Chapter 5: Beacon
Last time our heroes participated in the Mistral Annual Tournament as a test from their master Mura. Both managed to make it to the semi-finals. However, only Jason made it to the final match against Pyrrha Nikos, where he lost the battle.
Afterward, it is revealed to our heroes Mura's vision of the future and are given a choice to go to Beacon in a year. Both quickly accept and go their separate ways to train. The day that they enter, Beacon starts now!
"He was told that we were to come back here today, right?" Asked Evan as he stared at the sunrise as he waited in the courtyard with Mura.
"Yes, he should be returning from his training soon with Kai's help. I don't know what's taking them so long." Answered Mura.
One year had passed since the end of the Mistral Tournament, and today was the day that Evan and Jason were to go to Vale to tour the city before the first day of Beacon. Jason had left to go train alone while Evan stayed with Kai and Mura to continue regular training exercises.
"I wonder how strong he became. Is he stronger than me? Nah, I doubt it, though I am curious if he grew at all?" Evan thought. Suddenly he heard the recognizable sound of Kai's teleportation technique and turned around to greet them.
"It's about time you got here. Do you know how long we've…." Evan began to say until he stopped, stunned at what he saw. Instead of the small boy, he knew was a man about the same height as him with rough, unruly hair, a bag over his shoulder, and a signature scar above his right eye.
"Sorry, man, I needed a new set of clothes, so Kai had to make some real quick," Jason replied, rubbing the back of his head. Both Evan and Mura were wide-eyed, astonished at the sight in front of them. Jason had grown at an almost absurd amount in a year.
"You guys look great, so Evan, how's the training been going? I can sense that your strength increased significantly?" Jason inquired. Evan tried to respond but was too astonished at what he saw to say anything.
"What's wrong with you, guys? You look like you've seen a ghost?" Jason asked, confused by the stares he was getting.
"They're surprised at how much you've grown in the last year, idiot," Kai explained, stating the obvious to Jason.
"Huh, I guess you're right. I didn't think much of it when I was training, haha." Jason laughed.
"Bu-but, how did you grow so much? You were about three feet the last time we saw you?" Asked Mura.
"I don't know. Actually, it just happened, I guess, over time." Jason answered.
"And what is this? I'm sensing how the hell did you get so strong!" Evan yelled, surprised at Jason's strength.
"Oh, I trained at the gravity dust deposits Mura told us about. The increased gravity was great for training. I only managed to get a quarter way in barely, so I think I was under three- or four-times gravity if I had to guess." Jason answered.
"Why did I not think of that?!" Evan wondered.
"Because it's insane, how are you even alive, Jason?!" Mura screamed at Jason.
"I don't know I just did it wasn't that hard, and it worked really well. I think I might go back one day for more as well." Jason replied.
"Well, if you do that, then you're taking me with you!" Evan demanded.
"Okay, sure," Jason responded.
"Well, now that we are all here, we can head into Vale to get you two acquainted with the city before you start at Beacon," Mura said.
"Okay." Both Jason and Evan replied. They all then got next to Kai as he teleported them all to Vale.
"Wow, this place is way nicer than Mistral!" Jason commented as they appeared in Vale.
"Yeah, tell me about it. This place is really nice, especially the buildings." Evan agreed as he looked around.
"Now, if you two are done looking around, let's go and explore the city so that you two can at least have some knowledge of it." Mura interrupted.
"Right, sorry," Jason replied.
Over the next two hours, the four explored the city and looked at several stores, getting a good feel for the place. They stopped at the docks where they sat down, and Mura started to explain what will happen next.
"Now that we are done touring the city, I have booked you both a hotel room for the night, and tomorrow you will go to the bullheads that will take you to Beacon," Mura informed.
"So, this is goodbye again, huh, just after a year," Jason said.
"Yes, but we will see each other soon enough, and if you ever need us, just contact us with the scrolls you'll receive at Beacon. Here is my number. And remember, don't use Ki based attacks unless you need to. We don't want people to ask questions." Mura replied as he handed the two a piece of paper.
"Wait before you go, I have one question," Evan said, stopping Mura and Kai before they could leave.
"Yes, what is it?" Mura asked.
"Well, you see, there were several times that Kai seemed to be two places at once like when we first got to the mountain for training and when he brought us to you, how the hell did he do that?" Evan questioned.
"Oh, that's just another ability of his he can create two of himself to do some things at once, right Kai?" Mura asked.
"Bitch you know it," Kai answered.
"Well, that's all I needed. See you guys soon." Evan sighed, slightly disappointed at the answer. Mura nodded as he and Kai turned around and teleported away.
"So, want to head to the hotel now, or should we explore some more?" Asked Jason.
"I think I'm going to explore some more and check out some of the ladies of Vale. You're welcome to join, but I have the feeling you are going to do your own thing." Evan answered.
"Yeah, I thought as much I will leave you to vent your perviness while I go and explore on my own see you at the hotel," Jason replied.
"Hey, I am not a perve! I am a connoisseur of the ladies." Evan claimed.
"Whatever you say, pal." Jason laughed as he walked off.
Later that night, Jason was heading to the hotel to rest and get ready for tomorrow. When he got to the hotel, he saw Evan already waiting for him there.
"So, Mr. Connoisseur, how were the ladies?" Jason teased as he walked up to Evan.
"Well, it was good at first until I got smacked for starring," Evan answered, rubbing his left cheek.
"Well, that is what you get for being a perve. I'm just glad you didn't do this at the Mistral tournament, or else you probably would have gotten kicked out." Jason laughed as they both walked into the hotel.
"Yeah, yeah, I get the point." Evan deadpanned. They checked into the hotel and got into their room to see two beds in the room.
"Well, I guess I lost the bet, huh," Evan said as he laid down.
"What bet?" Jason asked, confused about what Evan was talking about.
"Last year before you left when I said that you wouldn't grow at all, guess I lost seeing your as tall I as am now," Evan explained.
"That was never an official bet, though, just you being annoying," Jason replied as he set his bag down and sat on his bed.
