Dreams Become Reality
If there's one thing Teal loved in this world it was helping others. Defending those who can't protect themselves, fighting for what was good and bringing down villains. That's why Teal wanted to be Huntress but not just any huntress. She wanted to be a Sole Huntress. An elite force of huntresses and hunters who went on covert secret underground missions that were deemed too dangerous for teams to go on.
Ever since she was a little girl and she was rescued by a Sole Hunter, that's all Teal wanted to do, but she tends to keep her dream to herself for the simple fact that Teal was blind. She was born blind and that never bothered her but what did bother her was the strange looks she would get whenever she told someone one she wanted to be a Sole Huntress. She might have been blind but she could still see, just not like everyone else. With her semblance, Teal could see the world in a different way, and she used that to her advantage. Her second sight, as she called it, was unfathomable to those around her. The only people to really understand her were her cousins and two closest friends Yang and Ruby.
Which is kind of where her story starts.
Teal was currently making her way down the street to a dust store where her cousin Ruby was waiting.
*CRASH*
Teal's foot stopped mid air as she heard the sound of glass breaking.
"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," Roman said
Roman raises his cane and unleashes a red blast at Ruby who goes to dodge the attack but stops when a figure jumps in front of her and blocks it. Standing in front of her was a girl with long aqua blue hair that went to the middle of her back. She had pale skin, and long lashes that framed dull blue eyes. She had a stoic impressive facial expression making her look like she was bored but you could feel the soothing delighted aura coming off of her. Even though her eyes seemed to be vacant and dull they had a unique spark behind them. The girl wore a white open-back sleeveless turtleneck that tucked into a short black high-waisted skirt that was blue underneath. The back of the skirt had a large bow on it, where the tails of the bow reached the middle of the girl's thighs. She wore black heeled boots that went mid-thigh. On her neck rested a choker necklace that had a black diamond shaped pendant with blue waves going through it. In her hands was a black and teal blue guitar, her hand was mid strum holding a pick that was glowing white.
"Teal!" Ruby said happily.
Teal nods her head at Ruby and without turning around she points behind her to a building, "He's there."
Ruby looks over to see Roman climbing up a fire escape on the side of a building.
"You okay if we go after him?" Ruby asked
The shopkeeper gives a short "Uh huh" and with that Ruby and Teal take off.
Roman makes it to the roof but Ruby and Teal land right behind him.
"Hey!" Ruby said
"Persistent...and you brought a friend," Roman said as he got to the edge of the building.
Ruby raises her weapon and Teal tightens her grip on her guitar holding up her hand with the pick in it, the two girls ready to attack but stop when they hear the sound of a plane. A getaway Bullhead rises up on the side of the building and opens the hatch allowing Roman inside.
"End of the line, Red, and Blue," Roman said holding up a red crystal.
He throws it at their feet and fires at the crystal, resulting in a large explosion.
"Whoa-ho-ho-ho! Huh?" Roman questioned when he spotted another figure in front of the two girls.
A woman in a purple cape was now in front of Ruby and Teal, casting a purple circle of protection over them with her wand. The woman waves her weapon and summons several streaks of purple at the ship all making direct hits.
The ship struggles around in the air but manages to steady itself a little.
The huntress glows purple for a moment and aims another blast above the craft, resulting in a dark storm-cloud right over the jet. Without breaking a sweat and a simple flick of her wand, large jagged hail starts falling and pierces the jet and even breaks through the window, narrowly missing Roman's head.
Suddenly a woman appears at the door of the plane, her arms and chest light up like fire, aiming a burst of energy at the huntress. Before the huntress could move Teal moves in front of her and strums a chord on her guitar. A large melodious sound wave comes out of the guitar and blocks the fire attack surprising not only the huntress but also the mystery female attacker. The woman waves her hand and a red circle appears beneath the huntress and Teal. The two backflip away as the ground beneath them explodes. The huntress magically gathers the shards from the explosion to create a large arrow, which she throws at the craft. The fiery woman shatters the arrow with several blasts, but the huntress easily it reforms just in time to hit the side of the jet. The wreckage separates and reshapes into more arrows that encircle the jet, but the fire woman summons several glowing rings around herself that expand and destroy the shards.
