Blake POV
"Will Team RWBY please report to my office immediately? Again, Team RWBY to my office at once," the Headmaster's voice echoed over the PA system. Confused, I looked around the class at the other three members of my team. None of them seemed any the wiser about what was going on, or why Ozpin suddenly wanted to see us. Weiss narrowed her eyes at Ruby suspiciously, so apparently the heiress thought Ruby had done something dumb.
The whole walk to Professor Ozpin's office was spent with Ruby protesting she hadn't done anything, Yang defending her sister and Weiss accusing people of acting up and getting us in trouble with the Headmaster. As we reached the door to his office, however, everyone fell silent immediately. Ruby gave a few timid knocks, and we were met with a calm "come in".
We entered, and saw Ozpin looking somewhat serious, but not in a "you girls are in for it now" sort of way. It was more like he had something important to tell us, something that shouldn't be taken lightly.
"Thank you for coming. Relax, you're not in trouble," he told us, obviously noting the worried expression on Ruby's face. "However, I do have something I need to tell you."
He observed the four of us for a while, before continuing. "You will now be receiving your first mission as a team. We've received some anomalous readings from the Emerald Forest, and we would like you to check it out."
Ruby looked like she was about to protest, probably about how that's not a real mission or something like that, but the Headmaster hadn't finished. "Aside from the fact that you will have to journey into the heart of the forest, encountering many Grimm along the way, it will be very dangerous. These readings are unlike anything we've ever seen before, and none of our research has confirmed anything. You'll be going into this blind, and we have no idea what you can expect to find. You have one hour to prepare for the mission, then we will be sending you into the unknown." I noted that he seemed to be hiding information from us, and stored that fact away for future analysis.
"Yes, sir," Ruby said, and the four of us headed to our dorm to pack supplies and such.
While gathering our equipment, Ruby couldn't contain her excitement. "What do you think we'll find? New Grimm? New kind of Dust?"
"Whoa, calm down there, sis," Yang told her. "You need to focus."
"Yeah, you're right, Yang. Sorry," the red-clad girl said, before composing herself and gathering ammo for Crescent Rose. Weiss was choosing what kinds of Dust to bring, while I had an internal debate about whether I should bring additional magazines for Gambol Shroud's pistol form. Deciding it would be better to be safe than sorry, I threw some extra mags into my bag. Because I always prefer to travel light, I finished packing before anyone else, and turned to see Yang struggling to decide which sunglasses she wanted to take. I had to admit, she looked kind of cute with the way her brow furrowed. When I had this thought, I turned away in case I blushed. No one said anything, so I thought I got away with it.
Within the hour, we finished our preparations and headed to the forest, where we found Ozpin and Goodwitch waiting for us. The latter looked like she was trying to hide the fact that she was worried, further reinforcing my belief that we hadn't been given all the information. What could be being held back, or why, though, I had no idea.
"Make sure you do not return until you have thoroughly analyzed the source of these readings, and determined the cause if possible. That is all," the Headmaster told us, the implication being that it was time for us to head out. We entered the forest, Ruby practically shivering with anticipation. Yang looked around confidently, obviously looking for a fight. Weiss and I remained the only ones who were composed, which didn't surprise either of us.
After an uneventful walk, we reached the forest temple, and I noticed that the air seemed to be shimmering slightly. Ruby abandoned caution and immediately headed towards the shimmer. Yang, concerned for her sister's well-being, followed. Weiss and I looked at each other and silently decided we needed to follow and make sure our partners were safe, so we also stepped towards the shimmer.
Immediately, I wished I hadn't. I started to feel woozy, and my vision started to lose focus. My teammates became coloured blobs and appeared to be off-balance. However, I couldn't tell because I couldn't distinguish any features of anything anymore.
"Whathefucksthis?" I heard Yang say, her words heavily slurred. Whether they really were slurred, or if my hearing was also affected by this shimmer, I would never find out. Suddenly, there was a bright flash, and I passed out.
When I came to, the temple was gone, and I seemed to be in a different forest. The trees seemed to be different species, and all the colours were more vibrant, even though it was darker. I figured it must be later in the day. As I sat up, I noticed a woman with dark hair wearing a white dress standing in front of us.
"My time is limited, Huntresses," she said, and I noticed that the rest of Team RWBY were also here, wherever "here" was. "I cannot explain much to you, but know this: you are no longer in your world. You are in a world of gods, Titans and giants. Much will be confusing to you, but power through hardships and you, along with the heroes of Olympus, will prevail over the forces that threaten both worlds." With that, she waved her hand, and I felt unconsciousness washing over me again.
