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A/N: -pulls a gun on Chibi Ruby- Now you better leave a comment on this chapter or else the cutie gets it! I’m not playin Ruby’s gonna get it-!! Comment, or else imma bout to blast this Chibi like a duck! I'm not jokin! -puts the gun in her face- Ruby may be able to eat a mean cookie but can she eat a bullet??! Let’s find out! You don’t wanna find out? Well you better leave a comment on this chapter! Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[BEACON HALLS: YOUR POV]} The Family Visitation weekend has come and gone. You and Luna spent an amazing time with your mother, having taken her to your favorite places in Vale. You said your goodbyes Sunday night, as she took off back to Solaris. She gave you a final piece of advice, encouraging you to be brave and tell Blake how you feel about her. You set out the next day after class to do just that. There was only one problem though… You can’t find her anywhere! For the last three days you

Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[BEACON CAFETERIA; YOUR POV]} The students of Beacon are all gathered in the cafeteria early Friday morning for breakfast. You’re sitting with your team, with your usual group with teams RWBY and JNPR. It’s a week after the Feelings Jam, and the initial awkwardness has passed. Ruby, Yang, and Nathan have bonded more as a family, and the teasing from Anna and Nora has died out. “Students? May I have your attention, please?” Glynda raises her voice, standing at the back of the cafeteria. The voices in the room quiet, as everyone turns their attention to her. “As you all may be aware, today is the start of family visitation weekend for first-year students. I expect you all to be on your best behavior, and to do well to represent our school. You’ve all been given the day off of classes to prepare. Visitors should be starting to arrive shortly. Have fun!” With that, she walks off, and the students

A/N: Had this idea for a while! Going to be working on this in between updates of Allied with Giants. You’re a 15 year-old Gem human, and your Mom was a Gem called Strawberry Quartz. And the ship will eventually be Lapis x Male Reader. Enjoy! _=_=_=_=_=_ GEM GLOW _=_=_=_=_=_ It's a bright, shining day in Beach City. A gentle breeze is blowing through the town, the air is the perfect temperature, and a nice, peaceful vibe has settled over the town. Truly, nothing could ruin such a perfect day. “NOOOOOOOOO!!” …except maybe this. “This can’t be happening! This has to be a dream!” Steven yells. The energetic 13 year old and you had gone to the nearby Big Donut for some of his favorite ice cream treats, Cookie Cats. Only to learn shortly after you arrived they were sold out, and that they weren’t ever getting more. “(Y/N)! (Y/N)!” Steven runs up to you, clinging to your torso. “Please! Tell me I’m dreaming!” “Hey, easy there Steven, it’s okay,” you try reassuring him, patting

A/N: So, seeing as I didn’t really get any votes for the ship, I’ve decided to go with the poll from the last version of this story! So you’ll be shipped with… Blake! …and maybe Velvet if I can find a good way to work her in since they did technically tie for first… Anyway, get ready for some more backstories, cuz the teams are about to have a feelings jam! Also, you can thank my best friend for the idea of Nathan’s backstory. Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[BEACON DORMS; YOUR POV]} It’s been a week since the confrontation at the docks. You and Blake were eager to use the tracker you had planted to chase down Torchwick and confront him, but as your luck would have it, the crime leader had abandoned the airship in the middle of a forest, and the trail had run cold yet again. At the moment, your team as well as Teams RWBY and JNPR are gathered in your common room, sitting on the various pieces of furniture, except for Ruby

A/N: Get ready for some backstories and some action let’s go! Also, your BT is heavily modified, so he has access to multiple Cores! Yes, this might make him a bit overpowered but this is more fun! All of the Monarch Cores are enabled by default. He has a Flight Core that operates similarly to how Viper did in the campaign, but he can’t fly for extended periods. He has a Smart Core that works with the X0-16 and 40mm as well as the Predator Cannon. The Flame Core has been replaced with a Dust Core, meaning he can cover a large area in any element type of dust he has equipped. The Sword Core temporarily doubles his movement and attack speeds. And my personal favorites, the Salvo Core and Laser Cores operate pretty much as normal. (yes im a Tone and Ion main fight me about it) And if anyone has an idea for the name of your sword lemme know. Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[DOWNTOWN BEACON; THE NEXT DAY; THIRD POV]} The remainder of teams LNAR and RWBY were out on the streets of Vale, searching for their missing teammates. Ruby sighs. “Oh… They’ve been gone all day…” “Blake’s a big girl, I’m sure she can handle herself,” Weiss says, unworried. “Plus (Y/N) is probably with her, for whatever reason.” “Because he’s worried about her?” Anna tilts her head, giving the white-haired girl a look. “Weiss come on, she’s our teammate,” Yang says, crossing her arms. “Is she?” The heiress questions. “We all heard what she said last night.” “Weiss.” Ruby scolds, growing at her. “Maybe she is, maybe she isn’t. Either way, she and (Y/N) are missing, and we need to find them.” Yang continues. Weiss huffs a bit. “A member of the White Fang, right under our noses.” “Remind me why we brought her?” Nathan growls, clearly still upset about last night. “Oh don’t you even start,” the heiress glares at him. “As far as I’m concerned you have some explaining to do yourself! How do we know that you aren’t a part of the White Fang too?!” The redhead turns around, glaring back at her. “Oh so now I’m a suspect? I thought yesterday there was ‘no way I could have ever been associated with those degenerates’?” “Well I thought the same thing about Blake, but it’s clear I was wrong about that.” Nathan lets out a sarcastic laugh. “Oh, you’ve been wrong about more than just that Ice Queen.” “Lock it down, both of you!” Luna orders, stepping between the two and pushing them away from each other. “Regardless of who’s right and who’s wrong, Blake is missing. And my darling idiot brother in all his noble chivalrous nonsense has followed her to help her with whatever hangups she has.” Ruby nods in agreement with her fellow leader. “Right. We need to find them and get this mess sorted out, and we all need to help do it.” Weiss perks up. “Oh! You know who might be able to help? The police.” “Ugh, Weiss…” Ruby growls, clearly starting to get fed up with her partner’s attitude. “It was just an idea!” “Yeah, a bad one.” Anna scoffs, walking ahead. “Weiss I think we should hear her side of the story before we jump to any conclusions,” Yang reasons as the group starts walking again. Weiss follows behind. “And I think once we hear it, you’ll all realize I was right.” “Yeah and I think I’ll stop eating meat and tell everyone how fuckin great it is to be vegan,” Nathan adds sarcastically, walking past her. “And I think Weiss’ hair looks wonderful today!” A new voice says behind them, startling the group and causing them to turn around, revealing it to be Penny. “Agh! Penny! Where did you come from??” Ruby yelps out. “Hey guys!” Penny greets, not seeming to notice she startled the group of teenagers. “What are you up to?” The group all exchange a look before Yang speaks up. “We’re looking for our friends Blake and (Y/N).” “Oh! You mean the Faunus girl and the Pilot!” They all stare at the ginger girl in surprise for a moment. “How the heck did you know she’s a Faunus?” Anna questions her with a tilt of her head. “Uh, the cat ears?” Penny says, gesturing to her head. Yang raises her eyebrow. “What cat ears? She wears a… bow…” Realization dawns on the two teams as a random tumbleweed drifts past. “...she does like tuna a lot,” Ruby mutters. “So, where are they?” Penny asks innocently. “We don’t know, they’ve been missing since last night,” Nathan answers with a shake of his head. “I really hope they’re okay,” Ruby adds worriedly. Penny gasps, walking up to the two of them and grabbing their arms. “That’s terrible! Well, don’t you worry my friends! I won’t rest until we find your teammates!” Ruby awkwardly smiles at the enthusiastic girl. “Uh, that’s really nice of you Penny, but we-we’re okay! Really. R-Right guys?” She looks over, to see Luna, Yang, Anna, and Weiss are completely gone. “Oh I am so stealing their snacks.” Nathan deadpans, disappointed in his team. _=_=_=_=_=_ {[ELSWHERE IN THE CITY; YOUR POV]} You’re sat at a rooftop cafe in downtown Vale, with Blake sitting next to you. Across the table, the monkey Faunus, or as you’ve come to know him, Sun, is sipping his coffee from a mug held in his tail. You take a swig of your own drink as Blake breaks the silence. “So, you want to know more about me?” The blonde lets out a short laugh. “Finally, she speaks! Nearly twelve hours and all you’ve given me is small talk and weird looks,” he says, prompting a grumpy