Hey guys! Stormy here with another chapter of Remnant Royals! Sorry for the long wait. I've been busy with other stories and they had my full attention. But now, I'm back and ready. Let's get right it!

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Dawn had broken over the horizon of Beacon Academy and the city of Vale; numbers of hunters and huntresses were waking up early from their deep slumber - receiving their good night's sleep and rubbing the exhaustion out of their eyes. One student however was currently waking up as well, but had came eye-to-eye with his closest companion; Nora Valkyrie. Blinking a few times, Lie Ren found Nora standing over him; purple met cyan. Nora was energetic and hyperactive, and well-prepared for the day with a gleaming smile.

She had short, orange hair, cyan eyes, fair skin, and a slim figure, despite how much she enjoyed Pancakes. She wore a white shirt with a small heart-shaped cutaway, a black collared vest with silver, light blue, and red trimming and a pink hammer, and lightning bolt emblem on her back. A blue bow was tied on her back, she had pink fingerless gloves, a pink skirt, white sleeves, and white sneakers with a secondary pink trimming. Sheathed on her back was her weapon; Magnhild - a large, transformable, two-handed hammer that transforms into a grenade launcher. Nora always had an energetic and hyperactive personality, but could be fierce and determinative at certain times despite her innocent and child-like appearance. As for now, she was very eager to have Ren up and ready for the day.

"Wake up sleepy butt!" She shot off somewhere as Ren was beginning to get up. Sure, he may not have been energetic and hyperactive as Nora, but he couldn't be mad at her for waking him up so early. Ren had magenta eyes, long, black hair with a magenta streak that was tied back into a ponytail, and fair skin. He was wearing a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat with red lining and black and gold trimming and pink cuffs, white trousers, and black shoes. He sighed as he lent up from his sleeping bag, and Nora had reappeared. "It's morning, it's morning, it's morning, it's morning~" she happily sang with a joyful grin.

Ren sighed once more and decided to get the day over and done with; Initiation day - the day to determine his with in the school. Nora and Ren had gone off to the restrooms where they readied themselves; Ren brushing his teeth, as Nora held her toothbrush one hand, and a tub of toothpaste in the other. "I cannot believe we have been at Beacon for a full 24 hours" Nora exclaims, "Not like I expected us to get kicked out or anything. I mean, you're the more perfect student than I am, and I'm, well, I'm me! But it's just crazy, you know?-"

They had returned to the ballroom to gather their belongings and clean out the room. Ren was tightening the straps of his sleeping bag to prevent it from unrolling, and Nora was brushing her hair, whilst continuing her mutual conversation with her friend. "We've been friends for sooo long. What're the odds that we'd still be together. Well, not together together, and I'm not saying you're not handsome. Well you are handsome, but that'd be weird, right?" No response from the magenta eyed boy; continuing to pull the straps of his sleeping bag.

"Right, what was I thinking?" Nora asks herself; a slice of pancake in her mouth as she spoke. They had now gone to the dining area and grabbed plates of Nora's favourite breakfast - pancakes. "But still, I hope we end up on the same team together." Nora had slurped the pancake up and eaten it within one bite. With realization of an idea, she raised a finger. "Oh! We should come up with some sort of plan so we end up on the same team together. What if we bribe the Headmaster? No, that won't work, he runs the school-" she brings a finger to her chin.

They proceeded down to the Locker room, which Ms. Goodwitch brought them to yesterday (with some minor inconvenience yesterday with Jaune stuck into a locker). Ren entered his locker to proceed and grab his two pistols - Stormflower, as Nora continued her bickering. "I know! We'll have some sort of signal, like a distress signal!" She gasps, "A secret signal so we can find each other in the forest. Can you imitate a sloth?" She asks.

"Nora..." Ren finally spoke calmly.

"Yes Ren?"

The boy held his pistols up before they were contracted down into his sleeves with ease. "I don't think Sloths make a lot of noise" he states.

Nora takes a moment to understand his statement, before a smile grew once again on her face with realization, and she exclaimed "That's why it's perfect! No one will suspect we're working together!"

Ren shuts his locker door and proceeded to leave with his childhood friend. "Come on Nora, let's go."

"Well not, together together." she states once more with a giggle and skip away.

