RWBY
The Sapphire Dragon
New Student Arc
Chapter 2
New Students
A/N: Hello everyone. hope you liked the first chapter of this story. it was an idea that was floating around in my head for a while. it will contain a lot of heavy elements from Fairy Tail, mostly myths, magic and Dragons because lets face it, Dragons are bad ass. I will post frequently seeing as most of the chapters are done and all i have to do is post them on here. this story will all so feature a lot of cameo appearances from either games or animes, fandoms or even real world people. I'm a random person so expect the unexpected from me. but for now, I shall end the rant with the usual Bullcrap Disclaimers
I don't own Fairy Tail or RWBY, they are the sole property of Hiro Machima and Monty Oum respectively, if i did then Natsu and Lucy would be a couple, Blake and Sun would be a couple in RWBY and Weiss would give Jaune one chance like he deserves. also I will credit Hearts-and-Pins since my oc Audrey was inspired by their oc Auburn. check her out if you haven't yet. Rant Over, let the story commence.
The Beacon Shuttled pulled to a stop, landing on the ship dock with a small shudder. The engines shut down and the doors opened, letting the cold air of the outside world seep in. The two Faunus barely registered their pilot wishing them luck and welcoming them to the school. They both stepped out, the brisk cold slamming into them as they made their way down the shuttle ramp. Drake had seen pictures of Beacon before and even now he was moderately impressed with his surroundings. Audrey was fan girling and squealing about the beauty of the place. Tail wagging excitedly. He grabbed the back of her emerald coat, preventing her from running off.
"Now Audrey we talked about this. You can't run off in a place you don't know."
"Your such a buzz kill you know that?" Audrey said with a cute pout. He let go of her coat and ushered her along. They were met with Ozpin at the end of the shuttle station with a woman who he assumed was Professor Goodwitch. He couldn't tell if her smile was genuine or forced and he really didn't care.
"Welcome. I assume your trip went well?" Ozpin asked.
"A little boring but the view was nice. uh..where is our stuff?" he asked.
"Its being taken to your dorms as we speak. You will be sharing a dorm for the rest of your time here and seeing as there is no one available to be in a team with you, you two will be a two person team which we well call Team Dragon, DRAN for short."
"Hello, I am Professor Goodwitch. I will be your teacher for Dueling Class and Physical Education. I will also handle any field trips you may be sent in. you're schedules will be sent to your scrolls soon, you may explore the campus today. Feel free to drop into any classes today so you may get to know your future teachers. You'll also receive a map of the Academy in case you get lost. Any questions?"
"Uh yes..whats the policy on weapons here?"
"All students may carry their weapons in the school and to their classes if they wish to do so but there will be classes where they aren't allowed, in which case they must be stored in your personal lockers which are on your class schedule. Also, no live ammunition will be used during duels. Anything else is alright." Professor Goodwitch replied. Drake nodded in understanding.
"Do feel free to stop by my office in Beacon Spire if you need anything or just wish to talk. You can always message me or Glynda on your scrolls and we will help you the best way we can. Also, I know you two are fighters but try not to let your street Reputation to be involved with your School one. People may want to challenge you and if you accept, do go easy on them." Ozpin said.
"Okay. You should know however that anyone who insults me or Audrey for our Faunus traits is gonna get their lights knocked out. No hesitation." Drake said.
"If you feel the need to do so that is fine. Just beware of the consequences to your actions. Once again, I am glad you accepted. Welcome To Beacon Academy, I expect the best from the Sapphire Dragon and the Emerald Wolf." He said, slightly surprising Goodwitch. The two headed off was the two faunus walked towards the Dormitory building, following the map on their scrolls.
"Ozpin, Is that really them?"
"Indeed Glynda. They got into some trouble last night. I assume you saw the fireworks and the explosions?"
"I did, you mean to tell me that was them?" She asked.
"Yes. They took out a White Fang warehouse last night. The list of casualties was in the fifties."
"Well. This should be interesting. But Professor, how do you think they will react when they meet Miss Belladonna?"
"I doubt they'll find out immediately about her past."
"But if your saying that he's the Sapphire Dragon, then I'm sure he has heard or even fought her in the past." Goodwitch said. He took a sip from his coffee mug.
