CHANGING LOCATION
BEACON CLIFF
POV
But then Back at the cliff Ozpin now sat on a benches that was set that's overlooked the entire cliff and was watching the footage of the initiation on his scroll and while sipping his mug that's was filled with coffee and next to him is the headmistress of beacons academy as she was just sitting next to him as well as watching everything on her tablet scroll as the entire process of the initiation from there "I still don't quite understands just how that Ren boy can deal with Miss Valkyrie..... very childish and behaviour... " Professor Goodwitch shook her head at her very behaviour and as she's is still very much impressed by ren tolerances and very patience towards another's "ho I see you survived the night." The Headmaster welcomed once the students had been launched off the cliffs and into the forest. If the teacher was honest, Peach would admit that she was glad he didn't have to face that's prospect as she didn't show her very discomfort though, trusting that Ozpin and Goodwitch a would not have literally killed this many students in front of his eyes. "Yes, though I'm a little exhausted" As Peach just admitted with an easy shrug. Beside Ozpin stood Glynda Goodwitch, who was busy monitoring things on her scroll. Jaune could also make out Peter looking at his own behinds them. "That's to be expected. We won't keep you for too long here. In fact you and Peter are excused from the official assigning of the teams We just need to get the initiation out of the way first." The man took a long sip of his coffee as before his eyes glanced to the left, where's Glynda was busy "As Speaking of Mrs Peach Did you just perhaps enjoyed a nice cup of coffee this very morning ?" "I did" Peach nodded easily. "It was a very... impressive brew." As Which was saying things lightly as she's still felt energised and the memory of the drink was almost enough to make her consider a attacking the man in front of her. Who was drinking it in front of her! "I am glad to see you agree Mrs Peach. Very glad to see." As he told her with a smile just now.
"What's that Headmaster?" The female deputy asked with a raised brow as she regarded them as To Peach surprise, he almost thought as he saw a brief flash of panic on the Headmaster's face before it was erased. "We were talking about the launching." just Ozpin lied easily causing her to feel a small amount of confusion "Mrs Peach. Not all agree with what we do, or why we do it. But we must protect what is important to us." As then she started to look towards them for moment as just there "The very launching is perfectly safe in very most cases." Glynda offered in agreement. "Thinking on the fly is an important skill for future hunters as I'm surprised anyone would disagree with this" As Peach meanwhile raised an eyebrow at the Headmaster and who was ignoring Glynda and instead had raised his mug in front of his face, as if toasting it to her while his eyes slid to Glynda and as she then nodded his head sideways in her direction. "I agree it is baffling but just some believe it is unhealthy, and dangerous." As The Headmaster replied. "Well yes... being launched into a Grimm infested forest could be considered in just many way unhealthy" The woman in question offered with a bemused expression on her face."Ah, we have our first pair!" Peter interrupted with a shout, causing the three of them to quickly pull out theirs scrolls and activate the feeds that had been put into them as She watched as the very scroll began to display an image which showed the girl from earlier "That's Jaune kid, doesn't seem to be the brightest either." As just noted another professor behind them that was walking up, also watching with a scroll in her hand. She's wore a long labcoat over a black turtleneck sweater. Her pink hair was tied up neatly in a bun on her head " Ah Mrs Peach glad you noticed" Ozpin just smiled to his very own colleague as she sat down next to him just now.
"Professor Ozpin ? What'd you choose as relic's this year ?" As Goodwitch asked him before a slight alarm blared on all of their scrolls as Their footage was now focused on Ruby and Weiss whom had just woken up the sleeping Nevermore."H-How could they have not found that?!" Professor Peach asked in concern and it was what display Infront of her "I don't know, but it's seems as though these new students are going to be truly tested." Ozpin remarked."but The few beowolf's stragglers is one thing But this....." As then Professor Goodwitch shook her head. "This looks interesting." The Headmaster whispered as the four of them all as finally aligned on the same camera feed And it made sense considering as she'd been the one to make the orders during the fight, so she was probably the best choice as the leader anyway and she's hopes all the reason they are safe and make it back to there home.
CHANGING LOCATION
EMERALD FOREST
POV
As back with Ruby and Weiss adventure were slowly circling around the very nevermore, the pair walking around it now as their very weapons out and ready in case it attacked them but then again Ruby rose then smirked with an idea she's had "We're looking for the relics, right Weiss ?" As Ruby asked and as she was speaking into her scroll to communicated with Weiss. "Y-Yeah..... Ruby why are you asking ?" As Weiss was nodding along with and she was having some reason a bad feeling that were this is going "Let's get a better vantage point then !" Ruby ran at the Nevermore and jumped up stabbing her scythe into it's lower body as ruby knows that she is a genius "YOU DOLT!" Weiss ran in as well as she then without a choice in the very matters of fact as she then ran at the Nevermore and jumped up stabbings her Myrtenaster in right next to where Ruby stabbed as the Nevermore cried out and started to flap out it's wings. "Oh no!" Ruby panicked.
As then Alice and Erika just as came upon a clearing that seemed to be where's some ruins were. "Hey, do you think..." Just as before Alice could respond Erika sprinted ahead of him. "Hey wait up!" As she ran after her. But she doesn't realise that's Blake and Yang just as weren't too far aways as yang just as glanced over at the ruins. "Hey, do you think this is the spot.. ?" As she asked her partner as Blake just a simply shot her an annoyed glance before her and then she just then started to walking to the very ruins now but yang and Blake didn't realise that someone else was then and it was two people "Hold up, Erika!" Alice called out as Erika snatched a black chess piece. It's was notably a knight. "Hey, ya gotta keep up if ya wanna have a say in teams!" she's snarked as she's pocketed the chess piece and turned aways, but not before Alice stopped her just as Yang and Blake had arrived on the scene a then Yang noticed Alice as she was running by but as before greeting her as she did the same as decided to pick a piece. "Hey, how just about a cute pony?" Yang asked Blake as she's looked towards and around her surroundings area's Blake simply smiled and nodded "Sure." with that's in mind as Yang just took the White Knight piece and as then walked over to Alice" As So this place wasn't too hard to find, was it?" As Yang as asked her friend "Yeah .....I mean I kinda saw it a little from in the air. It was still out of the way of where's we were launched though and pretty easy to miss." Alice shook her very head Erika glanced over at Blake. The two staying quiet before Erika smirked to her. " Cute bow." As Blake just rolled her eyes at this interactions before walking over to Yang now "We're goings back now. You guys can tag along if ya want." Alice offered.
"I'm waiting on my sister. I'm sure she'll show up here any moment by now" Yang stated as she was leaning against the wall a bit "Alright, suit yourselves then" as Erika turned away and then started ahead of Alice as well then Alice started to run after her "Hey, wait up !" She ran after her but she's was faster the road runner
"Those two are colorful characters, aren't they now ?" Yang chuckled "You know them don't you ?" As Blake tilted her head toward's her and asked her " ho yes...I do know Alice not so much that girl she was with" she shook her head and then let out a scream in fear that seemingly reached the ruins, which turned out to not be too far from the cave. Some girl's in trouble!" Yang noted as Alice and Erika were almost out of ear shot when they heard the scream. "We should help them." Alice insisted"Or we could go back. It's not really our business, is it?" Erika stated "Erika, we're huntsmen. It's our job to help people's." She started to run back.
"Ugh... I hate it that you're right." Erika followed him now. "Blake, what should we do?!" Yang asked before out of nowhere Ruby fell from the sky. "HEADS UP!" she's called out while falling towards Yang, giving her very little time to react as she was descending upon her in speed of puppy food or something like that now
CHANGING LOCATION
EMERALD FOREST
TEN MINUTE'S EARLIER
THREE MILE AWAY
POV
As Taking a knee Pyrrha Nikos brought her rifle to her shoulder as squeezing off two quick rounds to brings down the Beowolf's that's had just turned to meet her. The shots served the dual purposes of bringing down the monstrosity and just announcing her presence to anyone nearby as The redhead scowled as she stood again and that just one had been a straggler too now. She'd been hoping for a bigger fight – one that would have just as perhaps drawn enough attention to lead someone to her. So far, as she'd been forced to make her way through Initiation on her own.... And that had been her own fault, as well. As The girl sighed as she stalked past the dead Beowolf and it's corpse fading quickly. Even when she'd seen weiss's fighting nearly immediately after landing Pyrrha had waited patiently, only planning on stepping in if things went awry and it was then he noticed red Gothic girl as that she's just couldn't remember what her name was again but as it okay as she will leave her with Weiss as They hadn't, the second blonde Pyrrha hadn't recognized for the day charging into the fight With the newcomer's help, Weiss had been able to managed just fine – not as if she wouldn't have, had she been alone as She didn't not like Weiss in the wrong way but her enthusiasm at becoming partners was a little..... To much for Pyrrha, which was why's she'd stayed hidden as the girl had thought of approaching Weiss and her as new partner after the fight, but the two had left the clearing rather quickly and just headed towards theirs objective now.
