WARNING: If you haven't read my primary fanfiction, "A Special Semblance", I highly recommend that you at least read chapter 26, or this will make less sense than if you didn't read it.
Why hello everyone, and welcome to chapter one of the spin-off fanfiction of "A Special Semblance": Life on Remnant! This story covers what happens to David during his coma, or what actually happened, and will go on for a few chapters, but I don't have a planned length for the story, and please enjoy!
One last thing, because we know little about the 'older' character's past, this story is non-canon to RWBY canon, but it is actually what David thought happened, so it likely never actually happened, but anyway, ENJOY!
Chapter 1 - Where the fuck am I?
"Indiana, he's alive, but I don't know for how long. Go tell one of the professors so they can get a medical evac for him. Go!" Anna yelled, distressed. Indiana quickly got up and ran towards the beacon professors. At this point, Yang and Ruby both approached, falling to their knees and grabbing my shoulders.
"David, David, wake up!" Yang yelled, in tears, but I didn't.
Unknown...
I slowly opened my eyes, and leaned up, still lying down on my knees. I looked curiously at the nearby building, which looked different, and the civilians in the surrounding area, who were all dressed differently. They all stopped and looked me curiously, I looked at my chest and the wound was still there, but couldn't feel it. I quickly got up and backed away.
"Where the fuck am I?" I say to myself, quickly running onto a building's roof. I looked around from the roof, taking in what I saw. This looks like down town Vale, but it isn't... I saw a building with it's window open, so I jumped into the room, and looked around for anyone home, but the building was empty on that floor. Perfect...
I walked up to a mirror and inspected myself. The slice on my chest was deep and bleeding, but I couldn't feel the pain, but other than that my outfit was normal. I held my gloves up to me and activated all the types of dust to ensure they still worked, and they all worked properly. I unsheathed my daggers, still sharp but stained with Grimm blood. I looked at my goggles and the light was blinking. The light's blinking!
"Epsilon, can you here me? Epsilon?" I ask, making sure not to alert anyone who might be in the building. I wait a few minutes, and I finally get a response.
"DAVID? OH THANK GOD YOU'RE ALIVE! I THOUGHT WE'D LOST YOU." Epsilon said to me, overjoyed.
"Wait, what do you mean?" I ask.
"WHEN YOU USED YOUR TEMPORAL DISTORTION, YOUR CHEST WOUND DECAYED AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN USUAL, IT SEEMS RAVEN'S SWORD HAS A LASTING EFFECT. YOU PASSED OUT... AND I'M NOTE SURE WHAT HAPPENED. I ENTERED RECOVERY MODE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU." Epsilon explained to me.
"Isn't that risky, how long does 'Recovery Mode' last?" I ask, leaning against the wall.
"IT LASTS UNTIL YOU WAKE UP, BACK IN PRESENT DAY." Epsilon told me.
"Wait, what do you mean present day?" I asked my AI.
"I JUDGED THE SURROUNDING AREA TO HISTORY RECORDS OF VALE. THESE BUILDINGS AND THE DESIGN PEOPLE ARE WEARING ARE AT LEAST 20 YEARS OLD. I'M NOT SURE WHY WERE HERE THOUGH..." Epsilon told me, unsettled. I widen my good eye. 'At least' 20 years!
"Alright, alright, let's just figure this out. There's only one man who might know anything about what has happened to us. Is Ozpin currently working at Beacon Academy?" I ask.
"UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT ACCESS ANY SORT OF DATA FILES BECAUSE I AM NON-COMPATIBLE. I ONLY KNOW WHAT I ALREADY KNOW. IF WE NEED TO FIND OZPIN, WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR OURSELVES." My AI said to me.
"Alright, we'd better find some transport to Beacon." I say, and climb out of the window. Better stay off the streets, this wound will only attract attention. I followed my guts and parkoured across the rooftops.
30 Minutes Later...
I arrived at Vale docks, and suddenly I started hearing people constantly talking in my head again. My old semblance?
