RWBY - A New Perspective
Deaths-Head : Usual disclaimer stuff... I do not own RWBY. Rooster Teeth does. I also do not own the 'special character' who makes a appearance towards the end. He is owned by that Mickey Mouse organization now...
Words in bold are the special character. Words with italics are my character's thoughts.
All I own are my oc's and me. Anyway, on with the story.
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Chapter Two :
AGAIN with the damn darkness... Must remember next time I see Obi-Wan, shave his beard and head and call him Que ball! All I can see around me is dark and to be brutally honest, I'm bored out of my damn mind. Just sitting here, looking around... had given me time to think. To reflect on what that sanctimonious, smug son of a bitch said.
"I have need for a... unknown variable... in one of my creations. A world my brother and I once fought over til we agreed to a truce."
I remember watching those 'History of Remnant' skits on Youtube, narrated by a dusty old bird... about how Remnant was created by two brothers. Great... So Obi-Wan is the 'Good' brother, then does that make Mannequin Skywalker the 'Bad' brother? Ugh... I swear if he appears as that numbnut Hayden whatever, I'll kick him in his jewels on principle!
Anyway... where was I? Ahh yes... stuck in the middle of nowhere and that bearded reject from the 70's couldn't even provide me with a window?! Oh yes, he'll pay when I see him again. Of course, he picks that moment to speak to me.
Having fun Greg?
Oh, everything's a blast mate. Love the accommodations... though two things.. First, where's the damn TV? Secondly, the room service is terrible.
Oh really? I do have to apologize for that. However, that shall be rectified shortly. The lack of entertainment and outside stimuli. For the second... look at your stomach.
So I look down... and see a cord attached to my stomach, where my belly button is. I have this weird feeling as I look along the cord...
You rat bastard... you put my 25 year old consciousness into that of a baby!
Well... you did die on your world. Was a simple matter to ensure that your soul would be reborn here on Remnant.
BUT YOU PUT MY CONSCIOUSNESS IN THIS BODY NOW?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT'LL DO TO MY FRAGILE MENTALITY?!
Fragile mentality... Ha, that's a good one. Still, look at it this way, when you're born you'll have full use of your mental capabilities. Consider how fast it'll take you to learn. Especially considering why I brought you here.
Wait, wait, wait, wait... you said your brother was causing trouble and you wanted me to solve it... How can I as a damn newborn!?
Heh... time is so relative. True I did bring you over to stop my brother, but I thought of giving you a head start. Hence, I brought you over, eighteen years before he starts his... machinations.
So that I'll be grown with full use of my abilities etc etc etc... Ok, I can see the logic there... BUT I fucking hate you. When I can, I'm gonna...
Yes, yes, I know, shave my head and beard off and call me Que ball. Not really original.
Ahh shut your pie hole. Just tell me then how much longer do I have to be in here?
No response which unnerved me... until the liquid around me was gone and...
That damn son of a bitch!
Looking around, I saw the darkness give was to a lighted focal point... which was drawing me towards. Wonderful... being conscious during my own birth. Thing is, as I was being pushed out... That damn bastard was the doctor delivering me! While my body was crying, mentally I was directing anger at the prick, who just smiled.
"Well, well Mrs Adel... you have a bouncing baby boy!" He looked over at the exhausted woman "A little brother for little Coco."
YOU DAMN SON OF A BITCH! YOU KNEW COCO IS MY FAVORITE RWBY CHARACTER!
While smiling as he handed me over to a Nurse, he grinned right at me.
Of course. Didn't think I was going to let you 'get' with her did you? Oh and you can forget about 'getting' with Neo as well.
You have no idea how much hatred I have towards you... You aren't Obi-Wan... YOU'RE Q! or something like him!
Heh heh... I've met Q on many a occasion. Fun guy.
Before I could respond with more rants against him, I was delivered over to my new 'mother'. I could see immediately where Coco Adel got her looks from. With her face framed by long dark brown hair, my mother's chocolate brown eyes had a sparkle in them as she looked at me, as exhaustion was taking it's toll on her... but she had a brilliant smile on her face, as another's visage came into my view.
A middle aged male, with a light shade of brown for his hair, the same shade reflecting in his eyes. He smiled at me as he held a baby girl in his arms.
"Look Coco... you have a little brother."
As I looked at the girl, we locked eyes and she seemed to smile... but me? I couldn't help this feeling of dread, as I KNEW what Coco was like as the leader of Team CFVY, the fashionista of Beacon. My 'father' looked to my 'mother', happiness in his eyes.
