Synergy

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A/N: All I can say is that this idea came about after reading the works of | OmegaInfinity |. Go read his stuff. Seriously, it is pretty good… As for how this fic will go… I am trying to break out of my edge lord habits… so this story might be a bit crazy at times, but it should be pretty balanced… I hope. Leave a review to let me know if it worked out…

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Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or DBZ or any other franchise… seriously if I did do you think I would be writing fanfiction? Don't answer that…

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Pacing the floor of their new dorm room Yang was trying to find a way to cheer up her sister. It was only the day after the entrance exam and that little harpy of a girl, Weiss, was already making her sister down in the dumps. It had all been going so well too…

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"That was amazing!" Ruby shouted getting back to their rooms. "I was like heeeyyyyaaa! And then-and then Yang was all like Blam! And then Blake was all like swish, I'm a sly mother-"

Ruby would proceed to do this for the next hours if not stopped soon. Thankfully Blake stepped in.

"It wasn't all that impressive." Blake said modestly. "I had to use my semblance a few times to get away. Way more than I usually need to…"

Yang perked up placing her bag on the bottom bunk. "Wait, what is your semblance? Sorry I didn't catch it with all the fight going on..."

Blake smirked. "Yeah, that was pretty crazy… My semblance is called Shadow. I can make duplicates of myself and leave an after image… They're just smoke and shadows though, so it's not like they are good for anything except running away…"

"You could try using dust." Weiss chimed in, unloading her bags. Seriously, how many clothes does a girl need? "You could probably use your semblance with dust to combine the effect. Make a clone, and then when it is supposed to pop it will leave behind an ice statue, or an explosion, or something else depending on the dust you use."

Blake narrowed her eyes, but nodded in acceptance. "I'll keep it in mind."

"Just something to think about." Weiss said offhand before turning to Yang. "What's yours by the way?"

"Mine?" Yang said scratching her head. "I don't really have a name for it. 'Rage' maybe? I basically absorb damage and dish it out back twice as hard… usually only happens when I get mad."

"That's pretty useful…" Wiess admitted. "Kind of sucks for ranged opponents though, or do you have a solution…?"

"Meh, I prefer to keep fights close range. My gauntlets can fire shotgun shells, so I get some range." Yang said. Blake smirked. "What?"

"Remind me to stay away from you during that time of the month." Blake said breaking out smiling. Yang blushed.

"Yeah… I can be a bit of bitch around that time." Yang said evenly despite her embarrassment. "So… princess what's yours? I saw you slinging out those…?"

"Glyphs." Wiess said. Yang whistled.

"I heard of those!" Yang said. "You can basically make reality your bitch if you know the right ones. How many you got now?"

"Just Haste and Slow." Wiess said with a smirk as Yang's eyes widened.

"You already have two down? Damn girl… you are going to be pretty dangerous one day." Yang said returning smirk.

"Hardly…" Wiess said. "There are still plenty of downsides, like how long it takes, how much dust to use, and well… I can only really use Haste to make platforms without concentrating… My sister is better at it."

"Still… damn…" Yang said bringing a happy blush to the heiress' cheeks. Blake rolled her eyes.

"So, what's yours oh, fearless leader?" Blake asked. Ruby smiled striking a pose and puffing out her chest.

"Speed! I can move super-fast!" Ruby said proudly. Yang smiled, she was already so far ahead. Yang hadn't even unlocked her semblance until last year!

Blake and Wiess looked at each other then back to Ruby.

"Um… are you sure?" Blake asked uncertainly. Ruby deflated and Yang felt indignant.

"Hey, what's that for?" Yang said crossing her arms. Blake held up her hands in a placating gesture.

"Well… I mean… you weren't really going faster than I could… so…" Blake said. Ruby pouted.

"What? You think you can outrun my sister when her semblance is Speed?" Yang asked. What was Blake's deal?

"No, she's right." Wiess said eyeing Blake before looking at Ruby. "You do know all Hunters and Huntress' can utilize Aura to move faster… right? You know… Aura Speed?"

Blake nodded. "Yeah… I mean… that's how I replace myself with my Shadow."

"And how I am able to jump up and move around so quickly." Wiess added. Yang was getting angry in Ruby's defense. Ruby herself was looking wide eyed like she had never hear this before, before looking down at the floor, not saying a word. "There's hundreds of techniques you can do with just basic Aura enhancement."

