Hello again people! Initiation time! Just to let you guys know, this is the first true action I've written. Oh god the stress!

Two things first.

1. Usually I hate the stupidly cutesy stuff. Nothing really against it, I just don't like it for some reason. Though I'll make an exception for the RWBY Chibi. I don't know why but that's just adorable. Shut up, a grown man can like things like that.

2. I recently read a Story of someone who favorited me, yes I'm talking about you TheMAO17. He has a story called The Idiot, The Assassin, The Fighter, and The AI. He's a much better writer than me so I command you to look up that story! And to TheMAO17, you're welcome. :)

Chapter 7: Starting Off With A Yang, I MEAN BANG! God damn stupid puns.

Waking up to the rustles of feet and packing of sleeping bags was new to me. Sure I would usually camp out with one of my companions, but this was different.

No packing up quickly in case of someone trying to sneak up on them, no clatter of ammunition or cooking supplies. Just conversations about what the initiation was going to be like.

After a few hours of cleaning up, getting dressed and eating breakfast (Turns out pancakes are delicious!), I made my way to the locker room. There were only a few people in there. Apparently there were different initiations going on and the group I'm apart of was apparently going to the Emerald Forest.

"Locker 636, 636, where the hell is that? I don't remember counting that high." I said to no one in particular. I was just walking around looking for where I had stashed my weapons and armor.

This is why you pay attention Jaune! So stuff like this, oh there it is.

Using my scroll to open the locker I grabbed my sword and pistol and put it on. I also decided to put on the ballistic vest over my white shirt and under my duster. It was a departing gift from Joshua Graham and was the perfect mix between lightweight and protection.

I had just gotten ready when I heard the unfortunately familiar voice of one girl in white.

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

"Well that sounds grand!" I heard another voice say. Her tone filled with force cheer. Turning around I saw Miss White talking to someone. She was absolutely gorgeous, with that dark red attire and bronze out fit with actual armor. Though it really only covered her extremities. The Corset thing still showed off her curves and seemed it was more likely for looks than usefulness, though it still seemed to fit her perfectly, wait is she wearing heels!? WHY?! Any ways, I could see the well developed muscles of her arms even though she still have the attractive layer of fat to not have them truly seen. That when I saw her face. Those emerald eyes and red hair were vibrant and only added to her beauty. Snow Angel can go fuck off when this girl was around.

"Great!" Hearing the voice of the brat forced my attention back to the object of my irritation. That's when a devious smile appeared on my face, one that would match the one that Whitey had right now.

This is for the scraggly comment. I walked over and gotten between the two. "You know what else is great? Me, Jaune Arc, nice to meet ya." I said to White.

"You again?!" She glared at me and crossed her arms.

"Nice to meet you Jaune!" The red head said, butting in. I gently pusher her aside, trying not to seem all that rude. Annoy the meany first then to talk to the gorgeous, and for some reason familiar girl.

"So, Snow Angel, I couldn't help overhear your fondness for me yesterday. I couldn't help but introduce myself and sate your curiosity."

"Oh you cannot be serious! And don't call me snow angel! The name is Weiss Schnee!" She said with annoyance bordering on rage. Though that would explain the snobbish and princess attitude.

"Nice to know your name Snow Angel. Been hearing about teams, maybe if you're lucky you'll get stuck with the best." I said jerking my thumb back at myself.

"That's when the girl in armor stepped in. "I think the teams are comprised of four students each so there is a chance she will."

Look back at the girl I slid over and decide to actually talk to her this time."Well hot stuff, play your cards right and maybe you'll join up with the winning team." What can I say, when you're the beast fighter in a post apocalyptic wasteland, you get the right to be arrogant sometimes.

Of course that's when Weiss decided to interrupt us."Jaune is it? Do you have any idea who you are talking to?" She then decided to push us apart, thou she was have trouble pushing me. Cybernetic implants and metal coated bones tend to make you heavier.

"No clue Snow Angel."

"This is Pyrrha." She said while grinding her teeth at the nickname.

"Hello again!" she said in a cheery voice

"Pyrrha graduated the top of her class at Sanctum."

