[center][img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/mx-5p1L1vwP4ZQaS6-ukCYU1ZxF6fRlsUTjOImar21s/https/fontmeme.com/temporary/bf3d56119b27898bff5f5490889948c3.png[/img][/center][hr][color=violet][center]C I T Y O F V A L E R E S I D E N T I A L D I S T R I C T K I N G D O M O F V A L E[/center][/color][hr] [color=6ecff6]"Yeah, I'm gonna miss you guys, too!"[/color] Violet said, her feet dangling off the ground. Her voie was muffled, for her face was squished against the fabric of her fathers coat. "I just, I just- you better promise to be careful, Sky." Indigo said, tears in his eyes, his cat ears peaked with emotion. [color=6ecff6]"I promise, I promise! I'm ready for this."[/color] Sky, or Violet, was stronger than her father due to her training. She pushed him gently off her and wiped away at her eyes. She readjusted the green cap on her head. "I know, I know." Indigo said, taking a deep breathe. "I know! I do know." [color=6ecff6]"I know."[/color] Violet said with a smile. "Would you guys just shut up already?" Azul said with a laugh. "You two seriously talk each other in circles." Violet smiled, turning a little red. It was true. "Be nice, Azul." Tiffany, Violet's mother, chastised. "Yeah, shut up, Azul." Indigo said, crossing his arms and looking cool. [color=6ecff6][i]"Pfft!"[/i][/color] Violet and Azul laughed. "Alright, alright," Azul said with faux bedrudgement. She took a few steps forward and once again gathered Violet with one arm in a sisterly hug. "I know you'll do us proud. All that trainin' couldn't have been for nothin'. If you embarrass me out there, I'll find you." Violet giggled again. [color=6ecff6]"Sure. It was all you, Azul. I definitely didn't train for years at Signal. It was you, holding two sticks, going 'just do it like this!' to an eight year old."[/color] "Damn straight it was." Azul punched her sister on the shoulder. Violet laughed, rubbing her shoulder. [color=6ecff6]"Haha...ow. Thanks for coming all this way to see me off, Azul."[/color] Azul dismissed the gratitude with a casual wave. There was a metallic yipping. From the front door of the nice, single-story house the mother and father of the Syfri family called home, a dog approached. It had a single glass visor for eyes and two simple spheres connected by exposed machinery for a body. As well as a very simple, also spherical head. It, jankily and slowly, pathed its way down the driveway and to Violet's ankles. [color=6ecff6]"Robo-dog! Don't tell the others, but I might miss you most of all!"[/color] Sky giggled. She scooped Robo-dog in her hands. There was a brief dim glow of blue light between her hands and her pet, and Robo-dog burst into animated life. It's barking became rapid, it kicked it's legs with excited fluidity. Sky brought Robo-dog in for a hug. "Robo-dog sure is going to be a lot less lively without you around, Sky." Tiffany said, crossing her arms. [color=6ecff6]"Yeah, well...he'll still remember everything. So be sure to take him for walks, okay?"[/color] Sky said, scratching his metallic side. He kicked his leg excitedly. Wherever she touched him, the area glowed a dim blue shade. Especially, as she was now, when she pet him with her own prosthetic limb. With the green sleeve of her jumpsuit rolled up, the robotic arm that began at her elbow was plain to see. It was a simple design. Infact, it was so simple, it shouldn't really work at all. But where the robotic arm met her elbow, there was that same blue glow. In much the same way that Robo-dog came to life, so too did her arm. And her leg, for that matter. "Sure," Azul said, rolling her eyes. Her own cat ears stood up on end whenever she saw that dog. She didn't know how her dad could stand that creepy little thing! "Of course, Sky." Indigo said earnestly. "I'll walk him every day." Sky set Robo-dog back down on the ground. He ran around her ankles excitedly, barking and saying goodbye. Then he trotted off a few steps up the driveway and sat down. A few moments later and he was back to his usualy, entirely robotic self. [color=6ecff6]"Well...I guess I'll be off now. For real this time. If we say goodbye again I'll be late."[/color] Azul was to drive her to the bus stop. "Not yet." Tiffany said, speaking up. "There's one last thing, before you go." Violet raised her eyebrows. [color=6ecff6]"What is it, Mom?"