Fate really likes to **** with us, doesn't it?

All it takes in one moment, one roll of the dice and we can be cast adrift into a place not of our choosing. Life is like gambling in vegas.

But since it is within our power; Lets Rig that Game, Shall we?

Welcome to

RWBY: Butterfly Effect

A Fan AU

The Butterfly Effect Theory states that one tiny action can change the entire future and here we will do just that. Volume 3 was the turning point of the series, a transition from a lighthearted slice of life/action tale to one of tragedy and trials. But we wil not be stopping that turn here. Instead we will simple take the wheel in a different direction. Let's see where it goes!

Salutations!

(as our favorite magnetically challenge girl would put it)

If you're reading this forward then you've taken the first plunge into what i hope will become a deek enough pool for those of us with whiplash from Volume 3 to soothe our pains and take a different journey in the World of Remnant.

Incase you missed the big SPOILERS tag in the synopsis here is another one for you:

The following AU FanFic contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the end of

RWBY Volume 3

And all Subsequent Volumes and arcs including (but not limited too) Character information, plot points, life and death struggles, and what exactly happened to that adorable fluff-roll of fun and badassery - Zwei.

You have been warned.

Now then; assuming you haven't backspaced like your boss is walking down the aisle to your station I suppose I better tell you exactly what you're about to dive into, yes?

Like a good many of the fanbase I was shocked, to say the least, at the conclusion of RWBY Volume 3. To cope with the trauma of the numerous scenes that threatened to break the fandom contained within I began re-writing some of them in my head. Faced with the lengthy time between Volume 3's daring end and Volume 4's premiere is decided to put those thoughts to paper and have created an AU where thing change and some of the fandom's wishes will be granted, but at price. I kept this to myself for a long time, and only recently have I dusted off my old keyboard (technically this one is new, but, meh!) and put those scrambled head-cannons to page and now I come to share those with you.

I will commit to no time tables, make no promise to your enjoyment, nor guarantee you anything I don't think I can deliver on. Like all fan-writers in our community I am doing this out of a desire to share and an excess of time which may or may not lapse.

That said i will promise this: Once I begin this process if I ever find I have lost interest or ability to finish this tale I will release my notes and charts detailing how thing would be so no one is left wondering where things were going to go.

This work picks up on RWBY Volume 3, Episode 12, at approx. 9;50

While Rated T initially this work will get darker and a few chapters before it does I'll move it into the M Rate. THERE WILL BE NO SMUT HERE!

The future M rating will be for content of violence and language.

Some sections will be near verbatim from the show, others clearly completely new, but trust me when I say the divergence begins on the fIrst page.

Disclaimer: This work is a freely available piece of fiction based upon the hit web-series; RWBY. All Characters and Places, as well as the World of Remnant are property of Rooster Teeth and the creators of the original work. The creators of fan works such as this make no claim to ownership nor right to the content created by Rooster Teeth or their Affiliates.

Please remember to support the official release and Rooster Teeth for their work to bring this world to us.

Thanks to Monty Oum (May he Rest in Peace) for giving this to us, the fans.

Thanks to Miles Luna, and Kerry Shawcross for continuing this story.

And thanks to you, Fandom, for drawing, writing, and crafting the wonderful community we all share.

Now I've rambled long enough, but I have one final question;

"Do you believe in Destiny…?"