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RWBY: The Four Blades of DAKR

Chapter 6: Chapter 2: Shining Beacon

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The large four winged airship approaches the cliffs in front of Beacon academy where a set of landing platforms are waiting for them. When the ships land and open up the passengers walk off towards the academy. Among the first is the blonde haired boy from earlier who rushes to a nearby trashcan and promptly empties his stomach into it. Drake, Ruby and Yang come off the ship with Drake looking annoyed. 

“Honestly, I can’t believe you used me as a shield.” He says to Ruby who smiles apologetically. 

“Hehe, sorry.” she apologizes, rubbing the back of her head. Yang gives the two a sly smile.

“I don't know sis. I think it was kinda cute of you to hide behind Drake like that.” Yang teases making Ruby blush while Drake looks away and clears his throat.

As they approach the courtyard of Beacon academy. they stand in front of the and take in the fantastic sight that is their new home.

“Wow,” Ruby and Yang say as they look up at the academy.

“Agreed.” Drake says impressed. 

New students approach the school through a long-wide leading up to a to the main academy buildings. In front of the school is a large courtyard with various walkways surrounded by a double ring of colonnades bisecting the main avenue with the main outer ring rising over the main entrance to the academy. the avenue is marked with trees, flag-draped light poles, and impressive aqueduct-like features and archways. in front of the entrance to the main amphitheater is a large statue and fountain of a huntsman and a huntress standing on top of a rock, beneath which a Beowolf cowers. 

“The view from Vale’s got nothing on this.” Yang says checking out the scenery. 

“Oh ohh! Sis, Drake, look, that kids got a collapsible staff! Ohhhh and she’s got a fire sword!” Ruby shrieks in excitement pointing at the different weapons of the other students walking by. She then tries to follow one of the students, not focusing on Drake or Yang.

“Heh,there she goes.” Drake says with a chuckle, “Well, she always was a bit of a weapon nerd.”  

Yang pulls her sister back by her hood.

“Ow, oow.” Ruby exclaims while being pulled back by her sister.

Drake keeps watching the two when suddenly he hears a whistle. Him, Ruby and Yang look to their left to see a certain orange-red haired boy standing next to them checking out the school.

“What a view! Man, it's gonna be a pain to describe this to Kage!” Roy says, seemingly ignoring the three next to him.

“Oh! Hi Roy!” Yang waves getting his attention. 

“Yo! what’s up Yang!” Roy greets with a smile as he walks over and gives her a fist bump. “Well I didn’t expect to see you… here… Drake?” he trails off when his eyes fall on Drake. 

“Drake, is this one of the friends you mentioned?” Ruby asks. Drake nods in response. Roy stares at him, mouth hanging open and eyes wide. Ruby and Yang look between them wondering why they're so silent.

“Hello Roy.” Drake says before going wide eyed when Roy suddenly runs up to him and hugs him.

“Bro!” Roy exclaims happily as he lifts Drake off the ground.

“Bro?” Ruby and Yang thought with a head tilt.

“Hrgh! Put me down you hothead!” Drake grunts.

Roy then sets him down and starts smacking his shoulders while laughing, “Hahaha! good to see you man! Arian was all worried when you didn’t call in but I knew you’d be fine–!”

*Smack!*

A second later Roy finds himself face first in the ground with a large bump on his head courtesy of Drake who stands over him looking annoyed and with some smoke coming off his fist. Ruby and Yang are taken back by Drake suddenly smacking Roy to the ground.

“That hurts you moron.” Drake scolds.

“Ow, sorry.” Roy apologizes as he sits and rubs his head. He then looks up to see Drake extending his hand with a smile. Roy smiles back before taking his hand and Drake pulls him on his feet. they then clasp their hands in an arm wrestling handshake.

“Good to see you Roy.” Drake says.

“Likewise boss man.” Roy replies with a smirk as he holds out his fist for a fist bump which Drake returns.

“Um…Drake?” Ruby says, making the two turn toward her and Yang.

“Oh right. I guess I should introduce you.” Drake says. “Girls, this is Roy Phoenix. He’s one of the friends I mentioned before. Roy, this is Ruby Rose and her sister…”

“Yang Xiaolong, I know. we’ve met.” Roy says.

“Oh? And when exactly…?”

“A brawl at Junior’s.” Yang and Roy answer simultaneously.

“Ah. say no more.” Drake says already guessing how that song and dance ended.