[/color] Tiffany smirked, like Violet had just fallen into her trap. She reached into the pocket of her pants and pulled out a garage door opener. "Behold." [color=6ecff6]"B-behold?"[/color] Tiffany pressed the button, and the wooden door of the garage opened dramatically. On the other side was a large, black and blue armored SUV. It was crammed right up against the family car. [color=6ecff6]"Right. That's Baby Blue."[/color] Sky said. "Mhm." Tiffany nodded. [color=6ecff6]"Goldhill Industrial lets me take her home sometimes to work on in the weekends. I already said goodbye to her, Mom."[/color] "Well," Tiffany raised a dramatic eyebrow. "You better take that goodybe back." [color=6ecff6]"Why?"[/color] Violet quirked her head to the side. Azul facepalmed. "Because, Sky. You get to keep her." [color=6ecff6]"Huh?"[/color] Sky's purples eyes widened. "Goldhill Industrial agreed to be your sponsor. She's officially on loan to you, as long as you are a Huntress at Beacon." Violet's face scrunched up and turned red. Now the tears were flowing again. She brought her hands up to the level of shoulders and shook her hands back and forth at the wrist. [color=6ecff6][i]"Ohhh what nooo no wayyy Moooomm come oooonn oohhhh nooo~"[/i][/color] She cried. She ran up hugged her mother tightly. "Absolutely no problem, sweetie. Your luggage is already in there." [color=6ecff6]"Thank yooouuu!"[/color] She disengaged from the hug and ran up to Baby Blue. She jumped onto the hood of the car and kissed it. [color=6ecff6]"Mmmwah! Baby Blue! We're gonna be Huntresses!"[/color] Despite being turned off, Baby Blue rumbled to life, moving her hood up to nuzzle her driver in return. "I know she was joking about the dog earlier," Indigo said quietly. "But I think she actually loves that truck more than anything." "Well, why wouldn't she?" Azul asked with a semi-concerned laugh. "She built the damn thing from scratch and it was practically her best friend." "I think it's sweet," responded Tiffany. "I only wish I could be so close with my creations." "...Mom? I'm right here." Azul said. "Oh, right." Tiffany brushed the hair out of her face and smirked. "Wow! Too far!" "You can dish it out, but you can't take it." Tiffany brushed the hair even more dramatically out of her face. "I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole." Indigo said, putting some distance between his wife and first daughter. [color=6ecff6]"Thank you Moooom! I love youuu! I love you, Dad! I love you, Azul!" [/color] Violet had already clambered inside her excited vehicle- Baby Blue was eagerly shifting her weight from her left wheels to her right wheels. She honked as Violet was putting her seatbelt on. Sky's goodbyes became hard to hear over the rumbling the engine and the thick surface of the bulletproof glass. So she started waving frantically and also beeped her horn. Everyone cleared out of the driveway. [color=6ecff6]"Bye!"[/color] Sky shouted, bouncing up and down in the driver's seat of the massive SUV. She had been nervous, and soon she would be again, but with Baby Blue at her side she knew nothing could go wrong. Sky was grinning ear to ear, using her sleeve to wipe away her tears. [color=6ecff6]"I'm gonna be a Huntress. I know I am. That's gonna be what I do with my life, Baby Blue. I'm ready. I can do this!"[/color] [hr][color=violet][center]B E A C O N A C A D E M Y T H E L A N D I N G S K I N G D O M O F V A L E[/center][/color][hr] Her travel time to Beacon was shorter than the other students. She didn't need an airship, and she take herself there. Sky was just glad she had a driving liscence that allowed her to drive by herself- she had gone out of her way to get it as early as possible so she could take Baby Blue wherever they wanted to go. Sky was born and raised in Vale, in the outskirts of the Residential District. Beacon was so big, Sky was pretty sure you could see it from miles away. It was just that- a beacon. Once she was there, she organized a parking garage for Baby Blue to stay in. With the other vehicles, though the armored SUV was certainly more imposing than the other civilian vehicles. [color=6ecff6]"Alright, girl,"[/color] Sky said, hopping down out of the drivers seat. [color=6ecff6]"Stay here. It might be a while before we see each other."[/color] She rested her forehead against the side of the vehicle, running her hand up and down the door. Baby Blue leaned into her. [color=6ecff6]"But when we do...we might be running down some Grimm. Does that sound fun? Sounds fun to me! Who's a good girl!"