Crimson: "Blake?..."

Blake nodded to the boy she had pinned and gave a small smile before taking a step back.

Blake: "Hey you. It's been quite a while."

Crimson smiled and hugged his childhood friend, who returned the notion, the smile not leaving her face.

Crimson (pulling away slightly, his hands on her shoulders): "What are you doing here? I was surprised to see you earlier!"

Blake: "I was surprised to see you too."

Blake looked down at the ground and sighed before looking back up at Crimson sadly.

Blake: "And to answer your question, I left the White Fang. I decided that I didn't want to be a part of their cause anymore given how much it's changed. What about you? Why are you here?"

Crimson crossed his arms and sighed.

Crimson: "Same deal with me and The 40 Thieves. I left and met Professor Ozpin a while later. To my surprise he offered me a chance to go here."

Blake: "I see. Well, I'm glad you're here regardless of the circumstances. Let's both do our best to make a new start."

Crimson: "That's the plan! We'd better get in there though, there might be something important we need to hear."

Blake nodded and the two went inside before waving and going their separate ways once more.

Crimson met up with Ruby, Weiss, Luna and Yang shortly afterwards but before Crimson could say anything, Professor Ozpin spoke up over a microphone.

Ozpin: "I'll... keep this brief. You have traveled here today in search of knowledge, to hone your craft and acquire new skills, and when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But Ilook 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 that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take thefirst step."

Glynda: "You will gather in the ballroom tonight; tomorrow, your initiation begins. Be ready. You are dismissed."

Yang: "He seemed a bit… Off."

Ruby: "It's almost like he wasn't even there."

Crimson: "You aren't kidding..."

Jaune approached Weiss from the side and started flirting, which only made Weiss facepalm

Jaune: "I'm a natural blonde you know."

Crimson looked over at the girls questioningly.

Crimson: "Uh... Did I miss something?"

Yang: "Don't worry about it. It's not that important."

Later on in the ballroom: students are splayed out in sleeping bags. Ruby, in her pajamas and with a sleeping mask around her head, is writing in a journal when Yang crashes next to her, similarly dressed.

Yang: "It's like a big slumber party!"

Ruby: "I don't think Dad would approve of all the boys, though."

Yang: "I know I do!"

The blonde purred as she watched several muscular, shirtless guys... and Jaune, dressed in feetie pajamas, waving to her, which made her groan before she returned her attention to Ruby.

Yang: "What's that?"

Ruby: "Oh, just a letter to the gang back at Signal. I promised to tell them all about Beacon and how things are going."

Yang: "Aw, that's so cuuuute!"

Yang gets knocked back as a pillow is launched at her face.

Ruby: "Shut up! I didn't get to take my friends with me to school! It's weird not knowing anyone here!"

Yang: "What about Jaune? He's... nice! And there's Crimson too! There you go! Plus two friends! That's like a 200% increase!"

Ruby: "Pretty sure Weiss counts as the ultimate negative friend. Back to zero…"

Yang: "There's no such thing as negative friends! You just made two friends and one enemy!"

Yang gets hit with another pillow, this time looking like a dog, to the face.

Yang: "Look, it's only been one day. Trust me; you've got friends all around you! You just haven't met them yet!"

Meanwhile…

Crimson had made his way outside and sat down on a stone bench in his black pajama pants and t-shirt adorned with bolts of lightning, while holding a large case and looking out at the stars.

Crimson: "Well, I'm here. Now all that's left to do is pass initiation, and I'm golden… I have to admit though, I'm still nervous. I've never had a day of schooling in my life, and the things I've heard about the initiation from people around town isn't helping me feel any better about it..."

The former thief sighed before placing the case on his lap and opening it, revealing a black guitar with blue highlights and a red bird symbol on the base. This was Crimson's spare weapon, a Gun-tar he named Meadowlark. This was something he had earned from his mentor Snake Eyes at one point during his stint with The 40 Thieves, which he taught him to play and fight with even if he never really used it as a weapon at all.

Crimson: "Hey old friend. Been a while hasn't it?..."

Crimson strummed a few cords and began to hum softly before fully committing to the song in his head.

