A/N: As I go on through the story I will explain little bits of Ruby's past. I'm going to write these like episodes! So I'm going to try and write what would happen with my version of ruby through the series! So Volume 1 chapter 1 to hopefully Volume 6! Enjoy My mess of a story! :)

Legends. Stories scattered through time. Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past.

Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful, but he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness - creatures of destruction - the creatures of Grimm- set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed, and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man's brief existence to the void.

However, even the smallest spark of hope is enough to ignite change, and in time, man's passion, resourcefulness, and ingenuity led them to the tools that would help even the odds. This power was appropriately named "Dust."

Nature's wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness, and in the shadow's absence came strength, civilization, and most importantly, life.

But even the most brilliant lights eventually flicker and die. And when they are gone… darkness will return.

Roman Torchwick and four goons head down an alley. They stop for a second and Roman smirks, his cigar lighting up before they start walking down the road. They walk towards a shop called "From Dust Till Dawn."

So you may prepare your guardians, build your monuments to a so-called "free world," but take heed… there will be no victory in strength.

Roman and his goons enter the shop.

But perhaps victory is in the simpler things that you've long forgotten. Things that require a smaller, more honest soul.

Roman's goons look around the store and dust crystals on display. Roman walks up to the elderly shopkeeper. Roman flicks his cigar "Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust shop open this late?" One of the goons points his gun at the shopkeeper. Both of the shopkeeper's hands shoot up " P-please! Just take my Lien and Leave!" The shopkeeper was scared. "Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, calm down, we're not here for your money," Roman looks at his goons "Grab the dust." a goon opens a case removes one of the many cylinders and the group uses the cylinders to take Dust from the tube containers on the wall. The goon who pointed the gun places a open case on the counter. " .Uncut." The shopkeeper starts filling the case with said items.

As another henchman goes to take more dust from the tubes, he hears a muffled 'Lusus Naturae' from a girl's direction and unsheathes his sword. The goon points his sword at the girls back. "Alright kid, put your hands where I can see 'em." The girl doesn't respond. "Hey, I said hands in the air! You got a death wish or something!?" The goon walks over to the girl and turns her around, dropping her hood to reveal a girl with a beowolf mask on and headphones. The mask's eyes were completely black. The girl looked surprised. The goon motions for the girl to lower her headphones. She lowers them "Yes?" She sounded annoyed. "I said, put your hands in the air, now!" "Are you...robbing me?" "Yes!" "Aaahhh…"

