As they touched down on the landing pad, Monty stared in disbelief at the most beautiful architecture he's ever seen since his operations in Italy and France. He couldn't believe it, He thought they had perished in the testing process.
"Where are we?" Monty asked.
"This is Beacon. A school for Hunters and Huntresses." replied the girl in white.
"Hunters? Like as in hunting animals?" Jerry asked.
"Kind of..." replied the hooded one with a small chuckle." They're animals but, they're evil beasts called Grim. They plague the world of Remnant."
"Remnant? Is that what this world is called?" Jerry wondered.
"Wow. You guys really aren't from around here, are you?" The blonde laughed.
"No. Eddie here is from Brooklyn, I'm from a small town in Idaho, and Jerry is from-"
"New York." Jerry finished.
Monty looked over to Jerry and gave him a strange look. As they entered the halls of the school, Jerry and Monty stared in awe.
"I'll show you guys around later, Right now we have to get your friend medical attention." the hooded one said. "By the way, I'm Ruby. Ruby Rose. And that's Yang, my sister. That's Weiss and that's Blake."
They nodded as in saying hello.
"Sweet, My names Jeremiah. But, everyone calls me Jerry." Jerry introduced, "He's Moctezuma but, his names complicated so we call him Monty. And this is our leader, Edward or Eddie. We're from the 101st."
"Are you guys from Atlas? You don't seem to wear their standard uniform." Weiss asked.
"No. We're part of the United States special forces."
"United States? I've never heard of a kingdom called that. Is it newly formed?"
"No. We've been around for a long time. How have you not heard of the U.S?"
"It's not in the books or maps."
"Well, maybe another time. For now, we need to get a hang of this place."
As they entered the 2nd hall, Monty noticed another group walking in the opposite direction.
"Hey guys!" Ruby called out to the group.
"Hey Ruby." The blonde boy called.
"Guys, This is Team JNPR. That's Jaune, Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren."
"How are you guys?" Jaune held out his hand in a greeting manner.
"Good, except for our friend here." Monty shook his hand then pointed to Eddie.
"The nurse is around the corner. When he gets better, maybe we can show you around?" Pyrrha asked.
"IF he gets better..." Monty grimly replied.
They waved each other off and parted. They arrived at the nurse's office and laid Eddie on the bed while Ruby told the nurse of what happened. She went over to Eddie and checked his temperature. She went over to Ruby and whispered. As she walked off Ruby came over to the others.
"105...He has a bad fever. He will have to stay in bed until the fever has gone over."
The others were shocked. 105? How could he get so bad?
"Is there a place we can stay?" Monty asked.
"You can stay here." A voice came from the door behind.
Monty and Jerry turned and saw a man with a cane and coffee standing there.
"Who are you? And what will it cost us?" Jerry wondered.
"I am Ozpin...the headmaster of the school." The man replied. "It would cost you nothing but I do want something from you three."
"That is...?" Jerry tried to lead him on.
"I will discuss this 'thing' in another time and with your leader. Ruby, can you show them their rooms?"
"Yes, sir." Ruby replied. "Follow me."
As they followed Ruby out of the nurse's office, Jerry turned around and gave Eddie a last look before exiting.
Later, at their room.
"Alright, here it is." Ruby pointed to the door.
As they entered, they were surprised. Beds with pillows, warm blankets. Not the luxury they're used to seeing. The only luxury was a piece of chocolate or coffee and rarely actual clean, dry socks.
"I guess we actually died during the test, huh Monty?" Jerry nudged Monty.
Monty just nodded, still scanning the room.
"Yea, they are nice huh?" Ruby sighed. "Anyway, the dressers are over there and the closets there."
Monty broke from his trance and realized, they only have one pair…and they're wearing it!
"Umm…this is our only outfit." Monty said embarrassed. "Is there a clothes store or something?"
"It's in town. Jaune and I can take you there." Ruby smiled. "We'll show you around town, OK?"
"But, we don't have any money…" Monty said sadly.
"Don't worry, I can lend you some. And maybe Jaune can toss in a little more for you." Ruby offered.
"Thanks, but I feel kind of bad taking money from…" Monty started.
"It's OK! We're all friends here at beacon. We look out for everyone." Ruby stated with a big smile.
Monty was surprised, then he shook Jerry who was taking a small nap on the bed.
"Hey…" Monty whispered "Come on, lets grab our stuff and we can take a nap. It's been a long day…"
Jerry slipped out of bed, weary from everything, but ever since he joined the military there has been no rest.
"Alright…" he yawns, "Can't complain anyway."
"Great. I'll go get Jaune and we can head out." Ruby said as she left the room.
They grabbed their weapons from the wall and left the room, closing the door softly.
*VALE SHOPPING SQUARE*
"Here we are, the shopping square. Look around and see what you want or need." Jaune pointed to a store, "There's where you can get your clothes and whatever else you need."
"Sweet, ok…meet back here in 2 hours." Monty ordered.
Everyone went off to get what they needed. Monty and Jerry got their share of clothes and Ruby and Jaune got a bite to eat. When they met back up, Monty ran up to Ruby and Jaune.
