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I do not own RWBY or Destiny.
They belong to their Bungie and Roosterteeth respectively.
I only own the story and any OCs in it.
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Young Wolf of Remnant
Chapter 1
Guardian Reborn
Bolts of energy flew through the air, all of them aimed for a single being. A lone Guardian ran from cover to cover, his hand cannon barking off rounds as he moved through the field he was in. He peeked out from only to duck down again as more bursts of concentrated solar energy flew toward him.
"You'd think that an advanced sentient hive mind would learn to let things go. But NO! They still hold a tiny grudge against me," the Guardian said as he jammed more rounds into his hand cannon. He jumped from cover and fired ten shots at ten bronze cyborgs. He rolled behind a rock formation and reloaded again.
-'A little grudge'? Ender, you destroyed what amounted to their god, as well as several prominent figures. So, this is more than a 'little grudge'.- Ender rolled his eyes beneath his helmet at the voice of his ghost. He understood why the Vex always aimed for him, he was just trying his hand at lightening the mood. During a firefight. He jumped from cover firing his gun until it was empty again before ducking behind cover once more.
"Yeah, well, I may have thought that they would have forgotten that. Dumb on my part," Ender said as he reloaded again. Looking over cover again, he started to look at the area to see if there was anything that the Vex would want to protect. He ducked to avoid weapon's fire from the units attacking him. He looked again, spotting a pathway leading into more ruins with a few Vex Goblin units standing farther down it. A victorious smirk grew on Ender's face, hidden by the helmet he wore. He ran out from cover, letting the envigorating feeling of arc energy course through his body. Pulling out his knife, Ender began to cut down any Vex that got in his path. He moved with speed comparable to a bullet. His blade's edge extended with light blue electricity. Once at the path, the feeling left as the super ability faded.
Only several Goblin units stood between him and what the Vex were guarding. Units that were delt with swiftly and efficiently. He continued on until he found what the treasure being guarded. A large ring standing inside an even larger room. A Vex transfer Gate. Ender stared at it for a minute, before being brought out from his thoughts by more Vex units telporting in. Ender fired off several shots in the crowd of cyborgs. "Clip, is there any way to destroy the gate? Or do we have to kill a Gate Lord again?"
-I'm not sure. No one has ever attempted such a feat. Get closer to the gate so I check it out.- Ender didn't respond to his Ghost, only continuing to destroy Vex units as he backed toward the ring. Once there, he lifted his left hand, summoning Clip into existance. As Clip scanned the transfer gate, Ender pulled a broadsword off his back. The blade glowed red hot as he swung it. It melted through the metal that comprised the Vex, leaving only piles of scrap metal in his wake. Ender looked to the side to see more Vex materialize into existance a few feet from him. -Ender, the gate isn't complete yet. From what I can tell, it's a replace for the one guarded by the Gate Lord you destroyed. A well placed grenade should be enough to destroy it.-
Sheathing his blade on his back again, Ender sprinted to the gate, sliding into a few Goblins to stop his momentum. He whirled around to face his enemies, emptying his hand cannon's magazine. Before reloading, he turned around and tossed a flux grenade onto the gate's frame. He jumped a ways away from it as it detonated, destroying a Minotaur unit that tried to pound him. He stood up, staring at the damage to the gate he had done. After a second Ender began to laugh. "HA HAH, I got you guys good! That's why you don't mess with a Guardian!"
-Ender, there's a uptick in unknown energy in the gate! Get out of there!- His ghosts frantic voice pulled out of his celebration, causing him to look to the center of the damaged gate. Several feet above the ground in the center of the ring was a growing orb of orange energy. Ender turned and began to sprint, vaguely noticing the remaining Vex teleporting out. He nearly made it to the begining of the exit when a shockwave knocked him down. When he stood up his feet left the ground, and the feeling of weightlessness filled his senses. The next thing he knew, the flashed white and he saw only darkness after.
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'It's warm. Why is it warm? It's never warm when I die, only... empty. So, why?' Those were the Guardian's thoughts as he swam in darkness. Not floating, just sitting in a warm darkness. The presence of two other beings were next to him, but he didn't feel threatened by them. They registered in his mind as fellow Guardians. They certainly had the light for the job.
'Clip, where are we?'
Silence. Only the rythmic thumping that had been there since his mind awoke. Ender reached out for his Ghost again, recieving silence once more. Sadness and dread filled his heart as his best friend didn't respond. He felt for Clip's light, to find nothing again. As his heart sank he fell asleep once more. The warmth around him and the two presences nearby provided some comfort to the sadness he felt.