Roman sits at the counter waiting for the goons to finish the heist and he hears a "Hey!" and "Hyah!" and he sees a goon fly past him. Roman motions for the other goons to handle the girl. A goon points his gun at her and yells "Freeze!" The girl kicks the goon in the chest and he flies through the store window. The girl jumps outside with him. The other goons look out the broken window and see the girl stand up and she holds out her hand. A bunch of black liquid comes out of her palm and forms a scythe. Roman scowls and the girl looks emotionless. The mask obscured any way to tell if she was happy or sad but the emotionless part was actually because the girl was bored. The girl swings the scythe around and slams it into the ground. She also turns off her headphones. "Okayy…" He looks at his remaining goons. "Get her!" The goons exit the shop and run at the girl, who spins around her scythe and kicks the first approaching goon in the face. She takes the scythe out of the ground and fires it off to hit another goon with the butt of her weapon, sending the goon flying. She fired again and brung the side down on one goon and dodges the next goons gunfire with her rifles speed, getting close enough to knock him into the air and follow him upwards so she can hit him towards Romans feet. " You were worth every cent. Truly, you were." He looks at the girl and drops the cigar, crushing it with his cane. "Well, Red, I think we can say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around…." He raises his cane and the bottom opens up to reveal a little scope with a cross grid. "... I'm afraid this is where we part ways." Roman shoots a red blast at the girl, who fires the scythe at the ground and leaps over it. When she lands she looks up, Roman isn't there and is climbing up a ladder on a nearby building. Roman makes it to the roof, with the girl shooting up onto the roof. "Hey!" Roman stops at the edge of the building. "Persistent…" The girl could taste his annoyance. It tasted good. The girl gets ready to fight him, but a getaway Bullhead rises up and opens a hatch to allow Roman inside. Roman turns around holding a red dust gem. "End of the line, Red." He throws it out at her feet and fires at her, causing a large explosion. Roman starts laughing but stops when he sees something on the roof "Huh?" A woman in a purple cape is now in front of the girl, casting a circle of protection over them with her wand. The girl looks up at Glynda Goodwitch annoyed. Glynda waves her wand and summons several streaks of purple at the craft. Roman is thrown around until he reaches the cockpit, where a woman in red, face covered in shadows, is struggling with the controls. "We got a Huntress!" The woman gets up and heads to the back while Roman takes control of the Bullhead. Glynda glows purple for a second and aims another blast above the Bullhead, causing a dark storm-cloud to appear. Roman notices and says "The hell..?" With a flick of her wand, large jagged hail starts falling and pummels the Bullhead. One breaks through the window narrowly missing Roman's head. The woman reaches the back of the Bullhead and her arms and chest light up like fire, aiming a burst of energy at Glynda. Glynda blocks it, but the flame splatters behind her and glows hot when the woman raises her hand. Glynda back-flips out of the explosion, which destroys part of the roof, and gathers the shards to form a large arrow which she then throws at the Bullhead. The woman Shatters the arrow with several blasts, but it reforms just it time to ram into the side of the jet due to Roman's quick aerial lean. The shards separate and form into more arrows that encircle the Bullhead, but the woman summons glowing rings around herself that expand and destroy the shards. The girl starts firing her scythe at the woman, who blocks each shot and creates a bunch of glowing circles around her opponents. Glynda uses her semblance and pushes the girl to the side and rolls herself out of the blast radius. She looks up to see the hatch close and the Bullhead fly away. The girl looks at Glynda "Why did you help? I could have taken them!" Glynda just looks at her bored. "I doubt that." Glynda thought the mask was weird. Why is a little girl wearing a mask? Next thing the girl knows is that she is in a chair in a dark room with a little light. "I hope that you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, young lady. You put yourself and others in great danger." " I could have beaten them and they started it!" "I still doubt a little girl like you could have taken down criminals like that." The girl who Glynda found out was Ruby Rose started to frown. "If it were up to me, you'd be sent home… with a pat on the back…" Ruby looks confused. "...And a slap on the wrist." Glynda slaps her wand at the desk to try and scare Ruby but she just sits there bored. "But... there is someone here who would like to meet you." Glynda moves out of the way so Ruby could see a man in green come through the doorway, holding a mug and a plate of cookies. "Ruby Rose…" Ozpin looks at her mask. "You.. Have a beowolf mask on." "Uh ok?" "So! Where did you learn to do this?" Ozpin gestures to a tablet showing Ruby fighting. Ozpin was a little confused as to how Ruby created the scythe out of nothing. "S-Signal Academy."

Ruby wasn't very fond of Signal. It was boring. All the kids were scared of her. Ruby looked different from most kids. She had glowing red irises with a white pupil and pure white hair with 2 red lines that went across them meeting in a circle. She was Deathly Pale. Qrow was always reminded of Salem when he looked at Ruby's eyes so he got her a Beowolf mask. Ruby Lived with her dad Tai Xiao Long and with her sister Yang Xiao Long. Her mother Summer Rose Died at birth. Yang was kind of scared of Ruby so she ignored her. Every day at signal would be Classes alone, Lunch alone, Recess alone. So whenever Ruby Got home she went straight to her room. She began to notice that she could feel peoples emotions! They were only negative though. She also noticed that she could taste the negative emotions. They were intoxicating. She loved the taste. Whenever someone was sad or scared she felt her body start to want to go over to them but she would fight the urge. She could also create Grimm and other items with a black liquid that came out of her hands and feet! Grimm not created by her wouldn't try to hurt her! She once cuddled with an Ursa! Not that her family cared.

