-Night: Dust Store-
"Do you know how hard is it to find an open dust store at this hour?" says a man with white clothes, orange hair with a black bowl hat, a cigar and a cane.
He was talking to an old man, who had his hand on his air as several black mens with red glasses and guns point at him. Yep, this is a robbery.
"Please! T-Take the money and leave!" the old says, scared of losing his life.
"Oh don't worry, we aren't here for the money." the bowl hat man says, as he picks a fire dust. "Collect all of the dust in here!" he orders his man.
As some of the goons collect the substances known as dust, one of them notices another individual on the shop. He walks up to the red hooded person.
"Hey! Hands up in the air!" the goon shout, but the hooded person didn't move. Anger that he was ignored, he takes off the hood, revealing a young girl with black hair with streak of red and big headphones on her ears.
The girl turns around in surprised as she takes off her headphones, "Yes?"
The goon aims his gun at her, "Hands in the air girly!"
The girl raised an eyebrow, before coming to a conclusion, "Are you robbing me?" she asked.
"Yes! Now, hands in the air!"
"Ooooooooh…."
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Moments later, two shadows were sent flying into the window, breaking it. One was the goon, the other was the girl that show to be around her 15, wearing red and black.
The girl took out something and suddenly transform into a giant scythe. She swung it around a couple of times before stabbing it on the ground. She takes off her headphones and, for some reason throws them away.
The bowl hat man looks in surprised outside, "Okay. Get her!" he orders.
The rest of the goons did as they were told and surrounded the girl and began to fight her.
Now then, the camera moves to the earpiece that she threw away, which were now in front of someone. The figure picks up the headphone, revealing a black-haired boy with a streak of green. He looks to be 16, his red-blood eyes make him kind of scary, a long green cape with a hoodie, black clothes and a scar under his left eye.
The boy puts on the headphones and hits play, listening to what the girl was hearing. As he does that, he suddenly felt something sharp against his neck.
The girl suddenly stop fighting when she saw a goon holding a hostage. "All right girly, do anything else and he gets it."
The girl became worry, but the boy was confused, he finally spoke up.
"Wait, am I a hostage?" asked the boy.
Everybody looks at him like an idiot.
"Yes!"
"Oooooooooh."
('Huh… deja vu.') The red girl though.
In a moment, the boy hits the goon with an elbow that cause the goon to stagger backward before the teen lifts him up into the air and then, pulls him down into the ground like a bomb. The sound of cracking bones were heard through the street.
The teen turns to the girl and stop the music, "Jeff Williams and Casey Lee Williams; This Will be the Day." he hands back the girls headphone, "Love that song."
"Really? Me too!" the girl says with a smile. The boy looks around and saw the goons were preparing to attack.
"Looks like they are going to attack." he says, as the girl prepares to fight, "Need some help?"
"Sure."
In a quick moment, both teens went to attack.
The red-cloaked girl, she stabs her scythe into the ground then lifts her body onto her scythe before spinning around and kicking the first thug approaching in the face. She then gets her scythe out of the ground and fires it off to hit another goon with the butt of her weapon, sending him flying right into another goon. She fires again and brings the side down on one attacking goon and dodges another goon's gunfire with her gun-scythe's speed, getting close enough to knock him into the air and follows him into the air so she can slam him down onto the ground.
The green-cloaked boy commence to throw punches in the face, blocks any the attacks sent to him. A goon tries to attack him from behind, but the boy evade it, grab his neck and send him flying into his group. The boy jumps into the air and began throwing fast moving stomp attacks. When he stops, he lands with thud on the ground, a goon tries to shoot him, but before he could pull the trigger, he felt a powerful force of a punch that send him flying right at the cigar man's feet.
"You guys were worth every cent, for real." the man with a cigar says before looking at the boys.
"Wow…. You must be broke to hire this guys!" the boy says, making the girl chuckle and the man to grunt.
"Well red and green, it was fun, but I have to go." he drops his cigar and crushes it with his cane before raising the cane and shoots an explosive bullet out.
The boy stood in front of the girl as the bullet hits him in the chest, exploding and surprising both the girl and the man.
"Wow, he didn't have to play the hero, didn't his mother teach him how to dodge?"
Before the girl could act, a small chuckle reach hers and the criminal's ear. "Didn't your mother ever teach you to not shoot a lady?", the smoke clears out, revealing the boy without a scratch, "Besides, bullets like this won't work on me!"
The man eyes widened, this kid just took an explosive bullet like a motherfucking champ. Before he could act, the boy was in front of him.
"Blast off!" The boy hits the orange haired bad guy with two powerful punches to the gut, in contact and for some reason, it makes an explosion, send him flying into the sky.
"W-whaaaaat?! Why am I blasting off!?" was the only thing they hear of the flying man as he becomes a star.
"Now that's what it means to go off with a bang!" The boy said. He looks back at the girl, only to that she had her jaw on the floor and widened eyes.
"...Hey…. you okay?" he asks her.
Suddenly, the girl began to look around him with stars on her eyes. "That's so cool! How did you do that?! Is that your semblance?! I have never seen anyone causes an explosion like that before!" she began ranting about this new mystery in front of her.