I came to for the second time today, and the woman was nowhere to be seen. Yang would probably find that sentence hilarious, I thought, before thinking back to what that woman had said. Gods, Titans and giants. What did any of that mean, and where in Remnant were we? I would later learn the irony of the second question.
The four of us looked at each other, confused, and I deduced that my teammates must have had the same vision, or hallucination, or whatever. Before any of us got a chance to say anything, however, we hear a male voice.
"All right, Annabeth, this should be easy. The scouts from the Apollo cabin reported two guards around the enemy flag. No problem at all." Before I was able to determine the source, a female voice responded, presumably the "Annabeth" the first voice mentioned.
"Don't get cocky, Percy."
We got our weapons ready, prepared for this potential threat. Two figures stepped out from the trees to my left, and I turned when I heard them approaching. One of them was a boy, about our age, dressed in bronze armour with a plumed helmet. He was holding a bronze sword roughly the same length as Gambol Shroud. His companion was a girl, also about our age, dressed similarly, but she held a dagger about the length of her forearm, perhaps a little shorter. Storm-gray eyes surveyed us silently from beneath her helmet, and I got the impression that this girl was a strategist.
"Who are you, and how did you get here?" she asked us, in a very business-like tone.
"We have no idea how we got here. We were on a mission in the Emerald Forest, then we fainted, we saw a woman in a white dress, she said stuff that didn't make sense, then we woke up here," Ruby explained breathlessly.
"Chiron will need to hear about this," the girl said, turning to her companion. Turning back to us, she asks who we are again.
"I'm Ruby, the girl with the white hair is Weiss, the one with the bow is Blake and the blonde is my sister, Yang," Ruby answered.
"You don't look like demigods," the boy told us. Great. More cryptic messages. "Annabeth, what should we do?"
"We take them to meet Chiron," the girl, who I'd now deduced is called Annabeth, replied. "My name's Annabeth, and this is my boyfriend Percy," she said, extending a hand. We all shook, then she told us to follow her.
As we walked through the forest, another kid in similar armour to Percy and Annabeth's burst out of the trees, and commanded our new acquaintances to surrender. At the time, I didn't realize that these people were playing a game, and the new arrival was on the opposing team, so I unsheathed Gambol Shroud and activated its pistol, taking aim at the new kid.
"Easy, there, Blake, was it?" Annabeth said, lowering my arm. Turning to the new kid, she told him she was taking the four of us to this Chiron fellow. He looked us over and didn't even question Annabeth's judgment, before running off to continue whatever game was being played.
"Capture the flag," Percy explained, after Weiss had asked what that had been about. "We play every Friday in full combat gear."
Before long, we made it out of the forest and Annabeth took us over to what appeared to be a man with a horse's body. Before I could even register my confusion, Annabeth introduced us to this man. It turned out he was the Chiron fellow Annabeth had mentioned several times, and he was something called a "centaur".
"Huntresses?" he asked, his face grave.
"Yes, sir, but how could you possibly know-" I started to say, but got cut off.
"We have long been aware of the world of Remnant, but I had hoped it wouldn't come to this point," Chiron said. "If the gods have decided this is prudent, I must trust their judgment and offer you accommodation at Camp Half-Blood."
"Uhh… Where?" Ruby asked.
"You are in Camp Half-Blood, a training camp for half-bloods, or demigods. They are the mortal offspring of a human and a god. Here, they are offered a safe haven to learn how to defend themselves from monsters that wish to kill them," the centaur explained patiently.
"I'm assuming you don't mean creatures of Grimm?" I ask him.
"No, my dear girl, the Grimm do not exist here. The monsters you will encounter come from Tartarus, but it would take a considerable amount of time to explain that place to you properly." I nod.
"Got any food?" Yang asked. I shook my head in disbelief. We've somehow ended up in a brand new world, where the Grimm don't even exist, and all she could think of was food? The centaur looked surprised, before telling Yang that we would be having s'mores at the campfire later, whatever they are.
"Back on topic, I do not know what it is that gave the gods reason to bring you here, but I can say with certainty that it must be serious. They rarely intervene directly, especially not to do something as major as bringing you across to our world," Chiron said.
"Okay, okay, where is Remnant, and what are Grimm?" Annabeth asked in an impatient tone, which made me think she liked to know everything.
