Hi there,

So, I've decide to try my hand at a RWBY story. A little bit of an AU/ new story that I haven't seen yet from anyone else.

As you've probably guessed from me writing this I'm a big fan of RWBY and RoosterTeeth in general. For any confused people this chapter has been slightly redone. So, if you find any spelling errors of incorrect grammar please let me know.

If this peaks your interest be sure to stick around for more.

I hope you enjoy.

Remnant.

A world full of wonder, filled with amazing sites and even more amazing creatures. Long ago, when the first vestiges of man rose up from the darkness; they conquered it and brought forth an age of light where the creatures of Grimm were pushed back to the far corners of the world.

Man was powerful, a united front against the monsters, and yet it was only with the power of nature's wrath that they were able to survive.

And flourish.

This substance was named dust; as it was from dust they came and dust they returned to. That combined with the presence of aura, with the knowledge that the soul was real.

This should have been the first indication that this world was not all that it seemed, that even from the start it was something far behind the comprehension for both Human and Faunus.

Sadly, the truth of these great feats were soon forgotten; lost to the passages of time and regarded as nothing more than fairy tales. And once people felt abandoned by the comfort of these stories conflict was sure to rise.

After the children of dust defeated the Grimm, they turned on each other, in their quests of greed, power or even freedom the continents struck out against each other, inviting pain, misery and despair.

And fear. And the Grimm returned, feeding off this fear.

A war broke out, several in fact that sowed discord and the biggest of these was given the title, of Great War. Although there was nothing great about it in the slightest… Thankfully for the people of Remnant war cannot last forever, the desire for safety far outweighing the want for destruction.

The four kingdoms were founded and through the tenacity and will of humans, safe havens were built, places of hope for the long forgotten people of dust. Huntsman and huntresses rose up, much like the people of old to fight back the darkness and defend those who could not defend themselves.

Peace… yes, a beautiful thing for many people, a harmony in the world that made everyone feel safe… but…

Not everyone desired this happiness and what was more, it was not a fair happiness, it was not a thing that all people got to enjoy, and because of that; much like how war cannot last forever, neither can peace.

And when that happens, the old tales will need to be revived, for they were not just myths but things that might one day save this world…

Or perhaps lead it its final end.

This leads us to the first of these stories, of the one who emulates their power.

In this world, things can change in the smallest of ways, and as a result change in the most drastic, this in one of those stories, it may be a work of fiction, or a tale of a long forgotten past, or a vision of the future or present in a far off place. One thing is certain though; this time, begins with a girl in a little red hood.

"Dammit, keep up, we're almost there!"

The red hood called over her shoulder to the older girl running behind her. The kingdom of Vale was in the middle of an ominous storm that spread throughout the land. In a small town in the middle of the county the two young women had attempted to seek shelter, luckily they had found an inn, close to the centre where they could arrange themselves

The building was large, two stories, exterior decorated in stone. As the duo stumbled out of the torrent of water that threatened to drown them, they got to take a look around and breath, thankful they weren't too wet, both had hoods that covered their heads, and with the weather, they weren't questioned on hiding their faces either.

The girl in red motioned to her partner and made her way over to the reception, stopping to look up at the owner; a human with a dark beard and darker eyes.

The girl's voice was quiet. "A room please, for two people."

The man raised an eyebrow. "Alright, for how long?"

"The weekend."

"Got the coin to pay for that?"

His response was a sack of coins, the perfect amount to pay for what they wanted… and a little more for a silent request not to be bothered.

He nodded. "Second door on your way up, here's the key." He told her, tossing the tiny piece of metal that red caught with ease.

"Thank you." She said as she made her way upstairs, the girl in the green hood following behind. They made their way to the room, making sure to lock the door behind them. Red stopped, resting an ear against the wood and counted to ten.

"Nine-eighths, nine-ninths… ten," she let out a breath. "Ok, we're clear."

She turned as the other girl flopped on to one of the beds and rushed to her side.

"Amber! Are you ok? Nothing's hurting is it?"

A weak chuckle as the green hood came off to reveal a young woman with eyes that matched her name, and light brown hair, her skin was tanned but had the look of tiredness about it – ever so slightly pale – that said she needed a rest.

"I'm fine Ruby, just a little beat from creating that storm… my powers aren't what they used to be, takes a lot of energy for me now?"

