"Legends. Stories scattered through time. Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past. Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful, but he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness — creatures of destruction — the creatures of Grimm - set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed, and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man's brief existence to the void. However, even the smallest spark of hope is enough to ignite change, and in time, man's passion, resourcefulness, and ingenuity led them to the tools that would help even the odds. This power was appropriately named "Dust". Nature's wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness, and in the shadow's absence came strength, civilization, and most importantly, life. But even the most brilliant lights eventually flicker and die. And when they are gone... darkness will return"
An orange haired man and four of his henchmen head down an alley from the shadows. They stop behind Roman, who reignites his cigar without touching it and grins before walking down the road, frightening nearby citizens as they make their way towards the shop From Dust Till Dawn.
"So you may prepare your guardians, build your monuments to a so-called "free world", but take heed... there will be no victory in strength"
The man and his henchmen enter the shop, the camera lowering to a young girl wearing a red cloak in the corner of the shop, reading a weapons magazine.
"But perhaps victory is in the simpler things that you've long forgotten. Things that require a smaller, more honest soul"
The henchmen look around and at the Dust crystals in the display when the orange haired man approaches the elderly shopkeeper.
"Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust shop open this late?" Asked the man, as one of his henchmen pointed his gun at the shopkeeper. "P-please! Just take my lien and leave!" Shouted the Shopkeeper. "Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, calm down, we're not here for your money. Grab the Dust" Said the man, as the other men collected the dust using small round containers. One of the men then noticed a little girl at the back of the store, and walked over to her, pointing a sword at her back. "Alright kid, put your hands where I can see 'em... Hey, I said hands in the air! You got a death wish or something!?" Asked the henchman, before he took her headphones and turned her around. "Yes?" Asked the girl. "I said, put your hands in the air, now!" Shouted the henchman. "Are you... robbing me?" Asked the girl. "Yes!" Shouted the man. "Ooohhh..." Said the girl.
The orange haired man is waiting for his men to finish the heist when a "Hey!" and "Hyah!" are heard, and a henchman flies past him. The orange haired man calmly motions for another to handle the little girl.
"Freeze!" Shouted a henchman.
Cut to outside the shop, when the henchman and the little girl crash through the window. The other men look outside as the little girl gets up and unfolds a thing on her back into its scythe form. Roman scowls, but Ruby smiles back at them before twirling the weapon around, striking it into the ground and turning off her headphones.
"Okayyy... Get her!" Shouted the orange haired man.
The henchmen head out of the shop and run at the little girl, who spins around her scythe and kicks the first approaching criminal in the face. She gets her scythe out of the ground and fires it off to hit another one with the butt of her weapon, sending him flying. She fires again and brings the side down on one attacker and dodges the next's gunfire with her rifle's speed, getting close enough to knock him into the air and follow him upwards so she can beat him away to the orange haired man's feet.
"You were worth every cent. Truly, you were. Well, Red, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around... I'm afraid this is where we part ways" Said the orange haired man, before he pointed his cane at the little girl.
The orange haired man unleashes a red blast at the little girl from his cane. Suddenly, Hope and Emily appeared between the blast and the little girl and deflected the blast, causing explosions behind them. "... What did we just get jumped into?" Asked Hope. "I dunno" Said Emily. "Who are you two?" Asked the little girl. "Well, what's your name?" Asked Hope. "Ruby Rose" Said Ruby. "... How old are you?" Asked Hope. "16. Anyway. You okay if we go after him?" Asked Ruby. "Sure" Said the shopkeeper, before Hope, Emily and Ruby ran after the orange haired man. Eventually, they make it up to the rooftop the orange haired man went too. "Hey!" Shouted Ruby. "We have to stop you!" Shouted Hope. "Persistent..." Said the orange haired man.
Ruby readies to fight him, but a getaway Bullhead rises up and opens the hatch to allow the orange haired man inside. "It's the end of the line, for you three" Said the orange haired man, as he threw it at them and then fired at it, making a large explosion. "Whoa-ho-ho-ho! Huh?" Asked the orange haired man.