[Song: Zelda's Lullaby -Guitar Cover-]

Little did Crimson know, a fox Faunus girl with long black hair and blue eyes wearing a purple yukata had heard the music and came to investigate. She was enthralled with the tune being played and soon found herself swaying to the sound of what the young man before her was playing.

Crimson smiled contentedly as he finished playing and put Meadowlark away, resting the case on the ground before standing up, turning around and seeing the mysterious girl hiding behind a pillar.

Crimson: "Uh, hey there. You okay?"

?: "Oh! Y-yes! My apologies, I didn't mean to spy on you! I simply heard the music and became curious about who was playing. It was quite beautiful."

Crimson simply beamed and slung his guitar case onto his back before putting his hands into his pajama pockets.

Crimson: "Hey now, It's alright! I'm actually flattered that you enjoyed it. I'm Crimson by the way. What's your name?"

Tali: "My name is Tali Akira, it's a pleasure to meet you Crimson. Um... by the way, shouldn't you be in the ballroom? It's almost ten o'clock and Our initiation is tomorrow.

Crimson: "Oh man, is it that late already? I guess I really lost track of time... Anyway, It was nice to meet you too Tali! Make sure you get some rest too, okay?"

Tali: "Y-yes, likewise. And don't worry, I was just about to go do that."

Crimson: "Good, don't want to fall asleep during the exam right? See you in there!"

Crimson dashed off as fast as he could, leaving Tali outside alone.

Tali: "He seemed nice… I hope he performs well during the exam."

Turning around and pushing her hair behind her ear, she smiled at this thought and sighed deeply.

Tali: "I suppose I'll head in as well. Oversleeping tomorrow of all days would be disgraceful."

Back in the ballroom, Crimson walked into a very awkward situation. Ruby and Yang were trying to talk to Blake.

Crimson: "oh great… That probably won't end well. Guess I better head over there so it doesn't get too awkward."

Crimson walked over towards his friends and waved slightly, which got all of their attention.

Crimson: "Hey, what's up guys? Having fun?"

Ruby: "Hey Crimson."

Yang: "Hey hotstuff! Where'd you run off to?"

Crimson looked over at Blake and waved, which caused her to hide her face in her book so he couldn't see the smile on her face before giving a small wave in return.

Crimson: "I was outside. It's a nice night and I wanted to play some music."

Ruby: "Music?"

Blake looked up at Ruby and nodded slightly.

Blake: "Yeah. Crimson's skilled at playing guitar and singing. So much so that some people actually questioned why he didn't just do that as a career."

Crimson: "Hey now, I'm good but I'm not that good. Plus, being a rock star isn't exactly my style."

Yang: "Ooooh! Not only good looking and talented, but humble too? I think I might be in love!"

Ruby elbowed her sister in the side gently.

Ruby: "Calm down the hormones there sis, you might scare him off."

Yang: "Hey, not cool Ruby!"

Crimson laughed at this odd outburst, before setting his guitar case down and sitting next to Blake against the wall while the sisters kept fighting.

Crimson: "How ya holding up there, kitty?"

Blake: "I'm alright. Just not used to dealing with people like this. Are you okay?"

Crimson shrugged and smiled calmly before replying.

Crimson: "I'm fine honestly. It's nothing like the thieves or the White Fang... no fear of death, no one hurting each other because of a broken rule… It's peaceful for once and I really like it."

Blake: "You're right… But keep in mind what we're here for: To become hunters and to help people. We're not who we used to be anymore, so it's all different now."

Crimson nodded and smiled bigger as he glanced over at Ruby and Yang bickering.

Crimson: "Yeah. Everything has changed… But it's a good change. We'll do just fine, I know it."

Little did Crimson realize a certain Heiress was making her way over to the group in a huff.

Weiss: "Do you mind?! Some of us are trying to sleep!"

Weiss, Crimson and Yang: "OH NOT YOU AGAIN!"

Ruby: "Guys! She's right, people are trying to sleep!"

Weiss: "Oh now you're on my side!"

Ruby: "I was always on your side!"

Yang: "Yeah, what's your problem with my sister huh?"

Weiss: "She's a hazard to my health!"

