A Prince and a Red Reaper
in the years since its appearence Lucis has created tieds with all four kingdoms, even Menagerie. Of hte four Kingdoms Vale seems to be the closest in ties with Lucis, followed by Menagerie. The other Kingdoms are still wary of Lucis, and above all King Regis. Atlus is especially wary of the King of Lucis because of his policies on the treatment of faunus, which has gained him many allies throughout Remnant from both Faunus and human. King Regis himself meets with the chieftain of Menagerie, much to the displeasure of certain parties.
In recent years Vale and Lucis have created a sort of exchange program in regards to its hunters and Huntresses. After attending the academy, Beacon for example, at least a year students are given a choice to be an exchange student for a year in either Lucis or Beacon. The purpose of these exchange students is to create stronger ties with the kingdoms of Remnant. Though only Lucis and Vale have so far agreed to form this program with Lucis.
Chapter 1: Reunion
Vale
Roman was optimistic about the robbery in progress. So far things had gone off without a hitch though he knew that could change at a moment's notice. You didn't become a career criminal by slouching around and getting caught. The men he had gotten from Junior were getting the job done, which was all he cared for anyway. As he counted the amount of dust the sound of breaking glass caused him to turn his attention back towards the store. Where there was an unbroken store front before stood a young girl in red with a scythe. One of Junior's men had been knocked out as well. As he was getting ready to shout out for the men to get the, he thought huntress in training, another yell was heard from inside the store. Another of Junior's 'fine' men were thrown out. Roman groaned in frustration before looking around.
"Well what are you waiting for?" shouted Roman "Get them!"
Several minutes ago - Ruby
Ruby was entranced by the various weapons in the magazine she was holding. She knew she was a weapon nut and it wasn't due to the constant reminding of Yang and her dad. The Issue she was looking at currently was one of the special Lucian editions. From the various sources she had been able to get her hands on (her dear friend Noct being one of them) the Lucians preferred standard weapons over the transforming ones favored by a majority of the Huntsman. Despite the lack of transformations Ruby was drooling over the different weapon types and styles. Just how they infused a spear to continually project ice and fire damage continued to elude her. As she continued to ogle the magazine while making mental notes one of Juniors men stepped behind her and got her attention.
"Hey!"
She promptly ignored him. Though her headphones might have had some reason for that. Tapping her on the shoulder Ruby finally noticed the man and took off her headphones.
"Oh, can I help you?" asked Ruby.
"Give me all the dust you have."
"Is this a robbery?" she asked while tilting her head to the side.
"Yes, now please hand over all the dust you have." As the last words came out of his mouth. He felt as if he had been hit by a truck, before summarily blacking out. Ruby jumped out after him, noticing that there were more goons out on the street participating in the Robbery. Taking out her baby, Crescent Rose, she was getting ready to fight when another of the goons came flying out the same window she had smashed earlier. Everyone looked at the second knocked out goon before the one in a bowler had shouted to the rest of the assembled goons to get her. She prepared to meet them head on, wondering at the same time who had thrown out the other goon.
Noctis
Noctis shook his head as he proceeded to the local dust store, From Dust Till Dawn. Leave it to both Ignis and Prompto to trick him into getting them some dust to experiment on. Prompto was easy to figure out, since he was the ranged specialist of their team, and Lucis had been developing new types of effects with the combination of Lucian weapons and Remnants dust. Ignis on the other hand was a mystery as to why he needed Dust. Noctis figured it was more of a curiosity than anything, given the older teenagers obsession with battlefield tactics and strategies. Noctis noted the amount of people outside of the store, but merely thought they were just buying the dust that they were loading in the various transports strewn around. Slipping into the store Noctis's assumptions quickly did a one eighty turn. He instantly recognized a robbery when he saw one. One of Junior's goons noticed him then and tried to restrain him. Summoning his engine blade the Prince made quick work of the goon before kicking him out of the broken window, which he just now noticed.
Taking cover next to the open door Noctis peeked out to the street. A red cloaked girl was facing down more of the goons while the Bowler wearing leader shouted orders at them. Noctis noticed the scythe the girl wielded, and something was oddly familiar about it. Shaking his head at the feeling he prepared his Engine Blade when he noticed one of the goons sneaking up on the re-themed girl. Stepping out of the store he threw the blade, preparing himself for the warp strike to reach its destination.