"Then what about the rose petals huh? Can you do that?" Yang said outraged, eyes glowing red. "It's just like my hair and-"

"It's just an Aura Cloak. Your hair is also naturally Aura conductive since it's part of you. It's so wild and curly it could look like flames if illuminated by your Aura…" Wiess said calmly despite Yang's glaring. Blake had gone strangely quiet seeing Yang angry. Yang noticed and toned it down.

"Sorry." Yang apologized, her eyes still red for a moment longer before she took a deep breath and relaxed. "Aura Cloak?"

"My company sells them." Wiess said matter-of-factly. "I have a dress made of the stuff. Mine makes the designs on it light up when I use Aura around it. It's standard fare really… Some hunter wants to look impressive and uses some special clothing to… I don't know, make a cloak that flaps in the wind dramatically when they use Aura the right way? They can be useful too when out in the wilderness and such, depending on the make and model of course."

Ruby was clutching her cloak to herself. She never took it off except when sleeping… slowly she undid the fasteners and placed it on her top bunk and then moved. Yang could hardly see her but… Looking behind her… no rose petals… Disbelief on her face and eyes becoming misty, Ruby looked like she was going to cry.

"Yang?" Ruby said. "I- I don't understand…"

Yang hugged her sister tightly. "Don't worry about it. You are only fifteen. You'll get one. I didn't get mine until I was sixteen, remember? You are just young, and I am sure if you practice you can get it…"

"For what it's worth," Blake chimed in. "You are much better at using Aura Speed than I am. Even without a semblance you kept up with us with nothing but your reflexes and your tenacity. That is saying a lot at your age. I am sure once you get your semblance you will be stronger than all of us."

Yang smiled from over Ruby's shoulder. Good work Blake.

The Wiess chimed in.

"I still don't know why Ozpin made you leader though… honestly…" Wiess grumbled. "I've been working on my semblance since I was eleven…"

And that did it. Ruby escaped her hold and ran away to the bathroom. There were tears in her eyes.

Yang rounded on Wiess. "What the hell girl?! I'm just trying to comfort my sister! You don't need to be such an ass about her not having a semblance!"

Wiess got up, eyes chips of ice, and glared up at the taller, thunderous girl. "I've spent the last two years to get into this school. I fought and struggled to be the best. To give my father no reason not to let me go. Then I come here and my partner, the one I am meant to trust to have my back when surrounded by Grimm, is some girl who got in because she got lucky, way too early, and doesn't even have a semblance to back it up, and she's the leader of the team?"

Yang for once had nothing to say to that. She wanted to defend her sister so badly, but no argument or words came to her mind. Wiess took her silence for admission.

"I'm going to bed." Wiess said turning to her bunk. "I need to think."

With nothing more to say everyone turned to their bunks and Yang stayed up to wait for Ruby.

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The next morning was supposed to be their first day of class. It was supposed to be happy. Ruby slumped onto her desk staring at her school schedule. This was going to be hard. Ruby was on remedial classes to help herself get up to snuff having basically skipped ahead two grades. It looked like she didn't even see her team most of the day. Yang was quiet and Ruby felt nervous, but that was part of going to a new school, right?

Okay, yeah. Finding out she didn't have a semblance was tough, finding out her Uncle Qrow lied about her semblance, and also probably his own…stung, and finding out that her cloak was just an old Aura Cloak and that it wasn't the mantle her mother left her was… harder than expected… Ruby wasn't even sure it was the cloak of Summer Rose. Her Uncle Qrow probably just gave her his old ones…

Ruby snapped to attention at the sound of a riding crop being smacked on a door frame. Glynda Goodwitch's class was starting. After some introduction the lesson started.

"As you may have already known I teach Aura and Semblance Combat. But before we can get into the 'fun stuff' I would like to go over with you the basics. Who can tell me what Aura is?" Glynda asked. Pyrrah raised a hand. "Ms. Nikkos, please."

"Aura is the manifestation of our souls. It bears our burdens and shields our hearts. Aura is our shield. Everyone has it, human or Faunus, all that carry in them the breath of life." Pyrrah explained. "Only the creatures of Grimm have no Aura. They are creatures of darkness. Aura is made of the light and the darkness of our hearts. Everyone has a little of both. By understanding our own darkness we can overcome it and shield ourselves in the light. By flaring one's soul outward we can deflect harm. All of our tools and equipment are merely condiments for our Aura. We protect ourselves and our souls when we fight. With training, it can activate even subconsciously, protecting us from any and all harm and heal our wounds as we sleep."