"Never heard of it but congrats." I said looking back at Pyrrha, only to see a slight blush on her cheeks for some reason.

"Uh, she's won Mistral's regional tournament four years in a row, a new record!"

"Sound important and congrats again."

Now Weiss was practically fuming and I couldn't help but smirk on the inside. Annoying her was way to east and much more fun than it should be.

That's when she started flailing her arms in anger. "She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes box!"

A smile grew on my face "That's why you look familiar! I love that stuff! Best cereal ever and I even brought some of that with me. I didn't think this school would serve it."

The more I talked, the deeper her blush became. Seriously what's with her? Is just really hot in here and I just didn't notice or something? "Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly the cereal isn't very good for you."

Then Weiss butted in, again."So, after hearing all this, do you really think you're in a position to ask HER to be on your team?"

"Why wouldn't I?" I said while crossing my arms. "First off, I asked her not you. Also who do you think would be in a position to ask her, you? Don't make me laugh Princess."

"I do think he would be an interesting leader." She said walking up to me.

"What! He's a fool and his type of behavior should not be encouraged!" Weiss ranted on.

"Don't be mad because Pyrrha's on board for team Jaune, and there's plenty of room for you on board. Just need a little attitude adjustment. What do ya say?" I slowly leaned in towards her.

"OK that's a bit to close." She held up her hands to keep me back. "Pyrrha, a little help please?"

Whoosh!

I suddenly felt myself moving and cried out at whatever was carrying me. It suddenly stopped when I impacted a wall. I could hear a faint 'I'm sorry' from what sounded like Pyrrha. Looking to my left, I saw I was pinned by a red and bronze spear that had snagged a loose strap of my vest.

Of course that's when the announcement came to head to the beacon cliffs. Weiss walked by and didn't even look at me while Pyrrha held out her hand and for some reason; the spear holding me up flew into her hand for some reason. I just summed it up to superpowers.

"It was nice meeting you." she said rather sheepishly.

"Same here and that was an awesome throw by the way!" I called out as she walked off.

"Having some trouble there lady killer?" Yang asked me when she and Ruby came to see if I needed help. In the reverse of what happened yesterday, Ruby was the one to help me up off the ground.

"Na, just wasn't expecting to get nailed to the wall is all. I gotta say that's a new one for me. Come on, let's get this started." With that I walked out of the room.

…

Pyrrha

Walking towards the Cliff, I knew I should have been focusing on the initiation but my mind couldn't help but wander. Mainly towards a certain blonde.

The boy didn't even know who she was. Most celebrities would have been utterly insulted or offended by something like that. I however, couldn't help but appreciate it. After years of being put in the spotlight, it felt….pleasant to be treated normally. Most people would be nice only to somehow use her fame for themselves. Being put on a pedestal and being 'elevated' by society separates you from the people who put you there to begin with. Becoming a huntress seemed like my destiny from an early age, now it's my only chance to have somewhat of a normal life. I was hoping that Beacon would be different and it seems I was correct.

It also helped that Jaune was handsome in a messy sort of way.

Now all I had to do was somehow makes sure we get put on the same team. If it really came down to it, using that same trick in the locker room could work again. Though what were the odds of having to pin him to a wall or tree would guarantee we would become partner. That would just be ridiculous….right?

…

Jaune

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

Standing on the Cliffside, I could immediately tell something was up. My danger alarm was going off in my head and the way they instructed us to stand on the plates with Beacon's logo only made it more obvious.

I was standing on the last panel on the far right and next to Ruby. Looking at a few of my fellow students, I saw a few that I recognized. Blake, Weiss, Pyrrha and an orange haired girl who tried to steal my pancakes this morning. Thought the way the big guy in armor and dark orange hair struck me as a bully. That 'I'm better than you' face was easily recognizable. I had seen several times when dealing with some Brotherhood knights or a NCR soldier with a bloated egos. I was going have to watch this guy, wasn't I?

"Now I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of teams." This time it was Ms. Goodwitch who got my attention. "Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given team mates, today"

I heard Ruby give a little whine. It was still adorable though.

"Your team mates will be with you for the rest of your time here at beacon. So it is in your best interest with whom you can work well." Ozpin said, taking over.