"They taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?" "Well, one teacher in particular." " I see…" Ozpin sets the plate of cookies in front of Ruby. Ruby tried to resist the urge to eat the cookies but it was too strong. She ended up lifting her mask off her face and started to eat all the cookies. It looked like she wasn't even biting! Ozpin saw the red irises and was reminded of Salem. 'What!? She looks kind of like Salem! This is bad. Thank god I have the chance to teach her good.' he thought. "It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow…" Ruby finished the cookies. " That's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. " Ozpin places his cup on the table as he leans in, then sits down in a chair opposite to Ruby. "What is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?" "Well… I want to be a Huntress." "You want to slay monsters?" "Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to beacon! My sister's starting there this year, and she's trying to become a huntress. I'm trying to become a huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My dad always taught me to help others, so I thought, Hey, I might as well make a career out of it! I mean the police are alright but they are boring. Huntsmen and huntresses sound a lot cooler." Ozpin stares at her face. She had the mask back on. "Do you know who I am?" You're Professor Ozpin. You're the headmaster at Beacon." Ozpin smiles. "Hello." "Nice to meet you." " You want to come to my school?" " More than Anything." Ozpin looks at Glynda, who shows her disapproval with a "Hmmph" before he turns back to Ruby. "Well. okay." Ruby smirked under her mask.

Yang was starting Beacon soon! She noticed all her time at signal she ignored Ruby. She felt bad. 'This year I'm going to fix our sisterly relationship!' she thought.

The next day Ruby gets on the ship to Beacon. Yang notices her. Yang runs over to her and puts her in Bear Hug. "Oh, I can't believe my baby sister is going to Beacon with me! This is the best day ever!" Ruby struggling to breathe said, "Please stop." Yang releases her tight grip on her sister. " But I'm so proud of you!" "It was nothing." "What do you mean! It was Incredible! Everyone at Beacon is going to think you're the bee's knees." "I don't want to be the 'bee's knees', okay? I don't want to be any kind of knees! I just want to have normal knees." "What's with you? Aren't you excited?" "Of course I'm excited... I just…" She sighs. "I got moved ahead two years. I don't want people to think I'm special or anything." Yang goes over to her sister and gives her a one arm hug. "It will be ok."

The two sisters attention was drawn to the 2-D newscast on Vale News Network playing nearby, talking about the robbery and a pic of Roman appeared. " The robbery was led by the nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you, Lisa" The pic of roman changed to Lisa Lavender, with a photo of animal-eared demonstrators holding signs saying "WE ARE NOT ANIMALS!" followed by an image of the White Fang logo. A growling red wolf head with three scratch marks. " Thank you, Cyril. In other news, this Saturday's Faunus Civil Rights protest turned dark when members of the White Fang disrupted the ceremony. The once peaceful organization has now disrupted…" The news feed cut off as a hologram of Glynda Goodwitch replaced it "Hello, and welcome to Beacon!" Yang confused asked, "Who's that?" Before Ruby could answer, " My name is Glynda Goodwitch." "Oh." Glynda continued. " You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy! Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task. And now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world." Glynda disappears. Ruby looks out the window and sees the city. "You can see Signal from up here!" everyone starts looking outside. " I guess home isn't too far after all." "Beacon's our home, now." The two sisters can hear a passenger groaning and hunched over nearby, running to the back of the ship. " Well… I guess the view isn't for everyone." She rolled her eyes as she said that." Ruby replies " It was a nice moment while it lasted." If you looked out the window you could see Beacon. "Oh, Yang, gross! You have puke on your shoe!" " Gross, Gross, Gross, Gross. Gross, Gross. Gross, Gross!" " Get-Get away! Get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me!"

This WIll Be The Day starts to play.

A/N: If you didn't understand my bad explanation of how Ruby looks then she looks like the picture for this fanfic! It took me 2 hours to do this! Writing fanfics is a lot harder than I thought *starts laughing* But! Its fun so I will try to keep uploading!