I am releasing this early because my story had 100 views at one point, so this is a celebration chapter. Anytime I see one of my stories hit 100 views, I will release a new chapter early. Also, I have a part-time job next Wednesday, so I will release two chapters on the 23rd. I hope you enjoy.

We open to a character's eyes wearily opening and closing before waking up fully and seeing a girl with orange hair, blue eyes, and a pink and white outfit and a small black jacket fill their view. The girl says to the character, "Wake up, lazy bud!" and then dashes to the side. We see the character, a boy with black hair with a pink strip, pink eyes, and a green, black, and gold outfit get up with a groan as the girl hounds him. The girl sings, "It's morning! It's morning! It's morning! It's morning!" The boy sighs again and the scene changes to him brushing his teeth in the restroom while the girl continues to talk, "I can't believe we've been at Beacon for a full twenty-four hours! Not that I thought we'd get kicked out or anything, I mean, you're the perfect student and I'm...well, I'm me! But it's just crazy, you know?" The scene changes to the ballroom, where the two are readying themselves. The girl is brushing her hair and still chattering while the boy is tightening the strings on his sleeping bag. "We've been friends for soooooooo long! What are the odds we'd still be together? Well, not "together-together..." Not that I'm not saying that you're not handsome; you are handsome, but that'd just be weird, right?" The scene changes again as the two are in the middle of eating their breakfast, the girl having a pancake hanging from her mouth as she is still talking, muffled through her food, "Right! What was I thinking? But still, I hope we end up on the same team together!" She slurps up the rest of her pancake. "Oohhhh! We should come up with some sort of plan, to make sure we end up on the same team together! What if we bribe the headmaster? No, that won't work. He has the school." The scene changes again as the two are readying themselves in the locker room, the boy loading his weapon named StormFlower and the girl still talking. "I know! We'll have some sort of signal! Like a distress signal!" She gasps and continues, "A secret signal so we can find each other in the forest! Can you imitate a sloth?" The boy finally replies, "Nora?" Nora asks, "Yes, Ren?" After sheathing his weapons in his sleeves, he answers, "I don't think sloths make a lot of noise." Nora thinks about this for a moment and replies, "That's why it's perfect! No one will suspect we're working together!" Ren smiles and shuts his locker and says to his friend, "Come on Nora, let's go." Nora replies, "Not "together-together..."" She giggles. Ren heads out while a skipping Nora follows, passing Ruby Rose, Ivory Rose, Yvette Blaze, and Yang Xiao Long as they are busy readying themselves.
Ruby asks out loud, "Wonder what those two are so worked up about?" Yang replies, "Oh, who knows?" Ivory asks the three girls, "You girls ready for initiation?" Yvette yells out in response, "Absolutely!" Yang nods as she brings her attention to Ruby and says, "So Ruby, you seem awfully chipper this morning! Ruby replies, "Yep! No more awkward small talk or "getting-to-know-you" stuff. Today, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking." She strokes Crescent Rose as she sighs happily. Yang says, "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." Ruby sighs in frustration and says, also in frustration, "You sound like Dad!" She shoves her weapon into the locker and continues, "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 asks Ruby, "But what about when we form teams?" Ruby replies, suddenly nervous, "Um, I don't know, I...I'll just be on your team or something…" Yang says while bringing her hair around her shoulder and stroking it, "Maybe you should try being on someone else's team?" Ruby replies, "My dear sister Yang, are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me or Ivory?" Yang replies, "What? No! Of course I do! I just thought...I don't know, maybe it would help you...break out of your shell!" Ruby replies at anger, "What the-?! I don't need to 'break out of my shell'! That's absolutely-" She is interrupted as Jaune shouts out, "Ridiculous!" He suddenly walks in between Yvette and the sisters, holding a map and looking lost. "There's no way I put my gear in locker 636 yesterday! I would've remembered having to count that high! Why does this have to happen today?" Jaune passes Weiss Schnee and the Amazonian girl from the previous day as they ready themselves at their lockers.
