So the reason why I'm having the past in flashback form is because if I just had him explain his past then I wouldn't have been able to put as much detail. The flashback/memory part is almost over and I'll explain some inconsistencies in this chapter
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Ozpin's office: Present
Though he didn't show it, Ozpin was very surprised, along with Glynda who until a few moments ago, didn't know she was standing in front of one of the most notorious mercenaries in Remnant. Frank had given much more information than Ozpin originally thought he would, and in gory detail. When he first met the young mercenary, he expected the 'child of war' scenario where a child grows up around constant combat, or the 'child soldier' scenario where he was trained to kill from a very young age, not this, a boy who nonchalantly claimed to have his mind destroyed. Though looking into his eyes, Ozpin could see a glam of sadness in them.
He had many questions though, mainly about the parts that didn't seem to add up according to present information. Hearing Frank continue in his retelling of the past broke Ozpin from his thoughts and he decided to leave the questions until after he had finished.
"After that, it's all a bit blurry until I found myself standing on top of a pile of rubble that used to be a quarter of the building. After that the police showed up and took me down to the station where they asked me a few questions about what happened at the building and where my parents were. After they took my picture they were going to send me to a foster home, but Wisdom told me to run, so I did." Frank stated, in a bored tone.
Taking this as a cue that he was finished, Ozpin decided to ask the questions that have been building up since the tale started, choosing to ask the top question he had first, the professor started his semi-interrogation.
"This Wisdom you mentioned, is he one of the four figure you saw in your mind? And why did he tell you to run?"
"Yes he is, as his name implies, he is my aspect of intelligence. He supplies me with information in my mind that is harder to locate, such as distant memories or data that I've learned throughout the years. When I was starting out as a mercenary, he was the one to teach me new techniques. He is also the one who told me about what happened after my mind broke and before I found myself on top of the rubble." Frank explained while the professor raised an eyebrow. "The reason I ran was because he thought they would try to examine my mind and do some tests on me, at my current mental state we were unstable and couldn't take the chance."
"And how did he teach you techniques you didn't know if he is an aspect of your mind? Wouldn't that mean you already know it?"
"Wisdom may be part of my mind, but he is pretty much sentient, one would say he is the incarnation of my intellect. That means that he has access to everything in my mind, including memory. Meaning, every technique I've seen from another mercenary or hunter, Wisdom can memorize it and teach it to me, though this only works if I understand the concept of it." Frank explained with a bit of a smirk. "I still have to practice and train to be able to do it though."
Ozpin only nodded his head and mentally filed this under useful information for later use. Adaptability was a very important skill to have as a hunter. Ozpin continued with his questions. "And your father, how were they able to subdue him so easily?" after asking the question he noticed Frank's eyes show more sadness than before, more emotion than any other time he has seen the young man.
"I asked that to Wisdom too, he said that it was probably because they had my mother and I captured while he was fighting off other White Fang members." Frank stated solemnly before staring out the window, lost in thought.
Deciding to change topics, Ozpin asked his next question, this one about his escape. "You said you were trained in the basic by your father, how did you escape a White Fang base with that amount of skill?"
Breaking out of his solemn thoughts, Frank answered the inquiry. "According to Wisdom, it was a combination of luck, surprise, and a little help. Wisdom said that when my mind came back together, it released a wave of aura that stunned my tormentor, giving me enough time to burn away my straps, grab a knife from the cart, and stab the faunus in the leg. After i stabbed him I ran out of the room, running around for a way out. I eventually ran into a woman with dog ears and a tail, when I was about to stab her she stopped me, she told me she was going to help me escape. when I asked her why she responded with 'Because when I joined the White Fang, we weren't torturers and murderers.' At that point I realized from her voice that she was the one who tried to stop the tiger faunus from torturing me the first day."
"After a few minutes of walking through side halls and avoiding patrols, we eventually made it to a dust storage room to cut across. Suddenly there was a bang and the woman next to me dropped to the ground yelling in pain, looking back I see the tiger faunus grinning and holding the same revolver that killed my parent. In a fit of rage I sprinted to him faster than he could react and started to punch him in the face continuously. Because of the difference in size he easily pushed me off and took aim at me.
