AN: Hey everyone, Blueghast900 here, back with another story. As is common for Fanfictions, I own no creative properties other than some OCs, unless stated otherwise
Deserts of Vacuo
Middle of the night, unknown date
A bright light and sudden crash occurred in the sands of the desert, resulting in a cloud of sand large enough to obscure vision for at least a mile in each direction. However, when the dust settled back to a resting state, the cause was shown in a crater in the sand. Four teenagers of roughly 15 years of age lay at the bottom, each miraculously unharmed from their landing, who lay unconscious until one of them, a male of average height with black hair reaching his upper back sat up and mumbled to himself groggily.
"What the hell did I do last night, and why am I in Nevada?" His musings awoke the more rotund male next to him, who spoke next.
"Colys, what the hell happened? Why are we not at our own homes, in our beds?"
"Nuada, I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA!" the now named Colys shouted out, waking the other two nearby.
"Colys. Shut the hell up, some of us are trying to sleep." A brunette male responded, before, bolting up in surprise. "COLYS?!"
"RHYDWYN?! Why are we in a desert, exactly? And why is your Girlfriend here with us? Any Ideas?" The Raven haired male inquired of his friend of the final member of their group, a female also with raven colored hair, but with sky-blue highlights.
"Um, guys? Look at the moon." The aforementioned female stated, prompting the other three to direct their gaze upward, which resulted in their eyes widening in shock.
"WHY THE HELL IS THE MOON BROKEN?!" the three males shouted out in shock, Rhydwyn pacing in a panic.
"No no no no no, this doesn't make any sense. The moon being shattered would cause not only disastrous effects on the tides, but would cause a possible global extinction if any pieces struck the earth, and would eventually reform a sphere due to its own gravity. It wouldn't remain as is unless this was a recent occurrence, which seems like the most possible scenario. The only things that don't add up are the lack of debris, our position, and the sudden desertification of the surrounding area." The dirty-blonde rambled on but was blocked out by the other three.
"Rhydwyn. Calm down. The moon's condition seems to odd to be a sudden occurrence. This desert also is odd in that our hometown is not in an area with easy desertification. In my eyes, all signs point to a sudden movement of the four of us to a potential alternate dimension, one where either no one else inhabits Earth, or the only difference is the moon's state. If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on the later scenario, and not Rhydwyn's. Just me though." Colys spoke in a manner that suggests he knew what he was talking about.
"Colys, what does this mean for our families? They have no idea that we are in this so-called alternate dimension, or that we are even alive." Nuada inquired.
"It's their problem for now. Meanwhile, I think we need to locate a settlement before sunrise when this place gets scorching hot. Anyone with me?" Colys responded.
"Might as well, seeing as we have no other real options." Nuada agreed.
"I guess, we have no better options." Rhydwyn said with evident regret.
"If Rhydwyn's going, I will too." Sinikka stated.
"So it's settled. Let's go." Colys started, taking the unofficial lead. With that statement, they walked off in a random direction, not knowing they were being followed by a pair of older males sent to investigate their crash site…
Three days later…
"Colys, have I already told you this was a terrible Idea?" Rhydwyn complained to the noirette ahead of him, who responded in kind.
"5 times in the past hour, Rhydwyn. And yes, I know."
"Guys, I think someone or something might be following us." Nuada stated to the bickering duo and female of their group.
"Psh, yeah right. We haven't seen any civilization of any form in the past three days we have been in this god-forsaken desert. If two, I don't know, men of seeming authority, one with Lilac Eyes, appeared right here, right now, I'd believe you." Colys stated with a seemingly satisfied expression-
"Be careful what you wish for, Kid." Which dropped upon hearing that from behind himself. Upon turning around, he saw, as he described, two men of seeming authority, one with said Lilac eyes. The Violet eyed male was taller than his red-eyed counterpart, with sandy blonde hair. His supposed partner had pitch black hair with the bangs hanging over his eyes. The blonde was clothed in what could be only described as a barbarian style of armor, featuring a single pauldron on his right arm, and for unknown reasons a red bandana around his left bicep. The brunette wore formal clothes, with the only oddity being the tattered red cloak adorned on his back.