"Well, it can be both." Evan smiled as he shut his eyes.
"Whatever well, I am going to take a shower before I go to bed. What about you?" Jason asked.
"I am just going to go to sleep. See you in the morning." Evan responded as he dozed off to sleep.
"Okay," Jason replied as he walked into the bathroom. Before he got into the shower, he looked at the mirror at himself, looking back on the past five years of his life.
"I never thought I would go so far in such a short time. Especially now that I am going to Beacon just like mom." Jason thought as he continued on to think about his time with his mother.
"I hope I am making you proud, mom. I am going to make a lot of friends here at Beacon, and I won't let the threat Mura told me about destroy the balance of this world." He thought as he got into the shower.
The next morning both Jason and Evan got up early to head to the bullheads that will take them to Beacon. "Today is the day I am hyped. We are going to become some of the strongest huntsmen ever!" Evan exclaimed.
"Yep, I can't wait to see how many strong people that are here," Jason replied. As they reached the bullhead, they had to wait behind all the other students that were entering the aircraft.
"You know I never thought this many people were going to be here." Jason gasped, surprised at the number of people that were there.
"Well, what were you expecting? This is a school?" Evan asked.
"That being said, have you ever been to a school before?" Evan further questioned as he looked at Jason.
"Nope, I was homeschooled by my mom until she died. She always said that a huntsman must have the proper education to be successful." Jason began.
"Whenever I wasn't training or playing, I was studying math and history, among other things. She pushed me up several grade levels. I think I am as educated as anyone here." Jason explained.
"Wow, that sounds rough," Evan commented.
"Not really it was nice, I always enjoyed the lessons she gave, and now I get to go to the school she went to," Jason replied. Soon they entered the bullhead and picked a spot to stand while they waited for it to take off.
"This is the first time I've ever flown before. This is going to be fun." Jason smiled.
"Sure, but the only cool thing is going to be the view. Otherwise, it's not that great." Evan replied, looking at several girls that were around them. As the bullhead took off, Jason's eyes were glued to the window as he looked at the city below them.
"Whoa, the city looks even better from up here!" Jason exclaimed.
"Yeah, not that bad I'm glad that we're finally getting new surroundings that is not limited to our home on top of the mountain." Evan agreed, now also looking out the window.
However, both soon turned around when they heard the sound of someone about to vomit. When they turned, they saw a tall blonde boy run behind them with his hand to his mouth. He ran straight to a nearby trash can and vomited his heart out.
"I guess not everyone is enjoying the ride," Jason said, feeling bad for the guy.
"Ah, gross, he left a trail of vomit too." Evan pointed out, disgusted at the sight.
Jason looked at it, seeing that it went from the boy all the way to another part of the ship. He stopped when he saw two girls next to the trail.
"Looks like one of them got vomit on them, that sucks." Jason thought.
The girl with vomit on her was tall and had blonde hair while the other was short with raven hair that had red highlights. She was more notable due to the fact she wore a red hood.
"How does she fight in that? Wouldn't it be hard not to trip on that?" Jason wondered as he looked away from the two, not wanting to draw attention to himself like Evan. They soon landed at Beacon, and Jason rushed off the bullhead to see the school with his own eyes.
"This place is like a castle, it's huge!" Jason gasped as Evan caught up with him.
"Yeah, it's cool right, and this is going to be our home for the next four years," Evan replied, checking out all the girls exiting the bullhead.
"Sweet, it's almost like we're going to be living like royalty." Jason smiled as he walked toward Beacon.
"I wouldn't go that far, but yeah." Evan agreed as he followed. Soon both stopped in the courtyard looking at their surroundings.
"So, do you know where we are supposed to go next?" Jason asked.
"I think we are supposed to be in the auditorium, but I have no idea where that is. Let's split up to find it." Evan suggested. Jason nodded as the two went their separate ways.
However, Jason's attention soon deviated from finding the auditorium when he saw a small explosion come from the courtyard. Intrigued at the situation, he decided to go check it out, and when he got there, he saw a white-haired girl yelling at the girl in the red hood from earlier. Jason saw several dust vials on the ground near them, queuing him in to as to what happened.
"Looks like the hood girl accidentally set off some of white hair's dust." Jason theorized.
He walked closer to see if everyone was okay. As he approached, he could begin to hear their conversation as another girl with black hair, and a bow approached them.
"…I said I was sorry, princess." Hood girl apologized.
"It's heiress actually. Heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." The girl with the bow explained.
"Finally, some recognition!" White hair now named Weiss smiled triumphantly.
"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." Bow girl continued on.
"Okay, don't know what I just walked into, but I'm not touching this. Looks like everyone is okay anyway." Jason thought as he slowly backed off.
"Wha…how dare…" Weiss said, trying to come up with a response.
Hood was laughing to herself as Weiss grabbed a dust vial that Bow picked up and stormed off. Hood quickly said, "I promise I will make this up to you." Trying to apologize some more as Weiss left.
Bow then turned around and left, but Jason noticed that she took a quick glance at him. "Why do I get the feeling I met her somewhere before." Jason thought. Hood quickly fell onto her back in defeat now that she was alone.
"I think she needs some cheering up." Jason thought as he walked up to give her a hand.
"Hey, you okay that looked rough," Jason said as he brought his hand out to help Hood up.
"Oh, uh yeah, I'm fine, thanks." She said as she grabbed his hand. As Jason helped her up, another boy came forward, looking like he came to do the same thing he did.
"Well, looks I was beaten to the punch you okay, miss?" He asked.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking." She responded.
"Wait, aren't you the guy who threw up on the ship?" Ruby asked. Jaune rubbed the back of his head, embarrassed.
"Yeah, that was me." He answered.
"Hope you're feeling better cause I don't want any vomit on me," Jason commented, backing up a step.
"Yeah, vomit boy." Ruby laughed.
Soon after, Jason, Jaune, and Ruby were walking together around the courtyard. "Look, all I'm saying is that motion sickness is more common than people let on," Jaune informed, defending himself for his display on the ship.
"I'm sure you're right, but you are the first person who I ever met with motion sickness," Jason replied.