 Roy then turns to Ruby. “So you’re Ruby. Nice to meet ya. The name’s Roy Phoenix,” He introduces himself and taps his head. “Got it Memorized?” 

“Uuuh… sure?” Ruby blinks unsurely. Roy chuckles and gently ruffles her hair.

“Relax kid. I don’t bite.” he says, making Ruby smile a bit. She then notices his gauntlets and compact sword. almost immediately her nervousness disappears and she starts checking them out. 

“Ooh! Are those your weapons!? Is that a sword with a motorcycle grip?! And you use gauntlets too?! How do they work? C’mon tell me! Tell me! Tell me!” she starts asking with a little too much enthusiasm while holding Roy’s right arm who is too bewildered to talk. he absentmindedly raises his arm and effortlessly lifts Ruby (Who is still gushing over his gauntlets) off the ground. he then turns to Drake and Yang the latter shaking her head with a sigh. 

“Uh, a little help bro?” Roy says not wanting to move. Drake rolls his eyes before walking over and prying Ruby off Roy’s arm. 

“Nooo! I wanna know how they work!” Ruby whines comically as Drake holds her in the air by her belt before he drops her on the ground with an “oomph!”.

“Tone it down a bit Little Rose.” he tells her.

“Meanie.” Ruby pouts at him. Roy snickers but one mean look from Drake makes him stop.

“Easy there little sister. they’re just weapons.” Yang says as she helps Ruby on her feet.

Ruby looks at her offended. “Just weapons? they’re an extension of ourselves! they’re a part of us! Oh, they’re so cool.”

Hearing her words Drake and Roy absentmindedly turn to look at their own weapons.

“An extension…” Drake says quietly, gripping his sword.

“Of ourselves.” Roys finishes running his hand along his gauntlet.

“Well why can’t you swoon over your own weapon? aren’t you happy with it?” Yang asks Ruby to bring out her own weapon, transforming it into a scythe. seeing her weapon Roy jumps back a bit in surprise.

“That's her weapon!? How the hell does she even lift that thing?” Roy thinks in shock.

“Of course I'm happy with Crescent Rose! I just really like seeing new one’s. it’s like meeting new people, but better...” she says.

“Ruby c’mon. why don’t you go ahead and try to make some new friends of your own?” Yang says while playfully pulling Ruby’s hood over her head.

“But why would I need friends when I have you and Drake?” Ruby questions while pulling her hood back. 

“Hey, what about me?” Roy asks.

“Oh sorry Roy.” she apologizes.

“Well…actually my friends are here now! gotta go catch up. Kay see ya! c’mon Roy! Bye you two!” Yang quickly says as some kids come up behind her and she grabs Roy by the arm. Then she, her gang and a very confused Roy rush out of there spinning Ruby and leaving her and a surprised Drake in the dust.

“Wha–!? Hey wait a minute Yang!” Roy protests but in vain. 

“The hell just happened?” Drake blinks before turning to the still spinning Ruby.

“Hey wait where are you going? Aren’t we supposed to go to our dorms? Where are our dorms? Do we have dorms? Ugh, I don't know what I'm doing.” Ruby asks as she starts falling backwards. Drake tries to reach out and grab her but comes up short as she falls on a cart full of white suitcases. 

“What are you doing!?” a female voice yells.

Ruby looks up at the owner, “Oh sorry.” she apologizes.

Drake looks over at the newcomer. She has long white hair pulled back into an off-center ponytail at the base of which is a small tiara that resembles icicles. She has a pale complexion and ice blue eyes and bears a crooked scar down her left eye. She appears to be a bit taller than Ruby mostly because of the white heeled wedge boots that go to her mid-calves, while being red on the inside. She is wearing a pale blue bolero jacket over a similarly colored  thigh-high dress with a piece of black lace making up the neckline of the dress. inside the bolero is red and the sleeves turn blue as they get closer to her wrists. On the back of the jacket there's a snowflake symbol. The rest of her attire consists of an apple shaped necklace along with a pair of thin rectangular earrings. Finally she wears a small bag on the back of her waist wrapped around her waist with a ribbon. on her left is a sword, a rapier with what appears to be a revolver chamber with different types of dust in each chamber. Drake recognizes the logo on her back instantly.

“The SDC logo. So this is Weiss Schnee, the heiress to her fathers company. What the hell is a spoiled rich girl like her doing in a school designed to train warriors? and why Vale?”  he thinks to himself as he watches the situation go downhill fast.

“Sorry?! do you have any idea of the damage you could’ve caused?” the girl now identified  as Weiss Schnee angrily yells at Ruby. 