Ruby let out a notable sigh of relief and sat down beside her to relax her own body. The journey here had been rough and they'd been on the run for most of it, Ruby hadn't got any news from her informant for weeks and she was beginning to worry if they'd been compromised, because after their last failure they were in danger of being found out.

The whole situation had been ruined when Ruby and Amber had run into that man; Watts something… the two of them alone hadn't been able to so much as scratch him, only managing to escape by some stroke of luck and now they didn't know if the man was after them or just decided they weren't worth it.

The fifteen year old look over to the older of the two, who had her eyes closed as if trying to sleep. Ruby couldn't help but inspect her face… and the scar that marred her left eye. It branch off from left side of her face.

Even months after the incident, Ruby still couldn't help but blame herself a little for it; if she had been just a little faster it could have been avoided.

But she wasn't, and Amber was left with a permanent reminder of her slip-up.

Amber pried open one eye and glanced at Ruby and smiled weakly. "Hey, I told you I'm fine. Don't worry about it. I just need some sleep and then I'll be good to go… speaking of which."

Ruby let out a squeak when a pair of tanned arms wrapped around her neck and dragged her back onto the bed. Amber eyes gazing playfully at startled silver.

"You need to get some rest, and before you say anything; I'll hold you down if I have too so don't bother trying to escape me missus."

Ruby puffed out her cheeks cutely and valiantly attempted to wiggle from the maidens grasp, all it did was make the older girl giggle and hold on tighter.

"Amber," she whined. "Let go! I need to keep a lookout."

Amber rolled her eyes before relenting and propping herself up against the headboard. Her body seemed to visibly relax in a way that showed she was a lot more drained than she let on. Despite this she gave the red-hood a smile. "Hey, what good is my bodyguard going to be if she falls asleep in the middle of a fight?"

Ruby stayed standing a moment longer before giving up with a sigh and laying herself next to her charge, mumbling her frustration.

"It's not my fault that I can kick your butt. Not my fault you need me to look after you."

A small smile from the maiden showed the levity of the situation. "Maybe not… but it's your fault that you got caught up in all this. Mrs Branwen told me you stuck your nose in a place it didn't belong… to think you were such a nosy child"

Ruby threw up her hands in protest. "Well if uncle Qrow had given me just a little more information then I wouldn't have learned about magic at all! I mean yeah I know that a ten year old shouldn't be tailing their supper secretive uncle but if he was that drunk enough to somehow not notice me then he deserved Glynda's scolding."

Amber shook her head in good humour. "I thought you had accepted this whole thing. Having second thoughts after our latest tirade?"

"Well when I have to look after your lazy butt that kind of becomes a given." Ruby barked back with a grin on her face.

The tanned girl placed on hand on her chest and gave a look of mock offense written on her face. "Miss Rose! Are you implying that you don't want anything to do with me anymore? Am I that much of a burden?"

The scythe wielder giggled, turned to her charge and put her hands on her hips as she gave Amber a tiny push . "You bet I am! Honestly, if it wasn't for me you'd be dead right now, have the time you get so tired I have to drag your dead weight around."

There was a moment of silence.

Then the two of them burst into a fit of laughter at the morbid humour they were referencing before they settled back onto the bed for a few minutes. Eventually Ruby sighed. "Listen, I'm just going to scout out the area a little bit… I won't be too long ok?"

"…fine. But if you're not back in a few hours I'm going out to look for you."

Ruby gave a mock-salute as she bounced up from the mattress and climbed out the window; clearly disregarding what a normal person would do and just use the door.

Amber watched the empty window for a few more seconds, before shifting into a position that she could lay her head against the pillow and shut her eyes in an effort to get some sleep.

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…

Ruby Rose surveyed the town from her rooftop perch, the night as her cover she, totally looked like a super hero… yeah… she was cool.

Ok so maybe she looked a little silly hunched over an empty balcony like some kind of creepy kind trying to be cool… on the upside; at least the rain had stopped;the shattered moon giving washing the town in a white glow.

From her vantage point, Ruby could see all she needed and as much as she didn't like to admit it. Amber had been right not to worry, the only thing dangerous here was the rats in the gutter and the smell of the pipes.

Luckily if there was any trouble she had the perfect sniper spot… now that she thought about it, it could be a good idea to restock on ammo; there was a dust shop that looked like it was still open just a few blocks away, she was always chastised when she ran out on the road.