Ruby
The goons that the bowler wearing leader sent after her were jokes at best. Most didn't have the amount of training she did, though she was just happy to be fighting for a good cause. Due to her attention focused on the enemies in front of her she didn't notice one of them creeping up on her from behind. Before anyone could blink a sword flew out of the shop. For Ruby, the world slowed down as she took in the flying sword.
She could instantly tell that the sword was Lucian by design alone. The blade had all the marking of a singular form, much like older weapons of Remnant. But what truly caught her eyes was the apparent machinery at the point where the hilt met the blade. What looked like an engine made up the cross guard. She would love to take apart the weapon later, though she didn't even know who it belonged to.
That question was answered when a blue light forming a hand gripped the blade. A second later the form of an oddly familiar young man appeared out of nowhere, though if one where to look at the front of the store they would see a faint trail of blue light Where Noctis had started his warp strike. Another second passed as time sped up, with the young man kicking one of the bowler wearing guy's goons that had managed to sneak up on her. With a flourish, he landed next to her while keeping his guard up. While she could have taken on the goons herself, she was grateful for the second person.
Both turned their attention towards the remaining enemies in front of them. The goons looked even more hesitant than before with the prospect of facing two young ones that had obviously had some combat training. Everyone was paused, as if waiting for a signal to begin. This signal came in the form of one Roman Torchwick.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Get them!"
Instantly the street erupted in chaos. Ruby and the black clothed boy worked in sync by covering each other's blind spots. If one goon managed to get past the initial swing of Ruby's scythe they were quickly met with the blade of her fighting companion. While Ruby would use her semblance to move out of blows that had a chance to hit her. The raven-haired boy merely sidestepped fluidly away while leaving a blue outline where he once stood before retaliating with either his blade or hand and feet. Both the huntress-in-training and Prince made quick work of the goons until the only one left was Roman Torchwick.
"Truly you were worth every cent I paid" remarked the criminal sarcastically. "Well, red and black, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around."
With that the criminal turns his cane into a rifle, causing a red blast with a shot from his cane. Ruby used her semblance to dodge the explosion while Noctis warped to hang over the store. It took a few seconds for both to see Roman climbing the ladder next to the building to the rooftop. Noctis could hear the Ruby ask the shopkeeper if it was okay to go after them, though he was already prepping another warp to the other side of the street as she made her way up the building with her semblance. Flipping from where his sword was imbedded in the building both Noctis and Ruby arrived at the same point on the roof. It was at this time Roman also stepped on the bullhead that had been waiting for him while muttering "persistent."
"End of the line red and black." Commented the criminal as he threw another dust crystal. Before he could raise the cane to cause another explosion two things happened.
The Dust crystal was split in half. Following it were purple missiles that rocked the bull head. Both Noctis and Ruby could make out the forms of two people when the dust cleared. One was clad similar to Noctis, but somehow more formal attire at the same time. In his hand was a regular Katana, though if one were to look closely they could see the slight shimmer of energy that seemed to waft from it. The woman had a riding crop pointed at the bullhead. She was clad in a librarians outfit with a purple cape whipping behind her.
"Crap we got a Huntress and Hunter!" shouted someone in the bullhead. Noctis would have laughed if fear was not gripping him at that moment. Before him was one of the greatest fighters of Lucis, Crownsguard Commander Cor Leonis. The man responsible for his safety while in Vale and getting ready to attend Beacon.
Noctis was also sure that the current scowl on his face was eighty five percent his fault.
Both Cor and the Huntress proceeded to bombard the bullhead, until a woman came out of the cockpit. Despite the distance both Ruby and Noct could make out some details, such as her raven hair and dark clothing. The thing that caught Noctis's attention however was the fire that the woman rained down on the four on the roof. IT was similar to the Lucis's elemancy, yet different at the same time. Before he could muse on the fact he had to dodge the pillars that sprung up beneath.
Even with the combined might of Cor and the Huntress the bull was able to pull away. As Noctis looked back towards Cor and the woman he instantly flinched at the glare leveled at both him and Ruby. Though Ruby instantly approached the two excitingly.
"You're a huntress and a hunter….. Can I have your autographs?"
Noctis could only shrink further in his seat at the withering glares sent to him by both Cor and the now named Glynda Goodwitch. While Cor was standing off to the side Glynda was pacing back and forth while lecturing the two before her.
"I hope that you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, young lady. You put yourselves and others in great danger." Glynda started, causing a look of shame to appear on Ruby's face.