And another little whine from Ruby. She does not work well with people I'm guessing.

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

I don't know if I was imagining it, but I swear I heard Ruby's hopes shatter.

"After you have partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die."

Well, THAT was reassuring. Still nothing I can't handle. Still, no way would a school like beacon half ass something like this. My guess, they're going to throw us near someone they think would be a good partner and have us think it was by chance. Hah! I see through you plans Ozpin! For you have never encounter someone like me befo….wait, how are we getting down?

"…You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. You will guard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"

"Uh yeah…Sir…" I said raising my hand.

"Good! Now take your positions."

Oh you did not just ignore me!

"Hey headmaster! How are we getting there exactly?" I yelled at him, letting a little irritation into my voice.

He turned to me with a raised eyebrow and looked at me as if he were inspecting a car that caught his eye. "It's simple, you will be falling."

That's when I saw Weiss go flying after the panel she was standing on suddenly catapult her into the sky. Looking down at panel I was standing on, I suddenly realized why my instincts were telling me I was in danger.

Looking back at the headmaster I said the one thing that came to mind. "You're a sadist aren't you?"

With those final words I felt myself get thrown into the air.

…

You know something? I was actually enjoying flying through the air at 'break all your bones' speed. I'm pretty sure the force of me landing would definitely kill me despite the gravity difference. Though I was as calm as could be. I had power armor to save me and I knew that people would suddenly wonder why I had advanced armor all of a sudden, but I was confident in my bullshitting abilities.

I was reaching for my pipboy when a thought suddenly entered my head. What the hell is that whooshing noise?

The next thing I know is my back slamming into a tree.

Feeling the blood rush to my head, I down to see how close I was to the ground. To my surprise, all I saw was blue sky and a familiar spear that was between my legs (Get you mind out of the gutter!) and was currently nailing the bottom of my duster to the tree.

Well that's just great. Now I'm stuck here. Can't even move my arms because there stuck by the duster. Guess I just wait.

That's what I did. Then I waited some more, and then some more.

"~I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle, as I go riding merrily~ oh hey snow angel! A little help please!" I called out after seeing Weiss walk into the little clearing, then to have her immediately walk away.

"Jaune?"

I turned towards the voice only to see Pyrrha standing there with her arms crossed. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on whom you ask, my downward facing position gave me an...interesting view. I cold immediately feel my cheeks heat up. Good thing i could blame it on the blood rushing to my head.

"Do you have any spots left on your team?" She asked with a joking smile.

"Ha ha very funny." I said rolling my eyes, but I couldn't help but smile. "So I'm guessing you wanted me as your partner, huh. Considering the over sized toothpick holding me up."

She looked away with an embarrassed blush on her cheeks while rubbing the back of her head.

"So, can you get me down? I think I'm starting to blackout from the blood rush." I suddenly felt a shift in my weight as the spear flew into her hand.

Of coarse that's when I was free from the tree, and fell 15 feet, face first.

*THUNK*

...

Walking through the under brush, Pyrrha and me were making pretty good time. Despite being in heels, she made her way through the forest as easily as if she were walking down the street. We started moving once I reset my nose. Yes, it was painful and seemed to catch Pyrrha off guard how once I reset it, I just shrugged off the pain. Thankfully the damage was almost completely healed by now, thank you Monocyte Breeder.

We were walking in a comfortable silence when we heard a few gunshots in the distance.

"Well, looks like it's really kicked off." I said following her as she shoved a branch out of the way, only to have it spring back and hit me in the.

I held up my hand to my cut cheek. I may have taken worse but pain still hurts. "Jeez, what's up with me getting hurt around you?"

"Oh, I'm sorry." She said turning back to me.

I just waved her off. "Don't worry it's just a scratch."

"Why didn't you activate your aura just now or when you fell from that tree?" She said with her head slightly turned to the side.

"My what?"

"Your aura."

"Gesundheit."

Her face suddenly became one of suspicion. "Jaune, do you… know what aura is?" She said perking her eyebrow.