"Also I'm sorry about the nickname. It's just that vomit boy was the first thing that came to mind." Ruby apologized.
"Well, then what if I called you crater face!" Jaune replied, making fun of Ruby's earlier explosion.
"Hey, that explosion was an accident!" Ruby defended.
"I don't think him vomiting his guts out was on purpose either. So it's fair game if you're calling him vomit boy crater face." Jason teased.
"Not you too!" Ruby cried.
"Well, the names Jaune arc," Jaune greeted introducing himself.
"I'm Ruby Rose," Ruby replied.
"And I'm Jason Shin. It's a pleasure." Jason said.
"So...want to see my weapon?" Ruby asked as she pulled out a scythe that was compacted on her back.
"Whoa!" Both Jason and Jaune gasped simultaneously with Jaune hiding behind Jason.
"That's big!" Jaune commented as Jason pulled Jaune back to the front.
"Yeah but it's not as heavy as it looks," Ruby replied, holding it up with pride on her face.
"This is my baby Crescent Rose!" Ruby exclaimed.
"That's awesome. I've never seen a weapon like that before." Jason exclaimed.
"Thanks, what do you guys have?" Ruby asked.
"Oh, uh, I have this sword," Jaune answered Ruby looking with interest.
"And I got this shield," Jaune added, pulling out his compact shield.
"So, what do they do?" Ruby asked, touching the shield, which re-compacted itself into a sheath causing Jaune to jump back, trying to catch it.
"It doesn't do much actually. They're just a sword. And a shield." Jaune murmured as he sulked.
"Well, that's still cool, swords are my favorite weapons," Jason commented, causing Jaune to pick himself back up.
"Plus, also, it makes you different from everyone else." Jason smiled.
"Thanks." Jaune thanked.
"Yeah, it's unique. Sometimes I think I may have gone overboard designing it but then I think nah I did awesome." Ruby smirked, causing both Jason and Jaune to jump back.
"What you made that?" Asked Jaune.
"How does someone make something like that alone?!" Jason questioned, shocked.
"Because it was a class in Signal. Everyone made their weapons." Ruby answered.
"Didn't you make yours?" She asked.
"It's a hand me down, my great-great-grandfather used it in the war," Jaune answered.
"Oh cool, it's like an antique! That makes it even more special!" Ruby complimented.
"Really? Thanks," Jaune replied. Ruby then turned and looked at Jason, who then looked confused until he remembered her original question.
"Oh yeah, I don't really use weapons. I am not good with them even though I like them. I'm actually a martial artist. I spent the last five years training with my masters Kai and Mura." Jason explained, causing Ruby to go wide-eyed.
"Wait, you got into Beacon without the use of weapons, but how can you fight the Grimm?!" Ruby asked.
"I'm just really strong, so they are not much of a problem," Jason answered, making Ruby look at him questionably.
"Well, so is my sister, but she still uses a weapon." Ruby pointed out.
"Well, I'm super strong. I can punch through rock like it's butter," Jason replied, stopping only to demonstrate his strength by shattering a nearby rock before moving on.
"That's really strong," Jaune replied. They stopped walking around to continue the conversation.
"So why did you guys help me out back there, in the courtyard?" Ruby asked.
"Well, you looked like you needed help and a little cheering up from that whole explosion incident, so I thought, why not," Jason explained.
"Yeah, I thought the same thing, plus my mom always said strangers are friends you haven't met yet," Jaune added.
"I like that quote since I'm always looking for new friends." Jason smiled.
"So, aren't we supposed to be going somewhere?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah but...I was following you," Jaune responded.
"Oh, shit, we're supposed to be in the auditorium right now! I split up with my friend earlier to find it!" Jason panicked.
"What happens if we're late? They won't kick us out, right?" Jason questioned.
"Really, uh, maybe there is a directory around here we could use," Jaune replied, looking around in a panic.
"Yeah, there's one over here!" Ruby yelled, waving from across the courtyard.
Soon the three of them managed to make it to the auditorium just in time. As they entered the room, a voice came out, "Ruby over here, I saved you a spot." Jason looked over to see the blonde girl Ruby was with on the ship.
"That must be her sister." Jason thought.
"Oh, I got to go see you guys later," Ruby said as she ran off to join her sister. Meanwhile, Jason spotted Evan in the crowd.
"Well I see my friend so catch you later Jaune." Jason waved as he left Jaune.
"Hey, wait! Ah man, I don't want to be left alone." Jaune complained.
"Looks like you had an easy time finding this place," Jason said as he approached Evan.
"Yeah, took you long enough, where were you?" Evan asked.
"I was distracted by a small explosion in the courtyard, so I checked it out and met a couple of new friends." Jason smiled.
"Really an explosion in the courtyard?" Evan asked, looking unconvinced.
"I'm serious, a literal explosion. It was caused by some dust that fell." Jason explained, convincing Evan.
Soon a voice came from the stage. Both Jason and Evan looked over to see the headmaster of the school, Professor Ozpin, on the stage.
"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." Ozpin began to say.
"But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy…" Ozpin continued on.
"He's not talking about us right because we train almost every day?" Jason asked.
"No, I think he just means in general," Evan answered as they brought their attention back to Ozpin, who continued his speech.
When Ozpin finished his speech, a blonde woman came up from behind him and spoke through the mic.
"You will gather in the ballroom tonight, tomorrow your initiation begins, be ready you're dismissed." She announced.
"The ballroom! Shit, I didn't bring a sleeping bag, did you?" Evan asked.
"Yeah, but it got torn during my training, so I don't think it's usable. But that's fine. We can just sleep on the floor. Who cares." Jason answered. Evan deadpanned at this answer and just sighed in defeat.
"Guess we have no choice." Evan sighed as the two of them left for the ballroom.
"Do you feel weird sleeping with this many people in the room?" Jason asked as he stared at everyone in the ballroom from the corner.
"Yeah, but I wouldn't think about it. Makes it easier to sleep." Evan answered. Both were now in the ballroom, getting ready for bed. However, neither had any pajamas, so they just took off their shirts to use as pillows.
