A/N: Hi everybody!

Some of you may know me already, others, not so much. My name's Yanmegaman. It has been QUITE awhile since I've posted on this site. And, this is my first post EVER not on the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney side of the site.
After alot of thought, I've decided to share this story, detailing the adventures of my RWBY OC's! I'm well aware OC stories are a dime a dozen, so hopefully my characters are interesting enough to keep you guys around!

A few notes before we get started:

I couldn't think of a lore-friendly way to desacribe Dylan's voice, so I'll just say it here. He has an Australian accent, like Velvet.

Hunterball is an idea I've come up with myself. It's an actual sport in the RWBY universe that will have a bigger role later on.

Cover image was commissioned from Astrovique on Deviantart. See the link on my profile for a better look at the characters!

So, without further ado, welcome to the world of Wildcard!


Athena Solaris stared out over the vast landscapes beneath as the airship streaked through the air, heading for it's ultimate destination.

Beacon Academy.

She'd dreamt of going to the prestigious school for as long as she could remember, and today, her dream was becoming reality. She'd gotten her acceptance letter just two weeks earlier, and today was finally the big day.

Other students excitedly chattered around her, including a bombshell blonde and her apparent younger dark haired sister.

Athena was a rather young looking girl of 17 with fiery orange hair which she currently had tied into a ponytail. Her skin was rather pale and fair.

She was dressed in a dark pair of baggy black pants and a yellow vest over a white tank top. The ensemble was topped off by her long black fingerless gloves and of course, her signature accessory and weapon, Inferno Vanguard.

Inferno Vanguard was her custom made weapon, worn on her right arm. A retractable pata that doubled as a Dust-powered arm mounted gun. It was a versatile piece of weaponry that Athena was exceptionally skilled with. Her forte was certainly close range combat, but her gauntlet's gun mode allowed her to step back and catch her breath if need be.

The girl absentmindedly adjusted the the straps on her weapon as the airship's final destination came into view. The massive looming spires of the world famous Academy stretched into the sky for what seemed like miles, standing like the beacon of hope it was named for.

Athena smiled.

Today was the first day of the rest of her life.


Athena couldn't help but cringe as she disembarked the airship, one of the first sights she saw being a blonde haired boy getting severely airsick after the long journey. The girl decided to ignore this and make her way quickly to the main campus.

The Beacon campus was just as magnificent as she'd always imagined, awe-inspiring in it's design and gargantuan in scale, it certainly gave off the feeling that this was a place where the heroes of tomorrow honed their skills.

However, the aspiring Huntress was so busy taking in the sights that would be her home for the next few years, she was too distracted to notice when someone walked right into her path.

"Oof!"

Athena tumbled to the ground, dragging the unsuspecting bystander along with her, falling on top of the poor person.
Athena quickly pulled herself to her feet, and offered a hand to the person she'd crashed into, not taking the chance to look for a moment. "S-Sorry about that! I wasn't looking where I was-"

Athena cut her sentence short as she opened her eyes to view the person she'd toppled over.

The PINK person.

"Oh, c'mon! Ya get one look at me and you already go silent?" The angry pink girl said as she climbed to her feet.

"Y-You're-"

"Yes, I'm pink. Any other brilliant observations you'd like to make?" The girl said in a VERY high pitched voice.

Athena's new 'friend' was quite a sight. Short, with a short dark blue haircut that looked more like a boy's, and vibrant pink eyes now pointed glaringly.

She was dressed in a pair of loose black shorts, a chain looping from her back pocket onto her belt loop, a black undershirt beneath a purple short sleeved hoodie, and a strap going across her chest, which held a sword and scabbard on her back. She also had athletic tape wrapped around her hands and up to her elbows.

"If you keep standing there gawking, I might just knock you out." The girl said to Athena, breaking her out of her trance.

"O-Oh! Sorry! I didn't mean to stare, it's just that-"

"I'm a Faunus, alright. You act like you've never seen one before."

"Well, I-I have, just... None with pink skin."

The girl scowled at Athena. "You're already ticking me off." The girl reached for the sword on her back. "Keep it up. I dare you."