Ruby was in awe. She knew she had Aura, but the way Pyrrah made it sound… poetic. Dad just told her that it was a force field…

Glynda nodded. "Couldn't have put it any better myself. The only thing I can add is that Aura is mainly used as a protective shield that can shield us from mortal blows. It does not make us invincible, however. With each hit, our Aura Reserves deplete until all we are left with is our own tenacity and resolve. However, we can use our Aura a different way. Can anyone tell me what a semblance is?"

Ren raised a hand and Glynda nodded at him. "A semblance is the ability to use Aura in a more physical form. Every semblance is unique, however, there are some similarities like there are similar people. Some can manipulate the world around them, some can absorb damage and return with superhuman strength. Others have more limited abilities, but no less powerful."

"Thank you, Mr. Ren. Can anyone tell me how a Semblance is created?" Glynda asked. "This is more of an advanced question."

Ruby was paying rapt attention now. There were whispers, but nobody seemed to raise their hand until Pyrrah did again.

"Miss Nikkos." Glynda allowed.

"A semblance is created when a soul, for the lack of a better term, breaks." Pyrrah said. "When fear, negativity, or sheer pain of an emotion is felt, our souls which have been shielding us for so long, crack under the pressure. But souls not made of stone and mortar. Because it is so used to protecting itself, a soul will overcome that feeling and refuse to back down. A semblance is born from the strong negative emotion and the will or faith to overcome it creating a new power when meager protection is not enough. Unlike Aura, a Semblance can be used like a sword to the Aura's shield."

Glynda nodded again. "Thank you, Miss Nikkos. Not all Semblances are offensive, however. Some are just the soul taking a more active, or creative role to defend itself. It depends entirely on the soul of the person being challenged. Because of this Semblances can be extremely personal in nature. So much so that they tend to epitomize both our strength and our weakness. Our headmaster has once described a semblance as the outward reflection of a broken heart. As long as it is not too uncomfortable would anyone care to share how the obtained their semblance?"

To Glynda's surprise Nora raised her hand. Allowing this, Nora spoke.

"When I was twelve, I was struck by lightning." Nora said, lacking any of the usual bubbly candor she normally spoke with. Most of the class was listening with rapt attention to hear such solemn words from the normally hyper girl. "My Aura couldn't handle it and it shattered. I suddenly couldn't breathe, my heart stopped, and my body singed. My best friend looked so… scared for me… I was in shock, physically and emotionally… and literally. I… I didn't want to die. I had too much to live for. Too much to do… My Aura protected me, healed me, and within a few minutes I was fine. Now… I can absorb lightning and make myself stronger!"

Nora's normal exuberance for life suddenly returned just as dramatically as it had left. "Miss Goodwitch! I have a trick! Can I show you? Please?"

"Maybe after class-" Glynda started but Nora had already pulled out something from her bag.

"I can store electricity indefinitely so I can do this!" Nora said sticking the metal end of a lightbulb in her mouth and making it glow. The class giggled at the girl's antics.

"Yes, yes. Good work Nora. Now, I have heard that several of you still do not have a semblance and I want to tell you that there is nothing wrong with this. Those take longer to develop a semblance are usually those with deeper scars. Some that they either haven't dealt with totally or that are still forming. I can guarantee you that by the time you leave my class in four years you will have one." Glynda finished. "Now, today we will be working on dodging. It does no good to let Aura absorb all the blow. Change in the locker rooms and meet me back in ten minutes."

Ruby got up and tried to catch her team's attention, but they were all looking elsewhere. Blake was already nearly at the changing room, Yang was talking to her friends and messing around. Weiss glanced her way before glaring in disgust and going to the changing room as well.

Ruby sighed. Being a team leader was going to be tough.

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Ruby ducked as a large rubber ball was hurled at her at mach speed thanks to Glynda's Telekinesis Semblance. She turned the duck into a tuck and roll narrowly avoiding another ball coming in on her left. Yang got hit in the small of her back and was subsequently eliminated. Yang shrugged and went to go sit off with her friends. Jaune was also done for. Blake eventually got hit and it was suddenly down to Ruby, Weiss and Pyrrah. Ruby pivoted, heels clicking together and twirled between two flying spheres. Weiss flipped and spun avoiding another set. Pyrrah just smiled as she eventually got hit and it was just down to Ruby and Weiss.

Ruby pivoted again, spinning between another set of rubber balls cape flapping in the wind. Weiss was graceful, but flagging, sweat beading on her brow as she delicately danced between the oncoming orbs.

