The Big Bad Wolf
Ch.1
Meet the Big Bad Wolf
AN: So this is my first story I've ever written. This story came about when I was looking for a long story about RWBY that had an OC main character. I read both of them and liked them a lot. They both had me thinking of my own OC and how his story would play out. This then led me to creating him, reworking him, and finally coming to a conclusion of how he should be. This is the first of, hopefully, many chapters. I'm planning for this to be a long
one, so get ready for the long haul here guys. I hope you like it.
On a cold night somewhere in Vale City, a figure is seen walking towards a general store. The figure had planned to break in to the store while everyone was asleep to steal several items. While the figure goes through his mental check list of the items he is supposed to get, he hears the smashing of windows. The figure goes to check on the noise and to his surprise, sees the store he planned to rob was already being robbed.
There inside the store, are three figures, who have tied up the store owners who came to check on the noise. Now, the figure himself had a dilemma. He needed the stuff on his list and could steal from what was left over after the robbers left, or he could play hero and save the day and ask for the items afterwards. Realizing that the latter of the two options had a lower risk of jail time, he started walking towards the store to confront the thugs.
"Who's there? Show yourself!" yells one of the thugs, who was most likely the leader. "Put your hands in the air and walk away or the owners will get hurt!" he continues to yell. His intimidation shows no effect on the lone figure who continues walking towards the group, his hands casually placed in his pockets.
"What do we do boss?" asks one of the two underlings. His tone held a mix of fear and confusion at the situation in hand. "Should we go after him?" the same thug asks again, still haven't received an answer to his original question.
"Yeah, boys, go get him. I'll handle the hostages." said the leader, calmly believing a two against one would allow for his henchmen to easily overwhelm the figure.
The two henchmen nodded at each other and went on attack. One went for an easy jab at the head of the figure. The figure easily dodged this and did a jumping knee to the thug's gut, causing him to bend over in pain. The figure side steps the injured thug and kicks in the knee with bone breaking force to make him lose balance and incapacitate him on the ground. The second thug saw that the figure had his back to him and decided to try to sucker punch him. The figure had heard the thugs approach and countered this by bending backwards, planting his hands into the ground, and using his backwards momentum to swing his legs down onto the thug, converting all of his energy into slamming his feet into the thug. This caused the thug to be sent straight down to the cold, hard ground head first, rendering him unconscious.
The leader had just seen his two henchmen get demolished by the figure without the figure seemingly breaking a sweat. The leader knew that he wouldn't win a fair fight with the figure. So, he decided to take his gun out and point it at the store owners. The figure wanted to help the owners, he wouldn't want for them to die, so it made perfect sense to take them hostage.
"Stop now or the two get their brains blow out all over the ground!" he yelled with terror in his voice. It seemed to work, as the figure stopped and looked at him, he couldn't see the figures eyes or face but now could see the figure's outfit. The figure stood there calmly, face hidden behind a purple scarf and a grey hoodie pulled over his head. He also, had his hands in his jeans pockets, which had two holes in the knees. The thug assumed that the hands in his pockets meant that he admitted defeat, but he knew that he couldn't take a chance. The figure could attack at any point, even if he seemingly quit his attack. So, he knew he only had one option, and he pointed the gun at the figure and pulled the trigger.
The figure had seen this coming, yet he did nothing to stop it. He was only grazed on his arm, but it still caused his arm to be stiffened in pain. But, after the shock of the wound passed, he started to smell the blood. The smell caused a reaction in the figure, a hidden reaction that the thug couldn't have ever guessed to happen. The figure pulled his injured arm's hand out of the pocket and crossed it across his chest to be able to see the open wound on his arm. He then did something that shocked the thug and the owners both. He had licked his wound like an injured dog.
This act had caused the thug to feel nauseated, seeing a man lick his own blood off of himself sickened him. The thug then noticed the figures eyes glow bright yellow through his hood, which didn't seem natural to him. The figure then pulled his hood down to reveal a gray haired Faunus teen with a scar across his nose. He had two sharp grey ears popping out of his hair, which after being shown, pulled back to be hidden in his hair. Then, the figure proceeded to grab the top of the scarf and lower it to be around his neck. This revealed the figures mouth, which showed off his sharp teeth, and the figure emitted a low growl from his now opened mouth.
The thug was in a complete state of horror as he saw the Faunus lower his body into an attack pose. The thug shook off his shock and went to shoot the Faunus again, but as he shot, he saw the Faunus boy move, quickly sidestepping from the bullets trajectory. The thug tried to follow the Faunus' movement to get a shot off but failed as the Faunus moved too quickly and too rapidly for him to get a good shot. Before the thug knew it, the Faunus had made quick progress towards him while dodging his aim. In a desperate attempt to stop the movement, he pointed the gun back at the owners to show he meant to kill. But, before he could even say anything, the Faunus pounced and bit the thug's arm that held the gun, causing the thug to drop the gun.