"We'll let them handle it."
"Are you sure its this way?" Audrey asked. They had been searching around for their dorm for at least twenty minutes.
"Pretty sure. I mean, were in 704 and were at 722 so it should be here somewhere." Drake said following the map.
"If you say so." the wolf replied. She took a deep breath and caught the scent of cat and started growling.
"Whats wrong?" Drake asked.
"I smell a cat around here." she said.
"Students are aloud pets you know." He said with a shrug. Audrey however kept following the scent, turning the corner. Her growling had stopped and had been replaced by gentle curiosity. She reached the door to a dorm and smiled.
"Its in here." She said. Drake rolled his eyes. He noticed the dorm number was 702, their dorm was right next to it.
"Nice job Audrey. You helped find our dorm." he scanned the door with his scroll and it swiftly opened. He noticed the small Plague on the wall that said Team Dragon, Drake Redfox and Audrey McGarden. He even saw a small dragon etched on the bottom. Audrey however was distracted by the Plaque on the other dorm.
"Team RWBY, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long. Hmm, where have I heard the name Belladonna before? It seems familiar." she muttered. She shrugged and entered her dorm.
"Its way better then our apartment." Drake said. He had claimed the bed on the right and was already unpacking his things.
"I know. Its furnished, we got a TV and a kitchen and bathroom. Holy shit, muffins." Audrey said from the kitchen. Drake rolled his eyes. If there was one thing Audrey loved more than brushing her long hair, it was muffins. He liked muffins himself but he didn't go overboard with them like his partner did. He had snagged one before so he let her have the rest. After unpacking all of their stuff, Drake decided to sit down. It was Eleven and lunch wouldn't be until twelve. He looked at his schedule, seeing that at this time, he and Audrey would be having Grimm Studies with Professor Port. He got up and stretched.
"Audrey, were going to class, its best if we get to know out teachers now." He called out. Seconds later, Audrey walked into the room, finishing her last muffin. She wiped the crumbs of her face and clothes and grabbed her brush.
"Give me a minute to doll myself up." she said. He pinched the bridge of his nose. Sometimes he didn't understand her. She finished up brushing her hair and looked at him. "How does it look?"
"Same as always. Fluffeh." He said. She slapped his arm.
"Not funny. Lets go to class." She said. He nodded and they left the room. He locked the door with his scroll and proceeded to walk to the Lecture building. Audrey was unusually quiet, something that drove him to ask.
"Something wrong?"
"No, nothings wrong." She replied.
"Nervous?"
"Not really. Its just..have you ever heard the name Belladonna?" She asked.
"Belladonna? Hmm, it does seem familiar. I think I have. Why do you ask?"
"Because, the dorm next to us has a girl in it called Blake Belladonna, I feel like that name is really familiar." She said.
"Its probably nothing of importance." He said. He looked up at the sky, noticing the gray clouds. "Looks like a Storm is brewing."
"Heard their was gonna be at least a few inches tonight. We may even get classes canceled." She said with a smile.
"And your happy about that?" Drake asked.
"A little. I don't know. Do you actually think we can become hunters?"
"We killed countless White Fang members in the past, and we've taken out multiple Crimson Bandits for the Schnee Dust Company, we'll be okay. Besides, you know what Mr. Schnee said, we have the potential to do great things. It it wasn't for his father, he would have us on the board of safety."
"True. Mr. Schnee was kind to us when we were in Atlas guarding his Dust Shipments. Hey you think Weiss will recognize us? I mean she is going here, her dorm is next to ours actually?"
"You think the Schnee heiress will for get moi? I accidentally sent her favorite doll into space with my Semblance. She'll never let me live that down." He said with a smirk.
"She said and I quote, ugh..you are such a dolt. You are literally the only faunus I tolerate. If it wasn't for daddy, I would pull your ears off."
"Hehe, good times. Here we are, remember, back straight, shoulders square and if they ask, tell them Sally is justified and move on." He said. Audrey looked at him weird as he opened the door to the room. They walked in, interrupting the rather large professor who was telling everyone a story of his youth, the all sighed in relief when he stopped talking, one even cheering. However now they all directed their attention to the two that interrupted him in the first place.
