Author's note: I don't own TMNT or RWBY. They are owned by Nickelodeon and Roosterteeth, respectively. Also I'm bad with technology so if I upload a chapter upside down, it's part of the learning process.
Okay, so, landing strategy.
Violet flew through the air, coming down to the tops of the trees. She grabbed onto the nearest branch, swung a full circle around it, then flew off to grab a lower branch on the next tree. In a minute she landed on the ground, pirouette style.
Violet got up and looked around. No one landed near her. She took out her whip and started walking.
The late summer sun shone through the green leaves. A few birds chirped in the trees. As she walked she heard gunfire in the distance. Some students must have already spotted Grimm. She hiked up a small hill. The bushes clawed at her dress.
Violet stopped in a small clearing. A girl stood facing away from her, with short black hair and wearing a black suit with silver armor. She held a sword in one hand. The other hand rested on her hip. She turned around before Violet could say something. Her brown eyes quickly scanned Violet over, pausing a second on her whip. Her mouth twitched into the tiniest of grins. Violet didn't know what was so damn funny.
"Hi. My name's Violet."
The girl hesitated, then looked her in the eye.
"I'm Karai." She shook her hand. She had a strong grip.
"Well, I think the temple's this way." Violet pointed to a nearby cliff.
"Lead the way." She had teasing, almost flirting way about her. The girls started walking, but they only reached the edge of the clearing when a big Ursa jumped out from behind a bush. It roared and charged at them.
The girls each jumped to one side. Violet grabbed her whip. "I got-"
Karai threw a throwing star in the monster's eye. It screamed, then ran at her. She summersaulted out of the way. The Ursa turned, but before it could swing its paw Karai threw a knife in the center of its chest. The monster froze for a moment, then fell forward.
"Thanks, but I'll take it from here." Karai sauntered over to the dead Ursa and crouched down to pick up her knife when a second Ursa ran forward straight at her. Before she could move Violet back flipped onto its back and shot the monster in the neck using the gun in the handle of her whip.
Karai blinked. "Not bad," she said, one eyebrow raised, as if surprised.
Violet smiled. "Not bad yourself. Although your form could use a bit of work." With that she marched ahead, not pausing to look back at what she knew was a rather miffed expression.
It was going to be an interesting year.
Mona Lisa was getting bored.
She had been wandering around for almost 20 minutes. She hadn't found the temple, or a partner, or even a Grimm to entertain her. If she wanted to look at trees all day she could have stayed home. She sighed. Maybe no one wanted to work with a fanus.
She heard rustling in the trees and looked up. A small Beowolf landed at her feet, dead. A girl jumped down from the branches. She had shoulder length blond hair and blue eyes, and wore a light blue Lolita dress with white petticoats. Her knee length boots were white, with a blue star on each. A tiny blue to hat was pinned to her hair.
The girl tilted her head and smiled. "Wow. I didn't even know Beowolves could climb trees, you know? We didn't even start school yet and here we are, already learning something. Oh, I'm Sapphire." She curtsied.
"Mona Lisa. I'm-Wait, you were in the tree this whole time?"
"My hat was stuck in a branch. And then the Beowolf showed up. Oh, and I found the temple. It's this way." She swung a silver staff, almost knocking Mona Lisa over.
"Oops, sorry." She pointed the staff to her left. "Let's go."
Mona Lisa grinned. Well, this was going to be an interesting year.
Karai studied the girl in front of her. Violet was a little on the small side, with green eyes and copper hair done up in a bun with a loose strand curling around each ear. She had on a very short purple dress over a white shirt. Black ankle boots and a black belt to hold her whip completed the outfit. She kind of looked like a stripper impersonating a school girl. The whip only made it more dominatrix-ish. Cultural differences, or whatever.
They had been hiking for nearly 10 minutes when they got to the edge of the cliff. Before them were the ruins of what looked to be a miniature Stonehenge. The girls climbed down. Small columns made a circle at the edge of the ruins. Chess pieces sat on top of them.
Violet went in a circle to examine the artifacts. Karai looked around the ruins. It looked like some sort of ritual was practiced here a long time ago. It must have been abandoned because of the Grimm.
Karai picked up a black queen. She turned around and saw Violet was holding a white queen.
"We're going with this one," she said.
"Why?"
"Because in chess the white side makes the first move. And I want to be one step ahead."
Karai rolled her eyes but put the piece down.
As the girls looked around the ruins, Sapphire looked back at Mona Lisa. Her brown curly hair was tied in a high pony tail that reached to her waist. She had green eyes and a farmer's tan. She had on a yellow waist length top edged in amber, with a little window to show off her cleavage. It set off her blue jeans and brown belt. A green lizard tail stuck out of her pants. Her weapon, a mace-gun, was strapped to her belt. It looked high tech.
Sapphire picked up a white queen. She didn't play chess, but it looked pretty. "How about this?"