"So, what do you think the initiation test is going to be?" Evan asked.
"I've got no idea, but I am stoked to see what it is. I bet it's going to be fun." Jason smiled.
"Do the two of you mind being a bit quieter? I am trying to sleep." A boy requested with short black hair whose lower face was covered with a mask.
"Sorry about that. We'll keep it down." Jason apologized.
Afterward, they all heard a commotion from the girl's side of the room. Jason looked to see Ruby and her sister arguing loudly with Weiss in front of bow girl. Jason, upon looking at them, felt again the odd feeling that he's seen the girl with the bow somewhere before but couldn't think of where he did, so he pushed the thought aside and went to sleep.
Jason saw flashes of images in his sleep. First, he felt like he was floating in some liquid tank, seeing several people talking outside it.
"Where am I? How am I breathing?" He questioned, trying to move and call out to the people outside. But all he could manage was a small cry, which sounded like that of a child.
Soon the scene changed, and he was now being carried by a skinny man and put inside a large pod. The man spoke softly as the pod doors closed, but Jason could not make out what he was saying. He then heard the sounds of a baby crying, causing him to realize that he was a baby currently.
"What the hell is happening?!" Jason thought, unable to understand the current situation. Soon the scene changed again, and all he could see was a planet in space as he was moving away from.
"Whoa, am I flying away from Remnant? What's going on?! Wait, that's not Remnant the continents are wrong, and the moon's not broken, where am I?!" Jason panicked as he continued flying forward.
But what came after shook him to his very core as the planet in front of him exploded with a violent fury causing the pod he was in to shake. He was horrified at the sight. All those people on that planet were now dead, and why was he even there.
"This must be some sort of nightmare!" Jason thought as everything turned white.
Jason woke up, breathing heavily in a cold sweat with a terrified look on his face. "So, it was just a dream, but what was that I never had a nightmare before, and that was so real." Jason wondered as he got up. Evan was already up and came back from the bathroom.
"Hey, you're finally up. It looked like you were having a bad dream. You were tossing and turning all over the place. Thank god you didn't hit anyone." Evan greeted.
"Really, I was that bad guess the dream affected me more than I thought," Jason replied as he picked up the top part of his Gi.
"What did you dream of if it was that bad?" Evan asked, and they both walked out of the ballroom.
"I'll tell you later, for now, I need a shower and some food," Jason responded.
After Jason took his shower, he met up with Evan in the cafeteria. He got himself several plates of food and sat down across from Evan.
"I still don't understand where you put all that food," Evan stated, looking at Jason, who was shoving food in his mouth.
"I don't know either, but I don't care. As long as I can eat my fill and still fight, then it's fine with me." Jason smiled.
"You also eat very loudly." A voice from next to them pointed out.
Jason and Evan turned to see the boy from last night eating some cereal next to them. However, he somehow was eating the food without removing his mask.
"Oh, it's you how's it going, and your right, he does get like this a lot," Evan replied, receiving a glare from Jason.
"Never got your name last night, what is it?" Evan asked.
"My name's Alex Shade, and yours?" Alex replied.
"I'm Evan Knight, and the guy shoving unholy amounts of food in his face is Jason Shin," Evan answered.
"It's not that much!" Jason yelled, grabbing the attention of some of the people near them, especially an orange-haired girl staring with jealousy that someone could eat more pancakes than her.
"It is a bit much actually. I'm surprised your stomach hasn't exploded." Said an unknown voice approaching them.
The voice belonged to a boy with short red hair and yellow eyes. He sat next to Alex and began eating. "And you are?" Jason asked.
"I'm Alex's brother Damian. Nice to meet you. Glad to see my shy brother is making friends." Damian greeted as he began eating.
"I wouldn't say we're friends we just met," Alex replied.
"Hey, don't be like that who knows we might become the best of friends," Evan said, putting his arm around him.
"I doubt that." Alex denied shaking Evan's arm off of him.
"Don't listen to him. He's just shy, he doesn't like talking to new people." Damian explained, getting a glare from Alex.
"Well, I am always open to making new friends. It's one of the reasons I am even in Beacon." Jason smiled, finishing all of his food.
"Really, well, I would be glad to be your friend. I don't have a lot here anyway," Damian replied, causing Jason to smile.
"So, do you guys have any idea on what the initiation is going to be like?" Asked Evan.
"Nope, but from what I can gather, what we do in the initiation will decide our teams," Damian answered.
"That makes sense, killing two birds with one stone, evaluate the student's abilities and put them in teams that best fit and use those abilities," Jason replied.
"For a guy who just ate food that could feed eight people, you are pretty smart," Alex commented.
"Hey, what is that supposed to mean?" Jason asked.
"Don't worry about it, buddy." Evan sighed.
"When are we even supposed to go to the initiation?" Asked Alex.
"I think in a couple of minutes, so we should probably head over now," Evan responded as he and Jason stood up.
"It's been nice meeting you. See you there." Jason smiled.
"Likewise." Replied Damian.
Jason and Evan were now in the locker room, putting on fresh Gi and made sure their energy level was high enough to be about the same as most other students.
"Don't want to show off the power of Ki just yet, probably should keep it under wraps until we can fully trust everyone." Jason thought. Jason then sensed a familiar presence he hadn't sensed since the Mistral Tournament.
"Hey, isn't that Pyrrha?" Asked Jason.
"Huh, your right. Who knew she would be here." Evan answered, having turned around.
Jason slowly walked up to her. He saw she was in a conversation with Weiss and Jaune currently. Weiss seemed to be explaining to Jaune just who Pyrrha was for some reason.
"She is the top ranked student in her graduating class of sanctum," Weiss stated.
"What's that?" Jaune questioned.
"She won the Mistral regional tournament four years in a row! Though she was almost beaten by that child last year." Weiss continued to explain.
"First of all, I wasn't a kid when we fought, I was fifteen, and secondly, I'm not just some child names Jason nice to meet ya." Jason swiftly interrupted after hearing Weiss comment on him.