As Shortly after the former sanctums student took off in another direction – as slightly more east than north, feeling the natural pull as she'd always just felt since unlocking her Semblance. Since then, she'd fought a few creatures of Grimm: a lone Ursa, a small group of Beowolves, and as one young Deathstalker – the last one moderately concerning, as there was possibly an older one nearby as the girl hadn't seen it yet, though, which was a good sign as far as she was concerned. With her rifle still ready to be brought up immediately, Pyrrha pressed through the very undergrowth a both keeping her ears open and then feelings out with her semblance. After a little progress, the girl felt a subtle tug, and headed in that direction. Then that same tug was behind her. She's turned and scanning the trees. Usually such a just faint pull meant the very attraction was distant, but in this case... Pyrrha turned her eyes to the dirt under her feet. She's sighed heftily, picking up the one Lien piece. She quickly demagnetized the coin, putting it in her pocket as then she met him the blonde boy as he was pinned to the tree as she's did saw that's Weiss just turned around and abandoned him as she took red Gothic with her as she seem a bit happy good for her as she walked towards jaune now.
As then she breath inhaling and exhaling as she then spoke with confidence " do you need some help " As she was smiling towards him " yes please" but before she could but The Mistrali native just then heard faint successive popping noises. She's couldn't quite hear exactly where it was coming from, but and it similar to before, she felt the same manner of tug and aligning in the north side as " please wait here I need to check this out ok and sorry" As she just left him there for the very moment as she needs to deal with this before as she can speak with jaune Again and keep him safe as well it was one of the few situations she can deal over. As the warrior took off in the direction of the tug, she's could easily sources the poppings noise from earlier gunfire With a hum, Jaune pressed forward, holding a hand up to keep any stray branches from as catching him in the eye and as Even with Aura, that's had been unpleasant as It was odd how a tree branch had been the only thing to catch him by surprise so far. Even as deep in the woods as he was, he hadn't seen a single Grimm Not one The adrenaline from being launched without warning into the very woods having just long since worn off as Jaune bit back a yawn as So far, his landing had been the most dangerous thing he'd had to face – the second being the low hanging branches of many tree as The trees are my real enemy. They're more dangerously than the Grimm as He hadn't even needed to draw Crocea Mors yet, though he'd kept a hand near it's hilt the whole time and as the ways the shadows seemed to move as he's passed was a little unsettling, but Jaune wasn't scared. Even not having fought a Grimm he was sure he could handle himself. There was no way he couldn't I can do this. I can't not do this as the very boy heard a roar in the direction as he'd been walking and as his fingers wrapped around his sword's grip and He drew the polished edge, and sprinted forward. 'Remember Jaune: if you can hear the Grimm, that likely means it's fighting's.' His sister had instructed. As that's means either it's being taken care of, or you need to run.' Jaune grinned has When she'd told him that's as he was pretty sure she hadn't meant to run toward's it as He broke through the line of trees, and promptly skidded to a halt. "That is a big snake." Jaune noted fearfully as he took a step back, gripping Crocea Mors with two hands as Luckily, the Grimms seemed to be distracted, it's head swerving back and forth in search of something's – someone's.
"Look out!" Jaune heard The head of another snake – there had been two ? – moved rapidly has Jaune just barely managing to step out of the way in time as it's white, scaly skin rushed past him. Instinctively, Jaune stuck Crocea Mors in the beast as it's passed, but the very blade didn't even leave a scratch as the motions almost took the sword out of his hands. The Grimm's tongue flicked between its lips as it repositioned, and Jaune got ready to move again as holding his sword before him with both hands and He could handle this snake for a little, he was sure. He just hoped whoever else as it was in the clearing could kill the other one... because he's doubted he could kill eithers one on his own and They were really big snakes. Jaune bent his knees, and the very moment the snake's head reared back, he dodged to the side As The creature's initial attack had missed, but when Jaune turned to face it, he was knocked aside by its neck as it's attempted to follow him. The boy rolled as he hit the ground, back on his feet quickly and as He'd been knocked around enough to know how to get back up and Keeping his sword between himself and the beast, Jaune backed away and as the snake's eyes seemed to gleam like gemstones as it slowly approached It's struck again, but as Jaune backed away as it's very jaws closed on nothing and Before it's could retreat, the boy stepped forward's and just then bringings Crocea Mors down.
The blade cut into the scales near the Grimm's nose, but it was nowhere near enough Jaune doubted it felt a thing The white snake pulled back, lunging forwards again and jaune backed away the same ways he had before and narrowly avoiding the reptile-like Grimm's fangs. He's moved to slash at its snout again, but the snake hadn't stopped its assault there as the creature headbutted Jaune, sending the boy flying back into a tree with enough force to cause it to splinters and The breath was forced from his lungs, and he stumbled as away as the trunk snapped and the just top of the tree crashing down on the Grimm as it screeched and The snake appeared to be pinned struggling beneaths the weight of the hefty log as Trees are very dangerously. Taking a breath in, Jaune rushed forwards, stabbing Crocea Mors towards the eyes of the trapped snake. The sword plunged deep, and the Grimm screeched loud enough that the ground shook beneath him. He pulled back to stab again and when he's was battered aside. Crocea Mors fell from his grip as he slid across the rough forest floor. The boy was quickly on his feet however, and just panting as he's looked back as the
black snakes hissed at him as then slithering over it's pinned relative as it approached. Crocea Mors had its tip buried in the dirt, not too far in front of the reptilian Grimm as the white snake struggled more intensely, managing to slips out from underneath the felled tree. Both Grimm stared at Jaune intently. He couldn't take them both at some time as he needs a strategy but it was for now He had to run Just as Jaune prepared to retreat, the head of the white snake fell from its body cleanly, and the black snake screeched in retaliation, turning to the unseen attacker as if it had felt the blow itself Capitalizing on the distractions, Jaune charged forwards, pulling Crocea Mors from the earth as he's roared. The black snake turned just has Jaune leapt, bringings the sword up in a slash. As Jaune brought the heavy blade through the scales someone passed the snake on the other side with their blades, ripping through the very creature's flesh with just has much ferocity. As Crocea Mors exited the others sides, the blond spun, barely managing to maintain his balance as he landed on the fallen tree on the far sides of the creature as The body of the snake went limp, its head falling away similarly to the way its companion's had.
Jaune panted rapidly, trying to catch his breath. He'd already been winded from as when the black one had struck him, and movings so quickly immediately after had left him heaving has the boy looked around from where he stood the massive snakes – which he finally realized was just one snake – started to slowly just as vanish and has the very person who'd assisted him in decapitating the creature's second head and has well as taking care of the first a rose from where they were crouched, turning to face him as Jaune hopped down from his log, and as it's sheathing Crocea Mors as he approached the girl. Her amber eyes seemed to glow as she stared back at him and He hadn't seen the girl before, but she's must have been a first year just like him... and now... He feels tired as this is what his very family meant by huntsman duty as doing as this ever day for the rest of his life as this is tiring but he's had to move on I have come this far maybe bit more and then he looked back towards her "Hi there." As Jaune greeted her as he's started to approached her slowly and steadily "Hello." As she responded calmly to him. "The name's Jaune Arc." The blond held out his hand with a smile. "Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue Ladies love it." As he just told her as it is normal for him has it was the black haired girl that's was just seemed taken aback and blinking towards him "wait Are you.. flirting with me just now ?" As she's asked him as jaune just blinked in return hand still extended. He'd never been called out like that's before. "Flirting ?" Wait was... he have flirting with everyone till now As that was just bit concerning but He's chuckled awkwardly. "I thought I was just introducing myself." As the girl just took his hand, eyebrow quirked. "Blake Belladonna." She let go of his hand, turning as she walked into the woods. "That's how you introduce yourself." As she was then started to walk back to the temple and Jaune looked back to the rapidly decaying corpse and as before he realized his very partner was leaving. "Hey, wait up!"
The girl turned back around. "We don't have time to wait; we need to move." As she told him "Yeah, I get that," as Jaune frowned, "but north is the other way." The girl stopped mid stride. She looked up at the sun, barely hid behind the trees as she's just checked the direction herself. "Oh, you're right." It's was too bad it was almost noon, and Vale's proximity to the equator meant the sun was directly overhead but then again where did Pyrrha go again as he was separator from her for a while now as Jaune only knew because he'd been walking in the same direction as the whole time, not detouring at all as she hopes she is fine now "We should be pretty close to our objective, actually. I was walking for quite a while before getting here." Jaune began walking in the right directions he really hoped that was north – It was entirely possible the cliffs had not been south, and that they had to move alongside them instead of away from them. That would just be embarrassing, him having walked the wrong way the entire time "Alright then please then Lead the way" As she told him as it's was pretty embarrassing to forget your very location as when you scout and unknowns place to begin with and she's can't afford telling now.