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4 Years Later
Reincarnation would be surprising to most. For a warrior of Light, who fought and died on a daily basis as well as take on proverbial gods, it was just another Wednesday. Ender had fought murderous, cult like alien zombies, advanced, time tavelling cyborgs, savage space pirates, and conquest hungry giant turtles, but he never thought he would get another family. Sure he most likely had a family before he became a Guardian, but he was dead for about three hundred years, causing him to forget his past life. So he was pleasently surprised to find that the place he had woken up in was someone else. And by pleasently surprised, he meant completely horrified. No wonder babies look traumatized.
After that he met his new family, mother, father, and sisters. Not sure how to feel about being outnumbered genderwise was his thoughts. His mother, Summer Rose, was the civilian equivilant to a Gaurdian. What was called a Huntress. His father, Tai Yang Xiao Long, was the male version a Huntsman. His new sisters consited of an older sibling and his twin. The elder was named Yang Xiao Long, three guess who named her. Which left him and his twin. Ruby and Garnet Rose. The five of them made one happy family, living on a rather large island named Patch. While times were good he still missed Clip. Summer and Tai Yang also noticed how much smarter for my age I was. More attentive than most children, and more aware of my surroundings.
Currently I was leanded against a tree, exercising his new hobby. Drawing. He picked it up once he regained control of his hands. It helped him relive his past as a Guardian. He could still feel his light, churning inside his very being. Waiting for him to call on it again. It didn't feel weaker, which was good. It'll be useful in the future. He should practice with it eventually. Maybe when he- "Hey Garnet, What'cha drawin'?"
Ender, now Garnet, looked to see a pair of lilac eyes gazing at him with curiousity. He handed his drawing pad to Yang without saying a word. She grabbed it from his hands, Ruby popping inbetween her and the pad. They stared at it for a second before Ruby blurted out, "Cool! What is it?"
Garnet gained a soft smile at them and said, "The Last City. The last safe haven from mankind."
"It's pretty. I like it!" Garnet's smile got bigger when Yang said that. Memories of being at the Tower, gazing up at the Traveler in awe, flashed in his mind.
He looked at both of them his smile staying genuine. "Thanks, Yang. You can have it if you want?"
His heart warmed as Yang's smile threatened to split her face at that. She said her thanks as she ran to the house to show it off to their parents. He looked to Ruby, who was getting close to being on the verge of tears. "W-why'd Ya Ya get a picture and not me?"
"Cause you have a special one." He pulled another drawing from his pad and gave to his twin. She grabbed it and looked at it. what she saw was an armored warrior donning a cloak, leaning on safety railing. A small star shaped orb hovered over his shoulder, as he stared out into the distance. Ruby squeeled and tackled Garnet to the ground, thanking faster than he could understand. She stood and ran toward the house as well.
'-I really did look for you a long time.-'
He frowned as he remebered his Ghost's words to him. He looked toward the horizon. 'I promise to search for you until I can't even move, old friend'
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Several Months Later
"No. That can't be true. You just have to look for her!"
"Tai, we did. She's gone."
'Duty of a Guardian is the same as the Huntsman and Huntresses. Protectors against the Darkness. Even the cost and danger is the same,' Garnet thought as he listened to his father break down into tears. He walked down the stairs and took a seat on the couch. Waiting for his new uncle to take care of his father. Footsteps from the stairs alerted him to their presence before Yang spoke. "What's wrong with daddy?"
Garnet looked towards his sisters, than their uncle. Indecision and pain flashing through his eyes. At that Garnet made up his mind. He looked back to his sisters and said, "Mom's gone. The Darkness consumed her."
He was aware of Qrow snapping his head toward him, but he was focused on his siblings more than a drunk. They stared at him with wide eyes as the words clicked in their young minds. The wording was enough for them to understand. Summer Rose was dead, and unlike Guardians, there was no retry. Ruby broke down into tears almost immediately. Yang, on the other hand, grew angry. She clenched her shaking fists as she spoke. "Yo-you're lying. Mommy's a Huntress, she fights the monsters. They didn't eat her!"
Garnet stared at her for a second before hopping to the floor. He walked until he was right next to her. "Huntresses and Huntsmen are the ones who fight the darkness. But the darkness is just as powerful as they are. If not stronger."
