Chapter 3

The rest of the short trip was mostly spent either gawking out at the city below them and the view they got, or silently pondering about what their future held. Leonardo and Raph were in the latter group, but their thoughts were the exact opposite. Leonardo was sitting on the surprisingly comfortable couch-like seats in the airship, considering how he would lead his brothers out of this mess, and he was confident they would be alright. Raph on the other hand kept glaring at the other students in the airship, his mind wandering angrily griping about their future, or lack of one, would hold. He was still angry with the choice, and seeing the students in front of him happy and excited with their future ahead of them. He growled to himself, their happiness just further reminding him that once again he and his brothers were stuck in some other world. But unlike their space adventure and their trip to the future, their chances of getting home looked bleak. And unlike their time that Ultimate Drako sent the four hurtling through the multiverse he has had plenty of time to think of the hopelessness of his situation, and even then there was a small chance at getting home! Right now it was wait for Donnie to miraculously create a way home from scrap or hope that someone from home would. He was helpless to do anything but go along. And he hated being useless.

However his less than subtle moping had caught the attention of the blonde he'd just met, Yang. She'd already noticed that in their greeting he was far more reserved, the only one who didn't smile and barely even acknowledged the two. And his current moping just didn't fit in with the excited crowd of students. Wasn't he happy to have been excepted into one of the most prestigious schools in the world? Now most people might not bother to question the feelings of someone they'd just met. Few people would be so bold or adventurous enough to attempt questioning them.

Than again, Yang Xiao Long was not most people.

"Yo...what's up?" Yang beamed, having quickly slid next to Raphael. The hot-headed turtle just gave her a quick glare before looking away. The blonde brawler was unphased.

"So, must be pretty exciting getting into Beacon, right? You know only the best of the best do!" She smiled, and nudged him with her elbow. Raph was still unmoving. Yang had more tricks up her sleeve of course.

"You know, even for someone like you it must've been a...shell of a time getting in! Huh? Huh?" She joked, almost chuckling at her own pun. Raph groaned and rubbed his eyes. It was obvious she wasn't going to leave him alone and unlike Mikey he couldn't just smack her away.

"Yeah yeah, I'm real excited about goin' ta this place. I'm practically shakin' in my shell with how excited I am." Raph exclaimed in an annoyed tone. Yang raised her eyebrow, her smile faltering just a bit at Raph's response.

"Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. What's up, I mean this is the chance of a lifetime that you must've worked really hard to get." Yang brought up, wondering why anyone would be so grouchy. Raph turned to her, glaring and was about to say what he wanted, before catching himself.

"It's because...um, well it's...it's complicated and...look, why da shell do ya even care? And what business of yours is it anyway?" Raph exclaimed turning it back on her. Yang shrugged before backing up a few steps.

"I dunno, I guess it's just kinda weird seeing someone acting so angry about such a wonderful opportunity but whatever." Yang said, shrugging. Raph kept his glare before sighing and nodding crossing his arms.

"Yeah. Whateva." Raph said softly trying to keep his anger back. He really didn't care about what she had just said, as it didn't matter to him at all. But it's not like he could tell her that, or explain what frustrated the hot-headed turtle. Thankfully Raph didn't have to stir in his thoughts for much longer as the airship soon docked into Beacon's port.

Once the airship landed and the doors opened the students began to file out, including Yang and Ruby. The turtles had decided to wait until the ship was emptied out before heading out as well. They tried to keep attention away from them. However the few students who were still lagging behind or just standing around at the dock's entrance couldn't help but stare at the four brothers, lingering looks making them feel uncomfortable. The only times they were ever the center of attention was when they were to be feared, experimented on, or arrested for something. Living almost all of their lives like didn't tend to make one comfortable with attention.

However they didn't need to go far for Beacon to impress all four of them, even Raph was begrudgingly willing to accept how impressive it was. It looked more like a massive castle out of a fairytale than a school. Massive spiraling towers rose up into the sky, with one tower in the middle rising above them all, an impressive structure reaching the clouds. Michelangelo whistled as he looked it over.

"Well isn't this fancy? Although I feel like it's missing something...hmm, the road doesn't seem yellow enough." He said as they walked towards it, while Don nodded smiling.

