Chapter 2: First Steps

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First Person POV, Shao Ip
I was eventually picked up by the William Miles, a good friend of master Summer and a fellow assassin, who brought me to his safe house with his gang of assassins. His cell consists of Desmond Miles, Lucy Stillman, Rebecca Crane, and Shaun Hastings. Desmond is William's son and the descendants of many great assassins in our history. Lucy is the genetics researcher and an undercover assassin meant to infiltrate our enemies at Abstergo, the primary front of the modern Templars. Rebecca is responsible for the creation of the Animus 2.0, which allows us to see our ancestors through our genetic memories. And finally, Shaun Hastings is the historian of our order.

Shaun: Well, you certainly know how to made a first impression kid.

Me: It was either that or blowing Roman's cover.

William: Alright now. Kid, can you tell us what happened last night?

Me: Well, I was going shopping for supplies for my mission before being jumped by Roman. As he escaped, I saw one of the Templars Summer told me about. I believe her name was Cinder Fall.

Lucy: That can't be good. If Cinder is here then that means Mercury and Emerald still on the loose.

William: Then we must act fast. *turns to me* Kid, proceed with the tasked Summer gave you. We need you to get as much information on those Templars to see what we're up against.

Me: *nods* Okay. Got it.

Rebecca: *hands me a large suit case* Here, take this.

Me: What's this?

Rebecca: It's a portable Animus. You can use it to continue exploring your ancestor's memories. You're also tasked with finding recruits, right? *I nodded* We can also use this to train them in short period of time.

Me: So kinda like the same thing that you did with me and Desmond.

Rebecca: Yep.

William: Alright, everyone get some rest.

Everyone went to their sleeping quarters and prepared for tomorrow. I was still contemplating of what tomorrow could bring, but I pray that it go smoothly. All I need to do is to make a leap of faith.

Third Person
The scene changes again as Yang Xiao Long tackles her sister in a hug aboard the large Vale Airship to Beacon, crushing the air out of her.

Yang: Oh, I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!

Ruby: *gasping* Please stop.

Yang: *releasing her sister* But I'm so proud of you!

Ruby: Really Sis, it was nothing.

Yang: What do you mean? It was incredible! Everyone at Beacon is going to think you're the bee's knees.

Ruby: I don't want to be the "bee's knees", okay? I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to be a normal girl with normal knees.

Yang: What's with you? Aren't you excited?

Ruby: Of course I'm excited... I just... *sighing* I got moved ahead two years. I don't want people to think I'm special or anything.

Yang: *going over and giving her sister a one-armed hug* But you are special.

Ip was sitting near them while trying to find potential candidates for the Assassins. He hears the sister's conversation and decides to eavesdrop on it.

Ip: *mentally* So, that the girl from last night. And that blonde girl is her sister? Hmmm. Maybe they could work well in the Brotherhood.

The girls' and Ip's attention were drawn to the 2-D animated newscast on Vale News Network playing nearby, talking about the robbery and showing Roman's mug shot.

Cyril: The robbery was led by nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you, Lisa.

The mugshot changes to Lisa Lavender, with a photo of animal-eared demonstrators holding signs saying "WE ARE NOT ANIMALS!" followed by an image of the logo of a growling red wolf's head with three scratch marks.

Lisa: Thank you, Cyril. In other news, this Saturday's Faunus Civil Rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony. The once peaceful organization has now disrupted...

The news feed is cut off as a hologram of Glynda replaces it.

Glynda: Hello, and welcome to Beacon!

Yang: Who's that?

Glynda: My name is Glynda Goodwitch.

Yang: Oh.

Glynda: You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world. *disappears*

Ruby: *among several other cries of surprise* Oh, wow! Look, you can see Signal from up here! *Ruby and other students look through the glass walls at the town below* I guess home isn't too far after all!

Yang: Beacon's our home, now.

The two hear a passenger groaning and hunched over nearby, running to the back of the ship.

Yang: Well... I guess the view isn't for everyone. *rolls her eyes*

Ip then noticed the passenger about to lose his lunch.

Ip: *mentally* Oof. Hope he's okay. I certainly don't want to feel that before initiation.

Ruby: It was a nice moment while it lasted.

The ship is seen approaching Beacon across a large body of water.

Yang (voice over): I wonder who we're gonna meet!

Ruby (voice over): I just hope they're better than Vomit Boy. Oh, Yang, gross! You have puke on your shoe!

Yang (voice over): Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross!

Ruby (voice over): Get-Get away! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me!

That's it for today, now I gonna need your help. I'm trying to figure out possible ancestors for Teams RWBY and JNPR. So please leave a comment on who should be a descendant of who.
RWBY:
Ruby:
Weiss:
Blake:
Yang:

JNPR:
Jaune:
Nora:
Pyrrha:
Ren:

And I'll end off with this: (I don't own the image)

And I'll end off with this: (I don't own the image)

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