RWBY – Grimm Future
Chapter 1: Grimm Alpha
Jake wandered through the school. It was his first day at Beacon. It wasn't a very good start, though. He nearly fell off the cliff upon exiting the airship to Beacon Academy. His cat ears twitched and his tail went stiff as he shivered at the memory. He ran his hands through his short yellow hair as he remembered the fear of dying. When Jake felt scared or nervous, he would do this. It was a habit that he's had since he was seven years old.
He listened to the Headmaster at the opening ceremony and left for the Main Hall to sleep, just as he told the students to do. "I wonder how I'll do in the test tomorrow."
When he got up, he stretched and got ready for the big test. At the forest, he and many other new students stood on launching platforms. As Professor Ozpin told them what they need to do to pass the test, the students began to get launched into the air.
Eventually, Jake got launched as well. He pulled out a mechanical whip sword he called Storm Bolt. He swung the blade of Storm Bolt at a thick branch, the blade extending and digging into the wood, he managed a safe landing and took off.
"He said that we're going to have partners," he muttered to himself. He picked up the pace, continuously gaining speed. He zipped through the trees for about two minutes before he crashed into a girl with black hair and red eyes. "Ow, that really hurt, you know. Watch where you're going!" She exclaimed. Jake apologized and helped her up off the ground. "So, the Headmaster said that the first person we see is our partner in this exam. I guess we're stuck with each other," He said, more of a question than a statement.
"Yeah, I guess so. The name's Haley Moriarty," she told him. "My name is Jake Martin. It's nice to meet-"
An Ursa Major burst from the trees and attempted to attack Haley, but she managed to avoid its claws. "You got a weapon?" Jake asked. She shook her head and dodged another attack. "I don't need one. My weapon is my Aura." She started to give off a light blue glow which extended from her arms as she leaped at the Ursa, lopping off its enormous head with her aura.
"Quite a creative way to use your Aura," Jake muttered, impressed.
"Let's go," Haley said indifferently. Jake followed her through the trees.
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Kanade Inari ran through the trees, taking down every Grimm that got in her way with her Halberd. Her long blue hair running through the wind. She noticed something moving about in the bushes to her left and attempted to attack it, but was blocked by a white staff with a single-edged blade at bottom of it. A white-haired boy in glasses had stopped her attack. "Just what do you think you're doing?" he asked, obviously irritated.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were a Beowulf," she said. The boy sighed and lowered his staff. "I will forgive and forget, but I trust this won't happen again. Now let's go. We've got to find the artifact that the Headmaster had told us about." He was about to walk off when he saw Kanade carrying something. It was a blue medallion with a wind symbol etched into it. "Is that the artifact?" Kanade nodded. She had already grabbed what she was supposed to collect, meaning that he had passed the area he was supposed to head to. He looked up at Kanade and said, "Impressively quick work. My name is Xavier Brim. It's a pleasure to meet a skilled young woman," he said. "Yeah whatever. The name's Kanade Inari and flattery isn't going to get you anywhere."
Kanade and Xavier were surrounded by Beowulves and Ursi. "How did we not notice them?" The Grimm didn't attack, though. They just stood there. It was strange, but it was no time to be questioning the situation. Kanade and Xavier leaped over the Grimm and ran.
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Haley and Jake had found the area where the artifacts were being held. There were medallions on the pedestals. Jake grabbed a blue medallion with a wind emblem etched into it. "We've got what we came here for, now let's hurry to the temple and finish this exam." Jake began to take off, but ran into something hard and fell over. He looked up at a King Taijitu. The overgrown black snake was about to strike him, but paused inches from him. As if it froze in time.
"What the hell? What happened? Why'd it stop?" Haley asked as she helped Jake up. "I don't know, but I don't want to stick around to find out. Let's just get out of here." And with that said, he and Haley ran.
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Professor Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch observed the exam. Ozpin looked quizzical. "What is happening to the creatures of Grimm? They've stopped trying to attack the students altogether." Glynda looked at the Headmaster and pondered this mystery. "The creatures of Grimm never hesitate to attack anything other than their own kind. Why would they stop attacking the new students?"
Ozpin thought, "What if this has something to do with the Alpha Grimm. If the Alpha exists then it would explain this irregular behavior, but it's supposed to be a mere legend."
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Five hours later, the new students had reached the temple and passed their opening exams. "Haley Moriarty, Kanade Inari, Jake Martin, and Xavier Brim; The four of you have retrieved the blue wind medallions. From here on, you will be known as Team HIJX. Lead by, Haley Moriarty."
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Jake and his team had unpacked in their new dorm room. "That opening exam was a little too easy," Haley said. Xavier laughed, "Of course it was. That exam wasn't even a challenge."
"I'm afraid that I'm going to have to agree with Xavier. I don't think the Headmaster was entirely honest with us when he said that we could have died during the exam. Especially considering that the creatures of Grimm stopped attacking us," Haley said, "Maybe the Headmaster had some way of controlling the Grimm."
Jake interrupted them. "He couldn't have. The creatures of Grimm are uncontrollable. Even the greatest minds of Vale couldn't find a way to do so. It's impossible to do that kind of thing. Something else was going on."
Kanade yawned. "Whatever, I don't really care about that. I'm just tired. Good night, guys."