"Maybe I should invest some research into getting us home with ruby slippers." Don added to Mikey's joke. Speaking of rubies, as they walked ahead it appeared that once again the young girl and her older sister Yang would cross their paths. Only this time as they walked up, Ruby pulled out the same massive scythe that she had used on the night before. The four slowly walked up to them, unseen by the conversing teens.

"But, why would I need friends when I have you?" That was all they heard before Mikey called over to the two.

"Okay, I'm not sure if you heard me before, so I must reiterate: that thing is freaking awesome!" Mikey gushed as the four walked over to the two girls. Ruby looked up, and awkwardly waving at the four while smiling. Yang looked back to see a small group of people rushing their way over to her.

"See you're making friends already, gotta go talk to you later bye!" Yang quickly said, before bailing on the five of them, quickly running inside after them. Ruby gasped as she looked around, confused as Yang ditched the red headed teen.

"Wait, where are you going? Are we supposed to meet up at our dorms, where are our dorms, do we even have dorms?" Ruby quickly rambled out, confused. She sighed and looked down, before sadly talking to herself.

"I have no idea what I'm doing…" She sighed before Don patted her shoulder.

"Well I can tell you, you're not alone in that." Donatello said, giving her a comforting smile. Ruby looked up at the turtle before giving her own smaller smile. Don helped her up before turning to her.

"Hey, I was wondering if you could tell me about your scythe…" At the mention of her scythe, Ruby immediately perked up, standing straight up and grabbing her massive scythe, positively beaming.

"Yeah sure, this is Crescent Rose, and it's only the greatest weapon ever! Not only is it a highly compact and durable scythe with shifting head, it is also a high impact sniper rifle." She dramatically cocked the chamber to prove her point. Donatello's eyes widened as he heard about it, and before the turtles could stop it, the two went off into their own world.

"That's so fascinating, how is it that you carry such a large weapon without being seen?"

"It's contact form is incredibly small, folding down into smaller shapes, especially for ease with firing its large-caliber Dust rounds."

"But the recoil on such a weapon would but an enormous strain even then."

"Which is why I incorporated the recoil into my fighting style, letting Rose here work with me, not against."

"Hmm, that is quite ingenious, as is the way it folds seeing as the barrel still continues along the shaft."

As the two went back and forth discussing the finer point of the weapon, Mikey rolled his eyes, walking back from them.

"Oh great, just what we needed, another Don. Getta lab or something and leave the rest of us normal folk out of it." Mikey complained, before stepping backwards and knocking into something. Groaning as he looked back, he found that he had landed on several suitcases knocking them all on the ground. Before he could do anything else, a shrill and annoyed voiced forced its way into his ears.

"What are you doing?!" Looking up he saw another young woman, presumably a student, standing over Mikey, glaring at him with her piercing ice blue eyes. She wore a very fancy and frilly short dress, and on her hip rested a long and sharp-looking rapier. Oddly enough, the hilt was enlarged and several colored cylinders gave it a revolver look. Mikey was still slightly dumbfounded by her harsh words, before quickly flipping backwards and grabbing one of the suitcases, stretching it out to hand it to her. He chuckled nervously as he offered it to her...only for the suitcase to unlatch and open up, a small vial falling out and clanging against the ground.

"Uh...sorry?" Mikey said, before the woman quickly grabbed the suitcase and bended down to grab the vial that fell.

"Sorry?! Do you have any idea on the damage you could've caused?!" Before Mikey could utter out more than a word she continued on speaking like Mikey was an ignoramus.

"This is Dust! Mined and purified from the Schnee Dust quarry!" She rambled, as if that was common knowledge. Mikey quickly raised his hand.

"Uh, Schnee Dust quarry?" The youngest turtle asked, causing the girl to widen her eyes.

"What are you, brain-dead?" The girl accused before Mikey could chuckle.

"Nah, that one's over there in the red!" He joked, pointing out Raph. The girl was clearly not amused.

"Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!" She dramatically punctuated each word with a swing of the Dust vial...which had the unintended side effect of spraying some around into the air. Now, Mikey had never been one to handle small particles entering his nose well, and he recognized here this was going. The turtle tried to walk back to his brothers, avoiding the Dust cloud, but the girl was insisting on following him.

"Don't think you can get away with this and run away! What do you have to say for yourself?!" As she talked and sprayed the Dust around, Mikey could feel his nose twitch and it was over.

