In an unknown person's point of view, their eyes warily open and close before waking up fully and seeing an orange haired girl fill their view.

"Wake up, lazy butt!" she says before dashing to the side.

Looking at her fully, she wears a collared black sleeveless vest, with a blue central front section with red accents, her vest has her emblem, on the back. Under the vest, she wears a white sleeveless t-shirt with a heart-shaped cutout above her breast line in the center accompanied with a pair of white detached sleeves on each arm, and a pair of light pink fingerless gloves. She sports a short pink skirt with a single white layer under it. Her white ankle boots sport pink soles with part of her emblem, the lighting bolt, on them and low heels with pink laces, the tops are folded over revealing the pink lining. She also wears a silver armor piece that wraps around waist, under her breasts and around the back on her neck with metal connecting each piece together at the front.

The person waking up appears to be a teen boy with long black hair that ends midway down his back. There is a magenta streak on the left side of his hair. His eyes match the streak in his hair, and his clothing often appears to be influenced by chinese culture. The outfit consists of a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat that is red on the inside, with black and gold trimming and pink cuffs. The trimming goes down the right side of his torso and forms a black collar. Along with this, he wears a black, long-sleeved shirt beneath the suit and light-tan pants with black shoes. He ties his hair back in a low ponytail.

The chinese boy gets up with a groan as the orange haired girl hounds him.

"It's morning! It's morning! It's morning! It's morning!" she sings.

He sighs again as the scene changes to him brushing his teeth in the restroom while his friend continues to talk, "I can't believe we've been at Beacon for a full twenty-four hours! Not that I thought we'd get kicked out or anything, I mean, you're the perfect student and I'm... well, I'm me! But it's just crazy, you know?"

The scene changes to the ballroom, where the two are readying themselves. The orange haired girl is brushing her hair while the chinese boy is tightening the strings on his sleeping bag. The former continues talking, "We've been friends for soooooooo long! What are the odds we'd still be together? Well, not "together-together..." Not that I'm not saying that you're not handsome; you are handsome, but that'd just be weird, right?"

The scene changes again as the two are in the middle of eating their breakfast, the energetic fellow having a pancake hanging from her mouth as she is still talking.

"Right! What was I thinking? But still, I hope we end up on the same team together!," she slurps up the rest of her pancake, "Oohhhh! We should come up with some sort of plan, to make sure we end up on the same team together! What if we bribe the headmaster? No, that won't work. He has the school."

The scene changes again as the two are readying themselves in the locker room, the chinese boy loading his weapons that are hybrid between a gun and a dagger each while his friend is still talking.

"I know! We'll have some sort of signal! Like a distress signal!" she then gasps, "A secret signal so we can find each other in the forest! Can you imitate a sloth?"

It's when the boy finally replies, "Nora?"

"Yes, Ren?"

"I don't think sloths make a lot of noise," says Ren, sheathing his weapons in his sleeves.

Nora thinks about it for a moment, "That's why it's perfect! No one will suspect we're working together!"

Ren smiles before shutting his locker, "Come on Nora, let's go."

"Not 'together-together…'," Nora giggles.

Ren heads out while a skipping Nora follows, passing Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long as they are busy readying themselves.

"Wonder what those two are so worked up about?" Ruby asks.

"Oh, who knows? So, you seem awfully chipper this morning," Yang replies.

"Yep! No more awkward small talk or "getting-to-know-you" stuff. Today, I get to let my sweetheart do the talking," Ruby strokes Crescent Rose as she sighs happily.

"Well, remember, Ruby, you're not the only one going through initiation. If you wanna grow up, you're gonna have to meet new people and learn to work together."

The red riding hood sighs in frustration, "You sound like Dad!" she then proceeds to shove her weapon into the locker, "Okay, first of all: What does meeting new people have to do with fighting? And secondly: I don't need people to help me grow up! I drink milk!"

"Yeah, I believe drinking milk is a different topic entirely."

Both girls turn to see the Tungsten twins approaching them as Toby had been the one who had spoken.

"Hey guys," Yang greets, "We were just talking about forming teams."