The Faunus tore the thug's arm up while using his claws to dig into the other arm to prevent any punches. The thug was struggling helplessly on the ground as the Faunus held steadfast on his arm, not allowing the movements to go unpunished by biting harder into his arm. The store owners just watched in horror as their hero had turned into a monster. The Faunus finally stopped after a couple seconds of injuring the man, and grabbed the thug and tossed him out onto the street with his henchmen. The Faunus then spat out the blood and flesh he had gotten from the man's arm.
"I always hate that taste; I need to stop doing that" he calmly said as his teeth became more dull and his eyes changed back to their usual purple instead of the yellow that they became when he was attacking. He turned and saw the owners cowering in fear, and walked up to them and calmly removed their binds with his claws. " Hey, I know you guys were just getting robbed and all, but I need some items and I was thinking since I just helped you out, I'd take a few for free as payment, Okay thanks." he said in a semi joking/serious way. The owners didn't respond in fear of him tearing them apart with his teeth. They waited until he turned away to make their quick escape.
As he went about grabbing the items he needed, he heard several people trying to sneak up on him. He assumed it was the owners trying to make sure nothing happened, so he ignored it. Continuing to grab some things until he heard more movement than what two people should be making. He turned around and saw at least ten police officers holding guns at him. Knowing that he wouldn't be able to get out of this mess, he got on his knees and put his hands behind his head. Several officers ran to him, proceeding to handcuff him. They also decided to rough him up a bit, several only spat at him on the ground but one or two took the chance to kick him while he was on the ground.
The officers grabbed him and dragged him to a car where he was literally thrown into. As he waited for a cop to take him away, he saw that the thugs had ran away before the cops had arrived. After all the mess was cleared up and statements were taken, the officer whom owned the car got in and drove him to the Police headquarters. After taking the mug shot and throwing him into a jail cell for several hours, an officer took him to the interrogation room, where an older looking human sat.
"Hello there, my name is Ozpin. And I am here to ask you a few questions." the older man responded. The Faunus boy spat at Ozpin, showing his anger at the situation. Ozpin proceeds to open the folder that was in front of him. "This, here, is your folder and boy is it a good read." Ozpin jokes. This joke doesn't cause the Faunus boy to crack a smile, but this doesn't dissuade Ozpin from continuing. "Let's see, your name is Jay, your last name is unknown…" said Ozpin before being interrupted by Jay.
"I don't have a last name; I left it behind when I left." Jay interrupts. This caused Ozpin to raise a brow at his vague answer, before continuing his reading of the folder.
"Okay, so I'll just say your last name is Wolf" Ozpin said, watching Jay shrug and grunt at this. "I'll continue, your name is Jay Wolf, you are a wolf Faunus, eye color is purple, and your hair color is a silver gray." Ozpin read off, not looking at Jay whose eyes held a deadly stare. "You're 17 years old, birthdate of November 23rd, height of 5 feet 10 inches, no known weight, medium aura levels that spike depending on the situation, and a notable scar across the bridge of the nose. Are all these correct?" Ozpin asks.
"Yes, they are. Now why are you…" Jay begins to ask before Ozpin ignores him and continues reading out loud.
"No known home address, several work addresses which all say you left after stealing some products, no known kin, and no education known. You certainly are mysterious aren't you Mr. Wolf?" Ozpin stated. He finally looking up to see Jay who stopped glaring at Ozpin and replaced the glare with a confused look as Ozpin continued. "Your charges are; breaking and entering, destruction of property, two accounts of kidnapping, robbery, possession of illegal contraband, obstruction of justice, and finally, resisting arrest." Ozpin finishes. He looks at Jay who looks like he's about to go berserk.
"The police officers are just being racist because I'm a Faunus." Jay states in complete anger. "I came to help the store owners when they were being robbed! I beat up three thugs who were robbing the place, and untied the owners! I didn't steal anything either! I had asked if I could take some things that I needed!" Jay ranted. To which Ozpin calmly watched, allowing him to release his anger. "I didn't have any contraband, all my weapons are at home and I don't do drugs! I didn't stop the Police either, nor did I resist arrest!" Jay finishes, looking away in anger.
"What if I told you that I believed you?" Ozpin reveals. Jay looks back at Ozpin in utter shock; he had assumed that all humans hated the Faunus. "The police may have believed that no one was watching the scene, but, we hunters are always watching, we saw what really happened. They may not have info on you, but we do." Ozpin states, as he brings out another folder from his bag. "You have been living on your own since you were ten years old, you moved around and worked for three years to stay alive, you disappeared for the next three years and no one could find you, even us. You then resurface a year ago with a decent bit of money, to which you didn't use to buy a house. You kept moving and settled here in Vale and worked for a blacksmith for several months." Ozpin read off. Jay looking more and more confused as to the extent they knew about him. "You proceeded to leave the blacksmith after you crafted several weapons that were to be sold, and took them with you. Since then, you have been stealing food and resources for other homeless Faunus families to allow them to be able to leave. Several of which, you saved from Grimm attacks." Ozpin finished.