"Woah! Woah! Easy there!" the boy tries to calm the red girl. "Aren't you going a little crazy now?"
The girl blush at his words, "R-right, sorry, is just when I see something amazing, I can't control myself, especially weapons."
"...You like weapons?" the boy ask.
The girl breaks contact before blushing and looking down. "Y-yes." she mutters.
The blink once, twice, thrice…. He suddenly makes a bright face, "I know right!"
"...Huh?"
"There's just so many ways to fight, with guns, and there thousands types of guns, and with blades, and there are millions types of blades! It's amazing that there is a weapon for every type of fighting style!" he says with amusement and stars on his eyes.
It took just five seconds for the girl to take a deep breath of to WHO, is standing next to her. "SOMEONE THAT UNDERSTANDS ME!" without thinking, she tackles and hugs the boy with all her strength.
The boy, surprisingly, hugs her back and began to spin with her, "I KNOW! I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTAND ME!"
The two of them began to laugh with joy, but then, they both felt a shiver down their spin. The boy stops spinning and they both look to the side at the same time.
They saw a middle aged woman with bright blonde hair tied in a bun, green eyes through a pair of oval shaped glasses, and gives of the aura of the "stern librarian". She wears a long white sleeved dress shirt with a black business skirt, black-brown leggings, a tattered cape with the inside being purple, and a pair of black boots with brown heels. She looks really angry…. no wait, let me rephrase that, she looks piss.
The girl's eyes became plate and release a fangirl squeal. "OH MY GOD! GLYNDA GOODWITCH!" she says before using her semblance, causing the boy to be surprised at the weight that he lost, and stood in front of the name Glynda, "Can I have your autograph?"
-Detention Room-
Both teens were sitting on chairs, with a table in front of them.
"Why the hell are we arrest for again?" the boy ask.
"I don't know, I thought we were doing the right thing." the girl answer.
"This is a violation to my rights, I want a lawyer!" the boy slams his hands in the table.
"Yeah, me too!" the girl follow his action and slams her hands in the table as well.
No one answered their compliments, so they sit back in their chairs, and release a sigh at the same time…. And they scratch their hair at the same time…..
"Anyway," the boy spoke up, "You were awesome back there." he looks at the red-cloaked girl.
"Thanks! You were awesome as well, is not everyday I see someone that goes head first into battle with their fist!" she looks at him with a smile.
The boy blushes, her smile was so cute it almost melt his heart. "Yeah, thanks, is not everyday I see such a talented scythe user." he compliments her with his smile.
The girl blushes as well, is the first time someone other than her family says how amazing she was. "T-thanks…."
"Oh, we haven't introduced ourselves, right?" the girl suddenly realized before stretching her hand at him, "I'm Ruby Rose!"
The boy took her hand and shook it without hesitation, "Nice to meet you, I'm-"
Suddenly, the door to the room flew open, causing an 'eep!' from Ruby, and a twitch from the boy. The blond woman walk inside with anger.
"I hope that you two know that your actions will not be taken. You put your life and others in danger." she says.
"They started!" both teens retort.
Glynda stare at them with her wand/riding crop in hand. "If it were up to me, you two would be out of here with a pat on the back and a slap on the wrist." she slaps her whip on the table, scaring Ruby and causing her to jump into the green-black haired arms which cause the boy to blush and when the red-haired realized what she did, she blush as well before letting go.
"However, there's someone that would like to meet you." said the Huntress as a man with grey hair, glasses, a mug of coffee and a plate full of cookies appear behind her.
"Ruby Rose…you have…silver eyes." says the man as he leans a little too close to Ruby.
He then, looks at the boy, "...And you…I have been expecting to find you Mr. Eclipse."
"Hey, I'm not old, I'm in my sixties you know, I prefer to be called by my first name." The boy said with a pout that Ruby found cute.
The man chuckles, "As you wish, Eddie." He pulls away as a hologram of a video that was recorded by a camera close to the shop, showing the two of them fighting the goons. "Now, would the two of you explain to me, where did you learn how to fight like this?"
Ruby scratch her back sheepishly, "Umm… Signal Academy?"
"Self though by my father." Eddie said.
Ruby looks at him in surprise, "You never went to a school!?" she asks.
The boy nods, "The old man said that I didn't need to go into a school; that he can teach me himself."
The man hums, very intrigued of hearing this information, he looks at Ruby, "Miss Rose, they taught you how to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever design?"
"Well… one teacher in particular." she says.
The man simply stare at her before placing down the plate of cookies. Ruby reach for one uncertainly and took a bite. The boy also reach for one and took a bite as well. They devour all the cookies until there was none left.
"It's just that I've only seen this kind of in one person, a dusty old crow." says the man.
The short girl try to speak, but she had too many cookies in her mouth. She swallowed all of them so that she can speak properly.
"Sorry. That's my uncle Qrow. I would have been total garbage without him, but now I'm like wahaaaaa wa chan." Ruby said as she imitates karate moves.
Eddie almost choke when he hears those sounds, he quickly gulps the cookie on his mouth before looking at her, "T-that sound... hehe... that was so cute!~" he squeaks out. Ruby became red at that comment.