"Well... I named Coco. I think you should name him dear."
She smiled and in a soft voice...
"Gray... Gray Adel."
It was then, Obi-Wan spoke to me once more.
Heh heh, I think you'll be fine... after all, what's the worst that could happen?
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Five years later :
It's been five years since my 'rebirth'... I've said it before and I'll say it again... I HATE YOU OBI-WAN KENOBI! THE DEPTH OF MY HATRED FOR YOU, MAKES KEFKA'S HATRED FOR THAT MAMA'S BOY SEEM LIKE A MILD DISLIKE!
Why do I say that you ask? Simple... My six year old sister, along with her friend Velvet Scarlatina, were using me as their personal dress up doll. Now picture... a five year old boy... dressed in bright pink shoes with frilly pink socks... a bright pink dress with my hair in pigtails and bright pink bows in said pigtails. Oh... and let's not forget the icing on the cake...
Makeup.
Though I had to admit, as a six year old Velvet is damn cute. Something which my sister knew much to my annoyance and Velvet's embarrassment.
"Aww look Vel... whenever you look at him, he blushes."
Velvet looked down at her feet, lightly kicking her shoes.
"He... likes... me...?"
As Coco laughed, I saw something I could use... and a smirk appeared on my face. Grasping the object in my hand, i looked at her.
"Hey... Sis..."
Coco turned, smiling... only to get a face full of talcum powder, courtesy of yours truly. With a grin, I jumped off the chair she had put me on, tearing off the nightmare garments she and Velvet had put on me.
"HA! I won't wear that again!"
Velvet had watched, then with her face bright red she covered her eyes.
"Umm... Gray... you..."
Puzzled, I looked down, just as my sister recovered from the talcum attack and looked at me as well. She then grinned and started to laugh, as Velvet turned around looking away. Me? ... all I was wearing was a smile, which turned to shock as I covered myself and ran off screaming.
With Coco's laughter echoing in my ears, I managed to run into my room, slamming the door shut behind me. Only one thought went through my mind.
Velvet saw me... naked...
After covering myself with some clothes I managed to get from the chest of drawers, I looked around before starting to shout in my mind.
DAMN YOU OBI-WAN! DAMN YOU TO HELL!
Faintly, I heard his laughter...
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Yup... another timeskip... same amount of time, five years :
Now, you'd think that having all of my mental faculties intact, it would make things easier to learn and such, right? I will admit, it made some things rather easy. It also made the rest more... troubling.
At this moment in time, I'm sitting in a park and minding my own business, alone with my thoughts when a ball rolled along the ground hitting my foot. Looking down I picked it up and then saw a boy bear faunus standing in front of me, a nervous look on his face.
"Umm... excuse me... but... umm, could you... give me... our ball back... please?"
I looked past him and saw two girls nearby, one human and the other was a fox faunus, the latter was hiding behind the former. It was then I recognized them, as we had all met a couple of weeks ago at school. I looked back at the one in front of me.
"Sure."
I handed the ball over to him. He had a nervous look on his face, which broke into a smile as he got his ball back. With a nod of thanks, he ran back over to the two girls. As I watched them, my sister joined me.
"Why didn't you ask if you could join them?"
Leaning back in to the bench, I sighed.
"Come on... you know I don't play well with others."
Coco smirked as she saw someone approaching and sipped her drink.
"Oh really. Well, better pucker up brother."
I was about to respond when a soft voice spoke to me.
"Umm... would you like to join us?"
Turning my head, I saw it was the red haired fox faunus girl. Her head and ears were bowed slightly, her hands were fidgeting together and her tail was low. For a ten year old, even I had to admit she looked cute and... damn you Coco... AND DAMN YOU OBI-WAN!
"Uhh... sure, I'd like that." I stood up, taking note of our different heights "I'm Grey and this is my sister, Coco."
Even at eleven, Coco was perpetually attached to what would become one of her trademarks : Her sunglasses. She just smiled and waved me off.
"Thanks, but you go ahead. I'm waiting for Velvet, so I'll just be here."
Looking at her, I narrowed my eyes and completely missing the look of joy in the girl's face in front of me. I DID take note of her taking my hand, telling me her name was Ariel and then leading me over to the other two and then introducing me to Micah (the other faunus) and Echo (the human girl). That afternoon, even though mentally I was an adult... I had to admit, I really did enjoy myself.
Of course, all good things have to come to a end... their parents came to pick them up, as Coco and Velvet came up to me. As we were leaving, I saw Velvet lean towards my sister, both starting to giggle. I heard Ariel call out my name and as I turned to face her, she ran up to me, leaned over and kissed me on the cheek... before smiling nervously and running back to her amused parents.