Pyrrha's eyes widened at the sight of the boy in front of her. It was definitely the same boy from the tournament, but he grew so much in such a short amount of time.
"Wait is that really you?" Pyrrha asked.
"Yep I've been told I've had a big growth spurt," Jason smirked.
"Oh my, it's good to see you again. I didn't know you were coming here too." Pyrrha smiled with a wide smile.
"It's good to see you too. Maybe we can have a rematch if you're ever up for it." Suggested Jason.
"I wouldn't mind at all," Pyrrha replied. Weiss looked shocked at the whole interaction, the boy that nearly beat Pyrrha was also here and was so tall.
"Wait, how are you? The boy that was in the tournament he was three feet tall during the tournament a year ago. Are you telling me that you grew over two feet in less than a year?" Weiss asked accusingly.
"Yep, that's right. Like I said I had a big growth spurt." Jason answered.
"Who grows that much in a year?!" Weiss questioned.
"Thank you!" Evan thanked glad someone else noticed.
"Wow, you two must be really good then, but what is this tournament you're talking about? Does that make Pyrrha important?" Jaune asked.
"She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's marshmallow flakes box," Weiss stated, fed up with Jaune's ignorance.
"Huh." Jaune gasped
"That's you! They only do that to star athletes and cartoon characters?!" Jaune smiled as Jason looked at her in confusion.
"What the hell is Pumpkin Pete's marshmallow flakes?" Jason wondered.
"Yeah. Though it's not good for you." Pyrrha said.
"So, after hearing all of this. Do you think you're in the position to ask her to be on your team?" Weiss asked, causing Jaune to slump down.
"Why wouldn't he be able to? You never know what the teams will be like, plus if they work together, they could make a good team you never know." Jason pointed out.
"What's that supposed to mean? Besides, wouldn't you think someone like you and her would work better together than a no-name, even you managed to get second place last year by taking nearly every enemy out with one attack." Weiss argued, giving Jason a glare.
"Actually, I don't think we would work well together. While we're both strong, our fighting styles are different, meaning it would be hard to work in tandem." Jason explained.
"Pyrrha and Jaune might make a perfect team." Jason smiled.
"You may be right." Pyrrha agreed.
"This is absurd. I doubt they'd make a good team." Weiss sighed.
"Why?" Jason questioned.
"Because they are leagues apart," Weiss answered.
"You seem to have some weird fixation on rank and strength," Jason commented as Weiss noticed his tail.
"Whatever, I don't care what you say." Weiss scoffed.
"I bet it was only a fluke that you made it to the finals," Weiss added.
"I'd like to see you do the same." Jason goaded as Weiss glared at him.
"Well if you ever change your mind you can always join team Jaune," Jaune replied.
"Alright, that's a bit too close, Pyrrha, a little help, please?" Weiss asked. Pyrrha responded by throwing her spear, catching the hood on Jaune's hoody, planting him on a locker.
"I'm sorry." Was all she could say afterward. Suddenly over the intercom, the voice of Glynda Goodwitch came saying.
"Will all first-year students, please report to Beacon cliff for initiation," Glynda announced.
"It was nice meeting you." Pyrrha waved as she and Weiss left.
"You'll see what I can do during the initiation," Weiss stated as she shot a quick glare at Jason.
"I look forward to it!" Jason smiled giving Weiss a friendly wave annoying the heiress.
"Wow, that happened." Jason laughed. Suddenly Ruby and her sister came up with Ruby offering Jaune a hand.
"You okay Jaune?" Ruby's sister asked.
"Yeah. I just thought with a little confidence I could have gone somewhere there. Wonder what went wrong? Jaune asked as Ruby helped him up.
"Well, maybe try not to be like that with a stuck-up girl like Weiss," Jason responded, patting him on the back.
"Yeah, I guess." Jaune sighed.
"Are these the super-strong monkey faunus you were talking about yesterday?" Ruby's sister asked.
"Yang, this is Jason, the other guy I met yesterday." Ruby introduced.
"Hey there, Yang was it, nice to meet you." Jason greeted, holding out his hand, which Yang took to shake it.
"Yep, I'm Yang. It's nice to see another person who uses their fists to fight here." Yang smiled.
"Hey, I use martial arts just like him, you know," Evan said as he walked up to the group putting his arm around Jason.
"Names Evan, me, and Jason here have been training together for years." Evan introduced. Jason just shook his head, knowing that Evan only joined the conversation because of Yang.
"Well, nice to meet you, Evan. Maybe we can spar sometime." Yang smiled, winking at Evan.
"Definitely," Evan replied.
"Okay, we should probably head over to the cliff. We don't want to be late." Ruby said, helping Jaune walk.
"She's right, we should go." Jason agreed, following her and helping her carry Jaune.
When they arrived at the cliff, they were instructed to stand on plates adjacent to the cliff. Jason stood next to Evan while they listened to Professor Ozpin give them instructions.
"Today you all will embark on a journey that will start your time here at Beacon." Ozpin began.
"This exam will determine what teams you will be a part of for the next four years," Ozpin explained.
"Your teammates will be the people who you fight alongside with and depend on when on missions. So do try to get along with them." Ozpin continued to explain.
"But I will not be choosing your teammates as the first person you make eye contact with will be your partner. No exceptions," Ozpin revealed.
"What?!" Ruby cried, causing Jason to turn and look at her as Ozpin finished his speech
"Man, I thought he would never stop talking." Evan thought as he finished.
"Now get ready to launch," Ozpin smirked confusing many present.
"Uh, what do you mean launch?" Jaune inquired.
"You are about to be launched deep in the forest for the exam. So please be prepared to land safely." Glynda answered in Ozpin's sted.
"Good, now take your positions," Ozpin instructed. Soon each initiate was being launched by the pad underneath them.
"Oh no, I am having Deja Vue from Kai's training, man, but this is way worse." Evan panicked, starting to freak out.
"Dude, calm down. If we could survive that, then we can do this." Jason replied. Soon it was their turn to be launched, and Jason was shot up like it was nothing while Evan … well, he dealt with it.