“U-uh…” Ruby stutters as she picks up a suitcase and hands it to Weiss who swipes the suitcase and goes to check the contents. 

“Give me that! This is Dust mined and refined by the Schnee quarry.” She tells her snootily. Drake frowns at her. not even five minutes and already her attitude was testing his patience. 

“U-uh…” Ruby mutters still not knowing what to say. 

“Are you brain-dead?! Dust: fire, water, lightning, energy! Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? what do you have to say for yourself?” the Schnee asks spitefully while shaking a vial of red Dust in Ruby’s face. Unfortunately the vial’s cork is loose and some of the dust spills into Ruby’s nose causing her to sniffle a bit. 

“Oh Boy.” Drake mutters as he takes a step back and covers his ears knowing what comes next.

“Ah-choo!” Ruby sneezes causing an explosion from the red dust. Some ice and lightning could be seen in the red-colored smoke. that engulfs Ruby and Weiss. 

Drake thankfully was safe from the explosion. He frowns at the heiress for being so reckless with her Dust. The Dust vial goes flying and  lands at the feet of another girl who was reading a book before looking over to the comotion. 

“Unbelievable!  this is exactly the kind of thing i was talking about!” weis yells at Ruby while the younger girl points her index fingers together repeatedly.

“I’m really, really sorry.” Ruby tries to apologize but the angry woman won’t have it.

“Ugh! you complete DOLT! What’re you even doing here? Aren’t you a little too young to attend Beacon!” Weiss questions. 

Drake in the meantime is reaching his limit with the Schnee’s attitude. the fact that this overconfident Brat has the gall to talk to his best friend like that. He’s about one insult away from putting the girl in her place.

“Well I'm…” Ruby begins but Weiss cuts her off.

“This isn’t your ordinary combat school. It’s not just sparring and practice you know. we’re here to fight monsters so watch where you’re going!" Weiss yells while crossing her arms and turning away from Ruby. 

“Alright enough!” Drake says angrily his patience officially worn out as he steps in between the two girls while glaring at Weiss. “First of all, she is only young because she was enrolled two years early. That alone should speak volumes about how skilled she is in combat. Second, the explosion happened because you went and recklessly waved a loosely corked vial of dust in her face. And third if i were you i’d watch my tone, Brat.” he warns her.

 

“Who do you think you are talking to me like that?! Do you have any idea who i–!” Weiss goes to say but stops when she feels something cold and sharp against her neck which turns out to be Drake’s Azure Fang that he had pulled out as a warning. Drake gives Weiss a dark look that makes her backup in slight fear.

“I know exactly who you are, but I don't give a damn. And if you expect anyone to bow down and kiss your boots, then I hate to tell you that’s not gonna happen. Newsflash: your name, money or heritage mean absolutely nothing here and even less to me princess.” he tells her while keeping the blade to her throat. 

“It's heiress actually.” Another voice says. 

The three turn to see a new girl who looks to be about the same age as Weiss and Drake approach them holding the red Dust vial in her left hand. She has a slight olive complexion with long wavy black hair and Amber eyes that compliment the purple eyeshadow in the corner of her eyes. She is wearing a black ribbon tied in a bow on top of her head. she also wears black low heeled boots and stockings that start black but gradually turn purple as they near her shoes. on the outside of her stockings there ar white emblems of what look like Belladonna flowers. she also has black ribbons on both of her arms with a black detached sleeve and silver band on her left arm. She has a black buttoned vest with coattails and a white sleeveless undershirt that exposes her midriff with white shorts that may be connected to her shirt although it is slightly obscured by the vest. her shorts have a zipper in front of each leg. She is also wearing a detached scarf-like collar around her neck and has a gray magnetic plate strapped to her back like a backpack. On her back there appears to be a black sword with a pistol mechanism on the hilt being held by a sharpened hilt.

Drake takes notice of her eyes. her pupils look narrow almost… catlike.

“Hmm, catlike eyes huh?” he thinks as he re-sheaths his sword and glances subtly at her bow.

“Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust company, one of the largest energy propellants in the world.” the girl says.

Weiss smiles triumphantly and places her hands on her hips while looking back at Ruby and Drake, “Finally some recognition.” 

“A company infamous for its controversial labor force and questionable business partners.” The black haired girl continues making the heiress lose her smile. she tries to clumsily defend herself making Ruby snicker and Drake smirk when suddenly…

“You’re late.” A voice calls out from behind Drake. All four turn to see a boy wearing a white and silver hooded jacket and a silver mask standing a few feet away from them with his arms crossed. He looks at Drake disapprovingly who meets the gaze with his own.