Crimson stood up and walked over to the arguing girls to interject a bit.

Crimson: "Who's a hazard to who here? Your shouting could make someone go deaf."

Weiss: "Oh shut up you ruffian! Who asked for your opinion?!"

Crimson: "Ruffian huh? Real original there Ice Queen. And no one asked for my opinion, but I felt the need to set your attitude straight anyway. Seriously, let what happened earlier go."

Weiss: "How dare you!"

Blake rolled her eyes at the argument in front of her and blew out the candles she was using to read her books, leaving everyone in darkness.

The next morning…

Crimson was sleeping against a wall with his arms crossed when he felt someone staring at him.

Crimson: "Hm?..."

As he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of teal ones staring back at him, making him jump.

Crimson: "GAH! WHAT THE HELL?!"

?: "Wake up lazy butt! You're gonna be late for initiation if you keep sleeping in like Ren is!"

Crimson: "Who's-? Ugh, nevermind, I'm up. uhh... who are you anyway?"

?: Oh! I'm Nora! I dunno why I didn't say it earlier, I mean I did just meet you and it's like, totally rude of me not to say who I am since I was, well, staring at you while you slept. I didn't mean to be creepy though, you just looked so cool! Like one of those bad boys in the movies who would take down people if they crossed them like BOOM! POW! BANG! You dirty rat!"

Crimson looked a bit confused, but smiled anyway with a small chuckle.

Crimson: "Well, nice to meet you Nora. I'm Crimson. Uh, about the guy you mentioned… Ren was it? Shouldn't you wake him up too?"

Nora: "Oh my gosh you're right! I gotta get Ren! See ya later Crimson!"

Nora waved at her new friend before dashing off and waking up a young man with black hair bearing a pink stripe in the front.

Crimson: "Well, uh... That was a hell of a wakeup call. Ah whatever, time to go get my gear and head for the cliff."

After getting dressed, Crimson began to run towards the locker room and ran directly into a girl he hadn't seen before, who was dressed in an outfit befitting that of a cowgirl.

Crimson/?: "Oof!"/"Ow!"

Crimson: "Ah crap. Sorry about that!"

?: "No worries! Everybody's in a rush this morning, so I kinda expected to be bumped into at some point or another."

The girl stood up- revealing her surprising 6' 02" height, just two inches shorter than Crimson- and dusted herself off before holding her hand out to Crimson.

?: "Name's Rouge Sonata. What's your name there, fella?"

Crimson: "Oh! Crimson Bloodedge."

Crimson shook her hand with a smile, which she returned happily.

Rouge: "Well, it's a right pleasure to meet you Crimson! Now that the introductions are done, you set to head to the locker room? Initiation starts soon and we need to get ourselves set to roll!"

Crimson: "Likewise! And yeah, that's probably for the best."

And with that, the two headed off. As the two walked together, they chatted about things so far.

Crimson: "So, Rouge. I didn't see you at the opening ceremony or in the ballroom last night. Did you get here late or something?"

Rouge: "Naw, Nothin' like that. I stayed near the back of the crowd at the ceremony and... Well, last night I kinda slept on the rafters."

Crimson: "Wait, seriously? That sounds really uncomfortable."

Rouge: "Yeaaah, it wasn't the best night's sleep I've had, but hey- beats sleepin' on the floor!"

Crimson chuckled a bit at this, understanding exactly what she meant from his time with the thieves.

Crimson: "Fair enough. Honestly I might've done the same if I had known it was an option!"

Rouge laughed before putting an arm around Crimson's shoulder in a friendly manner

Rouge: "Well, now ya know in case we end up in some odd situation out in the field!"

Crimson: "You bet! Let's just hope there's room for both of us up there!"

Rouge grinned at this response, and the two entered the locker room.

Rouge: "Well, good luck to ya Crimson! I hear this test is mighty tough!"

Crimson clenched his fist next to his face in response with a confident grin.

Crimson: "Thanks! Good luck to you too! I'm sure it'll all go just fine though!"

As the two parted ways, Rouge approached her locker which just so happened to be right next to Tali's, who now wore an outfit not unlike that of a kunoichi.

