Alright, took a little time, but as promised I got this up before the end of the week. To address a few questions/suggestions, Team RWBY is incoming. Probably gonna put them in when Yang makes a cameo (Chapter 11, I believe) so it'll be a while. Might not even be until Chapter 13 when they play a bigger role. Hopefully FTDS updates the story before I get to that point, else you may not be seeing much of them. Could bring in a few relevant guests here and there to keep things lively, though. One way or another, I talk too much. Let's get started, shall we?

"Alright, let's keep rolling. Everyone ready?" The Author received four nods in return, prompting him to hit play.

'So, this is the view of Beacon... it is larger than any school I have ever seen before.' Naruto thought as he looked out of the window of the Bullhead, after nearly 24 hours and countless stops to pick up other students from other Kingdoms (Naruto had been merely the first stop) it was morning once again. Naruto had slept on the large Bullhead, capable of supporting several hundred people inside of it.

"Weird that they'd send the same transports to every Kingdom. Why not split them up? Beacon has several Bullheads and it would make things faster," Velvet suggested.

"Good point," the Author replied. "I have no clue. Then again, schools and colleges were never known for their efficiency."

Beacon, his choice school, was a huge school that received a larger funding than most other schools in the Kingdoms.

It spanned a large amount of land for a school, since it was an Academy built to train adults ranging from ages 17 to the graduating age of 21 or 22 depending on the age you started at, it was larger than other less known training schools. Beacon was close to Vale, very close, and because of that there were many buildings at the school that didn't truly have much to do with the school. Many main school buildings, and an extremely tall tower standing and looking over the edge of a cliff leading into the ocean.

Coco noticed that Fox had his head cocked to one side, a sign that he was concentrating deeply on something. "Something wrong?"

"No, just imagining the scene. Putting together details without really knowing what it looks like can be difficult."

Vale was a coastal Kingdom, bordering an ocean that became one of it's natural barriers against Grimm, with a mountain on it's other side being another natural barrier against the Grimm. Suffice to say, history made this a great place to set up a kingdom.

Naruto lived in a small village without much of this stuff, so it was impressive.

"At least he had a decent clothing store," Coco commented. Nobody wanted to dignify that with a response.

"Hey kid, aren't you too young to be attending Beacon?" A voice asked him from behind, and he turned his head a little and looked out of the corner of his eye. It was a woman, that much he had guessed from the voice.

"Coco, was that-"

"Yes, Velvet, it was my voice. Gonna admit, probably not the best first impression." She shrugged, showing that it didn't bother her in the slightest. "Oh well, a little teasing never hurt anyone."

The others begged to differ but once again said nothing.

Naruto's eyebrow twitched.

She was taller than he was, while he stood at a height of 5'6" thanks to his later bloomer DNA when it came to height, she stood at about 6'0" even. Even the fact she was only 6 feet tall because of her high heeled shoes, which added like 1 inch to her height, was annoying to him. She was beautiful though, she had a pale skin color so she might be a Vale native. People from Vale usually have pale skin, while people from Naruto's village had peach skin normally. She had brown hair with the bangs on her right side longer and dyed orange. She wore a black beret and black sunglasses.

Her top was lighter brown with a fluffy turtleneck, and long sleeves, but it didn't cover all of her toned stomach, which had a black piece around it. She had a black scarf, and black bead necklaces as well. She had tight black pants, with a brown belt with golden bullets on it, and a golden buckle. Girl had buckles on her high heeled boots, and she had sass in her step.

"I'm 17 jerk." Naruto said to her with irritation in his tone.

"Great, you've managed to offend the first person you met on the way to Beacon. Again."

"Look, at least this time it doesn't look like it'll devolve into a fight."

"That's only because Naruto seems like he has as much tolerance for your crap as Yatsu. Seriously, who pulls a minigun out on an Bullhead?"

"No one insults my clothes and gets away with it. Not even you would, Fox."

"Oh, so you are a first year like me then. I like your attitude though, you need to keep that." The woman said as she walked next to Naruto and leaned against the railing. She set her black handbag on the ground, and she looked down at Naruto. "I like your clothes." The woman said, and Naruto gave her a strangely curious look.

"Huh?" Naruto asked, not sure what was wrong with this girl.

"Your clothes, I like them. Tight and loose, good for fighting, black and green are good together... that dash of red and the sliver of silver. Nice color scheme with your peach skin and blond hair... makes those blue eyes of yours really pop." The woman spoke as she observed his body and looks closely. Naruto raised an eyebrow at her.

"You've lost him," Velvet deadpanned. Kind of a weird tone for the normally shy girl, which made it especially noticeable.

His Dad said the same thing, weird.

The fashionista mentally praised the wimpy man for knowing how to dress his kid, since with his attitude Naruto obviously would have thrown on anything that fit him.