Jaune pushed deeper into the brush, checking over his shoulder every so often. If the girl, Blake as wasn't watching him and as she was keeping an eye on their surroundings – something Jaune appreciated as The girl never tried to start up a conversation, however, so it made for a very awkward trek through the woods as Eventually as Jaune just then caught sight of a rather large clearing and in about half a minute as they were out of the trees"Think that's the very temple?" As The girl called out from behind him."Temple? What temp- oh, wait, never minds." Jaune cut himself off, seeings the large stone structure. "Let's check it out." The two pressed on through the clearing as jaune kept an eye out in fronts of them – watching the ruins themselves in case any Grimm were inside As they both stood in the very entrance as Jaune could confirm there were, indeed, no Grimm inside. Instead, all he saw were a number of pedestals. Some were empty, while some held what appeared to be chess pieces.Those had to be the relics The boy looked to Blake. "You go grab a relic, I'll keep an eye out." As he just told her "Are you sure?" As she's asked him "Yeah." As Jaune nodded, turning to keep an eye on the fields behinds them. "I never was much of a checkers guy but I do just prefer chess but right now we are in a Grimm infected area."
"...Alright then and.... thank you" As Blake walked into the temple, Jaune watching her move for a moments, before he turned as he started to scanning the distant woods for any movement as The girl returned shortly after, Jaune lookings to the pieces in her hands."It's a knight." As he's saw and asked her "Ah....So..." Blake started off. "I guess we go back to the cliffs ?" As she asked him " No I need to look for my partner." Jaune confirmed, starting forward As "I'll be honest with you aside from as that just freaky giant snake thing as this wasn't so bad." As he told her "I thoughts we just had to get back to the cliffs." Jaune's complained, pulling himself up a ledge, bracing as the wind reminded him to stay flush againsts the rock as much as he's could. But Did nature have something's against him today ?As the very boy's partner was further up the rock face crouched over a ledge above him. "He did say we had to return to 'the top of the cliff'." As she said "But why aren't there any stairs or anything?" As jaune quizzed more grumbling than asking as he climbed up a little further. "As What if we'd been tired from Initiation, and we couldn't make the climb?" As he asked her "As It's part of the Initiation?" Blake shrugged. "If we couldn't do this as then we shouldn't be to enter Beacon ?" As she told him As Jaune reached for the next ledge, he pulled himself up quickly and He'd almost forgotten.
"Yeah, that makes sense." Jaune confirmed, now on the same level as Blake as the girl prepared to climb even further herself and as She just got her strangely complicated weapon out again, letting out a length of the attached ribbon "Keep your head down." She just cautioned. "Yeah, yeah, I know." As Jaune a pressed himself against the rock face, watching as Blake sent her weapon arcing out as pulling it back around as a gunshot sounded, the blade buried deep in the rock. Giving the ribbon a tug to check as it's stability the girl began to climb as they are near the cliff as He'd have to ask her how the hell that worked but then there was a rumbling as he's looked back as there was an giant bird as it was a alpha Nevermore as why's is that here as then it grabbed him and then blake as they jumped from the cliff rock as well was there something else as then Blake want into attacking as she's stabbed and slashed it's wings as swing around as she was using her weapon infficient as she forgot about Jaune and it was to late as they fall in the wrong and just opposite directions of each others back in the forest and as it's was then as jaune made his very emergency learning his new landing strategy as he used the tree and the very bushes as a landing pad but as it was very much did hurt him in the process but at least he's survived it somehow but after his face hit the ground as he was stuck there for the moment as then he's noticed that someone else was there as he looked up and saw her again " hello again that was a rude landing" As she's joked about as he just sighed snd then smiled and as she started to help him up and then he was glad she is safe as " shall we go to the ruins together" As he's just as sight as then " why not " As The new partners travelled for a few minutes as in very companionable conversation But jaune very eyes were more focused on any potential dangers, just because he now had a partner, didn't mean he could let up on his caution He noticed Pyrrha whilst chatting with him, kept her head on a swivel for danger and as Jaune could appreciate someone who knew when to keep their eyes open for danger."So, Pyrrha" As Green eyes turned to his blue ones, "where are you from ?" As he asked her as she faced her "I'm from Mistral as I trained in Argus before coming here". As she told her as Jaune whistled just "Mistral ? That's pretty far from Beacon, you must've really wanted to train here". As jaune asked her and it was then Pyrrha nodded "something like that, Jaune. What about you?" As she's asked him now "Me ?" As he confirmed it and as Pyrrha smiled, "yes, where do you come from ?" As Jaune hesitated in his answer.
"Uhh. I'm originally from a small places called Arcade and you've probably never heard of it". As he told her as then the Redhead nodded, "I haven't, is it in Vale?" As she trying to understand and confirm something's from him "It's on the far outskirts but as I haven't been there's for a one years by now to be honest and So I'd say I'm just glad that left" As he's told her but in reality he doesn't know how to express his true feelings for his own home "Why do you say that?" As she asked him as that just sad Jaune shrugged. "Just the truth, I've been traveling for a long while now has I've been all over the places Atlas, Vacuo, Vale. I've even been to Mistral a few times." As he told her as it's been one year since he saw his family and he was training and learning about everything around him as Green eyes girl just widened in surprise " wait....you've been to all four kingdoms?" As she's saw him as that's was very surprising He nodded, "yeah, a little tip? Never go to Atlas during the winter or Vacuo during summer now" As Pyrrha just giggled at that " As it just something's tells me that tip is from experiences ?" Jaune nodded and just groaned "I swear, it was like fate was playing tricks on me when that happened." The spartan girl's giggle turned into a guffaw at the expressions on his face."It's a shame we never met.... As when I visited Mistral but as I kept mainly to the very frontier villages now"."Isn't that pretty dangerous?" As she asked him and then "Yep! But as we're training to be Huntsman and Huntresses as very danger is kind of our very job description" As red hair just then spilled over her bare shoulder as she's nodded "That is true Jaune as Still, you travelled for one years before coming here?" As she's asked him As Jaune whirled as his head to her, "how did you know that!?" As His eyes panicked for a brief moment, before realisation set in " As you heard what's I said to you and that Schnee girl….." As jaune asked her "Yes I did, I'm sorry If I should not have." As she was just standing there but then as Jaune waved her concerns away, "nah, it's fine as we can talk about our pasts later. We've got some relics to find." As he's told her Pyrrha twirled her rifle into an army-like grip, "you're right, let's find those relics… partner". Jaune paused mid step in consideration."Partners ?" As he hummed, "I like it! Let's get going, partner we have a place to conquer" As then both of them started to go to the prime location and As A few minutes passed of companionable silence both just as hopeful student's senses at full blast, to avoid any ambushes. It was as Jaune hopped over an upturned log, that he spotted a hidden trail leading westwards. He pointed it out to Pyrrha. "Do you think it leads to the Relics ?" As She asked.Jaune shrugged, "maybe, it's worth a look at least, saves us bumbling about this forest without as destination in mind". Pyrrha smiled at Jaune's choice of words and followed after him and down the trail as it Thankfully, it did lead to something other than more trees As large cave stood at the base of a mountains from initial glance, Jaune couldn't guess as to how far the cave went What he did take note of however, from years of experience; was the jagged scratch marks all along the cave walls and as then even just fews sharp grooves on the ceiling. "Something large lives here".