Tali: "Excuse me, do you know Crimson?"

Rouge turned to the girl next to her after grabbing her pistols, Silver and Desperado* and her rifle, Roughrider* from the locker in front of her.

A pair of pistols given to Rouge by her mother. These pistols are your basic 6-shooters with full dust ammo capabilities. However, she primarily uses Fire Dust. They also have Bolo knives hidden within the butt of the guns.

A gun based on the 1860 Henry Repeating Rifle. However, it also has the capability of going full auto. It's the main weapon Rouge uses in tandem with her semblance.

Rouge: "Oh him? I just met him a second ago. Why do ya ask?"

Tali: "Oh! Well, I saw you two chatting and wondered if you knew more about him. That's all."

Rouge raised an eyebrow, placing her pistols into the holsters on her hips before doing the same for her rifle, placing it into one on her back.

Rouge: "Gotta be honest miss, I don't know much aside from the fact that he's real curious about other folk he meets, and that he's a real nice fella."

Tali: "I see. Thank you very much for telling me. Oh, my name is Tali by the way."

Rouge: "Rouge Sonata! Pleasure to meet ya Tali! Now ya better get your tail in gear missy! We got an orientation waitin' for us!"

Tali: "Oh! R-right!"

Tali opened her locker and slipped her katana, Marasame* into a holster on her sash before removing the blade from its sheath and inspecting it.

A specialized Katana infused with a reactive dust capable of harnessing Tali's Aura, allowing her to extend her blade even further and strike at greaterdistances. Forged in Fox Burrow by the local blacksmith, Ventus who's steel is said to be unmatched.

Locker Room: About 8 minutes before initiation begins.

Crimson was sitting on a bench, fine-tuning his weaponry with a screwdriver and wrench while listening to his new friends chat. Meanwhile, Rouge and Tali are in the background preparing themselves and their weapons.

Yang: "So, you seem awfully chipper this morning!"

Ruby: "Yep! No more awkward small talk or "getting-to-know-you" stuff. Today, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking."

Yang: "Well, remember, Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation. If you wanna grow up, you're gonna have to meet new people and learn to work together."

Ruby: "Ugh, You sound like Dad! Okay, first of all: What does meeting new people have to do with fighting? And secondly: I don't need people to help me grow up! I drink milk!"

Yang: "But what about when we form teams?"

Ruby: "Um, I don't know, I... I'll just be on your team or something…"

Yang: "Maybe you should try being on someone else's team?"

Ruby: "My dear sister Yang, are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?"

Yang: "What? No! Of course I do! I just thought... I don't know, maybe it would help you... break out of your shell!"

Ruby: "What the-?! I don't need to 'break out of my shell'! That's absolutely-"

Jaune: "Ridiculous! There's no way I put my gear in locker 636 yesterday! I would've remembered having to count that high! Why does this have to happen today?"

Jaune passes Crimson as he taps his Ballista on the floor to check the work he did, then by Weiss, Luna, Rouge, Tali and Pyrrha Nikos as they ready themselves at their lockers.

Weiss: "So, Pyrrha, have you given any thought to whose team you'd like to be on? I'm sure everyone must be eager to unite with such a strong, well-known individual such as yourself!"

Pyrrha: "Hmm... I'm not quite sure. I was planning on letting the chips fall where they may."

Weiss: "Well... I was thinking maybe we could be on a team together."

Pyrrha: "Well, that sounds grand!"

Weiss: "Great!"

The background disappeared into a thundercloud as Weiss adopts a scheming pose and manic smile in her head.

Weiss: 'This will be perfect! The smartest girl in class combined with the strongest girl in class! Together we will be unstoppable! I can see it now! We'll be popular! We'll be celebrities! We'll get perfect grades!Nothing can come between us now!'

Luna sighed softly to herself and placed a hand to her forehead, knowing how Weiss is and what she was thinking, when suddenly the heiress was brought out of her thoughts by Jaune who for some reason decided to try flirting.

Jaune: "You know what else is great? Me. Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you."

Weiss: "You again?"

Pyrrha: "Nice to meet you, Jaune!"

Jaune: "Yeah, yeah."

