Cold As Ice: RWBY

Arriving in Atlas

I returned to Beacon with Team RWBY, discharged from the hospital. "How did you get the ship to agree to pick us up?" I asked Weiss. She grinned. "Let's just say I had to pull some strings," she replied. We neared the platform where the ship was waiting for us. "Welcome aboard Ms. Schnee!" the soldier said, striking a salute. She waved her hand and he relaxed. "How long till we can leave?" she asked. "The ship is all fueled and ready to depart!" he replied. She nodded. "Excellent." She turned towards us. "Well, time for you guys to go," she said. I was taken aback. "You-you're not coming with us?" asked Ruby. Weiss shook her head. "I have to take of something here, so you guys go ahead," she answered. I nodded my head in understanding. "All right! Let's go!" the soldier said. I started to roll up the ramp and got halfway before I got stuck. "Uh..A little help?" I asked. Yang turned around and ran back towards me. "You sure are a DRAG," she joked. "Ha ha, very funny" I said sarcastically. We got inside and the soldier shut the hatch. "Please remain seated and strap yourselves in," he said. He looked at me. "You'll be fine though," he said, "Just hold onto your wheels." He disappeared into the cockpit. The plane started to rock, then it lifted off. I looked out the window and saw Beacon's tower getting smaller and smaller. "Reminds me of when I first came here," I thought. I looked over and saw Ruby and Yang poking Blake while she was trying to read. "Hey, quit it!" she said, clearly annoyed. Ruby and Yang giggled and continued poking her. "Of course when I first came here, I was alone." I smiled. "But not anymore." I decided to close my eyes and get some rest before we arrived in Atlas.

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"Do you think he's awake?" a voice asked. "Shhh! You're going to ruin it!" another voice hissed. I recognized these voices as Yang and Ruby. I opened my eyes to see them each holding a ridiculous amount of parachutes. "Wha-?" I said groggily. 'SURPRISE!!!" they both yelled and piled me under a mountain of chutes. "So that how they want to play it huh?" I thought. I gathered all of my aura into my hands and forced it outwards. "HAH!" I yelled, releasing my aura all at once. The chutes flew in all directions and blew Yang and Ruby away, literally. "What happened here?!" the soldier demanded, opening the door. Yang and Ruby both pointed at me and exclaimed, "He did it!" I looked at the soldier sheepishly and shrugged my shoulders. "Sorry." He went back into the cockpit and we all shared a good laugh. 

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The ship landed and opened its back doors. I rolled outside and shielded my eyes from the sun. "So this is Atlas?" Yang asked. I sighed. "Yup, home sweet home," I answered. Blake was the last to leave the ship and rubbed her eyes. "We arrived?" she mumbled. "Yup!" replied Ruby. Blake yawned a long and cat-like yawn. I swore I could see two little cat like canines in her mouth. I decided to head to the main building first to see my father. I turned and faced them. "You guys go on into the town and shops, I'll meet you in a little bit," I said. I started to leave but Ruby called me back. I looked back at her. "Yes?" She gave me a sort of sheepish look. "We didn't bring any money though," she said. I smiled and wrote my signature on a sheet of paper. "Go to the bank and give this to them. You can then withdraw as much Lien as you need," I said. She looked kind of shocked but accepted it. "Thanks!" she said, "See you in a bit!" She ran back to Blake and Yang and headed off to the village. I returned my focus to the main building. "Time to meet my father," I thought. I began rolling towards the building, leaving the ship and my friends behind.