"I know," replies Nilak, "So, any ideas on whose team you're gonna be in?"

"Um, I don't know, I... I'll just be on your team or Yang's…" said Ruby, nervous.

Yang brings her hair around her shoulder, stroking it, "Maybe you should try being on either of the two's teams?"

Toby shrugs, "I don't mind."

"My dear sister Yang, are you implying that you do not wish to be on the same team as me?" said Ruby, slightly offended.

"What? No! Of course I do! I just thought... I don't know, maybe it would help you... break out of your shell!"

"What the-?! I don't need to 'break out of my shell'! That's absolutely-"

"Ridiculous!"

Suddenly walking in between the four of them are both Jaune and Simon with the former holding a map and looking lost.

"There's no way I put my gear in locker 636 yesterday! I would've remembered having to count that high! Why does this have to happen today?"

"Maybe you put it in locker 363. It's almost hard to remember a number with the same digits," said Simon, wiping one of the lenses of his goggles before fixing the goggles on his head.

The two blondes pass Weiss Schnee and the red haired girl in Spartan armor from the previous chapter. She wears a brown overbust corset with a vertical strip of lighter brown in the center. Additionally, she wears an elastic, black, A-line mini skirt, brown opera-length gloves on both arms and a red ankle-length sash that wrapped around her skirt.

As for accessories, there's a small circular bronze plate on her right hip opposite two pouches with both connected to a belt. The plate bearing her emblem. Underneath her hair, she always wears a brown circlet adorned with a pair of small, green, teardrop-shaped emeralds on thin chains. She also sports a large bronze gorget around her neck and a bronze bracelet on the upper half of her left arm. Below, she wears an elaborate bronze greaves that start below her mid-thigh before continuing downwards into her boots as well as a pair of cuisses that began mid-thigh and end slightly above her knees. Her high-heeled boots are brown with bronze trim, matching her skirt and sleeves and reaching up to mid-calf.

"So, Pyrrha, have you given any thought to whose team you'd like to be on?" Weiss asks, "I'm sure everyone must be eager to unite with such a strong, well-known individual such as yourself."

"Hmm... I'm not quite sure. I was planning on letting the chips fall where they may," said the spartan warrior.

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

"Well, that sounds grand."

"Great!"

The background disappears into a thundercloud as Weiss adopts a scheming pose and manic smile in her head.

'This will be perfect! The smartest girl in class combined with the strongest girl in class! Together we will be unstoppable! I can see it now! We'll be popular! We'll be celebrities! We'll get perfect grades! Nothing can come between us now!'

Weiss' evil train of thought is then interrupted by Jaune coming between them, "You know what else is great? Me. Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you."

"You guys again?" said Weiss, irritated at the sight of Jaune and Simon with the latter standing behind the former.

Pyrrha then rushes in front of Jaune, "Nice to meet you, Jaune. And hi, Simon."

"Oh, hey Pyrrha." said Simon with a cheery tone.

"Hold on, you know this guy?" asks Weiss, astonished.

"Yeah, we have been close friends since Sanctum," Pyrrha explains.

"I'm sorry if I haven't introduced myself properly, Miss Schnee," said Simon, politely, "I'm Simon, Simon Argentine."

You can practically hear the sound of cars screeching to a halt instantaneously as both Weiss and Jaune stare at him with wide eyes and in the latter's case, mouth wide open.

"Argentine, as in The Ghost of Argentine? The very Ghost himself? The undefeatable Simon Argentine, reigning silver medalist of the Mistral Region Tournaments? That's you?!" says a stunned Weiss.

"Yeah, in a way," confirms Simon while rubbing the back of his head, "But I'm not really undefeated. That title goes to Pyrrha because she's the only one who's ever defeated me."

"Oh my gosh," says Jaune, finding his voice, "I'm friends with The Ghost. I'm a really big fan."

"Whoa, take it easy there, Jaune," says Simon in a calming tone, "It's not really that big of a deal. Being friends or teammates even is good enough for me."

"That's great!" says Jaune, excited. He then turns to Weiss, posing slightly, "So, Weiss, couldn't help but overhear your fondness of me the other day."