"OH SHIIIIIIIIITTTTTT!" Evan screamed as he was launched.
Jason rolled his eyes as he swerved in the air kicking Evan down to the ground and following him down. Evan hit every branch on the way down until he hit the ground, and Jason landed right next to him.
"There you're on the ground, happy?" Jason asked as Evan got up.
"Yeah, I'm fine now looks like we're partners," Evan answered.
"Come on, let's get going. We don't want to be the last ones there." Jason requested.
"Fine, but let's make things interesting. How about a race to the ruins and the first one there owes the other two hundred lien." Suggested Evan.
"Sounds like fun. Let's do this." Jason smirked as the two smirked and started sprinting north towards the ruins.
Emerald Forest Ruins Later…
"Want to take home a pony?" Yang suggested as she and Blake looked at the many relics.
"Sure." Blake greed rolling her eyes with a smile.
"Talk about an easy test. Do they even expect people to fail?" Yang wondered.
"I don't think it's supposed to fail anyone. After all, why discourage people from becoming a huntsman or huntress?" Blake pointed out.
"Good point." Yang agreed.
Suddenly the two heard loud voices that got closer by the second. They looked to their left, seeing Jason and Evan running full speed side by side. The two girls were wide-eyed at the sight as Jason and Evan ran faster than they could process before reaching the ruin at the same time.
"Who got here first?!" They asked simultaneously.
"Uh, you guys got here at the same time." Answered Blake.
"Ah man, really another tie." Jason sighed as he looked down sulkily.
"I swear this happens way too often," Evan complained, looking unfazed by the run like his partner.
"Wait, did the two of you just run the entire way here?" Yang asked.
"Yep, we made a bet that whoever made it first had to pay the other two hundred lien," Jason explained.
"And neither of you are exhausted? Like at all?" Blake inquired.
"Nope." They answered.
"They're still terrifyingly strong." Blake thought.
"Wow, sounds like you two had fun," Yang commented.
"Yeah, but looks like neither of us won," Jason replied as he walked up to the relics. He took a black pawn in his hands, happy with his decision.
"Alright, relic received now all that's left is to go back." Jason smiled, returning to Evan.
"A pawn? Are you sure, aren't they the weakest piece in chess?" Evan asked, looking skeptical.
"Actually, if you play right, it can be the strongest. If you get it to the other side of the board, it becomes a queen or any other piece besides a King, so in fact, the pawn has the greatest potential." Jason answered, causing Evan to smile.
"If you put it that way, then pawns are kick-ass," Evan replied.
"I think you're looking too much into it. I doubt the piece you choose actually matters." Yang pointed out.
"You never know if anything. It can decide our role in the school." Said a familiar voice from behind them.
Out of the bushes came Damian and Alex with their weapons stowed on their backs. Damian had a katana about the size of his arm, and Alex had a bow and arrow.
"Looks like you two had an easy time getting here," Evan smirked.
"Yeah, well, we saw you two running like madmen and decided to follow you, and it looks like it paid off," Alex explained as he grabbed the other black pawn piece. Suddenly they heard a loud scream that came from the forest.
"A girl's in trouble!" Yang gasped, quickly turning around.
"Did you guys hear that?" Yang asked as Blake tapped her shoulder.
"Yeah Blake?" Yang inquired as the girl in black pointed up.
"So, her name's Blake huh, but what is she looking at?" Jason thought as he looked up, his eyes widened at what he saw.
"Hey, isn't that Ruby?" Jason asked as he saw Ruby fall from the sky.
"Look out!" She yelled as she fell. Before she got to the ground, she was hit by someone who was flying at a high speed into a nearby tree.
"Was that Jaune?" Asked Evan.
"I think so," Jason answered.
"What threw him?" Jason wondered as he looked over where Jaune came from. He sensed Pyrrha over there, and it seemed like she was running from something.
"Is she running from a Grimm?" Jason thought.
"Where did she fall from?" Blake asked, looking confused until she spotted the Nevermore that flew overhead.
"I-" Before Yang could answer, loud rustling came from the forest. An Ursa came forth from the forest, flailing around until its back exploded, falling over.
"We're here!" A girl with orange hair exclaimed as she hopped off the Ursa's back.
"Nora...please think before you act." A boy dressed in green pleaded. The now named Nora ignored the plea as she ran up to the ruin and grabbed a golden rook.
"It's a castle!" Nora exclaimed.
"Look, Ren!" Nora called.
"Yes, it's very pretty." The now named Ren sighed.
"This is getting interesting!" Jason smiled.
"I wish I had popcorn!" Evan replied.
"Was she riding an Ursa like it was nothing?" Blake asked.
However, again before anyone could answer, Pyrrha came running in from the forest with a Death Stalker on her tail. Ruby then took that time to jump down from the tree to reunite with the team.
"So, that's what she was running from," Jason whispered.
"Why is so much happening so fast?" Blake wondered.
"I don't know but if I don't get a break I'm going to explode!" Yang shouted.
"Would this be a bad time to say I left Weiss up there?" Ruby asked as she pointed at the Nevermore above.
"Why did I agree to this?!" She screamed.
"Just jump already!" Ruby insisted.
"Well, a fall from that height would usually kill a person." Damian pointed out.
"That's not good because she's about to fall," Blake stated.
"She'll be fine," Ruby replied.
"She's falling." Ren pointed out as Weiss began to fall.
"Should one of us catch her?" Jason asked as Weiss began to reach the ground.
"Looks like he's got it covered," Damian pointed out to Jaune.
The blonde knight was preparing to jump and catch Weiss. He jumped and caught her midair but did not have anything to step on, so both fell down to the ground with Jaune landing first and Weiss landing on top of him.
"My hero." She sighed sarcastically. Soon Pyrrha was smacked by the Death Stalker and landed by the rest of the group.
"I'm loving my school experience already." Jason laughed.
"Well now that we're all here let's run before we die," Yang requested as the Death Stalker approached them.
"I've got this!" Ruby proclaimed as she went to charge at the Grimm. However, before she could get there, she felt a tug on her hood, preventing her from going forward.
