Legends, stories scattered through time. Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past. Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful, but he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness, creatures of destruction, the creatures of Grimm, set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed, and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man's brief existence back to the void. However, even the smallest spark of hope can ignite change, and in time, man's passion, resourcefulness, and ingenuity led the tools that would help them even the odds. This power was appropriately named "Dust". Nature's wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness, and in the shadow's absence came strength, civilization, and most importantly, life. But even the most brilliant lights eventually flicker and die. And when they do, darkness will return.
Walking down an alleyway was a man with orange hair, a bowler hat, and a white suit holding a cane. Behind him were four henchmen that will inevitably act as cannon fodder not too far off in the story. The man and his lackeys stopped in front of a store labeled "From Dust Till Dawn". Mr. bowler hat walked over to the old shopkeeper.
"Do you know how hard it is to find a Dust shop open this late?" he asked.
One of the henchmen pointed his gun at the shopkeeper
"P-Please! Just take my lien and leave!" the shopkeeper begged, but was quickly hushed by the man.
"Calm down, we're not here for your money." he looked over to the henchmen. "Get the Dust."
One of the henchmen went over, opening a case and removing one of several cylinders.
"Crystals. Burn. Uncut."
Another henchman noticed a young girl. Said girl was wearing a red cloak and had black hair with red on the tips. Her most striking feature, however, was her silver eyes. He walked over to her, unsheathing his sword.
"Alright, kid. Hands where I can see 'em!"
No response.
"Hey, kid! You got a death wish or something?"
The henchman goes over and turns her around, revealing a surprised look on her henchman, now very annoyed, motioned her to take off her headphones, which she did.
"Yes?"
"I said hands in the air, now!"
The girl looked confused.
"Are you... robbing me?" she asked.
"Yes!"
"Ooohhh..."
Meanwhile, Mr. bowler hat was waiting for his men to finish the heist when he heard screams followed by one of the henchmen flying past him and out of the building.
A young boy that was walking by reading a book also seemed to notice this because the man happened to land right in front of him. He looked over to see a young girl twirling a large scythe like it was nothing. He decided to go meet her.
"Hey! I like your weapon!" he said.
She seemed to hear him.
"Um... thanks. I made it myself."
"Really? That's so cool!" After that statement, the strange boy seemed to notice something. "By the way, my name is Endou Mamoru!" He offered a handshake, which she quickly took.
"Ruby Rose."
"Ahem!"
Both teens stopped their introductions and looked over towards the man, who looked clearly irritated.
"Let's just get this over with." he said. "Kill them! We cannot afford for anyone to interfere with our plans!" On command, the remaining henchmen rushed towards the duo.
"Get back, Endou! I've got this!" Ruby said, pushing him back slightly. However, Endou quickly stepped back up next to her.
"Are you kidding? I'm not gonna miss this! Besides, now is the perfect time to test out grandpa's weapons!" he pointed to the brown gloves he was wearing.
"Those?" Ruby questioned.
Endou grinned.
"Yep! My grandpa was a great huntsman! These gloves were originally his but he passed them down to me!" Endou outstretched his arm and a small cannon came out of the palm of the glove, shooting a small energy sphere at one of the henchmen, knocking him over.
Meanwhile, Ruby stared with stars in her eyes.
"That's awesome! But where does it keep the ammo?"
"It's powered by my aura. The more I pump into it, the more powerful the shot is."
"SO COOL!" Ruby screamed.
"Yeah, but for now, lets focus on the bad guys."
Ruby nodded and quickly slashed one of the henchmen, not killing him, but knocking him out.
Meanwhile, the henchman that Endou knocked over got back up and attempted to slash Endou with his sword, only for him to dodge it and deliver a powerful punch to the face.
"Nekketsu Punch!"
The henchman was instantly knocked out.
The bowler hat guy walked up to one of the fallen henchmen.
"You were worth every cent. Truly you were." He then turned to Ruby and Endou. "Well, Red, Mamoru, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I would love to stick around..." he pointed his cane at them, at which point the bottom opened up, revealing that his cane was actually a rifle complete with cross grid. "... I'm afraid this is where we part ways." he shot a red blast at them from his cane. However, before Ruby could even react, something most unexpected happened.
"Nekketsu Punch!"
Endou had ran up and punched the blast into oblivion.
"Wha...?" Ruby was in shock at the amazing feat the boy had just pulled off.
"I'll explain later." he quickly said. However, when they both looked over, the man was not there, but climbing a ladder on a nearby building.
"Is it okay of we go after him?" Ruby asked the shopkeeper, who gave a quick nod.
On the roof, the man was running away when he noticed Ruby had easily scaled the building, Endou in tow. He stops at the edge of the building, a bullhead pulling up and opening the hatch to allow him inside.
