Reworked Chapter 1: A Different Beginning

You see, this is a story. An ordinary story, in fact. A story with action, comedy, drama, and a little bit of romance. A story about a boy, no older than 15, from an island called Patch. A story about a hero with great power. But sometimes, great power comes with great consequence. And sometimes, these consequences stay…

Forever.

Ruby woke up to what seemed like the smell of… cookies? Quickly sitting up from her bed, she soon regretted it as she somehow fell of the edge of the bed and landed on her head. After what felt like ages, Ruby recovered from her 'concussion' and looked around to see everyone doing their daily routines. Weiss was in the shower, Yang was brushing her hair in front of a mirror and Blake was, surprisingly, not reading one of her 'child-friendly' books, but instead reading from what looked like a leather book. It's was old and worn, but it still looked like something you would sell at a shop. "Hey Blakeee..." Ruby said, using her semblance to get onto Blake's bed. Seeing Ruby suddenly appear on her bed, she quickly closed the book.

"Whatca reading?" Ruby asked. Expecting an answer, Ruby was shocked to see Blake suddenly disappear, a shade from her own semblance left on the bed. "B... Blake?" Ruby said as she started to feel sad.

"Hey, don't worry about it Sis, Blake just woke up. Maybe she just wanted some peace and quiet." Ruby turned around to see her sister, brush in hand with a sandwich in the other. Ruby looked at her with small tears forming around her eyes.

"Here. I got cookies." Ruby's sad demeanour instantly changed when the scent of cookies invaded her nose. Grabbing them, she was quick to devour them, instantly emptying the plate the cookies were on.

"Did you hear about the new student coming?" Yang asked Ruby. "I heard that he was taught at Signal too. He's your age as well Ruby." Ruby's eyes were filled with curiosity as she listened to her sister.

"Do you know where he lived?" Ruby asked as she searched her mind, trying to find anyone that would be strong enough to go to Beacon at her age. One person came to mind but…

"Ruby. Ruby?"

"Huh?" Ruby was snapped out of her daze by Yang's very subtle poke.

"You were thinking about him again, weren't you?" Yang asked, clearly worried.

"Yea…" Ruby trailed off as memories started to come back to her. Her father, her mother, she and Yang playing, her first day at Signal, her first friend, her first crush, her first kiss… and then the bad memories came along. Her first fight, her mother's death, her sister's desperate eyes, her first witnessed death and then…

"Ruby. We're going to be late for class if you don't hurry up." Ruby looked up to see Yang tapping her foot impatiently as she waited for Ruby.

"Ahh... Yea, let's go." Ruby said, putting on her best impression of a happy face. On their way to class, Ruby's mind started to wander off, to that moment. The moment that changed her life. The moment that Dusk died.

Flashback

Ruby laughed as she listened to Dusk's rather horrendous jokes. "Two men walked into a bar. Ouch." Ruby erupted into a fit of giggles after hearing that joke. After a while of unstoppable giggles, she decided to lean on Dusk's shoulders.

"Uhh, Ruby?" Dusk asked. If she was to look at him, she would've seen that his face was deep red, either from embarrassment or confusion.

"Yea?" Ruby replied, too content with her position to look up at him.

"What… exactly are you doing" Ruby sighed internally. Dusk was always like this. He was caring, kind, but he was never able to pick up the hints that she gave him. She even believed that if she threw herself at him, he wouldn't notice.

"Leaning on you." Ruby said after a short pause in their conversation.

"Why?"

"Because."

"Because?"

"Just cause." Ruby decided to end the conversation there and closed her eyes. Before he fell into the deep pit of sleep, she heard Dusk sigh to himself and whisper something that would soon be the last thing she would hear from him.

"I'm sorry Ruby. I love you…"

Ruby snapped her eyes open when she heard the sound of an explosion. Looking at the scene in front of her, she saw a hooded figure, fighting what seemed like a black blur. Looking around, she noticed that Dusk was nowhere to be seen. Deciding that finding Dusk was more important that this fight, she was surprised when a pair of arms encircled themselves around her and keep her down.