"Colys. What. The hell. Did you. Do?" His group inquired of him, with odd looks towards the newcomers.
"Honestly? No Idea. But, this does confirm my theory of us not being the only humans on this planet." he responded in kind.
"So, anyone going to clue us in here on what you Kiddos were doing in the desert in the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?" The Blonde inquired of the four.
"We have no Idea, we just woke up there after sleeping for God knows how long, waking up and then walking for three days to try and find any form of civilization. That plan clearly didn't work out." Rhydwyn responded, glancing at the de-facto leader while saying that.
"Not my fault this desert is huge. I thought we were closer to a town than this. Also, who the hell are you two? I feel that knowing the name of the people that will, at the very least, assist us would be appropriate." Colys inquired.
"If you are so interested in us, I may as well tell you our names, so long as you extend the same courtesy?" The odd eyed male inquired.
"Seems like a deal. My name is Colys Duran, the Hardass over there is Rhydwyn Jedan, his 'girlfriend' is Sinikka Ortis, and my pal off to the side is Nuada Hurdanis. Your turn." Colys replied to the man.
"Name's Taiyang Xiao Long, and this drunkard is Qrow Branwen. We are known as Huntsman." The now names Taiyang said with a hint of pride at the end.
"So, you hunt animals for sport? Neat." At that, the two older males face faulted and had looks of shock.
"Did you hit your head or somethin' kid? Huntsmen are known for hunting creatures of the Grimm, not animals. You're thinking of hunters." Qrow responded.
"Grim? Isn't that an adjective, not location or place? Rhydwyn inquired.
"Not grim, Grimm. Two M's. They're demons that look like animals, but tend to be black with glowing yellow eyes, Bone masks, and bone plate armor." The sharply dressed male explained.
"Yep. No idea what those are. Seems you're right, Colys." Rhydwyn stated, confirming Colys' theory.
"TOLD YOU!" the aforementioned noirette shouted out.
"At any rate, our quality of life may very well soon decay if we were to remain in this desert longer than needed, and I believe that it isn't beyond your capabilities to assist us in that, correct?" Rhydwyn queried of the self-proclaimed Huntsmen.
"Well, we may need to bring you in for questioning about your, ahem, entry. What even was the explosion and that crater?" Qrow replied.
"I know of the Crater, but explosions? None of us even have access to anything that could cause them. Right, Colys?" Nuada grilled.
"Oh come on man, that was ONE TIME in sixth grade, and you have to admit it was pretty funny." The insulted male whined out to his friend
"Anyways, as Nuada Asked, What. Explosion?" Sinikka probed the two of their supposed entrance.
"Reports from the Shade Academy had shown a large scale explosion and Mile long dust cloud, with the epicenter being where you four started your journey. Now I believe a possible explanation is required." Taiyang ordered more than asked this time.
"Like we said, we have no idea about any explosions. Most likely scenario is that whatever force which prompted our entry involved some sort of capsule or large energy force that resulted in the aforementioned explosion. I suppose we may need to be detained for an amount of time to ensure that we aren't a 'threat' as most governments might deem us?" Colys analyzed.
"What, no! Even I can see that you four Children are no threat. Hell, you don't even have your Aura unlocked. In fact, your existence will have minimal effect on the overall workings of the government." The blonde male stated, his question sated.
"That still doesn't help with our current situation in the middle of a desert. I figured a transport of some form would be made available to us, but it's fine. You must at least know of the fastest route to a settlement, correct?" Colys somewhat insulted yet there was a hint of worry in his voice.
"What made you think we didn't have a transport available?" Taiyang jokingly questioned as he pulled out a device similar in shape to a phone, but with a clear screen. "Yes, we need a Bullhead at our current location. Any ETA? 15 minutes? Alright, see you back on Patch."