"Persistent..." He pulls out a red dust crystal. "End of the line, Red, Mamoru!" He threw the dust crystal at the duo's feet and shot at it, resulting in a large explosion.
He starts laughing, then stopped as he noticed something else on the roof.
A blond woman wearing all white with a purple cape stood there, casting a circle of protection. She then shot several purple blasts at the bullhead.
The man ran up to the pilot.
"We got a huntress!" The pilot got up and went back while the man took the controls.
Meanwhile, the blonde woman aimed another shot above the bullhead, resulting in a large storm cloud right above the craft, and jagged pieces of ice to fall down. The pilot, on the other hand, was charging a fiery attack.
Meanwhile, Endou's mind was racing.
'What do I do? Nekketsu Punch won't be enough to stop that, and I don't think that huntress can do it alone.' He took a deep breath. 'I guess I have to try that move now.' He started to run towards the woman.
"Hey, Endou! Where are you going?" Ruby shouted.
'I know I never did this move right, but grandpa, please, I'm begging you give me the strength to do it just this once!' Then, as if his prayers were answered, he felt the power he needed flowing into his right hand. 'Yes! This is it! Thanks grandpa! Here goes nothing!' He ran up and stopped right in front of the blonde woman.
"What are you doing kid!? Get back!"
But the pilot had already fired the attack.
'Here I go!'
Endou raised his hand in the air and a large golden hand appeared.
"God Hand!"
He used the large hand to effortlessly block the attack.
Ruby, the blonde woman, and the pilot were in shock. However, the bowler hat man used this to his advantage and quickly steered the bullhead away while Ruby ran over to Endou.
"That was awesome, Endou! How did you do that?"
The boy, however, looked down at his hand, looking just as surprised as Ruby.
"I-I don't know." He said as Ruby turned her attention to the blonde woman.
"And you're a huntress!" She said with glee. "Can I have your autograph?"
Ruby and Endou were now sitting in a holding cell.
"This is bullcrap!" Endou yelled. "We stopped a robbery and saved that huntress and we're the bad guys!?" When he finished that sentence, however, the woman walked into the room.
"I hope you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, you two. You put yourself and others in great danger."
"They started it!" both Endou and Ruby shouted in unison. The woman continued.
"If it were up to me, you'd both be sent home... with a pat on the back." Both Ruby and Endou smiled. "And a slap in the wrist!" she demonstrated by smacking the table with her wand. Endou and Ruby barely jerked their hands away in time. "But there is someone who would like to see you." The woman stepped to the side to reveal a man with white hair with small glasses. He was wearing all green and was holding a mug and a tray of cookies.
"Ruby Rose..." he said leaning down to her face. "You... have silver eyes." He looked over to Endou, who had his notebook open and was looking between his hand and the page. The man smiled in what looked like longing. Setting the tray of cookies on the table, he walked over to Endou. "Daisuke's grandson, I presume?" He said, getting a surprised look from the boy.
"You know my grandpa?" The man smiled.
"Of course. Him and I were good friends." He looked at the notebook. "May I?" Endou nodded and handed it over. The man took it and chuckled. The woman, on the other hand, did not look so amused.
"Is this some kind of joke?" she asked, getting another chuckle from the man.
"No, Glynda. That's just Daisuke." He handed the notebook back to Endou, which he took. "So, do you know who I am?"
"Professor Ozpin, headmaster of Beacon Academy." Ruby quickly said.
The man, now known as Ozpin, smiled.
"So, what do you want to do with your lives?"
"I want to be a huntress."
"I wanna be just like my grandpa!"
He smiled again.
"So you both want to slay monsters." Both teens nodded. "Want to come to my school?"
"More than anything." they both said.
Ozpin smiled once again.
"Well, okay." Both teens went wide eyed in shock.
Ruby was currently getting the wind crushed out of her by her blonde sister, Yang Xiao Long.
"Oh, I'm so happy my baby sister is gonna get to go to Beacon with me!"
"Please stop..." Ruby said, gasping for air.
"But I'm just so happy!" she said, finally letting go.
"It was nothing. Besides, I don't deserve all the credit. Endou over there helped, too. He was all like 'God Hand!' and then there was this giant hand and it blocked fire and-"
"Wow, sis. You've said some crazy things before, but this takes the cake."
"But he did, Yang! Tell her, Endou."
Endou scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Well..."
He was interrupted by a news report.
"The robbery was lead by nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities."
Endou had tuned all this out, however, as a particular person caught his interest.
Said person had white, spiky hair that stood up almost like flames. He wore an orange hoodie with a white t shirt and jeans and had tanned skin. He was snapped out of his trance by Yang and Ruby yelling something about Yang having puke on her shoe.
Something told Endou that this was going to be a very interesting four years. He smiled at the thought.