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me!"

"Don't worry! No need to be embarrassed! So, been hearing rumors about teams! I was thinking you and me along with Simon would make a good one! What do you say?"

Weiss only seems interested in being teammates with The Ghost. But if that's to happen, Jaune would also be included since they're friends. So that ship had sailed.

Pyrrha speaks up, "Actually, I think the teams are comprised of four students each, so-"

"You don't say," he says, leaning towards Pyrrha, "Well, hot stuff, play your cards right and maybe you could join up with the winning team."

"That's awesome, four of us can be a pretty good team of good guys," quips Simon.

Weiss, having enough, separates both Jaune and Pyrrha, "Jaune, is it? Since you know The Ghost, do you have any idea who you're talking to?"

"Yeah, and it's Pyrrha, snow angel," Jaune says, annoying her.

"Hello again," says Pyrrha.

"Okay then, do you know that she graduated top of her class at Sanctum?" Weiss quizzes.

"Never heard of it."

Weiss scoffs, "So you don't even know she's won the Mistral Region Tournaments four years in a row? A new record!"

"The what?"

Weiss waves her arms rapidly in anger, "She's also on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes box!"

Jaune gasps suddenly, "That's you?!"

Strangely enough, the design of the cereal box in question is seen with Pyrrha's smiling face on it.

"But they only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!"

"Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you," says Pyrrha.

"I know, I had to go on a strict diet for days after eating a bowl of that," said Simon with a shudder.

"So, after hearing all of this, do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team? Because I don't know how you pulled it off with Simon!" said Weiss.

"I guess not... Sorry…," said Jaune, hanging his head.

"Don't sell yourself short, Jaune," said Simon, "I don't care what people say, but you're gonna do great. Besides, you got me, right?"

"Yeah," Pyrrha agrees, "I think you'd make a great leader."

"D'oh, stop it you two," says Jaune, brightening up.

"Seriously, please stop it. This kind of behavior should not be encouraged!" said Weiss.

"Okay, Ice queen. Don't you think you need to cool down every once in a while?" said the Ghost.

"Sounds like Pyrrha and Simon are on board for Team Jaune. Spots are filling up quick! Now, I'm not supposed to do this, but maybe I could pull some strings, find a place for you. What do you say?" said Jaune, leaning in close to Weiss.

"All right, that's a bit too close! Pyrrha, a little help, please?!"

Jaune looks back just in time to see a spear as he fly's across the locker room.

"I'm sorry!" yells Pyrrha.

An announcement plays on the intercom system:

"Would all first-year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first-year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately."

Weiss passes Jaune as he hangs from the wall of a locker on her way out. Pyrrha follows her, grabbing her spear and dropping Jaune to the ground while saying "It was nice meeting you."

Jaune slumps against the locker, "Likewise…"

Simon approaches him while offering his hand, "Come on, man. You did great. Romance doesn't really start at first meeting. Just give it some time and she'll warm up to you eventually."

The depressed Arc takes his hand as he's being pulled to his feet, "I hope you're right."

"Of course I'm right. When have I been… been…," Simon keeps repeating the last word as something catches his attention. Jaune, noticing it, follows his line of sight till he notices the Tungsten twins, Ruby and Yang approaching them.

"Having some trouble there, lady-killer?" asks Yang.

"I don't understand. My dad said all women look for is confidence! Where did I go wrong?"

"'Snow Angel' probably wasn't the best start," said Toby.

Yang then notices a still dazed Simon staring directly at her, "Hey, handsome. Care to explain why you're staring?"

His normal pale skin reddens slightly.

"Umm… hi. I'm…I'm handso-" he quickly catches himself, "Sorry, I'm Simon."

"Nice to meet you, Simon. I'm Yang," At this point, she already knows what's going on with him. She then steps closer to him, "You haven't answered my question."

His skin becomes redder as he starts stuttering.

"Okay, I think it's best we move out now before you end up killing the poor guy," cuts in Nilak, earning a 'Thank you' look from Simon.