Spin, twirl, leap- SMACK! Weiss froze as a ball smacked into her side. She nearly didn't stick her landing.

"Ruby Rose is the winner of the Dodge ball test. As such she has less homework." Glynda said warmly. "Ruby and Wiess did an excellent job avoiding being hit. Can anyone tell me what they did right and wrong?"

Blake raised a hand. "Ruby utilized her Aura to speed out of the way. She was able to react and used that pivoting trick to turn on a dime. She also avoided jumping, something that Weiss lost doing."

Weiss looked livid but kept her mouth shut as Glynda elaborated.

"During this test I did not allow you to use your Semblances, but it still wouldn't have helped in this situation. A Huntsman or Huntress needs to be near the ground at all times. It is difficult to maneuver when you are jumping or freefalling. Even when you have a semblance that allows you to do that, you will be smacked out of the air by the more intelligent of the Grimm. Many of which are able to destroy your Aura levels all the way down to zero in a single blow. It is better to stay on the ground if possible, even if the terrain is difficult, there are time it is better than getting hit." Glynda finished looking around the tired looking room with a smile. "Alright, you all have twenty minutes before lunch. Hit the showers and get changed."

Some of the student's sighed with relief. Ruby was still breathing heavily and glanced over at Weiss to congratulate her, but she was gone. Ruby sighed. So much for partners…

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Loneliness continued. Yang was off introducing Blake to her friends and Weiss looked like she was glaring a hole into her food. Ruby held her tray nervously not sure where to sit.

"Hey! You need a place to sit?" A voice said behind her, nearly making her drop her tray.

"Jaune! Oh my gosh, you scared me!" Ruby said jumping before registering what he said. "I would love to sit with you!"

Jaune smiled. "Great. Us goofy kids need to stick together!"

Ruby was soon at the table sitting next to Jaune and Pyrrah and across from Ren and Nora.

"So there we were, surrounded by Ursai, that's multiple Ursa by the way," Nora said dramatically telling the story.

"It was Beowolves." Ren corrected.

"We were totally surrounded on every side!" Nora said.

"There were only two of them."

"And they attacked! And we skinned them and sold the pelts for a thousand lien!" Nora finished.

"She's been having that dream for the last few weeks now." Ren commented before returning to his soup while Nora giggled about 'pay day'.

Ruby smiled. This was actually kind of fun… but…

"Can I ask you guys something?" Ruby asked.

"You just did." Ren said not looking up before flushing. "Sorry, Nora habit."

Nora stuck out her tongue at Ren, while Ren rolled his eyes.

"Go ahead Rubes. Can I call you Rubes?" Nora asked. Ruby nodded.

"I found out… recently… that I don't have a Semblance yet. If you guys have one- and no pressure if you don't!- Just… um… do you have any tips on how to get one?" Ruby asked wincing at her own awkwardness.

The table blinked back at her.

"Why?" Nora asked bluntly. "Yeah, they are kinda cool, but getting one totally sucks BAL-"

"What she means," Ren said putting a hand over Nora's mouth in time. "is that gaining a Semblance is a rather unpleasant process. You have to be in mortal peril, think you are in mortal peril, or having an existential crisis type of unpleasant."

Ruby didn't really know what to say. "You all have been through that?"

Pyrrah, who had been quiet up until that point, placed a hand on Ruby's shoulder. "Yes. We have all been there and healed. Remember the healing part. Semblances can be forces for good and light. That's the point of them. To overcome pain and darkness."

Ruby looked down at her nearly empty plate. "To answer your question Nora, I… one of… I mean… I think people won't respect me as a team leader unless I get one…"

"That's stupid." Nora said. "Like I said, having a superpower is cool and all, but being broken like that is no fun, and can leave you messed up in the head. I mean just look at Ren! He is so cold, dead, and hollow on the inside!"

As Nora said this, she was scrunching up Ren's face. The weirdest part was that Ruby didn't think Ren even cared.

Jaune finally spoke up, chuckling nervously. "Nora's right! Semblances are not even necessary for being a Hunter! You don't need a broken super power to fight monsters!"

"It does help though." Pyrrah said with a soft smile. Jaune became flustered.

"Thanks guys." Ruby said in a small voice.

"Ow, stop! That hurts!" A lightly accented voice said. A Rabbit Faunus girl was trying to get away from a large boy, Cardin Winchester, and trying to stop him from pulling her bunny ears.