Ruby, finally acting, reverts her scythe into its rifle form and fires at the woman, who blocks each shot with her hand. The woman creates several blazing circles around Ruby, Teal, and the huntress. Teal grabs Ruby and pulls her out of the way, as the huntress rolls herself out of the explosion's radius. The three look up to see the hatch on the ship closing before it flew away.
Ruby stands up looking at the woman, "You're a Huntress! Can I have your autograph?!"
"Me as well," Teal said
The interaction does not go so well because the next thing Teal and Ruby knew they were in an interrogation room. The two girls looked down sadly as they were being scolded by the huntress.
"I hope that you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, young ladies. You put yourself and others in great danger," The huntress said
"They started it!" Ruby said
The huntress walked around the table, "If it were up to me, you'd be sent home...With a pat on the back," Ruby smiles hearing this,"...And a slap on the wrist." She said slapping her wand on the table making Ruby squeal as the two girls pull their hands back, "But...there is someone here who would like to meet you."
The huntress moves out of the way and the two girls look up surprised to see a man in green come into the room, holding a mug and a plate of cookies.
"Ruby Rose and Teal Branwen," The man said. He leans in close examining the two girls, "You...have silver eyes," He said addressing Ruby.
"Uh, um…" Ruby said nervously.
He then turns his attention to Teal who stares back. Even though Teal was staring directly at the man she seemed to be staring through him, no not through him but into him, it was as if her eyes could see his very soul.
The man leans back and pulls a video up on a tablet. He presents the tablet to the girls which shows a video of the two girls fighting, "So! Where did you girls learn to do this?"
"S-Signal Academy," Ruby said
Teal just nods her head not even facing the tablet.
"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" The man asked
"Well, one teacher in particular," Ruby said
"Yes, a very special man," Teal said
"I see…" The man said. He puts the cookies on the table in front of Ruby and Teal. Ruby tentatively picks one up and eats it in a single bite, and then, shovels the rest of the cookies into her mouth dropping crumbs on Teal. Teal just simply reaches up and wipes the crumbs off of her not interested in having a cookie.
"It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow…"
"Oh! That's my uncle! He's Teal's father!" Ruby said through a full mouth of cookies.
The huntress in the background does a double take looking at the blue-haired girl studying her.
"Ruby swallow," Teal said in a motherly tone.
Ruby swallows the cookies in her mouth and wipes away any excess crumbs, "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!" Ruby said mimicking some karate moves.
"So I've noticed, and you?" The man asked addressing Teal.
"My father taught me as well, like father like daughter as they say," Teal said
The man placed his cup on the table as he leans in studying the girls further. He then sits down opposite of the girls, "And what are two adorable girls such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?"
"Well...we want to be Huntresses," Ruby said
"I not only want to be huntress but I want to be a Sole Huntress," Teal said
"You want to slay monsters and go on covert missions?" The man asked
"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! Hehe 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!" Ruby finished with a large smile.
"Breathe Ruby," Teal said, "I also have two years of training left. Even though I'm a year older than Ruby I was held back due to what many saw as a handicap. No one believed that I could be a huntress let alone a Sole huntress. When I was little my family were the only ones ever believed in my dream to become a Sole Huntress, that is until I met one myself. Even though they saw that I was blind they truly believed in my gift and my potential to be become a Sole Huntress. I spent years training myself and learning but no teacher would take me seriously, that is until my father joined the school as a teacher. I want to be able to protect people and defend the good in the world. Once I've finished I'm going to apply so Beacon as well."
The Huntress and the Man studied the two girls taking in their words.
"Do you know who I am?" The man asked
"You're Professor Ozpin. You're the headmaster at Beacon," Ruby said
"Hello," Ozpin said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you," Ruby said
"Greetings," Teal said nodding her head.