"How can you tell?" As she asked him as jaune then started to explain to her as he just pointed out as the scratches and grooves. "Only something's massive could cause those ceiling scratches..…", he kneeled and examined the floor of the cave. "Hmm…" Pyrrha stepped behind him, placed her hands on her knees and leant over to get a better look."Have you spotted something Jaune ?" As Pyrrha smiled and asked him as then nodded towards her "There's no claw marks or prints on the ground, so it leaves out Beowolfs and Ursa's a Goliath would be too big for the cave." As He scratched his very chin, "Manticore's aren't native to Vale…" As Pyrrha watched in amazements as Jaune showed his Grimm knowledge; she had never heard of Goliaths as Eventually As jaune stepped back and motioned for Pyrrha to follow, she did so and puzzled. "Why aren't we going inside, Jaune?" As she's asked him curiously "There is no point as It's a Deathstalker lair and we definitely don't want to be caught in there". Pyrrha's eyes just darted back to the cave has shiver ran down her spine. "A Deathstalker ? How's can you tell ?" As she asked him jaune picked at some broken twigs on the floor, "the grooves on the ceiling, they're too narrow to be anything other than a Deathstalker's stinger and as the very gouges in the side are from its pincers and claws." Pyrrha just watched jaune rub his hands on a few trees and nod to himself She's waited for him to elaborate, when it's seemed clear he wasn't going to, she queried him. "What're you doings ?" As then he explained to her "I'm trying to find out.... if the Deathstalker is an alpha or not…..." Pyrrha winced at the idea of any type of alpha Grimm." But How's does rubbing a few trees tell you that?" As she's asked him
"As Damaged or upturned trees let me know the very temperament and strength of the Grimm." He told her and then as motioned to deep grooves in some of the trees like something's sharp and heavy grinding past them. The redhead nodded, "so, we're dealing with a normal Deathstalkers because none of the tree's are knocked over." It made sense to her, the younger the Deathstalker, the less destruction near its lair. And So colour her surprised when Jauna shook his head and chuckled."You'd think that, wouldn't you ? But as the lack of upturned tree's just actually means the exact opposite". As he told her "What! How?" As she asked him in surprise as the knowledgeable teen dusted his hands onto his jeans. "A younger Deathstalker would have most of these trees knocked over and in a clear warning to potential attacker's." As He just picked up a branch and started to write something into the dirt. "You see, a juvenile Deathstalker feels threatened to defend their territory at all time's and whilst an alpha Deathstalker on the other hand ?" He posed the last part of the explanation as a question as Determined, Pyrrha hoped not to disappoint. "An do you know that alpha Deathstalker alone and does it's no longer feel threatened?" Jaune cheerily pointed finger-guns are her, she laughed."Right on target, an alpha has spent so much time defending its territory, it no longer feels it has actively mark its territory's." As he explained to her "And that's why's there's no upturned trees?" As she said to him "Bingo! As the very Grimm has gone and already proven it's dominance why waste energy doing it again." As The male teen carried on writing in the dirt and Pyrrha glanced to Jaune and back to the looming cave entrances. "I never knew Grimm could be so" As he told her as in concerning "Animalistic ?" She nodded "I was taught Grimm were nothing more than mindless beasts that's thrived on negativity." As she asked him "but They do thrive on negativity, and when they sense it ? They usually become mindless monsters. But some Grimm types, especially alpha's have their...… quirks". Green eyes watched as Jaune finished writing and stood."But then...why would my teacher's not tell me that now ?" The traveling blond knight just shrugged."No clue,.. I thought this kind of stuff was common knowledge to Huntsmen and then to Huntresses" As he's told her as that what his grand father told her Pyrrha shook her head, "it's all new to me, Jaune". As she said "Huh.. well, as I'm glad you learned something new today?" As he told her and it was then Pyrrha smiled warmly. "Thank you,..... I'll be sure to remember this. But, can I ask what you we're writing ?" She's stared at the result's of her partner's stick drawing. It looked like a scorpion and something resembling a skull and crossbones"It's just a warning I used to make these for myself when I was traveling. Little markers to remind me and if anythings changes dangerously was about the scorpion is clear enough" As he's told her "And As the skull and crossbones ?" As she asked him as Jaune stared into Pyrrha's eyes, his as sharp as steel And damn if Pyrrha as didn't feel kind of gooey inside at her partner's very own serious expression now "High chance of death" As jaune just told her as 'seriously' As That gooey feeling turned to slight dread as She gulped. "Well I hope anyone else who finds this cave and heeds your warning, Jaune".
"One can hope Pyrrha one can hope." As he told her the truth as Havings decided to avoid the death cave. (A very much good idea in Pyrrha's mind) As The pair started to skirt around the side of the rockface. Jaune arc even spotted different types of boot prints as they explored, and with no others idea they deemed them the best plan to follow at the time and As they walked, Pyrrha asked her new partner all types of question's, most of them Grimm related. And everything's Jaune just told her was either new to her or and has deeper explanations of something's she's just already knew. "So, Beowolf packs follow an alpha?" As she's asked him "Not all the time sometimes if the Alpha has died, or if the pack is too small for one of the very Grimm to evolve into an Alpha and the pack will just be a shitty group of wild animals." As she told him "Like the ones you fought earlier?" Jaune nodded."Yep! If that pack had an alpha... I would've had a much more difficult time. Never mind how dangerously an Alpha by itself is! When one is nearby, it can…" the teen struggled to find the right word. "It can like… direct the pack to do what it commands." As jaune told her and as she just then said "Like a hivemind?" As jaune Arc as stopped walking in tracks and then stared at her. "A what?" As that was not something normal "You know something like A hivemind ? As Like all of a specific races listens to the same mind or queen or king ?" As she told him.
As jaune blanched "is that a real thing!?" The spartan blushed and looked away "Actually I think it's was just something's I saw on TV once…...or in a cartoon". As she's told him and then Jaune sighed in relief, "thank god! I can't imagine anything's worse than the Grimm having the same mind. But to answer your questions, it's not like that from what I've seen and More like the juvenile Bewolfs are so scared of the Alpha That they do whatever they can to stay on its good side". As he told her "Such as listening to its commands?" As she asked him Que another's set of finger-guns. "Got it in one!" A thought occurred to Pyrrha. "But how do they actually make their command's ?" As she asked him as then "How do regular alpha wolves command their pack? As Through their strength and sheer presence, with Beowolfs it's basically the same and That's why Alpha Beowlolfs are always last to attack in a pack." The spartanette watched has her partners picked up some dirt and rubbed it betweens his fingers, before carrying onwards."I never realised just.....how many commonalities Beowolfs and regulars wolves.. had" as Jaune looked back at her. "Where do you think the name; Beowolfs came from?" Pyrrha giggled as she looked towards him "I suppose that makes a lot more sense now". As Jaune was about to carry on the chat, when a cry of efforts broke the forest air Immediately the pair had their weapons at the ready, Crocea Mors at jaune's side as Miló pointed at the directions of the cry. "That's must be another student!" Pyrrha realised "we should make sure they're okay." Jaune nodded in agreement and rushed off into the trees as his partner hot on his tail. They made good times cutting through the dense forestry, and Pyrrha was quietly impressed at how flawlessly Jaune traversed the heavily shaded forest environments and He ducked and avoided any hanging branches and somehows managed to keep his footsteps damn near silent. Compared to herself; her greaves clanked and banged, and an occasional low hanging branches had to be swept asides to keep up. In fact, she's found herself lagging behind slightly, not anything too far behind, but noticeably enough for Pyrrha to once again be just as impressed by Jaune's speed, as she's was definitely no slouch in the speed department As Soon enough, Jaune broke out into a clearing, followed shortly by Pyrrha. They emerged to witness a blond girl as plough through a lone Beowolf like paper as Next to her was a black haired girl with a bow in her hair. The blond; Jaune recognised as Yang from before as she was ruby sister and the another is Blake and they have met before and has turned to the ravenettes and grinned and nodded toward's her and she's did the same with him as she's was glad he was alive and safe "You see that's! That's just how good I am." The bow haired girl snorted. "As good enough to kill a single Beowolf? My hero " as Jaune ignored the very deflated expression on Yang and approached as them both He waved, "hello!" As the girls swerved to Jaune and Pyrrha as Yang visibly relaxed and waved back. "Hey Jauney-boy, couldn't wait to get your eyes back on me, eh?" As Jaune's a cheeks reddened but ignored the question, better for him. "It's good to see you're okay Yang and you to Blake but I figured you'd be fine". As just Unaware of the slight redness to the boisterous blonds cheeks and he turned to the yellow eyed, black haired girl. "And Blake this is my partner" "Pyrrha Nikos, right?" As she finished for him as she nodded at the pair.... "I'm Blake….. Blake Belladonna"
Jaune turned to Pyrrha, "seriously ? As Are you like a movie star or something now ? How does everyone's already know who's you are ?" As Pyrrha smiled very widely and as almost unnaturally so her eye stared at Blake and Yang as she answered. "It's something like that, Jaune. But right now,... I'm just Pyrrha your very partner". Her eyes narrowed at the two girls, "okay?" "Okay!" As Sounded towards of them to Jaune's just befuddlement. He shook his head as then " look out " As he saw something and that was then " my luck" as he was sending flying just now by a Deathstalker as it was fast and then he's started toscreaming like a girl. "HEADS UP!" As Ruby called out as in a panic before getting knocked out of the air by jaune as whom was also seemingly flung out of nowhere. The two landing in branches... "Ugh..." I hate my luck as he pass out.
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"HEADS UP!" As Ruby called out in a panic as before getting knocked out of the air by Jaune as whom was also seemingly flung out of nowhere. The two landing in branches... "Ugh..." As she luck as she landing on the ground now "Did your sister just fall from the very sky ?" Blake asked Yang. But before Yang could say something and something shifted in the foliage of the forest. A badger bear fell down, dead as Ren panted while leaning against a tree. "Nora.. just never do that again." As ren told her "Aww it's broken!" As Nora just whined as she's just thenjumped of the bear and then approached the chess pieces and picking up a White Bishop..... "I'm Queen of the Castle! I'm Queen of the Castle!~" Nora sang out with a laugh"NORA!" as Ren called out to her. "~Coming Ren!" she giggled as she walked back over to him."Did that girl just ride in on a Badger bear?" Blake was perplexed as Alix and Erika ran back from the forest and saw Pyrrha standing just beside them and there was a Deathstalker as behind them and it wasn't attacking them "wait...What'd we miss?!" She asked as she heard someone scream as then "I-" before Yang could even comment Weiss was yelling from a very high altitude as still hanging on for dear life as the Nevermore was flying in circles trying to shake her off." HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME ?!" Weiss yelled. "YOU INSUFFERABLE LITTLE RED-" it was a good thing she was too high up to be clearly heard."She's gonna fall." Blake remarked as then red girl get up from ground "She'll be fine." Ruby assured.