Jaune pushed Pyrrha aside and talked to Weiss, posing slightly which caused Crimson to face-palm before standing up and joining the conversation.

Jaune: "So, Weiss, couldn't help but overhear your fondness of me the other day."

Weiss: "Oh, you've got to be kidding me!"

Luna turned to look at Crimson in confusion over the situation before them.

Luna: "...Is he serious?"

Crimson: "Yep, 'fraid so."

Luna: "Huh. Charming."

Luna crossed her arms, placing her elbows into the palms of her hands and looking on.

Jaune: "Don't worry! No need to be embarrassed! So, been hearing rumors about teams! I was thinking you and me would make a good one! What do you say?"

Pyrrha: "Actually, I believe the teams are comprised of four students each, so-"

Jaune: "You don't say. Well, hot stuff, play your cards right and maybe you could join up with the winning team."

Weiss: "Jaune, is it? Do you have any idea who you're talking to?"

Jaune: "Not in the slightest, snow angel."

Weiss: "This is Pyrrha."

Pyrrha: "Hello again!"

Weiss: "Pyrrha graduated top of her class at Sanctum!"

Jaune: "Never heard of it."

Crimson walked over and stood next to Jaune

Crimson: "Me either."

Weiss: "She's won the Mistral Region Tournaments four years in a row! A new record!"

Jaune: "The what?"

Crimson: "Uhh... What now?"

Weiss: "She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes box!"

Jaune gasps suddenly and points at Pyrrha as Crimson stares at them in confusion.

Jaune: "That's you?! But they only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!"

Pyrrha: "Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you."

Crimson: "Aaand I'm completely lost."

Pyrrha looked over at him and smiled before placing her hand on Crimson's shoulder with a giggle

Pyrrha: "That's alright, it's really not all that important. Also, I didn't get your name, stranger."

Crimson: "Oh, it's Crimson. Nice to meet you."

Pyrrha: "The feeling's mutual! I hope we can become good friends."

Crimson: "Likewise! Maybe you can tell me more about... Whatever all that was?"

Pyrrha: "That sounds wonderful! And... Perhaps you can share some things about yourself as well?"

Weiss pops up between them in an attempt to keep her idea of recruiting Pyrrha alive

Weiss: "AHEM! So, after hearing all of this, do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team?"

Jaune: "I guess not... Sorry…"

Weiss: "And YOU. don't go getting all friendly with her! She's above you in every way."

Crimson: "Seriously? Again with the social status crap...?"

Pyrrha: "Actually, Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader, and Crimson, you seem very kind and I'd love to get to know you better."

Crimson: "Thanks. Right back atcha."

Jaune: "D'oh, stop it!"

Weiss: "Seriously, please stop it. This kind of behavior should not be encouraged from either of them! Right Luna?!"

Luna looked a bit shocked to be dragged further into the conversation, but decided to give an honest answer.

Luna: "Uh... I... Well, I think Jaune's behavior is fine honestly. And Crimson didn't really do anything besides make conversation so..."

Weiss: "You're not helping! They're degenerates Luna! Why are you enabling their behavior?! Honestly I can't believe-"

As Weiss ranted in the background, Luna sighed and turned to Jaune, placing a hand on his shoulder sympathetically.

Luna: "Sorry about her. She's always been like this. And for what it's worth, I agree with Pyrrha. You'd make a great leader I'm sure."

Jaune smiled happily before quickly turning on his "charms" towards Weiss again.

Jaune: "Sounds like Pyrrha and Luna are on board for Team Jaune. Spots are filling up quick! Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but maybe I could pull some strings, find a place for you. What do you say?"

Weiss: "All right, that's a bit too close! Pyrrha, a little help, please?!"

Jaune looked back just in time to see Miló strike him, sending the would-be leader flying backwards as Crimson and Luna leaned back to avoid getting hit and then looked over at where Jaune went.

Pyrrha: "I'm sorry!"

An announcement played on the intercom system.

Glynda (voice only): "Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately."

Weiss passed Jaune as he hung from the wall of a locker on her way out. Pyrrha followed her, grabbing her spear and dropping Jaune to the ground.