"You two want to come to my school?" Ozpin asked
"More than anything," Ruby and Teal said
Ozpin turns to Teal, "You do know the Sole program is extremely difficult to get into. When a new class starts only ten students are picked to be in the program. Do you believe you could make the program?" Ozpin asked
Teal looks up and faces Ozpin a fierce aura coming off of her, "I know I could." She said with determination no ounce of doubt in her voice.
"Hmmph...Well, okay," Ozpin said
Teal immediately falls out of her chair in surprise with an out of character squeal of happiness and Ruby jumps up smiling wide-eyed with an awed face.
Qrow was always a blunt brash man, which is why everyone is surprised when they hear that Teal's his daughter. Although once the girl opens her mouth you can hear the family resemblance, but unlike her father Teal can keep a cool-headed unflappable demeanor while still being just as blunt and brash as her father. Qrow always took his daughter's dreams of being of Huntress seriously it was other people who didn't, it's probably why his 8-year old daughter had to stop him from punching so many people. Even though he didn't show it when he finally got to train her he was ecstatic, those teachers at Signal had no idea what they were doing anyway. He found her semblance and use of her aura to be incredible, dubbing her 'His Little Teal Sound'. All in all Qrow loved his daughter and loved to prove people wrong, so when he announced to everyone that his daughter would be graduating early and going Beacon he relished in the shocked faces. His daughter was a determined young woman with a heart of gold who's now on her way to Beacon.
"Oh, I can't believe my baby sister and little cousin are going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!" Yang yelled wrapping her sister in a tight hug.
Teal snickered standing next to her cousins watching the older one nearly strangle the younger one.
"Please stop," Ruby gasped out.
Yang releases her sister and goes for her cousin, "And Teal I'm so proud of you too. Haha you sure showed everyone at Signal. Their faces were hilarious when you told them you got into Beacon early," Yang laughed out, tightly hugging Teal.
"Thank you Yang but I need air," Teal said
Yang released Teal with a large smile, "I'm so proud of you guys!"
"Really Sis, it was nothing," Ruby said
"What do you mean? It was incredible! Everyone at Beacon is going to think you guys are the bee's knees," Yang said
"I don't want to be the 'bee's knees', okay? I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to be a normal girl with normal knees," Ruby said
"I'd rather be discreet and blend in the background, kind of like a shadow appearing when it's the right time to strike," Teal said
"What's with you two? Aren't you excited?" Yang asked
"Of course I'm excited...I just..*sigh* I got moved ahead two years. I don't want people to think I'm special or anything. At least Teal will be the same age as some of the other students," Ruby said
Yang goes over to her sister and gives her a one-armed hug, "But you are special. Teal too."
"Thank you, Yang," Teal said as she was too brought into the hug.
A newscast grabs the girl's attention showing the Vale News Network, talking about the robbery and showing Roman's mugshot.
"The robbery was led by nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you, Lisa."
"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…"
The news feed is suddenly cut off as a hologram of the huntress that protected Teal and Ruby replaces it.
"Hello, and welcome to Beacon!"
"Who's that?" Yang questioned
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch," Glynda said
"Oh," Yang said
"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," Glynda said before the hologram of herself disappeared.
Ruby walks over to the window of the plane, "Oh, wow! Look, you can see Signal from up here. I guess home isn't too far after all!"
"Beacon's our home, now," Yang said
Teal walks up behind the two girls placing a gentle hand on their shoulders giving them a small smile.
"Uuuughhh."
The three girls turn their attention the opposite direction of the windows when they hear the sound of someone groaning. They look over to see a blonde boy hunched over a railing, looking like he was in pain. He continued to groan then makes some gurgling noises before he vomits.
"Well...I guess the view isn't for everyone," Yang said rolling her eyes.
"It was a nice moment while it lasted," Ruby said
Teal just looks at the boy with her usual impassive face but lifting one eyebrow.
"I wonder who we're gonna meet! I just hope they're better than Vomit Boy. Oh, Yang, gross! You have puke on your shoe!" Ruby screeched.
"Gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross, gross!" Yang shouted running around.
"Yang stop moving!" Teal said
"Get-Get away! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me!" Ruby yelled out running away from her sister.
"I can't wait to tell him what I've accomplished."