"Aw, don't be like that doll! I just wanted to feel!" Cardin said. Ruby glanced around the table. The others didn't look up from their food. Almost like they were waiting for it to stop as well.

Ruby got up. Jaune made a motion to stop her, but Ruby kept walking.

"Leave her alone." Ruby said reaching the table.

Cardin looked her up and down. "And you're supposed to be?"

"Ruby Rose. I'm telling you to stop hurting her." Ruby said, gulping a bit as he rose from his seat. S-she… she could take him… Her neck hurt from having to crane up to look at him. He put a hand on her shoulder.

"Look. You were there in Goodwitch's class, today right? You did good work! Well, remember what she said about Aura?" Cardin asked, still holding onto one of the Faunus girl's ears. "I could pull these all day and her Aura would protect her from actually getting hurt. Like I was telling her, I just wanted a feel to see if they were real! No harm done!"

Ruby looked conflicted but seeing the look of misery on the Faunus girl's face she made up her mind. "She said to leave her alone, and pain or no- she asked you to stop!"

Cardin looked towards his team with a 'can you believe this bitch?' look on his face before laughing. "C'mon Ruby~"

"Hey! Let go of my team mate!" Another voice said. Ruby turned and saw a stylish girl saunter up. "C'mon Cardin! You know better!"

"Shit-! Hey!" Cardin said nervously. "I was just-"

"Messin' with my team mate and harassing a little girl." She said lowering her shades. "Now, let her go before I have to embarrass you in front of your boys, or do I need to have Yatsuhashi take you round back and show you exactly how he feels about you messing with his partner?"

Cardin and Ruby jumped when they turned to see a massive man, easily a head taller than Cardin, suddenly loom intimidatingly behind them.

Cardin looked conflicted but between the tiny terror before him and the hulking giant behind him he released the bunny girl. "Sorry…"

"That's better. C'mon Vel run along... You only got twenty minutes until lunch ends." The styling girl said. "Hey, you, name and rank!"

Ruby jumped. "Ruby Rose! Freshman!"

The girl smirked. "Name's Coco, I'll buy you a drink when your old enough. I got this handled so why don't you sit back down. Now listen here you little-!"

Ruby walked away from Cardin's reprimand wincing occasionally at the language Coco used. And Ruby thought Yang was bad…

Getting back to the table there was a look of respect across all the faces of team JNPR. "What?"

"You're awesome." Ren said simply.

"No… I mean… wouldn't anyone do that?" Ruby said looking confused.

"But they didn't." Nora said with a smile. "You stood up and now… people have their eyes on you."

Ruby ducked down. "Please no…"

A thought occurred.

"Why didn't you guys get up and help?" Ruby asked. The team looked amongst themselves.

"In Minstral, where Nora, Pyrrah and I are from, has very different ideas about Faunus than here in Vale… back home that would have never happened." Ren said with a wince.

"Mostly because Faunus aren't allowed in the school at the same time as us humans." Nora finished.

"Not allowed- What do you mean?" Ruby asked confused.

Pyrrah stepped in. "In Minstral the Faunus face even more discrimination than they do in Vale. Many see them as animals a moment away from snapping and becoming wild. While Minstral values peace and etiquette above all else, they are still very slow when progressing culturally. So, in order to keep the status quo yet conform to the international Faunus Rights laws put in place during the Great War, they have made it so Faunus are encouraged to go to different prep-schools. Faunus only prep-schools. And then when they make it to Haven, Beacon's counter-part, many are asked to take night classes in order to avoid conflict. Their schedules are at totally different than ours and we would never see them. I personally never saw a Faunus until I came to Vale for an international tournament."

Ruby looked down. In Patch there wasn't much discrimination because there wasn't that many people on the boarder of the kingdom, but Ruby was already getting exposed to the issue. What if they were there all along, potential friends and neighbors, who followed a similar rule to avoid the discrimination?

"I get why they did that, but it just isn't right." Ruby said with a low voice, rebelliously voicing her inner thoughts. "Perhaps it is time to change."

Jaune sighed. "At my old school, they kept trying to do that, but opinions and hearts aren't changed that easily. Especially with the White Fang going around being violent now." Jaune said. "Even without the whole discrimination against Faunus thing, there will always be people like Cardin in the world… you can't change the world that easily Rubes…"

Unbeknownst to Ruby, Cardin had picked a new target.