A woman in a purple cape is now in front of Ruby, Emily and Hope, casting a circle of protection over them with her wand. As Ruby looks on, the woman with a purple cape waves her weapon and summons several streaks of purple at the craft. Roman is thrown around in the back until he goes to the cockpit, where a woman in red, her face unseen, is struggling with the controls. "We got a Huntress!" Shouted the orange haired man. The woman gets up and heads toward the back as Roman takes the controls. The woman with purple cape glows purple for a moment and aims another blast above the craft, resulting in a dark storm-cloud right over the jet. "The hell...?" Asked the orange haired man With a flick of her wand, large jagged hail starts falling that pummels the jet and even breaks through the window, narrowly missing Roman's head.
The woman reaches the back and her arms and chest light up like fire, aiming a burst of energy at Glynda. The Huntress blocks it, but the flame splatters behind her and glows hot with the enemy's raised hand. Glynda back-flips out of the explosion, which destroys part of the roof, and magically gathers the shards to create a large arrow, which she throws at the craft. The fiery woman shatters the arrow with several blasts, but it reforms just in time to hit the side of the jet due to Roman's quick aerial lean. The wreckage separates and reshapes into more arrows that encircle the jet, but the woman summons several glowing rings around herself that expand and destroy the shards. "Our attacks aren't working" Said the woman in the purple cape. "What's your name? I don't care about the timing, but what is your name?" Asked Hope. "Glynda" Said Glynda. "Ok" Said Hope, as he took Glynda's Crop and then ran towards the edge of the roof and uses the Crop as a springboard to jump into the Bullhead. Hope then tackled the woman out of the Bullhead. "Hope!" Shouted Emily. "Cinder!" Shouted the orange haired and Cinder then landed on the street below, and the orange haired man flew away in the Bullhead. "Fuck me, that was a bad idea" Said Hope, as he rolled off of Cinder. "Yes it way, you fool" Said Cinder, as she stood up. "You're kidding me, right?" Asked Hope, as he stood up. "Not at all" Said Cinder. Cinder then attempted to punch Hope with a flaming fist, but Hope grabbed it. "What!?" Asked Cinder. "Trust me, it burns a lot. The blister will be memorable" Said Hope, before he pushed Cinder's hand back. "Wish I could see your face. It's a bit too dark though" Said Hope. "Well, I suppose I could help you with that" Said Cinder, before her hand lit on fire and she put her hand close to her face for a second, before moving her hand away. "You're quite hot" Said Hope. "Thank you. I'll still kill you though" Said Cinder. Cinder then summon two swords, seemingly made out of glass. "Glass? To kill me? I worry about you bad guys some days" Said Hope, as he took the two hookblades off of his back. Cinder tried to slash Hope, but Hope parried it and disarmed Cinder of one of her swords. Cinder then shot a stream of fire out of her hands at Hope, which Hope blocked with her two hookblades, but Cinder was slowly pushing Hope back. "This fire..." Said Hope. Suddenly, Ruby started shooting at Cinder. "No!" Shouted Hope, before he blocked a bullet from hitting Cinder, witch hit him in his waist. "Ow" Said Hope. "Why did you do that?" Asked Cinder. "Because... you said you would kill me. You got me..." Said Hope, before Cinder placed her hand over the bullet wound, healing it. "Now I get to ask. Why?" Asked Hope. "Like I said. I want to kill you myself" Said Cinder. "... Ok. See you in a few years, possibly" Said Hope, as Cinder dragged him into the darkness. Cinder then turned Hope around. "We can't kiss, can we?" Asked Hope. "No" Said Cinder. "... Run. The better good guys are coming" Said Hope, as Cinder ran away. "Can't believe that worked" Said Hope, as Ruby, Glynda and Emily ran over to him, with Emily hugging him.
An hour later, in an interrogation room
"I hope that you three realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly. You put yourself and in danger. You even got shot!" Shouted Glynda. "So? I'm not dead, am I?" Asked Hope. "And besides, they started it!" Shouted Ruby. "... If it were up to me, you'd all be sent home with a pat on the back... And a slap on the wrist" Said Glynda, as she hit the table with her crop. "I prefer the pat, thanks" Said Emily. "Well, who know? Maybe she slaps like a kitten, but pats like a bear?" Asked Hope. "Does this dimension have animals in it?" Asked Emily. "Good question" Said Hope. "But... there is someone here who would like to meet you three" Said Glynda.