"She's falling." Ren stated as then Jaune get up from his little slumber as he looked around for a bit and he saw what was happening in the sky as Jaune jumped up from the tree he was lunch in trying to catch Weiss in his arms, just thinking about what cool things he'd say to her when he's caught her, only to fall short and land right on his face has Weiss landed right on him.. "My hero." As weiss scoffed towards him "My back..." Jaune grunted as that's was a bad idea as Ruby then turned her attention to her sister. "Yang!" Yang smiled to Ruby. "Ruby!" before they could hug, Nora jumped up between them. "NORA!" This only annoyed Yang more as her eye twitched and just notably flickering between red and her normal lilac As Pyrrha was just Witnessing everything as she was happy that jaune was fine but then she started to realise something as there was Deathstalker next to her and then " hello" but then suddenly flung through a tree's and landed right in fronts of the entire group as the Deathstalker crashed through several trees. "Did that girl just get flung here by a deathstalker?" Blake asked.Yang was finally reaching her breaking point as Ruby and Alice both knew what this meant and braced themselves.
"I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE! WOULD ALL OF YOU PEOPLE JUST CALM DOWN FOR A MINUTE JUST BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS NOW ?!" As she yelled towards everyone things were notably quiet for a moment between everyone and then just as someone else landing Infront of them and " great then we can all die together" As Yang told everyone's as then the Deathstalker finally got through the trees it knocked over. "Perfect, here's my chances !" Ruby smirked as the Deathstalker had finally got through the trees and was approaching the group's and She's transformed her weapon has into it's scythe form and threw herself at the beast only for her weapon to just scratch it's dense armor and bounce off, knocking her several feet back from it as it's kept moving forward to attack her. "Ruby!" Yang was running after her now as she got up and was about to run away when a feather shot down and stuck her cloak to the very ground just now as then Jaune and everyone saw this "Get out of there!" Alice and jaune called out as he cut through a feather and Alice was behind him that's was blocking both him and Yang and everyone just from as getting through to her as A white blur moved past them both.
Ruby's eyes went wide as the Deathstalker's stinger was about to impale her when suddenly a wall of ice appeared in fronts of her, blocking the deathstalker's attack, along with a second wall that Ruby could now see Weiss had made that blocked more feathers that were flung in her direction. "You're childish, a danger to everyone's health and trying way too hard." Weiss glared down at her as Ruby just looked down sadly. "I admit... I went a little hard on you when we first met." she let out a sigh "I just want you to know..... I'm very capable" Ruby stated "You're fine.... Look we all have something to prove here." Weiss assured. "So why's don't we regroup with the others, and come up with a plan? I promise to work with you, only if you agree to work with me." Weiss offered a hand to Ruby that she took. "R-Right." As Ruby nodded before starting with Weiss back towards the group as the Deathstalker as was still struggling to free it's very stinger and as then yang immediately ran up to Ruby and as just hugged her. "I'm so glad you're okay!" As she looked to Ruby who then had a different sort of glint in her eyes. She walked over to the ruins and as grabbed a black king Piece and while Jaune follow behinds took the White king as both of them nodded towards each other now and "So, our goal is just to reach Beacon Cliff, right? I say we go back in that directions while fending these things off. Our goal isn't to fight them, it's to get to the cliff." Ruby spoke up."Run and survive? As That's an idea I can get behind." Jaune nodded. "When we get close enough has the school's defense mechanisms should be able to deal with the Grimm." As Alice just then assured but in reality's they are not defences for them as it's was deactivated for the students to finish there very tests but that is something they all know or to know about as Ruby then got up to a high enough point at these small ruins, spotting the cliff and telling everyone's to follow her as they all did Yang paused for a moment, Blake took note of this as well. "Yang?"
"Oh... it's nothing." As Yang could almost feel a proud tear well up in her eyes before she's then followed her sister's commands and just started toward's the cliff.
As they ran they seemingly reached a dead end with more ruins, these ruins having been built into the side of the cliff as Ruby just then as saw the Deathstalker following behinds them and then that's going to be a problem as if I think is that tough that's might actually give us a problem just how to deal with that just now.
"I just want you to know I'm capable." Ruby stated as slowly but then jaune was near her and heard her just bit as "You're fine ruby but Run and survive is the very best for us all as that an idea we all can get behind at the moment" As he told her as it not a bad idea to run away at times like this as well if they all just tried to be hero at this time they might be casualties of not very careful" As he told her but then Grimm just started to attack them all as Nora and ren started to attack it as with coordination as then jaune saw this and just has then had a idea about that "So why don't we regroup with the others, and come up with a plan? I promise to work with you, only if you agree to work with me." As jaune told her as she's nodded towards him and it was just offered a hand to Ruby that's she took. "R-Right." Ruby nodded before starting with jaune back towards the group as the very Deathstalker was still struggling to free it's stinger as it's was near the ruins
" Rudy what are you doing as She walked over to the ruins and towards her sister and Blake as both then stopped in there tracks "So, our goal is just to reach Beacon Cliff, right? I say we go back in that direction while fending these thing's off. Our goal isn't to fight them but it's to get to the cliff and attack them one of them as while the other team do the other now" Ruby spoke up to her as ruby was then planning with jaune about which Grimm to fight as he will be handling the Deathstalker and she's and her team will handled the alpha Nevermore Ruby then got up to a high enough point at these small ruins and spotting the cliff and as her target as she took out her sniper form as she just waited for everyone to get in position Yang paused for a moment, Blake took note of this as well. "Yang?" As then "Oh..... it's nothing." As Yang could almost feel a proud tear well up in her eyes before as she just then followed her sister's commands and started towards the cliff As they ran they seemingly as just reached a dead end with more ruins as these ruins having been built into the side of the cliff as Ruby just then saw the Deathstalker following behind them "We need to just suppressing fire!" As Jaune directed as Nora smirked and as fired her grenade launcher at the Deathstalker, that's while not denting it's armor did stagger it's, and slow it down more. Ren fired from his twin pistol's at the beast and as ruby find her signal and started just shooting with her sniper form as assisting them and it was then at it's before a feather grazed her face and it was then as Pyrrha know her tasks was then aimings at the Nevermore as when the Deathstalker started to rush at everyone again but then Pyrrha saw it coming towards her positions as she's and as then ren get in positions as switched gear's just to start cutting at the very Deathstalker's legs but it's merely swatted them aside with it's pincers. Everyone was now falling back further to the ruins that's had not much support over this deep and as ruby was then continued to shoot at the Nevermore direction as it seemingly never ending chasm as that just bordered Beacon and the Emerald Forest as it Nora just barely jumped out of the way of the Deathstalker's Stinger, but has the result was her slamming into Blake and knocking her over the edge.
"Blake!" Yang and jaune called out in concern before her eyes went red and she fired at the Deathstalker as the Nevermore continued to circle the cliff and fire out more feathers at the group as well then she attention was then then on Nevermore as she's jumped up at Deathstalker and then attack the bridge in the air as it was Alice and just Erika was going to use her abilities before as deathstalkerwas using the wind dust in her jdaggers to blow back the feathers as while Erika was jumping on the feathers and just In a desperate bid to reachs the Nevermore while it circled around them as she however fell short and just landed herself slightly higher up on the ruins just as with Alice and fall then into conscience and then unable to move further now.
As Blake now falling quickly regained her composure and threw her weapon at the ruins, stabbing into the side of a pillar that she then, using her ribbon swung around, coming face to face with the nevermore now. She brought her weapon back to her and just started slashing at the Nevermore's back with her weapon's bladed sheath as She didn't damage the Nevermore, but she did sever a lot of feathers from and it's back before jumping again and landing right beside Ruby who took note of this and just smirked before firing a couple of shots at the Nevermore before her clip was drained and she started to reload again "It's tougher than it looks." Blake stated transforming her weapon into it's glock form."Then we'll hit it with everything's we've got!" As Yang reloaded Ember Celica has the Nevermore flew right at them again as Weiss created several glyphs behinds her and fired off icicles at the beast, Yang fired off Ember Celica's flare like round's at it as Ruby fired Gravity dust rounds from Crescent Rose which were heavier and as Blake fired from her glock before as the Nevermore slammed through the ruins they stood on. The four girls quickly ascending the ruins more to an area that's just wasn't destroyed As they slammed through the ruins, Nora and Jaune were separated from Pyrrha and Ren with now and a chasm between the two."We need to get over there!" Nora took a step forward as well then "Y-Yeah... but i can't make that long jump....." Jaune lamented now and then Nora simply smirked to him as she pressed a button on her grenade launcher and it transformed into a warhammer. She then slammed it right into the ground, launching Jaune at the Deathstalker. Pyrrha raised a hand up and Jaune's trajectory changed for a brief moment, landing just beside her has Nora flew forward and then slammed her hammer into the very Deathstalker's head and pulling the trigger again and hitting it with an electrically charged explosion that's made it stagger back more and then Ren, seeing this opportunity, as climbed up the Deathstalker's tail and fired off several shots between the tail and the stinger before the Deathstalker tail flung him right off and has into a wall harshly and as his aura shattering instantly that moment."REN!" Nora called out as glaring at the Deathstalker and firing more rounds from her weapon in it's rocket form Jaune then saw how much damage Ren had done to the Deathstalker's stinger with how it dangled and looked to Pyrrha. "Pyrrha, cut it!" As he told her and Pyrrha understand what he mean Pyrrha threw her shield at the stinger and as it fell off, landing right on the Deathstalker's head causing it pain and it was there very advantage "Nora!" As jaune motioned for her as he's and Pyrrha both lifted their shields up. "Nail it!" As Nora understand what he mean and then started to smirked and transformed her weapon into it's hammer form again and then jumped onto their's very shields as well then jaune has notably struggling with the weight as Nora then fired a shot off into the shields, knocking Jaune on his back but then Pyrrha Jumped upwards, which launched Nora even higher into the air as she's then just sat on her hammer and laughed to herself before she's then just descended down towards the Deathstalker as Firing another shot off to boost her speed as she's just then slammed her hammer into the very stinger and which impaled the very deathstalker's head and as It also collapsed the bridge that Jaune and Pyrrha both quickly jumped off of, Jaune landing not so gracefully on his face, Pyrrha landing almost like a super hero at that very moment.