At this point Glynda and Ozpin were engrossed in the story, as if it was an adventure/action story. Frank looked at them for a second before they realized it and regained their posture.
"According to Wisdom, after he pushed me off, I used my superior speed to throw his aim off and aggravate him. Eventually he he took a shot out of frustration and I ran out of the room as fast as I could while carrying the bleeding woman who helped me. Looking back you would see the bullet flying past where I was and going straight towards a crate of Dust. When the bullet hit the Dust in crate, it caused an explosion what set of the other crates, creating a giant explosion. I was able to make a small barrier of aura to block a good amount of the blast and the debris/rubble that landed on us. The female faunus soon recovered with the help of her aura and gave me a card with a mercenary company logo on it before walking away, most likely because of the approaching police sirens, she calls me every so often in case she has a job for me, but other than that we don't associate. Then I just stood there, on that pile of rubble waiting for the police." Frank concluded.
At this point all but two questions remained on Ozpin's mind. One, what is Frank Chroma's semblance, and two, why did he have the same eye color as a particular old friend of his and a certain student he currently has. Speaking of that, Ozpin took out his scroll and sent a message before putting it away and looking at Frank. "I only have two more questions for you , firstly, you have a very particular eye color, care to explain the origin?" this question confused the young merc because he knew it was an uncommon trait, but was it really so important?
"My eyes? Well, according to my mother, it was a trait from her side of the family, but her side was distant from the main side, so I'm the only one in three generations of her family to have silver eyes." Frank answered, albeit a bit confused on why they were discussing his eye color. The professor only nodded and continued to his last question.
"And your semblance, there are many account in the files of you using it, but many of them are inconsistent, care to clear them up?" Ozpin asked while waving a portfolio in his hand.
At this Frank gave a small smirk before replying. "I'm not entirely sure what my semblance is, most likely because it's not complete yet, but for what I do know, you'll just have to find out tomorrow during my initiation." While not completely satisfied with the answer, Ozpin gave his own smirk and nodded in acceptance, knowing this year was going to be very interesting.
"I took the liberty to send a message to one of the team leaders you'll be working with to come and show you to your dorm." Before Ozpin could continue there was a knock on his door. "Ahh, that must be her now. Come in." Ozpin said, emphasizing the last bit to make sure he was heard from through the door.
10 minutes earlier (Ruby's POV kinda)
Here we find Ruby Rose wearing her characteristic black and red and walking the halls of Beacon academy while looking at her scroll. She was currently confused about what was currently being displayed on the screen. On the screen was a message from Professor Ozpin asking her to come to his office. She honestly hoped that something bad wouldn't happen, after all, she had just recently reconciled with Weiss about her position of team leader a few days prior. Thing were looking up for team RWBY she thought, that is until she got this message. Though she was one to overthink things many times, so she hoped this was one of those times and all would be well.
After a few more minutes of walking, she had reached the door of her headmaster. Taking a deep breath, she steeled her nerves and knocked on the door. After a few seconds, there was a response from inside, indication for her to come in, and so she slowly opened the door.
The sight that greeted her when she opened the door was Professor Ozpin sitting across from someone she didn't know and standing by the window, seemingly deep in thought before focussing on Ruby. The unknown boy stood up and turned around to face Ruby, giving her a chance to examine him in detail. She first noticed his clothing, although they looked nice, they seemed to lack characteristics, or more accurately personality. His hair was straight black with some streaks of white, it reminded her much of Ren, but this stranger's hair was a bit messier, giving it a slightly spiky look, and white strips instead of Ren's one magenta. Then she finally looked into his eyes, and silver met silver.
Ruby was incredibly shocked at this face and her face displayed it openly if her widened eyes meant anything. The last times she saw anyone with silver eyes was her mother who said that their eyes were a special trait in her family, but here this boy was, with the same eyes. "Your eyes…" she spoke quietly, almost a whisper.
Normal POV:
Turning around, and standing up, Frank was met with a sight that surprised him a bit. It was a young girl in black and red lolita style clothing and a red cloak. What was the most surprising was how young she looked, too young to be at beacon at least from what he knows about the school regulations. One key point of interest he was focusing on was her silver eyes, similar to her very thoughts currently. He notices her eyes widen and she soon says something that raises his confusion.
