Ruby

"No, I'm not doing this, Oz," My dad said to Professor Ozpin. I still had no idea what was going on, yet somehow my dad knew what it was.

"It's not for you to decide, Tai," Professor Ozpin rebuked. Jesus, it's like I'm no longer in the room. I bet that if I were to say anything, it wouldn't be heard at all. "Ruby is old enough to make this decision herself."

"I'm not going to go through this again," Dad said.

"Go through what again?" I tried to ask, though from the looks of things, my question was going to fall upon deaf ears.

"I can't be the one to deny someone their true calling, unless they choose it for themselves," Ozpin continued. Seriously, what the hell do I have to do to get their damn attention? Honestly, at this point I'm half tempted to take the dagger that is on display above the fireplace, and stab it into the desk.

"Don't try to tell me that I can't make this decision for my daughter," My dad said. As tempting as the dagger is, I really shouldn't ruin Professor Ozpin's nice desk. It looks like it's made of mahogany or something. "She's too young to be thrown into this life anyway!"

"You and Summer both started this when you were younger than she was," Ozpin said. That's it, fuck the mahogany, I'm getting the knife. As I stand up and walk over to pick up the dagger, the two of them continue to talk about me as if I wasn't there.

"That doesn't mean anything!" My dad shouted. "You and I both know what happens in this line of work, I'm not letting that happen to Ruby!"

By that point I had picked up the knife, walked over to the desk and slammed the blade down into the wood. "Will you two explain to me what the fuck is going on right now?!" I shouted after hearing the slam of the knife embedding itself into the table. That certainly got their attention, as they both finally turned to acknowledge me.

"My mahogany desk," Ozpin mumbled to himself, though I do manage to pick up on what he said since it was so quiet in the room.

"I want to know what the hell is going on!" I shouted. "No more arguing to each other about me, while I'm still in the goddamn room, no more hiding the truth from me. You two are both going to sit down, shut up and tell me what in the absolute fuck is happening!"

I could tell from my dad's expression that the way I'm acting right now is really unnatural according to him. It's rare for me to get mad, I know that already. So far as I knew, this was probably the worst that I've been. Too bad I deserve to get mad right now, all things considered.

"Ruby, please," Professor Ozpin said to me. "If you would sit down, then both myself and your father can explain what is going on. Just give us the chance to."

I take a deep breath and calm myself down, just enough so that I finally can relax and deal with this in a better way than before. "Fine, but the second you two start arguing with each other, I'm walking out, and asking someone else for an explanation. Maybe they would be more willing to help than you would."

"Ruby," Dad said to me. "Look, I don't know how to say this to you without it sounding terrible, but your mother and I, we...well…" What was it that my dad was trying to say to me, and why was it so hard for him?

"Your mother and father work as Huntsmen," Ozpin interrupted.

What?

"Worked, in Summer's case, at least," Dad definitely looked like he was about to lose his mind again. I remembered when Mom died, Dad didn't tell me what was going on, but I somehow I knew, I knew it was because of what was going on in this city. I just knew it. I guess I was right all along.

"Regardless, based off of what happened today, I think it's safe to assume that-" Of course, Professor Ozpin was bound to get cut off thanks to my dad.

"What, what the hell happened today?" Dad questioned.

"There was an, incident, in the city," Professor Ozpin elaborated. "A couple of our Huntsmen were on the scene and Ruby happened to stumble upon it. During the incident, she appeared to have moved at almost lightning speeds. It was by sheer luck that Miss Nikos happened to notice what had happened."

"I was only trying to save that child that was trapped in the middle," I rambled, unsure of what my dad was thinking. "I didn't think that would happen I swea-"

"Ruby," My dad said, interrupting me. "Is this true?"

"Er, well uh, you see," I replied, unsure of what I should say. So, I turned to the one thing I knew best, rambling like an idiot. "I was just walking, and the next thing I know I was in the middle of the fight and there were these guns and the Huntsmen were there and I saw this kid in the middle of the street and I wanted to help him and so I-"

I wasn't expecting to be interrupted by my dad, much less because he decided to give me a hug in response to what I had done. "I'm so proud of you, Ruby," He said to me after a few moments where I finally calmed down.

"What?"

"I know it may not seem like the best idea in my mind," Dad started to say. I knew where this was going, he was going to explain that he was fine with whatever was going on. "But, if you want to join up with the Huntsmen, then I'll support your decision."

HOLY CRAP THIS IS HAPPENING! It's been my dream to help these guys for god knows how long, and now I finally get the chance to do just that! I can't believe this! "Are you serious?" I had to ask, just to be sure he wasn't just yanking me around.

"Yes, as much as I don't like it," Dad mentioned. "Just, promise me that you will take care of yourself, i don't want to lose you like I lost your mother."