look from the girl. “Yeah, like that.” Blake rolls her eyes, a ghost of a smirk on her face. She looks at you, a worried look on her face. “(Y/N), are you sure you want to hear this? You might not look at me the same afterward…” You give her a comforting smile, giving her arm a small squeeze. “Blake I’ve known you for almost two months now. There’s nothing you’ve done to make me mistrust you, and as far as I’m concerned there’s nothing you could tell me that could make me stop being friends with you. I mean unless you eat puppies or worse, a Twilight fan,” you jest, sipping your drink. “Ew, don’t even start!” She thwacks your arm, unable to resist a small laugh. She sighs, a serious look settling on her face. “Sun, are you familiar with the White Fang?” “Of course!” He nods, setting down his coffee. “I don’t think there’s a Faunus on the planet who hasn’t heard of them. Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps using force to get what they want. Bunch of freaks if you ask me,” he states, taking a drink. “I was… once a member of the White Fang.” Sun chokes on his coffee, sending him into a coughing fit. You nod at Blake, setting your drink down. “You mentioned as much at the dorm last night. How long were you with them?” “I was a member for most of my life actually,” she explains. “You could almost say I was born into it. Back then, things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of unity and peace between the humans and the Faunus. Despite being promised equality, the Faunus were still subjected to discrimination and hate. Most of humanity still thought of us as lesser beings. At the time, Solaris was still the only place where humans and Faunus were truly treated as equals, but there was little they could do to spread that same freedom to the other kingdoms. So, the White Fang rose up, as another voice for our people. And as soon as I was old enough, I was there. I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. I actually thought we were making a difference. But I was just a youthful optimist,” Blake sighs. “Five years ago, our leader stepped down, and a new one rose up to take his place. A new leader, with a new way of thinking. Suddenly our peaceful protests were being replaced with organized attacks. We were setting fire to shops that refused to serve us. HIjacking cargo from companies that used Faunus labor. And the worst part? It was working. We were finally being treated as equals. But not out of respect. It was out of fear.” She sets her tea down, staring at it. “So, I left. I decided I would no longer use my skills to aid in their violence. Instead, I would dedicate my life to becoming a Huntress. So here I am, a criminal hiding in plain view. All with the help of a little black bow.” She looks up, her bow twitching thanks to her ears underneath. You think for a moment before taking her hand, giving it a small squeeze. “Blake, you aren’t a criminal. You knew what you were doing was wrong, and you left before you could hurt anyone. You’re taking strides to better yourself and make the world a better place. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been to leave everything and everyone behind. That takes guts, not everyone would have the strength to do that.” Blake smiles back at you. “Thanks (Y/N). That’s… really sweet of you to say.” She squeezes your hand back, letting it go. Sun smirks at the two of you, taking a breath. “So, have you told your friends any of this?” “Other than (Y/N) here, no.” Blake shakes her head. “I’m not sure most of them would understand. Ironically, I feel like his team would be more accepting than mine,” she sighs, sipping her tea. “They’re probably out searching for us right now, if my missed calls from Luna are anything to go by,” you mutter. [27 missed calls and 37 unread messages from Princess Luna at the moment, Pilot] BT says in the communicator in your ear. Blake shakes her head. “They can wait, we have bigger things to worry about.” Sun nods, finishing his coffee. “So what's the plan?” “I still don’t believe the White Fang are behind these robberies. They’ve never needed that much dust before.” “Well, what if they did?” Sun asks. “The only way to that they didn’t do it, is to go to the place where they would most likely go to if they were to do it, and not find them there… right?” You both stare at him for a moment in confusion. You clear your throat. “Um, I think what he’s trying to say is if we go to the next spot likely to get robbed for its dust, we’ll run into the true culprits.” “Well yeah if you wanna be boring,” he pouts. Blake hums. “The only