"Your eyes…" she said quietly.
At this point, Frank suspected that his eyes were a lot more uncommon than he previously thought, given how in the last 5 minutes, two people have surprised or curious about them. Before he can ask about it, Professor Ozpin breaks the silence, addressing the hooded girl this time.
"Miss Rose, meet Chroma, he will be attending Beacon as of tomorrow, after his initiation of course." Ozpin states while pointing to Frank. "I would like you to show him to his dorm room, he has yet to familiarize himself with the layout of the school."
"Huh? OH yes! Of course professor Ozpin, but where exactly is his dorm room? And what about his team mates?" She questioned after breaking her focus off of the mercenary's eyes.
"His room is to the right of your room Miss Rose, and about his team, you'll find out about that later." Ozpin states, smiling. "And before you go , you'll need this," Reaching into his desk, he pulls out a scroll and tosses it to Frank who caught it in his right hand. "This will be your scroll for your time at Beacon, it will have your class listings and will allow you access to your room. That will be all, I will see you tomorrow for your initiation , good night, Miss Rose." Ozpin finished, giving a nod at his two students before they returned the gesture and start walking out the door. Frank looked back once more at Ozpin before picking up his suitcase and walking out, closing the door behind him. After the two had left Ozpin released a heavy sigh and took a large sip of his coffee.
A few minutes pass before Glynda breaks the silence.
"The Galvanizer at Beacon, are you sure this is a good idea Headmaster?" Glynda asks, turning towards her employer to look in his eyes. The young mercenary had her sympathies after learning of his past, but as a teacher she had to worry about her students.
"You saw the look in his eyes Glynda, he needs the help Beacon can give him, and Beacon certainly needs skilled huntsmen like him." He states while staring into his coffee.
"Another piece in your game of chess then Headmaster?" She asks, irritation clear in her voice, though that quickly vanished when she heard him chuckle.
"I honestly don't know Glynda, but I can assure you one thing, if he was, then he wouldn't be a black piece or a white piece, he'd bring a whole new spectrum of color into this game of chess." Ozpin finishes, much to Glynda's surprise.
Back with Ruby and Frank
For the last few minutes the walk back to the dorms has been silent, neither choosing to talk because of a mix of Frank's seemingly abysmal social skills and Ruby's shyness and nervousness. Though she eventually she built up her confidence to talk to the mysterious man beside her.
"I'm Ruby… the leader of team RWBY, It's nice to meet you Frank." She shyly said.
His only response was to look at her and nod without slowing down. The awkward silence continued for a few more seconds before Ruby started speaking again.
"You're not much of a talker are you?"
At that Frank released a sigh and turned to look at Ruby fully before speaking. "I apologize Miss Rose… I'm not used to long conversations with people, Professor Ozpin is the first person I've had a real conversation with in a very long time."
Ruby smiled a bit at this, thinking that Frank was a bit similar to her back when she wasn't good at speaking to others. And their eyes were similar too. Suddenly, she remembered that she never asked him about his eyes, so she took this opportunity to ask him about it.
"Umm, about your eyes, where'd you get them? Ohh, no not like where did you find- I mean, like, uhh," Ruby continued to stutter, trying to figure out a way to accurately ask her question while Frank continued to look at her, a small grin tugging at his lip. eventually she was finally able to ask her question, "where did you get the silver eye color? I got my eye color from my mom."
"My mother, she said that it was from her side of the family, though it has been a few generations since her family had anyone with silver eyes." Frank stated, unbeknownst to him though, Ruby was still focused on his eyes as he spoke and she saw the barely visible solemn look in them when he mentioned his mother.
Ruby seemed to realize that they were more similar than at first glance. Deciding to steer the conversation away from mothers, she continued. "Your eyes are just like mine!" Ruby stated with a childlike glee and excitement.
Frank looked into Ruby's eyes and concluded they were similar, but there was a large difference at the same time. "No Ruby, your eyes are very different from mine, you'll eventually see the difference between them." He stated before looking forward as they walked on.
Confused by his statement, she continued to lead him to the doors, looking back at him occasionally. She hoped that she didn't in some way offend the silver eyed man.