"I'm...sorry...ACHOOO!" He sneezed, which set off a reaction in the airborne Dust. A small explosion knocked Mikey back, while engulfing the girl, knocking the vial away. Mikey groaned as he got up, the little explosion catching his brothers', and Ruby's, attention. Raph helped Mikey up, before delivering a smack upside his head.

"Way ta go, bozo!" Raph growled at Mikey, who's verbal thrashing would not stop there. The white-haired girl, now covered in soot and smoke stormed over, absolutely livid.

"UNBELIEVABLE! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!" The loud mouthed victim yelled at Mikey, who was shrinking back from both her glare and Raph's, unsure which was scarier. Leonardo sighed and walked over to try to salvage the situation.

"I'm sorry for my brother's...accident. I can assure you, he in no way meant it, and I am sure he's also very regretful." He aimed that last jab at Mikey directly. This did not placate the girl at all.

"Oh regretful huh? What a complete dolt! If he's your brother, you should've kept an eye on him!" She angrily accused, jabbing a finger at Leonardo. Now seeing Mikey get yelled at for a complete boneheaded mistake was one thing, but seeing one of his other brothers get that same treatment was not something Raph would put up with.

"Hey, what's with that huh? Leo ain't done nothin' to you and he was apologizing, so maybe calm down some huh?" Raph angrily growled, glaring at the girl, who's own piercing glare matched his. Ruby, who was close to the two, decided to try and chime in.

"Um...I mean, it was just an accident, and we are all really sorry…

"As if simply apologizing is going to matter at all, this should never have happened!" She exclaimed at Ruby, catching the girl by surprise and making her jump back. Raph turned back to her and glared, and Leonardo could already see a clash of hotheads was about to erupt, and so Donnie was about to move in to try and settle things.

"Hey, he said he was sorry already so stop freaking yelling at everyone else, princess!" Raph angrily yelled, also leaning towards the girl, before a third more calm voice interrupted everyone.

"It's heiress, actually." Everyone looked up to see yet another young woman walk up to them. This girl was different, with black hair and amber eyes, a black tail coat ad long black pants contrasted the white undershirt she wore. However her most notable feature was the bow on her head, almost sticking out like cat ears.

"Weiss Schnee, heiress of the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest-" however she stopped mid sentence looking over at the turtles. Her eyes widened as she looked them over. The familiar uncomfortable feeling returned to the brothers as she looked them over. There was the usual look of confusion and curiosity in her eyes. But Leonardo was quick to notice something else as well: disbelief. A look that he'd actually seen in the eyes of the few humans who'd catch a glimpse of him and his brothers on the streets, before crying out how horrible of monsters they were. It did not make him feel comfortable, and he was already feeling like their cover was blown. However, the bow girl was quick to continue her explanation upon seeing the looks this Weiss Schnee and Ruby gave her.

"-erm, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." She continued, her recognition causing Weiss to forget about her pause. Leonardo was impressed at how quickly she was able to return to her regular, unphased voice even though to him it was plain as day that the turtles had caught her off guard.

"Finally, some recognition!" Weiss exclaimed, turning back to the group, acting as if that had proven something to them. However, the girl in black was not done just yet.

"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." The fact that she didn't change her tone at all making it sound just as clear as what she said earlier just made it hit all the deeper in Weiss' pride.

"Wha-how dare...the nerve of…" Weiss stuttered, her anger and infuriated tone tripping over itself, much to the giggling amusement of Ruby and the victorious smirk of Raph. Without another word, Weiss just leaned in to grab the vial of Dust the bowed girl was holding before storming off with a huff, leaving some butlers to clean up Mikey's mess. However Ruby looked a bit crestfallen despite taking amusement in Weiss getting what was coming to her.

"I promise I'll make this up to you!" Ruby called out after Weiss. Mikey stood up, groaning as he heard Ruby call out.

"Don't bother, she's not worth your time." Mikey dismissed, patting himself off. Raph nodded in agreement.

"Gotta agree with Mikey here, these types ain't worth nothin' for their crap." Raph said, before smacking Mikey again. "But that ain't mean ya gotta go messin' around, bonehead!" Mikey groaned, rubbing the back of his head. Donatello sighed, shaking his head, turning back to Leonardo.