thing is, I have no idea where that would be.” [If I may, I think I have found a possible target.] BT’s voice comes from your scroll, startling Sun. “Dude, what the heck? Your scroll can talk??” You ignore him, opening your scroll and setting it on the table. “Go ahead BT.” [I have accessed local shipping manifests. Records indicate a Schnee Company freighter is offloading a shipment of dust this evening.] A map of the docs appears on your scroll, a waypoint appears at the offload point. Sun tilts his head. “Huh, I heard something similar on the boat I was on yesterday. Your scroll really knows its stuff.” Blake smiles, standing up. “Good work BT. Let’s get a move on.” The blonde boy follows her as you pay the cafe bill. You go to put your scroll away but stop. “Actually. BT be ready to deploy. I have a feeling this will get messy.” [Understood Pilot. I will rendezvous with you as soon as I can.] You nod, putting your scroll away, and follow your two friends. _=_=_=_=_=_ {[VALE DOCKS; THAT NIGHT]} You and Blake are currently laying on the roof of a warehouse at the docks. You’re dressed in your Pilot gear, with your L-Star and sword on your back. Your helmet is sitting between you. You’re looking through a set of electrobinoculars, scanning the docks below you. They’re filled with blue shipping containers, all of them plastered with the Schnee logo. “That is a lot of dust…” You mutter, handing the binoculars to Blake so she can get a look. “Why is there no security?” She wonders, her bow twitching. “After the train robbery, you’d think this place would be teeming.” You glance at her. “The one Weiss talked about last night. Was that you..?” She sighs, setting the binoculars down. “Yeah, that was me. It was when I left actually.” “Do you ever regret it?” The Faunus girl thinks for a moment before shaking her head. “No, not at all. If I had stayed, I might have become something horrible, doing whatever I thought was necessary to further the cause…” “Well, I’m glad you did. Wouldn’t have met one of my best friends if you hadn’t,” you say with a short laugh. She lets out a small giggle, smiling at you. “Oh gods can you two just kiss already?” Sun groans from behind you, munching a banana. The two of you blush, looking back at the monkey Faunus. “Shut up Sun! It’s not like that!” “Yeah sure it isn’t,” he smirks, sitting next to you. “Other than your schoolyard crush, did I miss anything?” “Not really,” Blake answers. “They’ve offloaded all the crates from the boat. Now they’re just sitting there.” “Cool, I stole you guys some food.” He says, pulling out two apples. The black-haired girl raises an eyebrow at him. “Do you always break the law without a second thought?” “Hey weren’t you in a cult or something?” he shoots back, earning a glare from both you and Blake. “...Okay, too soon.” The three of you are interrupted by a loud engine overhead, a strong wind blowing over the rooftop. You look up, seeing a Bullhead flying overhead. Its spotlights light up the docks as it descends to land. You slide your helmet on, pulling out your Smart Pistol. “BT, what’s your ETA?” [I am en route, Pilot. ETA five minutes.] his voice says inside your helmet. The doors of the Bullhead open, figures wearing white stepping down the ramp. “Oh no…” Blake mutters. “Is that them?” Sun asks, squinting at the figures. “Yes… It’s them…” “You really didn’t think they were behind it, did you?” You ask her, worried. She shakes her head. “No. I think deep down I knew. I just didn’t want to be right.” “Hey, what’s the holdup?” Someone yells down below you. A man steps off the Bullhead, wearing a white coat and a bowler hat. “We’re not exactly the most inconspicuous bunch of thieves at the moment, sooooo why don’t you animals pick up the pace a bit?” “Guessing that’s Roman Torchwick,” you conclude, getting into a kneeling position. “Looks like Ruby was right too.” “This isn’t right. The White Fang would never work with a human. Especially not one like that.” She stands up drawing her sword. “Hey, where are you going?!” Sun asks, just as she jumps off the roof and runs into the crates. He sighs, looking at you. “She’s gonna get herself hurt, what do we do?” You hum, standing up. “BT is still three minutes out. Until he gets here we’re on our own. Keep an eye on Blake, if she needs help back her up. I’m going to investigate that Bullhead.” The monkey Faunus frowns at you. “Who the heck is this BT guy you keep talking about??” “And spoil the surprise?” You grin, activating your cloak. You jump off the roof, grappling onto the crane overhead, using it to swing to the Bullhead. You