Landing onto Beacon academy isn't a simple feat that people gloss over. It's quite a view for anyone who hasn't visited, which accounts for the majority of the ones aboard the ship. Here was a young girl, prepped in a red plaid skirt, thigh high stockings, crimson heels and lustrous, eye catching black hair flowing down to the small of her back that bounced with every step . A gentle face molds the entire image together. If she had snarled or scowled, it'd be a completely different person. Had she owned a more...seductive personality, she could easily be a socialite and the alpha female of the school. Yet, Cinder Fall walks with her bags in front of her, taking in the sight with a sense of innocence and amusement only a child can muster. She wandered by herself, ignoring the signs or the chatter going on. Inevitably, this did get her lost in the process. A whole new world and she wasn't going to waste the chance to check every inch.

Now, out in the open and away from the students who were filing into the dorms, she checked around and saw she was alone. "Oh dear, did I stray too far?" And without warning, a sound of an explosion brought her to crouch down, to make herself smaller. She closed her eyes, clamped her ears shut with her hands, frightened at the unexpected boom. She's not quite used to fighting, so these sounds made her look far attuned to a civilian than an upcoming aspiring huntress.

"Are you alright?" The muffled sound of a boy managed to cut through her attempts at shielding the outside world out. When she looked up, she saw a blonde hair teen, smiling and with a hand stretched out. She glanced at his hand, a bit nervous but nonetheless, didn't want to reject his kind offer. She rose up to her feet, smiling.

"Sorry, I must have looked like a child" she mused, brushing her hair back.

"Don't worry, I was a bit scared myself."

"Oh, so you're the honest type, I thought you would try and act macho in front of me."

"Me? No, of course not." He joked, in reality, he wasn't fast enough on his feet to try and impress her.

"That's good, shows you have nothing to lose." Obviously, the slim girl had no issue showing kindness, and providing a little bit of banter. "Do you know where I can find the entrance of Beacon? I strayed too far on my own cause I'm amazed at the sheer size of it, and realized I'm all alone...until you showed up mister..." she trailed, realizing she doesn't know his name. "Excuse me, I never got your name."

"Oh..it's Jaune, Jaune Arc."

"Jaune" she worded, looking him in the eye until smiling. "I'm Cinder, Cinder Fall."

"Cinder..."

"Hey!" The two turned around tot he voice of a young, petite girl, wielding a scythe, and what looked like a bit of ash covering her cape. She brushed herself off the best way she could. "How do I get to the entrance?"

"Well, me and Jaune are going to go and try and find it, weren't we" she asked, looking over to the blonde student with optimism.

"Yeah, we're all lost so we'll just get lost together and see if we get lucky." Ruby listened and realized she was better off making connections like this than get lost by herself.

"I guess that works. Name's Ruby." She turned to Jaune. "I know your name, and what's yours?" The slender woman turned her head around with a smile.

"Cinder Fall."

"Cinder, cool name."

"Now, don't think I'm not confident in your ability, but how did you enter Beacon, at your age? You don't look older than fourteen."

"Fifteen!" The age struck a nerve with her, to the shock of Jaune and Cinder. "Ahem, as I was saying" she began, recounting the story of how she was scouted. A dust robbery at the hands of the white fang, with no clear sign of their motives and managed by a low ranked captain. some guy with a bowl hat and cain, go figure. A teacher from Beacon observed the fight and thought she was a good candidate to head for jail, but the headmaster saw more potential in her. "So...that's about it. You Jaune?"

"Me?!"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" He wasn't quite ready to discuss how he forged his way into beacon.

"Oh, I just applied and they accepted my application."

"That was easy, I'm sure you'll fit well here. And you? Cinder?"

"Me?" Surprisingly, she couldn't piece the memories together, thinking in deep thought. "Well..." Soon, she did catch it, just a glimpse. "Ozpin watched me fight once, it's not clear, maybe cause I was tired or something, but he thought I fit well here and was eager to recruit me."

"Oh, so you're one of the students to look out for!" Jaune was impressed, catching the headmaster's attention in a single fight? What was she capable of? "What's your weapon?"

"Yeah Cinder, what's your weapon?"

"My weapon?" Again, some difficulty in capturing that memory. "Sorry, I feel a bit jet lag, I can't really speak on it." Perhaps a form of modesty to not show her potential foes her weapon. But the look on her face, showed a huge strain in an attempt to remember.

