[First Posted - 26/08/18 Edited - 28/08/19]
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Your POV
You were sleeping peacefully, something that rarely happened for you, as was everyone else. No teacher had dared disturb the group of teens slumber, it would be suicide. The thing that would wake everyone would be the gentle glow of the sun as it slowly crept into the room...

Hyper: "IT'S MORNING, IT'S MORNING, IT'S MORNNING!"

Or one hyperactive ginger... if looks could kill, she'd have multiple funerals.

Grumbling, as you got up you looked down at Jaune, who was currently covering his ears as he tried to go back to sleep, you gave him a quick kick to the side that finally relented that attempt.

Looking over at 'Hyper' again you saw her dragging a guy with pink highlights in his hair across and out of the room, you felt sorry for the bloke really, he probably goes through this daily.

After packing up your stuff you wandered away from Jaune, slowly heading towards the changing rooms, stopping to give Yang and Ruby a nod as you walked past, the latter gave a heartwarming smile while the former looked you up and down with a smirk, neither of which you objected too.

Moving onwards you watched the ginger continusly irritate her freind and almost everyone around her throughout the morning routine, she'd probably be fine if you weren't still half asleep though. Pulling on your coat, after getting dressed you walked past the two and heard something about bribing Ozpin, you'd tried that before it did not go well.

Eventually you stumbled on quite the spectacle, Jaune flirting. Or at least attempting too. You had been on your scroll when you saw the blonde attempting to chat up the Schnee, seemingly having just caught the beginning of the disaster.

Jaune: "You know what's also great, me, Jaune Arc, nice to meet you."

An involuntary groan passed your lips as he continued to try and fail to get anywhere with Weiss, especially after he ignored the spartan who at the very least seemed somewhat interested in him.

Weiss: "This is Pyhrra, she graduated top of her class at sanctum."

Pyrrha: "Hello again." She smiled sweetly.

Jaune: "Never heard of it."

Weiss: "She won the Mistral regional tournament 4 years in a row, a new record."

(Y/N): "Really?" You said possibly a bit louder and sarcastic than you meant to, all three heads turned to you as you walked over unwillingly.

Weiss: "Of course you wouldn't kno-" She was about to lecture you, getting into a stance and everything but you quickly shut that down.

(Y/N): "Yea, shut up." Your gaze sharpened onto the red-head whose emerald orbs gazed into your own eyes, seemingly overjoyed by the lack of recognition. "You won the Mistral tournament? 4 times?"

Pyrrha: "Yep... it's not really a big deal..." Her eyes dropped down to the floor, almost embarrassed.

(Y/N): "Yea your right." This shocked the three of them, possibly not Jaune from a lack of knowledge. "The only way to know if you're really any good is to see you in action myself." A smile crept onto Pyrrha's face.

Pyrrha: "I suppose that is the best way! Well then I look forward to meeting you on the fields of battle one day..." She trailed off, waiting for a name you forgot you hadn't delivered.

(Y/N): "(Y/N) (L/N), and likewise..."

Pyrrha: "Pyrrha Nikos."

Weiss: "Pyrrha, a little help." Your meeting was cut short as you both turned and saw Jaune getting a bit too close to Weiss.

Pyrrha: "Oh, sorry..."

She drew her sword and it elegantly transformed into a spear, one that she wuickly threw at Jaune, catching him by the hoodie and pinning him too the wall, until Weiss and Pyrrha walked past, the latter giving you both a wave and grabbing her spear.

You walked towards the blonde just in time for another, more busty, blonde to approach him as well, Ruby in tow behind her.

Yang: "Having trouble there, lady killer?"

Jaune: "I don't get it, my mum said all woman look for is confidence." He said dejected.

(Y/N): " Really? My mentor said either sing, be cool and flirt, or get them drunk... now that I'm thinking about it, that last one was said when he was drunk, so it's probably not the best advice."

Ruby, Yang and even Jaune looked at you with a confused face that you were more than happy to return, you quickly all erupted into laughter that was cut off only by Glynda talking through the speaker system.