Pyrrha: "It was nice meeting you!"

Jaune: "Likewise…"

Luna ran over and kneeled down in front of Jaune with a concerned look on her face.

Luna: "Are you alright, Jaune?"

Jaune: "...I've been better."

Crimson, Yang and Ruby all followed suit to see if the would-be ladies man was alright.

Crimson: "Looks like you're having some trouble there, lady-killer."

Jaune: "I don't understand. My dad said all women look for is confidence! Where did I go wrong?"

Crimson lends Jaune a hand, which he accepts.

Yang: "'Snow Angel' probably wasn't the best start."

Luna: "I agree. Weiss is... Well, she's a bit high strung and haughty to put it best. Still, I applaud your attempt."

Jaune: "Thanks Luna..."

Ruby: "Come on, Jaune, let's go."

Ruby leads Jaune out of the locker room by supporting him and his damaged self-esteem as Crimson, Luna and Yang look on.

Yang: "Let's head off too guys. We don't wanna be late either… Hey, you good Crimson?"

Crimson nods and looks at the blonde girl next to him with a slight smile.

Crimson: "Yeah I'm fine, just worried about that guy. He's gonna get eaten alive at this rate."

Yang: "Yeah well, maybe he'll get better! Now c'mon!"

Yang grabbed Crimson's arm and dragged him off to the cliffs, making Luna giggle to herself before following behind them.

Beacon Cliff- Initiation Start.

Ozpin: "For years, you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest."

Glynda: "Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of "teams." Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates... today."

Ruby: "What? Ohhh…"

Ozpin: "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well."

Ruby groaned slightly, meanwhile down the row Crimson was grinning at this prospect he's being presented.

Crimson: "Oh man, this is gonna be fun."

Ozpin: "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."

Ruby was clearly stunned, as shown by her outburst hearing this.

Ruby: "Whaaaat?!"

Nora turned to Ren with a smile and patted his shoulder.

Nora: "See? I told you-!"

Ozpin: "After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path... or you will die." Jaune laughs nervously and then gulps loudly.

Ozpin: "You will be monitored and graded through the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. You will guard that item, as well as your standing, and we'll grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"

Jaune raised his hand, clearly nervous about this test.

Jaune: "Yeah, um, sir?"

Ozpin: "Good! Now, take your positions."

Everyone struck a pose on their tile in preparation. Nora crouched low, Ren wielded his weapons, Yang raised her fists, Crimson got into a surfer-like pose, Ruby readied her body, and Jaune was still raising his hand.

Jaune: "Uh, sir? I've got, um... a question."

He missed the tile under Weiss rising up into a springboard, rocketing into the air and over the forest, as the platforms activate down the line.

Jaune: "So, this landing... strategy thing... Uh, wha-what is it? You're, like, dropping us off or something?"

Ozpin: "No. You will be falling."

Crimson gave Yang a two finger salute with a grin and a wink before being launched into the air with a loud "Yeah-HA!"

Jaune: "Oh, uh, I see... So, like, did you hand out parachutes for us?"

Ozpin: "No. You will be using your own 'landing strategy.'"

Jaune: "Uh-huh... Yeah."

At her turn, Yang winked at her younger sister, put on a pair of aviators, and flew off with a "Woo-hoooooooo!" a second before Ruby joined her.

Jaune: "So, what exactly is a landing strategYYY!..."

Meanwhile in the forest, a figure was watching the students fell out of the sky from the shadows.

?: "Crimson… I know you're in that group somewhere. And when I find you, you're in for a world of pain..."

The figure's hand was shown gripping onto the handle of a sword as they readied themselves.

?: "You'd better be ready… Because I'm not leaving this place without you."

Out of the shadows walked a young woman about Crimson's age with bright green hair and eyes. A devilish smirk graced her face as she saw a figure shoot down out of the sky and into the forest.

?: "Bingo. I can tell who that is from a mile away."

The girl dashed off into the forest, brandishing her Hook Swords, Koh and Kiri before cutting down several Grimm who tried to get in her way.

?: "No way am I letting this chance go. Crimson… You're coming back with me- Conscious or not."

-End of Chapter 4-