Hello, and welcome to the world of Remnant. My name is Professor Sycamore, Pokemon Professor of the Vale region and Headmaster of Signal Academy. This world is inhabited by creatures known as Pokemon. These creatures live with humans as pets, friends, and partners, at least after they're cured.

In the wild, Pokemon are dark, malicious versions of themselves. We call these creatures Grimm. Grimm seem to actively hunt down and destroy Humans, their creations, and Pokemon. Many Humans train with their Pokemon to become Huntsmen and Huntresses. It is their job to protect the world from these monsters.

Pokemon and Grimm, good and evil, it is by these forces that the regions have become what they are today. Yet we must not forget that humans are neither one nor the other, that we can become either, or find refuge in one, yet still cling to the other. It is this that sets us apart from the other creatures of this world. It is our inheritance, and may be our undoing.

Lumiose City, Vale Region

Night time in the city is far more active than many would think. Even with all the shops closed, and the majority of the people asleep, Lumiose remains an active area. Couples will go on moonlit walks, young folk hang out at night clubs, and many forms of pokemon prowel the streets now that they are more empty.

Tonight however, a different pressence moved along the darkened streets. A group of tough looking men in black and red suits move through the southern end of town. Each of them wears a pair of red sun-glasses, fedora, and carries a red and white ball on their belts. Those people that do see them move as far away as possible. These were Team Dazzle grunts, one of the Pokemon gangs that plauged the streets of Lumiose.

The group of grunts found their target, a Pokemon Item Shop (or pokemart) called 'From Dust till Dawn,' one of the few Item shops still open this late at night. As the grunts enter, the shop owner, an elderly man, takes them in with an air of caution. One man step to the front of the group to address the owner. Unlike the others, he is wearing a white suit and wearing a black bowler hat. His hair is orange red and sweeping to the right side of his face. In his hand is a black and white swagger cane. His name was Roman Torchwick, a well known criminal. He removed a cigar from his mouth and taped the ashes onto the store floor. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to find an item shop open this late?" he asked in a charming, charismatic voice.

To punctuate his sentance, one of the grunts opens his pokeball. From within comes a black and orange canine Pokemon, a skull-like helmate attached to it's forehead. The Pokemon growled, threataningly.

"Please, just take the Pokeyen and leave." the shopkeep pleads.

"Sh-shshsh, calm down. We're not here for your money." He turned to the grunts, "Grab the goods."

The thugs moved throughout the store, grabbing rocks, bags of powder, and large gemstones with various elements contained within. Near the very back of the store, one grunt finds a group of kids, four in total. He plucked his pokeball from his belt. "Alright, put your hands in the air." Two of the kids (both boys) did exactly that, one more swiftly than the other. The other two (who weren't facing him) remained still.

The grunt opened his pokeball, relesing a metal sphere with two magnets and screws attached to it. "Hey! I said hands in the air." He grabbed the kid with the red hood (who was a girl) and she turned around, taking her headphones off as she did. The other kid (another girl) aslo turned around, removed a pair of ear buds from her ears, then unpluged them from the first girl's phone.

"Yes?" the second girl asked.

"I said, hands in the air, now." his Pokemon arced electricity between it's magnets.

"Are you robbing us?"

"Yes!"

"Ohhh." said the hood girl. Both of them looked at each other, then back at the grunt with wicked smiles on their faces.

The first sign the rest of the grunts had that something was wrong was when their ally was thrown from the back of the store. One of them rushed back to confront the aggressor, only to be tackled out the front door by four children, all of whom were releasing Pokemon.

One was a large boy who's hair was cut so it looked like a black beret. He wore a black t-shirt with a smiling ice cream cone picture on it, as well as a pair of orange shorts. His Pokemon was a red crustacean, with round claws in front and three skinny horns on it's head. In it's claw it held the grunt's pokeball.

The second boy was much shorter than the other, with a large mop of orange hair on his head. Over a white polo tee, he wore a dull green vest. His Pokemon resembaled a fairy riding a large orange flower.

The girl who had the ear buds was only slightly taller than the short boy. She wore a pink t-shirt with a row of black bows running down the front, while her tan legs were shown off by a pair of mini-shorts. Her Pokemon was a small brown and green biped with green spines coming out of it's head. Said Pokemon was holking the metal ball Pokemon in vines protruding from it's neck.

The other girl, in addition to her red hood/cape, wore a black long sleeve shirt with red trim, as well as a matching skirt and boots. Her legs were covered by a pair of blackish red stockings. Her uncombed hair was black which changed to red at the tips. Her Pokemon was the most terrifing of all , a large green insect with two large curved blades instead of hands. Both of the girls were sitting on the grunts who had threatened them.

Torckwick looked at this group of kids for a second, "Okay. Get 'em." The remaining four grunts charged out of the store, pokeballs and Pokemon at the ready to wage battle.