"May I help you two?"
"Were the new students, we don't begin until tomorrow but we thought we would drop in anyway. I'm Drake Redfox, this is my partner Audrey McGarden, were Team Dragon."
"Ah yes, I was told you might show up to my class today. Welcome welcome, you may take a seat anywhere, but first you can tell us who you are, after all you two are very important in Vale are you not?" Professor Port asked.
"Yeah well, I doubt we want to bore this class with our stories." Drake said.
"Please. Anything thats better than what were listening too right now." a blonde pleaded. Professor Port sighed.
"Miss Xiao Long, even if you believe my lectures to be boring, I do teach you things through them. Now Mr. Redfox, why don't you tell us who you are."
"Uh..sure." he said. He looked up at the class, seeing all eyes were on him, especially two icy blue ones. He smiled. "Its nice to see you to Weiss." He said.
"Don't even talk to me you brute." She replied with a scowl, looking away from him. He chuckled and begun to speak.
"How many of you saw and or heard the explosions or fireworks from last night?"
Many rose their hands, especially the blonde from before. Her stare was putting him off, its as if she was eye raping him.
"Ahem, well, that was a White Fang Warehouse which me and my partner Audrey here detonated."
"The Fireworks were my idea."
"Were known throughout Vale by many names, but mostly were called by our more common ones, I'm the Sapphire Dragon." he said, earning many gasps from the class.
"And I'm the Emerald Wolf."
"Together we've taken out a lot of White Fang and Crimson Warehouses throughout Vytal, our most recent work being that little show from last night. We also work with the Schnee Dust Company to protect their shipments and make sure they are safe from bandits. Trust me, its hard to shoot at something on a moving train."
"We also help around the city, taking care of any all lost or homeless children so that they don't end up joining Crimson or the White Fang. And before you ask, yes, we have both killed before but we don't take pride in it. Their criminals on death sentences anyway." She said.
"Heh, I don't believe you for a second. The Sapphire Dragon wouldn't be a dumb Faunus." a ginger haired teenager said. He was wearing silver gray armor and had a cardinal on his chest plate.
"I would appreciate it if you keep those comments to yourself before I punch your lights out." Drake said.
"He's not kidding either. Last person that made fun of our Faunus heritage ended up in a full body cast drinking soup through a straw." Audrey said. The teen stiffed and sat back in his seat.
"He's not kidding about being the Sapphire Dragon either. I have personally met them before. Although I prefer to call him the Sapphire Dolt for sending my precious porcelain doll into orbit." Weiss said, voice growing more venomous with each word.
"Not my fault, your the one that said, ooh Drake will you show me your Semblance? I was like, are you sure? You said yes, make my Dollie fly so I did."
"Besides, he was able to bring it back down." Audrey said.
"Really? Where is it?" Weiss asked with a smile.
"Uh..well..when it entered the planets atmosphere it sorta...burst into flames." Drake said. Weiss rubbed her eyes and sat back in her seat.
"So, what is your Semblance?" the girl next to Weiss asked. He assumed she was her team leader.
"Well Ruby is it?" Audrey asked. The girl nodded. "My Semblance is unique as is for everyone. I can control electricity around me, from the electricity in your nervous system to the ones that come directly from the power plant and even the one produced by dust. I can also travel at light speed for short bursts of time and turn any part of my body into an electrical mist." She said. She rose her arm which was sparking a bit and shifting between mist and solid form. The class awed a bit.
"What about you Drake, names Yang by the way." the girl said. He nodded and begun to speak.
"Well, Instead of explaining my semblance I'd rather show you. Could I have a volunteer?" He asked. Most of the class rose their hands, Ruby waved hers excitedly. Weiss was glaring daggers at him. Then there was the girl next to her who was showing little interest. She was more intrigued by the book in her hands then anything else. He looked at her for a second. "She looks really familiar. I may have seen her before."
"How about you there Miss? You with the bow."
The girl looked up and nodded, making her way down to where the two stood. Now seeing her fully, he noticed the emblem on her stocking. A black flame. "The Black Shadow. I knew I had seen her before."
