This story may be my own original story, but RWBY, the characters and everything else is owned by Rooster Teeth and created by late Monty Oum(1981-2015). And even though it's almost been 2 years, since your passing. We all still miss you Monty.
HERO: A RWBY AU Story
Chapter 1
PATCH - CLIFFSIDE
On the cliff-side, the forest behind it, a young girl, bearing her red cloak, wears her hood and stares at the gravestone. The inscription on the gravestone read:
"Summer Rose / Thus Kindly I Scatter".
And above it, a rose emblem is carved into the stone.
Removing her hood, the silver-eyed girl smiles. Ruby Rose then crouches down and places a red rose on the gravestone, before standing back up.
"Hey, Mom. It's been a while, since we've last spoken."
Ruby looks around, looking at the snow that envelops the area.
"Well...I think a couple months, is close to a while. Anyways...starting in a couple weeks, Yang and I are going to be here, in Patch for a month. Usually, Winter break is about 2 weeks. But, guess what, Mom? We won! We won the Vytal Tournament. Beacon gets a victory, for the first time, in probably a decade. Well...I didn't win it. Pyrrha did. You remember Pyrrha, right? Red hair. Green eyes. Cute smile. Yeah. She claimed victory, in the end. And as a bonus, for winning the tournament, Ozpin gave all students, an extra two weeks of break. So...yeah. Lucky us. Yang is kinda bummed out, though. She was up against Pyrrha, in the final round, and lost. But, she's happy Beacon won, this time. So, every now and then, I'll be stopping by, when we're settled in Patch. Perhaps...maybe Weiss and Blake can come visit you. I'll let you know, the next time, I visit."
Ring
Ruby hears the ring, and she takes out her Scroll. She looks at the message.
Airship leaves in ten minutes. Better hurry back, Rubes.
Ruby sighs and put her Scroll away.
"Sorry, Mom. But, I gotta go. Going to hang with my team in Vale."
Ruby puts her hood and and stares at the gravestone.
"I miss you, Mom. I really do."
Ruby then speeds away, leaving a trail of rose petals, some of which lands on Summer's grave.
LANDING PORT
The blonde brawler leans her back on the airship, she and Ruby are scheduled to fly in. Yang Xiao Long sighs as she looks at the clock on her Scroll.
Woosh
Yang lifts her head, and sees Ruby, in front of her.
"Oh, for the love of...Ruby." Yang said. "Seriously, Rubes? You barely made it."
"Sorry, Yang." Ruby said, scratching the back of her head.
Yang sighs. "Well...come on. Weiss and Blake are waiting for us, in Vale."
Ruby can sense the anger in Yang's voice, and decides to have some fun.
"Dearest Yang." Ruby said, smirking. "Are you still mad, about losing to Pyrrha?"
"N-No!" Yang said, surprised. "Of course not! What makes you think that?"
"Are you sure about that?" Ruby asked.
Yang sighs in annoyance. "This isn't going to go away, anytime soon."
Ruby chuckles, and walks inside the airship. Yang follows her, and they take their seats.
"So!" Ruby said. "What are you thinking of getting?"
"I don't know." Yang answered. "Maybe a nice steak. Nice and juicy."
Ruby notices that Yang starts drooling, at the thought. She snaps her fingers, bringing Yang back to reality.
"Sorry, sis. Zoned out, for a minute. What about you?"
Ruby thinks. "I don't know. Weiss knows the place, well. Maybe she'll do a recommendation."
"Of course, you would say that." Yang said, resting her hands, behind her head. "Maybe, after you're done, you'll ask Weiss to hold you hand, after."
"Yang!" Ruby exclaims, blushing.
Yang begins to laugh, seeing her sister's embarrassment.
"I'm kidding, Rubes. Let's just say, that was revenge for that earlier comment."
"...Fair enough." Ruby said.
Yang then notices that Ruby has a worried look on her face.
"You okay, sis?"
"Huh?" Ruby asked. "Uh...yeah. I just...I was thinking, about what happened, after your fight with Mercury. I keep thinking, what might've happened, if you had hurt him."