"DAVID, I'VE SCANNED YOUR VITALS AND IT APPEARS THAT SHADOW AND ADAPTIVE CAMOUFLAGE HAVE BEEN REMOVED, AND YOUR ORIGINAL SEMBLANCES ARE BACK." Epsilon told me, making my smile a little. Finally, some good news. I started reading the minds of the ship captains to find any airships heading to Beacon. I finally read one that was taking the new first years to Beacon. I walked towards the captain.
"Umm... Captain, I'm a new student for Beacon Academy, may I come on board?" I ask him politely. He looked at his slightly larger than usual scroll and frowned at me.
"Sorry, but your image isn't on the list. Unless you have the credentials with you, I cannot let you on the airship. I smirk a little.
"Why certainly-" I say, and put two fingers on the man's head, "- here are my credentials." I old my hand there for a few seconds and release him.
"Well, you certainly have the credentials to get on board. Congratulations for being accepted to Beacon." He said to me, and let's me past. I boarded the airship and stared out of the window. Why am I here? I am brought out of my thoughts when a woman approached me.
"Hey, you seem pretty down, anything wrong?" She asked politely. I turned towards her and almost collapsed. It was Raven. She was essentially the splitting image of Yang, but her hair was black, instead of blonde that Yang has, and has constant red eyes, and wore a black and red combat outfit.
"Umm, I'm alright, thanks." I hold out my hand. "I'm David." She took my hand and shook it.
"I'm Raven, Raven Branwen." She then looked closely a me, eyes squinted. "Do I know you from somewhere?"
"Sorry, no, we've never met." I explain. She simply shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh well, I'll see you later David." Raven said, and walked off. I simply continued looking at her, and turned back to the window.
"Man, I hope I didn't fuck up the space-time continuum or something like that." I said to myself.
One Hour Later...
The airship slowed and stopped at the Beacon dock, and all the new arrivals at Beacon all exited and took in the views of the prestigious academy. I walked off casually, already seeing the academy before, but I get hit in the face by some white fabric.
"Oh my, sorry about that!" A woman said quickly, grabbing the end of her cloak, and stuffing it behind her. I simply chuckled lightly.
"No issue, we can't control the weather after all. I should introduce myself, I'm David." I tell her, offering a hand. She took it and shook it.
"I'm Summer Rose." She said cheerfully. I widen my eyes at that news. "Whoa, are you alright."
"I'm fine, it's just that a good friend of mine told me that name before." I say slowly. She gives me a confused look.
"Really? Who?" She asked me suspiciously.
"It's nothing. I'll see you around Summer." I say to her, and wave her off. She yells goodbye and walks off too. I continued and walked into the academy. "Epsilon, do you know where Ozpin's office would be?"
"I SCANNED THE AIRSHIP WHILE WE WERE HEADING TO BEACON. I HAVE THE LOCATION ALREADY PLOTTED ON THE GOGGLES." The AI said calmly. I slipped on the goggles and followed the red line to the location.
Outside Ozpin's Office...
I steadily followed the red line and it reached a door. I moved the goggles onto my forehead and knocked on the door. I waited a few seconds and the door opened. looked at the man, and easily recognised him as Ozpin. His hair was brown, with some slight streaks of white and still had his same glasses, cane and his Beacon cup of coffee.
"Can I help you, young man." He asked.
"Yes, I do actually. Do you mind if I come in, this may take a while." I ask.
"Does it have something to do with your bleeding chest by any chance?" Ozpin asked me.
"A bit, but there is much more than that. I'm actually pretty tired." I said, and yawned.
"Well, you had better take a seat, please." He said, and let me in. "This aught to me an eventful story."
End of Chapter One
Well that's the end of the first chapter. So, we got to meet Raven, Summer and Ozpin, but rest assured, we will meet the other characters in all due time. Please remember to follow, favourite and leave a review, and chapter two will be out soon!