"What exactly are you gonna have her do Drake?" Audrey asked.
He shrugged and pulled out his Sapphire Queen and loaded a live clip into it. He puled the slide back and loaded the bullet in the chamber.
"I know were not supposed to fire live ammo in school, but this will be our little secret. And anyone who tells Goodwitch will receive a severe beating." Drake said.
"Don't fret. She wont mind because I'm allowing it young man. No beatings to serve today, unless your preying on Grimm." Professor Port said, breaking into laughter. Drake looked at him weird before handing the Loaded Pistol to the girl.
"Whats your name?" He asked.
"Blake." she replied.
"Alright Blake, I want you to shoot me right in the head."
She looked at him like he had grown a dick on his forehead. Audrey stepped back.
"Alright boys and girls, you should be in for a real treat. Remember the first three rows are a splash zone." She said with a giggle.
Drake rolled his eyes. By now he had an invisible force field around him. He nodded to Blake who took aim and fired. The bullet ricocheted off the field and into the wall.
"Go head. Fire the whole clip if you want."
Blake nodded and fired again. She fired eight more times before the slide locked back, signaling she was out of ammo.
"No way, not a single bullet hit him." a person said.
"Thats because my semblance is Potential Gravitational Energy. I can control Gravitational energy to such a degree that I cam make force fields around myself, make my self invisible by using it to refract light and I can control an objects gravitational pull. Thats why I accidentally sent Weiss's doll into space when we were twelve. I still didn't have full control and I took away to much Gravity from it and sent it to space and to this day, she never lets me live it down."
"And I never will." She shouted.
"Thanks for the help Blake." He said. The girl nodded and handed him his Gun Back, he took a second to load a new clip into it and place it back in its holster.
"Well, those are some mighty skills you have acquired. Surely they have helped you in the past?" Port asked.
"Yeah. I mean, I was able to derail a train car by putting a small bubble under the wheels. I can also make a force field inside a person and expand it until they explode. So far its my favorite way to kill Grimm."
"And I can do a lot of things, short out card key slots, electrical fences, car batteries. I can even give someone cardiac arrest or short out their pace maker if they have it."
the bell rung, signaling the end of class.
"Well Class, since we didn't get through our lesson for the day, you shall receive no homework for today. Drake, Audrey it was a pleasure meeting you and I hope you will show us a lot more in the future."
"It was nice meeting you too Professor Port. Now, can one of you be kind enough to show us to the Cafeteria?" Audrey asked with a sheepish smile. Ruby grinned.
"We'll take you. And you can tell us more about yourselves on the way." She said.
The duo nodded and followed the four girls into the hall. They begun leading them to the cafeteria.
"So Drake, your a fox?"
"Yes Yang, I am a fox. And no this isn't pink hair, its a light shade of auburn."
"Its pink." Audrey said.
"You want me to put gum in your hair? cuz I will."
Audrey gasped and shied away, holding her hair closely to herself.
"So, how did you of all people get invited to attend Beacon?" Weiss asked, the animosity was still in her voice.
"Well, Ozpin bailed us out and gave us the offer. It was that or go to Prison." Audrey said.
"Also, you shouldn't treat me so badly. After all I've helped your family out since I was twelve. I thought you of all people would show a little emotion, maybe a smile?" He asked. She scowled and looked away. He chuckled. "No but seriously Weiss. Its good to see you. Its been what, a year and a half?"
"Something like that. I guess it is good to see you too, even though your a complete and utter dumb ass." she said with a smile. Yang gasped.
"Weiss Schnee, the coldest person alive is smiling. Could it be that she's your girlfriend in secret?"
Both teens looked at her flabbergasted.
"Me? In Love with Her/Him, Not in a million years." they both said in unison.
"You even talk together. How cute."
"Yang, its not nice to tease the Sapphire Dragon. He's the thing of nightmares."
"Come on Ruby, I'm not that scary am I?"
"And look at me, everyone fears the Emerald Wolf but no one knows she this drop dead gorgeous." Audrey said, going as far as posing. Several camera flashes were seen behind her.
"Regardless, were not that scary. Just your normal everyday citizens. That have been arrested several times and owe Vale millions in damage that luckily we don't have to pay." Drake said with a smile.
