Chapter 1: Entrance

It's places like this where you stop and think about your life. What you did to deserve the things you get.

"Is it gone yet?" I ask, just barely keeping myself from panicking. I look out from my little spot behind a tree, just to have my head nearly taken off by a swing from a shadow werewolf.

"NOPE!"

I took off, running for my life for like the seventh time today. I maneuvered through tree roots, basically an expert at keeping from getting tripped, thanks to my family. (Read: little brothers.)

Eventually I reached a tree with a low, bendable branch. I grabbed a hold of it, and bent it back.

"Wait for it…" I waited till I heard it's snarls and growls get closer. "Now!" I let go of the branch.

The following clothesline looked like something you would see in a kid's cartoon. I chuckled, even while scared out of my wits. Then survival instinct took back over and I started running again.

I find a decently climbable tree, and hurry up and climb it, purposely breaking off thicker branches. I collapse on a bigger branch as the shadow tries climbing. Since it's much heavier than me, it can't climb up very far before the smaller branches I didn't break collapse out from beneath it.

It starts to swing at the trunk, and I figure by the small gashes it's leaving that It'll take a while to cut through. That was the last thought that passed through my mind before I passed out.

When my eyes opened, the first thing I noticed was the note stuck to my forehead. I pulled it off, and started to read it.

Hey kid,
I found you in this tree, and thought you could use some help. I unlocked your Aura, to heal the nicks and bruises, you know?
I sent your description to someone in town a few hundred yards north. Look for a big blonde, calls himself Tai.
I also took care of the wolf for you. Sorry I couldn't do more to help, I had a mission to get to.
See you later, maybe.
Q

Well, I need to remember to thank this Q guy, but first I need to get out of this forest alive. He had drawn a little compass on the paper, which smelled a bit like alcohol.

'Okay, how did I get here? Last I remember, we were all swimming in a hotel pool, there was a pain in my chest, and I appear in a random forest, where I'm chased by a weird shadow wolf. And now this Q guy said something about unlocking my "Aura"? Where the heck am I?'

I made it to the town in short time, and it didn't take long to find just about the tallest person I've ever seen. He was talking to another blonde, whose back was turned to me.
"Oh, here he is." He said, and the other blonde turned around.

"Yang?!" I ask, dumbfounded.

"Hey… you." She said.

"Do you know this guy, Yang?" Tai asked.

"Not at all." She muttered to him. "But I am pretty popular around here, so I'm not surprised he knows my name."

Meanwhile, I was in my own little world.

HAS STOPPED WORKING

ATTEMPTING REBOOT…
REBOOT FAILED!
ATTEMPTING REBOOT…
REBOOTED!

ATTEMPTING REALITY CHECK…
REALITY CHECK FAILED!
UNABLE TO REATTEMPT!

'What?! I'm on Remnant?! How? The better question would be 'How did I not realize until now?!' the Beowolf, my Aura, Tai, and I'm willing to bet this Q guy is Qrow. Ah crap, should I keep my name? Oh god, I've been staring.'

I snapped back to reality, or what's reality to me now. Yang and Tai had concerned looks pointed towards me. My gaze drifted to Yang's arm, where I deducted that I got here before the end of season three at least.

"Well?" Yang asked. "How do you know me?"

"Oh, I saw your picture and name somewhere awhile back." I said. Wasn't exactly a lie.

"Must've been when you got into the news for breaking Signal's record on those punch recorders." Tai said.

"Maybe…" Yang didn't seem convinced.

"Anyway, do you have a place to stay?"

I shook my head.

"Well, you can stay at our place. Just, be mindful of my younger daughter. She… gets a little nuts about weapons." Tai said.

"Really?" I asked. "You both barely know me. And you're willing to let me into your home without a second thought? Actually, if Yang's in Signal, his other daughter is 'nuts' about weapons, that means he is probably an actual Huntsman. And I am just some random kid."

The looks of concern returned, so I continued. "If you are a Huntsman, could you train me up a bit? Just before Beacon starts taking applications. I have had a bit of hand to hand training."

"Yep," Tai said. "You got a name?"

"Cole. Cole Embers."

We started walking to where I assumed was Tai's house was.

"What's with the pack?" yang questioned.

"Just some things I threw together." I answered, just realizing I had a backpack on.

"So you don't have a weapon?" Yang asked.

"I got these." I said, hitting my fists together. "And a bit of hand to hand training."

"Nice gloves. Looks like they've been through a bit of work though."

"They've been my first and favorite pair of fingerless gloves for nearly three years now."

"And you said you have hand to hand training? You don't look that tough." She said.

"You say that, but you don't know how hard of a hit I can take. That's even more now that my Aura's unlocked."

I was completely unprepared to get roundhouse kicked right into a tree.

"So we're doing this now?" I groan, standing back up. The pain in my back quickly subsided.

"You said you needed training, and I figure, who's a better trainer than me?" Yang answered.

"Your dad and uncle, for instance." Tai said.

"Oh shush, you." She said. "Lesson one, always be prepared."

I get into a fighting stance, with my left hand in front of my head. "Bring it, Blondie."

"Ready? Go!" Tai said.

She charged me, swinging a heavy left hook. I ducked, throwing a quick jab at her stomach. It hit, but didn't effect her much, if the two handed overhead that made me taste dirt had anything to say about it. I swung my legs around to trip her, but she jumped back just in time.
I went on the offensive, trying to get her to block more, and hit less. It worked, for the most part. I found my opening when she went to counter. I grabbed her arm and went in for a headbutt, but it must not've landed correctly, because after I hit, my vision swam.
She straight up decked me in the face, and I was sent flying back a good five feet. I stood, shaking off a headache. I didn't immediately see Yang, so I rolled forward. My assumption was correct as, as soon as I finished rolling, she hit the ground, creating a small crater. I got my revenge by roundhouse kicking her into a tree.

"Okay, not gonna lie, that does hurt." She said, as I internally celebrated my first successful roundhouse kick.
I didn't notice her get up, and paid the price for it. One painful blow to my chin, and I was sent off my feet, and out of the match.

"And with that blow, your Aura's under ten percent. Yang wins the match." Tai said

I spit blood, before I felt my mouth heal.

'God, is this how Deadpool feels all the time? That's gonna take some getting used to.'

"So, how'd I do?" I asked.

"Well, considering your Aura was unlocked just this morning, and that was probably your first real fight, I'd say you did pretty good." Tai said.

"How do you feel about being my first tournament style fight, Yang?"

"Pretty good, considering I was just kicked into a tree." She answered.

"Try getting kicked through one." I laughed out.

We continued walking, until we reached a slightly larger clearing, this one with a house in it.

"I'll go warn Ruby." Yang said, running off into the house.

"How the heck does she still have the energy to run like that, after the fight?" I asked.

"Well, you weren't much of a challenge for her, you know? When the match ended, she still had about seventy-five percent of her Aura left. I'm not saying you didn't do good or anything, it's just she hits harder. That last hit where she used her gauntlet took off a good forty-five percent of your Aura. No offence, she's just better right now." Tai answered.

"I've got a long way to go, don't I?"

"Yeah, but with me, Qrow, Yang, and Ruby, you should be whipped into shape in a few months, around when Beacon starts accepting applications."
All of a sudden, a high pitched voice yelled from the house.

"HE WHAT?!"

'Uh-oh.'

I was then barreled over by a black and red blur

So I've been working on this for about a week. I've never written a self-insert, so I'd appreciate feedback. Also, I apologize to anyone reading my other story, but it's on hiatus, at least for a little while. RWBY is owned by Rooster Teeth.