AN: Looking back at it now, I kinda hate how I did "Arc 1", especially the last fight, but eh, I'll at least be trying make the chapters longer and until they're at a good length, then make them consistent and all that. Haaah... God Damnit.

Also, one last thing for last chapter (I know, I'm sorry, I should probably make a separate fic for this stuff), Link getting the Power Bracelets before the Skull Hammer just makes more sense in how he uses it, so it'll be applied in this story/fic/project-thing.


Grimm Studies, ugh. Ruby Rose tiredly closed her eyes and sighed as the teacher droned on and on about the migratory patterns of a King Taijutsu or something. Why did she have to go through this now? She glanced at the clock, perking up when she noticed there was only 20 more minutes til' the end of Class and she'd get home. She stared back to the front of the small classroom, seeing some of her other classmates hurriedly do the same.

It's been a couple of weeks since the whole Beowolf epidemic and her Dad actually dying in front of her. Only for the Beowolf turn into an adorable little dog, and her dad coming back to life like it was nothing. Needless to say, the whole island's gossip ring (not that she was aware of said gossip ring) had been blowing up, especially with the fact that the mysterious boy Link played a major part in everything that had played out not even a week after him showing up suddenly.

She had gained a newfound popularity within the school, although people were skeptical about the never before seen Dust-Grimm, they couldn't deny the fact that the multitude of explosions and the huge Pillar of Fire that came from the direction of the Xiao-Long house gave some light to it all. Yep, apparently their fight had actually woken up at least half of the Island's community. If that was true, then why did the backup have to come when everything was over? Seriously!

Ruby groaned and pulled her hood over her head as she pressed her face into her desk, almost everyone else in class sans the teacher looking over to her. Why'd she have to deal with this?! Why couldn't she be with Link and Yang right now?

Link, despite his protests, was pulled along to school by their excited father, the man wanting to show off his job to the boy. It was a strange sight to see her dad's change in behavior when it came to Link, from letting him off chores every now and then to laughing at his gestures. He'd obviously had gotten much closer to the boy, which Ruby was happy for of course, but she was a bit jealous at all the special attention he was getting from her dad.

Peeking out from her resting place, she noticed everyone was still staring at her, and she quickly covered her face with both hands, not liking the attention one bit. There was a reason she was considered socially awkward!

Haaah, well, it could be worse she guessed.


Speaking of Link and Taiyang, the two were currently in Taiyang's class, in which he taught basic hand-to-hand combat (as told by Ruby). The class of around 20 kids were outside on a cleared out field at the back of the school, differing pairs filling it up as Link casually sat off to the side with a dog peeking out of his cap. The Warrior was fascinated by the combat class, partially by the fact that they trained Warriors themselves, but more-so of the individuals that made up the class itself.

The individuality that each person oozed was almost blinding, a bizarre mix of colors coating the dirt field. He could see murky-green hair clashing against stark-white, albeit a bit clumsily, with outfits semi-composed of their respective colors. Dark red, a mix of orange and pink, faint-blue covering splotches of purple, and so on. He even swore he saw some of them have animal tails or ears!

It was as if their parents decided to splash each one with their favorite colors of paints and keep it that way, which was a bit worrisome but makes for a very... interesting tone. The differing outfits stood out as well, each one shining in their own way. Was the individuality an epidemic, or just a cultural thing? He'd have to ask the lovely Doctor when he got the chance.

His musings were interrupted by the sound of Taiyang clapping and shouting, most of the class falling to the ground in exhaustion immediately after. Understandable, the kids looked only slightly older than the ones that followed him around Windfall whenever he visited.

He got up slowly, mindful of the little canine resting on his nest of blonde hair, and walked over to Taiyang. The man noticed him carefully step over in his direction and grinned, a single word leaving his lips.

"Fun?" He asked eagerly, with the boy only shrugging hesitantly. Taiyang's grin fell a bit and he sighed, going over all his cool-dad info from the How to be a Cool Dad website. Skateboarding? He hasn't done that in a while, maybe it'd blow the socks off the kid.

It was amazing just how much of a whole new language Link had soaked up in just less than three weeks. He could already make out slow and simple sentences with some trouble, but that alone showed a lot of progress for a kid and Taiyang felt a fatherly pride shine over the fact. Although he loved his daughters to death, with having Qrow as his only male family member, there was so only so much... Qrow he could take. He'd always wanted a son as well, and Link looked almost exactly like a younger him! Right?

So he mentally adopted the boy for the time being, happily skipping over any repercussions that could possibly happen in the future. The now self-proclaimed father of Link felt a tremor right next to him and jumped, backing away slightly with his class as his new son set his horrific hammer down head first and leaned on the handle and the strange dog jumping down from his hat.

Taiyang tensed, ready to retaliate should the Beast attack his exhausted students, but the monster only ran in gleeful circles around Link as the boy looked down at it in amusement, chuckling to himself. It certainly was a surprise when they were informed that the little canine was actually the Beowolf that suddenly attacked their homestead out of nowhere, and they would've probably put the thing down if it wasn't for it's instant bond with Link. Ever since the incident, the two were always seen together, either playing or resting, they stuck to each other like glue.