"Hey, what was that for?" She asked as she looked behind her to see Jason.
"I was just saving your life. If you thought you could handle that thing alone, then you're digging your own grave." Jason began.
"It's better to either work together to kill it or just leave. Seeing that we already have the relics. We have no reason to put our lives in danger if we don't need to." Jason explained with a stern look on his face.
Ruby looked down and frowned, knowing that he was right. If she did try to fight it on her own, she would die. Suddenly the Nevermore came from above to attack. Jason quickly helped Ruby up to run, but in the process, the Nevermore shot some of its feathers at them.
However, as Ruby ran, Jason kicked each one out of the way before tossing one back at the Nevermore. The Grimm was forced to stop its attack before flying out of the way of the returning feathers.
"Wow, he is strong." Jaune gasped as everyone, besides Evan, looked at Jason wide-eyed.
When Ruby returned to the others, Weiss approached her with a hard look. Ruby slumped down, knowing that Weiss was about to give her a big scolding.
"You are so childish, you know that." Weiss began.
"And just so...annoying! But..." Weiss continued with a sigh.
"I know I can also be...hard to deal with. So I should apologize" Weiss went on.
"But, and I can't believe I'm saying this, like Jason said, if we're going to do this, we're going to have to do this together. So if you can focus a little I'll be nicer." Weiss finished.
"But never ever leave me hanging like that again," Weiss demanded.
"Okay, I promise," Ruby smiled as Jason returned to the group.
"By the way, was the thing you wanted to show me was how good you are at falling and scolding?" Jason teased.
"Just shut up!" Weiss replied.
"Okay, now that they had their bonding moment, can we get going? I'd like to live through my first day here?" Evan asked, catching everyone's attention.
"I like that idea!" Jaune agreed as the rest of the group grabbed their relics and ran.
As they ran off, the Nevermore followed closely behind them, but as they ran, it shot more feathers at them. Everyone managed to dodge the projectiles, but when they hit the ground, it began to shake. Suddenly a giant Komodo Grimm came out from the ground roaring loudly at the group of teens knocking them to the ground.
"Oh, come on now we have this to deal with!" Alex yelled as he got up from the ground.
The Komodo roared at the teens revealing its several rows of razor-sharp teeth. It threw its large hand at the group only to be pushed back by a punch from Jason, who punched the attack away.
"HOW STRONG IS HE?!" Jaune questioned.
"Strong is putting it lightly! No one should be that strong!" Weiss replied, unable to comprehend what just happened.
"I am rethinking that rematch now," Pyrrha sighed.
"What are you all waiting for? Go!" Jason ordered, snapping everyone out of their daze. Everyone ran as Jason told them to save Evan, Damian, and Alex.
"Pretty sure I said go," Jason said as he looked at them.
"Yeah, you did, but then you'd have all the fun," Evan replied, getting into his fighting stance and Jason doing the same.
"And I am not going to leave you to fight this thing alone, it's like you said earlier, work together to take it down." Damian smiled, taking out his sword.
"Let's cut the chit-chat and kill this thing." Alex requested pulling an arrow out of his quiver and placing it on his bowstring.
Alex shot an arrow at the underbelly of the Komodo. However, it did not go deep enough. Then all four boys scattered as the Komodo whipped its tail at them. Evan then jumped onto the creature's tail, running up it. As he reached its head, he punched it so hard it fell down only to be intercepted by a punch from Jason.
"Just like old times, right?" Evan asked as he jumped off the Komodo's head.
"Oh yeah, just like the first day of Kai's training," Jason replied, moving away from the Komodo as it got up.
"What kind of training did you go through that made you that strong?" Asked Alex.
"First rule of Kai's training!" Both Jason and Evan yelled as they dodged another attack from the Komodo.
The Komodo then fell back down as Damian sliced off the bottom part of its hand. Alex then shot three arrows that struck it in the head. Agitated, the Komodo got up and roared before firing flame from its mouth at the four teens.
"It doesn't look like we are doing much damage!" Alex pointed out as he and the others dodged the attack.
"Damn, its skin is too thick even with my strength. I might have to hit it with some Ki attacks." Jason thought.
"I know what you're thinking, and remember what Mura said to not use it unless we need to. We don't want people asking questions." Evan reminded Jason as he got back up.
"I know, but it's only Alex and Damian here, and strength alone won't cut it with this thing," Jason argued.
"Okay, then let's do this together, but we will need time to build up enough Ki necessary to kill it," Evan replied. Jason then got an idea as he quickly ran over to Damian and Alex.
"Evan and I have a plan. We have a move that can kill it, but we will need you two to distract the Komodo." Jason requested.
"We can do that, Alex. Can you shoot out its eyes?" Damian asked, looking over to his brother.
"Got it," Alex replied, running off to a nearby hill.
"Wait, that's a hard shot. Can he do it?" Asked Jason.
"If you're going to be working with us, there is one thing you should know." Damian began.
"Alex never misses." Damian finished looking over at Alex, who had two arrows on his bow.
He shot them immediately, hitting his mark with ease. Jason nodded then went back to Evan, and both began to charge their Ki. A minute later, both Evan and Jason were bursting with energy, ready to fire.
"Okay, we're ready, step back!" Evan yelled as he and Jason ran up to the Komodo.
Jason and Evan then Jumped up to the Komodo's face side by side. Jason stretched out his right hand with Evan stretching out his left, releasing the Ki they built up.
"TWIN FLARE!" They yelled as they let out the combined Ki blast killing the Grimm.
As the dust settled, Alex and Damian stood amazed at what they saw. The entire top half had been entirely blown off by the attack. But what surprised them most was the nature of the attack that had killed it.
"They. Shot. A laser, a literal laser." Damian gasped as Alex just stood there, unable to say a word.
"Yeah, so here's the thing can we keep the fact that me and Evan here can do that a secret? We would rather not get much attention, and our master told us only to use it if need be?" Jason asked, rubbing the back of his head.
"Okay, but on one condition, you have to explain what the hell that was," Alex replied.
"Deal," Evan agreed, walking over.