I was.. shocked. My hand immediately went to my cheek, as Coco laughed out loud while Velvet chuckled softly. I just watched as Ariel and her parents left, with Ariel looking over her shoulder at me as they were walking away. Through my ten year old, hormone laden brain, only one thought was bouncing around.
That... Ariel... Likes me... Me...
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This is the last time skip, seven years as the story will pick up from the next chapter :
Have to admit... I was a little excited. It was my seventeenth birthday and while I didn't have many friends, I did have three close friends.
Micah Eclipse, a bear faunus. Built like a tank and has immense strength even without his semblence assisting him. Ever since that day in the park, we've been best friends. At Signal, some bullies targeted him because he's a faunus... which just pissed me off. I remember one time at the cafeteria, a group of them thought it'd be funny to cause him to trip and spill his food on the ground. That was... unwise, as Micah showed just how strong a bear faunus could be complete with his own battlecry :
"YOU DON'T MESS WITH A GRIZZLY!"
Yeah... those four didn't bother him or the rest of us ever again.
Echo Starr, human. Even after all these years, I've learned NEVER to underestimate her. Put a obstacle in front of her and she'll come up with half a dozen ways to get around it in the first minute. Her mind is like a computer, analyzing everything and stores it away for future reference. Top student in theoretical and strategy, she aced every test. She also had a way of disarming people with a overload of information. One day when Micah and I were busy with class, she and Ariel were targeted by new bullies to the school. She literally kept them at bay by shooting holes in every one of their insults and when one of them had enough and threatened to hurt them with his weapon, she even came up with ways for him to try and counters for every single one of them.
By the time Micah and I arrived, the bullies ran off, one muttering to forget the faunus girl, that other one is insane. Insane or not, Echo has almost perfected the art of disarming her foes with just words alone. Assailing them with a overabundance of information... the person has only two options, run away or charge in a rage. Either way, Echo knows how to capitalize on the situation to her advantage.
Finally... Ariel, the fox faunus. Red hair and green eyes and when she wants something, she goes after it. Ever since we met, she has been my one constant companion for which I am grateful for. She has a different perspective and has always been there to give me advice about things. While not as keen of a strategist as Echo, Ariel has her own unique outlook on things. She's also one who is not afraid to use her 'natural' assets to her advantage. Unlike the muscular build of Micah or the athletic build of Echo and myself, she's like a classmate of ours...
Yang Xiao Long.
Both have very voluptuous builds and know how to use them to their advantage. Ariel and Yang are well known at Signal for being flirtatious, which has gotten them into trouble many times. Unlike Yang though, Ariel tends to get rather embarrassed and flustered around me. Now, after seven years, it's finally dawned on me that she has feelings for me. Something which she announced in a sparring match against Yang just last week.
Yang stood ready in the practice ring, Ember Celica covering her hands. Opposite her, Ariel stood in a similar pose, her own weapon Seer Liberty on her own hands. Similar in style to Ember Celica, except these were black with silver trim and with a certain flex of her hands, foot long blades slid out from between the knuckles. There is also three separate dust compartments on the back of the arm brace, allowing for any combination of dust crystals to empower her attacks.
The teacher was none other than Yang's uncle, Qrow. As soon as he said go, the two girls rushed the other, striking multiple blows against the other and performing counter strikes against the other. For ten whole minutes, they were at a standstill, until Yang whispered something to her... Which gave Ariel a boost to send the boisterous brawler out of the ring, ending the match. As she walked past Yang, I heard her comment...
"Stay away from Gray. I..."
Yang glanced over and saw I was heading towards them and she hit Ariel in the foot, causing the faunus to jump back. They shared a look and then Ariel saw me and as she walked over she muttered a 'thanks' to Yang. Ariel never told me what that was about, but today, I noticed her a lot.
Finally... there was my sister and her team, Team CFVY. I have known Velvet the longest and she still hasn't changed much. Still gets flustered easily, but there's some fire in her at times. Sadly, she is still shy around others. Fox Alistair... the quiet one. Which also means he's the most dangerous. He also has a mischievous side to him and according to my sister, he's played many pranks on all them, none more so than the final member, Yatsuhashi Daichi.
He's the embodiment of 'Gentle Giant'. According to Coco, he's the tank of the group, always putting himself in front of the others to take the blows. He has a very spiritual outlook on things as well as being a calming influence, specially when Coco see's a sale at one of her many favorite clothing stores.
