AN: I do not own RWBY. I do however own the OCs that exist in this fanfic.
So yeah, to sum things up. We celebrated my birthday, got transported to a distinct world called Remnant, met a cool guy, made friends with said guy, fought a giant bear, stopped a store robbery, met probably the most strict lady in the world, and got invited to a school for monster hunters. Now, the only thing left for me to do was land a hit on Nate.
(Vale, Residential District Sep. 5 10:02 PM)
*KLANG*
The sound of my katanas hitting Nate's bo-staff rang through the field. A lot has happened in the last few weeks. First off, we were transferred to the residential district to spend our time before going to Beacon. We had rented out a house with some help from Ozpin and Goodwitch. They helped us get some of our own currency, Lien, so we wouldn't have to rely on other people to buy things for us. I knew there was a reason she was called Goodwitch. Secondly, I began teaching Nate and Felice how to use their weapons in and out of combat. Turns out they're actually pretty fast learners. During their training sessions, I promised I wouldn't use my Semblance. That is, until the third thing happened. Nate found his own Semblance. He now has enhanced senses, almost Faunus-like according to Yoshi, which was why I was having a hard time landing a hit on him.
Speaking of Yoshi, he was currently meditating across from us. They way he meditates though is probably the oddest scene I have ever seen. Apparently his Semblance allows him to communicate with plants. Right now, he was sitting, cross-legged, upside down, on a pillar of vines. Like I said, odd scene. My attention was quickly diverted by Nate charging at me.
"Come on Krowe. Get your head in the game!" Nate said. I dodged his attack with fair ease.
"Ok, one: I don't need to 'get my head in the game' to beat you. And two: " I quickly spin myself around his attacks and grab his arm. Twisting it behind his back, I place him into submission, " Game over."
"Come on you two. Quit fooling around and get ready for bed. We have a long day tomorrow." Felice had demanded from the porch she was standing on, "You too Yama."
Not feeling any need to argue with her, I let go of Nate's arm and let him up. Yoshi also releases his hold on the plants and lowers himself. With Yoshi standing up, we all head inside.
"I don't get it. How were you able to get the jump on me like that?" Nate had asked.
"You may have Faunus-like senses, but you don't have Faunus-like reflexes." I said simply.
"Oh yeah? How about we ask Yoshi then? I don't think that was a fair fight." He turned his head over to Yoshi.
"Senses are similar, but not the same as reflexes. Sephalis is right." If Nate's jaw hung any lower, he could've fit a Hack-Yak in it.
(Airship, Sep. 6 7:32 AM)
"Well, well, well. Looks like someone doesn't like heights." I laugh as Felice continues to pat Nate's back. He's been hurling bacon and eggs ever since the airship took off.
The three of us had a slight change in apparel to help us fit in. I still wore my black long-sleeved t-shirt and jeans, white vest hoodie, shoes, and fingerless gloves, and my silver dagger necklace. I added onto my outfit, a leather shoulder guard and metal chest plate. Felice wore a pinkish short-sleeved t-shirt with reddish-brown boots. She kept her red leather jacket and light blue skinny jeans. She also traded her watch for a bracelet of the same color. Nate now wore a white short-sleeved t-shirt with blue jacket and jeans. He also wore metal arm guards on each arm. He kept his black tennis shoes and Goodwitch was finally able to convince him to wear matching socks.
"I'll kill you Kro-" *HURP* *HURG* Yup, that's one ugly sight.
/The robbery was lead by nefarious criminal Roman Torchwick./
"Hey, bowler hat guy." Felice and Nate turn to see the news feed that had a picture of the lead robber we had fought three weeks ago.
/Who continues to evade authorities. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the Vale Police Department. Back to you Lisa./
The picture changed to a silver-haired, yellow eyed woman wearing a black and purple suit.
/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-/
Okay, now what? A picture of Professor Goodwitch appeared.
/Hello, and welcome to Beacon. My name is Glynda Goodwitch. 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./
Peace. Ha! Please lady, if peace means getting shot at by a crazy, bowler hat wearing nut-job, you can keep it.