"The same goes for you Prince." Whatever response Ruby was going to make stopped when she heard the Crownsguard commander. The guy next to her was a prince? Before she could look more closely at him Glynda began speaking again.
"What the two of you did was incredibly dangerous!" she exclaimed with both worry and anger. "Regardless you both handled yourselves well. If it were up to me, you'd be sent home, with a pat on the back." As both Ruby and Noctis relaxed, her more than him, Glynda brought down the riding crop making both of them flinch and causing Cor to smirk at the situation.
"I think you have scared them enough Glynda." Came Cor's voice form behind her. For some reason Noctis swore he could hear 'your punishment will come later' "Regardless, there is someone here to meet the both of you."
At the confused look on both the prince and Huntress in training face's a green-suited man proceeded to step in with a plate of cookies in one hand and a mug in the other. Taking a seat across from them he laid the plate of cookies on the table while leaning towards Ruby.
Ruby Rose….you have…silver eyes." The man said cryptically.
"Uh, um."
"So!" he exclaimed before either Ruby or Noctis could comment. "Where did the two of you learn to do this?" he asked while motioning at the footage of their fight.
"S-Signal Academy" replied Rose.
"My father and the Crownsguard." Replied Noctis, earning yet another confused glance from Ruby. Ozpin nodded at the prince's answer and turned back to Ruby.
"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" asked Ozpin with a raised eyebrow.
"Well one teacher in particular"
"I see. And how has your time been in Vale so far prince Noctis?" Commented Ozpin once Ruby had started to dig into the cookies. At the mention of his name Ruby paused with a mouthful of cookies to look at the young amn Sitting next to her. 'Noct?' she thought. As the rate of cookie inhalation slowed Noctis began speaking, much to Ruby's confused delight.
"It has been an enjoyable experience so far. While there are some similarities between Vale and Insomnia it's nice to be a normal person for once instead of everyone recognizing me as the crown prince of Lucis." At the end of his comment both Cor and Ozpin smiled at the young prince's words. Ruby was staring wide-eyed at Noctis, who was trying his hardest to not glance back at his precious friend. Luckily Ozpin cut in, saving the prince from a potentially embarrassing situation. "I am glad to hear it. Now then miss rose I must say it's a surprise to see the weapon you wield. It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow..."
It took a moment for ruby to register the comment that Ozpin had made, and another to swallow the mouthful of cookies she had. "Oh! That's my uncle Qrow" she blurted out before regaining some semblance of composure. Which was shortly dashed as she continued. "Sorry. That's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now, I'm all like— Hooowaaah! Witchaaaa!" She finished with some Karate motions, which had Noctis almost burst out laughing. A quick glare from Cor caused the young prince to pause before settling back into his seat.
"And you Prince Noctis?" After a quick nod from Cor he started. "Much the same as Ruby went through it. I was….not that well versed in combat before training with father and Commander Cor. Though the bruises and near deaths might have helped in regards to that." Noctis could swear that he saw Cor's eyes glint from the last part, which caused him to shudder. He had come out stronger than ever, with a healthy fear for the katana wielding Crownsguard.
"So I've noticed" Ozpin remarked as he placed his mug on the table. And looked between the two in front of him before continuing. "And what is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?" He said while looking at Ruby.
"Well…I want to be a Huntress."
"You want to slay monsters?" asked Ozpin, who was looking intently at Ruby.
"Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to Beacon!" she started and began speaking quicker with each sentence. "You see, my sister's starting there this year, and she's trying to become a Huntress, and I'm trying to become a Huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought, Hey, I might as well make a career out of it!" She giggled at the last part, which Noctis thought was rather cute. "I mean the police are alright, but Huntsmen and Huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting and cool and really, gosh, you know!"
The three adults study her before turning their attention to Noctis, who had been thinking of his own response while Ruby was talking. After a moment in decision he started.
"A king is not made great by the power he wields, nor the deeds he had done for himself. A king is made great by the efforts he makes to protect those under him, to protect them and the people precious to him." Noctis continued after a quick glance to Ruby, which the adults noted as Noctis continued. "There was only so much I could learn and do in Lucis. Since coming to Remnant dad has made great strides in creating peace. Both of us figured a good step would be me attending Beacon and learning the way of the Hunters and Huntresses of Remnant. Then there always the good thing about slaying Grimm." He finished with a smirk, which caused Ruby to high-five him.
