The Badge and The Burden

Rex woke up by an alarm clock and shut it off.

Rex: (Yawns) Ah, nice day today.

Weiss: (Yawns)

Ruby, dressed in her strangely-colored school uniform, creeps up on her side and suddenly blows a whistle, causing Weiss and Rex to fall off the bed.

Ruby: Good morning, team RWBY!

Rex: (Annoyed) Really, Ruby?

Weiss: (from the floor) What in the world is wrong with you?

Ruby: (ignoring the question) Now that you're awake, we can officially begin our first order of business.

Weiss: (getting up and brushing herself off) Excuse me?

Yang: (holding a collection of objects pillows, pamphlets, a candle-holder in her arms, also dressed alongside Blake) Decorating!

Weiss: What?!

Blake: (lifting her suitcase) We still have to unpack.

Blake: Aaaand clean.

Rex: Oh, yeah. (Gets up on the floor) We'd still got some stuff to do.

Weiss does not look enthusiastic, especially when Ruby knocks her back again with the blow of her whistle.

Ruby: Aaaalright! Weiss, Blake, Yang, Rex, and their fearless leader Ruby have begun their first mission!

Ruby: (raises her fist into the air) Banzai!

Blake and Yang: (doing the same at her sides) Banzai!

Rex: Banzai!

(they turn at an angle as Weiss lays on the floor and upbeat montage music starts playing)

Yang places a poster of six guys in various poses named "THE ACHIEVE MEN" on her part of the room. Weiss positions the painting of the Forever Fall forest to perfection and walks away.

Blake is busy putting away her books on the shelves, picking up a copy of Ninjas of Love and Rex noticed the book on her hands.

Rex: Hey, what's that?

Blake: Nothing!

Rex: Come on, let me see it!

Blake: This is nothing for you to see, Rex! This is private!

Rex: (puts his hands up) Okay, okay, it's your privacy. I won't evade.

Ruby positions Crescent Rose at an exact angle against the curtains so she can perfectly slash a diagonal portion off.

Rex: Ruby, we need that!

Ruby: Uhh, sorry.

A quick zoom around the room (and the repaired curtains) ends with the girls admiring their handiwork... with one problem. The beds are cramped together in the center of the floor.

Rex: All right, all that's left is the beds.

Weiss: This isn't going to work.

Blake: It is a bit cramped.

Yang: Maybe we should ditch some of our stuff...

Ruby: Or we could ditch the beds... and replace them with bunk beds!

Weiss: Umm, that sounds incredibly dangerous.

Yang: And super-awesome!

Blake: It does seem efficient.

Weiss: Well, we should put it to a vote!

Ruby: I think we just did.

To the sounds of three dings and a single buzz, Blake thumbs up the idea, Yang makes a double-rocker gesture, Rex did an OK finger sign, and Weiss angrily curls her fists at her side.

Rex: (cracks his knuckles) Allow me, ladies. This'll be a quick second.

Decided, he would rush to the beds, where the sounds of jackhammering and sawing were heard until he gathered back at the front of the room.

Rex: Well, what do you think, girls?

Ruby: Objective: Complete!

While Weiss' bed is simply on the ground next to her art and luggage, Blake's bed is next to her books, which are used to raise Yang's bed over it by placing the novels on the posts, and Ruby's is hanging from ropes on the ceiling with a blanket used as a tent over it.

Ruby: Allllright!

Ruby: Our second order of business iiiiiiiis...! (the room spins until she lands on her bed and a book lands in her lap) Classes... (pulls out a pencil) Now, we have a few classes together today. At 9, we've got to be-

Weiss: What?! Did you say 9 o'clock?

Ruby: Uuuum...

Rex: Wait, what time is it?!

Weiss: It's 8:55, you dunce!

Weiss is the first rushing out of the room and down the hall, the members of RWBY, JNPR, and REBL peeking out from their doorways to look at her go.

Ruby: (flabbergasted until she decides) To class!

Ruby runs out, followed by Yang, and Blake.

Jaune: Class...?

Jaune loses his balance and ends up toppling Nora, Pyrrha, and Ren on top of him. He manages to get out from under them and start dashing.

Jaune: We're gonna be late!

Rin rushes after Jaune.

Rin: Shoot! Not on the first day!

Luke: Come on!

In the courtyard, Professor Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch watch the three teams hurry through the school. Glynda looks at her watch, and Ozpin simply sips his drink.