/And as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task./
"Yeah, courageous enough to fight a bunch of thugs in nothing but your underwear." Nate remarked. I simply whacked him upside his head.
/And now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world./
"Now why can she never seem to be that nice in person?" I wonder.
"Maybe it's a recording and she's actually really gotten cranky with age." Nate responded. We both started laughing at that one. Until, of course Felice whacked us upside our heads. Ouch.
We walked up to the window to look at the scene. And boy was it a scene. You could see for miles upon miles. Nate nearly threw up again as Yoshi handed him another bag. On the other side of the airship, we saw another blond guy trying to hold his breakfast back.
"Hey Nate. I think we found your long lost brother." I tease him. Nate tried to hit me but was overwhelmed by the height we were at and went for the bag again.
That's when two girls started running around the ship screaming 'Gross' and 'Get away from me' repeatedly.
(Beacon Academy, Sep. 6 7:48 AM)
We had finally arrived at Beacon. And I gotta say, a school on the side of a cliff? Okay, good scenery, but is it really all that safe. Okay, maybe it is compared to having to fight Grimm all day. As the airship landed, the blond guy from earlier rushed through the doors to throw up in a barrel.
"Maybe you should join him Nate. It'd be fun." I smirk at him. Turns out his motion sickness kicks out just as fast as it kicks in because the next thing I knew, I was in a headlock. Felice and Yoshi merely ignored us and walked on by to the school. Nate had decided to follow them, while dragging me still in a headlock.
*WHISTLE* "Big place." Nate said.
"Yeah, no kidding." Felice agreed. Okay this is getting annoying.
"Nate, do you mind?" Realizing he still had ahold of me, he let go. As I stood up, I finally had a good look at the place. It was huge! Man, I wish my school back in Neon City looked half this cool.
That's when I saw all the cool weapons being carried around by the other students. Hand cannons, mauls, and even falchions. Okay, I don't wish my school back in Neon City looked half this cool. I wish it was half this cool.
"Yoohoo, Seph? You in there?" Felice asked snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Huh, what?"
"You're drooling, on your shoes." She said as she pointed downwards. Realizing she was right, I wiped of the drool from my face and tried shaking off the drool from my shoes.
We continued walking down the path until I heard someone say, "Easy there little sister. They're just weapons."
That felt like a stab in the back. Who would say such a terrible, hurtful thing? I got my answer. In front of us were two girls, the same ones from the ship though I never got a good look at them. The first one had long blond hair. Okay what's with all the blonds? She wore a brown jacket, boots, and skirt? She also had on gold bracelets and black fingerless gloves. The second girl was shorter than the first. She had black hair with red highlights. She wore a red cape with a black dress and shoes. She also had something under her cape, though I couldn't tell what it was.
"Just weapons?! They're an extension of ourselves, they're a part of us. Oh they're so cool." I like the way this girl thinks.
"Well why can't you swoon over your own weapon? Aren't you happy with it?" The blond one asked.
That's when something happened that made me want to shrink down and run away. And I think this was the same for Felice and Nate. The black-red haired girl grabbed the item under her cape and it transformed. Into a giant freaking scythe! Little innocent looking girl with a giant scythe for a weapon?! That was probably the scariest thing I've ever seen.
"Of course I'm happy with Crescent Rose. I just really like seeing new ones. It's like meeting new people, but better." Well that sounded a tad bit depressing.
"Ruby, come on. Why don't you go try to make some friend of your own?" The blond girl said to the newly named Ruby. Then she looked our way, "In fact, looks like there's some people already interested in being your friends."
Wait, what? Was she talking about us? I look around to see if anyone else was around us but no one was there. Yup, talking about us.
"But, why would I need friends when I have you?" Ruby asked.
"Gee, thanks." Nate grumbled under his breath. I simply chuckle at him.
"Well, actuallymyfriendsareherenowgottagocatchupcan'ttalktoyoubye!" Wow, that was the fastest I've ever seen someone talk. And run for that matter.
"What are you doing?!" Came the voice of a girl dressed in all white. Uh oh.
The four of us rush over to go help the Ruby girl.
"Sorry." Ruby apologized.