"Right." Yang said. "That would've been very bad. Guess we need to thank, whoever stopped it from happening."
Ruby begins to think back. "Yeah..."
DAYS EARLIER-AMITY COLISEUM
"Yang Xiao Long wins!"
The cheers of the many, who attends the Vytal Festival Tournament. Yang stands tall, smiling and raising her arm in victory.
"Yeah! You did it, sis!" Ruby said, as she, Weiss Schnee, and Blake Belladonna cheer, for Yang's victory.
Wiping the sweat off her forehead, Yang turns and sees her opponent, Mercury Black getting up.
"Better luck next time." Yang said, before she turns and walks away.
As she walks away, she hears a Mercury talk.
"There's not going to be a next time, Blondie!"
Yang then turns around, and sees Mercury launching towards her, his leg ready to kick.
Screech
Yang quickly covers her ears, as the screeching sound covers the entire arena. Everyone begins to cover her ears, including Ruby, Weiss and Blake, who has to cover her cat ears, currently hidden under her black bow.
After a few seconds, the screeching stops, and Yang slowly removes her hands. She then notices that Mercury is fully standing.
Confused, she is about to talk, when the arena screens go static. Everyone finds a screen and looks at it.
OZPIN'S OFFICE
The Headmaster of Beacon Academy, Ozpin quickly gets up and rests his hands on his table, as his screen goes static as well.
The door to the office opens. Ozpin looks up and sees Glynda Goodwitch entering.
"Ozpin." She said. "Are you getting this, too?"
"I am, Glynda." Ozpin answered. "And I thing, everyone else is seeing this, as well."
ARENA
The static screens begin to dissipate, and a masked man appears, wearing a dark hood.
"Citizens of Remnant." The man said, his voice altered. "I do apologize, for interrupting your broadcast. While I, myself, enjoy watching the Vytal Festival Tournament, I also wish for it to go smoothly, and without disaster. A disaster, that would involved Miss Yang Xiao Long, who would've unintentionally started a dark plot."
Yang is surprised at, hearing this.
"To General James Ironwood, of Atlas. Three of Haven Academy's students are not what they actually seem. And one of them being Mercury Black..."
Yang turns and looks at Mercury, who has an angry look.
"He...along with Emerald Sustrai..."
Ruby, in the bleachers, manages to spot Emerald, who stands up, and begins walking.
"And Cinder Fall."
Images of Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury appear on the screen.
"All three of them. Guilty of many heinous crimes...including kidnapping, extortion, and cold-blooded murder. And they just happen to be in the same place, right now. So, General...I would suggest, you apprehend Miss Sustrai, who is currently 30 feet to your right."
Emerald, who is heading towards an exit, quickly turns, and sees Ironwood standing up and approaching her. She tries to run, only to be stopped by an Atlesian Knight, who knocked her unconsious. As Ironwood stops next to Emerald, he crouches and checks for a pulse. The last thing, this tournament needs, is a fatality.
"Well, it looks like Miss Sustrai has taken a tumble." The masked man said. "Now, you all know, who she and Mr. Black look like. But, for Cinder Fall...let's see, what she has to say, about all of this."
The screen then cuts to Cinder, sitting in her seat, shocked and exposed. She sees several Atlesian Knights approaching her. Growling, Cinder's swords materialized, and she charges at the machines, slicing them to pieces. Finding space, she tries to run, only to be bump into someone, making her fall. She lifts her head up, and sees the blonde knight, Jaune Arc, holding Crocea Mors and pointing it at her.
"Stay down." He said.
Cinder swings her sword, at Jaune's, causing him to nearly stab someone. Cinder quickly gets up and attacks Jaune, who blocks her attack, with his shield. Cinder jumps back, and fuses her swords together. Pulling the string, Cinder fires arrows, at Jaune, who blocks and charges at her. Realizing too late, Cinder is bashed by Jaune's shield, causing her to fall over the ledge, and hit the ground, 10 feet below her.