Shortly after they arrived at the dorm room of RWBY and by proximity, Frank's room. Choosing now to ask one of the questions that's been on her mind since earlier, she turned to the new student.
"So where's your team? I haven't seen anyone come into this room since my team moved in and they weren't with you in Professor Ozpin's office, so…?" Ruby trailed off hoping he would finish.
"I'm the only one.".
"Only one? You mean like the only one here today?" Ruby asked, not understanding.
"No, I am a team of one." Frank explained calmly.
'WHAT?!' Ruby thought, she has never heard of anyone at Beacon, or any other combat school for that matter, work alone. Teams were built to support each other and, train with each other, and learn cooperation. But Frank was alone? For four years he would have no one to rely on, to train with, or to befriend. It was horrible, and Ruby would not allow it. She may have only known him for less than half an hour, but she already thought of him as a friend..
"Well then, if that's the case, then you can work with my team!" Ruby exclaimed why giving Frank a large smile and a thumbs up.
"Why would you do that?" He asked
Ruby dropped her hands onto her hips and smiled even more brightly before replying; "Because you're my friend, and that's what friends do!"
Friend. That word felt odd to Frank, he understood what it meant, but the feeling it gave him was new, it didn't feel bad, in fact, it actually felt kind of nice. He couldn't remember the last time he's felt this feeling, even with the help of Wisdom. Maybe this was what the stirring in his mind was leading him to.
"Frank, is everything alright?" Ruby asked, concerned because Frank was lost in thought.
"Yes, I am fine, I just couldn't remember what is was like or feels like to have a friend." Frank said softly, while looking into Ruby's wide eyes. When Ruby looked into his eyes, she finally understood what he was talking about minutes prior when he said their eyes were different. In his eyes she saw melancholy, loneliness, and a deep emptiness that broke her heart.
Looking down, she stayed silent for a few moments before speaking again. "You should get some sleep Frank, it's starting to get late and you have a big day tomorrow, good night." she said softly, not taking her gaze off the floor before she disappeared in a puff of rose petals.
Not bothered by the sudden disappearance of his new 'friend', Frank unlocked his door with his scroll and entered his room. It was a simple room, but there were some oddities. First was the bed, on it was his Beacon Academy uniform, the odd part was the size of the bed. Normally one would expect the bed in a dorm to be a single, but the one in his room was a queen bed for some reason. There was a bathroom with a shower connected to his room, which he found odd because on the way here he saw a communal boy's bathroom. Frank just shrugged it off and deemed it as nepotism before examining the rest of the room.
Everything else in the room was as one would expect from a dorm room, a single dresser for clothes, a desk with a lamp to do work, and a medium sized closet. Putting his suitcase down, he starts to unpack his belongings. After putting his various clothes into the dresser, he pulled out a gun case and an ammo box and sets them onto the desk.
Opening the gun case reveals Frank's signature sidearm, a sleek black desert eagle with a white stripe going from the tip of the barrel down the side until curving down to the bottom of the handle. The gun was shining from from the amount of maintenance and care that went into it, the barrel was slightly longer than average and the clip was extended to ten shot per clip. Not great for stealth, but perfect for mercenary work.
Wisdom: "It has been a while since we have used Black Dawn, I almost miss the feel of the grip." He spoke fondly, he always had preference for the gun.
'We haven't needed it for a while, no one has been worth the bullet.' Frank responded, it was true, in recent months, Frank had only shot the hand cannon once, and it was when he was surrounded. 'Maybe it'll come in use for tomorrow. And Freedom, I'll be saving you for later use, I don't want them to know all my skills just yet'
Freedom: "Aww man, I really wanted to stretch a bit. But fine, you and Wisdom know best, I guess." Complained Freedom
After putting Black Dawn back into it's case, Frank checked the ammo box, making sure he had a good amount of regular aura rounds, and elemental dust rounds. After making sure everything was in good amount, Frank shut off the lights and headed for bed.
Team RWBY dorm
Here we find the three other members of team RWBY, Yang brushing her golden hair, Blake reading a book, and Weiss getting ready for bed. Ruby had just returned to her team room, deep in thought of how she could help Frank. She was so focused in her thoughts that she didn't even notice her sister trying to get her attention.