All three of the adults looked at the prince with respect in their eyes. IT recognize such an important fact for leaders at a young age was a monumental task, yet the young crown Prince of Lucis had recognized it easily. 'Your father would be proud of you' Thought the three adults.
"Do you know who I am?" asked Ozpin.
"You're Professor Ozpin. You're the headmaster at Beacon." Both Ruby and Noctis replied simultaneously. Ozpin smiled while leaning back with the mug in his hand.
"Hello"
"Nice to meet you." Ruby said while Noctis bowed his head in respect.
"You want to come to my school?" asked Ozpin almost immediately, drawing surprised looks form both Noctis and Ruby.
"More than anything" replied Ruby.
"That is what I was hoping for" Noctis said, catching the look of approval from Cor. Ozpin and Glynda were having a silent conversation before she turned away and Ozpin looked back at the two before him.
"Well, okay then."
After assuring Cor that he wouldn't get into any more trouble (which he hoped to the crystal and any other deities it actually happened) both Noctis and Ruby were awkwardly looking anywhere than each other. Finally, it was Ruby who spoke up, much to the relief of Noctis.
"So, I guess you kept your promise." She commented with a blush.
"Yeah…yeah I guess I did." Noctis replied with a smile on his face as he looked at Ruby. In the years they had been communicating both of them had shared much with the journal that Umbra carried between them.
"So where do you keep your weapon?" asked Ruby with a little bit…. okay a lot of stars in her eyes.
"Oh, you mean the engine blade?" replied Noctis. At her excited nod, he summoned the blade that his father had given him before he was making the trip to vale. It had honestly gone better than Noctis could have hoped for. He was thankful that Cor was hammering out the details to let the rest of his assigned crownsguard and friends be let in with him, though he was sure it would not be that difficult. Looking down at his hand he noticed that the engine blade was now gone, though he had a suspicion who had taken it.
One glance to his right was all that was needed to see Ruby in, what would be later dubbed by his friends and Yang, weapon-lust mode. She was eyeing the engine blade up and down, before she appeared eight in front of Noctis shooting off questions a mile a minute.
"ohmygoshthebladeissocoolhowdoestheengineworkdoesitformasortofdusbasedattackcanitakeitapartdoyouahvescema-" Noctis quickly put his hand over her face, stopping the absurd rate of questioning that Ruby was bound to continue if he hadn't stopped her.
"How bout I tell you" he put a hand to stop her before she began again. "After we get something to eat. After all its not every day we get to celebrate going to beacon." At this Ruby's stomach gave a large growl causing her to blush and Noctis to let out a small laugh while he started walking. Unbeknownst to the two both Cor and Ozpin were watching from afar, silently observing the Prince and Huntress in training. Both the Crownsguard Commander and headmaster wished them the best of luck, before turning back towards the school, discussing recent events and the problems that had arisen since.
Omake
Glynda was more than ecstatic to see her friend Cor again. It had only been a couple of years since they had last seen each other, but she was happy to know that Cor had taken the time to seek her out and enjoy a cup of te.
"I have to say it was a pleasant surprise to be asked out like this Cor."
"Anything for a friend Glynda."
She mentally sighed at that. Since she had known the Crownsguard Commander he was oblivious to most romantic attachments. Which caused no end of troubles for her when nit came to their relationship. Having sensed her irritation Cor spoke up, not realizing Glynda's feeling for him in the slightest.
"Are you alright Glynda?" Cor asked. Glynda could only let out a groan mentally as she regarded the man in front of her. He was a rugged type of handsome, though she suspected years in the Crownsguard had tempered the man to be the epitome of social etiquette. She noticed that Cor had a confused look on his face beofre Glynda realized she had been staring. Deciding to try and make the man see her as more than a friend she started talking.
"Cor what do you see our relationship as?" At the raise of his eyebrow she continued "Not just as friends." she finished.
Cor looked at her confused before a realization ahd set in. As he slowly looked into Glynda's eyes she hoped and prayed he could see the emotion contained within them Before she could hear his response an explosion sounded form down the street. Cor had instantly willed his katana at the ready while Glynda was readying her riding crop. With a short nod to each other they began to sprint towards the sound of the explosion. Glynda was hoping that whoever they caught doing this that they had a good life insurance.
Greetings everyone. I just...wow. I never expected hte kind of response to this story that happened. I honestly felt as if i was on cloud nine. Plus wathcing hte newest episode of RWBY as well. In the next chapter we get to beacon, and more reunions and introductions abound.
Walk in the light
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