Mercury tries to run, only to meet a fist from Yang. He falls to the ground, unconscious.
Cinder groans as she gets up, and she sees Yang walking towards her, eyes glowing red and her hair glowing. Cinder tries to aim her arrows at the blonde brawler.
Caw
Cinder turns and sees a crow flying fast towards her. Ignoring the bird, she fires her arrows at Yang, whose Semblance causes the arrows to shatter on impact. Cinder prepares to fire again, when she gets a kick on the face, and she crashes onto the wall.
Yang surprised, turns and looks at the man, who kicked Cinder. Taking out his sword, and taking a swig from his flask, Qrow Branwen, rests his sword on his shoulder.
"Uncle Qrow?" Yang asked.
Qrow puts his flask away, and looks at Cinder, who gets back up.
"Huh." He said. "Looks like my suspicions were right."
Cinder charges at Qrow, who doesn't even move. Just smiling. Yang, seeing this, run towards Qrow. Cinder makes one swipe towards the Huntsman. And when the sword is just an inch away, Qrow quickly ducks, and away from the blade. He then lifts his leg and strikes at Cinder's.
Crack
Cinder yells, as she falls to the ground, and grasps her now-broken leg.
Qrow and Yang both look at Cinder.
"Geez." Qrow said. "She was so distracted, she didn't even notice her own Aura was depleted.
Cinder lifts her head, and looks at Qrow.
"This isn't over!" Cinder yells.
Qrow scoffs. "Actually...it is."
Yang then gives Cinder, a kick to her face, and she falls, knocked out. Qrow turns around, and he sees Ironwood and several Atlesian Knights approaching them. Two of the Knights pick up Mercury.
"Detain her." Ironwood said.
The Knight go and handcuff Cinder, one of the lifting her up.
Clapping is heard. Ironwood, Qrow and Yang look up at the screen, to see the masked man clapping.
"Oh! You didn't notice, I was still here? Well...I am. And I must say...impressive. Especially to young Mr. Arc. Such bravery. Well, done, my good sir. And congrats for bringing all three baddies, to justice. Now, then. I must take leave. Again, I apologize for hijacking this worldwide broadcast. But, trust me...you would not have liked the outcome, had I not intervened. Ta-ta."
The screen the goes back to static, and back to the arena cameras.
Yang stands there, surprised at the whole situation. She then turns to Qrow.
"Well...that was a thing."
PRESENT DAY - RESTAURANT
Weiss has her hand rested on her face, her elbow on the table. Her other hand is tapping on the table, she's sitting in.
"Could you please stop, with that?"
Weiss looks up and sees Blake, who's reading a book.
"Don't blame me, for being impatient." Weiss said. "Ruby and Yang are 10 minutes late."
"We could just order now." Blake said, moving her book, to look at Weiss.
"That would be very rude." Weiss said. "But...if they're not here, in five minutes, we'll order without them."
"Fair enough." Blake said, returning to her book.
Woosh
"We're here!" Ruby yells, as she appears, with Yang resting her hand on the table, groaning. Weiss yelps from Ruby yelling.
"Ruby! You dolt! Don't scare us, like that!"
Ruby lowers her head. "Sorry, Weiss."
Weiss sighs. "I'm sorry for yelling. Just...don't scare us, like that, again. Okay?"
"I wan't scared." Blake said. "Unlike you, Weiss."
Weiss groans in annoyance, making Ruby giggle, at the embarrassment. Weiss sighs, before picking up a menu. "Now. Since we're all here, let's order."
Blake sees Yang, slowly sitting down, feeling a bit nauseous.
"You okay, Yang?" She asked.
Yang raises her hand and nods. But, she suddenly covers her mouth. Quickly looking around, she runs to a nearby trash can, and vomits.
"What's wrong with Yang?" Weiss said.
"Yyyeahhh..." Ruby said. "I usually don't have someone, with me, when I use my Semblance. In fact, Yang is the first. So...nausea and vomiting, I guess is the result."
When Yang is done, she weakly walks to the table, and sits down. She then gives Ruby a mad look.