“I’m never late, Arian Frost. Nor am I early. I arrive precisely when I mean to.” He tells Arian with some steel. The two glare at one another while Ruby, Weiss and the black haired girl watch from the side.

“Is this guy one of Drake’s friends? I mean they look like they know each other but…” Ruby thinks unsure of Arian. The two boys continue to stare each other down when all of a sudden to the girls surprise both of them start chuckling. their chuckles soon turn into a hearty laughter.

“It’s wonderful to see you Drake!” Arian says as he runs over to Drake and hugs him. Drake laughs as he hugs him back.

“Huh. Well at least he didn’t punch anyone this time.” Ruby thinks to herself as the two boys separate.

“You didn't think I'd miss getting into Beacon did you?” Drake asks.

“Well I mean to be fair, written exams aren’t really your strongest points.” Arian remarks jokingly, making Drake frown at him. 

“Sooo, another one of your friends Drake?” Ruby asks, popping out from behind Drake who turns to her.

“Oh, yeah.” He says and begins introductions, “Ruby this is Arian Frost, Dust expert and strategist. Arian, this is Ruby Rose, my childhood friend from when I lived in patch.”

Ruby looks between them and smiles nervously, ”Um, hi Arian nice to meet you. I'm Ruby, no wait you already heard that. um uh… Nice to meet you!” she says awkwardly, holding out her hand for a handshake. 

Drake sweatdrops at her rambling while Arian has to force himself to not laugh but he does accept the handshake nonetheless. 

“Pleasure to meet you too Ruby. Drake told us a lot about you.“ Arian says politely but with a hint of mischief in his voice which makes Drake go stiff.

“No. He wouldn't dare.” he panics mentally. His fears are confirmed when Arian gives him a side glance and a smug smirk. Drake responds with a glare that says “Keep it up and I'll flatten you”.

“He did? What did he say?” Ruby asks innocently, making the Azure clad swordsman go pale. 

“Well he said that–urk!!” Arian starts but is cut off as Drake puts him in a headlock and starts choking the air out of him. Ruby tilts her head in confusion.

“Um, What?” 

“Nothing!” Drake says quickly. “Arian just likes to talk. Right buddy?” Drake glares down on Arian who nods desperately while tapping at his arm for air. Satisfied Drake lets him go allowing the guy to get a needed breath of oxygen. Drake then playfully rubs his friend’s head who swats his hand away and punches his shoulder. Ruby giggles as she watches the two. Weiss who is still present clears her throat getting their attention. 

“Is she still here?” Drake asks quietly in annoyance.

“If you’re quite finished I believe you two owe me an apology!” she demands haughtily pointing at Drake and black haired girl (who also hasn’t left yet for some reason) making both teens frown at her. but before Drake can tell her off again, Arian speaks up.

“And what do they need to apologize for? Accidentally knocking over your luggage? Or for speaking the truth?” The Silver masked boy counters with a cold scowl. 

“Or perhaps they should apologize for the explosion YOU caused by shaking a loose bottle of Dust in her face?” he says pointing to Ruby, “Violating multiple Dust safety regulations which by the way could have caused serious injury or death.”

Weiss is at a loss for words. She huffs in annoyance before grabbing the Red Dust vial from the black haired girl and walking off toward the amphitheater as her attendants take care of the rest of her luggage. 

“I promise I'll make this up to you!” Ruby waves after her. 

“Don’t bother Ruby. she’s just a stuck-up spoiled brat.” Drake says to her while glancing at Arian who has an unreadable expression on his face. 

Drake sighs, “Why don’t you go find Roy? He went ahead a few minutes ago.”

“Right.” Arian says quietly, pulling his hood down and walking off. 

“And keep an eye out for Kage!” Drake calls after him and gives a sympathetic look.

Ruby sighs, “Guess I'm not the only one having a rough day. So what's…?” she says turning to the black haired girl only to see her walking off in the opposite direction. Ruby then falls to her knees before lying on back on the ground. “Welcome to Beacon.” she mutters. 

As she continues to lie there, Drake walks over and leans down to look at her.

“Comfortable?” he jokes. she smiles at him before continuing to look crestfallen. “Hey c’mon now. there’s no need to be lying on the ground on your first day over one little bad incident.” he says trying to cheer her up. 

He then notices an arm pass by him. Ruby looks up to see who the arm belongs to. 