Toby just rolls his eyes as they all walk out of the locker room.
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The scene opens to the Beacon Cliff, overlooking a forest, where several students — some old, some new, and some unseen — are standing on silver tiles in front of a mug-holding Professor Ozpin and Glynda with her tablet. Ozpin begins talking,

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

"Now, I'm sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of 'teams'," said Glynda, "Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates... today."

"What? Ohhh…"

"These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well," said Ozpin, causing Ruby to groan, "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."

"Whaaaat?!" Ruby's shocked expression mirrors her world cracking like glass and falling apart.

"See? I told you-!" said a familiar ginger haired girl to her partner.

"After you've 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," said Ozpin.

"Seems easy," Toby said while crossing his arms, on his right is Nilak and on his left is Ruby. Next to Nilak is Jaune who does not take the speech well if the loud gulp was an indication. On his right is Simon who is nervous.

"You will be monitored and graded through the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene," Ozpin continues, "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. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"

Jaune raises his hand, "Yeah, um, sir?"

"Good! Now, take your positions."

Everyone strikes a pose on their tile. Nora crouches low, Ren wields his weapons, Yang raises her fists, Ruby readies her body, Toby's eyes turn red briefly as he slams his fists together, Nilak finger frames the horizon of the forest, Jaune still raising his hand and Simon cracks his neck.

"Uh, sir? I've got, um... a question," begins Jaune as he misses the tile under Weiss rising up into a springboard, rocketing into the air and over the forest, as the platforms activate down the line, "So, this landing... strategy thing... Uh, wha-what is it? You're, like, dropping us off or something?"

"No. You will be falling."

More students are being launched as Jaune continues being oblivious, "Oh, uh, I see... So, like, did you hand out parachutes for us?"

"No. You will be using your own 'landing strategy'."

Simon, seeing the students being thrown, made him concerned, 'They're gonna be okay, right?'

At her turn, Yang winks at both Ruby and Simon, with the latter pulling the goggles over his eyes a bit flustered. She then puts on a pair of aviators, and flies off with a "Woo-hoooooooo!"

Toby turns to Ruby, "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I am," replies Ruby with a blush as she is then launched.

Both Toby and Nilak bump forearms as a silent message to wish each other the best of luck before the former is being launched.

"Maximum effort," says Nilak, steeling her nerves before she also is launched.

"So, what exactly is a landing strategYYY!..." Jaune asks this part just when he finally has to get hurled.

"Uhhh… Is it too late to go to the bathroom?" says a nervous Simon, earning a shrug from the headmaster before the poor ghost is being thrown, screaming along the way with the cloud of students now making their way down into the forest below under the eyes of the teachers. Ozpin, for his part, simply takes a sip of his drink.
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In an overhead view of Emerald Forest, a black bird is flying slowly and magnificently, right up to the moment it gives a final shriek and Ruby crashes through it in a burst of feathers as she plummets downward.

"Birdie, no!"

Ruby fires off a few rounds from Crescent Rose to slow her down, then turns the weapon into its scythe form to catch the branch of a tree in her blade and fall downward at a slower pace.
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Weiss, armed with her weapon, Myrtenaster, summons a white snowflake circle under her and leaps off of it to the forest below.
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Nilak pivots her body and as her eyes turn blue, she generates frost, creating an ice ramp beneath her, breaking her fall as she slides smoothly until her feet touch the ground.
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Ren descends (with Nora Valkyrie briefly being seen next to him at a faster speed) and spins in the air, eventually using StormFlower's blades to spiral around the trunk of a large tree and hit the ground, brushing off his clothes before looking up to see…

"Woo-hoo! Yeah! Alley-oop!"

Yang, soaring right over the treetops, is using her gauntlets and its fiery force to push her through the air further and further north, spinning and laughing with each blast, even when she crashes through the leaves of a tree and leaps off two trunks to tumble to the ground, "Nailed it!"

