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Arcturus nodded when Aiden said he was ready.

"Let's go then. We'll meet the others at the academy skyport.", the faunus replied, shifting the helmet he had tucked in his left arm to the other side. When the pair arrived at the skyport, Arcturus called out and waved to a bunch of fellow students, half of them wearing combat gear like his. They all walked over to the pair.

"Silver Moon, assemble!", Arcturus said. The eleven other apprentice Huntsmen and Huntresses sorted themselves into their teams.

"Guys, this is Aiden Argoust, a freshman team leader. I saw him at the gym and thought he needed some help, so he's going to be coming with us today. Aiden, these are Team BEAR, Team CRES, and the rest of Team MARS. The reason they responded to that little command is because I'm the next Silver Moon Clan Leader, so our initiates here at Beacon answer to me.", Arcturus explained. The thirteen apprentices got onto an airship and made the journey to Vale City, with the other sophomores introducing themselves properly to the freshman on the way. When they landed, the group walked to a warehouse in the city's industrial zone.

"Well, here we are. Kieran Castellano's father is the one who built this place for us.", Arcturus said as they entered the building. It had many stations, with a section to one side filled with all manner of platforms, walls, scaffolds, and rails. Arcturus pointed to it as he walked Aiden to a station. The others were already scattering to work on whatever caught their fancy.

"That's where we practice parkour. We take the platforms and such apart and reassemble it differently to keep them fresh. It's a good teambuilding activity. Exercise, weights, and weapons are all worked on back at Beacon. We use this place for more specialized exercises, training our senses and so on. Take this station, for example.", the faunus informed Aiden as they arrived at their destination. It was literally no more than a rectangular section of floor next to the wall that had been bordered with tape, with a basket filled with tennis balls off to the side. Arcturus put his helmet on, grabbed two balls, and tossed Aiden one before standing with his back towards the wall.

"This station is all about speed. You toss the ball, then run to catch it. You start by throwing the ball almost vertically, and you lower the angle of the toss as you get faster.", he explained as he demonstrated the exercise.