Rex: Everyone, grab each other's hands! I got an idea!

Jaune: Um, what are you doing?

Weiss: What are you up to?

Rex: Trust me.

Luke: Dude, whatever you're doing, don't.

Rex: Speed Break!

RWBY, JNPR, and REBL: AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

Elena: REX, SLOW DOWN!!!

Nora: NO, SPEED UP! FASTER!!!

Luke: HERE'S COMES MY BREAKFAST!!!

He zoomed all the way to their classes along with Team RWBY, JNPR, and REBL.

The guy with a moustache: Ah, Team RWBY, JNPR, and REBL. Nice to see you on time. My name is Professor Peter Port.

Rex: Nice to meet you, Professor.

Port: Now let's begin class, shall we?

While class is in session, Blake tapped Rex's shoulder.

Blake: (Whispers) Rex. Please, don't ever do that again.

Weiss: (Whispers) For once, I agree.

Luke: (whispers) Dude, you almost made me lose my breakfast.

Rex: (Whispers) Sorry.

Port: Monsters! Deeeemons... Prowlers of the night!

Port: Yes, the creatures of Grimm have many names, but I merely refer to them as prey! Ha-ha!

The members of REBL and RWBY, seated on the front and middle row, are in varying stages of interest; Blake, Rex, Rin, Luke, and Yang are sitting up and paying attention, Elena and Weiss were taking notes, and Ruby has her head propped in her hand as she takes a quick nap until she is woken back up by Port's bad joke, which receives a cricket-filled silence as a result.

Port: Uhhhh... And you shall too, upon graduating from this prestigious academy! Now, as I was saying: Vale, as well as the other three kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous world! Our planet is absolutely teeming with creatures that would love nothing more than to tear you to pieces! And that's where we come in. Huntsmen!

Port: Huntresses... (gives Yang and Rin a wink, which they groans uncomfortably at) Individuals who have sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves! From what, you ask? Why, the very world!

Student: (raises his fist) Ayyyy-yep! (stands like this for a moment as everyone looks at him strangely before sitting down, embarrassed)

Port: That is what you are training to become. But first: A story. A tale of a young, handsome man... Me! When I was a boy...

His words fade into the background (and a series of "blah"s) when Weiss notices Ruby is very focused on penciling the paper in front of her. Rex took a peek at her drawing.

Rex: (Whispers) What are you drawing?

Ruby: (Whispers and his the paper with her arms) I'm not done yet!

Port: ...Despite smelling of cabbages, my grandfather was a wise man. 'Peter', he told me...

The speech evolves into more "blah"s as Ruby chuckles at her creation and shows it to her teammates:

a ball-with-limbs-and-a-head drawing of the teacher with stink lines coming from him and "Professor Poop" written underneath. Ruby blows a quick raspberry. Rin, Blake, Luke, and Yang laughed, but Weiss looked annoyed and Rex did his best to hold his laughter.

Port: Ah-heh-hem! (he waits until he has their attention again) In the end, the Beowolf was no match for my sheer tenacity, and I returned to my village with the beast in captivity and my head held high, celebrated as a hero!

The teacher takes a bow as Weiss slowly gets more and more frustrated with Ruby's antics.

Port: The moral of this story? A true Huntsman must be honorable!

Ruby is balancing an apple on a book with her pencil held only by her finger while making a silly face.

Port: A true Huntsman must be dependable!

Ruby has fallen asleep again in the first class of the year.

Port: A true Huntsman must be strategic, well-educated, and wise!

Ruby is not-so-subtly picking her nose, much to Weiss' building anger.

Rex flicks Ruby in the back of her head.

Ruby: (Whispers) Ow!

Rex: (Whispers) You know that girls shouldn't pick their noses like that.

Ruby: (Whispers) I'm sorry, Rex. I just can't help it.

Port: So, who among you believes themselves to be the embodiment of these traits?

Weiss: (still angry, she raises her hand) I do, sir!

Rex: (thinking) Weiss?

Port: Well, then, let's find out! (he turns to gesture at the glowing red eyes surrounded by shadow shaking the cage that traps it) Step forward, and face your opponent!

The unknown monster continues to growl.

Rin: Elena? What's in that cage?

Elena: You're asking me?

Briana: Don't tell me. I don't want to know.

Luke: Whatever that grimm is, it's given me butterflies.

Rex: Nah, that can't be.

END OF PART 9

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