Mona Lisa shrugged. "Yeah, whatever."
Sapphire tossed the queen in the air and caught it. That was easy. As Sapphire hiked back up the hill, she noticed two other girls coming down the other side. Sapphire thought she recognized one of them from Signal-Yang, was it?
Violet grabbed a rock sticking out of the ledge with her whip. She pulled herself up, then latched onto one. Karai climbed bare handed and was a few feet ahead of her. Suddenly they heard a high pitched scream in the distance. The girls looked back, then at each other.
"Should we go and help," Violet asked.
Karai shrugged. "Someone closer will probably handle it before we get there." She kept on climbing. Violet paused for a moment, then continued climbing too.
"At this rate we'll reach the top in a few minutes," Violet said.
"I'm not too sure about that," Karai said.
"Why not?"
Karai pointed up. At the top of the cliff was a giant King Taijitu.
The King Taijitu lunged at the girls. It was twice as big as an ordinary one. Rocks were pushed aside with its tail, creating a mini avalanche. Karai lost hold of her grip. She fell back, screaming. Violet grabbed her hand. She pushed off the side of the cliff. Freefalling, she used her whip to grab onto the branch of a nearby tree. She swung them out of the way of the snake. The girls landed in the forest. The King Taijitu shot down the side off the cliff.
"Run," Violet screamed. The girls took off into the forest.
"I think we'll be there in a few minutes," Mona Lisa said.
"I wonder who our teammates will be."
"Hopefully not annoying." Mona Lisa swung her mace to clear away some branches.
"Why do you think we haven't seen any monsters yet?"
Mona shrugged. "Eh, the other students probably killed them all already."
Suddenly the girls heard screaming. The trees in front of them began shake.
"Never mind, then." Without looking at each other, Mona Lisa grabbed her gun and Sapphire her staff. They stood battle ready.
Violet and Karai came running out of the brush. Violet tripped. Karai grabbed her hand and tried to pull her up when a giant King Taijitu burst out of the trees. Mona Lisa aimed at the creature's eye and fired. It dodged the attack, then charged at her. Sapphire pushed her to the ground. She grabbed her staff and waved it like a wand. Stones from the nearby temple came crashing in, pounding the King Taijitu to the ground. It groaned. The white side of the Grimm rose, fangs barred.
"Hey!"
The snake turned around. Vienna cracked her whip. Lightning shot from the rope, sending a wave of sparks through the air. The white snake snapped back. The black snake got up. Both growled at Vienna.
"Karai, the eyes."
Karai threw throwing stars at the black snake's eye. They pierced both its eyeballs. It screamed. Mona Lisa fired from behind. The black side fell over.
The white side howled. It lunged at Violet, but she summersaulted out of the way. She ran behind the snake and used her whip as a lasso, grabbing it by the throat.
"You two, help me hold it," she yelled to Karai and Mona Lisa. The girls ran over and grabbed onto the whip.
"Aim for its head," she yelled as the white snake began to pull against the makeshift leash.
Sapphire pulled out an arrow from her boot. Her staff collapsed into a bow. She pulled the string tight. The arrow flew into the monster's neck. Then it started glowing. Bright light burned the Grimm's flesh like a poisoned halo. The monster roared at Sapphire. It swung its tail, slamming Sapphire against a tree. She slumped against the trunk.
"Sapphire!" Mona Lisa screamed.
Violet turned to her. "Fire at the base of its head."
Mona let go of the whip. The monster pulled, sending the girls flying. Hissing, it-
BOOM!
A white light shot out at the base of the King Taijitu's head. Its neck snapped, and it fell over dead.
Violet and Karai lay on the ground.
"You okay," Violet asked.
"Yeah, are you?"
"Fine."
They slowly got up, their muscles protesting every movement. Mona Lisa pulled Sapphire to her feet and grinned..
"Well, that was a thing."
"Mona Lisa Marigold, Violet Goodwitch, Tang Karai, Sapphire Star. The four of you retrieved the white queen pieces. From this day forward you will work together as Team VKSM (vixen). Led by: Violet Goodwitch." The auditorium cheered.
"I won't you down sir." The girls stood there a moment, hands behind their back, before walking off stage. They stood by the fire exit to get their room assignment from Professor Peach. Then they went back to their seats to watch the rest of the teams go up. Violet leaned back in her seat and smiled. She had hoped to be leader. And her team wasn't half bad. And judging the way Mona Lisa and Sapphire were whispering they were already on their way to becoming friends. Violet smiled, then shushed them. Karai was quiet, watching the stage intently.
"And finally, Blake Belladonna, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, and Yang Xio Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward you will work together as: Team RWBY. Led by: Ruby Rose."
Karai couldn't help but smile at the expression on Weiss' face.
"It looks like things are shaping up to be an. . . interesting year."