"Ruby, stay here." Ruby's eyes widened when she saw Yang, bloody and bruised, cuts covering her whole body.

"Yang! What happened to you!" Ruby yelled. Instead of reassuring her like Ruby expected her to, she was surprised to see her shed a tear and look behind her.

"It's not me you should be worried about. It's him." Ruby's eyes widened as she put two and two together. With Dusk gone, Yang beaten, and the assailant fighting a black blur, she realised who was fighting the person that was able to injure Yang so badly.

Dusk was fighting them. And from the looks of things, he's losing the battle. As the hooded figure disengaged, she was able to see the conditions of both fighters. The figure was relatively alright, with a few cuts in his robe and the only fatal injury was a cut to his chin, only a few centimetres from slitting his throat. Dusk, on the other hand, was in a worse condition. He had cuts everywhere, ranging from his face to his legs. He was bleeding from his left arm, and from the looks of it, he lost it as well. His posture was very ragged, the heaving of his chest indicated that it took a lot of effort to breath. After a few moments of intense staring, the two charged each other. Watching them, Ruby realised what was going on. They were both going for the kill.

As the hooded figure rushed Dusk, Ruby noticed a shadow forming behind the man. As Dusk ran towards the figure with his weapon drawn, she was shocked to see the man thrust his dagger forward, the blade stabbing Dusk through the heart. Ruby scream at the sight in front of her, the blood spurting of Dusk's back. As Dusk dropped dead, Ruby was too shocked to move when the hooded figure moved towards her. Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw Yang stand up and run towards the figure before being simply swatted away by the man. As Yang crashed into a tree, Ruby stared at the remains of what was once her friend, her brother, her first love.

"…" The man said nothing as he lifted his dagger, ready to put an end to Ruby's life. She heard Yang yell as the man brought his weapon down. She closed her eyes, ready to accept her fate, until she heard metal clash against metal. Opening her eyes, Ruby stared in disbelief at the sight in front of her. Dusk, miraculously, stood in front of her, one hand holding the assailant's dagger and the other holding his weapon, drops of blood on the tip of it. As the man dropped dead, Dusk fell backwards, landing next to Ruby. Ruby instantly snapped into action and cradled Dusk, whispering to him that everything would be alright.

"Ruby…" Dusk said, his voice harsh and raspy.

"Yes?" Ruby replied, her eyes filled to the brim with unshed tears.

"Promise me one thing…"

"Yea?"

"Live. For me." Dusk reached into his pocket and gave her a pendant, a silver rose on it. As soon as Ruby took the gift, Dusk dropped dead, the light in his black, shining eyes leaving. As Ruby started to shed her tears, for once in her life, she didn't appreciate Yang's comforting hug,

Flashback End

"Ruby. Ruby" Ruby jumped in shock as she was tapped on the shoulder. Hard. "Ouch, what was that for?" Ruby whined. Yang rolled her eyes in response and walked into class, Ruby following shortly after. As she tuned out of Professor Port's lectures, as she usually does, Ruby's mind wandered off once again, but this time she thought of irrelevant things such as cookies and her next classes.

In the forest of Forever Fall, near Beacon, stood a hooded figure. The figure looked like a teen, around the age of 15. His figure was covered by the shadows created by the trees, unknowingly giving him an advantage in battle. Hearing a rustling in the bushes, the boy brought his left arm out of the cape, revealing a metal arm, clearly homemade, although it looked like it had a touch of a professional. Turning around, he counted five Beowolves surrounding him, ready to pounce. As they circled him, the figure brought out his right arm, bringing his weapon with it. His weapon was a curved blade, although it looked like a crescent moon (Think of Diana's weapon from League of Legends). After this display of power, the Beowolves growled, as if they were challenging him. After a short hiatus, the figure leaned back… and disappeared into the shadows. The Beowolves, who were once aggressive, were now confused, their show of power stopped as they tried to find their single opponent. Hearing a whistle in the air, one unlucky Beowolf turned around, only to be met by a blade, easily decapitating it. The remaining four sniffed the air, trying to locate the scent of their evasive opponent. Another whistle and another Beowolf dropped, his body split in half. The remaining three tried to flee the battle, although two were easily killed. The last remaining Beowolf was able to save his head, for the cost of his hand, that is. As the Beowolf howled in pain, the remains of its hand hit the man on the head, taking his hood off.