"I don't know what that means, but whatever. So, are you a first year like me?" Naruto asked her as he turned fully towards her.

"Coco Adel, first year." Coco said as she extended her hand towards Naruto, and he took it and grasped it firmly with a smile on his face.

"Uzumaki Naruto, also a first year. Nice to meet ya Coco." Naruto spoke with confidence, and she let go of his hand and gave him a pat on the shoulder.

Velvet scrunched up her face (an action which made her look extremely cute) in thought. "But wait, I thought his first name was Naruto and his surname was Uzumaki?"

"It is," the Author replied. "You recall Ren? He introduces himself as Lie Ren, but his friends don't call him Lie. Same idea. In my world, certain cultures introduce themselves with their surnames first."

"Do you?" She asked.

"Nope. I come from a different part of the world, where the method you're all used to is common."

"I'm guessing it causes a lot of misunderstandings," Fox added.

The Author, however, shook his head. "Cultural awareness is high enough that it's normally not a problem. Sometimes mistake are made, of course, plus the fact that some people are just ignorant. Not their faults, necessarily, just a fact."

Fox and Yatsuhashi nodded their heads. The latter was actually sort of respectful of their captor, as weird as that seemed. The swordsman was still a bit concerned about being transported to another dimension, but his team had been treated with respect and kindness, for the most part, traits which seemed to extend to people as a whole. That, or he was misreading the Author entirely. Too early to know for sure.

"So, what brings you to Beacon Uzumaki?" Coco asked, and Naruto blinked for a second.

"Uzumaki is my last name, just to let you know." Naruto informed her, a common mistake for people not from one of the smaller villages. His village had only formed about 19 years ago, and was barely holding on at the moment. Grimm attacks were regular, but the people were too stubborn to move out of the village. "I am coming to Beacon because I want to, no other reason really." Naruto said to her after he corrected her.

"Ass backwards way of introducing yourself... Sorry, didn't mean for that to come out insulting." Coco said, even though she wasn't that sorry about it. She knew that she might be insulting his culture, but she just made a fool of herself because of it.

"It was pretty rude," the giant of the team spoke up.

"Like he said, it's not my fault that nobody ever told us about it."

"To me, your way is ass backwards." Naruto smirked even as he talked back to her, and she grinned and lowered her sunglasses to show dark brown eyes.

'Right, forgot how much spirit the little guy's got,' Coco thought.

"Sassy little shit, well looks like being tiny doesn't stop you from being a smartass." Coco said as she placed her hand on the top of his head. It only came up to about her mouth, so she was a good amount taller.

"I'm surprised you can even hear me from up there, what with your freakish height. Well, when it gets sunny I will just stand in your shadow." Naruto told her with a small vein on his cheek pulsing a little as he got annoyed. Two could play the height insult game, and she laughed loudly and looked at Naruto with her smile wide. It was obvious that she was happy with how he responded, because she clapped his back with an open palm.

"Okay, I really like you. You know how to play the game of insults pretty well, and you aren't bad to look at. Got that dangerous look to you." Coco said to Naruto as she flicked his nose. Naruto's tongue went out to lick the tip of his nose, or it nearly went out before he was able to stop it. He hated it when people touched his nose, because he nearly always unconsciously tried to lick it.

Velvet pouted at missing that. If Naruto hadn't stopped himself, she would have gotten to see something insanely cute. On the other hand, Coco was thinking what good teasing material it would have made.

"Dangerous? Do I really look dangerous?" Naruto asked as he looked at his clothes. The flask jacket was a sign of being a fully fledged and tested warrior in his village. The headband was a sign of adulthood as well. He got the headband when he passed the test to be recognized as a warrior of his village capable of leaving the confines of the walls of the village and venture out into the unknown. The black shirt and pants he wore underneath it were just because his dad suggested them.

"The headband, the way it covers your hair gives you this bad boy look. Might want to take it off and turn it into a normal headband, if you don't want to look dangerous." Coco said as she reached for it, and Naruto slapped her hand away and gave her a sharp look. She raised an eyebrow, but didn't seem that offended by the gesture either.

"Guess he's really adamant about hiding it," Velvet said sadly. She sympathized with the feeling, but at the same time she wasn't ashamed of her heritage. Naruto's reasoning was sound, but she liked to think that she proved to people that the White Fang was the exception in regards to Faunus, not the rule.

"I like my headband like this." Naruto said to her sternly.

"Well, that is fine... it does make you look cool. Looks like we touched the ground, want to come with me?" Coco asked Naruto, and he nodded. He would like that, she was the first person he met at the academy so far.

"I would like that." Naruto stated with a grin, and he put his hands in his pockets and started to walk with her towards the exit.

"So... you aren't wearing orange, despite your name." Coco commented as they started their walk.