"Never...again."
"Sorry." Ruby said.
Yang then slams her head on the table, resting it on the wood.
"What is going on here?"
Team RWBY turn and they see their companions, Team JNPR, approaching. Behind Jaune, Pyrrha Nikos, his partner and winner of the Vytal Tournament. The oh-so energetic Nora Valkyrie skips along the sidewalk, while Lie Ren, the calmest of the team, is alongside her.
"Hey, guys." Ruby said, smiling. "Yang's just recovering from a quick sickness."
Yang groans. "Caused by you. I'll be okay in a minute."
"Well." Pyrrha said. "Be sure to drink something carbonated, Yang. It helps a lot."
Yang gives a thumbs up.
"What brings you guys here?" Blake asked.
"Well, we were looking for a place to grab some lunch." Jaune answered. "And Pyrrha recommended this place. So...here we are."
"Maybe we can all eat together." Ren said.
"I like that idea." Pyrrha said. "We can all talk about, what we're doing, Winter break."
"Mind if we join you?" Jaune asked.
Both teams join together in a bigger table, and they order their food. As they eat and talk, they don't notice a dusty old crow, watching them. The crow caws and flies.
When the group is done, with their food, they just sit. Weiss and Jaune both grasp their full stomachs, while everyone else looks relaxed.
Jaune groans. "I overdid it again."
"I warned you, Jaune." Pyrrha said, chuckling. "Never accept an eating challenge with Nora."
"That's right!" Nora exclaims. "Nobody beats the Food Queen!"
Nora tries to continue talking, but instead, gives a loud burp.
"Well, then...what are you guys, going to do, for Winter break?" Pyrrha asked.
"Yeah." Jaune said. "Since we're getting a whole month off, I bet you have plans."
"Yang and I are going to stay in Patch, for the whole break." Ruby said. "Our dad's also going to be there for a while, before leaving for a mission."
"I decided, that I'm going to stay at Beacon, for the duration of the break." Weiss said. "I figure, some extra quiet, could do some good for me. Plus, I can study in peace, for next semester. As well as train more. And probably make a change in my wardrobe."
"What's wrong, with what you're wearing?" Pyrrha asked.
Weiss shrugs. "I don't know. It's just an idea, in my head."
"Blake?" Pyrrha said. "What about you."
"I'll be staying at Beacon as well." Blake answered. "Figured, since I have no other place, to go. Plus, the library will be extra quiet."
"Come on, Blake." Yang said. "That sounds boring. Why don't you stay with Ruby and I in Patch? We could show you, the village and Signal Academy."
Blake smiles. "I do appreciate the offer. "But, I'm good."
Ruby sees the disspointment, in Yang's face, as she turned away.
"I'll be heading home, to stay with the family." Jaune said. "I just wonder how proud, they are, since I've improved."
"I'm sure, they are very proud, Jaune." Pyrrha said. "Especially after what you did, at the tournament."
"Thanks." Jaune said. "Anyways...Ren and Nora will be accompanying me, as well."
"Yeah." Nora said. "I've always wanted to meet Jaune's sisters. Jaune's told me a lot about them. "
"I'm sure, it'll be nice." Ren said.
"I also asked Pyrrha, to stay as well." Jaune said. "But, she'll be heading back to Mistral, to be with her own family."
"Don't worry, Jaune." Pyrrha said. "I'll be sure to visit. After all...I'm sure, they want to meet the person, who helped you improve, in your fighting."
Juane nods and turns back to Ruby. "And if we ever get the chance, we'll come visit you guys, in Patch."
"Yay!" Ruby exclaims. "We could all hang out, if you do. I know a place, we could meet. Just give us a call, ahead."
Weiss notices the waiter approaching them, handing her the bill. Pyrrha gets hers, as well. She is surprised, at the total.
"Wow!" She said.
"A bit too much, Ice Queen?" Yang teased.
"Hmmph!" Weiss said. "Not at all. To my family, this is pocket change."