"Sorry? Do you have any idea the damage you could've caused?" Hey, she already said she's sorry.
"Gimme that. This is Dust." Oh, the all famous Dust. Bow before thee, "Mined and purified from the Schnee Quary."
Schnee? Why does that sound familiar? We helped the Ruby girl stand up but she was still lost.
"What are you brain-dead? Dust, fire, water, lightning, energy!" Note to self: Prissy girls in all white clothing are highly annoying.
"Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? What do you have to say for yourself?" How about one: It was an accident and two: I now officially hate you.
Ruby then began making weird noises and weird faces. Wait, is she going to? Oh no...
*ACHOO*
The area where we were standing blew up, BLEW UP! Okay granted, Dust is supposed to do that but still. When you're right there when it happens... it kinda hurts. Me, Nate, and Felice were all on our butts trying to recover from the shock. Yoshi, for reasons unknown was still standing. And so was Ruby.
The white clothed girl however was completely covered in smoke and soot.
"Unbelievable, this is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about."
"I'm really, really sorry." Ruby apologized again.
"Oh, you complete dolt! What are you even doing here? Aren't you a little young to be attending Beacon?" Okay, that's it.
"Can't you give it a rest already? She already said she was sorry. What more do you want?" I question her. She was really getting on my nerves.
Ruby had a sort of relieved look on her face, until...
"How about you to butt out? This is between me and her." All four of us had looks of distaste now.
"This isn't your ordinary combat school. It's not just sparring and practicing you know? We're here to fight monsters so watch where you're going." Sure, we can watch where we're going and you can stop whining.
"Hey, I said I was sorry 'princess'." As shocked as the four of us were, we were impressed with her outburst. Turns out she can handle herself.
"It's 'heiress' actually." Another girl decked out in black and white clothing, "Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company. One of the largest producer of energy propellant in the world."
"Finally, some recognition." Why do I get the feeling she's going to eat those words?
"The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners." Yoshi finished. Huh, I knew I recognized that name somewhere. A really boring book that Yoshi forced me to read.
"Wha-, how dare-, the nerve of-" She tried but couldn't. The three of us and the Ruby girl chuckled at her expense. Yoshi gave a slight smile.
"I promise I'll make this up to you." Ruby tried to apologize once again.
"Heh, I wouldn't." I scoff. That girl ticks me off.
Ruby sighed, "I guess I'm not the only one having a rough first day."
"Hey, don't sweat it. We don't even know what we're doing." Felice tried to console her. Ruby gave a small smile. That's when Ruby tried to talk to the black clothed girl. But instead of staying, the girl walked off.
Out of disappointment, Ruby collapsed to her knees, "Welcome to Beacon."
"Thank you. We love it here." I say in a goofy grin. She smiled at me and I gotta say, she's kinda cute when she smiles. Wait... did I just say that?
As I helped her up, the four of us introduced ourselves to her.
"I'm Ruby, Ruby Rose." She introduced herself. That's when the same guy, sorry, same other blond guy, who threw up on the ship came over and introduced himself. See, lots of people are friendly.
(Beacon Academy, Sep. 6 7:56 AM)
"All I'm saying is that motion sickness is a much more common problem than people let on." The blond boy, Jaune had tried to explain.
"Yeah, I see what you're getting at. Nate here can easily relate." I remark as I point in his direction. What I received was a whack to the head. Seriously, is that becoming a thing now? Whack the Krowe?
"Look, I'm sorry. Vomit Boy was the first thing that came to mind." Wait, she called him 'Vomit Boy'? As funny as that is, that is definitely not a name you want sticking to you.
"Oh yeah? What if I called you 'Crater Face'?" Jaune asked back.
"Hey, that explosion was an accident." Ruby said.
"You guys want to know Felice's nickname?" I ask but didn't get to tell them. Felice grabbed ahold of my ear and wouldn't let go.
Ignoring us, Jaune continued, "Well the name's Jaune Arc. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it."
Me, Nate, and Felice look at each other and start snickering.
"Do they?" Ruby asked. Here's your answer, nope.
"They will. Well I, I hope they will. I think my Mom always says that- Never mind."