"Wow. Someone's happy." The Lucian Prince commented as he eyes the two walk/skip away. He and his friends sat in a corner as they entered their lockers and retrieved or put away items they needed.

Inside their lockers, they had assortments of items, souvenirs, or potions; Ethers, Potions, Elixers, and even a couple of Phoenix downs as they were hard to come by. But they each had a few stuff of their own.

Inside Aptus's locker, he had a red/bronze colored gauntlet, which he called 'Sunblazer'.

Inside Eliza' locker, she had a one-handed mace with a silver grip, and the head was yellow, thick, and star-shaped; dubbing it 'Evening Star'. She also had a few books and a few interesting magazines which he was more than happy to hide from the others.

Silica's held a dagger, known as 'Oathkeeper', with a light-blue gem embedded onto the silver hilt. The hand guard of the hilt had a look of crystalized wings.

Sieg's locker was organized with potions, Elemancy vials, Dust crystals, several gadgets, and his collection of cookbooks and magazines. Lastly, it held a pair of dark colored railgun revolver pistols called 'Flint and Lock'.

As for Kyon's locker, he had a few souvenirs he brought along his trip to Beacon with the team; fishing bait, fishing rod parts, but of course, a few video games to play on his free time.

"Yeah, especially the orange haired girl, " Aptus states as he eyes the girl once more.

"She's probably excited about today," Eliza stated.

"What do you guys think Ozpin has planned for us?" Slicia asks, her cats ears twitching slightly.

"No doubt a test," Sieg answers. "I believe that the Initiation is a test to prove a student's worth not just in terms of fighting stance, but in key communication, teamwork, and judgement. If all goes according to plan, then we have proven our worth to the Headmaster and form our teams." All of them took this matter seriously; having to form teams together, but one was not happy.

"Oh, come on!" Aptus groaned, "why do we have to do the stupid test? I mean, Ky's royal, so why does he have to do it?"

Eliza placed her hands on her hips. "Just because he's royal doesn't mean he gets special privileges," She said. "At least, not all the time."

"Hey!" Kyon exclaims to his remark, causing Silica to giggle.

"Well, it's true." Seig added in. "Especially at school, he has to earn something."

Kyon sighed. They did have a point there; kings don't get whatever they want, just like that. Sometimes, they had to earn it, his father told him. Wanting something doesn't mean he'll get it - if anything, it would make them like Niflheim. "Yeah. Like my dad said, the teachers won't take me too kindly here, like back at the Crown City."

"That sucks."

"I don't mind it honestly." Kyon shrugs with a smile.

"Ahh, humility, one of the greatest virtues." Sieg said.

"But, think of this way, guys. we're going to have to earn our place here at Beacon! We can show everyone just how strong we we are when we're together!" Silica said

Across to the other side of the Locker room, Yang and Ruby were preparing themselves as well. Yang already had Ember Celica - her shotgun gauntlets, and Ruby was grabbing her baby, Crescent Rose out from her locker.

"Well, you seem awfully chipper today," Yang exclaims with a smile.

"Yep, no more awkward small-talk or getting-to-know-you stuff. Today, I let my sweetheart do the talking." Ruby held her weapon close to her like an infant with a teddy bear.

Ruby was always a cute and innocent girl behind the blade of her Crescent Rose, which Yang was more than happier to admire. But she wanted the best for her little sister as well; a perfect life, a good boyfriend (hint, hint, Kyon), and friends most of all. "Well, remember Ruby. You're not the only one going through Initiation. If you wanna grow up, you gotta meet new people and work together."

"Ugh! You sound like dad!" She placed Crescent Rose back in her locker and shut the door. "First off, what does meeting new people have to do with fighting? Second of all; I don't need people to help me grow up! I drink milk." Ruby crossed her arms with shut eyes.

"But what about when we form teams?" Ruby hadn't really come to think about that; she knew that they had to form teams, even with people she didn't know. The only people Ruby knew were Kyon, Aptus, Eliza, Silica, Sieg, Yang, Jaune, Blake, and Ice-Queen. She was fine with the other eight, but she definitely did not want to be teamed up with Weiss, and vice-versa. "I don't know... I guess I'll be on your team or something..."