Now, the seven of them, as well as my parents were here to help celebrate my birthday... and as Coco said, last day of freedom, before leaving for Beacon in the morning, which was also why Micah, Echo and Ariel were staying the night so we could all go together. After stuffing our faces and with Coco regaling everyone about the time Velvet saw me naked when I was five, which caused me to bang my head into the table making Coco laugh so hard she fell off her chair.
After the embarrassing tales... Micah stood up and placed a box in front of me, a broad smile on his face. Opening it and looking inside, was the newest model of scroll, double the storage space of standard scrolls, able to work in any environment and the most durable. Echo gave me a small case, inside were numerous dust crystals. She explained that these were 'unstable' but packed far more of a punch. Coco nodded to Fox and Yatsuhashi, both groaned as they stood, picked up a case and brought it over for me. She grinned and said it was from all of Team CFVY. Which to me, meant she picked it up and got the others to sign the card.
My sister, the fashionista... had bought for me my combat attire. Steel capped boots with black jeans. A bandolier belt for my handguns, Nirvana and Nightbane, complete with six cases of standard assortment of dust crystals. The black shirt had flexible armor plating over the chest and stomach. A long black trenchcoat with the same flexible armor plating over the back, shoulders and upper arms. There was also a pair of black fingerless gloves and to top it all off... a pair of black sunglasses like Coco's.
Everyone looked at her, who just smirked. My parents gave me a case full of assorted pencils, paper and ink. They had seen how I spent time drawing and decided to help me get started with a professional set. As everyone was talking and having fun, with a big blush on her face, Ariel passed me a small box. Coco saw this from the corner of her eye and motioned for everyone to keep quiet, as I opened it. Inside was engraved figure of a dragon on a chain. With a grin, she watched as Ariel leaned over and kissed me, wishing me a happy birthday.
Micah decided to add that it was now a 'very' happy birthday... which earned him a plate of ice cream dumped upside on his head by Echo. Suffice to say the rest of the day went by full of happiness.
That night though, I was sitting on the roof looking up at the stars. Always on my birthday, I tended to think about my other family and friends back on Earth. How they were doing and if things were ok for them. Of course, it's at that moment, HE decides to appear.
Well, it seems you had a 'fun' day today Greg.
It was... enjoyable Obi-Wan. Very enjoyable.
What's this? No derogative comments towards me? No threats? No attempt violence? Who are you and what have you done with Greg ********?
He's dead remember... he died due to three gunshots and blunt force trauma to the cranium. I'm... something else.
Gray Adel?
Yes and no... I'm some sort of bastardization of the two. I'm a abomination...
He knelt next to me, a stern look on his face.
No... you are Gray Adel. You may have memories of your past life, but they are fully assimilated into you. You were born Gray... You have friends and family who care for you and you even have one here who truly loves you.
For how long... I haven't forgotten why I'm here Obi-Wan. Your brother's plan starts soon, doesn't it?
Obi-Wan looked thoughtful and nodded
Aye... he won't start anything for a couple of months, so you have that time to prepare. I have spoken to Ozpin and warned him. He knows that something is coming and that you are here to help prevent it, but he doesn't know the exact details. I strongly suggest that when you arrive at Beacon tomorrow, you find someway of meeting him in person and introducing yourself.
Pretty standard stuff there... I just... I can't shake this feeling in my gut that whatever is going to happen, will follow what I can recall of the show. I mean it's been seventeen years, yet the one thing I can clearly remember, are the four seasons of RWBY.
Indeed... you will need that knowledge for what is coming. Now, stop moping around up here and go back downstairs to your friends and loved ones... and Ariel.
Why did you name her and not the others?
Obi-Wan just grinned and then vanished. As I looked around, I heard Ariel call out to me. Looking over, I saw her leaning out the window looking up at me. A smile came on my face as I headed over, taking one more look over the Vale, before climbing inside. Knowing that come the morning, things would speed up.
I had to admit, that even after all this time... I did NOT feel ready at all for what was coming.
Not one bit.
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Deaths-Head : A lengthy chapter, but one I needed to put down as a lot of time passes from the end of the first chapter to finally entering Beacon. I apologize for any 'mushyness' in this chapter as well... not really my forte.
Also, the next chapter will be where I switch from first person of the S/I to third person, unless I state specifically that is. I also hope to have the first chapter of the prequel to my other RWBY story posted by the end of next week. As I said before, my main RWBY story is on hiatus, til I get the prequel done. This one... is just a side project, one I told myself I would eventually do one day... and my birthday last Friday was the day to start lol.
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