How is everyone? This story is being wrote by myself and my good friend Dayton McCloud, He also writes a RWBY story called Beacon of Hope. I hope you all enjoy this story, I had fun writing it; Thank you all for taking the time to read it and please let us know by leaving comments but please no flames. Now sit back and enjoy the story.

I don't own RWBY and Lance belongs to Dayton McCloud.

Chapter 1: Humble Beginnings

It was a clear spring day the sun hung high in the blue sky. A slight breeze washed over the grass lands as two figures walked across the plains. They were walking towards a forest not too far off. One of them was on the short, and skinny side, wearing a grey sleeveless shirt under a royal blue over shirt that was unbuttoned. The breeze blew and his dirty blonde hair waved slightly getting messier. He turned his deep sea blue eyes to the distance as a far off roar got his attention his hand instinctively went to his sword that he had on his side. The second young man stepped up beside him. He was tall, wearing a long black and blue coat with gold accessories and snug dark jeans. He placed his hand on his forehead, keeping his dark brown hair from his eyes. His sea green eyes scanned the horizon the noise originated from.

"They're far away Kai, you don't have to worry." He said

"I'm always worried. The Grimm are getting bolder and stronger…I don't like this Lance." Kaiser said frowning slightly.

"I don't either but remember we have a job to do. Take out that pack of Beowolves." Lance said.

Kaiser nodded before walking once more towards the thick, dense forest, stopping at the edge of it.

"How are your tracking skills Kai? Confident in them?" Lance asked as the wind blew through the trees.

"Nope, not really" Kaiser said before walking into the forest.

"Neither am I …" Lance said, following Kai.

The forest was darker than the field they came from. The trees so tall and big that it blotted some of the natural sunlight. The forest was eerily quiet, save for the noise of crunching grass, leaves, and the occasional twig or two beneath their feet.

"How far away are we from the last known location of the Beowolves?" Kai asked.

"Not terribly sure, but I'd say maybe another quarter mile."

"That shouldn't take too long. Keep your guard up though."

"Don't need to tell me twice."

Kai smiled, shaking his head as he pressed on ahead; Lance catching up to him shortly after.

"This is it…" Kai said.

He took a step towards the sealed gate of the now abandoned village. He shook the bars.

"Locked the gate, huh? I guess Grimm didn't break in this way," Lance said.

"Should we walk around the wall and see if we can find a trail?"

"Yeah, if we can get an idea as to where they've headed, that'd be perfect."

Lance started walking along the stone wall. Claw marks were scattered around the walls in places.

"Some must've climbed over."

"Seems like the spikes on the walls didn't help much," Kai said, pointing at the ornate spikes.

"Yeah," Lance said continuing along the wall.

As he continued, he saw a hole in the wall with debris all around it.

"This must've been where most of them came through," Lance said.

"It's also our way into the village. C'mon," Kai said, taking the lead.

Inside the village, claw marks were dug into the houses. Some had holes in them or were knocked down. Kai and Lance made their way through the village. Lance drew his blade, Regalia, off of his back. Kai also took out his sword, transforming it into a bow and following Lance. He knocked an arrow as they pressed on.

Scanning the wreckage, Kai followed a trail of miscellaneous items strewn about. With furrowed brows, he continued until he came to a stop. He knelt to the ground, tracing a finger on one of the beowolf marks dug into the ground.

"Hey Lance?" He asked his eyes never leaving the mark.

"What is it Kai? Lance asked walking over to him.

"Know what could have scared a pack of Beowolves away?"

"No, why…? What did you see?"

Kaiser motioned to the claw marks on the ground.

"By now everyone fled or worse, however, these claw marks are messy and deep. The beowolves were nervous and kept moving around restlessly then…" Kaiser said following the tracks a few feet.

"Here they're pretty much tripping over each other running away until…" He points to a wall with more marks on it.

"They scramble over and kept running," he said walking back over to Lance.

"How good was your tracking again? I mean, can you really pick up all that from a few tracks? Seems like a bit of a stretch," Lance said.

A deep growl bellowed from somewhere within the village. Lance turned towards the sound, his grip tight on Regalia. From behind Lance there was a second growl. Kaiser raised his bow, pulling back the notched arrow; ready to fly at the blink of an eye. The sounds kept circling them. Lance and Kaiser following the sounds soon standing back to back.

"I get the feeling we're about to find out what the beowolves were scared about…" Lance said under his breath.

The growling stopped as a large Grimm stepped out from behind the house. It looked like a large dog with wings and a snake for a tail. Its blood red eyes never leaving Lance as it looked at him.

"Great it's a chimera. This is going to be difficult." Kaiser said.

Lance glanced over at his friend. The chimera took the chance and rushed towards him at unnatural speed. Lance slashed at the chimera grazing its side. It came to a stop, looking at the wound before turning its head towards Lance, growling.

"Be careful Lance. Chimeras are known for their insane adaptability" Kaiser said watching closely.

The chimera charged at Lance again, however, while Lance tried a horizontal slice, the chimera slowed down enough for the blade to miss it by inches. As it picked up its pace again Lance rolled to the side as the tail lunged for him snapping its jaws.

"It's like fighting two enemies at once," Lance thought as he quickly got back to his feet.

The chimera watched Lance with intelligent eyes, beginning to circle him. It covered the distance between Lance and it. He lunged at it with his sword however the chimera quickly changed its course to Lance's side as the tail shot, attempting to trip Lance. As quick as he could, he charged aura into his feet and unleashed it in a massive jump. He spun in the air with the hang-time, reversed his grip on Regalia, and used his semblance to shoot himself down towards the chimera. He spun once, gaining as much power as he could behind the attack before it landed. Regalia cut clean through the beast. It collapsed in two as Lance stood from his landing position.