"Hey Rubes, How'd that thing with Ozpin go? Didn't get in trouble did you?" Yang asked in a teasing manner, though there was no reaction from the hooded girl. "Ruby? Hello? You there?"
"Huh? What? Ohh, sorry Yang, I was a bit distracted." Ruby replied, giving her sister a weak smile that was easily seen through by Yang and Blake. "Professor Ozpin asked me to show a new transfer student to their dorm." This piqued Weiss' interest, but she chose to let Ruby continue before saying anything, but Blake chose to speak up and ask what was bothering their leader.
"Ruby, is everything alright, you seem a bit down." Blake asked while putting down her book, concern in her voice.
Ruby looked shocked for a second because of how easily Blake saw through her. Ruby sigh before telling them about what was on her mind. "I'm just concerned for him, he's assigned as a team of one, so he's all alone, no one deserves to be alone…" Ruby finished quietly while Yang got up and hugged her from the side.
Weiss was silently processing what her leader just said, It was incredibly rare for there to be transfers into Beacon, that alone meant that this individual had to be very skilled, or have a lot of influence and connections. What surprised her the most was that he was made an individual team of one member, such a thing was unheard of, and that only strengthened the theory of him being very skilled, or dangerous. 'I need to keep an eye on this suspicious transfer student.' she thought.
Yang was more curious than anything, she wanted to know who this guy was and if he would make a great sparring partner. "What's he like?" Yang asked Ruby who was still in her arms.
"Well, he's kinda quiet, has black hair with white streaks, around 6 feet, and he has the same eyes as me." Ruby replied, although her voice became a bit quieter when mentioning his eyes.
This made Yang quirk an eyebrow, the only person she knew with silver eyes other than Ruby was their mother. She really wanted to meet this transfer student soon and find out more about him and his silver eyes.
Blake was currently thinking about Ruby description of this transfer student, mainly about the streaks in his hair. The description sounded familiar to her but she couldn't remember why. Looking back at her team leader and seeing how tired she was reminded Blake that it was getting late, so she told the other to start turning in for the night, waiting for everyone to get ready before shutting off the light.
Morning- Next Day
Frank woke up to the sound of his scroll beeping because of the alarm he had set the night previous. Mercenary was always a light sleeper, years of constant danger made sure of it. The silver eyed man turned the alarm off before rising from his bed and going over to the dresser for a set of clothes before heading over to his shower to start the day as a new student of Beacon, or at least he will be officially after the initiation.
As the warm water cascaded around him, Frank started thinking about recent events, mainly about Ozpin. Ozpin was very intelligent, more so than he lets on, so Frank knew he was up to something, but he also knew that it wouldn't be detrimental to him, so he let Ozpin continue with his plan. Soon his thoughts drifted to the red cloaked girl he met yesterday, how she had called him a friend, even when she knew basically nothing about him. Would she still call him a friend is she knew who he really was? The Galvanizer of Remnant?
Freedom: "It's nice isn't? To have a friend again? Spoke Freedom silently, but still possessing the chipper tone.
'"...Yeah, I guess it is."
7:30 AM
Team RWBY had just almost finished getting ready for the day, the only one left was their team leader, everyone else was already bathed and dressed in their black blazers and red skirts. Seeing her teammates waiting for her she told the to go on ahead and that she would catch up with them. After they left, it took her another 10 minutes before she finished. As she walked out, she stopped in front of Frank's room. Deciding this was the perfect chance to introduce him to her friends, and hopeful, bring him into the circle. After knocking on the door, it was quickly answered by the young mercenary.
As he opened the door, she took in his appearance in the all black school uniform. It fit him perfectly and seemed to emphasize his silver eyes and the white in his hair because of the contrast. What Ruby focused on though was his eyes, when they looked at her, they seemed to have more warmth than the day previous, and that only made her smile grow larger.
"Good morning Frank!" Ruby greeted cheerfully.
Frank responded with a nod before he walked out of his room and locked the door. He then pulled out his scroll and started to go through some information. Ruby looked over and stood on her toes to see what he was doing. Apparently he was going through his schedule and reading information about the school. 'He seems diligent, maybe Weiss will like him?' Ruby thought as she watched the man use his scroll.