"Bullhead?" The four teenagers questioned while staring at each other.
"You really were raised under a rock or something it seems. A Bullhead is one of the fastest methods of transport in Remnant. It's a VTOL type aircraft and is capable of carrying thousands of kilograms in weights. Ringing any bells?" Qrow asked with a bit of a disbelieving look towards the four. "Whatever. Soon enough you'll see one for yourselves. Maybe then your memory will begin to rear its head."
As the male said that, their transport did arrive just to prove him right, and while it did look familiar to the four, they still thought that "Bullhead" was a stupid name.
"Well kids, get on. We have a long flight ahead of us, as this baby was stopped in a nearby town. Word of advice, try not to throw up." Taiyang said as he walked on first, followed by Qrow.
Three hours later
"Why did you have to get it on my shoes? You know how hard it is to get vomit out of these. They're oddly absorbent." Colys complained to Nuada as they got off their flight onto Patch.
"It's not my fault I have difficulty dealing with my Motion Sickness. It's a common problem." The Rotund man reputed to his friend.
"Name one more person who suffers from it besides yourself." Colys deadpanned.
"Hey, no Fair! We just got here! NONE of us know anyone other than the two who just assisted us." The Brunette Complained.
"Fine. Let me know when you meet someone who suffers Motion Sickness as severely as you."
"Quit it you two! We just got here, we don't need you two to start bickering like an old married couple." Rhydwyn groaned out to his friends.
"He started it." Both proclaimed simultaneously, pointing at each other.
"Does it matter? Just forget about your argument. There are probably some cleaners or something around here that you could use to fix that." Rhydwyn griped out.
"It just occurred to me that you four have no place to stay while here, and while I'm sure you would be alright staying in the wilderness, you would appreciate a roof over your head, correct? I can accommodate you, so long as you do something for me." Taiyang said from behind them, somewhat intriguing the four.
"And what would that something be?" Colys inquired, speaking for his group.
"For you four to attend the school that I am a professor at, and preferably become Huntsmen, and in Sinikka's case, a Huntress." The Blonde quickly answered, confusing the four as to why.
"How does that help you out, exactly? I know the line of work is respectable, but why have us attend this academy for an amount of time that we do not know of, and risk our lives? I assume that it would lessen your workload as a Huntsman, but it will temporarily increase your workload as a teacher. Risk for reward, perhaps?" Colys questioned.
"You're correct in your assumption, and to answer your question to the length of time here? The minimum for you at your current age would be two years, but we'll need to compact two extra years of learning in, so you will also be taught during weekends and most breaks, with some exceptions. Now, are you prepared? For these next two years will NOT be easy, but it will be worth it in due time." Taiyang asked seriously, yet if one paid attention, they would see the hint of a smile forming on his face.
"Taiyang Xiao Long, you have yourself a deal. I Colys Q. Duran agree to your terms. I know I can't speak for the rest of my friends, but I feel they feel the same, correct?" The De-Facto leader responded.
"I have no other true options. I might as well come along." Rhydwyn stated next.
"Someone has to keep the self-proclaimed "Prankster King" in check." Nuada replied, earning a glare from Colys.
"Why would I abandon my boyfriend now of all times?" Sinikka retorted.
"Good. Prepare yourself for the next two years of work, blood sweat and tears!" Taiyang exclaimed aloud, earning some shocked stares from bystanders.
AN: Welcome to the First Chapter of A Dimensional Convergence, a project I decided on after a dream of sorts. The next chapter of two will be heavily time skip filled, due to the nature of the content. I, of course, won't have a set of chapters that would cover the ENTIRE two years of education these four will receive, but it will have important points, such as the creation of their weapons, the unlocking of their semblances, and other periods of times such as those. As always, Read, Rate, Review, and Favorite. Blueghast900 Signing off.