Speaker: "All first year students to Beacon cliff for initiation."

You helped Jaune up, he was suprisingly light, and nodded at your friends before you all set off towards the cliff.

{Timeskip brought to you by Chibi Qrow and Chibi (Y/N) flirting with some girls in a tavern.}

You, alongside all the other potentail students of Beacon, were standing on Beacon Cliff. The last of you had arrived and Ozpin took this as his chancr to speak.

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

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

Ruby: "What?" You heard the young girl's outcry and spared her a glance.

Ozpin: "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. As such, it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well." Ruby let out an audible groan that made you laugh. "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."

Ruby: "Whaaaat?!" You watched as her world shattered, as if made of glass.

Ozpin: "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." He paused for effect as you heard some nervous laughter "You will be monitored and graded through the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. 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. With that, this is your last chance to step down, or suffer at the brashness of your decision."

The sound of three people dismounting went unnoticed, you looked and saw Jaune about to step off but as you looked at him with a raised eyebrow he brushed it off as a joke.

Ozpin: "Now then, are there any questions?"

Jaune: "Yeah, um, sir?" He raised his hand, as if that would work.

Ozpin: "Good! Now, take your positions."

You tuned him out as you checked your weapon and coat, it all looked good until you were unceremoniously flung into the air. Looking around you saw all the other potential students had been launched as well ,Yang seemed to be having the most fun as she launched herself further into the forest. Your flight was stopped by a sudden tree that smacked you in the face, causing you to fall straight to the floor and crack a few ribs in the process.

(Y/N): "Shit! Ow! Crap!"

Sitting up slowly, clutching your chest, you took in your surroundings, to each side of you was a thick lining of trees and brush. You thought you were okay to sit for a minute or two to recover, until an Alpha Beowolf and it's pack came rushing and growling out of the trees.

(Y/N): "Well, great."

You stood up, grunting as you unholstered your revolver. Pulling back the hammer to bide the time as they charged, you ended up firing 6 shots, you downed 3 of the smaller Beowolfs leaving 2 and the alpha. This caused an uproar as they finally reached you.

Rolling to the right, while grunting in pain, you let them harmlessly rush past you, reloading you pivoted, while standing again, and let loose 4 shots, burying the bullets into the skulls of the two Beowolfs.

It was just you and the Alpha left, it's blood red eyes locked onto you as it made an effort to charge once more. You let loose your last loaded bullets but it simply swiped them out of the air with its claw. It slammed into you, it's momnetum forcing you off your feet as it slammed you into a tree. You felt drool coat your hair and a powerful bite peirce your skull as you yelled in pain.

Shakily, you loaded one more bullet, pointing it up through your mouth you charged it with fire dust before firing, it going straight through you and into the Alpha, killing you both.

Meanwhile atop the cliff, Glynda and Ozpin were overlooking the initiation on their scrolls. For once not many students had died and nearly all of them had partners already, that was until they looked at the camera following (Y/N), seeing him dead on the floor.

Glynda: "From how much Qrow brags about him, I expected more..."

Ozpin: "Well, he is limiting himself."

Glynda: "May I ask why?"

Ozpin: "I asked him to."

Glynda: "Very well then." Ozpin turned to her, curiosty plastered his face.

Ozpin: "You won't even ask why?"

Glynda: "If i did, would you tell me?" Ozpin hummed and took a sip of his coffee "Hmm, he seems to be getting up."

Oxpin: "He must be eager." He returned to the footage swiping to another student.

You had gotten up, fully recovered from both injures, and had been wandering through the forest for a good five minute before you stumbled across a clearing. In the center was a ruined building that held chess pieces on pedestals. Strolling oger you grabbed the black king and flipped it, satisifed you put it in your coat pocket, just as you saw Yang and Blake approach.

Yang: "Oh! Hey (Y/N), these the relics?"

(Y/N): "What? Oh, I mean yes."

Blake: "Guess we should pick one."

Yang walked past you and her eyes settled on a knight piece. She picked it up and displayed it proudly.

Yang: "How about a cute little pony?"