"Of course I know what it is, yes. Maybe. No. Some sort of soul thing, I didn't really get the description." I said with a shrug. It's not my fault the description made it all

"Aura is the manifestation of our soul. It bears our burdens and shields our hearts. Have you ever felt as if you were being watched and knowing that someone was there?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm really good at stuff like that." That's sort of skill number one to survive the wasteland.

"With practice, Aura can be our shield. Everyone has it, even animals."She said while inspecting me for some reason.

"And I'm guessing that Grimm don't."

"No. They are soulless creatures of darkness. And to them, we are the light."

"Please," I scoffed, "people have darkness in them too." Seen too much of that honestly.

She frowned at that, but then shifted into a calm look. "Exactly, everyone has both darkness and light in them. Understanding both allows us to manifest our Aura. By bearing your soul outwards as a force, you can deflect harm. All of our tools are conduits for Aura. You project yourself and your soul when fighting."

"Force field."

She looks a bit taken aback by that. "What?"

"It's basically a force field."

"If...you want to look at it that way."

"Hey, if it looks like a force field and acts like a force field, it's a force field." I replied.

She that walked over and got in my personal bubble, only to reach up and cup my cheek. "Now close your eyes and concentrate." Was the only thing she said.

"Uh…ok." Still unsure as to why, I did as she asked. That's when started saying a little speech.

"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee."

Have you ever felt refreshed after a great night of sleep and feel like you could take on the world? Well multiply that by a thousand. That's what I suddenly felt like. Of course as soon as I opened my eyes I saw Pyrrha.

"Hey are you alright I said reaching out to her, only to stop when I noticed my arm glowing white with little wisps of amber.

"I'm alright."Pyrrha said standing back up straight. "I used my aura to unlock yours, but the energy that protects you now is your own. You have a lot of it." She flashed me a smile.

I held up my hands to look at the white and amber glow. There was only one thing to say about this whole situation. "Cool."

…

Standing outside the cave, I couldn't help but be reminded of the caves I used to explore back in Zion. The cave paintings of people fighting a scorpion helped with that too.

"This is definitely not it." I said to my partner.

She then gave me a questioning glance. "I don't believe it is either, but what makes you so sure?"

"Two reasons." I said holding up two fingers. "First, Ozpin said abandoned temple. This is cave not a temple. And second, I have a lot of experiences with caves they usually have lots of bad things or one very big bad thing. I know that from experience." I wasn't lying, I mean there was the legendary fire gecko, legendary bloat fly, legendary deathclaw and Rawr. Actually, most of the Mojave's deadliest animals were in caves now that I think about it

"If you say so." She said and started walking in the opposite direction.

We stopped in our tracks however when we heard a howl from our right. Out of the bushes came a pack of thirty Beowolfs, all with bone plates and masks. They all just stood there observing us for a minute before one of the younger one charged. Waiting until it was close enough, I unsheathed my blade and used that momentum to cut its head off.

I then pressed the button on the sheath and put the shield on my arm. "Pyrrha, divide and conquer." Her answer was a nod and pulling out her own sword and shield.

As if a starting whistle blew to start a game, Pyrrha and I ran in opposite directions and forcing the pack to split in half.

The Beowolfs rushed at me with wild abandon. The first came at me with a swipe of its claw which I caught on my shield. Not wasting time, I stabbed Crocea Mors into the Grimm's heart. I ducked another black and white claw before ripping the sword out of the dead beast and cutting the other monsters arm off. The howls of pain filled the air, only to be silenced when I slit its throat. On and on the dance went. Stabbing, slicing, blocking and dodging it went on until there were only three left.

Wanting to finish this, I sheathed my sword in the open on top of my shield. (Looked at some pictures and found that the part that acts like a sheath is still intact while in shield form) Then I pulled out the Sequoia and taking aim at the lead wolf like Grimm, I pulled the trigger. The dust round impacted the creatures thin bone mask and splattered the dark brain matter all over the other two. These two however were bigger and seemed to be smarter than the rest, rushed me at the same time. Putting my new jumping abilities to the test, I jumped a good twenty feet in the air! Even higher than when I didn't have Aura! The whole using your soul to make you super human is awesome!