Athena looked at the short, squeaky voiced girl in front of her, and involuntarily, burst out laughing.

"Pahahahahahaha!" She simply couldn't help it. She felt as though she was being threatened by a pink chipmunk!

"Tch! Forget it." The girl shoved Athena out of her way and walked, apparently still fuming.

Athena held her gut as she doubled over, actually starting to hurt from laughing so hard.

"Oh! Oh Goodness... I haven't laughed that hard in years." Athena said to herself.

"Did I miss a good joke or something? Thought you were about to pass out." A new, heavily accented voice, chimed in, catching Athena's attention. She turned to face the owner of the voice.

Who she found was a rather handsome young man, around her age, with sandy blonde curly hair. He wore a pair of black pants with a tear at the right knee and a large white and blue sleeveless trenchcoat over his bare chest. On his back, he had two scabbards at his waist, seeming to hold two scimitars.

In short, this guy was a looker.

"Oh, well... Honestly, I think you'd have to be there." Athena explained as the stranger stepped closer to her.

"I bet." He held out a hand to her. "Dylan Wave. Nice to meet you."

Happy to have met a friendly face after her encounter with the chipmunk, Athena happily took his hand in a firm handshake. "Athena Solaris. Likewise." She then pointed at his scabbards. "Nice weapons. Scimitars?"

Dylan showed off a cheeky grin and unsheathed his blades. "My Tidal Crashers. Dual scimitar/SMG combo." He flicked his wrists quickly, causing his blades to shift into two small sub-machine guns. "I like to deal out damage quickly." He then flipped his weapons back into their blade forms, giving them a twirl before sheathing them. "What about you?"

Athena flung her arm to the side, extending the blade from her gauntlet. "Inferno Vanguard. Retractable gauntlet sword and arm mounted gun. Guess you could say I like it up close and personal."

"Heh, sounds like I'm the DPS and you're the tank." Dylan smiled. "So, you got any idea where we need to head? I'm kinda completely lost."

Athena giggled. "Kinda completely? Yeah, I grabbed a-" Athena reached for her back pocket, planning to find a map of the school grounds. However, she found nothing. "Oh, that little pink!..."

"Uh, something the matter?" Dylan asked.

Athena let out a sigh. "There was this... Pink Faunus girl I ran into before you showed up. I think she snatched the map I got of the school."

"A... Pink girl... Stole your map?" Dylan asked skeptically.

"She said she was a Faunus, but I have no idea what kind... I SWEAR I'M NOT CRAZY!"

"Right... Hey, maybe she was an elephant." Dylan poked fun at the girl.

"Hey now, that's no way to talk to a lady, Water Boy." A new voice chimed in. Both teenagers turned to see a blonde bombshell of a girl wearing yellow gauntlets making her way towards them.

"Yang? Hey! I wasn't sure you made it in!" Dylan made his way to the girl and held a hand up, which Yang caught with her own.

"Hah! Like there was ever any doubt." Yang smiled a cheeky grin. "So... You gonna introduce me to your girlfriend?"

"G-Girlfriend!?" Dylan turned red as a tomato.

"I-I literally just met him!" Athena managed to turn even redder.

Yang, however, busted out laughing. "I'm messing with you, Water Boy. Gods, you're too easy." She made her way to Athena and held out a hand. "Name's Yang Xiao Long. Sorry if Water Boy over there's been given you trouble."

"Uh, A-Athena. Athena Solaris. And he hasn't, really."

"Hey, what do you mean by trouble, anyway?" Dylan chimed in.

"Eh, that's a story for another time. Right now, we need to get to main hall." Yang said.

"Speaking of, you know where that is?" Athena asked.

"I do. C'mon, follow me."

With that, Athena and Dylan began to Yang to the main hall.

"So, hope I'm not prying too much, but how do you two know each other?" The redhead asked her companions.

"Oh, me and Water Boy go waaaaaay back!" Yang exclaimed.

"We met two years ago."

"Like I said, WAY back!" Yang retorted. "Ah, the two of us were the same year back at Signal. He transferred from Flare a couple years back."

"And the nickname?" Athena asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.

Silence fell over the group.

"Yang, don't you-"

"He was literally the water boy for our Hunterball team." Yang cut the boy off.