Blake: "Sure."

Yang: "That wasn't too hard."

(Y/N): "It's not like this place is difficult to find."

A loud and sudden screan interrupted your conversation. It sounded far away but getting closer and was clearly a girl.

Yang: "Some girl's in trouble, what should we do?"

You both turned to Blake and saw her pointing up, looking up you saw Ruby falling out of the sky, as well as a Nevermore circling above. Ruby looked like she was about to land on you until Jaune came flying out of nowhere, hitting them both into a tree.

(Y/N): "That's gotta hurt."

Blake: "Did your sister just fall from the sky?"

Yang: "I-"

She is interrupted by 'Hyper' riding in on an Ursa that died as soon as it stopped, she was quickly followed by the guy in green clothes you decided to dub 'Ninja' running out. 'Hyper' ran over and grabbed a chess piece,

Hyper: "I'm queen of the castle! I'm queen of the castle!"

Ninja: "Nora!"

Nora: "Coming Ren."

You all watched Nora skip back to Ren without a care in the world.

Blake: "Did that girl just ride in on a Ursa?"

Yang: "I-"

She was interrupted once more by Pyhrra running out of the forest, a Death Stalker on her heels. She managed to reach you all and bent over to take a breather. Then Ruby jumped down out of the tree.

Yang: "Ruby?"

Ruby: "Yang!"

Nora: "Nora!"

Nora jumped in between the two sisters while loudly exclaiming her name. Yang looked ready to explode.

Blake: "Did that girl just run here with a Death Stalker on her tail?"

This caused an explosion in Yang. Literally. Her hair caught fire and her eyes went red.

Yang: "CAN EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT FOR TWO SECONDS BEFORE SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS AGAIN?!"

Quickly you pulled out your scroll, a ticking noise emanating from your coat.

[Archer: Let me clarify, your coat has built in speakers and is pretty much indestructible.]

Ruby patted Yang and pointed up when the timer was done, causing the blonde to slouch in defeat. Looking back up, you saw Weiss hanging onto the Nevermore.

(Y/N): "She's gonna fall."

Ruby: "She'll be fine."

Ren: "She's falling."

Just before Weiss hit the ground Jaune jumped out and caught her, right before face planting with Weiss landing on his back.

Yang: "Great the gang's all here, now we can die together."

Ruby: "Not if I can help it!" In a birst of speed and rose petals, Ruby charged at the Grimm, ready to strike.

Yang: "Ruby wait!"

Ruby engaged the death stalker in combat, swinging her scythe against it's tough exterior, before attemtping to pull away. Unfortunately the Nevermore launched spike like feathers at her, causing her to become caught by the hood as a feather caught a hold of it.

Yang: "Ruby!"

A blur flew past Yang, a gust of wind following it, just as the stinger went in for the kill a large dust cloud formed.

(Y/N): "That... was really, really, stupid Ruby..." You exclaimed, slightly out of breath, the dust having settled revealing you blocking the stinger with the flat of your blade.

Ruby: "(Y/N)?"

(Y/N): "You know, if you could dislodge yourself and run that would be great."

You slipped your hand into a pouch on your belt and pulled out a fire dust crystal. You hurled it at the Grimm just as you pulled away from it, holstering your weapon, the creature getting dazed temporarily. You and Ruby, who had now freed herself, ran from it and back to the others, Yang taking Ruby into a hug.

Yang: "I'm so glad you're okay!"

Ruby squrimed out of the hug and grabbed a chess piece, Jaune following suite. That's when Jaune pointed out the Nevermore.

Jaune: "That thing's circling back, what do we do?"

(Y/N): "Alright, all of you are going to run back to the cliff, we have the relics we don't need anything else, Ruby you're in charge while I'm gone."

Ruby: "Where are you going? And why me?"

(Y/N): "I'm going to buy you all some time and because you were the first one to fight the odds, granted you failed but still, thought that counts..."

Yang: "We're not leaving you!" This got an almost unanimous approval.

(Y/N): "Oh, yes you are."

Yang: "Why?!"