With that, she runs off.
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Toby, whose eyes are red, is being rocket propelled by red lightning from his boots over the treetops, he then takes a dive into the forest through the trees as he spreads his arms wide, activating his hardlight blades and proceeding to cleave through a few trees in his way before flipping to land on his feet, skidding a few feet before stopping. He deactivates his blades as he stands straight and then walks forward to his destination.
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Simon manages to recover himself as he sees the ground approaching. Taking the initiative, he tucks in his limbs in a diving position and closes his eyes as he takes in a deep breath and upon contact, phases through the ground surface.
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Daruna, seeing that he's nearing the trees, reaches out to swing on a strong branch. After a few spins, he lets go and flies, rolling across the forest floor as he lands.
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Pyrrha, her weapon in sword form and armed with a shield, crashes through several trees and rolls on a branch, immediately shifting her blade into a rifle and looking through the scope at Jaune as he continues to scream and fall helplessly. Pyrrha coolly transforms her weapon again to its spear form, takes a moment to evaluate her throw, and rockets the javelin deep into the forest until a "THUNK!" is heard.

"Thank You!"

Pyrrha waves, "I'm sorry!"
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In the middle of the forest, Ruby lands in a crouch, then darts off with a single mantra in her mind.

'Gotta find Yang! Gotta find Yang, gotta find Yang, gotta find…' she starts yelling out "Yang! Yaaaang!"

She continues her train of thoughts,now seeing herself partnered with various people, 'Oh, this is bad, this is really bad... What if I can't find her? What if someone finds her first? Well, there's always Jaune. He's nice. He's funny! ...I don't think he's very good in a fight, though. And there's Nilak, cool and fun to hang out with… but there's a high chance she may end up with her brother, Toby. That guy, very tough, nice, those cute eyes and– Ugh, Ruby, Stay focused! Ooh! What about Blake?! So mysterious, so calm... Plus she likes books! Then again, I'm not sure I'd be able to hold a conversation with her... Ugh!"  She shakes her head of daydreams, "Okay... Who else do I know in this school? There's Yang, Toby, Nilak, Jaune, Blake, aaaand…"

Time seems to slow down as Ruby skids to a halt in front of Weiss as she is turning to face her. She stops just in time for their eyes to meet and a pregnant pause follows. This ends when Weiss turns on her heel and walks the other way.

Ruby slightly follows her, "Wait! Where are you going?!" She then stops and kicks the ground dejectedly, "We're supposed to be teammates…"

Weiss is seen struggling through the forest, giving an occasional grunt or "Ow!" as she pushes plants out of her way. She brushes herself off and sighs in relief when she hears a voice above her.

It belongs to Jaune who is apparently struggling to free himself, "Come on, come on! Stupid...!"

Weiss sees Jaune hanging a few feet in the air by the spear embedded in his hood and the tree behind him. As he gives up trying to pull it out, he looks down and sees Weiss, giving an embarrassed wave. Weiss simply heads back in the direction she came from and Jaune groans in dejection.

Weiss passes Ruby as she pulls on her hood, "By no means does this make us friends."

"You came back!" exclaims Ruby overjoyed as she's dragged away into the bushes.

Jaune, who is watching the scene, waves his arms, "Wait! Come back! Who's going to get me down from here?!"

"Jaune?"

He looks down to see Pyrrha below him.

"Do you... have any spots left on your team?"

"Very funny…" replies Jaune, crossing his arms, he eventually looks down at her and gives a smile, which she returns.
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Toby is now seen walking in the woods, basking in the quietness as only his footsteps are heard. It is then that he stops walking, having heard a twig snap to his right. He looks around while clenching his fists, being as cautious as possible. After a few seconds of silence, he lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding and continues his wal-

"Hey man."

Instantly, he activates his blade on his right arm as he swipes vertically upwards, slicing…

… Simon, who had backed away with a yelp past a tree behind him that had suffered the full brunt of the sudden attack, "Whoa whoa whoa whoa! Easy! I'm not a Grimm! Just me."

Toby stares wide eyed, horrified at what he had just done because he knew he hit him. He knew he did. Stricken with guilt, he takes a few steps back while hyperventilating before turning to walk away at a faster pace.

"Hey, Wait up!"

Simon tries to keep up with him as they manoeuvre through the trees. The blonde keeps talking, "Look, If you're upset about the jumpscare, I'm sorry."