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Ruby went into Professor Ooblek's class with a heavy heart and wondering if people really thought that way. Just the same as Glynda's class her team was separated and scattered across the room. Ruby was happily surprised to find herself next to Velvet. Ruby greeted her and Velvet smiled. She was super quiet. Must be a bunny thing… Ruby was slipped a note. Ruby's eyes widened and she was about to open the note when Professor Ooblek rushed into the room with blinding speed. Ruby felt her face heat up in embarrassment. And she thought Speed was her Semblance…

"Welcome class! I am Professor Ooblek and I will have the honor of teaching you all Recent History! Now! I define Recent History as events that take place just before the Great war to the present or roughly the last one hundred or so years! As much of Ancient History and the Histories of the various countries have already been covered in your prep-schools we shall not be going into them in depth this year but mainly focusing on what you will need to become hunters and huntresses!" Ooblek explained. "Now who here can tell me the interests and issues that sparked the Great War?!"

Pyrrah's hand shot up. "The use of slave-labor on the side of Mantle and Minstrel was a large part, but the major issue was the Warrior King's disapproval of the methods of Kingdoms of Minstral and Mantle to quell individuality, and the government's attempt at becoming a military dictatorship."

"Correct Miss Nikos!" Ooblek said. "Now! Something interesting is that many believe the Warrior King to have never existed despite there being significant historical evidence of the contrary!"

Ruby confused raised a hand. "Why is that?"

"Miss Rose that is what I have spent my entire career trying to figure out! He is the Founder of Vale's modern laws, he himself fought in the Great War's final battle! He is the founder of Beacon, Haven, Shade, and Atlas academies! He started and finished a war! One where people fought and died for a good cause and many do not have even the man's name! I have spent my entire life trying to understand this great mystery Miss Rose! Now! Who can tell me the what battles preceded the outbreak of the actual war!? Don't be shy!"

Ruby opened the note while Professor Ooblek was distracted. In nice handwriting Velvet had written only two words.

Thank you.

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Ruby slunk into her bed exhausted. She had to stay behind and work on her remedial lessons. She was technically trying to shove three years' worth of school into one. Her remedial lessons, thankfully, wouldn't extend past the first semester. Ruby whimpered. Now that her classes were finally done… homework that Professor Port, White, and Peach assigned them. On the first day! How could anyone be so evil!?

Ruby was nodding off as she worked on her Dust theory paper. There were four main types and three special types. Wind, Ice, Fire, and Lightning Dust were all the main ones called Primary types. Earth, Water, and Gravity Dust were Special types that broke the laws of conservation of matter and energy and created a new element or material where as the Wind, Fire, Ice and Lightning just released their energy as Force, Heat, Cold, and Electrical energy being used up in the process. The exception to this rule was Gravity Dust that, depending on it's polarity, could add or reduce mass and therefore gravity to something making it part of the Special types.

"Hey, sis." Yang whispered. Ruby jerked awake. Yang giggled. "Long night, huh? I got you some Joe. One cream, five sugars, just the way you like it."

Ruby smiled despite Weiss' scoff of disgust and her muttering that 'she wouldn't know a good cup of coffee if it smacked her with an Ursa'.

As Ruby sipped the life giving nectar, Yang smiled at her. "I'm proud of what you did today. You know, at lunch."

"It… it was nothing." Ruby said embarrassed. "I- I didn't really even do anything-"

"Check it." Yang said with a smirk. "Remember Tony? Yeah. Tony is friends with Garnet, and she was tellin' him that, that Coco girl wouldn't have stepped in if you didn't get up. She said and check this, I quote 'Can't have some random girl showing me up.' You literally saved that girl being bullied. There is no way Cardin is going to mess with her now. That and you now probably have Coco's protection."

"What?" Ruby asked very confused. Yang rolled her eyes.

"I trying to tell you that you are now cool with one of the most popular girl's in school. That girl you helped out was Velvet Scaletina. She is so talented that they bumped her up a whole year the first day. She is super shy though… but they say her semblance allows her to copy anyone's moves after seeing it once! Yeah. She's that strong. And her weapon girl, you would think she won the lottery. She is crazy smart and made a hard light projector. Her weapon can literally be anything she can take a picture of. I'm trying to tell you that you impressed a teacher even without a Semblance, are keeping up with a normal work load even with remedial lessons, and made some pretty powerful allies today, and you did it all because you were doing the right thing and doing your best. I'm proud of you. Keep up the good work." Yang said giving her sister a peck on the cheek before heading to bed.

Ruby smiled and drank her coffee. Maybe being at Beacon wasn't too bad.