land on the roof, the noise alerting a White Fang guard standing nearby. He looks up, but can’t see you thanks to your invisibility. Ignoring him, you pull out a remote tracker, attaching it to the top of the ship. “There, now at least if this goes sideways we’ll know where they’re going…” “Nobody move!” Speaking of which… You look down, seeing Blake has Torchwick help with her sword to his neck. The White Fang draw their weapons on her. She takes off her bow, revealing her cat ears. “Brothers of the White Fang! Why are you aiding this scum?!” Torchwick laughs. “Oh kid, didn’t you get the memo?” “What are you talking about?” “Well, the White Fang and I are going in on a little joint business venture together.” Blake moves her sword closer. “Tell me what it is or I’ll put an end to your little operation.” At that moment two more Bullheads fly overhead, hovering over the dock. “Oh boy… BT, any time now buddy,” you say nervously, getting ready to fight. An explosion goes off where Blake and Torchwick were standing. You look over, seeing the man firing his weapon at her. Blake expertly dodges every shot, before running to cover behind some of the shipping crates. “Here kitty kitty kitty…” The ginger man taunts, following her. You quietly jump down behind him, kicking him in the back of his knee, causing him to fall. “Agh-! What the-!” He aims his cane behind him, just in time to see your cloak flicker off as you kick him in the face. Torchwick growls, standing back up. “So the kitty has a playmate? Fancy gear too. Guess she prefers the expensive toys- ack!” He gets interrupted by a banana peel getting thrown in his face. Sun jumps over you, kicking Torchwick in the face with both feet. He jumps off him, landing next to you. White Fang troops drop out of the Bullheads circling overhead, surrounding you and Sun. “Take care of Torchwick!” You tell him, drawing your blade. “I’ll handle the Fang.” He nods, jumping over the troops, and runs towards Torchwick. You spin your blade in your hands, charging at the White Fang. Your fist lights up, sending out a shockwave in front of you, and lifting a few troops into the air. You double-jump over them, firing your smart pistol at them, quickly dispatching them. On your way down, you slice another one, kicking him away, colliding into two more. You look to see a group rushing you, so you toss an arc grenade at them. It goes off at their feet, sending arcs of electricity all around. The group gets shocked, falling to the ground. A backup wave of troops surrounds you, aiming their guns at you. You grin behind your helmet, both fists lighting up. You jump into the air, slamming your fists onto the ground. A bright blue wave goes out around you, causing all the White Fang to lift off the ground. [Aura Stim activated.] You draw your sword as your speed gets boosted. Dashing forward, you bounce between each enemy, quickly slicing each of them while they’re suspended in midair. You end up back in the center, holstering your blade as all the enemies fall to the ground. Taking a breath, you look for your friends. You see Torchwick has Sun on the ground, pointing his can at him. You’re about to run in, when someone yells over the docks. “Hey!” You all look over, seeing Ruby and Nathan standing on the warehouse rooftop. Roman smiles at them. “Oh! Hello little Red! And Webby! Is that you? Why it’s been too long, I was starting to think you forgot about me. Say, isn’t it past your sidekick’s bedtime?” You look up at Nathan in confusion, the hell is he talking about? Roman grins, aiming his cane at your two friends. You act quickly running forward and kicking his cane from his hand. You grab him with your left arm, throwing him into the side of a container. A familiar rocket roar starts to get closer, causing you to grin. “You got skill Torchwick, I’ll give you that. But how about I show you what real firepower is?” The roar gets louder, prompting everyone to look up past the warehouse. BT comes into view, flying towards you. He deactivates his Flight Core, landing right behind you. The impact shakes the ground, startling all the White Fang soldiers. BT opens his hatch, grabbing you, and putting you inside. He draws his 40mm, aiming at the gang leader. [Roman Torchwick. You are under arrest.] The ginger scoffs. “Oh what? Just because you have Titan you think you can boss me around? In case you haven’t noticed, you’re still outnumbered!” He yells, gesturing to three Bullheads moving toward you. They open fire, pelting you with bullets. You activate BT’s vortex shield, catching all the rounds you can. Torchwick takes