"Yang, for the love of-"

"Ah, lighten up, Water Boy! I mock you because I like you!"

Athena couldn't help but laugh at the two friends bickering as they finally arrived at Beacon's main hall, finding a growing crowd of students gathering. The trio made their way to the center of the room.

"Gaaaah, you drives me nuts, you discount Super Saiyan!"

"Oh really?" Yang suddenly pulled Dylan into her grip, giving the boy what looked to be a very painful noogie.

"Ow! Dammit, lemme go!" Dylan struggled to break from her grip.

"Tell me ya love me, first!"

"Eat a bag of dicks! OW!"

Athena chuckled at the two's antics and scanned over the room, seeing Hunters and Huntresses of all shapes and sizes. Weapons big and small. Humans and Faunus. It was perhaps the first time she'd seen so much diversity in one spot.

The girl was pulled from her thoughts when Yang called out to someone.

"Ruby! Over here! I saved you a spot!"

Athena looked to see a short girl with reddish-black hair in a red a black blouse and a red hood making her way toward them, apparently someone Yang knew.

"How's your first day going, little sister?" Yang asked the girl.

"You mean since you ditched me and I exploded?!" The girl, apparently named Ruby, snapped.

"Yikes, meltdown already?"

"You really ought to work on your anxiety, Rubes." Dylan said to the girl.

Ruby seemed to have more to say to Yang, but turned her attention to Dylan. "Dylan! You made it in!?"

"Nah, I just snuck in. Rough day?" He asked.

"Ugh, like you wouldn't believe. I tripped over some crabby girl's luggage, and then she yelled at me, and then I sneezed, and then I exploded, and then she yelled again, and I felt really really bad, and I just wanted her to stop yelling at me-"

"YOU!"

A new booming voice rose up from directly behind Athena, causing her and Ruby both to jump, albeit Ruby into Yang's arms.

"OH GOD IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!"

Athena took a moment to take in the sight of the girl currently yelling at Ruby cradled in Yang's arms and froze.

No. No it can't be.

"You're lucky we weren't blown off the side of the cliff!" A girl with a snow white ponytail in an equally winter-y... Combat skirt?... Scolded Ruby.

"Oh my God, you really exploded." Yang mumbled.

Ruby went on to insist that the incident was nothing more than an accident, but was quickly silenced by the snowy haired girl, who shoved what looked to be a pamphlet in her face and suddenly went into a long-winded and very much rehearsed spiel about the Schnee dust company, which quickly gave Athena a headache trying to follow.

"Um..." Ruby seemed just as lost as her.

"You really wanna start making things up to me?" Ponytail girl asked.

"Absolutely?"

The girl shoved the pamphlet into Ruby's hand. "Read this and don't ever speak to me again." It was then that the girl's eyes drifted to Athena. "Hm? Excuse me, but-"

Oh no, here goes.

"Do we know each other? You look so familiar."

Athena inghaled deeply through her nose before letting out a sigh. "Good to see you too, Weiss."

Weiss's eyes widened for a moment in surprise. "Athena?"

Dylan, Ruby, and Yang all took an immediate interest in this exchange.

"Been awhile, huh?" Athena was already feeling the trio's eyes burning into her.

"It certainly has. I wasn't aware-"

However, to lucky for Athena, she was saved by the figurative bell as a clearing of the throat was heard over the loudspeaker.

"I'll... Keep this brief." Everyone tunred their attention to the stage at the front of the hall to see none other than Professor Ozpin, the Headmaster of Beacon, at the microphone.

"You have traveled here today in search of knowledge-to hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose – direction."

Athena shifted awkwardly as he spoke, desperately wanted to squirm her way out of her awkward situation.

"You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step."

As Ozpin closed his speech, his Vice-headmistress, Glynda Goodwitch, stepped to the microphone, however, Athena was already sneaking her way to the door.

As Goodwitch dismissed the students, Weiss quickly turned to continue speaking to Athena, but was met with nothing but the empty space the girl once occupied.

"Of all the schools on this planet, she had to come to this one?" Athena growled as she put as much distance as she could between herself and Weiss.