The grunt who had realised the canine Pokemon, set it on the hood girl's insect. The canine lunged, but the insect was faster, and dodged the attack by jumping into the air. When it landed, the canine is flattened underneath it's feet.

Two of the grunts released identical blue bat Pokemon, with big ears and no eyes. Both of these went for the red crustacean, only for one to be beated back by a blast of wind from the fairy, and the other to fly into a wave of bubbles.

The final grunt's Pokemon was an avian with red wings, a shaggy brown face, and a wicked sharp beak. It didn't get more than three feet before the tan girl's Pokemon threw it's metal captive into the oncoming attacker. The collision caused the round Pokemon to let out an electric shock, paralizing both Pokemon.

Roman looked at the defeated grunts in contemptment. "Well you were worth every cent, truely." He steped out towards the children, all of whom stood ready to fight. "Well kiddies, I think we can all say that this was an eventfull evening. And as much as I'd love to stay and chat," he pulled a pokeball from his coat pocket, "I'm afraid this is where we part ways." He released a Pokemon which looked like a pumpkin with two glowing circles cut out of it's gourd. In front of these holes formed a ball of dark energy, which was promptly thrown at the kids. Once the dust settled, none of them were hurt but the man had dissappered. It was the red hooded girl who saw him first, climbing up the fire escape ladder of a nearby building.

"Trevor, Shauna, make sure he's alright." she said. The tan girl and the smaller boy ran back into the store while the other two went after the thief.

They caught up with him on the roof top. "Hey!" the girl called out. The kid's Pokemon took up offencive stances (how the large kid's got on the roof, I don't know.)

"Persistant."

Suddenly, there came a loud whirring and a small airship rose out of the alley next to the building.

"How did we miss that thing!?" the boy exclaimed.

Meanwhile Roman had boarded his ship and was facing the kids. In his hand was a large yellow gem. "End of the line, Red." He then tossed the stone at the girl. It landed at her feet with no more than a clatter, but then the man's Pokemon fired another shadow ball at the gem, which exploded.

He let out an evil whoop, only to find the girl unharmed, and with a barrier of multi-colored lights between her and the airship. The cause of the barrier was the two strangers that had arrived on the roof. One was a Pokemon with yellow brown fur and brown armor. It's head was angular and had a large mustache, in it's hands it carried two spoons. The other figure was a woman, blonde hair tied back into a bun, wearing a white and black suit, with a black and purple cape flowing from her back. She also carried a spoon, but her's was larger, and twisted halfway down the handle.

With a flick of her wrist, she ordered her Pokemon to attack. It launched a purple blast of light towards the aircraft, causing it to rock violently.

Inside, Roman entered the ship's cockpit. "We've got a huntress!" he told the pilot, who left to confront the aformentioned huntress. Through the ship's windshield, he saw the yellow Pokemon continue it's attack, this time by creating a small cloud of stones. They crashed into the ship, leaving huge dents and making it difficult to keep the ship airborne.

From the ship's hold came a flash of light. The huntress saw a weasel-like Pokemon, and a woman wearing a glowing red dress. Before her Pokemon could launch another attack, the weasel sent a blast of fire towards them. She grabbed the boy while her Pokemon grabbed the girl. Once it finished, the yellow Pokemon resumed attacking the ship. Except this time the blasts of energy were intercepted by fireballs.

By this point the boy decided he needed to help the Huntress. "Corphish! Bubble!" the red crustacean, obeyed by launching a stream of bubbles from it's claws. These popped harmlessly against the ship, causing the red hooded girl to facepalm. This moment of confusion was all the pilot needed, as she gave a nod to the weasel, who launched another round of fire, sending Pokemon, Huntress, and child diving for cover. By the time they recovered, the airship was moving away.

The girl turned to the woman, "You're a Huntress. Can I have your autograph?" She squeeked.

All four of the children found themselves in a dimly lit room, seated in hard metal chairs, and receving a firm scolding from the huntress who not half an hour ago saved their lives.

"I hope you all realize just how much trouble you all are in. You put yourselves and others in serious risk."

"They started it!" The girl in the red hood said, trying to convay that they were defending themselves.

The Huntress ignored her comment, "If it were up to me, I'd send you all home. With a pat on the back..." The kids relaxed slightly, " and a slap on the wrist." She brought her spoon down on the table, causing the red headed boy to jump. "But, there is someone here who want's to speak with you."

From the doorway came an older man. His hair was silvery white and he wore a pair of small, wirey speckticles tinted brown. He wore a green turtle neck under a black suit shirt. In one hand he carried a cane, in the other a plate of cookies.

"Trevor Grayscale, Tierno Glacier, Shauna Pixiedust, Ruby Rose." He said, listing off their names. "Where did you learn how to do this." the 'this' in question was a video of their fight with the grunts taken by a Scroll.

"Signal Academy?" the large boy, Tierno, offered.

"They taught you how to stop robbers and gang thugs?"

"Well, one teacher in particular." the hooded girl, Ruby said.