Jay didn't know how to feel. He had tried to make it so no one had any information on him and it turns out most of his work had been useless. He assumed that Ozpin did have more information than he led on about, but he couldn't call him out on it. Jay just sat and stared at Ozpin and suddenly, he began to chuckle.
"Alright Mr. Ozpin, I get it, you know about me. You know about me even though many don't know about me. So what? What is your purpose here?" Jay said with a smug smile.
"I am here to give you an offer, an offer that would be unwise to refuse." Ozpin stated. He pulls out a flyer that read "Beacon Academy" and slides it towards Jay. "I think you can do something better than rot in jail for several years, I think you can become a Hunter." he explains. Jay looks at Ozpin curiously, not sure what to make of the situation. "You can either become a Hunter or fight the Grimm or you can stay in Jail for several years and lose all of those years for something you didn't do."
"So, let's say I agree and become a Hunter. How could you get me out of here?" Jay asks. "I'm supposed to be here for a while, and I don't think they'll just let me out with a slap on the wrist. Also, Why ask me? Don't you have enough Hunters to fight?"
"Oh. They won't just let you out. These cops are very racist and do not approve of me even meeting with you." Ozpin explains. "But, if you pledge to become a Hunter now, I'm able to pardon all previous crimes and you get to walk out without even a slap on the wrist. And for your final question; better to have more than needed and they live boring lives, than to have less than needed and have people suffer for it." He finished, feeling confident about his explaination. "So, what do you say?"
Jay contemplates his question for a few moments before he comes to a conclusion. "It's better to die a hero than live a villain." He responds to Ozpin. Ozpin stands up and walks behind Jay and undoes his wrist cuffs, to which Jay does a quick stretch to show off his new freedom. Ozpin gives a quick smile when he sees, Jay stretching and tells Jay to follow him. Jay follows Ozpin through the Police headquarters, flipping off the officers he remembers roughing him up. Jay and Ozpin finally head to the main desk where Jay receives his belongings that were confiscated.
Outside the Police HQ, Jay covers his eyes from the natural sunlight he's being exposed to after being held in a shoddily lit cell for several days. Ozpin turns to Jay and starts to explain the situation to him. "You are now free to go grab everything you need. You will be provided a uniform when you arrive at Beacon, so don't worry about buying one. Make sure you bring all your belongings as you won't be coming back for some time. School's already started so you'll be a late arrival. The rest will be explained when you arrive. Understood?" Ozpin finally finishes his explanation.
"Yeah, I understand, bring everything I own. Say my goodbyes. Blah, Blah, Blah…." Jay repeats will some annoyance. "So do you need my address, or something?" Jay asks.
"No. Remember, we know most of your info, so I'll send someone to get you in an hour." Ozpin responds as a car pulls up to him and he gets in, leaving Jay on his own in front of the racist police station. Realizing that he was on a timer he starts towards his "home", on the way there he made a stop to all the Faunus families that he's helped to say goodbye and leave them with some lien to help get them by for a bit.
After 50 minutes go by, he finally reaches his home. An abandoned house that was supposed to be sold but he bribed the buyers to look elsewhere while he lived inside. He goes into his room and grabs his weapons, Big and Bad. Big and Bad where the two swords he had crafted and stole, his swords were collapsible into his gauntlets that he had also stolen and modified. The gauntlets were full of useful things, they held a single shot dust gun that was used in close combat, this was an underhanded technique but effective. They were also his shield, well; they were used like a shield for deflecting incoming attacks. And if all else failed, he would just lose the gauntlets and go with claws, a crude yet effective tactic, nothing scares someone more than someone leaving their weapons on the ground to charge at you with their own claws.
He also grabbed two changes of clothes, along with other various supplies, and counted his leftover Lien. It totaled up to 400 lien, which should cover for most expenses that he needed and he could always go back to pick-pocketing for money. With everything packed in an old backpack he found, he left his home and started patching up his hoodie which still had a hole in it from the bullet grazing him.
He was about finished with his hoodie when the car pulled up and honked the horn to tell him to get in. Jay put away his hoodie and got up to enter the car. He turned around at the car, giving a final look to his home to say goodbye to his past life. After shedding a single tear, he turned back to the car and entered, knowing that this would take him to the biggest change of his life.
EDIT AN: Well, did you like it? If you didn't care for it too much then I understand and thank you for giving it a chance. If you do feel like it needs some work then feel free to either PM me or write a review to explain what I messed up. Trust me when I say that I will never give you shit for saying my work sucks, so long as you explain why it sucks. If what you say makes sense then I will tell you, "Wow, I see how much that sucked. You were right, how may I ever repay you for saving me from my own incompetence." Or at least something along those lines. Once again, thanks for reading.