"Lucky you." Weiss said.
Drake looked over to Blake who had remained quiet since leaving the room, she was more into her book then anything. She must have trained herself to avoid people, walk and read at the same time. He pulled out his scroll and searched through his files. He brought up the one about the Black Shadow and looked it over. The only thing that was there was her general description but everything he had fit her perfectly, even the black bow.
"What are you doing?" Ruby asked curiously. He quickly shoved his scroll in his pocket.
"Nothing. Do you think I could borrow Blake for a few minutes? I want to talk to her about what happened in class."
Ruby nodded.
"Make sure you get him to the Cafeteria Blake." She said. The black haired girl nodded and followed Drake to the adjacent hallway. Once he made sure no one was around, He grabbed Blake's arm and pinned her to the wall. She struggled a bit until she felt the barrel of his gun on the back of her head.
"What are you doing?" She asked. He quickly took her weapon out of its sheath and tossed it on the ground next to them.
"Don't try anything, not even using your Shadow Step Semblance. Wanna tell me why the Black Shadow is passing herself off as a Student here at Beacon?" He asked.
"Black Shadow? I'm not with the Fang anymore."
"Really? That doesn't condone all of the things you did and all of the people that died because of Adam. You wanna know something? He was the one who killed my Mom and my sister, and injured my father. He's also the one who killed Audrey's parents and brother. And it just so happens that his Partner is here, hiding from the authorities."
"I told you, I'm not with them anymore. I realized all of the things I did were bad and that's why a left, I still remember those things everyday of my life. You think I wanted to do that? I was forced to do it half the time, it was either that or be killed."
Drake spun her around and pinned her back on the wall. He looked into her eyes, seeing nothing but fear in them. He reached up to her bow and pulled it off, revealing her cat ears.
"Why do you hide who you are?" He asked.
"You know why. Discrimination isn't something I like to deal with."
"Do you friends know about this?" He asked.
"Yes. I told them everything and they accepted it. If they can so can you. I'm sorry for anything I may have done, but I didn't kill your mother or your sister, Adam did." She said. He finally lowered his gun, holstering it. He let her go and gave her the black ribbon back.
"You're right. He did that not you. I'm sorry for all of this, really. I shouldn't have reacted that way." He said.
"Its alright. I guess I'm at fault too." She said, tying her bow back on, covering her ears. Drake's own ears drooped sadly. A single tear rolled down his cheek and he quickly wiped it away. "Are you okay?" She asked.
"You remind me of her." He simply said. He turned around, looking at the window, seeing the snowflakes slowly falling to the ground below.
"Of your mother? Or sister?" She asked.
"No, someone else. Some I held dear in my heart. Someone that the Fang took away from me. You look so much like her. But I digress, I want to make it up to you for all of this so..whenever your free..I'd like to take you out somewhere. Maybe that sea food place by the docks in East Vale?"
"Sure. I'd love that." She said.
"Great. Lets keep this between us. I don't want to feel Weiss's wrath yet. I don't think I'd ever melt." He said. She giggled and nodded, grabbing her weapon.
"Come on. Before they start assuming things." She said, leading him to the cafeteria.
"Yo, whats up with Yang? The entire time, I felt like she was raping me with her eyes."
"You'll get used to that. She does that to every handsome guy she sees." She said.
"Handsome huh? Even with the scar?"
"Scars are cool." She said with a shrug. She was reading her book again. He tried seeing what the title was but it was blank.
"You really like to read don't you?" He asked.
"Yes, Reading was the only productive thing I could do with my spare time. I love loosing myself in a good book. Its better then most things out there."
"I gotta agree there, though, I'm more into music. I know some people who got me into it." He said with a smile.
"Oh really? And who are these people?"
"Its a secret. I'm not allowed to divulge into their personal lives. One of them would murder me." He said. Blake rolled her eyes and smiled. Drake felt butterflies in his stomach when she did. And he had to admit, her eyes were beautiful. He found himself smiling back.
"I wonder what this feeling is. Hopefully it isn't anything bad. I think I'm actually gonna like coming here." he thought as they entered the cafeteria.
