Jaune Rodriguez: Adrenaline Junkie

Arriving at Beacon

Several ships carrying students dock at the entrance of the school. Ruby, Jaune and Yang, alongside several other students, walk out of the ship and head down the paved path to the front of the school.

Ruby and Yang: (as they take in the entirety of Beacon Academy) Wow...

Jaune: Is this a castle or school? Seriously which is it?

Yang: The view from Vale's got nothing on this!

Ruby: (getting so excited she becomes a 2-D, starry-eyed, floating chibi) Ohmygosh, sis! That kid's got a collapsible staff! And she's got a fire sword! (she tries getting closer, but Yang pulls her sister by the hood back into realistic proportions) Ow! Ooww!

Yang: Easy there, little sister. They're just weapons!

Jaune: Forget her getting excited, how did she defy reality and go 2-D?!

Ruby: 'Just weapons'? They're an extension of ourselves! They're a part of us! Oh, they're so cool!

Yang: Well, why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?

Jaune: Fine, ignore me why don't you.

Ruby: Of course I'm happy with Crescent Rose! I just really like seeing new ones. It's like meeting new people, but better...

Yang: (playfully pushing her sister's hood down over her face) Ruby, come on, why don't you go try and make some friends of your own?

Ruby: (taking off her hood) But... why would I need friends if I have you and Jaune?

Jaune: Atleast you got my name right.

Yang: Well... (in a flash, a group of other students surround Yang and they all dash down the road) Actually, my friends are here. Gotta go catch up. 'Kay, see ya, bye!

Jaune: Dick move, Yang!

Ruby: (spinning and dizzy-eyed from Yang's sudden leaving) Wait, where are you going?! Are we supposed to go to our dorms? Where are our dorms? Do we have dorms? I don't know what I'm doing...

Jaune: Uhh, Ruby you might want to-

Ruby falls backwards into a luggage cart, sending cases flying. Someone is standing over her.

Jaune: Never mind.

Weiss: What are you doing?!

Ruby: (getting up on her hands) Uh, sorry!

Weiss: Sorry?! Do you have any idea of the damage you could have caused?

Ruby: (holding a case) Uuhhh...

Weiss: Give me that! (she snatches the luggage from Ruby and opens it to reveal its twinkling-sounding contents) This is Dust - mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!

Ruby: Uuuhhhh...

Weiss: What are you, brain-dead? (holding out a vial of red Dust and shutting the case) Dust! Fire, water, lightning, energy!

Ruby: I... I know... (starts coughing from the Dust pouring into her face)

Jaune: Uhhm, princess you might wanna-

Weiss: Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? What do you have to say for yourself?!

Ruby, who had been receiving more and more Dust to her face, finally sneezes, which erupts into a full-blown explosion of flame, snowflakes, and electricity right onto Weiss. Jaune thankfully was out of the blast radius. The bottle she had been holding flies over the courtyard and at the feet of a girl reading a book, who picks it up and notices the Schnee Dust Company logo.

Weiss: (now covered in soot, though it quickly disappears) Unbelievable! This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about!

Jaune: I was trying to warn you, but you clearly didn't hear me over your loud screeching.

Ruby: (apologetic and embarrassed) I'm really, really sorry!

Weiss: Ugh, you complete dolt! What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?

Ruby: Well, I-I...

Weiss: 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!

Ruby: (finally fed up) Hey, I said I was sorry, princess!

Blake: (entering the conversation) It's heiress, actually. Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world.

Jaune: Wait for it.

Weiss: (smiling smugly) Finally! Some recognition!

Blake: The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners.

Jaune: Hahaha, she's got you there Snow White!

Weiss: (getting angry again as Ruby chuckles) Wha- How dare- The nerve of... Ugh! (gets up in Blake's face and takes the bottle from her, walking off in a huff as her helpers gather the luggage and follow)

Ruby: (to the storming Weiss, still sorry) I promise I'll make this up to you! (sighs) I guess I'm not the only one having a rough first day... So, what's... (sees Blake walking off as well, then collapses to the ground on her back) Welcome to Beacon... (she remains this way until a shadow comes over her)

Jaune: (holding out his hand) I'm still here or did you forget about me?

Ruby: (taking his hand) Thank you.

Beacon inside the walls is filled with scenic trees, arching architecture, and a winding road alongside a river, down which Ruby and Jaune are walking.

Jaune: All I'm saying is that she was in the wrong.

Ruby: Look, I'm sorry!

Jaune: I shall call you Crater Face now.

Ruby: Hey, that explosion was an accident!

Jaune: Well, I like explosions, blowing stuff up and Chaos in general.

Ruby: (giggles before a short, awkward silence falls) So... I got this thing! (she pulls out Crescent Rose and stabs it into the ground)

Jaune: Whoa! Is that a scythe? I see it's also a customizable high-impact sniper rifle.

Ruby: It's also a customizable high-impact sniper rifle!

Jaune: I just said that.

Ruby: Oh, sorry. So what've you got?

Jaune: Oh! I got this (holds up his grappler) It's my grappler.

Ruby: Ooooohh! So that's how you got up the roof so quick the other night.

Jaune: Yeah, and I've got a Wing suit and parachute as well!

Ruby: (touching the grappler) So, what do they do?

Jaune just at Ruby with a seriously? face

Ruby: Right, Well, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to weapons, sooo... I guess I did go a little overboard when designing it.

Jaune: Wait - you made that?! That thing looks heavier than you!

Ruby: Of course! All students at Signal forge their own weapons! Didn't you make yours?

Jaune: I did, it was based on the one my teacher used. I made my own adjustments and modifications to the design.

Ruby: Well, I like it! (moving on again) So why'd you stay with me?

Jaune: You're really the only one here I know. So...

Ruby: Hmm. (looks around) Hey, where are we going?

Jaune: Oh, I do! I was just following you. Guess we got sidetracked. Follow me.

Chapter End