"Remnant is another world, much like ours, but without gods, or Titans. The Grimm are monsters that inhabit most of Remnant, and are the embodiment of darkness, if I understand correctly. The only information we have in writing is stored in the library on Olympus, which Athena herself rarely enters," the centaur replied. Annabeth looked frustrated that she couldn't learn more. "Anyway, Annabeth, would you show the Huntresses to the guest cabin, please?" Chiron asked, in a tone that said he didn't need an answer.
"Sure. Come on, you four," she responded, before taking us to the weirdest group of buildings I've ever seen. Some looked fairly normal, but one had grass growing on the roof. Another was painted bright red, and whoever had painted it had done a very bad job of it. Annabeth guided us past all of them to a simple wooden building that seemed large enough for at least a dozen people to sleep comfortably. "You'll be staying here," she tells us, opening the door. "You can relax for a while, and someone will come get you before the campfire starts. Chiron will probably want to introduce you to everyone." With that, she left.
Confused at everything that's happened, we all sat down on the surprisingly comfortable beds. We stayed like that for maybe half an hour, when there was a knock on the door. We heard Percy's voice call out "the campfire's starting soon. Chiron told me to come get you guys."
Team RWBY all got up as one and exited the cabin. We followed Percy to a raging bonfire that seemed to be changing colour, unless my eyes were deceiving me. When we arrived at the amphitheatre, Chiron gestured at us to join him in front of the fire. When the campers saw us, they all broke into whispers. Thanks to my Faunus hearing, I heard that every conversation was something along the lines of "who are they? They don't look like demigods. How did they get here?" We still didn't know the answer to that question.
Chiron stamped his hoof on the fire pit stones to get everyone's attention. "The four girls you see here are Team RWBY. Their names are Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long," he called out, gesturing at each of us as he said our names. "They come from a world called Remnant, a world we know little about. They are here because the gods have decreed something is happening that is serious enough to warrant it. Unfortunately, we have nothing to go on to determine what it is." Everyone looked at us keenly, and I noticed for the first time that there were groups of campers who shared similar features, as though they were related. Children of the same god, maybe? As I pondered this, a girl who looked like she could be best friends with Cardin Winchester stood up and asked if we could fight.
"Come at me and find out," Yang said, smiling. The girl seemed slightly intimidated by my partner's confidence, but challenged her to a sparring match in the arena tomorrow. Yang wholeheartedly agreed.
"Ladies, as fascinating as combat is, it's now time for the sing along. Team RWBY and the counselors will convene in the Big House rec room tomorrow at noon to discuss everything that's happened."
With that, my teammates and I sat down next to Percy, who didn't seem to have a resemblance to any of the other campers, and thus had no group. Everyone broke into song, and I couldn't help smiling as Yang attempted to join in, despite not knowing the words to anything that was being sung. Weiss' face said "save me now", while Ruby was eagerly making s'mores. These turned out to be crackers with marshmallows and chocolate between them, roasted over the fire. I decided to try one, and found them to be delicious. After about an hour of this sing-along, Chiron stamped his hoof and announced that it's time for bed. Team RWBY headed back to the guest cabin, where I fell into a dreamless sleep.
A/N: Well, there you have it. The beginning of my first crossover fic, and I hope you enjoyed it. I'm gonna set a few things straight. First, to anyone who's been reading Crushed, my RWBY fanfic, that story is still going on (if you haven't read it and you want to now that you've heard of it, it's on my profile. And no, this isn't shameless advertising of my other story. I'm just clarifying for people who haven't read it). I've started this at the same time, and I'm going to try to update each story once every other day, so Crushed on a Monday, this on a Tuesday, et cetera, but no guarantees because school and stuff. Grade 10 is a really serious year in Quebec. I don't know about anywhere else. Second, there will be ships, but I'm not gonna tell you which ones just yet. Obviously there's Percabeth, but that's technically canon now anyway. Third, where this fits into the continuity of RWBY and PJO: it takes place after V2 Ep.1 of RWBY, but the rest of Volume 2 hasn't happened. Only the food fight. For PJO/HOO (Heroes of Olympus), it's between The Last Olympian and The Lost Hero. The new characters from HOO will show up, but they'll be introduced in different ways than they were in the actual books. The story will also cover the rise of the giants, but not following Riordan's plot, if that makes sense. I don't think there's anything else I wanted to say, other than that I'm really hyped for The Blood of Olympus and the next episode of RWBY. Anyway, leave a review to let me know what you think of this so far (note: I keep saying "this" because at the time of writing, I don't know what this story is gonna be called. I'm bad at titles), and follow/favourite if you want. Thanks for reading.