While in the air, I took aim at the back of one of the Beowolfs only to have me shot ricochet of the boney spikes. The shot still sent it stumbling forward. The other beast however, was on me as I landed. I kicked the things leg and felt its bones break, I stepped aside to let it fall down. Firing three more times into its back, the Grimm went limp and started to dissolve. Feeling a presence behind me, I swung with blindly with my shield, and catching the last Beowolf in the face. Deciding to end this quickly, I walked over to the dazed monster, shoved the barrel of my pistol under its jaw and pulled the trigger.

With all my work done, I looked over to see pull her spear out of the chest of her last Grimm. After shifting my shield back to a sheath and holstering my empty pistol, I started walking towards my partner with a smile on my face.

That smile quickly turned to panic as I a Beowolf, bigger than all the others, burst out of the trees behind her and launched its self toward the champions back. I could tell she saw my look and realized that something was behind her. The problem was I was too far away and she wasn't going to be able to turn around fast enough.

No no no! Damn it I won't let a nice girl like her die! Too far away and I didn't reload the sequoia, no choice left. Didn't expect use the pipboy so soon, too late now.

Pressing a button on the wrist mounted device, there was suddenly a large rifle made of metal and wood in my hands. The rifle was longer than most and had a bipod attached to the bottom of the barrel.

Quickly taking aim at the Grimm in midair, I let loose round after round of .308 metal rounds. The Beowolf was literally torn apart by the gunfire. Its limbs ripped off and bone armor broken and shattered like glass. The Grimm never stood a chance. I fired until my magazine was empty.

Pyrrha looked back at her would be killer and saw the dissolve black mass with a worried look and then snapped her head back to look at me. She rushed over to me and immediately eyed my rifle.

"Jaune, thank you for saving me, but how did you do that, with the weapon I mean." She asked.

I rubbed the back of my head and put on a sheepish smile. "Well, you see, the oversized computer on my wrist is called a pipboy. May not look like much, but it can break down and digitalize inanimate objects and carry all weapons, clothes, food, basically anything, so long as you don't over encumber yourself. You still feel the weight of everything. Even maps every place I've been."

She just stood there contemplating what I had just told her. "If that device can really do that, how is it not widely used and how did you get it?" she inquired.

Saying I'm an alien with alien tech won't work, only one choice. Bullshit Mode activated. "Well, my family lives away from most civilization yet me new a guy that lived by. His name was Doc Mitchell and was a scientist from Atlas. Don't know why he left, but he set up his own lab. Since I told him I would be traveling, he gave this thing to me. A little while later, he died peacefully in his sleep, but all the designs were in his head and took them with him. He also set up a failsafe that would shut down the pipboy if anyone tried to tamper with it or copy the design." That's how you do it. Mix in bits of truth and spin it the way you want it.

"I am sorry about your friend and it is interesting, but we should find_"

We were interrupted by several booming thuds coming from the cave. We though turned around, only to see the entrance to the cave burst open to a reveal a giant scorpion that would put radscorpions to shame. Its bone armor looked thick and a few lumps of dirt stuck to its shell. The golden stinger was swaying back and forth and those beady eyes were all trained on us.

I head Pyrrha whisper "Deathstalker."

"I'm guessing the gunshots woke the neighbor." I said. "This is just a suggestion, but how about we run now, kill it later, because I haven't reloaded any of my guns."

"I believe that would be for the best." She said slowly backing up alongside before we both turned on our heel and ran.

…

Turns out the 'Deathstalker' was pretty damn fast. While we were running as fast we could go, the thing was constantly snapping at our heels. Thinking quickly, I reatomized one of my go to weapons for situations like this. The Round and silver device fit in my hand like a Frisbee. After pushing a button, it seem to come to life with a hum. I threw it behind me without looking back. There was suddenly an explosion along with a hiss of pain. A strong gust of what felt like artic air hit our backs.

Taking a quick glance back, I saw the Deathstalker still running after us but much more slowly and was covered in frost, due to the freezing nature of the cryo mine.

It went on like that for a bit. Just running from the overgrown bug. That is, until we found a clearing with what looked like the remains of a temple.

"Pyrrha!" I shouted getting her attention. "That's where I think we were supposed to go!" I said, pointing to the ruins and what looked like a group of color coated people. "Pyrrha, I need you to keep this thing distracted while I go get the others!"