"I see," he placed the plate of cookies down, "Though I must admit, I've only seen one other person able to train a Scyther to obay them like that. A dusty old crow."

"Ohh, thath her uncle." the girl in the pink shirt, Shauna, sputtered; her mouth full of cookie. She swollowed, "Sorry, that's Ruby's uncle Qrow. He's the teacher who taught us how to raise Pokemon. Before none of us had any idea what we were doing, and now were some of the best in our grade."

"So I see. And what would a bunch of bright young souls, such as yourselves, be doing at a school designed to train warriors?"

The kids looked at each other, it was Ruby who spoke, "We want to become Hunters."

"You want to slay monsters."

"No!"

The man looked at Shauna, "Well I don't, I want to become a Huntress because I love Pokemon. And to see them as Grimm. As nothing but evil and hateful. If I could do something to help them, and I didn't, I don't think I could live with myself." The others nodded, showing that they felt similarly.

"Do you know who I am?" he asked.

It was the red head, Trevor, who answered. "You're Proffesser Ozpin, the Headmaster of Beacon Academy."

Silence, "Hello."

"Nice to meet you." the girls said at the same time.

"Am I correct in assuming that you would like to join my school eventually?"

"Yes, more than anything." Tierno said.

Ozpin looked at Glynda,, who rolled her eyes. "Well okay" He said.

The next day...

"You guys are WHAT!?"

"We get to attend Beacon with you!" Shauna said as she bear-hugged two older Pokemon Trainers.

The four friends were onboard a Spearhead airship carring Beacon students from Lumiose City to the school, a few of them had their Pokemon out. Among the others were three students who actually knew the younger trainers. The two being crushed by Shauna were Calem and Serena, the third was Ruby's older sister, Yang.

Yang was a well-toned blonde. She wore a brown vest and open skirt with a white silk fring. Underneath these were a yellow, mid-riff tank top and black mini-shorts. In addition, she wore two gold bracelets and leather gloves.

Calem was a dark haired boy. His sweater blue with white stripes decorating the sleeves and zipper. On his left wrist he wore a gummetal ring with a rainbow colored gem in it.

Finally, Serena, a girl with thick tan colored hair. She wore a black sleeveless top and a red high waist skirt and thigh length black stockings.

Calem and Serena were shocked when they heard the news, while Yang couldn't have been happier. "Oh, I can't believe my little sister is comming to beacon with me. This is the best day EVER."

"Please, stop." Ruby groaned, clearly embaressed at the attention her sister and friends were drawing. Yang and Shauna both released their hugs.

"I don't get it," Calem said "I know you stopped the robbery, but why would the headmaster move you ahead like that?"

"I don't know, it's not like we're anything special." Trevor said, looking out the window.

"But you guys are special," Yang said, putting her arm around her little sister, "You just need to figure out how. Being at Beacon will help."

The group got quiet and decided to watch a news program that was being show on a holo-net projector. Conveniently, it was about last night. "Although the police have yet to find or identify the individuals who thwarted the crime, they have been able to identify renouned crimenal, Roman Torchwick, as the leader of the robbery. He continues to evade authorities. If anyone has any information on his were-abouts, please inform the Lumiose Police Force. Back to you, Malva."

The screen switched to show a pink haired woman with glasses. "Thank you Cyril. In other news, this Saterday's Faunus Civil Right's Protest turned violent, when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceramony. This extremist group has now been responsible for-"

The program flickered out and was replaced with a 3D hologram of the Huntress who was with Ozpin last night. "Hello, and welcome to Beacon."

"Who's that?" Yang asked.

"My name is Glyda Goodwitch."

"Oh."

"You are among the privaledged few who have been selected to attend this presdigious academy. Our world is experiancing an increadible time of peace, and it is your duty as future Huntsman and Huntresses, to uphold that peace. You are here because you have shown the courage and resourcefulness needed to get here. And now it is our turn, to teach you how to acheive the next step."

The hologram deactivated. Several students, including Ruby, moved closer to the windows. Outside, nearly the whole of Lumiose City was visable.

"Look, you can see Signal from up here." The others looked out. Their old school just one of a hundred other buildings in the shineing city.

"I guess home isn't so far away." Trevor said, lamentedly.

Tierno put a hand on his friend's shoulder, "Beacon's our home now, Trev."

A gaging sound drew their attention, nearby was a blonde haired boy holding his mouth and running towards the bathroom.

"I guess the view isn't for everyone." Serena said, awkwardly.

"It was a nice moment while it lasted." Ruby commented.

"I wonder who we're going to meet?" Calem wondered.

"Let's just hope their better than vomit boy." Shauna said.

At that moment, a small, navy colored bird-like Pokemon with a red chest began swooping at Yang's hair. "Gahh, shoo bird, shoo." The bird gave up on the elder girl and attacked her sister. "Hey, get away from me, get away form me, get away from me!"