“Hi I'm Jaune.” The person a boy introduces himself as Jaune Arc says while offering her a hand.

Jaune is a tall teenage boy with dark blue eyes and messy blond hair. off hand Drake would say that he and Jaune are about the same height. He is wearing a white breastplate and shoulder armor over a black hoodie with reddish-orange sleeves and an emblem hidden underneath the breastplate. he’s also wearing blue pants with a white patch on the left knee, as well as black shoes with “left” and “right” written in black on the respective shoes’ soles. he has two belts crisscrossing his waist both different shades of brown, with a pair of small pouches on them. Jaune is also wearing brown wrist length gloves with exposed fingers and a small metal plate on the back.on the left of his waist is a white sword holstered in a sheath.

“Ruby.” She introduces herself while taking his hand and letting him help her up.

“Drake Azure.” Drake says joining in. “isn’t he the guy who puked on the airship?” He mentally notes.

Ruby snickers when she realizes who Jaune is, “Aren’t you the guy who threw up on the ship?”

 

Meanwhile…

 

“How dare they!” Weiss growls still fuming from the encounter with Ruby and Drake not to mention Arian. “They have some nerve talking to me like! I swear someone should teach that red cloaked dolt and blue clad ruffian some lessons in–Oof!”

During her rant she doesn't pay attention and accidentally bumps into someone. she stumbles and nearly falls down when an arm catches her. this irritates her even further as she looks up.

“Excuse me!? Can't you watch where…! She yells but stops when she sees the person who caught her. A teenage boy her age with black hair and wolf ears. 

“My apologies. I was lost in thought. Are you alright?” he asks, still holding her.

Weiss notices his wolf ears and immediately pushes away from him dusting herself off. 

“I am fine! no thanks to you bumping into me!” she says kinda rudely turning away from him. the wolf Faunus frowns at her tone.

“Fine. I'll leave you to it then.” He says curtly and starts walking away from her. but before that he says one more thing. “Careful with those heels by the way. You might slip on a pebble.”

Weiss’ face goes red in a mix of embarrassment and anger, “I DO NOT–!” She turns around to yell at him but to her surprise he is already gone. she looks around in confusion not noticing a shadow that moves away from her. 

 

Back over with Ruby and Drake… 

 

“All I'm saying is that motion sickness is a much more common problem than people let on.” Jaune says as he, Ruby and Drake walk down a pathway having a normal conversation. Drake had decided to tag along mainly to get a better layout of the school while also keeping an eye on Ruby. 

“Look, I'm sorry. Vomit boy was the first thing that came to mind.” Ruby apologizes to Jaune about her nickname.

“Oh yeah. well what if i called you crater face?” Jaune retorts, making Drake snort.

“Hey, that explosion was an accident!” Ruby quickly defends while flailing her arms up and down.

“Yeah sure it was Ruby.” Drake comments sarcastically . 

“Drake you’re not helping!” Ruby yells at him before turning back to Jaune. 

“Well, the name’s Jaune Arc. short. sweet. rolls of the tongue. ladies love it.” Jaune says trying to sound cool. Ruby and Drake look at him unimpressed.

“Do they?” Ruby asks unconvinced.

“Doubtful.” Drake comments with the same tone.

“They will. Well atleast i hope they will. i think my mom always says uh… well nevermind.” Jaune says while trying to defend himself. 

Ruby giggles after he says this, “Hmm. soo, i got this thing.” She says while deploying her sniper scythe and impaling it on the ground.

“Woah! Is that a scythe?” Jaune asks while he  steps back from Ruby in shock and surprise.

“It’s also a customizable high impact sniper rifle.” Ruby explains while showing off her weapon.

“A what?” Jaune asks.

“It’s also a gun genius.” Drakes says as Ruby cocks her weapon for emphasis.

“Oh. Well that’s cool.” Jaunes says admiring the weapon.

“So what do you got?” Ruby asks.

“Oh, uh, I-I got this sword.” Jaune says while pulling his sword out of its sheath.

“Oooh.” Ruby says admiring the weapon.

“Yeah and I've got a shield too.” He continues as he expands his sword into a shield.

“Uh huh. Those look like something out of a museum.” Drake says unimpressed, making Jaune groan a little.

“So, what do they do?” Ruby asks while reaching for the shield. When she touches it the shield pops off Jaune’s arm and starts jumping around changing forms from a shield to a sheat while Jaune tries to catch it. Drake frowns at the patchetic scene.

