Ashfall

Set in the RWBY Universe I give Rooster Teeth full credit to their characters and settings. However all OC are of my doing and I really hope you guys enjoy this.

Act 1: Beacon and the "humble" beginnings

Chapter 1: The First Steps

"Run Vinny, and don't look back… NOW!" A woman's voice screams in despair at him from behind the burning rubble that is his house. He can't make out her features or the ones of his little sister that she is clutching in her arms in a desperate attempt to shield her from the inferno that they are caught in. Vincent is helpless to save them and watches as the roof begins to collapse around his family, the only thing left for him to do is abide by what his mother's final words were. So he runs and never looks back at the final resting place of his mother and sister, tears streaming down his face as he escapes the sounds of crackling wood being consumed by the fires that enveloped his home. As he fleeing into the now silent woods in the night, he trips over a pile of rocks and is sent tumbling into a ravine and is swept away by the current.

*Cue Stoned Capone – Zeds Dead*

He's awoken by the sounds of his alarm resounding throughout the room. Vincent reaches over to turn it off before shuffling out of bed to begin his day. The nightmare has plagued him for ten years and shows no sign of ever letting up, after all the fault is on him for the death of his family and why he was forced to live on his own ever since the tender age of seven. "Never forget what you did, but don't let it control you Vinny." Voicing his thoughts out loud believing it can bring some meaning to his seemingly empty life.

Officially up and moving, He goes into his bathroom to wash his face and begins the start of his day. As he flushes his fair skinned face with water, running his hands up and through his jet black hair slicking it back allowing a single lock of hair to hang over his right eye, he peers up to look over himself in the mirror. Finally resting his eyes in the reflection of his own, the glacial pale blue eyes lock in place and takes him back in his mind where he still views himself as the scared little boy who ran all those years ago, however that is quite the contrary. The figure that stares back at him from the mirror is a behemoth of his younger self. Standing about 6'1", stocky with broad shoulders, he looks more of a full grown man rather than a 17 year old hunter-in-training. With a long sigh, he runs his hand over the scar that travels from the corner of his lip down his chin, one of many grim reminders of his past.

As he moves back into his bedroom to collect his outfit and pack the rest of his things for his first day at Beacon. Grabbing a fresh green shirt and black combat pants from his dresser, he sits back down on his bedside and proceeds to rummage through his drawer to find the signature industrial earpiece, a dragon with blue sapphires for eyes that once placed on coils around the top portion of his ear, a homage to his namesake; Pendragon. Strapping on his standard black combat boots, he is almost ready to embark to the landing zone where the air ship was scheduled to pick up the students, he grabs and dons his brown flak jacket from his closet and as well as the only thing that has gotten him through the tough years of his childhood, his pride and joy, Ice Fang. When not in use, they are pauldrons that resemble the gapping mouths of ravenous dragons, however when activated, roll off and attached to Vincent's hands as an oversized pair of knuckle dusters.

"Alright let's get this day started." Sweeping up a pair of chrome lensed aviator sunglasses donning them, Vincent Pendragon presses the door open to the outside world briskly exiting his abode only to be greeted by the staggering rays of sunlight.

A/N:

So this is my first attempt at writing a fanfic but I don't want you guys to hold back for those who read this. I would love to get reviews on what I could do better and I plan on making the next chapters a little more interesting. Just let me know =] thanks for the read and hopefully you come back to read the future chapters and acts of this story.