Hey, everyone: thanks for checking this out. I'd like to start off by saying that I originally began this at about the start of Vol. 4, so late October/early November, after originally looking at a RWBY CYOA page that a friend suggested. But, I realized that I don't really want to do a self-insert. So, I took a few ideas from that, and spliced it together into this. Now, this isn't my first piece, and like the others, I started writing this with the intention of showing it to a few friends and leaving it at that. However, I found out about the Monty Oum Project a couple weeks ago, and I figured that this would be the perfect opportunity to actually see what people think. I have a few chapters pretty much written out (still needs some editing), so I'll try publishing those first, and if you guys like it, I'll keep publishing. If you don't… well, I'm still going to write this, so it's up to you guys if you're able to keep reading it or not. Fair warning: I'm keeping this with a lot of mystery, so you as the readers will (hopefully) be surprised later on, but until those things have been revealed, the story's probably going to seem pretty confusing. Although, feel free to message me (PM or review) if you think that something's wrong (whether it's story, spelling, whatever). I may have missed something, and I'll be grateful to those who catch it. Even if the missing part's intentional, I'll still be grateful, as it shows that people are reading it. And on the topic of people catching my mistakes, if something comes up that makes me seriously reconsider the plotline, I WILL change it. If it happens, I'll label that the chapter's updated in the intro. I got nothing else to say, so

TLDR; Thanks for giving me a shot, and please review.

Keep Moving Forward

Published Feb. 4 2017

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"SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT"

"HOLD IT!" a guard yells as he raises his rifle, still running as he aims at the escaping girl.

"AGH… FUCK…" she cries out as she feels a barrage of bullets make their mark in concession.

"Yeah, I got 'im!" the guard yells to his partner. "We're suppos' to CATCH him, not KILL him! JACKASS…" "I don't see you doin' anythin' about it!"

Slowly, she backs up, barely able to see the outline of a cliff through the darkness.

"Finally… we've been chasing you for MILES… ya little thief… Now, give us back the diary, an' we'll kill ya painlessly. Struggle more… well, you can guess."

"Now then… are you desperate now?" the voice asks.

"Fat chance… you blew my cover yesterday, I'm not letting you loose again."

It sighs, and grumbles "Suit yourself. Just remember I'm always here."

"Well? What's your answer?!" the guard asks, lifting his rifle back up.

Wincing, the girl continues to back up, mentally keeping note of how far away she is from the edge. She sighs, lifts the hood off of her head, and takes off the mask disguising her face. Her cat ears twitch in amusement as she casually tries to shrug off the pain from the bullet wounds. "Yeah… fat chance, you fuckers."

"Holy shit… IT'S A GIRL!" "And a Faunus…" "YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT?!" "SHE BROKE MY NOSE, HOW THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?!"

With one deep breath, she flicks her wrist and summons her weapon in its bow form, quickly pulling the drawstring back and letting a flurry of light arrows fly up above them. They turn to see what happened, as she rushes towards the two, quickly using their distracted state to land a few blows and knock them to the ground.

"Now, I'm going to leave." she tells the guards, turning around to face the cliff. "And let me say, you two actually put up a decent fight. For a couple of White Fang goons, anyways. Buut… I showed you my face. And you guys kinda have a hint as to who I am. So, as much as I hate to do it…"

She cracks a smile, turning her head back to see the guards for a moment longer. "You're gonna have to die."

With that, she takes one last step, and begins her descent to the ocean surface.

"HEY! SHE'S GETTIN' AWAY!" "I can SEE THAT, YA JACKASS!" the guards yell, attempting to take a few more shots before she disappears. The bullets whiz past, but she barely takes notice, as with one last twitch of the wrist, a shield appears just as she falls into the water.

"You think we got 'er?" "Don' matter anyway. Ain' NOBODY survivin' that fall." "Yeah… hey, whaddya think she meant by 'killin' us'?" "Beats me… but, time to go report to the boss." They holster their weapons, look up, and see the arrows from earlier meteor back down, quickly killing them before they realize the connection.

Time seemed like a distant memory. The sun rose, shone, and fell. The days should have been easy to count, if not for the dehydration and starvation. The boredom plagued the young girl's mind numerous times, as the only thing to do was to stare at the blue sky and float on the water, hoping that nothing big enough would come to the surface looking for an easy meal. Time… the one that always gets away…

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Ok, what'd you think? I know it isn't much so far, but we have something. Right? Yeah, we don't have anything here. So, that's why chapter 2 is coming out with this one, to make sure you guys aren't lost or confused (any more than you have to be). Thanks for reading, and take a look at the header if you haven't already.

Keep Moving Forward