"Well, some crazy first day, huh Leo?" Donnie said, turning to his older brother. However Leonardo was not listening to Don, or anyone really. He was still looking at the black-haired girl in the bow. She was once again staring at his brothers, specifically Michelangelo and Raphael, watching and observing them. Leonardo could tell that at the very least she knew something was up. However her eyes flashed over and caught Leo staring at her, before she turned around and began to walk away. That was when Leonardo felt someone patting at his shoulder.

"Hey, Earth to Leo! What is it?" Donnie asked, slightly concerned. Leonardo shook his head and turned back.

"It's...it's nothing. At least I hope it's nothing." Leonardo brushed off, hoping he was right. Donnie looked back between Leonardo and the girl walking off. He narrowed his eyes in thought, but didn't get a word out before Leo changed the subject.

"Here, I think we should be heading in. It was nice seeing you again Ruby." Leonardo added, before heading back towards the building. His other brothers followed him, also telling Ruby their goodbyes. Ruby seemed like she was about to say something or follow them, before just telling them goodbye.

As the turtles walked up to Beacon, they were thankful to find that the walkway was mostly abandoned. That sense of relief did not last long as they entered the building, finding themselves in a crowded room.

"Well...seems like we're at the right place." Donatello sighed as they looked for a more secluded spot to go to. The turtles were well-regarded as masters of stealth, so sticking to the more secluded and shadowy corners of the room was able to keep their presence noticed to a minimum. However, as it was a very crowded room, there were still people who kept watching the brothers, and kept staring.

"I'm really gonna have to work on a disguise for us…" Don muttered as they finally found a spot away from most everyone else. The time dragged on for the meeting as a few more people would occasionally file in. Finally the sound of someone clearing his throat in a microphone silenced the crowd. The four brothers looked up at the stand to see Professors Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch standing on the stage.

"I'll...keep this brief." Ozpin stated, adjusting his glasses.

"You have travelled today in search of knowledge. To hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you finish you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people." However his tone shifted a bit, turning more somber.

"But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy in need of purpose, direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove to you that knowledge will only carry you so far. It is up to you, to take the first step." With those last words, Ozpin walked off the stage, but before he did his eyes cast over at the turtles, just briefly, but long enough to catch their attention. Leonardo looked back, unsure of what this meant.

"Guys, what was that look for?" Leonardo question.

"Beats me, who knows anything about what this guy wants?" Raph shrugged.

"Maybe he wants his fancy tablet back?" Mikey suggested to which Don sheepishly nodded.

"Right, that might be a good idea. Maybe after we should talk to him?" Don suggested. Before Leonardo could respond, Glynda took up the microphone.

"You will gather in the ballroom tonight, tomorrow your initiation begins. Be ready. You're dismissed." With that, Glynda also walked off stage as the crowd slowly began to disperse. Mikey looked back at his brothers.

"I swear I'm overusing this, but what the shell does that mean? Initiation? I didn't know anything about an initiation!" Mikey asked his brothers, before Leonardo nodded.

"We're all in the same boat Mikey, but we've gotta take this one step at a time. And the first thing would be meeting with Ozpin. Don, you got his tablet?" Don nodded, and Leonardo let the crowds disperse a bit before the four walked to Ozpin and Glynda. Upon seeing the four, Ozpin had a small smile return to his face.

"Well I'm glad to see you four decided take up my offer." The Headmaster added, before the turtles reached him.

"Indeed, uh Professor. Here, it seems we should return this to you." Leonardo said, while Don offered the tablet. Ozpin merely shook his head and held a hand up.

"No please, think of that Scroll as a gift and a thank you for attending Beacon. Besides, I'm sure that it will be quite handy regarding your...predicament." Ozpin added, confusing the turtles. However before one of them could question him, Ozpin spoke up.

"It's actually good I ran into you, as you'll have some paperwork to fill out." Ozpin stated, as Glynda pulled out her own tablet, or Scroll. The brothers felt their eyes widen at his words.

"P-Paperwork?" Donatello asked, to the amusement of Ozpin.

"Well of course, now that you're attending my school we have to have records, such as your names, where you're from, that sort of thing." Ozpin stated, with a knowing look and an amused smile, as if he was thinking of some joke that the turtles hadn't heard. Glynda passed the scroll to Donatello who could feel the sweat building up.