Yang reached back awkwardly as she pulled her hair up over her shoulder and stroked it gently. "Maybe you should be on someone else's team?"

"Like Ky's?"

"I'm pretty sure he already has his Lucis friends."

"Well, what about you?" Ruby questions with a worried look.

"Ruby, you can't always count on me to watch you all the time. Maybe you should try being on somebody else's team."

Ruby began to gain suspicion as to her sister, as her look of worry turned into a glare towards her older sibling. "My dearest sister, Yang. Are you implying you do not want to be on the same team as me?!"

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

"WHAT THE- I don't need to break out of my shell! That is absolutely"

"Ridiculous!" Jaune cuts Ruby off as he nervously walks past them with a note in his hands - in search of of his locker. "There's no way I put my gear in locker 636 yesterday. I would've remembered to count that high. Ugh, why does this have to happen today?!" Jaune groaned as he continued walking around the locker room to get his gear. Upon his walking, he passed by the Schnee heiress, Weiss, and a familiar feminine figure standing with her.

To Vale, and the rest of the kingdoms, she was a major celebrity; sure, she was not an athlete or a movie actor, but she was definitely a true warrior. She was Pyrrha Nikos; top class graduate at Sanctum, champion of the Mistral Regional Tournaments (four years in a row), and of course, the (un)proud sponsor of Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes (despite the fact they tasted horrible and were too sugary). Pyrrha had emerald-green eyes, fair skin, and red hair that was tied back into a ponytail. Pyrrha wore a golden crown adorned with emeralds and rubies, a golden neck gorget, a leather v-neck, strapless top with golden trimmings, brown elbow-length gloves with a golden gauntlet on her left arm, a red sash wrapped around her waist with a belt and circular golden accessory to hold it in place. She wore golden armour over her legs and brown cuffed high-heeled boots. Pyrrha was a petite and beautiful woman behind her spear and shield, and displayed emotions of kindness and affection, though some people thought differently - seeing her as being 'too good' for them based on her celebrity status. She was different, though - being open and kind to others.

As of now, she was speaking with Weiss as she finished placing and adjusting her battle gear. "So Pyrrha, have you given any thoughts on whose team you'd like to be on? I'm sure everyone would be eager to unite with such as strong, well-known individual such as yourself."

"Hm, I'm not quite sure." Pyrrha answers, "I was planning to let the chips fall where they may."

"Well, I was hoping we might be on the same team together."

This sort of response is what brightened Pyrrha up. "Well that sounds grand!"

"Great!" At this sudden moment, Weiss averted herself in the opposite direction as she maniacally thought to herself with a a grin 'this is perfect! The strongest girl in class combined with the smartest girl in class! Together we will be unstoppable! We'll be popular! We'll be celebrities! We'll get perfect grades! And if I get the Prince on my team, we may even be royal! It's absolutely fool-proof! Nothing can come between us now!'

"You know what else is amazing?" The voice of Jaune speaks, as he snapped Weiss out of her daze with shock. "Me, Jaune Arc. Pleasure to meet you."

"Ugh, you again?" Weiss scoffed - uncomfortable with the annoying blonde haired boy.

Pyrrha was actually more than happy to greet the boy. "Nice to meet you, Jaune."

"Yeah, yeah!" Jaune exclaimed as he rudely pushes the kind redhead out of the way from Weiss. "So... Weiss, I can't help but notice that you're checking us out yesterday." Jaune imitated flexing moves.

Weiss just facepalmed herself to their childish behaviour. "Oh you have got to be kidding me!"

Jaune step a bit close to her as he said, "Don't worry! No need to be shy! So, been hearing rumors about teams! I was thinking you and me would make a good one! What do you say?"

Pyrrha took the moment as she started to say, "Actually, I think the teams are comprised of four students each, so-

"You don't say?" Jaune said as he moved from Weiss to Pyrrha as he started to say, "Well, hot stuff, play your cards right and maybe you could join up with the winning team."

Weiss is getting pretty annoyed by the blonde hair moron before her as she got between Pyrrha and him as she said, "Jaune, is it? Do you have any idea who you're talking to?"

Jaune gave a smile to her thinking she's into him a bit, in his dream mostly, but he said to her, "Not in the slightest, snow angel."