"Hey Frank," Frank put away his scroll and looked at her. "they're serving breakfast in the cafeteria, would you, ummm... like to come with me? You'll be able to meet my teammates and friends." Ruby asked nervously,hoping for a yes.
Frank had an emotionless face, but underneath it he was a bit confused, why was she so kind to him? He didn't understand. He was hungry, so it would be best to accept the offer.
Wisdom: "She is probably offering because that is what friends would do, I assume."
The explanation caused him to smile a bit at Ruby, which in turn made her nervousness vanish and for her to smile again.
"I'll go with you Miss Rose." Frank replied, going back to his neutral expression.
"Just Call me Ruby!" She said happily as they started walking to the cafeteria.
Cafeteria
The cafeteria was filled with the student of Beacon Academy, enjoying their breakfast and interacting with their teammates and friends. WBY was sitting at a table with their friends Lie Ren, Jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, and Nora Valkyrie. These four made up team JNPR, sister team to RWBY. Currently they were having a serious discussion about a certain new student. Well, most of them that is, Nora was too preoccupied with devouring her unbelievable stack of pancakes, seemingly not even chewing, but slurping them down.
"No way, so you're saying this guy's a one man team? He must be amazing!" Jaune spoke, believing such a thing was impossible. It was one thing to be accepted as a transfer student into Beacon Academy, but to be by himself? It was unbelieveable.
"I agree with Jaune, he must be very skilled to be accepted as a transfer student, he must have previous training before this, maybe he was training in the army or to become an officer of some kind. But even I doubt they'd make him his own team." Pyrrah stated, she was one of the best among the first years, but even she couldn't believe someone that wasn't a full fledged huntsman/huntress could be made a team of one.
Deciding now to voice her doubts, Weiss spoke up. "Amazing skill or not, I find the whole situation to be suspicious! I mean come on! There's no way the administration would allow someone to be a team of one! He's probably too dangerous to be allowed on a team." Weiss spoke haughtily, not believing this transfer student could be that skilled.
"You shouldn't be that judgemental Weiss, I mean come on, you haven't even met the guy yet." Jaune spoke nervously and quickly faltered when seeing the venomous look Weiss gave him. 'She's pretty, but man is she cold' he thought, looking down at his tray.
Deciding to come to her leader's rescue, Pyrrha spoke up. "He's right Weiss, it isn't very noble to judge someone before you even meet them. Who knows, maybe you'll have some similarities with him?" Pyrrha stated reasonably, getting nods of agreement from Blake, Yang, And Ren, but only getting a 'hmph' from the young heiress. Pyrrha could only sigh at the attitude of the heiress before looking at her food, but before she could continue eating, she noticed Ren stiffen a bit and look at the door to the cafeteria. She too turned her head and looked at the door to see what alerted her teammate, what she saw was Ruby walking in front of a man she's never seen before.
Lie Ren was always more 'aura aware' than the average person, and it helped him greatly in combat. Being able to sense another's aura was not only helpful in detecting others, but also helping him understand a person from their aura. As he was trying to calm Nora down from her pancake hype, he felt an aura that sent a slight chill down his spine. It was dense, heavy, and cold. Looking to the source of it he spotted Ruby and a student he has yet to see.
As Frank walked with Ruby into the cafeteria, he could feel the gaze of some of the students and a lot of the teachers, he ignored it though, guessing that it was because of his aura. As he walked, he saw that Ruby was still pointing to random objects and excitedly talking about them before seeing the pancakes and dragging Frank to the food line. After getting a tiny amount of pancakes compared to Ruby's mountain, she led him to a table of people who he assumed was her teammates and friends.
Like those sitting down, Frank took this moment to observe the people at the table. First was the pretty girl with incredibly long golden locks, like everyone else, she wore the school uniform, but that didn't stop him from noticing her more… ahem, developed features. Quickly changing focusing, he spotted the black haired girl with the bow, she may have not been as developed as the blonde, but she was still pretty. Her amber eyes bore into, seemingly trying to read him, though he noticed that at certain sounds, her bow would give an almost unnoticeable twitch. Wisdom made a mental note that she was a faunus.