Ruby took one last look around before sliding down the roof, probably waking up somebody in the process; she really needed to work on her stealth. Uncle Qrow always made it a point to make fun of her about it: said she had the sneaking skills of a drunken Goliath.

Her landing was good enough so she'd ignore it for a little while, besides there wasn't anyone out at this time of night so she was in the clear.

In mere moments Ruby had approached the entrance of the dust shop From Dawn Till Dust (she couldn't tell if it was a pun or not but either way it upset her for some completely unknown reason that was probably insanely irrational) Ruby pushed that aside as she walked in and was greeted by a balding old man at the counter.

She walked up with a little wave. "Uh… hi, you have dust for guns right? The heavy recon type?"

The old man nodded and pointed to an area off to the right.

Ruby smiled her thanks, picking up a weapons magazine as she went. Of course Ruby could never admit it but she had been told that she had perhaps an unhealthy obsession with weapons, so after seeing the first few pages she realized she'd be there a while.

So she fished a pair of headphones out of her bag and placed them on her head as she flipped through the magazine, drowning the outside world with music.

Ruby bobbed her head along to the music contently, scanning through the plethora of arms while simultaneously comparing them to her own… with that though in mind, Ruby began to wonder how she could improve not only Crescent Rose but Ambers staff: yes it could hold two dust crystals that allowed the use of two different elements but apart from that and the obvious melee uses of a staff there was nothing really going for it.

At least Ruby's weapon had a pretty big range as well as some gnarly cutting power… did people use the word 'gnarly' anymore?

Well, anyway, Ruby's Scythe was good against the countless fodder of Grimm. Even if it did have problems with anything even remotely armoured… maybe she'd get a sword modification like Uncle Qrow, now that would be cool or she could get something even better! Maybe a-

Tap tap.

Ruby blinked and turned to the person trying to get her attention: a guy with black shades and a suit of the same colour that altogether screamed thug. Although that could also be accomplished by the red sword pointed at her.

But she at least wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt; maybe he just wanted to be friends and thought showing off his sword was the best way to do it, Uncle Qrow said that it was what some guys did. Although with her Uncle there was probably some hidden meaning behind it that she wasn't getting…

Anyway! Making friends, right. Maybe he was just being nice.

"Can I help you?" Ruby asked as she took off her headphones.

"I said to put your hands in the air. Now!"

Ruby blinked, before deflating slightly. So much for wanting to be nice. "Are… you robbing me?"

"Yeah I am, you can start by handin' overany lien you got."

The

Ruby raised an eyebrow. "Really? You're going to steal moneyfrom a fifteen year old girl?"

"Doesn't matter none how I get cash," the thug grunted. " now hand it over or I'll have to get rough."

"…huh."

She didn't blink as she kicked the guy the in the chest, her deceptively small frame housing enough strength to send the man flying back. Only for another guy in identical clothing to turn the corner in time to see his buddy hit the floor. The new guy pulled out a gun and pointed it at the girl.

Ruby dashed forward faster than the eye could see, she ducked under his extended arm and pressed her palms against his chest; normally this would have been ineffective at doing pretty much anything to the guy, but at the speed she was moving she smashed into the man with enough force to send him through the window.

A red-haired man with a bowlers cap peeked his head around the front counter to look at the commotion as she leaped out the window too.

Ruby didn't know who this guy was, but he felt dangerous. He looked relaxed but something about him screamed danger. He wore the previously mentioned bowlers hat and a long white trench coat. He had a black cane at his side. His weapon obviously.

He frowned, taking out his cigar and tapping the burning stick as ash fell to the ground. "Alright little red, mind telling me what you're doing to my associates?"

Ruby didn't answer, instead reaching for a small red box that began to transform as soon as it reacted to her aura. The girl in red stood up as the sound of machine parts whirled and the mechanism expanded in her hand, bit by bit; in less than a second, the box had transformed into a terrifying crimson scythe. The wicked blade on top was silver steel that shone in the moonlight, hauntingly promising her foes pain.

With a heavy thud the weapon crunched into the pavement, the cracks forming showed just how heavy it was, and how deceptively strong the young girl was once again.

However the man with the cane remained unfazed by the show. Doing nothing but gesturing to his men, but when they didn't move he sighed. "I can't believe I have to say this; get her!"

The nameless thugs were shook out of their daze, charging at the girl all at once, swords raised with clearly deadly intent.