"So, should we go and help the others?" Damian asked.
"I don't think that will be necessary." Jason smiled. The others looked over to see what he had meant. They saw that the Death Stalker was gone, and the Nevermore had been decapitated.
"Nice looks like we can finally complete the initiation now," Evan said as he turned around to leave. The others turned and followed suit.
"Looks like we'll have a fine set of students this year." Ozpin smiled as he watched the students on his scroll while Glynda walked up next to him.
"Still, aren't you curious about what that power those two boys used to kill the Komodo? I've never seen anything like it?" Glynda asked.
"I already know what it is, Glynda, and it's not a power many here can wield. It was one of the reasons I accepted them a year early." Ozpin answered, taking a sip of his coffee. He looked at his screen carefully as he watched Jason remembering the time he first met the boy.
Sixteen Years Ago, Saiyatown…
Soon after Scarlet adopted Jason, she had contacted an old friend from Beacon she knew she could trust. She had contacted Ozpin to get help with examining the pod and figure out what it is and where it and Jason came from.
"I have to say, Scarlet, I don't think I'm the right person for this," Ozpin said as he examined the pod.
"Are you sure you don't want me to inform James of this? He can have Atlas Scientist look at it to pinpoint what it is and where it came from?" Ozpin asked Scarlet.
"I'm sure, if he got his hands on this, he could do those things, but he would most likely take away Jason, and I'm not going to let that happen," Scarlet answered, knowing that Ironwood would take away her new child to examine him.
"He deserves to live a normal life, and I'm going to give it to him." Scarlet continued looking at Ozpin.
"I understand, but you should at least keep the option in mind," Ozpin suggested as they walked out of the basement of Scarlet's house.
"So where is the child, may I see him?" Asked Ozpin.
"Of course, he's sleeping in the next room," Scarlet responded as she escorted Ozpin to see Jason.
When they arrived in the makeshift nursery, Ozpin looked down at the child in the crib. He was just as Scarlet described him to be, a Faunus baby with a brown tail and black hair.
"He seems to be healthy ever since I recovered him from the pod. He didn't have any injuries from what I could see, and he eats a lot." Scarlet began.
"I think too much actually, but otherwise, he's just a normal baby," Scarlet explained.
Ozpin slowly examined the boy seeing that she was right. As it looked, he was just a healthy Faunus baby. However, he felt a strange presence from the boy that he couldn't explain.
"I have seen many forms of magic and gods themselves, but this child is something else. Could it be that he is from another planet? The pod would explain so, but other than that, I have no proof." Ozpin thought.
"Well, for now, if you'd like, I can take the pod to beacon and keep it safe for the time being until we think of a plan," Ozpin suggested.
"I think that would be best. I don't like keeping it here. I don't want Jason to find out about this until he's older," Scarlet explained as she caressed Jason's head.
"Then, I'll send a ship over to pick it up with staff I can trust, but I hope you know I can't keep it a secret from James for too long." Ozpin began.
"He will find out eventually Scarlet. But I will help you keep the child. I agree that he might be too cautious for his own good." Ozpin said before taking out his scroll.
"Well, I have to go. I will keep this secret between you and me for now, but I hope you understand that I have to also tell others, and I assure you they are people I trust." Ozpin assured, putting his scroll away.
"Okay, I'll trust your judgment. Have a nice day, Oz." Scarlet replied, showing him out.
"To you as well, Scarlet, I wish you and young Jason well." Ozpin smiled before he left.
Present Day…
Ozpin remembered how James reacted to learning of this. At first, he was outraged, but eventually, he gave in and understood the situation. He had a specialized team of scientists examine the pod.
However, none of them being able to identify who made it and how it worked. They also discovered several unidentified materials that the pod was made of and estimated that it was at least thirteen years old.
"That was all the proof I needed this boy, Jason. Whatever he is, he does not come from Remnant." Ozpin thought as he shut off his scroll.
However, he believed that Jason could be of great help to the people of Remnant, and from what he's seen him demonstrate today only made him believe it more.
"Well, let's wrap this up. It's time to announce the first years' teams." Ozpin smiled. Glynda nodded, and when every student returned to the cliff, she escorted them back to the school.
Later Beacon…
Everyone was gathered in the auditorium once again as Ozpin began to announce the teams for the first years. He had just finished announcing team CDRL and went on to announce the next team. Jaune, Pyrrha, Nora, and Ren, the last two Jason had introduced himself to once the initiation was over, had got up on stage.
"The four of you retrieved the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team JNPR. Led by Jaune Arc." Jaune looked surprised by the professor's announcement while Pyrrha looked happy for him bumping his arm.
However, she bumped it too hard, and he fell down, causing several people to laugh. Next, Ozpin called Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang to the stage.
"The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RWBY. Led by Ruby Rose." Ozpin announced.
Jason saw the shock on everyone's faces, especially Weiss and Ruby. Yang ran over to her sister and gave her a big hug.
"She seems happy." Alex pointed out.
"Wouldn't you be?" Evan asked him, receiving only a shrug. Next, Ozpin called Jason, Alex, Damian, and Evan up to the stage.
"You four retrieved the black pawn pieces, from this day forward, you will work together as Team JADE. Led by Jason Shin." Ozpin announced, causing Jason to smile and get a pat on the back by Evan.
"Congratulations everyone and welcome to Beacon." Ozpin congradulated.
Unknown Location…
Later in an unknown part of Remnant, a man had been staring into the distance. His face had evident anger written all over it. Something had happened that caused him to have significant amounts of anger.
"It's earlier than I expected, but if what I sensed is true, then a Saiyan is on this planet. I will be able to test my device sooner than expected, and soon I will be able to rid the universe of the Saiyan race for good." The man said. As he went back inside his laboratory to work on his creations.
Who is this mysterious man, and how does he know about the Saiyan race. How will Jason and his new team deal with this and their schoolwork? And what will Jason find out about himself? All this and more next time!
Author's Note:
Wow, this was a long chapter to write, I hope you enjoyed it and the Grimm I made for Jason and Co to fight. See you next time.