As Nora clumsily landed on her butt but then giggled a little as Ren got up and looked up at Team RWBY's fight with the Nevermore before passing out from just exhaustion as Yang stood atop a pillar firing off round after round at the very Nevermore while it circled her. Before it lunged at her again as This time she jumped right at it's open mouth Holding it open and now firing into it. "I. Hope. You're. HUNGRY!" she yelled as she jumped off, also just pushed the Nevermore more off course and in the direction of the cliff, slamming right into it. "Weiss." Ruby just looked to her as she's then rushed towards the Nevermore as then the very little red saw that's it was time for the grand finale has the Nevermore was starting to reorient itself when Weiss jumped at it and it's stabbing Myrtenaster into it's tail feathers, creating a wall of ice that now kept it pinned down as she then jumped glided herself back over to everyone else Blake threw her weapon at Yang who caught it and just stabbed it into the pillar she's was standing atop. Ruby then jumped up, using a shot to propel herself upwards, landing right onto the ribbon as Weiss then held it in place with a glyph has Ruby landed right beside her. "So you sure this will work?" Weiss asked."I'm fairly certain as So long as you can make the shot." Ruby grinned cheekily. "Hmph. Can I?" Weiss smirked as well but ruby looked at her just in question "Can y-" before Ruby's question could be answered she was cut off."Of course I CAN!" Weiss then immediately launched Ruby at the cliff as Ruby just caught the Nevermore's neck with her scythe as Weiss then created glyphs in front of Ruby who then used them to help her sprint up the while as she fired off shots from her scythe as dragging the Nevermore with her up to the top where one last shot was all she needed to behead the beast as it's head landing right behind her as it's body then fell to the ruins below and then it started to dissolving into nothing as it fell and it was ruby who was smiling at her new team and friend below her Ruby then turned towards everyone else at the bottom of the cliff and smiled in victory itself now.
"Well... That was a thing." As Yang chuckled a little to everyone's. Blake just rolled her eyes Alice chuckled. As jaune and the very rest smile towards her as that was very much impressive as he knows could never do something as cool as that in his whole life as The very Bullhead ride back to Beacon passed in a blur in Jaune's mind. He knew he was no longer in danger, that he was seated in between Ruby and Pyrrha, both fussed over him constantly, and it could've been just endearing, if all Jaune wanted to do wasn't sleep. But he managed somehow. To be honest, he was kind of shocked just how much praise he's just received from everyone and none of the details really sunk in as the adrenaline from his fight fully gone, and left him bone tired. All he just did was kill a Alpha Beowolf in single combat, and whilst that's was a massive thing for him personally, he's assumed that all of them had already dealt with much more dangerous things, as what with theirs official training and all as He's didn't even deny the bitterness at that thought, too tired to really care. Here he was, barely awake and whilst everyone else looked about ready to start a second fight has jaune mind pointedly ignored the fact that only he fought an Alpha Beowolf after the Deathstalker and then he has meet his team and Ruby who was being kind to him, praising how awesomes her best friend was to pretty much everyone's and that his plan was perfect and it was effective during there exams in earshot. Even if it was just to help Jaune's ego not be too damaged by his exhausted state It was still sweet for her but in the end her bravery and fast thinking as that's Did helped everyone as She was sweet… and cute… and whoa! Tired as Jaune needed to collect his thoughts before they ran out on him like that The scarred teen tried to keep afloat of the general conversations, as most of it now revolved around what teams they're would all be placed in as he's heard Weiss's nasally voice openly critique Ruby's plan of riding the Nevermore, as Yang fired back loudly. Nora joined in with the noise As Ren sighed in what he thought was acceptance and Blake shot a few terse remarks towards Weiss. Pyrrha tried to play sheep wrangler as she just attempted to calm everyone down, and Ruby simply let out a cute whine and deflated next to him as Tired jaune didn't like how accepting of Weiss's criticism she's looked, and in his tired mind, he decided poking her rosy cheek was the perfect way to knock her out of her momentary funk. It worked her very previously defeated expression as morphed into a blush, as she giggled and swatted his finger away playfully. Job completed, Jaune leaned in and whispered "Don't listen to her. You saved my life today, be proud of that Ruby". Ruby looked at him in astonishment her very pale cheeks were as reddened considerably, she poked her forefingers together, and ducked her head away and as Jaune raised a brow in confusion, worried he had done something to offend her, but Yang's teasing laugh allayed his fears and He gathered yang was someone's to punch her very little sister problems away as if they were truly a problem. And the fact as He hadn't been punched yet proved it wasn't a problem and The blond male was too tired to think about Ruby's reaction at the moment, and leant back. His right arm was no longer numb, and instead ached painfully and so finding a good resting position proved… tough He'd manage, he's always did and he had to manage as he can't go back home now and it was time to face his fears And has Beacon Academy grew closer in the viewport of the Bullhead, the weary teen wondered what his next four years would be like. Being in a school would certainly be a tonal shift now.
Hell, As the very last time he'd been in a school was… Back in Arcade with his grandfather and his very own instructors His mood suddenly sobered, he glanced at Crocea Mors, the conversations around him faded to a dull noise in the back of his mind as..... I'll prove I can be a hero, I'll prove it to you. Dad.Now he just had to believe it himself Somehow he's needs to survive.
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BEACON ACADEMY
CEREMONY HALL
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Ignore the fact that this was this first time he rarely, if ever slept with a roof over his head in the past year ! And He'd hadn't slept near someone since his family home. Definitely a concern he had not accounted for as he followed his dream when he applied here and it was time of the ceremony as the team and leader are been announced publicly to everyone's who are here and then "Next up "...Dove Bronzewing and Cardin Winchester. Russel Thrush , Sky Lark The four of you retrieved the White Knight pieces. Together you shall form Team CRDL, lead by Cardin Winchester as well congratulations young man" Professor Ozpin took a sip of his coffee now and then he announced as the next group stepped up to the stage. As To be brutally honest, As Jaune expected more when it came to be assigned teams of four. Maybe a celebration over the very fact they all triumphed? And as it Perhaps some refreshments? Dare he hope for a bottle of water ? As just then No, instead he and the very rest of the very successful students waited in small bunches and as groups of four we're as called up to a nearby stage by name and just A few others teams had already been announced, mildly cheered and sent on theirs merry way to collect theirs academy item's; clothes, bag's, weapon locker codes and room numbers. It also sunk into jaune very mind that he'd be sharing a room with three other individuals for the next four years! Ignore the fact that he rarely, if ever slept with a roof over his head in the past seven years ! He'd hadn't slept near someone since his family home. Definitely a concern he had not accounted for as he's followed his dream when he's applied here " Next up jaune Arc, Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren, Nora Valkyrie and as The four of you retrieved the white pieces and Together you will form Team JNPR As Lead by Jaune Arc." Congratulations Young Man you have made your family proud today
"L-Lead by me ?!" Jaune was surprised by this as he was standing there as everyone cheered for him and it was "Congratulations Young Man." Ozpin smiled as as Pyrrha did the vysame while just putting a hand on jaune shoulder which made him blush a little and look away with Nora cheering and Ren just silently smiling to himself as he was in the Academy he has passed.