Weiss says to the girl, "So, Pyrrha, have you given any thought to whose team you'd like to be on? I'm sure everyone must be eager to unite with such a strong, well-known individual such as yourself!" Pyrrha replies, "Hmm...I'm not quite sure. I was planning on letting the chips fall where they may." Weiss says, "Well...I was thinking maybe we could be on a team together." Pyrrha replies, "Well, that sounds grand!" Weiss yells out, "Great!" The background disappears into a thundercloud as Weiss adopts a scheming pose and manic smile in her head. "This will be perfect! The smartest girl in class combined with the strongest girl in class! Together we will be unstoppable! I can see it now! We'll be popular! We'll be celebrities! We'll get perfect grades! Nothing can come between us now!" Jaune comes between them and interrupts Weiss' evil train of thought and says, "You know what else is great? Me. Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you." Weiss asks, irritated, "You again?" Pyrrha hurriedly letting herself be seen and says, "Nice to meet you, Jaune!" Jaune replies, "Yeah, yeah." He pushes Pyrrha aside and talks to Weiss, posing slightly. "So, Weiss, couldn't help but overhear your fondness of me the other day." Weiss replies, "Oh, you've got to be kidding me!" Jaune then says, "Don't worry! No need to be embarrassed! So, been hearing rumors about teams! I was thinking you and me would make a good one! What do you say?" Pyrrha says, getting Jaune's attention, "Actually, I think the teams are comprised of four students each, so-" Jaune interrupts her by saying, "You don't say." He advances on his new target. "Well, hot stuff, play your cards right and maybe you could join up with the winning team." Weiss asks after separating the two, "Jaune, is it? Do you have any idea who you're talking to?" Jaune replies, "Not in the slightest, snow angel." Weiss says, "This is Pyrrha." Pyrrha waves her hand and says, "Hello again!" Weiss continues, "Pyrrha graduated top of her class at Sanctum!" Jaune replies, "Never heard of it." Weiss scoffs and continues, "She's won the Mistral Region Tournaments four years in a row! A new record!" Jaune asks, "The what?" Weiss waves her arms rapidly in anger while yelling, "She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes box!" Jaune gasps suddenly and asks, "That's you?!" He continues as the design of the cereal box in question is seen with Pyrrha's smiling face on it. "But they only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!" Pyrrha replies, "Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you." Weiss appears as the box design crumbles behind them and asks Jaune, "So, after hearing all of this, do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team?" Jaune replies, "I guess not...Sorry…" He hangs his head. Pyrrha says, "Actually, Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader!" Jaune, immediately brightening back up, says, "D'oh, stop it!" Weiss says, "Seriously, please stop it. This kind of behavior should not be encouraged!" Jaune goes back to advancing on Weiss, "Sounds like Pyrrha's on board for Team Jaune. Spots are filling up quick! Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but maybe I could pull some strings, find a place for you. What do you say?" Weiss replies, "All right, that's a bit too close! Pyrrha, a little help, please?!" Jaune looks back just in time to see Miló strike him, sending Jaune flying off the screen. Pyrrha yells out, "I'm sorry!" An announcement plays on the intercom system. Glynda says on the intercom, "Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately." Weiss passes Jaune as he hangs from the wall of a locker on her way out. Pyrrha follows her, grabbing her spear and dropping Jaune to the ground. Pyrrha says to Jaune, "It was nice meeting you!" Jaune says, slumping against the locker, "Likewise…" Yang asks as she, Ivory, Yvette, and Ruby approach, "Having some trouble there, lady-killer?" Jaune replies, "I don't understand. My dad said all women look for is confidence! Where did I go wrong?" He accepts Ruby's offered hand and uses her to lift himself back up. Yvette says, ""Snow Angel" probably wasn't the best start." Ruby says, "Come on, Jaune, let's go." Ruby leads Jaune out of the locker room by supporting him and his damaged self-esteem.
The scene opens to the Beacon Cliff, overlooking a forest, where several students — some old, some new, and some unseen — are standing on silver tiles in front of a mug-holding Professor Ozpin and Glynda with her tablet. Ozpin says to the students, "For years, you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Glynda says, "Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of "teams." Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates...today." Ruby replies out loud, "What? Ohhh…" Ozpin continues, "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well." Ruby groans at this. Ozpin continues, "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years." Ruby has a shocked expression that mirrors her world cracking like glass and falling apart as she yells, "Whaaaat?!" Ivory asks, "Really?" Nora says to Ren, "See? I told you-!" Ozpin says, "After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path...or you will die." Jaune laughs nervously and then gulps loudly. Ozpin continues, "You will be monitored and graded through the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. 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. Are there any questions?" Jaune raises his hand and asks, "Yeah, um, sir?" Ozpin ignores his statement and says, "Good! Now, take your positions." Everyone strikes a pose on their tile. Nora crouches low, Ren wields his weapons, Yang raises her fists, Ruby, Yang, and Ivory readies their bodies, and Jaune is still raising his hand. Jaune asks, "Uh, sir? I've got, um...a question." He misses the tiles under Weiss and Vanessa rising up into a springboard, rocketing into the air and over the forest, as the platforms activate down the line. "So, this landing...strategy thing...Uh, wha-what is it? You're, like, dropping us off or something?" Ozpin replies, "No. You will be falling." Jaune replies as he misses more students being thrown, "Oh, uh, I see...So, like, did you hand out parachutes for us?" Ozpin says, "No. You will be using your own "landing strategy."" Jaune replies, still not seeing an excited Nora and Ren getting launched, "Uh-huh...Yeah." Yvette and Ivory fly off into the forest at their turns. At her turn, Yang winks at her younger sister, puts on a pair of aviators, and flies off with a "Woo-hoooooooo!" a second before Ruby joins her. Jaune asks, "So, what exactly is a landing strategy!..." He asks this part just when he finally has to get hurled with the cloud of students now making their way down into the forest below under the eyes of the teachers. Ozpin, for his part, simply takes a sip of his drink.