"Uh...r-right um...well I'll see what I can do…" Don said taking it. Looking over it, he entered what information he hoped he could. After passing it around to his brothers, he handed it to Ozpin, who looked over it.

"Hmm...Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo Splinterson? Those are some unique names." Ozpin stated, looking back at them. Don nodded, scratching the back of his head.

"Yep uh that's right...pretty unique…" Don confirmed before Ozpin spoke up again.

"And as for your home it says you are from a village named Manhattan? I must say, it's not a familiar sounding one." Ozpin questioned before Leonardo quickly spoke up.

"Yeah it's...way far away from the borders,...I'm not surprised you haven't heard from it. Oh, and uh it was recently wiped out by Grimm…" He added the last part, to which Ozpin nodded.

"I am sorry to hear. I suppose that's why you four are lost in the middle of Vale?" Ozpin questioned to the quick confirmation of Leonardo. Looking over it he nodded at the other false information. Don had been sure to only fill out necessary information, not wanting to make up more lies to keep consistent. Ozpin nodded as he passed it back to Glynda.

"Well everything seems to check out. I'll have these records added to our database and create a student portfolio for you. Glynda?" She nodded and turned back to the turtles.

"Now it may be beneficial for you to be lead to your weapon lockers for now." Glynda stated, turning back around as to lead the turtles away. The turtles, confused, followed her.

"Uh...weapons lockers? What do ya mean?" Raph asked, catching up to Glynda, to figure out what she meant.

"I mean your weapons lockers. Lockers where you can store your equipment and weapons, as they're not permitted in most areas of Beacon during school hours." Glynda explained, not breaking her stride and keeping her eyes forward. Raph did not like that idea.

"Oh shell no you aren't!" Raph demanded, turning on Glynda.

"Look lady, there ain't no way I'm givin' up my sais!" He glared, angrily tapping his weapons, greatly annoying Leonardo. Glynda strode past him, unphased.

"Those are the rules and you will follow them." She stated strictly and with absoluteness. Raph growled and was about to launch into another argument, before Leo grabbed his shoulder.

"Raph calm down...I don't like it either, but if those are the rules it's best to just get over it and not cause a scene...besides remember it's not the weapon it's the ninja who wields it." Leonardo added. Raph glared back at his older brother, before forcing himself away from Leonardo.

"This place is already on thin ice with me Leo...it betta not get any worse…" Raph growled before continuing along. Leonardo sighed, while Don patted his back.

"Great...today's already off to a great start…" Mikey said.

The day went on smoother after their rough morning. The turtles had spent most of their time after getting situated and relinquishing their weapons (tearfully for Michelangelo) on the rooftops to avoid the rest of the students. Leonardo had tried to get the boys back into training, but for the most part it didn't work that well. Raph was too busy being angry over current events, Don wanted to read more on this world he was in, while Mikey was...Mikey. Despite Leonardo's hardest attempts, it wasn't long until the sun set and the shattered moon rose into the night sky.

The turtles quickly and quietly made their way to the ballroom, courtesy of school maps that Don provided from the Scroll Ozpin had gifted them. Don was of course more than excited to explain what he read.

"I tell you, the more I read about this world the more fascinating it is! That Dust substance really is the cornerstone of this world and is found in almost everything. Weapons, fuel, combat, everything pretty much revolves around Dust! It's mined from quarries and either purified or mixed to create artificial variants and-"

"Alright we get it, it's this magical wonder stuff! What does it have to do with us?" Mikey asked as he waited at the edge of the rooftop. Don sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.

"...Right, right sorry. Um, well it basically means I was right about Dust being key to being our way home. It'll be pretty plentiful and the most common substance I can get my hands on, so I gotta know how it works." Leonardo smiled approvingly.

"It's a start. Good job Don!" Leonardo praised as he leaped down to the ground level of the ballroom. Don smiled as he landed next to him.

"That's not all. I did some research on those Faunus civil rights protests we heard about earlier, and it was less pretty. Turns out that the Faunus used to be treated as second class citizens, or worse. Kind of like the Y'Lyntian slaves, only not being former humans. And just like then, there was a massive war where they rose up. Seems like they won and have better rights now, but not fully." Don explained as they entered the building, Mikey sighing.