"WHAT!" she said with a shocked face.

"Don't worry. I'll be right back. Just trust me." I said with a wink. I branched off to get the others, who for some reason were all looking up.

"Guys! We need some help with a Deathstalk_!"

*THUD*

I was suddenly on the ground after being hit by something that landed my back. Pulling my head out of the dirt, I saw Weiss sitting on my, now probably bruised back. "Sheesh Weiss, didn't know you were so heavy. I guess someone is a fan of sweets." I said with a smirk.

Her only response was to adopt a scowl on her face, stand up and kick me in the side, then just walk away fuming.

I head a thud and saw Pyrrha come flying in and land next to me.

"You all right?" I asked

"She gave me a nod before speaking, "Yes I am alright, but what happened to you coming back?"

"Yeah sorry," pushed myself off the ground, "you can blame snow angel for that though."

Standing up I caught sight of a red blur zooming towards the Deathstalker, only to get swatted away like a bug. Ruby stood back up and shot the thing in the face, yet not even leaving a scratch. Realizing her mistake, Ruby ran back towards us while Yang went to go meet her half way. That's when I noticed the giant bird flying around. With a flap of its wings, it sent out its feathers like giant throwing knives that tried to skewer the red cloaked girl. Though failing to do that, it did manage to snag her cloak and effectively pin her to the ground. That was all the Deathstalker needed as it swung it's stinger down to impale the little reaper.

I had just reloaded my BAR and Sequoia and was about to shoot the stinger when a white blur sped towards the downed girl and suddenly, the stinger was incased in ice. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw Weiss standing over a seemingly unharmed Ruby. And…are they seriously having a conversation in front of that thing?!

While they made their way back I took the opportunity to grab one of the artifacts. I wasn't surprised that they were oversized chess pieces. From what I read about Ozpin was that he both loved chess and symbolism, no doubt they were meant to represent something. I grabbed what I guess was the Rook piece and decided to atomize it for safe keepings.

That was a mistake.

"OOOOHHHH!"

I forgot that the others were there and apparently the girl with a pink dress saw me use my pipboy. Before I could say anything she was suddenly in my face talking at several miles a minute. "What was that flashy thing? Was it magic? Are you a magician? I love magicians, almost as much sloths still nowhere as much as pancakes though. I didn't like it that one time when Zombozo tried to saw me in half. He didn't like it after I_" She was suddenly cut her off by a boy in a green outfit with black hair and pink eyes put his hand over her mouth.

"Sorry about Nora. She can get… overexcited. I'm Ren." He said after finally getting the girl named Nora to calm down, sort of.

"Seems like an understatement. I'm Jaune and my partner over there is Pyrrha." I said motion over to where the red head was watching us.

I then heard a monstrous squawk and looked up to see the oversized pigeon of a monster start flying back towards us.

"Uh guys, that things coming back around."

"Remember what Ozpin said, all we have to do is to grab an artifact and make it back to the cliffs, we don't have to fight these things." Was Ruby's answer.

I decided to speak up. "Actually were probably going to have to fight the bird, but we better do it where we aren't out in the open." I got several nods of agreement.

With that, Ruby grabbed the knight piece and ran ahead of us and back towards the cliffs.

…

We had just exited the tree line when we entered what looked like more ruins. I briefly wondered why these things were here, but I quickly pushed the thought aside to focus on the bigger issue. Such as staying out of sight of the evil murder bird. What I wouldn't give for some vertibirds for back up right now.

Pyrrha and I had just ducked behind a pillar when we heard crashing coming from behind us. Apparently the death Deathstalker broke free and had followed us. "Shit! Big, armored and ugly is back!"

Taking my statement as a cause to move, we ran towards the bridge while Nora bombarded what Weiss told me was a Nevermore (Anyone else read Poe's The Raven?).

I took a few moments to turn around and fire a few ice rounds with my BAR at the Deathstalker's already frost bitten legs. When we had made it just past the half way point of the bridge, I saw the Nevermore come back and I barely had enough time to throw myself forward before the Grimm destroyed the spot where I just was.

