Remnant's Most Wanted

AN: Happy 2017. As I upload this, it is officially 2017, and has been for mere seconds. This has been a long time coming. I'm excited to get to all the awesome stuff I have planned for this fic. But, it won't have the same consistent upload schedule some of my previous stories have. Just know, if there comes a time I haven't updated in a while, it's because I'm working on other stuff.

Chapter 1: Orange Origin…Orangen?

Citrine stood in the middle of the arena. The Redstone scepters pulsated with energy. Black ink swirled in tubes in front of her. This was it, the final test. If she passed this, she would officially be accepted into Beacon. There wasn't a single thought of worry in her mind.

She put her back foot at an angle and raised Clockwork Rose to the defense. She knew that what was about to come would be a walk in the park. She knew her parents, her aunt, and Headmaster Qrow were watching. With all that in mind, a little bit of flash wouldn't hurt.

The black ink dripped from the container and spilled to the floor. Numerous beowolves took shape right before Citrine's eyes. As one of the beowolves howled, Citrine just grinned mockingly.

"I'm going to enjoy this." She said under her breath.

The beowolf started stalking towards her. Then, like a bullet, Citrine scattered and slammed into it. The beowolf's head slammed into the ground. Citrine jumped on its back and with a stylish spin, imbedded her shield into its skull.

A trio of beowolves flanked her and she back flipped out of the way. She threw her shield into one's head. Then she jumped into the air and used her wrist mounted, magnetic recall feature, or MRF. The shield returned to her as she spun in the air and knocked more Grimm away.

As she landed, a Grimm swung at her head. She blocked it with her shield and pushed the arm away. She then vaulted over the creature, grabbed its claw and put her shield to its shoulder blade. The Grimm that were still alive rushed to their brethren's aid. Perfect.

Her shield shifted a little bit. The thicker edge of the shield, the edge jammed into the Grimm, opened into a gun and blasted through the Grimm's shoulder and through the next one's face. She flipped over the next Grimm's swipe. Mid-dodge, she shot it in the face.

She moved to take a bow but the machine created more Grimm. So, just as they started running at her, she played her trump card. Well, the first of many. Apparently, they weren't going to be satisfied until they've properly gauged her abilities. Fat chance at that.

The gears and the threads snapped into place. She fired the shifting mechanism so that the shield extended into the Grimm's throat. As its alternate form took shape, she changed her stance. She wound her body like a spring. Then, as the next batch of Grimm were all in range, she spun the scythe around her whole body.

It ripped through the Grimm's soft, infantile hide. She helicoptered up and fired to keep spinning until one of them was dead. She dashed around, dodging the next batch of Grimm. She could have ended the fight so many times but she didn't want it to just be a victory. She wanted each kill strike to look like a work of art.

A twist and methodical strike here. A gorge attack here. An obnoxiously over complicated combination to turn the last opponent into mincemeat. And finished. As the orange petals drifted to the ground, she took a bow. Her small, captive, audience applauded.

A few minutes and a congratulation later and she was sitting on a bench in the Beacon courtyard, waiting for Qrow to officially accept her into the school. This time of year, Beacon was practically empty. The returning students were still on break and the new students wouldn't be officially arriving until later.

Her attention was caught when her parents walked out of Beacon tower, accompanied by Qrow. He had changed a lot since Citrine was a kid. His hair had greyed and his outfit was darker with red and green accents. His eyepiece glinted in the sun as he tried to look as official as possible. But everyone knew what was in his canteen.

"Congratulations Citrine…" Qrow said. "You're officially a student at Beacon Academy." He handed her a student ID. "A few ground rules, other than the ones you've already read and accepted."

"Yeah I…totally read those." Citrine smirked.

"First off…none of this Uncle Qrow business. And if you say great-uncle, I'll fail your next assignment. You'll address me as Professor, Headmaster or simply Qrow. I don't want any of this Professor Branwen business either."

"Understood un…I mean Qrow." She gave a cheerful salute.

"Alright." The old man turned around. "I'll see you in the spring." Citrine stared up at her parents.

"You were showing off." Jaune said.

"Yeah and…?" Citrine said.

"Just…be more careful out on missions and stuff."

"I know Dad." Citrine groaned.

"Come here." He pulled her up and kissed the top of her head. "We're proud of you."

"It's going to be so…" Ruby trailed off. "Different without you around the house." A tear fell down her face.

"Mom, are you crying?"

"No I just…yes…you're going to Beacon and the twins will be joining you in two years." Ruby started breaking down. Jaune put a hand on her shoulder. Citrine gave her a hug as well. It was then, that she realized she was a little taller than her mother now.

"You'll still have Argent for a while." Citrine reassured.

"That's true." Ruby whimpered. "And also…" She looked at Jaune.

"Now's as good a time as any." Jaune said.

"I'm pregnate." Ruby said. "I'm going to be a mother of five."

"What?" Citrine said. "That's crazy. You're like, forty."

"I'm thirty-eight." Ruby huffed.

"I'm forty." Jaune corrected. "That's still not too old to have kids. My dad was like, fifty by the time Amery was born."

"Oh yeah…you have like, seven sisters." Citrine mused. That made eight biological aunts for her. Citrine spotted someone riding a bike around the courtyard.

"Helios!" Ruby shouted.

"Hey Mrs. Rose-Arc." Helios shouted as he rode towards them.

"What are you doing here kid?" Jaune asked.

"Headmaster Qrow had a mission for me." Helios removed his helmet and goggles.

"A mission?" Ruby asked. "I thought you were just helping out the police force in Atlas."

"I was…but Ms. Winter and Qrow thought I could do some good around here. Apparently some unsavory individuals have skipped town and are hiding out here."

"Ooh…an underground criminal network?" Citrine said.

"Absolutely not." Ruby said.

"But you did it."

"The police were also completely ineffectual…and Ozpin let me get away with a lot of stuff he probably shouldn't have." Ruby defended. "Look, leave it to the police, unless you…and your TEAM, decide together, that you're capable of taking things on."

"Alright Mom." Citrine smarted off.

That's right, she also had a team to look forward to. She knew Nephrite was a shoe in and all Eiess needed was permission from her family. She didn't really know anyone else who was coming…at least not for sure. So, she had to try to be on the same team of at least one of them. Not that she wasn't perfectly able to talk to strangers but she worried the same couldn't be said about her two friends.

AN: And so it has begun. Much like RWBYond Vale, the first few chapters will be shorter. I see these first five chapters as sort of the equivalent to the trailers we got leading up to volume 1. I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, leave a review.