Next was a black haired boy with pink eyes sitting next to an oranged haired girl who seemed to be breathing in pancakes. ...Ignoring the girl, Frank focused on the blacked haired boy, his hair was similar to Frank's, minus the one magenta streak and ponytail. He also seemed to be observing Frank, though Frank could tell that those pink eyes were seeing more than normal eyes were. Sitting across from him was a blonde boy and a red haired girl. The boy seemed nervous while the girl appeared cautious, but welcoming. And lastly, the one he chose to ignore until this point, the white haired girl who was sending him a glare for reasons he didn't know.
"Hey guys! This is my friend Frank, he's the new student here at Beacon, he just transferred in yesterday" Ruby introduced cheerfully, though on the inside she was nervous, hoping that they would take kindly to her new friend. She was reassured though when she saw many of them smile. Though they couldn't grasp how Ruby so easily befriended someone who they assumed was incredibly strong, they would give him the benefit of the doubt. Ruby soon sat down next to Weiss while Frank sat next to her, across from Yang and Blake.
Yang was more focussed on his eyes than her food. Her sister was right, they were just like Ruby's, though they didn't reflect the cheerfulness that hers did. By eye and primary hair color alone, one would assume they were related. Unknown to her, a certain black garbed ninja was also looking to his eyes, though they had a different interest. Blake was reading the emotions in his eyes, a trick she picked up from years of working in the White Fang before she left it all behind. 'So this is Frank, he's more handsome than I thought he would be, but his eyes, they seem so… sad, almost like in Ninjas of-' she soon stops her train of thought about her 'secret' book, face heating up a bit before regaining composure.
An awkward silence soon fills the table after the two had sat down, no one knew exactly what to say, that is, until the bubbly Nora Valkyrie stepped up, quickly appearing in front of Frank, making him stiffen his back, ready to defend himself, though he didn't need to.
"Boop." Nora stated as she poked Frank on the nose, confusing him greatly, though all he did was quirk an eyebrow. "Name's Nora, nice to meet you! Do you like sloths?" She said and asked happily, making Ren release a sigh.
"Sorry about that, it's her way of saying hello." Ren said calmly, but smiling a bit at her antics.
"It's fine, pleasure to meet you Nora, My name is Frank Chroma." Frank said, giving a ghost of a smile. This relaxed the rest of the group, seeing that it wouldn't be as difficult as they thought it would be to speak to the quiet man. Soon enough everyone introduced themselves as they ate, even the reluctant Schnee. Eventually Pyrrha asked the question the had been plaguing their minds since earlier.
"Is it true that you're a one man team Frank?" She asked curiously. Frank put down his fork and knife before answering her question.
"Yes it is, why do you ask?" Frank asked, not understanding the gravity of being a one man team in a school for huntsmen, he assume they were similar to mercenaries where their teams were made by preference, not necessity. Before Pyrrha could respond, Weiss replied.
"Because it's unbelievable. How do you expected us to believe that you're a one man team? It goes against half the regulations!" Weiss spoke arrogantly.
"Weiss!" Ruby and Yang yelled simultaneously, not understanding why their teammate had to be so rude to someone she just met. Though she didn't say anything, Blake shared the opinion of the two half sisters. Frank still kept his calm persona and was about to reply before his scroll rang. Looking at it for a few moments before closing it, he finally replied to Weiss.
"You'll just have to find out today." He stated coldly, picking up his tray and started walking towards the door.
"And what does that mean?" Weiss replied haughtily, though there was slight unease in her voice because of the ominous reply. The merc didn't say anything as he kept walking.
"Frank! Where are you going?" Ruby asked as she watched him put his tray into the appropriate bin by the door. Looking back at her one last time he replied.
"Preparing for my initiation." Was all he stated before walking out the doors of the cafeteria. Ruby was about to follow before being stopped by Blake.
"Give him some space Ruby, besides we need to head to class soon. You know how Professor port get when someone's late for class." Ruby looked hesitant but nodded all the same before picking up her tray and walking with Blake.