"Not bad," Kaiser said with a smirk.

Lance rested Regalia on his shoulder, returning the smile.

A nightmarish roar filled the air as a second chimera jumped off a nearby roof and dove at Lance.

Lance spun around, sword at the ready. Before it could land, an arrow cloaked in a green aura hit the chimera's side making it fly off course and into the wall of a house destroying it. Kaiser had a second arrow ready aiming at the chimera as it stood up and it looked at him growling.

"If you're hungry then eat this." Kaiser said in a cold tone as he fired another aura cloaked arrow at the Chimera. It jumped to the side and ran towards Kaiser who just watched it close in. He fired an arrow into the sky. It fell down piercing the chimera's tail making it roar in pain but it didn't slow down.

"That didn't go as planned." Kaiser said as he stood his ground.

He pulled an arrow out of his quiver but this one was different. Instead of it having its metallic head like the others did, the arrow had a fiery red tip. He pulled the arrow back raising the bow as the dark green aura filled the arrow. A second later the chimera was mere feet away as it lunged towards him. Kaiser let the arrow fly. It pierced the chimera's head as the impact sent the chimera flying backwards past Lance leaving a trail of fire in the air. An explosion rang loud. Where the Chimera once laid was nothing but fire and scorched earth.

"Got to admit these arrows are very handy." Kaiser said

"And very dangerous in the wrong hands." A voice said.

Kaiser and Lance spun around to find the owner of the voice. They saw a man with grey hair, wearing glasses, dressed in green, and standing with a cane. He studied the two friends closely.

"Who are you?" Kaiser asked the man.

"I'm Professor Ozpin. I'm here to talk to you both."

Kaiser reverted his bow into a sword and sheathed it.

"Professor?"

He nodded his head.

"Indeed I am."

"Don't you think this place is a little dangerous? I mean, we just fought off two big Grimm. I'm not sure if this place is the safest place to talk."

"Oh, don't worry about me. You do have a point though about this not being a proper place to talk. Come. Let's head on back to your town. Follow me."

He turned and started walking into the forest.

"Wait a sec, we came from that way," Lance said, pointing in the direction they found the gate.

"No need to worry. Just follow me."

Lance and Kai looked at each other. Kai shrugged and followed. Lance placed Regalia on his back and followed suit.

It wasn't long before they found a clearing in the forest. The sunlight began to show through the density of trees. They followed a small path that led to the opening. In the opening was an airship big enough to transfer at least a dozen people.

"So is this how you got here?" Lance asked.

"Yes, it is. We flew around the village knowing you might see us," Ozpin said.

"Huh? Were you trying to hide from us? And who's 'we' exactly?" Kai said.

"Well, that was the intent. You'll just have to trust me. It was for your best interest. As for the 'we'."

He walked over to the airship and the back opened up.

"After you," He said.

They walked over to the now open airship, stepping up the ramp. Lance stopped at the top, a puzzled expression on his face.

"Dad?"

"Your dad's here?" Kai asked as he fast walked the rest of the way up the ramp.

He stopped as well once he reached the top.

"Wait. Dad, you're here too?"

Lance stood looking at a man that was just shorter than he was. The man's short brown hair was styled back showing some grey. He wore a white button up shirt and a black suit that had some sliver buttons and cuffs and comfortable dress shoes. His sea green eyes shone bright as he gave Lance a smile.

"Congratulations you two," he said smiling.

The second man patted Kaiser on his shoulder almost knocking him down. He was a huge man and at first glance a person could tell he saw battles. He wore a red shirt tucked in and gold buttons on it. He wore matching pants and had brown shoes. His green eyes were full of pride and energy and his dirty blonde hair went to his shoulders.

"That was amazing marksman shooting Kaiser. I can tell you're training harder than before."

"Thanks dad, but I'm confused. Why are you two with professor Ozpin?" Kaiser asked as the ship started lifting off.

"Well we were in a meeting when we overheard the captain of the guard ask you two to deal with the beowolves." Lance's father said.

"It piqued my interested and after a while we followed you here and watched you two fight. Which brings me to what I have to ask you. I'll just cut to the chase. Would you two like to attend Beacon academy?" Ozpin asked.

"Beacon academy?" Kaiser asked curiously

"You mean THE Beacon academy that trains hunters and huntresses?" Lance asked.

"Yes the very same. I'm the headmaster of the academy and would welcome you two as students," Ozpin said.

"You two are okay with that?" Kaiser asked looking at their fathers.

"We both thought it'd be a great idea for you two. I've known that Lance has wanted to be a Huntsman since he was young and he told me you had an interest too," Lance's father said.

"We've seen you two grow and I think this I the next step for the both of you," Kaiser's father said.

"You two I believe have what it takes to be fine Huntsmen," Ozpin said.

"Only a hand full of people have actually fought Chimeras and lived to tell the tale," Kaiser's father added.

"Don't we need to take an exam or something like that to get into that kind of school?" Kaiser asked.

"I'd say I just witnessed you take both of your entrance exams. So, what do you say? Care to join Beacon academy?" Ozpin said sitting down.

"Absolutely!" Lance said.

"Travel around and fight Grimm…sounds like a win win to me. I'm in." Kaiser said smiling

Ozpin nodded, cracking a small smile of his own.

"Well then, congratulations students. I know Beacon academy will welcome you both."

I hope you all enjoyed the story and again thank you all for taking the time to read and please let us know what you think please no flames. I hope you all are looking forward to the next chapter. Til then take care everyone.