"Great, so now we've got another reason for people to notice us? Why can't our alter egos ever have it simple?" Mikey lamented to which Raph shrugged.

"'Cause we ain't ever dat lucky." Raph said in dissapointment, as they entered.

Once again it was a large room with all of the students laying out sleeping bags and pillows, girls on one side of the room, while boys were on the other. The turtles found a darker corner near the doors that was mostly vacant, most students preferring the middle of the room close to their friends, so they were able to slip in undetected. Not far on the other side of the room they could make out Ruby and Yang as well, leaving them be. Leonardo turned to Don as the four set their stuff down.

"Do you have any idea what we can expect tomorrow?" Leonardo asked the brainiac. Don shrugged and turned to him.

"Not much beyond rumors. Apparently initiation is the final entrance exam of sorts, I guess to weed out the weakest ones. Maybe something in the field? Also there's rumors that it has something to do with team selection." Leonardo raised an eyebrow at Don's words.

"Teams?" Raph asked while sitting up from the ground. Mikey was still laying down but he raised his head up as well.

"Yeah, apparently groups of fours are put together in teams during their time at Beacon, to promote teamwork." Don said, to which Mikey smirked.

"Teams of four, eh? Well isn't that mighty convenient." Mikey said as he laid back, to which Leonardo turned back to his team.

"Alright guys, this is important. We need to stick together if we're gonna get home and prevail whatever is thrown at us. No matter what, we are all getting on the same team." He proclaimed, to his team's agreement. That was one thing they'd always agree on, sticking together, as the brothers they were. While everyone got settled down, there was a small bit of commotion on the girls' side of the room which caught Leonardo's eye. He sighed as it appeared to once again be Weiss, who was talking to Yang and Ruby. However they were next to that black haired girl, sitting on the wall and reading a book.

Her bow was still on, despite it being night-time, however what caught his eye was that she was not looking up at the disputing teens in front of her, and was instead looking back at Leonardo and his brothers. It was too far to tell what she must be feeling, but Leonardo could guess it was the same as before. He leaned against the wall, but kept his gaze steady until she took a breath and blew out her candle.

The next day the turtles were sure to get up extra early to avoid the rush of the other students going to retrieve their weapons. Once again they thanked their ninja training as they made it out with disturbing anyone else. Raph was of course happy to get ahold of his sais again, as was Mikey for his beloved nunchucks.

"Oh man, daddy missed you! Did you miss daddy?" Michelangelo asked his nunchucks while everyone else got ready. Leonardo looked ahead of everyone else as they got their weapons, just as the students started entering the locker room. They looked to avoid the crowd, and as they walked through they ran across Weiss and two other students, the blonde haired boy Yang had named Vomit Boy and another girl, this one in armor reminiscent of an ancient Greek. She was in the middle of explaining something when they came across her.

"Jaune, is it? Do you have any idea who-you again?!" Weiss turned her attention on the turtles, before looking back at the two she was with and clearing her throat to compose herself.

"Right, um...anyways, you are talking to Pyrrha." She said, clearly trying to ignore the turtles. Raph and Mikey both saw an opportunity they were unwilling to miss. With a smirk they both wandered over to her, while Leonardo and Donatello both sat back and watched, knowing this would go badly.

"Oh if it ain't good to see ol' Weiss da Ice Queen is it?" Raph smirked, thinking of the nickname on the fly.

"You know, it's been too long hearing that shrill, blaming voice again." Mikey added, causing Weiss to clench her fists. However before she could retort, Jaune as his name was, turned to them.

"Hey uh...weren't you those turtle Faunus Ruby mentioned?" Caught off guard they both looked back at him and slowly nodded. He smiled as he waved.

"Um...it's good to meet you." The blonde haired boy added with a smile.

"Hello there." Pyrrha added, a small smile on her face as she waved back at them.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." She was quick to say, to which Mikey nodded, seeing their plan to embarrass Weiss wasn't going as planned. However she was quick to get it back on the rails.

"Hey I was talking to them!" She said, before widening her eyes as she realized how loud her outburst was, Mikey and Raph chuckling and giving each other a discreet high-five.

"Um...about Pyrrha and um, her accomplishments, like graduating top of her class at Sanctum!" Weiss' impressed tone was met with the blank expressions from the three boys, which said it all. With a scoff she rattled on.