"Couldn't even try to be nice could you Weiss?" Yang said in a half joking, half irritated tone, but only getting a 'hmph' from the heiress. They too stood up and started walking towards the door. This left the team JNPR at the table sharing uncertain looks towards each other before deciding to also head to class.
Professor Port's Class
Teams RWBY and JNPR have just arrived to their Grimm Studies class and were preparing for the long winded stories of the past from their teacher. Professor Port was stroking his mustache, waiting for the class to fill up before he started with today's agenda. Though, today he would not grace his students with his 'amazing' and 'adventurous' feats when he was a hunter, today there was something special planned.
"Hello students! Welcome to another class of Grimm Studies, it's a beautiful day isn't it? It's days like this that remind me of one of my hunts yeas ago" Port started, getting groans from many of his students, though that never deterred him. "but unfortunately that is a story for another time." This got many heads up, Port wasn't one for missing out on telling his students about his past, if he was postponing one of his stories, something really interesting was happening. "We have a new student at beacon, and Headmaster Ozpin believes that watching his initiation will teach you students a thing or two." As he said this a large screen descended from the ceiling. "Just so you know, all the classes are watching this."
Those who didn't know there was a transfer student were whispering to each other, trying to piece together loose information about this transfer. Teams RWBY and JNPR, excluding Weiss, on the other hand were talking to each other, trying to guess how well he would do and what his objective would be. Weiss was staying quiet and watching the screen turn on, waiting to see if the transfer student could prove his skill. When the screen fully warmed up and turned on, it displayed Frank standing on cliff leading to the Emerald Forest, standing next to him was Professor Ozpin. One thing that Ruby noticed that made her concerned was that she couldn't see a weapon on him.
Beacon Cliffs
Frank was standing on the cliff waiting for Ozpin to arrive and tell him what he needed to do. The message on his scroll he received earlier wasn't very helpful, all it told him was to prepare for initiation and report to the cliff. And so Frank was standing there in his normal outfit, with the exception of a black leather gun holster containing Black Dawn strapped to his left thigh. A few more minutes pass until Ozpin shows up, holding his coffee cup and cane.
"Good morning , how has your day gone so far?"
"Fine, I suppose, though I want to finish this initiation as soon as possible." Frank replied, getting a nod from Ozpin.
"I see, but considering I see you only have a gun, I believe this will be quite the challenge, even for you." The professor stated seriously.
"That won't be a problem professor." After saying that he extends his right arm forward and flared his aura for a second. From his aura came shards of color that collected into his hand, forming the shape of a sword before shattering and revealing his white sword. "White Twilight, designed after my father's sword and named after my mother's favorite time of day." He says, staring into the larger white crystal before placing it onto his back. Though for some reason, he thought he heard Ruby yelling from far away saying 'so cool!' for some reason, but he shrugged it off as just hearing things.
"Is that part of your semblance?" Ozpin asks as he reached into his pocket, pulling out a piece of paper. Getting a nod from the young man, Ozpin hands him the paper and leads him over to one of the platforms. "Here is a list of items you must acquire in the forest, one Nevermore talon, a King Taijitu fang, a Deathstalker stinger, and an Ursa claw. Once you collect them all, return to this cliff." Ozpin finished as if he didn't just give what seemed like a death sentence to any normal student. Back in the classrooms people were going crazy, thinking that there would be no way the transfer student would survive, some even feeling sorry for him. Teams RWBY and JNPR were worried for their new friend, even Weiss was a bit worried given the magnitude of the initiation, though she didn't show it.
"I hope you have a safe landing ." Ozpin says while giving a devious grin.
'What does he mean by that?' Frank though, confusion written on his face until Wisdom gave him an answer.
Wisdom: "I do believe we are currently standing on a launchpad, considering there are several platforms next to us on this cliff." He says, prompting Frank to look down.
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Looking back up Frank gave a small glare to Ozpin before the man took his cane and pressed down on a hidden button, prompting the platform to launch the young hunter into the sky. Not once did he make a sound as he flew, unlike Freedom who was whooping in excitement in his head, all he did was cross his arms and glare into the sky as he descended into the Emerald Forest.
And there's chapter 4, sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been working on this for 2 weeks whenever I wasn't studying. I hope you guys like it, I finally got to the actual RWBY characters so that's decent progression.