so it made sense for me to keep watch." Ozpin nodded.

"A very valid point, Professor Teknos. If this were a test of efficiency, then you would pass with flying colors." The two boys relaxed. "However," they started. "last night WASN'T a test. It was a punishment. Since the punishment wasn't met out correctly, you two will be accompanying myself and Miss Goodwitch on the initiation today. Glynda has half a mind to make you two take part in the initiation as well, but that would ruin it for the students. I heard about the 10 Ursai that you fought before, Professor Teknos. And Professor Frost says he can give you a 'run for your money,' so I can assume you two would blow through the initiation and leave nothing for the students to do." He paused.

"Then, what are we going to do instead?" Ozpin looked at Michael.

"You two are to shadow the students. Do not intervene unless they would die otherwise. Even if they are in great pain, only intervene if absolutely necessary." He hated giving this order- as he hated to think of the students in pain with no aid- but it was either this or have Glynda ruin them with an insurmountable workload as punishment. The two nodded. "Good. That is all. I will see you on the cliff." They left, and Ozpin turned back around to gaze out of his window overlooking Vale. I just pray they don't need to intervene…

I'm very sorry about the LOOOONG break between this chapter and the last one. I can't remember if I said this in the last chapter, but I have a full-time job now and don't really have time after work (on the days I work the second or third shift). When I do have time, I'm either tired or don't feel like working on this (because my brain needs to reset every now and then). I predict another long break before the next chapter comes out because I only have 2 days off a week (and I have some stuff to do usually on those days, be it with friends or around the house). Anyway, time for the trivia for this chapter. The trivia revolves around the origins of this story in general. I was talking with one of my friends in school, and we got to talking about how fun it would be to be in RWBY. After a few talks, we were going to have Talon Teknos, Rie Himora, Michael Frost, and Sam Jones be students at Beacon (they would've formed Team MSTR [Team Masters]). I then read a different FanFiction and realized that Talon and Michael would probably end up becoming teachers. Don't worry about Rie and Sam not having two more team members, because I have already fixed that problem (and have for some time). That's pretty much it, except to say that I didn't create Michael Frost or Sam Jones. The friend I was talking to about this was the one who created them. Well, that should be all for this chapter. Goodbye all!- VaanRat

P.S.- As someone said in the comments, beware the might of Finn McLir!