Remnants of a World I Once Knew: Volume 2

Chapter 2

"It's this way!," Weiss moved to the left of Ruby. She then doubled back. "No! This way!," Weiss walked towards the right. She then turned around. "It's definitely this way," Weiss replied. "Ugh!," Ruby stood up, annoyed. "Why can't you admit that we're lost?!," Ruby asked. "We're not lost!," Weiss answered. "Oh yeah?! Where do we go then?," Ruby glared. Weiss spun around, her side ponytail almost smacking Ruby. "We're going.....to the abandoned temple!," Weiss declared. "Which is where?! Up? Down? Left? Right?," Ruby growled. "Oh stop it! Like you know where we're supposed to go!," Weiss hissed. "At least I'm not the know-it-all person!," Ruby replied. "What's that supposed to mean?!," Weiss hissed. "It means you're spoiled and bossy and I hate you!," Ruby yelled. Weiss gasped for a bit. "J...just stop acting like a kid!," Weiss hissed. "Stop acting like you're perfect!," Ruby continued. "I'm not perfect! But I will be. And I'm still leagues ahead of you," Weiss replied. She turned her back and began to leave. "How would you know? You don't even know me," Ruby muttered to herself before following Weiss.

On another side of the forest, Yang was brushing the leaves off her yellow hair as she continued walking. "Hello? Anyone out here?," Yang hollered. The only response was the slight breeze and birds chirping. Yang still kept walking forward and brushed her hair to the side. "It's very lonely out here!," Yang hollered again. The response was less than successful. Then Yang heard a rustling. She turned to the origin of the sound. "Hey Ruby! Is that you?," Yang approached the bush and pushed it open. "Ruby you there?," Yang asked. Then a shadow blocked the sunlight. Yang slowly looked up to see a Beowolf. The beowuof then swung its' paws at the blond girl. Yang jumped to her right side, activating her Ember Celica gauntlet. Yang took one glance to the back and saw another Beowulf emerge out. The two monsters roared and charged at her. Yang used her gauntlets to propel herself underneath one and send a massive punch to the Beowolf's butt. The Beowolf's that tried to pounce her ended up colliding with the second beowulf but both quickly recovered. "You boys seen a red hair girl with a red hood?," Yang asked. The two Beowolves roared.

"Hey, all I needed was a no," Yang chuckled and launched herself at the beowolves. First she punched the beowolf's paw. The beowolf roared in pain. Yang upoercuts the beowolf, sending it skidding away from her and hitting a tree. Another beowolf tried to swipe at her. Yang ducks in time and punches the beowolf's belly. The beowolf roars in pain as Yang slid under but this time she uppercuts the beast, sending it flying and hitting the floor next to the other beowolf. "Geez, you guys couldn't hit a target if it was just stan.....," Yang chuckled but her eyes were focused on a strand of her hair. Her own hair, which was severed, floating and laying on the ground. "You......did not just," Yang closed her eyes. The two beowolves looked at each other for a second. "You monsters!," Yang's eyes turned red with fury as her whole body seemed to light up. Yang used her gauntlets to propel herself to one beowolf, landing several barrages of punches to the beowulf. One final punch sent the monsted crashing to a rock, dissipating into nothing but dust. Yang landed with one knee planted on the grass. She got up and turned to face the other beowolf. The Beowolf roared loudly. "Bring it on then!," Yang hollered, her Ember Celica locking and loading. The Beowolf was about to charge at her when a blade could be heard penetrating, along with the monster's abrupt silence. The monster fell on its' stomach and slowly dissipated, revealing Blake who retracted her weapon, a type of cleaver-like sword with the handle being a gun. "Nice weapon there. What's it called," Yang asked. "Gambol Shroud," Blake answered. "Cool and uh I could've taken that other one," Yang replied. "I bet," Blake replied.

"Not too bad. Ms Xiao Long's very impressive in a fight," Glynda replied. "She's not what I call the best but she's got skill and a good foot in on melee combat," Fives nodded. "That being said, she does seem a bit...... excited. Like she loves to fight," Glynda continued. "Would that be a bad thing?," Fives asked. "You tell me," Glynda looked at him. "I do love a battle...but on my terms," Fives smirked, reminiscing those battles. Although they weren't something to smile about, the rush of adrenaline and thrill of the fight was all exhilarating. Especially for a soldier created for war. "She certainly faired better than Ms Reinhart," Glynda replied. "Gretchen was an accident," Ozpin interrupted, stopping the topic of Gretchen quickly.

"Right well, for Ms. Xiao Long, I recommend her to be trained by you," Glynda turned to Fives. "Me? Why me?," Fives asked. "Fives, you're an experienced fighter with skills that even Ironwood has not seen," Glynda continued. "Yeah but....training kids. Glynda, you do realize that I only opt in as Head of Beacon Security. If I become their trainer, then that means I must relieve myself as HOBS," Fives continued. "The General has reassured me that his Atlesian Knights will take over your job so you will not have to worry about security," Ozpin reassured. "You'll be training them to hone their skills. To sharpen their minds and think outside the box," he continued. "I get to train them....my way?," Fives asked. "Yes," Ozpin continued. R7 rolled up to Ozpin and handed him his tea set, whistling and beeping. "Thank you, R7," Ozpin took the tea cup and rubs the dome plating. R7 chirped happily. R7 rolled over to Fives and chirped at him. "He's still dealing with unstable Dusts? Seriously?," Fives asked. R7 beeped again. "Oh good. At least Ironwood's overlooking it," Fives sighed in relief. R7 beeped again, this time frantic. "Hey! Ironwood's doing his best," Fives warned. R7 beeped a series of chips before wheeling away. "Ya know, you're a snippy little one," Fives replied as the astromech chirped a bunch of beepings that sounded like giggling. "What did R7 say?," Glynda asked. "She called us old hags," Fives replied. Glynda growled at the astromech. R7 chirped a bunch of repetitive beeps again. Even Ozpin chuckled. "Hey! I don't count! I'm 36! I'm not that old," Fives replied. R7 followed with more chirping. "No I am not 72!," Fives reminded.

R7 chirped again. "Eh! Just get the dorms headcount," Fives sighed. R7 rolled away, chirping. "I hate your droid," Glynda replied. "Can't you tame it?," she asked. "It? Can Ozpin tame you?," Fives asked. "I'm a sentient. I have feelings," Glynda replied. "So does R7. See my point?," Fives asked. Glynda growled. "Let's just get back to the students," Fives reminded. "Where was I? Oh yeah. You'll be their trainer. Train them to hone their skills. Especially Ms Yang Xiao Long. As much as she's an excellent fighter, she's somewhat predictable and hotheaded," Glynda continued. "Like mother like daughter," Fives chuckled. "The same cane be said for Ms Rose," Ozpin agreed. "Well.....alright then.....," Fives replied. "You'll still retain security clearance if that's any reassurance," Glynda replied. "I still don't believe you're the right person for this," she told Ozpin. "Do you trust my judgement?," Fives asked. "Not one bit," Glynda replied. "Then I'm in! Ozpin! Sign me up. I'm training the kids," Fives declared. Glynda seethed with anger a bit.