"She's won the Mistral Regional Tournament four years in a row, a new record!" Weiss added incredulously. Raph and Mikey got the impression they were supposed to be impressed, but seeing as they had no idea what it was, they just looked at each other and shrugged, while Jaune remained clueless. Weiss seemed like she was about to explode, and her next explanation she nearly did.

"She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes box!" She angrily stated, flailing her arms angrily. While Mikey and Raph were still clueless, that got Jaune's attention. He gasped and pointed at Pyrrha, who looked down, seemingly embarrassed.

"That's you? They only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!" Jaune exclaimed in surprise. Leonardo walked over to Raph and Mikey and grabbed their arms.

"Sorry for the intrusion, but I think these two have overstayed their welcome." Leo said, pulling the two. Leo looked back at the two as he pulled them away.

"Not worth anyone's time, huh?" Leonardo accusingly directed at Mikey and Raph.

"Hey, there's always time for getting back at someone!" Mikey tried to justify, to the facepalm of Don.

"Right, how about we not do that anymore, okay?" Leo stated. However before he could get any confirmation, they saw Jaune fly past them before hitting the lockers, being pinned by his hoodie by a red javelin. Behind them they could hear Pyrrha apologize. Over the speakers Glynda's voice sounded over the intercoms before they could question it.

"Would all first year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation. Again, all first year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately." The voice stated, with Pyrrha walking past the turtles to Jaune.

"It was nice meeting you." She stated, pulling her spear out to release Jaune. She then turned to the brothers.

"And it was nice meeting you as well." She said politely, before leaving. Mikey sighed as he watched them go.

"Let me guess, weird stuff is gonna be happening all the time here isn't it?" Mikey questioned while Leonardo helped Jaune up before leaving, his brothers in tow.

The turtles arrived at the cliff, each one standing on a small platform, a line of the students next to them all on their own as well. The four were next to Ruby and Yang, who had waved hello to them and vice versa, while Ozpin spoke to them.

"For years you have trained to become warriors, and today your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Ozpin explained as next to him Glynda stepped up.

"Now, I'm sure that 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." She explained, and the turtles each looked at Don, giving him a thumbs up and nodding back at Leonardo. Ozpin took over explaining.

"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time at Beacon, so it is in your best interest to be paired with whom you can work well with. That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years." That however got the turtles to focus on. They didn't expect the stakes to be quite like that, and now it meant sticking together would be more important. Ozpin wasn't finished, as he explained the rest of the rules.

"After you've partnered up, you will make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition on the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die." The headmaster stated seriously, the four brothers taken a bit off guard by his words. Mikey swallowed hard and nervously chuckled.

"Heh, no pressure, right?" The orange banded said, before Raph hushed him, allowing the headmaster to continue on.

"You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene." He stated with equal seriousness. "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. You will guard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?" He asked. Mikey was about to ask several, as was Jaune down the line. However Ozpin was quick to interrupt them.

"Good. Now, take your positions."

Down the line, the various students all drew their weapons, or struck a combat stance. Yang raised her fists, which the boys noticed now had thick gauntlets over them, and Ruby was crouched low, ready to grab Crescent Rose resting on her back. The four unsure of exactly what they were getting ready for, decided to copy the others.

Leonardo drew his twin katanas, crouching low and crossing them in front of him. Raphael grinned and pulled out his twin sais, twirling them before cracking his neck and holding them to his side. Donatello pulled out his bo staff, giving it a few test swings before resting it behind him. Michelangelo drew his nunchucks, spinning them in front of him, before resting the free ends under his arms. That was when they heard a loud noise and looking to the side they saw that Weiss' platform shot forward, like a catapult launching her into the air. The four were caught off guard, but seeing as no one else was questioning it and were in fact preparing for it, they safely just assumed that was...normal.

"Right...so that's how we're getting down. Great." Mikey said, fixing his stance as did the others. Leonardo turned to his brothers.

"Alright, new plan, try to see where we land, find each other, and stick together. Avoid whatever you can, and stick to the shadows. Get ready boys!" Leonardo exclaimed before he was launched, then Raph, then Don, then a screaming Mikey. As they flew through the air, they both remembered the plan, and knew that they were ready for this.

It's ninja time!

AN:...I'm not really good with these author's notes things. So this time I will say once again thank you so much for reading and enjoying!