[Play Me]

Your coat began to play music, echoing through the forest, drawing the attention of the two Grimm.

(Y/N): "Because I don't need any of you, now go!"

Welcome to the bloodbath jump into the tub
fist-fight, death-match come and join the club
kick-start your face with a metal-clad boot
you should give up now your retaliation's moot

You pulled out your revolver and in one fluid motion the blade extended from it, rushing forward to meet the Death Stalker you parried its stinger and jumped over its pincers as they snapped at you.

I'll run circles round ya I can touch the sky
I' m gonna make ya hurt and I'm gonna make you cry
you want to mess around? well come on let's go
I got no time to waste let's start the show

Landing atop the Grimm you didn't have long till the stinger was trying to impale you again. Ducking and weaving you saw your chance when you jumped over a low sweep and landed on the stinger, while stabbing into it's soft connection loosening it, before it violently flicked you upwards.

I'm the one that your mama said
'don't mess with them or you'll end up dead
that type they don't follow any rules'
you're looking tall you're looking tough
I'm sorry dude, it's not enough
your girlfriend's purse won't help you win this duel

You were thrown into the air withittle control in your path, luckily you missed the Nevermore's beak and claws instead going high above it. Gaining some control, you twisted so you were facing the ground and now falling straight towards both it and the Nevermore.

the bigger they are then the more that they bleed
the deeper the scars that won't heal
buckets of pain as they lie there in shame
knowing how true defeat feels

You managed to grab ahold of one of the Grimm's massive feather, causing it to flap wildly and go into a downspiral. Pulling yourself up you managed to cut at the wing of the monster before it let out a horrigying shriek. Switching modes quickly, you fired six fire dust charged bullets into the creatures eye before letting go of the feather.

I'm the one
that was born in a nightmare a murderer's son
got no gun
but I gleam like a blade and I'm harder than iron
I'm the one
who rose out of filth and was loved by no-one
delusion
I'll steal til your blind and defeat you from inside your mind

The drop was much smaller due to reduced altitude, landing with a roll you stood up and span around only to have to perform a number of backflips away as the Deathstalker charged you.

you're still standing up? well let's go another round
singin' king of pain and you're gonna get crowned
you like the way I dress? yeah I know I'm fine
the blood's gonna stain but it won't be mine

The Deathstalker turned to face you once again as the Nevermore recovered from its injuries. Looking at the two Grimm you dusted off your coat and reactivated your sword mode again.

just chill here while I drop into the brush
see you when I land and you're gonna feel the crush
lay right down and grab a little rest
I guess you didn't know that you were dealing with the best

This time the Nevermore made the first attack by launching its feathers like large spikes at you. Sidestepping these deadly projectiles you only briefly saw the other Grimm approach. Just enough time to block the giant pincer coming down on you.

you shoulda stayed at home today
this fisticuff won't go your way
this confrontation isn't just for school

it might be hard to hear me say
kicking your ass is child's play
i hope you're not crushed by this ridicule

Gritting your teeth as you held the blade against the pincer you didn't see the second one swing to hit you out of the way. A sudden force sent you and your weapon flying in diffrent directions as it broke a few bones and winded you.

a slap on the wrist and a kick to the chin
a hint of the flavor of steel
no one to blame it's the end of the game
the humiliation is real

This wasn't the end as the Stalker then used it's stinger to catch you by impalement causing blood to splatter all over it. You were suddenly thrown uowards and your weary eyes met the Nevermore's bloody ones.

I'm the one
that was ripped from the earth and exposed to the sun
overrun
by the hate and the beatings defiled by a father

Steel like feathers punctured you like needles and ripped you from the air sending you like a rocket straight for the ground. You crashed and realised you couldn't pull yourself free of the feathers that were through your body keeping it to the floor.

I'm the one
I'll race with your eyes and you'll never outrun
illusions
will conquer your mind and will make you fulfill my design

You watched with horror as the Stalker approached, almost tauntingly slow. It brought its golden stinger down for a final time as you screwed your eyes shit before your brains were splattered all over the ground.