Weiss raise a hand to Pyrrha and started to say, "This is Pyrrha."

"Hello again," Pyrrha said as she wave her hand to Jaune.

"Pyrrha graduated top of her class at Sanctum!" Weiss said to Jaune as she gave a smile to that with pride knowing she is one of the best, but with Jaune he had a confused look on his face and said, "Never heard of it."

Weiss give a scoffs as she said, "She's won the Mistral Region Tournaments four years in a row! A new record!"

Jaune blink to that as he said, "The what?"

That was the last straw for Weiss as she started waving her arms around as she yelled at Jaune to get it through his thick head as she said, "She's on the front of every Pumpkin Pete's Marshmallow Flakes box!

Jaune gasped all of the sudden as he pointed out to Pyrrha and said, "That's you?! But they only do that for star athletes and cartoon characters!"

Through Jaune eyes the design of the cereal box in question is seen with Pyrrha's smiling face on it, as he remember seeing that one, with Pyrrha moving around on in front of cover the cereal box as she said, "Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sadly, the cereal isn't very good for you."

The image of the cereal box came crumbling down behind Pyrrha as Weiss step in front of her again as she said, "So, after hearing all of this, do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team?"

Jaune dropped his head down after hearing how much of a celebrity she was as he said, "I guess not... Sorry..."

"Actually, Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader!" she said after she saw how depress he was, and she thought he is a nice guy and wanted to cheer him up by saying that while putting a hand on his shoulder.

Jaune immediately brightening up as he wave his hand to her and then put them together as he said, "D'oh, stop it."

"Yes, seriously, please stop it. This kind of behavior should not be encouraged!" Weiss said stepping up to them hatting how close Jaune is standing close to Pyrrha and how she reacting to him and seen she is enjoying herself for the moment.

Jaune took a step to Weiss as he said while pointing his thumb at her, "Sounds like Pyrrha's 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?"

Gotten too close to Weiss as she said out loud, "All right, that's a bit too close! Pyrrha, a little help, please?!"

Suddenly Pyrrha launch her spear at Jaune pass his head and at his hood pit him to the locker as Pyrrha walk up and said, "I'm sorry." She really is and hoped she didn't hurt him.

That was when the intercom was heard as on it was Glynda Goodwitch. "Would all first year students please report to Beacon Cliff for initiation? Again, all first year students report to Beacon Cliff immediately." Glynda said as Weiss and Pyrrha passed her.

"It was nice meeting you." Pyrrha said as she took her javelin like weapon back causing Jaune to sigh.

"Like wise." He said as he was on the floor.

"You okay there, buddy?" Kyon asked, offering a hand to the blonde as Ruby, Yang and his other friends all came over.

Jaune gladly took the Prince's hand. "I don't get it" he responds, "My dad said all girls look for is confidence. Where did I go wrong?"

"Welllllll, while confidence is important," Silica explained, her hand moving in a 'so-so' manner. "Your delivery...wasn't so good. I'd give you a 5/10 at best."

"Also, Snow Angel, probably not the best start" Yang clarifies.

"Not just that," Eliza spoke up, raising a brow. "Team Jaune? Seriously?"

Jaune shrugs it off, "It sounds cool."

Aptus gave him a deadpan look. "Dude, you do realize that you can't just name your teams."

"Huh?"

"Team names as based prior on the first initial of the member's identities" Sieg explained. "The leader takes places as the first initial of the name, and it represents leadership and trust towards the teammates. But yet, you have to prove your worth."

Jaune's eyes shot open to the last part. "W-wha-?! Really?!"

"Uh huh." Yang nods, "I can't even think of a team name starting with Y. Cause I'm gonna go out with a Yang! Eh? Eh?" All of them stared at Yang with weird glances because of her terrible pun. Ruby just rolled her eyes - probably used to her terrible puns. With a sigh, she pouted "you guys have no sense of humour."

"Does Ap count?" Eliza smirked.

"Hey!"

The pinkette chuckle before apologizing. "Sorry. Just a joke."

Kyon noticed Jaune and his depressed look. "You okay, bro?" He asked the young knight. 