"Right, forgot that naruto oranges were thing," Fox admitted. "Never had one, personally."

"Really?" Coco asked. "When we get back, we're going out to eat at a place that serves naruto oranges, or we'll buy some. And maybe a ramen place, somewhere that serves narutomaki. It'll be a celebration!"

Author cleared his throat, gaining everyone's attention. "I could just make some, ya know. My dimension, remember?"

"Nope, I want it to be a team bonding experience, out on the town in Vale."

"Alright, just thought I'd offer."

"Huh, I didn't realize people knew about the type of orange called a naruto. Most people forget that there are naruto oranges, and just think of narutomaki or naruto maelstroms." Naruto said with an impressed look. Yes, his name had a good few meanings to them. The first was a type of whirlpool known as a maelstrom, a popular and strong name. The second was a type of ingredient served in ramen. The third, the one Coco was referring to, was a type of orange that had a very vibrant orange color.

"Naruto oranges are sweet, I like them." Coco said with a small smile.

"Yeah, they are really sweet. I like them when they are cold better." Naruto admitted, and she nodded. She could enjoy a nice cold naruto, and a warm cup of coco. Maybe with a slice of velvet cake, and a plate of yatsuhashi to go with it as well. Those sweets all went well together, the warm cocoa with the cold naruto. The yatsuhashi with the velvet cake, which complimented the naruto and cocoa.

"Okay, did whoever the creator of this world is seriously just do that?" Coco asked in amusement.

The Author chuckled out an answer from the back. "Yeah, I thought the foreshadowing was pretty funny myself."

"That's great for all of you," Fox muttered in discontent, just a little too low for the others to hear, "but where am I in all of that?"

"Wow, Beacon is pretty big." Coco commented when they stepped off of the Bullhead and started to walk straight towards the main building.

"Way to change the subject, but it IS big." Naruto agreed with her, but did notice the fact she changed the subject.

"Why does that sound weird in my head?" Velvet asked the room. Nobody answered, mostly because nobody wanted to admit what that line could sound like out of context. Yatsuhashi was the only other person not quite getting it.

"You know, your name means fishcake and it is a type of orange. Mine is something that goes into chocolate, and a type of drink. We both have food names!" Coco said to him with a wide grin. She enjoyed the situational humor of them matching, so to speak, not to mention that Naruto seemed to fit in with her colors. Orange and brown, the colors one thought of when coco and naruto were mentioned, went well together.

The team nodded, with the exception of Fox who was still peeved noticing that he was completely ignored. He was not a food, and Naruto was also named after something orange. Something about Naruto's role and the foreshadowing was just not sitting well for his pride.

"I guess we do... wow." Naruto said with a smaller smile as they walked around a fountain, that had a statue of a man and woman standing atop of a grimm. They followed the flow of students that would lead them towards the main room, where they would be given a speech.

"Always wondered what that statue represents or whom it's dedicated to. Any idea from the living encyclopedia over there?" Coco called over her shoulder.

"Not a clue on this one, but I've always liked doing conjecture about it. Could be the goal to eventually defeat the Grimm, and other terrible things of the world, by working together as comrades. Human, Faunus, man, woman, doesn't matter. Against a common enemy, mankind will band together stronger than ever before. At least, that's what I get out of it."

Midway through the rambling, everyone had turned to face the Author. He said all those things so casually, but it was somewhat profound. They were surprised. So far he'd only been relaying knowledge and opinions, but this was something else. Sure it was an idealized philosophy, but it wasn't pretentious. Each of them took a few moments to think about the symbolic statue themselves before returning their attention to the screen. They hadn't missed much, seeing as how the pair had just been walking through the main avenue while the watchers talked.

"So, I heard a rumor that the dorms don't have their own personal bathrooms or showers. Do you know if that is true or not?" Coco asked Naruto. She had heard it from some friends that had friends at Beacon, but she wasn't sure how reliable the information was. She would like it if the dorm rooms had personal bathroom, but she didn't care enough for it to be a deal breaker.

"I know from the map that the locker rooms have a shower/bathroom, but I don't think the dorms have them." Naruto talked back to her as he pulled out his Scroll and opened up a map of Beacon. He showed her the building that had the gym, lockers, and most likely also had the separated boys and girls showers and bathrooms.

"Hmmm, I can live with that." Coco admitted after a moment, like she said, it wasn't inconvenient enough to be a deal breaker for her.

For some students sadly, that was a deal breaker.

"At least there's only one other girl on our team," Coco granted, shivering slightly. "I've seen what Team RWBY deals with in the mornings, and I never want to again."

"Can't be that bad," the blind male in the room challenged.

"Fox, have you ever met Weiss? I kid you not, she and Yang nearly killed each other over five extra minutes."