With that, Garnet left for his room leaving a surprised uncle and two sobbing girls behind him. He closed his door and clenched his fists. He walked to the wall and punched as hard as he could, leaving a dent and fracturing two knuckles. His hissed in pain and cradled his hand. He sat there, letting the pain fade as he hand swelled, until he couldn't take it anymore. The people of the Last City said that Guardians were perfect beings created by the Traveler. But many never saw how they truly were. They were still human, and they clung to that. So in the silence of his room, the former Guardian cried. For his family. The second mother he lost. And to ease his internal pain.
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The door to the master bedroom opened and shut. Soft footsteps made their way to the closet. The man on the bed didn't move an inch. Garnet watched him for a second before returning to his search. When found what he was looking for, he went over and sat on the bed. Father and son, back to back. Both feeling the pain of loss. The former Guardian stared at the cloak in his hands. Whit on the outside, red on the inside. A spare cloak of the late Summer Rose. Garnet breathed a sigh. "'If you learn anything, learn this. When a Hunter picks up the cloak of a fallen brother, its a vow'. Those words stuck with me for a long time. Wise words from a man very few trusted with their lives. But, those were some of the most honest words he ever said. We won't forget her, but we can't allow ourselves to wallow in our grief. There are those that need us. More than any other time, they need us now."
Garnet looked over his shoulder, silver eyes met half lidded blue. "Maybe not right away, but they do need us. Me now, more than you. So take your time. Grieve. You need that more now than kind words."
He deftly hopped off the bed as Tai Yang rolled over onto his back. He exited the room and met the only other person outside of a bedroom. Qrow Branwen. Their eyes met and suspiscion was all that Garnet could see in them. He cocked his head toward the direction of the living room. They both went and sat on the couch, neither saying a word. They just sat. Garnet sighed. "So?"
"You were listening to me break the news to your father? Weren't you?" Qrow asked. All he got in response was a nod from the boy next to him. "Couldn't tell you were there. Surprises me how well you're taking all this. Figured you'd break down like your sisters. But no, you were the one to break it to them. So, how are you handling this?"
Garnet looked to Qrow, pain clear in his eyes as he spoke. "Broke my hand. Put a dent in the wall and cryed for an hour. Loss isn't easy. We just need to find our way of handling it. Some shut down," a gesture toward the master bedroom,"some drown their sorrows," a gesture toward Qrow, "and some do dumb stuff."
Qrow stared at the child next to him. The child that understood the concept of death and he wasn't even ten. He scoffed as he stood up. "Big words, for a runt. I'll go get some stuff to fix up that hand of yours."
He walked out of the room and when he returned, the couch was empty.
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The air that entered her lungs was cold. Her feet ached and her legs and arms were scratched up. She looked behind herself at the wagon she tugged along. Ruby still slept, having cried herself to sleep what felt lie hours ago. She looked forward again as she continued marching. Eventually she found her destination. A run down, old shack. She had heard her father and uncle talking. How Summer wasn't her real mom. How her real mom had run off. She also heard them mention the place that they had hung out at when they were younger. So she gathered her sister and set out to fid her real mom. To make the family whole again. She would have brought her brother, but residual anger and hearing him crying made her change her mind.
So her she was. A six year old girl completely exhausted having pulled her younger sibling along with her. Because of this, she was fair game for the monsters that lurked in the shadows. When she saw the red eyes, icy terror filled her heart and she realized her mistake. She backed up until she ran into the wagon holding her sister. She flung herself over her sleeping sister and waited for death.
Heat filled the area and three bangs sounded off. Yang opened her eyes and saw her younger brother, covered in flames and holding a Golden Gun. She stared until the flames suddenly estinguished and he fell over. She called out to him and ran to his side. A light blue energy covered his body. He opened his eyes and spoke. "You stupid moron."
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The First chapter of Young Wolf of Remnant is done. I have had this idea for a while and I finally got it out of my head. Ender AKA Garnet Rose is a Guardian from after the event of Rise of Iron. His new appearance is similar to Ruby's only male (Duh). He still retains his memories of when he was a guardian as well as his light, but he used it to early. Don't worry he survives, it just activated his aura at too young an age. So next chapter will start at cannon time. There will be references to what happened after Garnet saved Ruby and Yang here and there so you just won't miss anything too important. I am considering keeping Summer Rose alive, only corrupted by the original Thorn. They never found Dregen Yor's so I have some wiggle room. Let me know what you think of that idea, as well as any ideas to add to the future. Well till next chapter, Ja Ne.