"So, I'm no genius, but I take it you know our little Ice Queen back there?"

Athena quickly spun around and was met with Dylan, who had apparently followed her.

The girl sighed. "I suppose you could say that."

"Seriously? How on Remnant are you friends with Weiss Schnee?" Dylan asked.

"Oh yeah, do tell. How'd you wind up in the company of the trust fund princess?" A new voice chimed in. A distinctive, familiar voice.

"You!" Athena snarled.

"Me!" The pink girl from before replied from her upside down hanging position in a nearby tree as she chewed on an apple.

"Holy crap, there really is a pink girl."

"You little brat, you stole my map!" Athena accused.

"I did." The girl said as she took another bite of her apple. "Lucky I did, too. Bathroom was out of toilet paper." Her eyes shifted to Dylan. "Take a picture, handsome, it lasts longer."

Dylan immediately blushed.

The girl suddenly flipped onto the branch she hung from and leapt from it, landing in front of Dylan and standing uncomfortably close to him. "Name's Cynthia, cutie. What's yours?"

"Aaaaah, uuuuhh, D-Dylan." He stuttered out.

"Well, D-Dylan." She mocked the boys stammering. "Once you get sick of Richie Bitch here, come find me. I tend to stick out." Without another word, Cynthia suddenly placed her hands on Dylan's shoulders and used him to hoist herself on the air, flipping over the boy's head and going on her merry way, somehow finding the time to lob her apple core at Athena, who quickly sliced the discarded fruit in half with her blade.

"That girl... Is something." Dylan said to Athena.

"Oh, she's something alright." Athena said, clenching a fist. "A pain in my ass."


Athena, dressed in a yellow camisole and baby blue shorts, absentmindedly tapped on her Scroll, playing Dominion Souls Unbound Y, which she'd downloaded on the flight to Beacon. She would have much rather been playing something on her Gamestation 4, but her system was packed away with her other belongings, and the new arrivals would not be given dorms until after initiation.

"So, you always this anti-social?" A voice interrupted her gaming. She looked up to see Dylan, dressed in a black wifebeater and gray sweatpants. "Watcha doooooin?"

The girl smiled softly. "Just passing the time. Can't break out my Gamestation, so mobile games will have to do."

Dylan took a seat next to her, causing Athena to freeze as his shoulder brushed against hers. "Bit of gamer, huh? Nice. What're ya playing?"

"O-oh, uh, Dominion Souls Unbound." She said, scooting away a few inches to calm her nerves from the momentary contact.

"Ooooh, Dominion Souls. Always tried to get into that series, but man, the story gets so confusing. Like, I gave up trying to understand everything when there were 3 different versions of Alanort running around."

Athena chuckled weakly. "Yeah, heard that a lot."

"Anyway, onto the real reason I came to find ya. Picked up on a little rumor about our pink friend."

"You mean the gremlin? What, does she sneak into people's rooms at night and steal their underwear?"

That earned a hearty chuckle from Dylan. "Not quite, but she does apparently have some sticky fingers. From what I've heard, she didn't get into Beacon the usual way. She tried to snatch Ozpin's wallet and when he caught her, instead of turning her in, he gave her a full scholarship."

Athena went wide-eyed. "Are you serious? All of us bust our asses and she gets a free ride?"

"Y'know it's not nice to talk about other people behind their backs." A squeaky voice chimed in. A moment later, Cynthia appeared before the 2, wearing nothing but a black pair of panties and a ratty purple tank top.

Athena scowled at the girl and got to her feet. "Yeah, well neither is being a thief."

The two girls stared each other down. "You really know how to tick me off, y'know that, Princess?"

"The feeling's mutual, Pinkie."

Suddenly a a long whip extended from the wall, encircling the two girls and pulling them together.

"Gah, w-what the hell?!" Cynthia cried as she struggled against the binding.

"Ow! Hey, hold still!"

"Will you two just kiss and make up already?" An entirely new voice called out. The two girls along with Dylan followed the voice and found themselves looking at a girl with long raven black hair with a blindfold tied over her eyes. The girl was an all black pajama ensemble with the crest of a spade over the left breast. In her lap, she had a book while her right hand held the handle of a dagger with a long whip extending from it. The whip appeared to vanish into the wall across from her and reappear from the one behind Athena. "You're distracting me."

