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Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY...

"Greeting, ladies! Much to do and such little time to do it!" The voice paused for only a second. "Come along now!"

Weiss eyed their history professor. "Are you certain Ozpin isn't trying to punish us."

Beside her, Yang laughed. "Come on, Princess. He means well." She gave the shorter girl a look. "Anyways, who are you to judge, oh She Who Studies All The Damn Time."

Snorting indignantly, Weiss turned away. "How dare you?"

"Girls," Ruby cut in. "We're getting distracted, let's move. The sooner we finish the sooner we get to back to Zwei."

That got the heiress' attention. Tai Yang Xiao Long had sent his daughter's their dog days prior and the prim girl had absolutely fallen for the adorable Corgi.

Blake rolled her eyes, obviously unenthused. "Joy..." She glanced at Ruby's pack. One sniff and she pouted. There wouldn't be any 'returning' to Zwei. The damnable thing was tagging along.

The four caught up with their energetic professor, boarding the bulkhead with him. With a jerk, the airship kicked off and was on its way.

As they flew, they watched Vale pass beneath him, giving way to less and lesser known places. To break the silence, Yang started talking. "So, it'll be interesting to see a certified hunter and what they're capable of."

Oobleck shook his head. "Any fighting is being relegated to you four. I will only step in should a need arise for it." He took a pull from his thermos and fixed his safari hat. "If it comes to that, I assure you I can handle it. Being a hunter, I've been in a fair number of tussles."

"Like the mushrooms?" Ruby asked.

Weiss groaned. "Those are truffles."

"Like the sprout?"

Blake snickered. "Those are brussles."

"Like moving fast?"

This caused Yang to outright laugh. She saw the mischievous grin on Ruby's face and decided to indulge her sister. "That's to hustle."

Oobleck hushed them as the bulkhead slowed, the party jumping off onto the landing zone. Once safely on ground, the bulkhead pulled away, fading into the distance. Safe couldn't exactly apply to where they'd landed.

It was quiet. That much was apparent. All around them were the broken and worn framework of skyscrapers and other similar buildings. The abandoned cityscape was haunting and it set the team on edge.

"Alright, before we set out, one rule needs to be covered." The four looked at Oobleck, who looked dead serious. "You will do as I say with no exceptions. Mt. Glenn is dangerous for a reason and I won't have you four hurt should I be able to prevent it."

They nodded. "Yes Sir!"

His eyes trained on Ruby. "Miss Rose! I thought I told you not to bring anything along, aside from your weapons. Why did you disobey?"

Shifting awkwardly, she laughed nervously. "You hadn't told us to listen to you yet..."

He blinked in surprise. "She's not wrong..." Composing himself, he fixed his glasses. "Alright leave it here."

"Uh..."

"What could possibly be so important, Miss Rose, that you hesitate to do as I say?"

In response a small furry head popped out of the pack. Ruby glared at Zwei. "Get back in the bag," she hissed.

Oobleck took a breath, steadying himself. "You brought a dog on a dangerous mission, with untold numbers of Grimm that could attack us at any moment."

"Yes?"

"Genius!" He zipped over and hoisted the dog into the air. "Dog are known for their keen sense of smell and such a companion is a boon for a hunt such as ours!"

Weiss, Blake, and Yang looked at Ruby who puffed up her chest proudly. "I'm a genius."

The heiress walked over and flicked the girl on the forehead. "You, like your sister, are a dolt." She looked at the dog before a smile pulled at her lips. "You're so lucky that I can tolerate your pet."

Behind her, Yang snorted. "Sure. You tolerate him." Her words oozed sarcasm and as expected, the heiress blushed. She couldn't help it. The corgi was so soft and huggable.

Ruby glanced at Blake who shrugged. "I'm not saying anything. You know how I feel about dogs."

Sighing, because it was true, the cloak wearing teen snapped their professor back into focus by asking him, "What are we hunting for then?"

Setting the dog down, he entered lecture mode and started speaking in his normal rapid fire speech. "We've come to this area to investigate a herd of Grimm that have been spotted. More precisely a pack of beowulves. Why they're here, in such large numbers, is a mystery. Given that Grimm are attracted to negative emotions, we figure that..."

"Someone's here," Blake concluded.

"Precisely!" Adjusting his specs again. "The Headmaster has voiced his hypothesis of someone having settled her and it is our job to verify the truth of this."

Well, this was gonna be interesting.

"First off!" He started again. "We need to locate the pack. If we can do that, then we find the rough area of the group."

Yang shrugged. "How long could it possibly take."

"Weeks, months," Oobleck replied, causing her to wince. "And there's the pack."

Weiss looked at him in surprise. "What?"

"And they've spotted us."

"What?!"

"AND THEY'VE SPOTTED US!"

The four turned to see the beowulves pour out into the street and readied their weapons, Oobleck stepping back to observe. It was quiet for a moment before Zwei broke the silence with a bark.

With that, the Grimm charged.

Team RWBY, without hesitation, engaged the enemy.

It was utterly one sided. Completely non challenging. Ruby, alone, could've taken this many. She had before when visiting her mother's grave.

After the pack was decimated, the group set off to explore the ruins. They soon learned that the exhausting part of fighting Grimm wasn't always how challenging one fight was. Every few steps was another battle. It soon became a battle of attrition.

All the while, they had to deal with Oobleck's question, instilling doubt into all but Ruby, whom hadn't been asked anything. As the day wore on, the girl's found themselves despairing the task set before them.

Weiss was now completely certain that Ozpin was punishing them.

As they set up camp, Oobleck had pulled Ruby aside to sweep the perimeter. Or so he said... The other three figured that he was now going to ask Ruby about her motivation to become a huntress.

Nah. She just got to see some Goliaths. Nothing major.

End...

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