After a few curses, I stood up to see Ren, Pyrrha and Blake with their back to the ravine and just barely holding the scorpion Grimm off. "We have to get over there." I said, directing my statement towards Nora. Her response was to hold her grenade launcher at the ready and say "Let's do this."

"Though the lack of a bridge might be a problem."

Looking over, I saw Nora put on an almost crazy smile before she suddenly shoved me backwards and on to the ground. I barely got a word out before her launcher transformed into a FUCKING WARHAMMER! She lifted it up and was just about to bring it down on the bridge.

"Nora are you crazy!"

That's when I was sent flying and she followed saying "WEEEEE!" with pure happiness.

I guess that answers that question. Was my last thought before landing with a thud.

After getting up from the ground again, I noticed the ground was starting to crumble.

"We need to move." I said towards the other three…wait three? Where did Blake go, uh never mind.

Without another word, we all charge the Grimm. Bringing back my right arm, I tossed my BAR high into the air. I then unholstered my Ranger Sequoia and pressed a small button on my pipboy. I suddenly felt the familiar tingle of electricity flooding my nerves as the world seemed to slow to a crawl. I saw the Deathstalker in full detail now, everything from the small scars from previous fights to the hate gleaming in its beady orange.

Taking aim, I saw six red dust bullets tear through the things largest eyes and filling the sockets with fire. After the final shot, the world went back to its normal speed and the Grimm reeled back and roared in agony. Pyrrha deflected one of its flailing claws while Ren started shooting at the bright stinger. While I still ran forward, I holster my revolver and held out my hand to catch my BAR that had just fallen back to Earth…eh, Remnant.

"Shoot a grenade under the thing!" I called out to Nora, who looked more than happy to oblige. With another grenade from the launcher, the force of the blast shot outwards in all directions .The pink explosive under its unarmored body blew off it half frozen legs and more importantly, blew the Deathstalker into the air.

With our path clear, all four of us ran to the other side of the bride and back onto solid ground. We turned around when we felt an earth shaking impact. What greeted us was the Deathstalker clinging to life and only half its body hanging off the side of the cliff. Its bone covered head towards us, while its remaining eyes were covered in its own blackish red blood.

Without a word I started walking towards the Grimm while I put the BAR back into my pipboy's storage. "Be careful Jaune." I heard Pyrrha call out. Once I was face to face with the thing, I planted my foot on the spot between where its large eyes used to be. "Sorry buddy, but it's going to take more than an oversized bug to take me out." With that, I gave shoved the monster over the edge and into the abyss below.

I heard the faint footsteps of my classmates and partner come up beside me. However our attention was captured by the sight of Ruby…dragging the Nevermore…up the side of a cliff…then decapitating it.

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"Well that looked awesome. Hey guys, I just realized something." I turned to them. I didn't see any ruins or ravines where we got launched. I think were at the wrong cliffs.

Pyrrha seemed to shrug it off while Nora didn't seem to care at all and just went on smiling. Ren however, gave a sigh of exhaustion and fell face first and just laid there on the ground.

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"Jaune Arc, Lie Ren, Pyrrha Nikkos, Nora Valkyrie" hearing our names called we all went up onstage to face the headmaster and considering the other people he called up were put into teams, I knew the same would happen to us.

We all stood with our hands behind our backs as he spoke to us. "The four of you retrieved the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as team Juniper." On the screen with our pictures, our initials came together to say JNPR. The name was alright, though I wish we could be called team Awesome like in the Mojave. Then again, I was the only one to call us that since Arcade, Cass, Boone, and surprisingly ED-E hated it. Oh well.

"Lead by Jaune Arc." I was a little surprised but just decided to go with it. Pyrrha gave me a small supportive smile as we left the stage. "I'm sure you'll do a grand Job Jaune."

"I hope so."

With that we went over to the side to watch the rest of the teams.

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Squire Jake

My heart was pounding in my chest. Its frantic beats were so loud I thought the eyebot could hear it. Here I was, a 16 year old kid being sent to his possible death.

To think the day started out nice. I woke up with the rest of the squires and after a few hours of training, we were allowed to spar in the citadels courtyard. I beat bobby finally and I won some snack cakes when I beat Emily in a race. It was going good until the eyebot came to Elder Sarah Lyons with a message from one of the West coast chapters. I'm not sure but apparently they needed help to find someone. Must people someone important to ask for help all the way out here.