Staring at the Beowolf, the man was able to see the fear in its eyes. He scoffed as he swung his blade in a diagonal motion, killing the Grimm in an instant. "To think that monsters like these actually feel fear…" The man mumbled to himself. Walking away from the scene, the man put his hood back on, his black, shining eyes the only visible through the darkness his hood created. As he walked through the surprisingly large forest, he didn't expect to be greeted by an old looking man. Wearing a black suit and dark green pants, the man felt like this new-comer had power. Authority.

"Do you know where you are, young man?" The older man asked, his cane lightly tapping against the tree next to him.

"Not in the slightest sir." The teen replied, his body leaning against the tree next to him.

"Well, right now, you are in the forest of Forever Fall, one of the most dangerous places to be in right now." The man replied, unknowingly taking up a slightly relaxed battle stance.

"Oh, is that so? What, you think I won't be able to take care of myself?"

"No, no. I believe you are more than capable of doing so. It really depends who your opponent is, Dusk." The teen, now known as Dusk, was grinning slightly, amused by the sudden turn of events.

"I know who you are, Ozpin," Dusk started, "What do you want?"

"You already know what I want. I believe I asked you the same question a couple of years back. After your encounter with-"

"I'll make a deal with you, Ozpin." Dusk said, quickly interrupting Ozpin. "If I win, I get to not go to this school of yours."

"But if I win?" Ozpin asked, his normally stoic face showing a hint of excitement.

"Well… I'll go to your school. Teams and everything." Dusk replied, slowly getting himself upright for the incoming event.

Ozpin smiled as he held his cane in a more offensive position, while Dusk got into a stance, his blade in his right hand, ready to strike at any time.

"Well then, let's start, shall we."

Ruby yawned as she walked out of combat class. Looking around, she noticed Professor Ozpin walking around the school, a slight limp in his leg, but smiling nonetheless. "Hey Yang?" Ruby called out.

"Yea sis?" Yang replied, confused as to what her sister was staring at.

"Why does Professor Ozpin seem so… Happy?" Ruby asked, cringing to herself as Ozpin did a little leprechaun hop.

"I don't know sis. Let's just hope it stops us from getting any more homework." Ruby let out a giggle at that one. As the two teams, RWBY and JNPR walked to the cafeteria, they were interrupted by their scroll vibrating.

"Huh. What could this be?" Weiss asked aloud, making everybody think the same. The message said one thing only. 'A special meeting is being called in the auditorium right now. Student attendance in mandatory.' After seeing that it was from Ozpin, the two teams rushed towards the auditorium, hoping to get good seats. As they arrived there, they saw four people on the stage, accompanied by none other than Ozpin himself. While the others were staring at the guy with the two pistols, Ruby's attention as diverted to the hooded figure. For some reason, Ruby felt like that person was very important in her life once. As the other students began to fill the auditorium, Ruby knew that this was going to be special.

I am back, my brethren. I'm sorry about the short hiatus in the original story. Like I said earlier, I found that the one I was writing now had no base, no good plot to write from. So I took a short while to think and rewrite the whole plot. I was also able to come up with a new story too, so you can wait for that. With chapter uploads, I'm hoping that I can upload a chapter once a week for both my stories (This reworked one and the new one). So for now, I'll leave you with this for now. Please tell me how I went, criticism is appreciated. Thx Bby.

OMG, It's Jason Bourne.