"Here's a hint Jaune. Don't say 'Ladies love it' to a lady." Felice informs him.
There was a few minutes of awkward silence. Before...
"So... I got this thing." Ruby says as she pulls out her over-sized death machine.
"Whoa! Is that a scythe?" Jaune asks out of fear while he and the rest of us jump back.
"Yes, yes it is." I respond while hiding behind Felice. As much as I love weapons, I steer clear of scythes. They scare me, especially when someone shorter than myself is wielding it.
"It's also a customizable high-impact sniper rifle." Ruby answers simply.
"A customizable high-impact sniper rifle!" I exclaim getting a little closer to the weapon. Until I realized I was next to a scythe.
"A wha-?" Jaune asked dumbfounded. Seriously dude.
*KCHK* "It's also a gun." Okay, that was awesome.
"Oh, that's cool."
"So what do you guys got?" Ruby asks all of us. This is gonna be fun.
"Oh. Uh, I got this sword." Ruby was slightly impressed, "Yeah I got this shield too."
"So, what do they do?"
Jaune's shield then collapses but falls out of his grasp.
"The shield gets smaller. So, when I get tired of carrying it, I can just, put it away." Jaune answered. As impressive as a collapsible shield is, I don't think it compares to a gun-transforming scythe.
"But, wouldn't it weight the same?" Nate, Felice, and Ruby all asked at the same time. Wow, creepy. Triple jinx.
Jaune nodded out of disappointment, "Yeah it does."
"Hey, there's nothing better than the classics." I tell him, "Besides, all I've got are these two Twin Double-Edged Katanas."
I unsheathe Hikari and Kage to show them. Felice also unstraps her war-hammer/battle axe, Français Pétale. And Nate pulled his bladed bo-staff, Tigris Klaw, from the strap on his back.
"Wow! What do they do?" Ruby asks in anticipation. We look at each other before answering her.
"What you see is what you get. A giant war-hammer that doubles as a battle axe at the bottom." Felice said simply.
"Mine doubles as a three sectional staff when you snap it right." Nate responded as well.
"And mine do literally nothing." I answer with a smile. Ruby had an odd look on her face.
"Unless of course I use my Semblance. Then, they get really powerful."
"Well, hehe, I'm kind of a dork when it comes to weapons. I guess I did go a little overboard in designing it."
Wait! She built that thing!?
"Wait. You made that?" Jaune asked as if speaking my thoughts.
"Of course, all students at Signal forge their own weapons. Didn't you make yours?" Ruby asks.
"It's a hand-me-down. My great-great-grandfather used it to fight in the war." Jaune responded. Ruby then turned her head to us.
"Well, I used to make weapons in a tournament back at home. But, these are gifts, from a friend." I tell her. Man, she made her own giant scythe, and all we've got are gifts. Kinda sad when you think about it.
"Sounds more like a family heirloom to me. He." Jaune didn't seem to cheer up at that one.
"Well I like it. Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days."
Yeah, like I said.
"Yeah, the classics." Jaune finally cheered up.
"So why'd you guys help me back out there, in the courtyard." Ruby asked us.
"Why not? We saw you needed help and thought we'd offer it." Nate said.
"My Mom always says, 'Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet.'" Jaune pitched in. That I agree with.
"Hm, hey where are we going?" That's a good question.
"Oh, I don't know. I was just following you guys." Jaune responded.
"We don't know where we're going either." I said. That's when we noticed something.
"Hey, where's Yoshi?" Felice asked.
Turns out, Yoshi hasn't been with us the entire time. Probably the only person who knows where he's going.
"You think there might be a directory?" Jaune wondered.
"Maybe a food court. Recognizable landmark."
Ruby snickered.
"There's always the school." Nate said. Yeah, like that'll help.
"Is that a no?"
"That's a no." The three of us and Ruby responded to Jaune's question.
Our protagonists have arrived at Beacon Academy. Ruby has appeared along with Jaune and three others.
Also, this is the first chapter that follow the canon plotline, somewhat. Future chapters will most likely take longer because I am trying to stick to the canon plotline as much as possible while also providing my own story to the mix. With that said, I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