"Next up is Ruby Rose and Weiss Schnee and Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long The four of you retrieved the White Knight pieces and Together you shall form Team RWBY. Lead by Ruby Rose." Professor Ozpin took a sip of his coffee As Ruby was surprised by this and Yang just attacked her sister with a hug...."I'm so proud of you!"Blake smiled as we'll but Weiss's face turned to a grimace. "Unbelievable..." she's muttered under her breath, but decided to keep her composure as she offered the best fake smile she could as Ruby looked like someone told her cookies were now just illegal, as Weiss might've actually had an aneurysms, As Yang picked up her little sister and showed her off, filled with so much pride, and then Blake seemed to contemplate going back to Bullhead as Not the best start to a new team that would last for four years, not in Jaune's eyes at least. But he's had faith that Ruby would pull through but Somehow as jaune gave her a thumbs up at least, that had to count for something, right? The silent cry for help in her eyes was probably a trick of the light or something.The new team RWBY bundled off stage to receive their stuff, which left only four teens left and Him, Pyrrha, Ren and Nora and it was then someone skipped up "That's right! People Our Fearless Leader is the bestest! And All fear team JNPR!" jaune couldn't stop the laugh that bubbled up from his chest and as his very blue eyes found Ruby silver ones, she returned his thumbs up back at him. Jaune couldn't help but feel like he was finally on the path to achieving his dream. He had Crocea Mors, he had his skills and survival experience and as Now he had team JNPR a best friend and as some of the best training around in the coming days How could he not be excited ? Unfortunately, he only had one problem at that time as he collected his school supplies and it was a good and simple life at the time but things just changed for the better now or worse What the hell is a scroll? As he thought to himself at the time just now.
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CITY OF VALE
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In a dimly lit office... Roman Torchwick just cursed to himself as he took a seat at his desk. His mysterious assistant whom was a short woman with Neopolitan ice cream colored hair sat on his desk coyly, kickings her legs out. "I'm sorry Neo..... Ends aren't gonna be meeting today." he's shook his very head and then it was Neo frowned but then Roman's scroll lit up with a message. "Need help ?" As he then looked down at it suspiciously and it's especially since the number was blocked and then looked to Neo and almost as if he's thought this was some sort of prank and Neo merely shook her head in denial. "Like I'd answer to this." he scoffed and as then deleting the message before he then received a call from someone's else just as now.
"Okay, now listen here you-!" As before another word could be said Roman stopped talking and He nodded along. "Resources? Yes... Uh huh... Meet you, where now ?" As Roman picked his cane up and as started to toward the very door as Neo following behind him. He tried to stop Neo from following him but then he's let out a sigh, looking out the window... "Alright, she'll come too." Roman hung up."Seems like our very little operation is about to get bigger." as smirk formed on his face as he then took out a cigar, lighting it up and leading the very way for the two of them just as now.
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NEXT MORNING
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As Weiss was just resting peacefully in her bed when suddenly Ruby appeared beside her, grinning eagerly as she held a whistle in her hand. She's immediately blew on the Whistle and as then Weiss fell out of bed screaming. "WAKE UP!" As Ruby yelled as Weiss sat up. "You could have just told me my very alarm didn't work..." Weiss rubbed her eyes before Ruby blew the Whistle in her face again as making her stagger back more."We have to get to work!" Ruby stated as she's was basically dancing at the moment "Work ? What work and On what?" As Weiss grunted while standing up. "On the most important tasks for a team to do on their first day!" Ruby exclaimed. "DECORATING!" As Yang just grinned holdings up her arms full of various items including CDs as rolled up posters and several other miscellaneous objects. "As We do have a lot of unpacking to do..." Blake stated, holding up her small luggage and that just accidentally flung open. "And as organizing...the very place" ~Don't you worry about the dark ~ I will light up the Night with the life in my ~ heart,~I will burn like the sun~ I will keep you safe and warm~ As the very song was just being played in the background as the very team got to work settings up their dorm room with as Blake stacking various books onto a shelf, but notably tucking a couples in the very back of the shelf hidden behind other books, her eyes darting from side to side now has then yang was just hanging her posters up and also putting her CDs onto a little CD shelf as she just brought with her just now.
~Like the smell of a Rose on a Summer's day ~I will be there to take all your fears away,~ As the song just played in the background Weiss hung up a painting to liven the room's look and as make it look a little more sophisticated as Ruby hung the curtains up using her scythe to help her do it, but wound up having to stitch the curtain back together after it was ripped upon her moving her scythe down upon it now and as she has done it now ~With the touch of a hand~I will turn your life to...~ The very room was ready and....."This is a total mess." Blake stated as she was now looking at the mass they all have made togethers just then now.
"Yeah..." Yang agreed, noting all the clutter and how the beds were just practically stacked on top of each other in an uneven mess."We have to do something with this..." Weiss just admitted."Why don't do bunk beds?!" Ruby grinned."Sounds great!" Yang raised a fist up confidently."It's would help at space saving..." Blake agreed."As Well how about we put it to a vote." Weiss argued."I think we just did." As Yang chuckled before the four got to work Needless to say, it was still a mess but as it was at least manageable and livable. "Now that's room set up is done..... It's time for class. First today we's have to do Grimmology at 9 AM with Professor Port..... Ooh I remember him...now" Ruby laughed a little. "Oh yeah, Dad's friends." Yang rolled her eyes, remembering his long winded stories. "Well maybe he won't be as bad in class as he is when he's hanging out with Dad..." As she told them as she did hope as last times she saw him her dad and him what basically mass as it's took uncle qrow insistence then to situation became more complicated as it's a better world to describe the entire situation afterwards now. "Wait... Did you 9 AM?" Weiss said before pausing as then Before anyone could question Weiss as she just then pointed to the clock on the wall she's hung up in the room. "It's 8:55!" As then In that's very instant all the girls quickly dashed out of the room, Yang notably still adjusting her uniform and as Ruby stumbling a bit from putting on her shoes still "8:57?!" As Weiss just admitted and panicked as Blake shoved her over and the rests of them out of the door and started barreling down the hall with the very rest of her team following in pursuit of her as they all we're just running together towards there very class as not noticing as Professor Ozpin merely chuckled a little while taking a sip of his morning coffees and Glynda was looking at her wrist watch and looked towards her student as she knows just how things might go in the future now Outside of Port's classroom stood jaune who held open the door for the Team's to enter and followed them in himself, sitting closer to the front and it's was the first day at in session as it was how there's very first day want now.
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AFTER CLASS
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It turned out a scroll was the communications device as it was one of the few things Jaune had seen on his many travels till now but never understood as it's very own purpose How he had heard its name before now was kind of absurd in his opinions and in learning and it was then but now he knew and that's very purposes was all that mattered in this line of work as in the very past there was only telegrams or messengers but just with the aggression upgrading in communication has saved many lives and time in the matters of fact and it was then he's realised just have he was receiving his own comic and stuff over the year's by now Honestly it was all kinds of blessing as he's never knows or just realised it till now as he's just followed his team down winding white walled corridor's, still quite exhausted, he's just didn't engage in much conversation as they walked as they were all done with there class's and it was time to go back to there dorm room to rest as it's was still Nora who talked enough for all four of them it seemed. He didn't quite understand most of what she spouted, but he gathered 'pancakes' would somehow be involved, Ren acted like a man who had and would persist through Nora's antics with his head held high, and sanity somehow intact It's was almost admirable.
As Pyrrha stayed beside him and as made sure jaune didn't collapse back to his knees. It was appreciated, whilst his legs were no longer numb as they did ache painfully, and all he just wanted to do was curl up and sleep the rest of the day away as Eventually, the very newly named team JNPR their room Jaune watched in amazement at how Pyrrha casually used her scroll to scan the keypad on the wall as next to the door and the door just opened, it was… kind of mind-blowing to jaune how versatile the small device was and It could also be used to browse the internet and even use buy things to be delivered directly to them as he never did know about that some many different thing as he just could order online and cost less as jaune thought and then it had been so long since he'd been around such technology as Most villages he just came across had a single CCT receivers unable to send off long ranges transmissions but then merely receive them in cases of kingdom wide emergencies or As communications between different villages and regions But now as he held such a device capable of feats better as than he had seen since his… journey began... It was a shame he was so bad at using the damn thing He damn near crushed the scroll when he's had been issued it, only Pyrrha's understanding's instructions just made him realise how delicate the thing's were.... Still, he was surprised all students we're just given such a devices on enrolment. Not only that! Each of his team carried a bag filled with school uniforms and books, bags and other useful utensils as They we're just handed these commodities for FREE! and as the idea was insane in Jaune's bartering centred mindset Nothing was even given for free in the wilds and it Only through trade or services were goods given and received and it that's wasn't even the craziest thing's that's jaune had been given in his life. All students were given a loan, a Lien loan and To be paid back to the academy when fully employed and then earning over a certain amount of earnings has Honest to god Lien being given away for free! What was wrong with these people? Jaune had never seen as much Liens in his entire life. And each student received such a loan. Jaune didn't know how much the Lien was just worth in the grand scheme of things, frontier villages never used the stuff. As They thrived off meats, pelts and as Grimm exterminations and plastic card's with little number's on them didn't amount to much. But here in Vale? He actually had a means of payment! He had almost been laughed out of a local smithy when he's offered to pay for Crocea Mors's maintenance with some wolf pelts. That had been quite an eye-opener to the young blond knight.
