Sorry about how this story is beginning, this is my first time writing period. And I'm trying to get better all the time, so reviews are always greatly appreciated, especially the ones that point out flaws... Soooo lets get back to Derrek, shall we?

In the Emerald Forest during the Flash Winter of Vytal

"THINGS WERE DEFINITELY NOT LOOKING UP!"

Me and Eddie were sprinting as fast as we could with a gray castle piece in our hands. The reason we were running was the group of angry over-achieving rich hunters/huntresses to be chasing after us and the last pieces for the selection taking place currently.

"First Grimm and now this!? Aren't we supposed to be a friends!?" i shouted over to the pissed wannabes.

In response "SCREW YOU! GIVE US THE FREAKING PIECES!"

Eddie started to chuckle, "God, what have i gotten into?!" he suddenly screamed.

The innocent looking snow had long ago turned to a full blown blizzard, and now only the hardcore Grimm were coming out, so we had to avoid both trophy hungry students to(may?)be and the toughest Grimm in the whole of the forest: Ursa Majors, DeathStalkers, Beowolf Alphas, Nevermores, King Taijitus, and the feared Horde Reapers.

As we ran I started to notice that there was less screaming coming from behind us. The students were getting wary, they knew that Horde Reapers came out around this time, and it was said that The Horde finding you was literally the most painful way to die other than having red hot needles being poked into your skull while being boiled alive with (heated?)acid. I haven't actually had any experiences with either but i'd rather not run into a Horde.

Eddie said "So, do you have any idea where we're going Derrek?" We were still running but not as fast as we had been earlier.

I reponded " We, are currently headed for that big-ass cliff over there! The one with the randomly destroyed ruins strewn about everywhere."

"I don't like this, It sounds like an obvious plot device..." he said as we neared a bridge that went slowly up to the top of overlarge cliff #1 (Great name, am i right?!)

"Hey come on, we're nearly there! Its not like something drastically horrible is about to happen that will probably be setting the plot for the next couple of chapters also probably introducing new characters at the same time? Right?"

Eddie nodded "Yes."

"Glad thats cleared up, lets get mo-"

"Stop right there Good Sir!" interrupted a rather large rabbit faunas with a strange top hat and Brown/Red suit with a big pocket watch with spikes on it. His (makeshift) team also appeared to be standing all around him. There was a human dressed in a skin tight black suit with Green outlines who had a large spear/Taser in one hand and the other on his mask which appeared to have the shape of a Bear. Then there was another faunas who appeared to be a moose with a large pitchfork/12 gauge shotgun who was dressed in a blue hoodie and black cargo shorts with pads on his calves, and the last was another human, this time a girl she had short pink hair in a ponytail and an excess of makeup, she was wearing a Red Shirt with small shoulder pads and skinny jeans with hunting boots and her weapon appeared to be short sword only. (probably relies on large aura reserves)

"We have finally caught up with you two bastards! And i think you have something that belongs to us, don't you?" he smiled as he said this, he appeared to have no front teeth, and had not shaved in a long time and actually had a beard.

"I think that you guys are cowardly dirtbags, that we shouldn't even bother with!" I said with a smirk

The moose whispered "You're so dead..." and suddenly they exploded into action.

Or more of, the bridge exploded into action.

They shot forward at us, weapons ready.

We shot forward right past them and up the bridge, sprinting as fast as we could.

"HOLY FUDGE! What the hell just happened back there?!" Eddie screamed as we raced away from the weirdo team and up the bridge.

I responded with "WHO THE HELL KNOWS! We need to get out of here!" Bullets flew past us as the angry time tried to chase us up the bridge. The Human with the mask rocketed to being right in front of us.

"Shocking." he whispered, and shot the tasers on full blast at us.

"You're INSANE!" I screamed as i dodged the wires and sprinted at him with my daggers drawn, ready to stab the stupid wannabe ninja.

He blasted away, flying screaming into the sky and away from me, Eddie, and Rabbit dude's team. The Rabbit looked angry enough to explode as he screamed at his team to take us out, even though he didn't appear to be doing anything.

Then suddenly they were in front of us! One moment, far behind us, next, in front of us!

The Rabbit was laughing, " Ha! You idiots have no idea who you're dealing with! My pocket watch can slow down an opponents perception to the point where its like time has stopped entirely for them! And i am it's sole wielder, Marc-!"

His words were cut off completely as i punched him directly in the stomach, following up with a kick, sending him spinning to the edge of the bridge where he lay unconscious and unnamed, as Eddie finished off the Pink haired Swordswoman, with quick slices all up the arms and knockout poison. The Moose Faunas was sprinting down the bridge without even looking back. My average length dirty blonde/grayish white hair was spattered with blood from the tall rabbit faunas and my right pointed iron shoe had blood all over it.

We spent the rest of the walk up, talking about our pasts, homes and favorite sports. Turns out, Eddie was from a rich Religious family in Mistral, he had received an invitation and taken it without a second thought heading to Vale for a schooling at Beacon, Eddie is really into Fencing and Masscar Racing. Me? Born in Vacuo, lived there with only my dad for thirteen years all the while training with him to be hunter, Then the Horde Reapers had shown up and lead a stampede of Grimm into our town, our area had been quarantined and my dad had been killed getting me on a helicopter out. I spent the next four years at Signal where a friend of my dad's lived, and my favorite sport is probably boxing and Street Fusball.

And then, our journey into The Emerald Forest was over. We would get into Beacon, be a team with two others and learn how to kill monsters. And hopefully those helicopters that flew over our head would be getting the failed students.