"What the- How the hell are you-" Athena tried to ask a question.

"Semblance." The girl responded before the question was even asked.

"Alright, follow-up question," Cynthia began. "Who the hell are you and why are you butting in?"

The girl pulled the trigger on her weapon, retracting the whip and forming the weapon back into a dagger wish she quickly placed on her back with a flourish as she stood, closing her book. "Ravyn Nightengale. And I butted in because you're distracting me from my reading."

"Reading? How do you read with a blindfold?" Dylan finally chimed in. He was met with a menacing glance from the girl, which sent a shiver down his spine despite the blindfold.

The girl responded by holding up her book, which had a cover with small bumps across it rather than a title. Braille.

Athena's eyes widened. "You're blind? And you still managed to tie us up like that?"

"I'm calling witch. How many virgins did you sacrifice for that trick?" Cynthia remarked.

"Right, never heard that one, Lizard Lady."

It was Cynthia's turn to be taken aback. "Wait, h-how do you know what kind of Faunus I am?"

Ravyn simply smirked. "Call it a lucky guess. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to find somewhere more peaceful to read." With that, Ravym turned on her heel and disappeared into the crowd of other students.

The three Hunters-in-training could do nothing but stare after her with mouths agape.

"So... Lizard Lady, huh?" Dylan broke the silence.

"Tch, lucky guess my ass..." Cynthia responded before looking at Dylan. "Yeah, in case you haven't guessed, I'm a chameleon faunus."

"If that's the case, why not make like a chameleon and disappear?" Athena growled at the girl.

"Oooooh, I'm so scared." Cynthia put her hands to her face in a fake scream as her skin turned a chilling blue color before quickly turning pink again. "Why don't you run off and go count your money with the Ice Queen?" She shoved Athena back a few inches.

Dylan suddenly intervened, stepping between them and pushing them by their chests. "Look, just take it easy, you two. Gods, we've been here less than a day and you're already at each other's throats."

"Aw, taking her side, stud? I thought you were better than that." Cynthia faked a hurt voice. "Fine, I'll back off and be on my way." She turned on her heel and began walking away before glancing over her shoulder. "And yes, you can look at my ass while I walk away."

Dylan turned red faced at this before suddenly crying out as Athena grabbed his hand and nearly crushed it. "GAAAAH!"

Athena suddenly looked at her hand, currently grasping the one she had placed on her chest and quuickly released it. "S-Sorry! I-I just..."

"Are you alright?" Dylan reached his good hand to place on her shoulder.

Athena gasped and quickly backed up, avoiding his touch. "Y-yeah! Just... I-I don't... Like to be touched."

"O-Oh... Sorry, Didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." Dylan's hand retreated.

Athena let out a long sigh as she pressed her back to the wall and slid down it, her hands to her face. "It's fine."

"Is... Something more bothering you?" The sandy-haired teen asked as he joined her, making sure not to sit too close.

The redhead moved her hands. "Little bit, yeah."

"Do you... Wanna talk about it?"

Another sigh. "Not really, but I guess I probably should."

"I'm gonna take a shot in the dark and say it has something to do with that Weiss girl."

Athena chuckled and leaned the back of her head against the wall. "What gave it away?"

"Well, when she showed up at the opening ceremony, you went kinda blank. And you seemed to tense up when Cynthia brought her up just now. Some kind of bad experience with her?"

Athena stayed silent a moment. "... You still got your coat nearby?"

"Uh, yeah, it's in my bag over there." He pointed his thumb toward a still packed sleeping bag.

"Go get it."

Dylan obeyed, retrieving his coat that he had worn earlier from his belongings. "Alright, what do I need this for?"

"Look at the tag on the inside of the collar."

Again, Dylan did as he was told. "Hand-wash only... I don't get it."

The girl sighed. "Not that. The brand name."

"Oh! Uh... Solaris Industries... Wait, Solaris?" He glanced back to Athena.

"Yep... You're looking at the heiress of Solaris Industries. The second largest Dust company on Remnant."