Not for ruby though, in fact they left openings so obvious that she only had to lean back to avoid the first swipe.

In an instant she was on the move. Ruby gripped her scythe with both hands and spun, pivoting on her right heel to bring the shaft round. The first man was close enough that he missed the sharp bit, but that didn't do much to change the outcome. The heavy weapon slammed into his side, the sound of rips cracking could be heard as she was launched into the air, so fast that when he collided with one of the street laps the other two attackers hadn't even realized he was gone.

A blur of red shot forward, staying low to the ground and straight into the next unfortunate man. Ruby struck his stomach with the pommel of her scythe, sending him back a few metres into his friend.

Not wasting any time she lunged at them, missing by a fraction as the two of them rolled in opposite directions and scrambled to their feet.

The teen didn't even flinch as the supposed mistake. She shifted her grip and pulled a trigger on the shaft of her weapon; the blade had buried itself in the ground, so as a bullet shot out and unleashed a recoil strong enough to send someone without their two feet planted on the ground flying, Ruby instead flipped into the air, a second shot sent her spinning, and her foot connected with one of the men's face, the sound of his nose breaking was clear as he sank to the ground out cold.

The last man tried to hit her from behind, thrusting the red sword at her back. He blinked in confusion behind his shades as he saw the thin shaft on the scythe blocking his attack, and the girl holding the weapon in a backwards grip.

He didn't even see the kick coming, and then he was out cold like the others.

The leader of the thugs sighed harder this time as he watched the girl knock them down like bowling pins. "Of course, this is what I get for hiring second-rate lackeys. You were a disappointment, truly you were."

Ruby aimed the scythe at him now, waiting for his next move. The red headed ctook twirled his cane and gave her a one-over glance.

"Well little red this has been entertaining but I'm afraid our time is up. I'd rather not wait for the police to show up."

He pointed his cane at her, the bottom opening up and a bright light was blasted at Ruby.

At a speed no one without proper training could achieve she jumped into the air, the projectile slipping under her.

The words slipped out before the though had registered fully in her mind.

"Oh crud!" she yelled as a second dust bullet came towards her in mid-air. This one she couldn't dodge, her momentum carrying her too much to make any major changes in trajectory. A simple trick she hadn't expected. This man had some kind of training; clearly.

The bullet… crashed into a wall of stone?

Ruby landed back on the ground and turned to see Amber sprinting towards them. Her hand extended. It was clear to both of them she'd just saved Ruby's neck.

The thanks would come later however, as she saw the robber climbing a ladder up one of the buildings out the corner of her eye.

Ruby hopped onto her scythe and pulled the trigger, the power of the gun sent her rocketing upwards into the air, another shot sent her even higher and a final one managed to get her on top of the roof.

"Freeze!" she ordered the thief. She was actually surprised when he did.

"You're a persist little girl aren't you? Well sorry but I've got better thing to do than play, so this'll have to be the end of your little meeting."

On que an airship rose from behind him from where it was concealed in the streets below. The doors opened and the man hopped in.

"Bye, bye red!" he shouted to her as he tossed a red crystal at her feet. Ruby's eyes widened as it began to glow. The thief pointed is cane at it and fired.

But once again Ruby was saved, this time by a magical barrier. She blinked as a blond woman stood in front of her with her weapon extended, a… riding-crop.

Not wasting any time the newcomer unleashed a flurry of attacks in the form of rubble from the destroyed section of the roof, sending it back like a storm at the aircraft.

Ruby joined in as well, her scythe transforming into a gun as she fired at the hull of the ship. Unfortunately for them this seemed ineffective, and the moment was lost as the airship peeled away from the combat, too far and too fast for either to pursue.

Ruby let out a breath she'd been holding. Behind her Amber had finally made it up the ladder, falling to her hands and knees her breath was laboured from the climb. Her glared heatedly at the girl in red before sighing.

"Just going out to scout? Really?"

Ruby opened her mouth to rely when the blond woman made herself a part of their conversation. Her arms were crossed and she had a look that said she was clearly not amused.

"Do you have anything to say for this…? Ruby?"

The teen scratched the back of her head.

"Well…"

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…

Ruby and Amber sat together, looking down dejectedly as they were given a stern lecture by a teacher, and old friend… well, for Ruby at least, Amber had never seen her before so… it was probably a little bit awkward for her.