“And this guy’s here to become a huntsman? He won't last a day.” He thinks.

“The shield gets smaller. so when i get tired of carrying it i can just… put it away.” Jaune says composing himself.

“But wouldn’t it weigh the same?” Ruby asks.

“Yeah it does.” Jaune says while lowering his head.

“Heh-heh well i’m kind of a dork when it comes to weapons. I guess I went a little overboard in designing it.” Ruby says while running her hand over her weapon. 

“More than a little i’d say.” Drake says.

“Wait, you made that?” Jaune asks in shock.

“Of course. all students at Signal forge their own weapons. didn’t you make yours?” Ruby asks.

“It’s a hand-me-down. my grandfather used it to fight during the war,” Jaune says while looking down and a bit  depressed. 

“Sounds more like a family heirloom to me. Well I like it. not many people have the appreciation for the classics these days,” Ruby says, trying to cheer him up.

“Yeah, the classics.” Jaune says.

Drake then walks up next to Jaune and extends his hand.

“May I?” He asks. It takes Jaune a moment to realize what he means and he hands Drake the sword who examines it closely. It’s a simple arming sword with a blue handle and a golden crossguard and despite its age the blade is in a surprisingly good shape. He gives it a few test swings to get a feel for the weight before taking a few steps forward toward a tree while Ruby and Jaune continue to watch. Drake then lowers his stance and moves the sword behind him. he stays like that for a moment before swinging the sword at the tree slashing the trunk. At first nothing happens but soon the tree splits clean in two with the top half sliding off and crashing on the ground. Drake lets out a breath and smirks in satisfaction and looks down at the sword. He then turns back to Ruby and Jaune with the latter looking at him in shock and awe. He walks back to them and hands Jaune his sword, who slowly takes it back.

“That’s a good sword you have there.” He tells Jaune, “It’ll serve you well. But remember Jaune, a weapon is only as strong as the warrior who wields it. Your grandfather must have been strong in his time making that sword strong. Become stronger to keep it from breaking and live up to your family’s legacy.” He instructs.

“Y-yeah, I’ll try.” Jaune says, still shocked.

“Oh! Drake, I almost forgot, can I see your weapons? I didn’t get a good look from the night before and I kinda forgot to bring it up later. Pleaaase?” Ruby begs while putting her hands together and with stars in her eyes.

“Alright calm down.” Drake says as he takes out his twin pistols Lapis and Lazuli and holds them out for both to see. Both weapons have the same design with the only difference in their color Lapis being Azure blue and Lazuli being a light cyan. The pair resemble desert eagles with Draconic features like stylized grips with sharp points on and the muzzle resembling a dragon's head. 

“I call these two Lapis and Lazuli. they’re a pair of semi automatic heavy pistols that use 50. caliber rounds and have a capacity of twelve rounds per clip. Both have pivot-style triggers that allow for rapid fire.” he explains with Ruby listening in excitement. “But they’re mostly for long range.”

He then holsters his pistols and pulls out Azure Fang. “This is Azure Fang, my main weapon. It's a two handed longsword that has three Dust slots on the guard that allows the blade to be imbued with different elemental effects depending on which type of Dust is used.” he continues, “‘I’ve also put in some other features both to the sword and the pistols.”

Ruby’s eyes light up,” Really!? Like what? Please show me!” Ruby begs while drooling a bit.

“All in good time little rose.” Drake says, putting his sword away. Ruby pouts in disappointment not wanting to wait but accepts nonetheless. She then turns back to Jaune.

“So why’d you help me out back there, in the courtyard?” Ruby asks him.

“Heh, why not? My mom always says that strangers are just friends you haven’t met yet.” Jaune says.

“Hm. hey, we’re we going?” Ruby asks him. 

“Oh i don’t know i was following you two,” Jaune says not knowing where the amphitheater is. “Y-you think there might be a directory? A food court? Some sort of recognizable landmark?”

Ruby snickers at his comments while Drake rolls his eyes.

“Is-a, is that a no?” Jaune asks.

“That’s a no.” Ruby says. 

Drake chuckles as he turns around and starts walking back toward the amphitheater, “C’mon, you two, follow me. I know where to go.” 

“Huh? Hey wait up Drake!” Ruby says running after him with Jaune following along as the trio go on their way.

Notes:

And that's the chapter. Drake has met up with Arian and Roy and it seems Kage is not far behind also he and Ruby met Weiss and Jaune. Who else will they meet? Only time will tell. Until then i hope you enjoyed!