Prologue: Rooftops
"Reaper, Neo." Snow's voice came over the earpiece in Reaper's ear. "You find any of them?"
Snow was wearing a white bolero with a large black snowflake on the back. The pure white leggings she wore went down into her ice blue combat boots, the front having a snowflake that was cracked down the middle. She had on a combat dress that was pure white. She wore no gloves, though her sleeves were white. Attached to her side was a silvery white sword. Her hair was a pure sky blue, going to just above her shoulders. Her eyes were a cool icy blue, seemingly as cold as ice. Currently, she was standing in front of several large monitors, giving her a nice view of the city several red dots appearing.
"Not quite yet." Reaper said, looking down from the roof, her red cloak billowing in the wind.
Reaper was wearing a black combat dress with red lining that went almost to her knees. She wore black leggings as well as black combat boots. She had on a waist cincher with red laces that went across it. She wore a black blouse that was red on the inside. Around her waist was a silver belt with a silver rose. Clutched in her hand was a red and black metallic scythe with a silvery red blade. Around her neck was a blood red cloak that flowed around her like a superhero's cape (specifically Batman). The hood of said cloak was drawn up over her face, covering the top half of her head. Her hair was pure black, save for the ends, which were blood red. Her eyes glowed a powerful silver color, her gaze fixed on the city below her.
"Me either." Neo's voice came over the earpiece.
Neo was wearing a white jacket with a white interior, the jacket going over a black corset that went down to her hips. She wore brown pants as well as grey boots that had three inch heels on them. She wore black gloves. She held an umbrella that had several intricate looking patterns. Her hair was brown on the left side and pink on the right side. There were white streaks of white in the pink side. Her right eye was pink and her left eye was brown.
"Dammit!" Snow said. "that's a problem."
"We could use you out here." Reaper said, her gaze shifting.
"I can't.' Snow said, shaking her head. "I have to watch the monitors for their signals. I'd prefer being out there to this any day, but this is the most efficient way to go about this job."
"True." Reaper conceded, chuckling. "Still miss ya, princess."
"don't call me princess, you dolt." Snow said, rolling her eyes. "I'll be on the next one. You know that."
"Aw, Reaper." Neo said. "Don't tease Snow. It's not her fault she's stuck inside because I rigged the straw drawing."
"Hey!" Snow shouted. "You're gonna pay for that!"
"Save it for later.' Neo said, grinning. "We gotta figure this out. You got a read on any of them?"
"No." Snow said, sighing. "I'm starting to think that lead you got was a fake."
"Really?" Reaper asked. "I can't imagine why it would be. I was very persuasive."
"Well" Snow said. "That one person you 'interrogated' mentioned something about someone more intimidating than us calling shots around here. Maybe that person's why they're clamming up or giving false leads."
"Could be." Neo said. "Though, that makes it imperative to take care of them as well."
"Right." Reaper said, nodding. She was about to say something more when something caught the corner of her eye. She shifted her gaze to see a metallic spear thrown at her.
She caught it, throwing it to the side as she jumped off of her perch, landing in front of the figure that had thrown it.
Said figure wore a bronze colored battle suit top, which seemed metallic. It stopped below her shoulders, leaving her arms free. Said arms were uncovered save a long glove sleeve combo that went almost to her elbows. She wore bronze colored combat boots that went midway up her thighs. She wore bronze colored leggings that went into the boots. On her neck was a band with an emblem of a spear on it. She wore a bronze circlet headpiece that went over her forehead. Across her eyes and nose was a silver colored mask with red lines running across it. It was known to be a Grimm mask. Her hair was red and went all the way down her back, tied by a circlet. Reaper could see a very faint green under the Grimm mask, indicating her eyes were green. A very vivid green to be precise.
"Who are you?" Reaper asked.
"You met one too?" Neo asked through the earpiece. "Seems this will get interesting."
"I'm your downfall." The figure said, holding out her hand, the spear returning to her hand.