the chance to run while you’re distracted. You take aim at the turbine of one of the ships, firing all your collected rounds at it. They rip through the wing of the Bullhead, sending it crashing into the dock. [Pilot, incoming infantry.] You turn around, seeing another wave of White Fang troops running towards you. You draw BT’s Ronin sword when Penny lands in front of you, a group of swords seemingly hovering around her. “Penny?” You ask, your voice coming from BT so she can hear you. “What are you doing here?” “Helping my friends!” She answers, smiling at you. Her swords spin in the air, attacking the White Fang. “Holy crap..” you mutter to yourself, amazed by her attacks. You assist her, not that she really needs it, slicing at groups of enemies with your giant sword, and targeting them with rockets. Your chassis gets pelted with another barrage of bullets, causing you to look over, seeing three more Bullheads moving toward the two of you. Penny’s swords start spinning in front of her, bright green energy starting to build up in the center. You grin, getting a feeling you know what she’s about to do. “BT, activate Laser Core.” [Understood. Laser Core firing…] The front of BT’s chassis turns a bright red. Penny and you fire at the same moment, two giant lasers firing at the Bullheads. Penny’s slices through two of them, sending them crashing into the harbor. Your Laser Core tears through the final ship, causing it to explode and crash in front of you. The sound of another turbine goes off nearby, and you look up, seeing Torchwick’s Bullhead fly off. “Next time…” You say to yourself, opening BT’s hatch and hopping out. You see Blake and Sun running towards you. “Dude! Holy shit is that a Titan? You took out those Bullheads like they were nothing!” Sun yells, excited. You let out a laugh. “Now you see why I wanted it to be a surprise?” “Holy crap!” A red blur slams into you, knocking you to the floor. You look up, seeing Ruby shaking you excitedly. “That was so awesome! I’m so glad I finally got to see you two in action! That Vortex Shield is so cool! And your Laser Core! You and Penny looked so cool when you attacked at the same time like that!” “Yeah okay, that’s enough,” Nathan says, picking up the excited girl off you, holding her up with one arm. “Ruby, we’re mad at him remember?” Ruby blinks in realization before crossing her arms, glaring at you and Blake. “Wait, yeah we are! Where have you two been?! We’ve looked everywhere for you! And who’s he?” She questions, pointing at Sun. You sigh, hearing sirens in the distance. Looks like this night just got a lot longer. _=_=_=_=_=_ {[AN HOUR LATER]} You’re all sat on crates outside the docks. You’ve already been questioned by the police, and have been cleared to go. You can’t help but notice some of them sending uneasy looks to BT, who’s currently crouched next to you. “There you are!” You hear Luna’s voice. You look over, seeing her, Yang, Anna and Weiss all coming towards you. Ruby stands up, talking quickly. “Look Weiss it’s not what you think she explained the whole thing you see she doesn’t actually wear a bow she has kitty ears and they’re actually really cute…” Weiss walks past her, and you and Blake stand up. “Look Weiss,” she starts. “I want you to know I’m no longer associated with the White Fang. Back when I-“ “Stop.” Weiss interrupts her. “Do you have any idea how long we’ve been searching for you? Twelve hours. That means I’ve had twelve hours to think about this. And in that twelve hours I’ve decided…” she pauses, all of you looking at her, curious. “I don’t care!” Blake looks confused. “You don’t care?” “You said you’re not one of them anymore, right?” “No, I haven’t been since-“ “Upupupupup!” She interrupts her. “I don’t want to hear it. All I want to know is the next time something this big comes up, you’ll come to your teammates, and not some…” she pauses, looking at Sun. “Someone else.” “That goes for you too (Y/N),” Luna scolds you. “I get you have that damn heroic streak, but we’re a team. If we don’t help each other out we’re no good to each other. So no more lone wolf stuff, got it?” You and Blake exchange a look, nodding to your teams. “Got it.” “Of course.” Your teams all smile at each other, basking in the happy moment. “Yeah! Teams RWBY and LNAR are back together!” Ruby cheers, earning a few laughs. Yeah. You don’t think you could have asked for a better team. Or better friends. _=_=_=_=_=_ A/N: and that’s it for Volume 1! Hope you enjoyed it, and please let me know what you thought! Super hyped to be writing again, so expect the start of Volume 2 soon!