The man chuckles at the scene as he places two glasses of milk. Both teens took their glasses and chung it all down at the same time the man drink his coffee.
"And why such adorable girl is in a school to train warriors?" asked the man.
"Well…. I want to be a Huntress." Ruby answers.
"So, you want to slay monsters?" the man asked.
Ruby quickly answers."Yeah! I only have two more years left at Signal and then I'm going to apply for Beacon!" she talks faster and faster with her enthusiasm growing."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 giggles as she continues."I mean the police are alright, but Huntsman and Huntress are just so much more romantic, and exciting, and cool, and really, Gosh, you know!" Ruby flips out at the last part, staring at the two adults with a wide, crazy smile.
She was pulled back into her chair by Eddie, "Easy there, your sugar rush is getting to ya."
The girl blushes for the third time, "Sorry." she scratches her hair.
The two adults stare at her for moment before the man spoke up, "Do you know who I am?"
And easy question with a quick answer. "Your Professor Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon Academy."
The man known as Ozpin smiles, "Hello."
"Nice to meet you." Ruby greets him while Eddie just made a peace sign.
"Do you want to go to my school?"
"More than anything."
Ozpin exchange glances with Glynda, who grunts in disapproval before looking back at the red-cloaked girl. "Well okay."
Ruby eyes turn into plates, "Now then, I would like to speak with Mr. Eclipse here alone."
Glynda open the door outside, telling Ruby that she can leave, but the red cloaked looks in confusion at the black-green haired before he nods her to leave.
"Well, see ya later Eddie!" Ruby waves her hand in goodbye as she leaves the room. Eddie waves her back at her.
When Ruby was gone, the Huntress close the door. "Now then," Ozpin commenced speaking, "I do believe you know why am I here."
The boy close his eyes, "I know….." he moves his head to the side, "Is about my dad, isn't it?"
Ozpin push his glasses, "Mark was a good friend of mine…. And when I hear his son was roaming around Vale, I needed to find him." the hologram from before appears again, showing the moment where Roman shoot him and his body was unscratched moments later.
Eddie watch in silence the video, "What did Mark do to you?" he looks at the Ozpin, who had serious eyes.
"...He saved my life…." the boy rest his back on the chair, "And I know the consequence of it."
"..." the headmaster didn't say a word, but the witch did. "So, you know what you have inside is something that could cause an end." Eddie took a deep breath before nodding.
"...Why?" Glynda whispers to the man, "Why did he do this to someone with great potential, especially to his own son?"
"Who knows…." Ozpin drinks his coffee, "However, all I know…..is that I must fulfill my promise."
"Huh?" the boy looks at him in confusion, "Promise?"
Ozpin took out a letter and gave it to him, "Your father sent me this the day he died….. in here, was his last wish."
Eddie look at the letter and began to read it:
My good friend Ozpin:
It would appear that my time has come…. They have found me….. and they will make sure to destroy everything of my research….. This is my final step my friend….. But, before I leave this world, I would like you to make me one small favor: Make my boy a hunter…...Making him something that will change this world….. Because, when he came back to me…. I knew that he will change everything!
My only regret, is that I will never see him do it with my own eyes….
I hope that you could make this small selfish request; not for me, but for Eddie….. He is my only treasure….
Thank you and Goodbye, Old Friend
Mark McCain
Eddie finish the letter as tears fall down off his eyes, "Dad…. You didn't need to go this far…." he sobs out.
Ozpin could only watch as the teen cries, just knowing that your parents went this far for a son shows how much he meant for him. "So then," he spoke up as the boy wipe his tears off, "Do you want to join my school?"
"...Yes." Eddie looks at him with his red eyes full of determination.
"Then, I shall be waiting for you." Ozpin says before standing up, "Tomorrow morning, take the bullhead that will take you to Beacon. I shall be waiting for you in there."
Eddie nods at him, the Huntress took his leave and the Headmaster was about to leave before turning around, "And another thing," the boy looks at him. "Even though you have that on you….. I would prefer not to kill someone that is willing to help others."
"...You're too kind sir."
The headmaster smiles at him as he left the room.
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"Are you sure it was a good idea to invite him to school?" Glynda ask as they walk outside the police department.
"Yes, I promised Mark that I will help his son… And is better than letting her find him and use him." Ozpin says.
Glynda sighs, with the boy's power, she could finish her plans in an instant with him. "Even so…."
"Don't worry Glynda….. I have faith that he can do it," he looks at her, "He is an important piece in this world."
Eddie stood on the top of a building, looking at the destroyed moon, the one that Grimm destroy…..
('No matter what…...I will not become like that…. I just can't...') he turns around and pick a backpack and a sword with his sheet. ('Watch me dad…..I'll become the Grimm that you admire…. and destroy that bitch once and for all!')
"I will make everyone remember the name… of Eddie Eclipse." A green mist comes out from his red eyes.
The world turns dark and the images of Team RWBY members appear. Suddenly, something cuts right between the image of Blake and Yang, separating them.
A shadow began appearing between the 'B' and the 'Y'. Light came in as the shadow was Eddie Eclipse and a 'E' appear right below him.