"We'll see about that." Reaper said, her grip round her scythe tightening.
"Careful, Reaper, Neo." Snow said. "They're wearing Grimm masks. That's the one thing you got that one thug to say. Who knows how many of them there may be around here? Don't get ambushed. Seems they were expecting us, so be extra cautious. We'll have to look further into this when this is over."
"Got it." The other two said, nodding.
"What do you want?" Reaper asked, putting a foot back so as to give herself a running start.
"The end of you three.' The figure said, Reaper rushing at her, swinging her scythe. The figure dodged, waving a couple fingers at Reaper, sending her flying backwards, her scythe leading the way.
Reaper yanked hard, stopping the motion, swinging her scythe once again, a shot firing from it. The figure dodged, Reaper rushing forward and landing a punch on her face. She was moved backwards about ten feet.
"You're strong.' The figure said. "Just like we heard. But, you're not powerful enough to stop us."
"You'd be surprised." Reaper said, growling slightly.
"Would I?" the figure asked, amused. Reaper rushed forward, rose petals in her wake. She grabbed the figure, kneeing her in the gut. The figure took damage, Reaper kicking her in the throat, knocking her back ten feet.
The figure stood up, chuckling.
"It seems you're better than we anticipated." The figure said. "All three of you. We'll meet again, but it will be different."
"It's over now." Reaper said, rushing forward to land another punch, but the figure held up in her hand a small clear crystal.
"Clear Dust." Reaper said. "She's planning to vanish! If I can just stop her before she breaks—"
The figure broke the crystal, vanishing as soon as she did.
"Dammit!" Reaper cursed to herself. She looked around for a sign, but found none.
"Neo." She said into her earpiece. "You good?"
With Neo—earlier
Neo ran across the rooftops, heading towards her goal.
"Nothing here." She said, clenching a fist. She looked around, seeing if she was missing something.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Neo sensed an attack from behind her. She teleported to her left, swinging her foot around and catching her attacker in the side. Her attacker took the hit, flipping over to right herself, standing up and facing Neo.
Neo's attacker had on a white sleeveless top. She had on white leggings and a pink skirt. She had on pink boots, an emblem of a hammer and lightning bolt on it. A black vest went down to her waist, open. She wore pink fingerless gloves. Clutched in her hand was a large hammer that was silver in color. Her hair was orange and short, going down to her shoulders. She wore a Grimm mask as well, though this one was shaped like a small helmet of sorts. Her eyes were green, Neo noting their tone as she picked up on them faintly from the mask.
"Who are you?" Reaper asked over the earpiece.
"You got one too?" Neo asked. "Seems this will get interesting."
"You're going down, Neo." The attacker said, rushing forward with her hammer. Neo dodged, the hammer making a crater on the rooftop where it hit.
"You're pretty fast." The attacker said. "I guess we underestimated you guys. But, no more."
The attacker rushed forward, propelled by her hammer's weight. Neo teleported behind her, kicking her in the back of the head.
The attacker flipped over, looking at her hand.
"Looks like you get off easy tonight." She said, pulling out a clear Dust crystal. "But, be warned: next time we meet, you won't get off so easily.
"Oh no you don't!" Neo shouted, teleporting forward just as the attacker vanished. However, she was too late, the attacker vanishing before she could grab her.
"Neo?" Reaper's voice came over her earpiece, "You good?"
"Yeah." Neo said, growling a little. "Yours leave too?"
"Yeah." Reaper said. "Snow, you got anything?"
"Yeah." Snow said. "Their energy traces both go to a singular source: Beacon Academy."
"Well, then." Reaper said, grinning. "Ladies, I guess it's time for us to pursue a higher education."
So, this is the start of an interesting little idea I had. A new RWBYverse with its own rules. You'll come to understand them as the fic goes on. But, what could those two be after? And, why are they doing it? What's with our three protagonists? Find out soon.