A/N: So originally this and chapter 6 were going to be one big chapter but it ended up being way too long! So I decided to upload this one as is while I finish up 6 and hopefully that will be up tomorrow. So enjoy! Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[DOWNTOWN VALE; YOUR POV]} Your team walked with Team RWBY through downtown Vale. The city was being decorated and the streets were bustling with excited citizens, all excited for the coming Vytal Festival. Your group walks under a banner saying ‘WELCOME TO VALE!’ “The Vytal Festival!” Weiss exclaimed in excitement “Oh this is absolutely wonderful!” “Don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile this much Ice Queen,” Anna teases. “It’s kinda weirding me out,” Ruby mutters. The white-haired girl turns back to the group. “How could you not smile? A festival dedicated to the cultures of the world! Dances, parades, a tournament!” Luna nods. “I agree, especially with this year’s being the 100th

Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[PROFESSOR OOBLECK’S CLASS; YOUR POV]} “Why the heck would they split up teams for classes?” Nathan mutters next to you, watching Oobleck zip around the classroom. You shrug. “It is a little silly yeah.” You look over to Blake and Pyrrha who sat next to you. On the other side of the room, Jaune is asleep with Cardin sitting behind him. “Yes! Yes prior to the Faunus Rights Revolution, more properly known as the Faunus War,” oobleck continued his lecture, “humanity was quite, quite adamant about centralizing faunus population to Menagerie.” He sips his drink. “Now! While this might seem like ancient history to many of you, it is imperative to remember these are relatively recent events! The repercussions of the uprising can still be seen to this day!” He zips around the room as he speaks, at quite an impressive speed. “Have any among you been subjugated or discriminated against because of your

A/N: New content, woo! Also to clear up any potential confusion, your semblance is basically biotics from Mass Effect. Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[THE DORMS; YOUR POV]} You stirred in your bed, trying to shake off the troughs of tiredness. Through the haze, you heard the chatter of your new teammates. Sitting up, you rubbed your eyes, finally focusing your thoughts. Nathan’s voice was the first you could make out. “I’m just saying, we're not gonna have enough time to unpack before classes start.” “Only if we’re slow!” Anna’s voice argued. You looked around the dorm. Your collective pile of luggage sitting in the far right corner. You were in the bed farthest to the left of the door. “Well look whos finally up!” Luna stated, walking to your bed. “Morning, fearless leader,” you said sarcastically, swinging your legs over the edge of the bed. You ran your hands through your hair before standing to stretch. “How long have

Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[BEACON LOCKER ROOM: THIRD POV]} Luna stood next to (Y/n) while he sat on a bench, strapping the last piece of his armor on. “So which team are you looking to get in?” she asked him. “Yours, obviously.” he responded with a smirk. She rolled her eyes. “Still wanting to fall into the twin stereotype?” “Well,” he started, strapping his helmet to his side, “maybe we'll get lucky and not end up as partners.” She chuckled, strapping on her dust bandolier. They closed their lockers, and Luna bumped into a girl with red hair and bronze armor. “Oh! Sorry about that.” Luna apologized, helping to steady the girl. “Oh no it's fine, I wasn't watching where I was going,” the girl apologized. The girl locked eyes with (Y/n), and her face flushed slightly. “Umm,,, im Pyrrha. Pyrrha Nikos.” Luna shook her hand. “I’m Luna Nightingale. This is my brother (Y/n).” (Y/n) kissed the back of her hand. “Pleased

A/N: welcome back! Gonna try and update this as much as possible! Also, your sword is a human-sized version of the Ronin Prime sword Legend: ""= people talky bits []= robot talky bits {[]}= setting change _=_=_=_=_=_ {[YOUR POV]} You finish the point-to-point course, landing in the center of the bridge. [WELL DONE PILOT. YOU FINISHED IN 5 MINUTES AND 37.4 SECONDS.] “37.4?” you ask, sighing. “I'm getting slower.” You flex your muscles. “Computer. Enable armor abilities.” [UNDERSTOOD] Every Titan Pilot is equipped with an armor ability that gives them an even greater edge on the battlefield. They can vary based on preference, assignment, and even semblance if they have one. You had built your armor yourself, and had installed a few extras. [GRAPPLE: ENABLED] Putting out your left arm, a grapple cable shoots out, anchoring to the building behind you. The motor in your armor starts to retract it, sending you up to the roof before detaching. You land on your feet and