Glynda Goodwitch paced back and forth in front of them. At the moment they were having a private conversation within a police holding cell; for privacy reasons of course.

"I can't believe you too," Glynda fumed. "Not only did you try to apprehend a wanted criminal and put your lives at risk, but you endangered a civilian and created property damage reports that I have to deal with."

Um, Miss Goodwitch?" Ruby tried.

"And do you know how much this is going to cost us? The paperwork will be mountains high when considering the compensation!"

"But Miss-"

Goodwitch slammed her hands on the table, but instead of anger there was desperation. Do you realise how much paperwork I have to do now?!"

"But Miss!" Ruby pleaded. "You were the one that caused all that damage! We barely did a thing."

It was true. While Ruby might have broken a window and made a few holes in the ground, Glynda had used large pieces of rocks and fired them into the air. The ones that hit fell to the ground below afterwards and cracked the pavement and the one that didn't… broke so many windows Ruby was sure the woman had broken a record of some kind.

Glynda slumped in defeat and sighed. After a moment she shook her head, composed herself and smiled slightly. "Well, whatever the case you were able to get in contact with us again, and you were close enough that both of us were able to come and see you."

Amber looked slightly confused, while Ruby perked up significantly with excitement. The door behind the female huntress opened up and a man with hair too grey for his age walked in: he wore a black suit of sorts, with a green scarf. In one hand he held a mug of coffee and in the other a plate of cookies.

Professor Ozpin of Beacon Academy smiled. "Well hello Miss Rose. So nice of you to drop by." He joked lightly as he slid the plate of treats over to them.

Without hesitation Ruby dug in, greedily inhaling the delights as if they would disappear if she didn't. Amber on the other hand didn't look as relaxed.

"Ruby! What are you doing? Those things probably have some kind of drugs in them or…"

The younger girl waved her off. "Don't worry," she said in-between chewing. "Ozpin's a cool guy, he's the one I told you about, remember?"

The maiden blinked. "This is your boss? The leader of the brotherhood?"

"The brotherhood, inner circle, the Ozluminati, whatever you want to call it."

Ozpin raised an eyebrow but said nothing on the comment (while none of those were entirely wrong their group didn't actually have an official name, so Ruby had taken the liberty of making up her own), instead turning to Amber directly and sitting down. "So, Amber Autumn… what is it you've heard of me from our adorable Grimm reaper?"

The tanned girl thought for a moment. "Well… I know that you know about the maidens, and that you keep them a secret from the rest of the world to stop panic." Ozpin nodded, keeping silent to let her continue.

"I also know that you want to keep me safe from whoever it is trying hunt me and hurt everyone, and that you're extremely powerful."

Ozpin shrugged. "I prefer to stay humble; it keeps you alive longer… anything else?"

Amber straightened up. "I-I know that you've had Ruby under your tutelage for a while, and that you sent her to keep tabs on me."

He leaned back in the chair, taking a sip of his coffee. "That… is not entirely true, to be honest it was supposed to be another associate of mine but they were traveling together, she got to you first… perhaps for the better."

He looked both of the girls in the eyes. "But now I think it's time we got to business: You, Miss Autumn to put it plainly are in need of protection, and there is no better place that I can think of that Beacon Academy, should you accept out help. We will attempt to aid you in any ways available to us and help nurture you powers." He turned to the younger girl "Also… Ruby…"

"Yes Professor Ozpin?"

"I think you're ready."

In an instant Ruby was out of her seat, inches away from his face with a massive smile on her own. "Really!?"

He smiled. "Yes, but we should do this a bit more formally. "Ruby Rose, would you like to be accepted into Beacon Academy two years early? To be a part of this year's group of young aspiring Huntsmen and huntresses?"

"Yes!"

"Well alright then."

Ruby squealed with excitement much to the amusement of the other people in the room before turning to Glynda.

"Did you hear that Miss? Looks like you're gonna be teaching me how to be a huntress! Don't worry though, I'll try not to be so awesome as to outshine the other students."

Goodwitch chuckled in amusement. "We will see Miss Rose, you may have experience but the other students will be older than you, have read more about the more theoretical parts of being a huntsman… not to mention that Beacon only accepts the best."

Ozpin whistled innocently to himself for some reason.

The blond continued. "I expect you to try your best Ruby, then maybe one day you will be a real huntress."

Ruby's grin sparkled. "You can count on it!"

They were heading to beacon.

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