When I was called for a special mission was excited beyond belief, until I found out I was going to escort the eyebot, apparently named ED-E to the Washington Monument. Since most of the Supermutants in the Capital wasteland were dead, there was no reason to keep it staffed. Since there weren't any brotherhood of steel soldiers there, that could only mean one thing.

I was taking the robot to see one of our freelancers, more of a mercenary really. And that's why my heart was currently hammering in my chest. If any of the other squires asked if I was scared, id tell them no. I was terrified. I was terrified that I would die in this run down elevator.

With a jerk and a small ding, the elevator doors opened. The first thing I heard was what sounded like music.

~He's hackin' wackin' and smackin'

He's hackin' wackin' and smackin'

He's hackin' wackin' and smackin'

He just hacks wacks choppin that meat~

The first thing I saw was an empty chair right next to the radio that was playing the music. A Nuka Cola Quantum was sitting on top of it. If one were to sit in the chair they would have a great view of the mall. Stepping out of the elevator, I suddenly felt the unmistakable feeling of a razor sharp at your throat.

"What's a nice kid like you doing here? Come to see little ol me? Hehe." the unmistakably young male voice said with laugh.

" I-I came with a robot who has a job for F-Freelance Elias W-Walker. Ordered to by Elder L-Lyons." I stuttered. With those words the blade was gone. I still just stood there shaking while the man stepped into my sight.

The first thing I notices was his height. I was slightly above average height myself, yet this man was about a foot shorter than me, give or take a few inches. He had on black and grey combat boots and pants, similar to the ones Talon mercenaries wore. He had on a simple light blue short-sleeved shirt with yellow trim. It looked like someone took the top half of a vault jumpsuit and cut off the sleeves. He had a grayish black pipboy and glove on his left arm that gave off a green glow while his right had a black fingerless glove. He also had bits of armor strapped onto him including a knee pad, and a pauldron on his left soldier.

His face made him look younger than I knew he was and his short black hair looked like he combed it and tried to take care of it. His left eye was a pale green; his right eye however is what caught my attention. A small scar ran from the top of his nose ran horizontally into the eye. The White sclera was instead silver metal and the iris was glowing a light blue.

"So you gonna tell me about the job or are you just going to waste my time. I hate it when people waste my time." He said, shaking me out of my observations.

ED-E go in front of me and gave off a series of beeps that sounded strangely like he was cursing.

"Do you kiss you maker with that mouth little guy? So, robo you apparently got a job for me. It better be good. I've been rather bored lately. Nothing attacks me anymore so I haven't killed anything for too long. It's not fair!" He whined sadly. He almost looked like a pouting kid. That is until he suddenly brightened up and smiled. The smile made me shiver, it was like a predator looking at its prey.

"Hopefully you this little job of yours might be…fun." His smile only grew.

I could faintly hear the end of the song as he stood there watching. The smile never left his face.

~That Butcher Pete is a crazy man

Tries to chop down the wind and the rain

Just hacks on anything he can get

Say, turn this record over, you ain't heard nothing yet~

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And there's the initiation chapter, hopefully it was up to your expectations.

So yeah! I'm putting in the Lone Wander and ED-E. Hell, I'm even going to do some pairing for them. The ship names shall 'Love Machines' and 'Quantum Float'. Their respective partners should be obvious. Also in case I wasn't clear, Elias is wearing the armored jumpsuit with the sleeves cut off so it's short sleeved, boots and pants of talon company and has a cybernetic right eye.

His weapon the BAR is the 'Browning Automatic Rifle', the real name of the automatic rifle from Dead Money. I put it in since several of you suggested it. In case you noticed, Jaune's aura had wisps of amber in it. Well wasteland Jaune is till different than canon Jaune since he's had to kill and be tougher, that effects his very soul.

For fellow Americans: Stop it people! Stop routing for Trump and Clinton! One is an idiot and the other lies through their teeth and constantly changes her view to get votes! Sorry I politically ranted; I just wanted to say that.

See you in the next chapter!