"Oh, come on." Blake said. "It can't be, that much."
Weiss gives the bill to Blake, who looks at it. Her eyes go wide.
"Wow. Yang's was the most expensive."
"Let me see that." Yang said, grabbing the bill. When she looks at it, she is shocked. "Are you serious? All for one goddamn steak? What kind of restaurant is this?"
"A near fancy one, Yang." Weiss answered.
Weiss takes out her purse, and sorts through the Lien, she has.
"Hey, Weiss." Ruby said. "Didn't your father cut you off, a few days ago? Aren't you worried, you might need the money for later?"
"We can help pay for your meal, Weiss." Blake said.
"Nonsense." Weiss said. "Father may have cut me off. But, I figured, it was bound to happen. So, I made a secret account, under my name, the he doesn't know about."
"Oooh...sneaky little girl, aren't you?" Yang teased again.
"Well, I did get a little bit of help, from Winter." Weiss admitted.
Ruby turns and sees JNPR getting up, from their spots.
"Well, we're off." Jaune said. "Glad we got to hang out, like this, you guys."
"We should do this, more often, before break starts." Pyrrha said.
"That sounds like a good idea." Ruby said. "We'll talk later."
As JNPR leaves, Ruby, Yang, and Blake reach to get out their wallets. As Blake takes out a small purse, instead, Ruby and Yang freeze.
"Ruby." Yang said.
"Yeah?" Ruby asked, knowing what Yang's about to say.
"Please tell me, you grabbed our wallets, from our dorm room, like I asked."
Ruby couldn't answer, and just lowers her head in embarrassment.
"It's okay, you guys." Blake said, opening up her purse. "I can-"
Her eyes go wide, and takes out a small piece of paper.
"I.O.U." And a drawing of a sun. And a "sorry" on the corner of the paper.
Blake sighs. "Dammit, Sun."
"Well." Weiss said. "That's some bad luck. How do you expect to pay for your meals?"
Ruby chuckles in embarrassment, and scratches the back of her head. Weiss takes this, as what she had expected her partner's going to say.
"No. Absolutely not!"
"Uh...well...since you're the only on-CHEESE IT!"
And in one motion, Ruby, Yang, and Blake quickly get out of their chairs, and begin running, leaving a stunned Weiss behind.
Weiss then just angrily sighs. "Oh, they will SO rue this day."
She then looks at the total bill, and counts the Lien, she had, only realizing, she is short, and her eyes go wide. Weiss then quickly dives off her chair, and using her Glyphs, quickly speeds away
A hand picks up the bill, and Qrow looks at it. He whistles.
"Damn, Yang. Really?'
Qrow then takes out the amount due, and places it on the table. He then walks away into an alley. Seconds later, a crow flies out of the alley, and towards the sky.
END OF CHAPTER 1
Hey, guys. Hope you enjoyed this new story. I will be writing this, as a lightened type, compared to my current series, which is serious and getting dark.
Unlike that story, this one will contain humor, and some serious moments. Romance will happen, but most of the ships, that happened in my other story will not be the same(Don't worry, guys. Renora will still be the same. But WhiteRose is being taken away.)
Some characters who were killed off in my other story, will be alive, of course. I may or may not incorporate characters introduced in Volume 4, into this story. Maybe. Haven't decided, yet.
Here's how the layout for the stories, going to be:
1. It's going to be 20 Chapters Long.
2. Chapters 1-5 will take place, before Winter Break. Chapters 5-10 will occur, during Winter Break. The rest will occur when the characters return to Beacon
3. Will incorporate elements from Amazing Spider-Man movies and some other films, into the stories. So, you'll see similar scenes.
4. Will be less dark, as possible, because in my other story, there will be darker chapters coming soon. And the deaths, in this story will not traumatize the characters. But will instead, motivate them.
That's all you guys. I will not accept any OCs. But, if you have any ideas, for this story, I prefer you PM me. But, if u can't then just leave them in a review.
That is all. Chapter 2 will come out, possibly before 2017 starts. If not, then after 2017 starts. BYE!