"I promise you, Tai," Professor Ozpin said, inserting himself back into the conversation. "She is in good hands. I'll make sure she stays safe."

"I'm holding you to that, Oz," My dad replied before standing up in his chair. As soon as he did however, we hear the door slam open, and in walks none other than my older sister Yang.

"Ruby, what the hell are you doing here?!" Yang said, immediately running over to my side and inspecting me from top to bottom as if I was just thrown into a blender.

"Yang, I'm fine," I replied, grabbing a hold of my sister and shaking her in order to calm her down. My sister works as a mercenary that often joins forces with the Huntsmen, so it was no surprise that she turned up here right now. Somehow, someone must've told her about me being her, and knowing Yang, she probably ran here instantly as soon as she heard the news.

"What do you just mean by, you're fine?!" Yang shouted at me. That's when she noticed Dad standing right next to me. "Dad?! What the fuck are you doing here?!"

"Hey, watch your language!" Dad joked with Yang, helping to cheer my sister up.

"Seriously, what is going on?" Yang asked again. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, Miss Xiao Long," Professor Ozpin said, walking around from his desk and over to our side. "Your sister has unlocked the powers that she most likely held deep within her for all this time."

"Wait, whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa," Yang said, shaking her hands in disbelief. "You mean to tell me that Ruby has superpowers? Neither of us had shown any signs of that kind of thing for as long as I can remember! Why does it happen now?"

"I can't tell you why, that's an answer that I do not know," Professor Ozpin elaborated. "However, given this recent development, it is in Miss Rose's best interest that she take up residence here, along with Mister Arc."

"Wait, Jaune's here too?" Yang asked. When I nodded to her, confirming what Professor Ozpin had just said, she just started to laugh. "Oh my god, I can't believe that tall blonde and scraggly managed to figure out that he has superpowers as well. Wait…" Yang must've had the gears in her brain turning, because she figured out that Jaune got powers, while she didn't "Are you kidding me, that idiot has powers and I don't? What kind of bullshit is this?!"

"Yang, you literally have a shotgun that spits out inferno bullets," I said in response.

"Not only that, but your shotgun has a flamethrower attached to the bottom of it," Dad said next.

"As of right now though," Professor Ozpin jumped back in. "Mister Arc has not discovered what his powers entailed, in fact I am under the impression that he hasn't even unlocked them fully yet. With training, it is my hope that he reaches the point where he is capable of doing so."

"He'll be lucky if he can find the bathroom in this place on his tenth try," Yang commented. To be fair though, Yang is right, Jaune certainly is special at times. "He isn't exactly the brightest of people."

"Regardless of his intelligence or skill level, he will receive the training needed to hone him into a proper warrior," Professor Ozpin replied. "Either way, Miss Xiao Long, I will speak with Miss Goodwitch about this, however, I believe that you should help your sister move her belongings into the estate. Tai, if you wish to do the same then feel free to do so."

"Relax, we'll get it done, Ozzie," Dad said to Professor Ozpin. "Come on kids, time for some family bonding."

"Don't family gatherings usually involve someone getting shot?" Yang asked. It isn't that she's wrong, but then again, I can't remember the last family gather where something happened that required Yang to shoot someone for whatever reason.

"Hopefully not this time," Dad said as he walked with the two of us out of Professor Ozpin's office. "Come on squirt, let's get you packed up and ready to move into your new home."

Pyrrha

Well, this past week has certainly been interesting to say the least. Not only did Ruby and Jaune move in, but now they were finally getting started on their training. I'm just glad that I get to watch how things were going, because I certainly didn't want to miss this. Ruby just screamed positivity with everything she did, so watching her fight was sure to be something I would enjoy.

I looked down at the training room floor, seeing Ruby standing there in the traditional training garbs we wear when first testing out our powers. I remember the look on the Headmaster's face, as well as Yatsuhashi's when I ripped his greatsword from his hands and held it as if it were light as a feather. Thank you polarity, you definitely have been extremely useful to me thus far.

Standing across the way from Ruby, was of course, one of the veteran mercenaries we have in our merry band of neerdowells, Coco Adel. She was of course, a heavy weapon specialist, though it's kinda hard to make that claim since her primary firearm was a handheld machine gun. That's the very definition of overkill if you ask me. Fortunately, she was using static rounds right now, the worst they would do is just cause a shock for whoever got caught in the crossfire.

"Miss Rose," I heard the Headmaster say from over the intercom. "Are you ready to begin?"

I could see Ruby smile and nod in his direction, signaling for the match to begin. The rules for this match were simple of course; avoid getting hit from Coco, and then find a way to make a strike on her in some capacity. Simple enough, but that machine gun wasn't going to make things easy for her.

"Begin!" The Headmaster called out.