"Hey, who are these guys?"
He held up a newspaper with the title, WHITE FANG TARGETS ATLAS ARMORY.
"Oh…uh, l-let's talk about this back at the school…" Ruby stuttered.
Monty had a confused look on his face, Jerry however could care less ever since he laid on the bed.
"OK…What time is it anyway?" Monty asked.
Jaune looked at the clock tower.
"Oh man! We have to get back Ruby! Come on guys! Let's get back to the school!"
Ruby looked, "He's right. Let's hurry up."
*BEACON ACADEMY*
"Alright, Ozpin wants to see you guys in his office. Said something about a fourth member…" Ruby was confused, but she shook it off and pointed to Ozpin's office.
As they entered his office, they noticed peculiar things about the room. Gears were turning above their head without anything supporting or turning it, and the clock is see through from his office but not from outside.
"Wow. This is something I've never seen." Monty said with awe.
"Glad you're here. Where are the others?" Ozpin asked.
"Jerry is sleeping, and Eddie is sick…" Monty shrugged.
"Well at least you're here…your team has a new partner."
"Who?"
"She is arriving tomorrow. I told her about you guys, so she'll tell you about things you need to know."
"Should I tell the others about this?"
"Yes. By the way, do you guys have weapons?"
"Umm…yes."
"They're not normal weapons are they?"
"No. We just need some more bullets."
"We have some. But, your weapons don't look normal."
"What kind of weapons do you use?"
"I know where you come from…We don't have your type of ammunition."
"How are we supposed to-wait…you know where we come from? How?"
"You aren't the only ones to come here….we've found other's with the exact same weapons and clothing."
"Really? Where are they? What are their names?"
"Easy, there safe. There in an abandoned house near the forest."
"Is there a chance I can go see them?"
"Yes…but tomorrow. It's time for everyone to rest. You guys will take charge in watching out for other students."
"Yes, sir."
"Good. Also, I fear that you and your friends aren't the only ones to come through."
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing, it's time for you to get some sleep since you guys look like you've hadn't had sleep in a while."
"You wouldn't believe it. Well, good night sir."
"Call me Ozpin…and good night."
As Monty walked out the door he wondered if they were followed by one of the guards in the lab, or something else.
As he thought about it, he ran into Ruby who was walking to her room.
"Oh, hey Ruby. What are you doing? I thought it was time for everyone to go to bed?"
"It is, but I went to go check on your friend Eddie."
"How is he?"
"He's doing a lot better. His fever is gone but he's still weak."
"When is he going to be better?"
"The nurse said he should be better by tomorrow noon."
"OK. Well, Ozpin gave us a job to help the students here…"
"Oh, so is that what he called you in for?"
"Well, that and also we have a new teammate coming."
"Oh cool! What's their name?"
"Don't know. He didn't tell me."
Suddenly, he remembered something from earlier.
"Hey, you never told me who the White Fang were."
Ruby got a surprised look on her face.
"Oh. Well, they used to be a Revolutionary group fighting for Faunus civil rights…But the old leader died. A new one replaced him and they went from peaceful to violent. They started raids on small dust stores, weapon armories, and terror tactics. It's not safe in the world anymore."
"They sounds evil…"
"They're not…" A harsh voice cuts through the silence of the halls.
"Blake…? Ruby looks over Monty's shoulder.
"They are not evil. They are just misled…brainwashed…" Blake continues as she walks towards the two.
"Who would mislead them? And why are they doing it?" Monty questioned.
"They want revenge for all the years of mistreatment and oppression. They are tired of suffering and being treated like animals."
"Why? What did they do?"
"That's the thing. It's because they're different."
"How? How are they different?"
"They're Faunus."
"What's a Faunus?"
"It's kind of hard to explain. It's…well..."
Ruby finally spoke.
"Blake, just show him...he doesn't even know it."
Blake hesitated, she still has problems revealing secrets to others. This is her biggest one yet.
After a moment Blake finally gave in.
"Fine, but promise me to never to tell anyone! Got it? This is hard for me to do!" Blake threatened.
"OK. My brains a vault." Monty reassured.
Blake glared at him, but knowing him he doesn't know anything about this world.
She sighed. She reached for her bow and untied it.
"Umm…are those…cat ears?" Monty was completely surprised. He had no words…just amazement.
"I-I'm a Faunus." She stumbled on her words, "No one knows about this except for my team. Please, don't tell anyone…"
For Ruby, this was rare to see Blake open up to others. She was happy to see it. Blake put her bow back on.
"So, you worked for the White Fang?" Monty asked.
"Yes. But, that was before they were misled."
She finished tying her bow and gave a sigh.
"It's time to go to our rooms Ruby."
"OK. Well, good night Monty."
Ruby and Blake walked off with Ruby giving a goodbye wave. Monty was still amazed and confused. Suddenly, he gets a grip and starts walking off to his room. After a day of surprises in this world and no sleep, he was ready to fall over and sleep. As he reached his room, he felt a sudden unease that someone was watching him. But, he shrugged it off as he went to his bed. He wondered if he should shower now. He decided to do it in the morning as he undressed and fell asleep.