"Huh? Oh, uh... Y-yeah. It's just... I don't know if I'd make a great team leader. Or a team member for that matter." Ruby kindheartedly supported Jaune, as well as the rest of them. 

"If this is about Weiss, don't listen to her. I know you like her, but don't let her talk you down. You're an awesome person Jaune, and don't let her tell you different."

"W-wow. Thanks Ruby. Never heard anyone say that about me."

"What about Pyrrha?" Silica asked with a head tilt. "She cares about you."

"Yeah but... I barely know her. And she barely knows me."

"So? Just because someone doesn't know you doesn't mean they don't see the best in you. You got a lot of potential and and she sees that. And so do we," Eliza warmly comments. "So, get your act together, doofus."

"And besides, she said you're capable of being a great leader. So that's good." Aptus added.

"Y-you guys think so" Jaune asks with a look of concern.

"We know so" Kyon replied with a grin.

"Thanks guys. Really means a lot to me."

Everyone nodded, and continue to proceed to the cliffs.

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Professor Ozpin and Ms. Goodwitch stood before us as the students presently stood on top of metal plates - Beacon's insignia engraved on them.

Standing ready, the Headmaster finally spoke to us; "For years you have trained to become warriors. And today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." The Headmaster said before Ms. Goodwitch had stood forward and spoke.

"Now, I am sure many of you have heard rumors about the assignment of teams. Well, allow us to put to rest your confusion." She said before she began explaining. "Each of you will be given teammates... today."

"What?" Ruby groaned.

"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 whom you can work well with." Ozpin explained the rules as I noticed Ruby had a feared look on her face. "That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years." Professor Ozpin said as Ruby stood in shock with widened eyes, before her world crumple around her.

"WHAT!?"

"See? I Told you!" The orange-haired girl, Nora, was heard with a pointed finger at the magenta-eyed boy - Ren.

"After you partnered up make your way to the, the Northern Forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your way, or you will die." Ozpin states. Jaune nervously laughs to those words, and scratches his head awkwardly. "You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your initiation. But our instructors will not intervene. You will find and abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose 1, and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately." Ozpin had finished explaining to us before taking questions. "Are there any questions?" Jaune raised his hands in hope of having his questions answered.

"Yeah, Um, sir-" Jaune began, before being cut off and interrupted by the Headmaster ignoring his questions.

"Good! Now, take your positions." Ozpin said as everyone positioned themselves in their stances on their launching platforms.

"Um I... got a question." Jaune said nervously. And one by one, down the row without warning, everyone began to get launched in order - beginning with Weiss and Pyrrha. "So this landing strategy thing uh, w-what is it your like dropping us off or something."

"No. you will be falling." Ozpin states. Then a mohawked guy got launched, followed by Eliza who had given her friends a smirk before clenching her mace and was launched within the air.

"Oh I uh see." Jaune said as the others were launched in the air. Aptus and Sieg were next - Aptus whooping as the wind blew in his face, and Sieg remained calm. "Oh um did you hand out parachutes for us or something?" Jaune asked. Following from Jaune's question, Nora and Ren were launched next as the girl giggled mid-air following her launch.

"No. you will be using your own landing strategy." Ozpin clarified. "Uh yeah."

"EEEEEEEEEEEKKKK!" Silica squeaked out as she was next to be launched.

Yang glanced to Ruby with a wink to her sister, before she put her golden aviator sunglasses on, and was launched with a joyful whoop. Ruby smirked as she had been prepared for her next launch, and without warning, she was launched next before Jaune and Kyon were last to stand. "So what exactly is a landing strategyyyyyyy?!" Jaune was launched into the air with a scream.

"Looks like your last, Prince Kyon," Ozpin told him. "Though, I'm sure you'll look out for danger."

The blunette smirked at this. "Danger? Hah! I walk on the wild side. I laugh in the face of danger. Ha ha ha ha!"

"Glad to know."

And without warning, Kyon was also launched into the air.

They were finally on their way to becoming students.

AAAAAANNNNDDD DONE! Sorry about the LONG ASS wait, guys! Truly! I had a lot of things going on...and stories that this one kinda slipped my mind. But, I'm gaining my RWBY mindest back so I can continue to post more. Anyway, leave a review or PM me your thoughts on the chapter/story so far.

See ya!