As soon as she did, the barrel of Coco's minigun started to spin, the all too familiar hum it generated had started to fill the air. Soon afterwards, the hail of bullets started to fire. Ruby was just lucky that she was quick enough to dodge out of the way. Soon afterwards, she started to run in a circle, trying desperately to find out how her powers worked. I could see the struggle on her face as she narrowly dodged shot after shot that trailed just millimeters behind her.

Soon afterwards though, she finally cracked the code and started to run faster and faster. As she zipped across the arena floor, I could tell that Coco was having a much harder time keeping track of where she was. Pretty soon, dust started to kick up and create a cloud across the arena floor. It wasn't enough to help Coco, who was trying to use the dust trail to keep track of where Ruby was. Soon enough, Coco was slammed into from behind, thanks to a charging Ruby.

Unfortunately for Ruby, all of her work appeared to have taken its toll on her body. As soon as she slammed into Coco, she sent herself careening off into the side of the arena, her body propped up against the wall with her feet dangling in the air. Just looking at her, I couldn't help but laugh, and it was really hard to suppress the chuckle that was trying to escape my lips. It just looked so funny, and she really was a great person for being so carefree.

Soon afterwards, the Headmaster reported down to the arena floor and watched as Coco helped Ruby to her feet. "Miss Rose," He said to her. "I see you've made some progress, however, you still need to learn how to control your energy. If this were to happen in an actual combat scenario, you would be in quite a bit of trouble. That being said, well done on your work thus far."

"Thank you, Professor," Ruby said as she stumbled out of the arena. Immediately afterwards, Jaune walked in. Now what he was capable of, I had no idea. To be honest, he had no idea as well, so this was sure to be interesting.

"Are you ready Mister Arc?" The Headmaster asked, walking out of the arena to give the two some space.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Jaune replied. This was going to be good, I could tell.

"Then you may begin."

Immediately, Coco unloaded yet again with her gun. Unfortunately, Jaune failed to dodge any of them, and was struck with an uncountable amount of static rounds. Somehow, he wasn't knocked completely down to the ground immediately, but I could tell that all of the electricity was getting to him.

"Come on kid!" Coco called out to him, taking her finger off the trigger to give the guy some reprieve. "You're gonna just get yourself killed if you don't figure out what the fuck it is you're doing!"

I could tell that Jaune was having a hard time moving his left arm, it looked limp and out of his control. My guess was that it took too much damage and that the muscles in his body were practically paralyzed from the shock. Somehow, he still stood tall and defiant.

"Got to hand it to you kid," Coco said. "You got spirit." I could hear the hum of her gun start to whir again, and I just knew what was coming. "But spirit isn't going to help you win battles."

At that, the gun started to fire once more, but this time, things went differently. Jaune lifted his arm up to block the shots, the same arm that I figured was paralyzed from before. I could see the shock in Jaune's eyes as he just stood there, his arm taking all the shots Coco's gun could send his way, yet not once did he falter this time. With that newfound determination, he slowly started to move forward until he reached Coco and grabbed a hold of her wrist, pulling it from the trigger.

Now that was pretty impressive if you ask me.

"Mister Arc," The Headmaster called out. "I see you started to notice what it is that you're powers are."

"I guess so," Jaune said, his legs giving out on him, forcing the poor boy to fall flat on his back. What's surprising, was that Coco extended a hand out to help him to his feet. "Um, thanks?"

"No problem kid," Coco said to him. "The name's Coco Adel, by the way. I'm sure we'll be working together quite a bit while you're here. You need a lot of work though, but, I think I can manage."

Yep, things were really starting to heat up around here.

Unknown

The city was always a sight to see, yet everywhere I looked, I could only see the faces of people with everything they had kept hidden away. The work of terrorists had torn these people apart, and I am no less responsible for the part I played in their acts. I helped to cause their pain, and while I'm not sorry for my actions, I do feel terrible for the results. We aren't what we used to be when I first started, things are much different.

"Bull to Shadow Fang," I heard over the earpiece that was running into my ear. "You in position?"

Pulling the hood over my head, covering the cat ears that I was born with, I responded in kind. "Shadow Fang to Bull, I'm in position, heading out now." With that, I slinked back into the shadows, disappearing from sight in order to complete my task.

One of these days, I'll find a way out.

AN: One guess who this person at the end is?

Anyway, thanks for tuning in this long, I know it's been an interesting ride, and I really do appreciate all the guesses that you guys have thought of for what Jaune's power was going to be. For reference, his power is what I refer to as, Body Manipulation. This means that he can alter parts of his body to have different aspects than what they normally would be, this could be increased strength, resistance to electricity, etc. THIS IS A LIMITED THING THOUGH, SO HE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH AT A TIME. If he were to push his powers past that point, well, let's just say you'll have to tune in and find out what happens.

Hope to see you guys again in the next update!