They stumble upon a clearing.

"I didn't mean to scare you. I just wanted to say hi."

Toby turns to a stop as he turns to look at him with a serious face as he examines him. The height difference being the former two inches shorter than the latter.

"Are you hurt?" he asks with concern.

"Uhhh… no."

Toby sighs in relief, "You're okay. But next time, don't sneak up on me like that, I could have killed you!"

"I don't think so," Simon shrugs.

"What?"

"I can't be killed that easily."

"Oh," Toby moves to touch Simon only for his hand to go through it. He repeats the processes a few times as he as he comes to a conclusion, "You're the Ghost."

"Yeah, sort of," Simon then decides to change the subject, "I'm Simon."

"Nice to meet you, I'm Toby."

Suddenly, a disgustingly large dropping lands splat just in front of them, earning their attention. They stare at it before slowly looking up to find the source and what do you know? What greets them are a flock of over a dozen large Grimm resembling birds perched on the canopy staring at the two humans they're currently surrounding.

Just how come they never noticed it?

"Nevermores," whispers Simon.

"Let us not make any sudden move," whispers Toby as the two of them were back to back against each other, slowly turning in tandem to get a good view of the birds of prey.

Simon discreetly reaches behind him to activate Spine Mist in its minigun mode while sheathed as he observes the flock while whispering, "There's nothing to be worried about. Judging from the actual size, feather size and beak size, these guys are juvenile in the sense of having just learnt how to fly and unlike the adult counterparts, they're less durable. They just need to be hit harder."

"You know your Grimm," Toby whispers back, impressed at his knowledge.

"Aww, thank you. I try," Simon whispers cheerfully as he notices a few of the birds in question drop to land on the forest floor one by one.

Toby also notices, "We don't have enough time, so we're gonna take them all out at once, how fast can you load your weapon?"

"Only with given time. But don't worry, I already have that covered," replies Simon whose hand is on the handle of his already rotating minigun that was picking up speed.

"Then on the count of three, all hell breaks loose," Toby says, noticing the Nevermores moving close and then he suddenly says out loud, "Three!"

They suddenly draw out their weapons and immediately open fire at them in all directions. The avians immediately take action of taking off into the sky as a few of their comrades drop down dead. The two then fire upwards only for a few of them to return fire with a barrage of feathers which Toby manages to flip to avoid. The Tungsten turns in time to see a Nevermore swooping in to attack. He swiftly concentrates his fire on the big bird with one of his gauntlets, effectively tearing it apart.

Simon fires his minigun in all directions in a thundering gunfire with his semblance active as the feathers phased through him harmlessly. Toby then joins him with the both of them looking up at the remaining flock that was joined by a Giant Nevermore.

"Oh boy."
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The scene changes to Weiss trudging through the forest, with Ruby back a ways behind her.

"What's the hurry?"

"I will not let my mission be delayed because you're too slow! I swear, if I get a bad grade because of your—" Weiss is cut off by a smiling Ruby suddenly appearing next to her, "What the...?"

"I'm not slow, see? You don't have to worry about me!"

Weiss looks back, looking slightly impressed, "When did...?"

"Weiss, just because I don't exactly know how to deal with people doesn't mean I don't know how to deal with monsters," she gets an arm around a skeptical Weiss' shoulders, "You're about to see a whole different side of me today, Weiss, and after it's all over, you're going to be like, 'Wow! That Ruby girl is really, really cool… and I wanna be her friend!"

Ruby disappears in a shower of rose petals, which Weiss waves away from her face just as she hears crackling and rustling in the bushes around her.

"You may be fast, but you still excel at wasting time!" Weiss calls out only to be met with silence, save more noises, "Ruby?"

The forest darkens, forcing Weiss to lean in to try and find her new partner as a pair of red eyes are seen glaring behind her.

"Ruby...?"

Behind Weiss, multiple pairs of red eyes stare at her from the bushes and a deep growl is heard. She turns around until she spots a large, jagged Beowolf emerging from a bush and approaching her.

"RUBY!"

The Beowolf roars.