[/color] She reached up and rubbed the rim of the SUV's windows, towards the roof. Baby Blue stomped her tire excitedly. [color=6ecff6]"Who's a g-"[/color] Some business looking guy was leaving his car. He was staring at the unusual display. Not like she could blame him. Sky's face lit up bright red and she distanced herself from Baby Blue, who seemed disappointed. Sky waved at him and he went on his way. Sky cleared her throat. [color=6ecff6]"Um, sorry. It's you- you're the good girl. I'll- I'll see ya later, Baby Blue." [/color] She patted the SUV one more time. She went to the back of the truck, opened the doors and pulled out a metallic suitcase about two and a half feet long. A large portion of yellowed scotch tape had been attached to the front, the words "Big Wrench" written across the front. She closed the door, locked it, and hurried off to the main area of Beacon. That metal case, combined with her back pack, and the luggage she was dragging behind her, meant Sky was cartoonishly overloaded. That was why it was such a blessing when that fancy guy with all the luggage came along. [color=6ecff6]"Oh! Oh. Thank you so much! Phew! That was- that was getting heavy. I really didn't- oh- yeah, that's okay. Okay! Good luck with your, uh, your job. Thanks again you, uh- he- he's gone. Okay."[/color] She cleared her throat and continued onward, now only with her case labeled Big Wrench. Compared to many of the other people her, her outfit was decisively working class. She wore the same loose fitting baggy green jumpsuit, unzipped a little with a white t-shirt underneath. Across her chest was the strap that kept Big Wrench's case on her. There was a belt around her hips that sagged a little bit to one side, and the legs of her jumpsuit were tucked into a pair of boots. On her right hand there was a fingerless glove, and her left hand was obviously metallic in nature. Finally atop her purple hair, which was tied into two short ponytails, there was a green cap. Resting on the cap was a pair of goggles. Sometimes to complete the look she wore a pair of headphones, but those were currently waiting for her in her luggage. She listened to Carlisle's speech. She had to admit, she was a little disappointed she wasn't getting to see the famous Doctor Ozpin. Still, this guy seemed pretty cool. [color=6ecff6]"Whoo!"[/color] Sky shouted as his speech finished, clapping her hands together. It was an odd sound of cloth on steel. [color=6ecff6]"Alright..!"[/color] Was...anyone else clapping? Sky stopped clapping and pulled her cap a little lower over her eyes, smiling sheepishly. [hr][color=violet]B E A C O N A C A D E M Y T H E G R E A T [color=violet]H A L L[/color] K I N G D O M O F V A L E[/color][hr] [color=6ecff6]"Oh! So it's like a sleepover!"[/color] Sky had said to no one in particular. [color=6ecff6]"I don't think I've ever had one of those before."[/color] She had managed to secure a small little place for herself. A sleeping bag and pillow. She had switched into her pajamas, which were quite reminiscent of her jumpsuit. Now it was a baggy green and white striped pajama stop and baggy bottoms of an identical color and pattern. Her left foot was tucked into a slipper, and right foot, the one made of metal, clanked on the wooden floor of the great hall. Her pajama bottoms had been tied into a knot above her knee at the right leg, just so her metal foot didn't tear into them. Everyone could see it was a prosthetic, and also that it wasn't entirely bionic. It looked like a simple one that shouldn't move on it's own, but it did anyway. That same faint blue glow was there where flesh met metal. Finally, she still had the green cap on her head, though the goggles were absent now. Violet had left her corner and was looking around.[color=6ecff6] "Hey...hi...hello! My name's Violet, but you can call me Sky if you want. Oh, uh, oops, excuse me."[/color] Sky's eyes lit up as she saw something she didn't expect to see. Some guy was holding a puppy! A cool little shadow puppy thing! Sky gasped and trotted over to him. [color=6ecff6]"Wow! They're so cute! What's their name?"[/color] She put her hands on her cheeks. [color=6ecff6]"Oh wooow! Is that your Semblance? That is so cool! You have a dog Semblance awww amazing! Wow! Can I pet them?"[/color] Sky had forgotten to introduce herself or ask Bren's name.