She moves out of the way so a surprised Ruby can see a man in green come through the doorway, holding a mug and a plate of cookies.
"Ruby Rose... You... have silver eyes" Said the man in green. "Uh, um..." Said Ruby. "Well done, sir. You have normal seeing eyes" Said Hope. "Does this dimension have normal eyes?" Asked Emily. "If I know..." Said Hope. "What do you mean by dimension?" Asked the man in green. "Absolutely no thing in the world" Said Hope. "Oh, sure. Now, Ruby, where did you learn how to fight?" Asked the man in green. "S-Signal Academy" Said Ruby. "They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" Asked the man in green. "Well, one teacher in particular" Said Ruby. "I see... Where did you two learn how to fight?" Asked the man in green. "I learned from many people. He learned from me" Said Emily. "Yeah. She's the best teacher ever" Said Hope. "Alright" Said the man in green.
He puts the cookies on the table in front of Ruby, Emily and Hope. Hope and Ruby tentatively pick one up, eat them in a single bite, and then, not seeing any rebuttal, Hope and Ruby shovels the rest into her mouth.
"It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow..." Said the man in green. "Oh! That's my uncle! Sorry. That's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now, I'm all like— Hooowaaah! Witchaaaa!" Shouted Ruby, to Hope's amusement. "So I've noticed. And what is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?" Asked the man in green. "Wow, aren't you a creeper?" Asked Hope. "Well... I want to be a Huntress" Said Ruby. "You want to slay monsters?" Asked the man in green. "Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to Beacon! You see, my sister's starting there this year, and she's trying to become a Huntress, and I'm trying to become a Huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought, Hey, I might as well make a career out of it! I mean the police are alright, but Huntsmen and Huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting and cool and really, gosh, you know!" Declared Ruby, causing Hope to smile. "Hum. Ruby. Have I introduced myself?" Asked Hope. "... No. But she did when she called you name out" Said Ruby. "Oh, ok" Said Hope. "Do you know who I am?" Asked the man in green. "You're Professor Ozpin. You're the headmaster at Beacon" Said Ruby. "Wow" Said Hope. "Hello" Said Ozpin. "Nice to meet you" Said Ruby. "You three want to come to my school?" Asked Ozpin. "More than anything" Said Ruby. "Sure" Said Emily. "Well, guess I have to" Said Hope.
"Well, okay" Said Ozpin, making Ruby smile.
1 day later, on an airship
"Oh, I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!" Declared a girl in yellow and brown, as she hugged Ruby. "Yang, please stop, my friend are watching" Gasped Ruby. "Oh, sorry" Said Yang, as she let go of Ruby. "Hello, Yang. My name is Emily, and he's..." Said Emily. "Hope" Said Yang. "How do you know my name?" Asked Hope. "We met in a bar, remember?" Asked Yang. "No, not really" Said Hope. "How odd" Said Yang, as a nearby screen turned on. "Oh" Said Hope. "Thank you, Cyril. In other news, this Saturday's Faunus Civil Rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony. The once peaceful organization has now disrupted..." Said an news person, before the screen changed to Glynda Goodwitch's face. "Hello, and welcome to Beacon!" Declared Glynda. "Who's that?" Asked Yang. "My name is Glynda Goodwitch" Said Glynda. "Oh" Said Yang. "You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world" Declared Glynda, as her face disappeared. "Oh, wow! Look, you can see Signal from up here! I guess home isn't too far after all!" Shouted Ruby. "Beacon's our home, now" Said Yang. "Well, thanks for that" Said Hope, as someone started throwing up. "Well... I guess the view isn't for everyone" Said Yang. "It was a nice moment while it lasted" Said Ruby.
"I wonder who we're gonna meet!" "Ugh, I just hope they're better than Vomit Boy" "Oh, Yang, gross! You have puke on your shoe!" "Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross!" "Get-Get away! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me!" "I think we're gonna like it here"