". . . I take it back, it CAN be that bad."

When they reached the area that had the most students in it, Naruto noticed that standing on a small stage were two people. One standing in front of a mic, and the other holding a scroll and looking out into the crowd of people.

The Headmaster of the school, Ozpin, and Glynda Goodwitch, a rather famous teacher at the school. The headmaster was a man, who dressed in a pure green, a darker shade, business suit with a green scarf and a cane. He dressed simple, and had an air of class about him. He stood at about 6'6" in height, making him freakishly tall in Naruto's books. He also had white hair, and serious eyes. The man had smaller rounded glasses in front of those eyes, and in one hand he had a mug of coffee.

Nope, it was tea, Naruto could smell it from here.

"Really? I always thought it was coffee too." Though, Coco had always thought it odd that the man never crashed with how much he drank, so it made a lot of sense. "You ever pick that up, Velvet?"

"I've always known. The only teachers who drink coffee are Port and Oobleck."

"Huh, go figure."

Glynda Goodwitch, much to Naruto's ire, was a woman that stood at a height of 6'5" with her heels on... so maybe 6'4" was her true height. She had on a more witch-like white blouse on, with a black tattered cape behind her, with the inside of it being purple. She had her cleavage opened up, and had a large breast size to go with that. She wore a black corset with golden buttons, and a black skirt with stockings on, and high heeled black goods. Her hair was a soft blond color and wavy, and her eyes were green with glasses on.

"... and you thought I was freaky tall." Coco teased Naruto with a poke at his height issue, and Naruto elbowed her in the ribs.

"Kid's ego must be in tatters right now," Fox commented. He couldn't wait until Naruto and Yatsuhashi met. Give the guy something to really despair about.

"Welcome, first year students of Beacon. I can only thank you all for deciding to further your training, and join the ranks of noble Huntsmen and Huntresses alike who have passed through these walls before you. Each of you have picked a hard and unforgiving path, each choice you make can lead to your ruin if you are not strong enough. Right now, when I look at you all I see young adults who are not yet ready for the harsh world... but if you take your training seriously, and strive to be better than you hope to be, you will pass through this academy better for it. Thank you." Ozpin spoke as he gave his addressing speech for this year. He was never one for many long winded speeches, he gave them short and sweet, but they had deep meaning to them all the same.

"And always depressing. Seriously, 'lead to your ruin' is a bit dramatic," the team's leader complained.

"He's not wrong. We risk our lives every time we go out. Therefore we must always be prepared."

"Yatsu, please don't say that. It brought the whole mood of the room down." Coco was happy that Yatsuhashi took his role as a Huntsman so seriously, but sometimes he was a little too serious.

"Sorry, but it's the truth."

He started to walk away, and Glynda stepped in front of the mic.

"Tomorrow, you will all report to the cliffs overlooking the Emerald Forest at 9:00 AM on the dot. You will all be sleeping in in the ballroom until your dorm rooms will be assigned to you. Those who do not show up, will be expelled from the academy immediately." Glynda said, and as one most of the room was filled with nervous teens.

Naruto smirked for a moment.

This just got a whole lot more interesting.

"So that's the end of Chapter 2. Next is the night in the ballroom," the Author informed them. "Before we go on, any questions or requests?"

Velvet raised her hand, bringing the attention onto her. "Um, where's the bathroom?" He jerked a thumb toward the door at the back of the room, receiving a grateful nod from the girl as she walked passed him.

"So, since we have to wait for her to get back anyway, why don't you tell us a few things about your world?" Coco had gained an interest at the end of the last chapter. After all, it wasn't every day you got to learn about a completely different world, plus it could be helpful for getting back sooner.

"Why do you care? You'll probably never go there, after all."

She shrugged. "I just want to know what it's like. Seems very different from Remnant."

"Well, I suppose I don't mind telling you. Not like anyone will believe you if you talk about it back home, after all." He was speaking loudly enough for Velvet to hear him in the adjacent room as well, just so he wouldn't have to fill her in later. Well, not as much. "Basic geography to start, I guess." A map appeared on the wall, showing seven continents with many different borders drawn within, and a breakdown of the oceans and seas.

"You can see the seven continents and their names here, as well as all the bodies of water. We've got just under two hundred countries, unlike Remnant which only has four. Then again, we don't have the Grimm to compete with, so humanity is much more divided and antagonistic. For the same reason, we have many languages, cultures, and religions. Some are similar to ones in Remnant, but there are few direct parallels."

As he finished illustrating his point, Velvet walked out of the bathroom and back to the couch, taking a moment to study the map herself.

"Alright, that's enough for now. I'm sure you want to get out of here relatively quickly, so let's go on. I'll leave the map up for later, though." With that, he started Chapter 3: Meetings Under the Moonlight