Tales from the Remnant Frontier

by spartan448

What if the Grimm had been eradicated one-hundred years before Ruby's time, starting a Gold Rush like dash for territory in the frontiers of Remnant? Tales from the Remnant Frontier features the protagonists of RWBY, and a few new faces, recounting stories from a Remnant that seems like a John Wayne movie, complete with duels and Mexican Standoffs galore.

1. Foreward

Forward: "Parallel Worlds, Alternate Universes"

The Theory of parallel development states that for every instance of an object, there will be at least one other copy of that object in the universe, exactly the same, save for one major difference. And that difference could be anything – As minor as a country having a different name, or as major as history itself taking a dramatic turn in another direction. That is what happened on this Remnant. At first glance, this Remnant is so very similar to the one we already knew. But from up here, the difference becomes clear if you wait for night – lights. Those are what betray how history here has changed. Lights crop up across the land, not just in the capitols of the four Kingdoms. On this Remnant, a band of heroes assembled and managed to destroy the Grimm, almost 100 years before they were supposed to be destroyed.

As a result, the expansion of civilization increased rapidly, much faster than the landscape could compensate for, which caused the land in many areas began to become barren and arid. But this did not stop the flow of bodies, no, it only increased it. For with vegetation gone, huge veins of Dust were revealed. And it was the exposing of this precious resource that triggered the first Dust Rush. Settlements of 50 or more popped up almost overnight. Rail lines were built within the week. By the end of the first month, major mining companies had already begun moving across the frontier, scrambling to secure mines before their competitors could. Of course, with all this money lying there just ripe for the taking, and with folks as spread out as they were, the opportunity presented itself for those not wanting to slave in the mines to acquire a fortune by… less than respectable means.

And so because of this, despite civilization having largely forgotten about the Grimm except in fairy tales, the great Hunter academies remained open, though now not training children to fight Grimm, but to fight outlaws, bandits, scalwags, and other criminals, by training them to serve as Sheriffs and Vigilantes. And while this did nothing to stem the rate of crime, it certainly made the endeavors much less successful. It did, however, have the side effect of immortalizing lawmen and outlaws alike for their legendary exploits, whether or not they were true.

This is one such story, or rather, a story of a story. This is a retelling of one of the many legendary exploits of Sherrif Ruby Rose and her friends and companions, by some of those involved.