But, jaune could ponder his new found wealth laters. As He and then his very team entered their new living accommodations for the next four years now It was… astonishing to Jaune's very pragmatic mind The door entered into a large by his standards common room, equipped with various recreational activities as a Tv, what he just thought as he remembered as a games consoles and but then as bookshelf filled with many different titles Against one of the walls were their new weapon lockers, each then labelled with one of theirs names. Apparently and his scroll could summon his locker anywhere in Vale and deposit his weapon's to him! Across from them was a sliding door that was to stepped out onto a balcony that overlooked Beacon's grounds and Further in was their bedroom four single beds with a nightstand in between the direct partner's beds. And even further in was communal sinks and it very bathroom stalls and even multiples shower now. Free Gods-damned Running Water! As It was insane just how much space they had to themselves, Jaune would've accepted a shack and a hole in the ground, as it would've still been an upgrade from his previous living arrangements. But no, Beacon straight up gave four teenagers a full-blown apartments! He tilted his head and nearly gasped and There was even a small kitchenette in the corner of the very commons room. He wondered if his team would appreciated a cooked rabbit one of these days. He was sure he'd be able to make it actually taste of something's with some extra spices. All in all Jaune was gobsmacked, and the first things he did when he just realised the free water was warm, was excused himself from his team and took a long, long, long shower as Making up for lost time. He juycaught Nora cackle at his as almost desperate run towards the warm water, and as Pyrrha let out a small chuckle He's didn't care and they could laugh all they wanted when they lived a life where's clean water was a luxury, never mind warm water Having showered for perhaps a tad too long Jaune exited the shower room in just his black compression top and torn jeans. He's found his very team unpacking and chatting amicable Well, Pyrrha and Ren were amicable, Nora was… just Nora at the time "And as that's why's me and Ren are together, but not together, together, yaknow?" As She was….... energetic ? "Who's not together?" He asked as he brushed his now loose hair from his eyes, when not tied, it reached down to his shoulders nearly. He just sat on the only unoccupied bed and damn nearly shrieked when he sank into it's comforting form now.
Nora cackled again, but answered; "me and Renny! We've been together all our lives! But not that kind of together, yeah?" Jaune turned to Pyrrha in hope for some kind of translation. But when he turned and he realised she stared directly at his covered chest, red on her cheeks Jaune's compression top did not leave much to the imagination when it came to his very own definition Jaune was completely oblivious to this, his view of the compression top purely pragmatic, As for warmth, an extra layer from the elements. As He then turned to Ren who simply shook his head, and asked him a question. "How are you feelings now, Jaune ? I can imagine the shower helped." As he was happy as now "You have no idea", he sighed dreamily "but I feel a lot better now but tired But I am kind of excited for... tomorrow". As jaune told them as then Ren nodded, "understandable, Ad you did contend with an Alpha Beowolf's and then win and then before Deathstalker as well that's can be exhausting most would be quite tired after such an encounter." As ren told him Jaune smiled, and rubbed his head, "ah, it was nothing, I'm sure any of you would've handled it much better". As he told them as everyone looked at eachother for an moment and "Actuallys, we probably woul-" As Nora was cut of by his partner "Jaune, you haven't put your weapon away yet", As his partner reminded him, and sure enough as he hadn't even realised he had taken Crocea Mors into the shower with him. It was almost instinctive to take the blade wherever he went as He just glanced through the open door into the common room, and spotted the lockers as He looked down at Crocea Mors. The idea of being separated from what was essentially his lifeline whilst in the wilds was…as unnerving, it left a vulnerable feeling in his chest now.
"Do…Do you think I could keep..... Crocea Mors with me? I swear it shall stay sheathed… it's just....", he's trailed off, kind of embarrassed that's he needed his weapon to feel safe at night at all time's as it was his last connection to his family and homeland as when he had given Crocea Mors up last night, he had lied to Ruby and, as he hadn't gotten more than an hour or two of slee as His mind kept playing tricks on him, that he was defenseless, at the mercy of wild Grimm, and strange people that's he needed to get his trusty blade back. The thought of sleeping with that mindset for the next four years rattled him for a while but jaune first trust these people now then it might be a smooth few year's Thankfully his team sympathised and each nodded to his request he just then bowed his head in thank and tucked the sheathed blade against his bed frame, within reach to draw and defend at a moments notice No one or no thing would catch him unawares. Not again as the very champions fighter watched her partner almost cradle his weapon, before he placed it against his bed. It concerned her, understandably, for someone of her age to be so against the very idea of putting their weapon away but then again even just in the other room….. AsJust what had her blond partner been through in the wilds that might have frightened him to behave like this She's was curious, deathly so. But the idea of asking the questions that plagued the tip of her tongue felt… intrusive, rude. She didn't want to damage or strain the very beginnings to theirs very relationship so soon into its formation Not a romantic relationship of course....! I meant a working or friendly relationship. But he does have very nice muscles The redhead covered her face and just as banished those thoughts and she's was a disciplined fighter not a silly schoolgirl with her first crush. She kind of was though The whole point of coming to Beacon was to become just another girl, a perfectly normal, 4-time champion fighter, girl. As Nothing strange or unusual about that. Not at all. And as the very fact Jaune was completely unaware of her own accomplishments, and she's just wanted to keep it that way ? As always Totally normal girl thoughts as She just needed to get off this train of thought stat!"How about we get to know each other?" She broached, "Since we are to be a team for the.... next four years. It serves to reason that we should at least introduce ourselves properly?" As she told him.
"Ohh, I like that! Good idea super champion !" Jaune tilted his head towards Nora's "super champion ?" As then everyone's just even ren looked towards her just a moment to process what she just had said just now
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"Anyway !" As Pyrrha plowed over Jaune's questions as the awkwardness gives by Nora herself "So..does anyone want to go first ?" As Nora's arm shot up like a rocket and like bear she waved it wildly as if begging for a teacher's attention in a stacked classroom. As It looked more comical in a communally bedroom with four people. But Pyrrha appreciated the enthusiasm.
"Okay, Nora you go-" a knock on theirs front door cut her off, it also distracted Nora as Who jumped off her bed immediately and as ran to the door, and swung it open. "PASSWORD?" She's demanded, fists placed on her hips like a prison guard. A high pitched voice Pyrrha recognised, timidly replied; "uh..… cookies ?" As that what was heard just now "Hmmm….. just not as good as pancakes, but the queen of this realm will accept!" As Ruby let out an offended squeak as Nora dragged the smaller girl into their common room, the rest of team RWBY followed behind. As Yang openly laughed at her sister's misfortunes and as The blond bombshell turned to Pyrrha and the very rest of team JNPR. She's stalled as she just spotted Jaune in his compression top, and not in his whatever that night suit was the other day as she whistled, "very nice !!!"
"YANG!" Cried her young sister, cheeks flush as she was pressed into Nora's attack hug. "What, I'm just saying what we're all thinking, right ?" She flung her gaze to Blake and Weiss, both blatantly avoided her eyes. She laughed and waved. "Yo! Turns out we're neighbours and our dear leader wanted our teams to meet 'properly'". Ren, who had stepped over to Nora and prised poor Ruby from her very grip, nodded. "A sound idea... As we were just about to give out in our introductions ourselves and as Please make yourself comfor-" Yang had already plopped down onto one of the single seater chairs and leant back as the black haired male just shook his hair and let Nora drag him to the large couch placed against the far wall. He was shoved into the corner seat and Nora planted herself snug against him. The white haired Schnee stepped up to Jaune and Pyrrha, " As I do apologies for the.... Very uncouthness of my teammates ... my thanks for allowing us to enter in your very humbled a bow" The redhead just smiled towards her and as Jaune looked fairly uncomfortableness with the tonal shift from the last time he's had interacted with the prim and proper girl as she's had berated him when they first met now.
"Uhh, sure", he just did struggled out, "no problem….. welcome to our dorm ?" The girl inclined her head in acceptance and daintily placed herself into another's single seater chair That left only one remaining single seater, and as the rest of the admittedly large couch. But then the very final member of team RWBY as just nodded at Jaune and Pyrrha as then perched upon a desk that lay against the wall the couch was pressed upon. Pyrrha wondered why the couch wasn't a good enough seat for the girl, but shrugged it off and This is actually worked in her favours. With one single seater left, she could angle it to where she and Jaune had to sit next to each other on the couch, whilst Ruby took the final single chair It was an utterly scandalous plan in her mind being sat next to her maybe crush ? What would the tabloids think? As World champion turned harlot! As So engrossed in her own devious idea, she had no time to reacted when Jaune took the last very remaining single seater and it's which left herself and RWBY's team leader to sit next to one another on the couch. Okay…" Ruby began, her voice trailed off into silence as seven heads turned to stare directly at her. She shrunk into herself and Suddenly, it seemed like Ruby was having second thoughts towards her initial cross-team introductions Thankfully, it looked like her big sister took pity and started. "So yeah, I guess we should just go in a circle and very introduce ourselves maybe say one thing of interest about ourselves?" As The very blond looked arounds the room and noticed no one volunteered. "Okay, I'll go first, I'm Yang Xiao-Long, and I enjoy long walks on the beach.., and I am just the best at puns…" As then Ruby paled at that's how the introduction started and she expected this ?
Darn it Yang !!!!!
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