"Hey don't force yourself." The boy was quick to see her pain.

"Yeah, just take it easy, don't overdo it on the first day, you know?"

"You're both right, sorry, guess I'm not one hundred percent." The two bystanders rested a hand on her shoulder, to say all would be fine and they walked forward. She took a step and felt an insane pressure of heat between her shoulder blades. She gritted her teeth and quickly pressed a hand there, to feel nothing in its place. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Is she hallucinating? Ruby took note when she turned around and saw there was a huge distance between them.

"You want me to go get the nurse?"

"No, that won't be necessary" she began, waving that off and walked normal on her own power. "I needed a breather, that's all. I'll be fine."

"Okay, but if you ever need help, just let me or Ruby know, okay?" Jaune was doing wonders to show his caring side.

"Thank you." And so, the trio walked around, but soon enough, they would enter the auditorium, awaiting for a supposed announcement. In the distance, a crow observed it all, before flying away from the campus.

A dark, gloomy atmosphere consumed the office where Ozpin resides, accompanied with the help of Glynda who watched the entire thing unfold on her tablet, a camera to view the trio and more importantly Cinder's arrival.

"She's here." Tension was thick in the air.

"Good, she is a guest of ours and we must keep a close eye to ensure she's at her best." Doubt began to fill the mature woman, knowing to trust the man who rules this school but rightfully she has the urge to check his mentality.

"Is this safe? Do you really think this was a sane idea to begin with?"

"How else do we deal with a criminal housing the fall maiden's abilities?"

"I understand the trouble this may bring without her under our supervision but having her here in our school, forging her an entirely new identity because she lost her original one is simply insane!" Ozpin simply drank his coffee with a somber look, taking in the entire idea of what he's done.

"I'm not happy about this, but, there are some measures I just can't refuse, and even General Ironwood, a man I rarely come to terms with on some subjects, even aided me on this. Prison isn't suitable, she's nowhere close to her former self. If anything, she's a typical seventeen year old woman embedded with muscle memory of her past training and the fall maiden's powers." It was a scene to behold the transformation ofthe one who attempted to kill and take Amber's powers. Knocked unconscious during the transfer, from a certain old man, she was a completely different person. The blow damaged her memories, only left with a name, and a blank state but with the power to battle. Opportunity knocked on Ozpin's doorsteps. "Still, she's to be kept on close watch. Amber is still alive thanks to our own medical research. Until Cinder can cope with these new powers, we can't bear to attempt a transfer. Or have Cinder herself lose control over the semblance."

"And if her old memories comes flooding back?" Ozpin closed his eyes, understanding what that would mean.

"I'll be forced to handle my own mess and clean it up." He didn't think twice on the repercussions of a forced remembrance. "I am just as sickened by my decision, but Glynda, what other option would you take with something that potent living inside her?"

"..." She sighed and removed her glasses to ease the strain between them. "I never had to question your decisions, until now sir. Will I be doing anymore down the line?"

"I pray it doesn't get to that point." He tapped his cain and rose to his feet, walking next to his companion. "Now then, shall we greet the new students to their wonderful academy?" Glynda returned the glasses onto her face and nodded. "Good, let's see what potential lies ahead of us this year." And so, the two faculty members entered the elevator, leaving the dark room to provide hope for the optimistic newcomers.

A forest, far away from normal civilization, and with a few humans walking around in a camp off the main roads. A militia one might call it, a branch of the white fang. Faunus checked their weapons, goods, dust and assorted them all in a neat line. Others were busy chatting while some were sightseeing.

A green haired girl simply stared at the clear blue sky, with both hands behind her in a grasp. She looked somber, despite the peaceful atmosphere. "Cinder..." she muttered, knowing she's gone and uncertain where she may be. She just recalled her lying on the ground and needing to run from the scene with her partner. She couldn't do anything, but she still owed so much to that woman that giving up now would be blasphemy. A strong resolve filled her eyes. "I'll find you."

"You mean we'll find her...right?" A gray haired teen intervened her little soul searching moment. He pushed her on her right shoulder, like a big brother would. "Don't hog her all to yourself Emerald. She did things for me too." She chuckled and pushed him back, with far more force.

"Yeah Mercury." She took a deep breath and nodded." ...let's see if we can turn up anything for her..."

Author's notes

This is a proof of concept idea, nothing more, nothing less, I might continue it, if I think about it.