It was an adoring sight, a Boy and his Dog, but it didn't really change the fact that Taiyang apparently died to the paws of the mighty 1-foot tall Beast.

Furry-ears perked up as the Beast's nose picked up a familiar scent and it turned a curious gaze onto the Teacher. Taiyang instantly froze, beads of sweat trickling down his neck as It barked and starting bounding towards him in deadly strides. No! His students would not die today!

Staring down the charging canine, he stood his ground and flared his Aura, a purple hue surrounding his form as he readied into a stance. Arms were set wide and low with his legs mirroring them, he gulped and braced for the impact. The Beast jumped, and for a second he sword he could see it's beady pupils flash a familiar violet, and knocked the Huntsman over, his breath leaving him in the impact.

The monster slobbered all over his face hungrily, tasting his flesh as it's tongue lashed out, burning his Soul with it's slimy touch. "Link, help me!" Crying out to his Son, he clawed out a hand and reached over in the direction of the thoroughly amused boy, Link covering his mouth as he laughed. Taiyang could hear the echoes of laughter from his class as he was viciously mauled by the Beast and was awash with shame, squirming and struggling underneath his foe.

As their teacher was being licked to death, the quieting class all turned to the second oldest person of their group, said person being slightly creeped out by how in sync the action was. He gave a small and unsure wave from his resting spot, the group of kids doing the same in perfect unison. Not knowing what was gonna happen next, he shrugged his shoulders, the class of course doing the same thing.

Curiously, he raised a finger from a clenched fist, as if it was a makeshift baton, and all their eyes were focused on the little appendage. Slowly moving it to his right, their eyes continued following it as his hand went in a full circle, stopping at it's previous position.

Before he could experiment any further, a loud ringing sound came from the school building and stopped everyone, including Taiyang and the dog, in their tracks. The kids quickly broke their formation as they headed to the lockers, talking to each other animatedly as they sounded out goodbyes for Taiyang and Link, both of the blondes doing the same.

An awkward silence settled, the dog soon getting off of Taiyang's face and Link picking up his hammer. The male duo looked at each other, then back towards the building where Ruby and Yang were just finishing classes. Quietly, they headed towards the building in a series of shuffles, unsure of what to do now.


Ringing of the final bell could be heard, and an excited Yang Xiao-Long shot up out of her seat, shouting "School's Out!", only to wince slightly in pain from healing bruises and have most of her classmates and teacher give a collective sigh, already used to the brash girl's antics. The teacher finished up the lesson as the students packed up, giving out homework and saying their goodbyes.

That didn't matter though, what mattered was the fact that Link came to visit Signal! Rubbing her hands to herself in excitement, she grabbed her bag and proceeded to-"Hey Yang!"- stop dead in her tracks, turning her head towards the new yet familiar voice. A small group of students were heading towards her desk, all of them having varying smiles.

There was a girl covered in a dark-brown overcoat of all things, the coat falling down to her legs and having her arms barely poke out of the sleeves, and equally brown hair tied up into two pigtails that framed a goofy grin. A small boy, smaller than Link and Ruby, was shyly fidgeting in place with an equally shy smile, him having shortly trimmed dark-blue hair and wearing a baggy hoodie that matched his hair and a pair of gray shorts. The last of the group was another girl, this one being just a few inches shorter than Yang, having faded-pink hair falling just below her shoulders and wearing a small, reserved smile. She wore a simple white blouse coupled with a plaid skirt, and a dark unbuttoned vest over the blouse, so it really made her prominent cat ears stand out.

Faunus discrimination was almost nonexistent on the isle of Patch. Obviously, some people living on the island held some sort of spite towards the race, that's a given. However, Patch's community was a very close-knit group of people, all having faced some sort of hardship together, and even the ones who held the most hate towards the race would simply tolerate them or even greet them when passing by.

Patch was a relaxed and growing paradise of Harmony, albeit with it's own share of hardships, so it was understandable that most Faunus would feel at ease on the island and not be afraid to bring out their special characteristics.

Back to the group of four, it was the girl in the over-sized coat that spoke up, a sleeve in greeting. "Out to ditch us so soon?" She asked once she reached the desk, smile turning into a smirk.

Returning the smirk, Yang answered appropriately, "Nah, just feel like meeting up with Dad, y'know?"

The pink haired Faunus that had her hands clasped together formally gave a sly and knowing smile, "Oh? And this doesn't have anything to do with that boy everyone's been talking about?"

Two heads perked up, one in embarrassment and the other in confusion. The confused male of the group just had to ask, "Boy? What boy?" The girls that didn't have a flustered burning-red face could only sigh in slight exasperation, turning to the little bluenette. The brunette in the coat was the one that spoke up.

"Really Peri? Really? Y'know, the guy that people say he apparently helped Rubes kill whatever made that giant fire-tower? Pointy-ears, weird hat? What about the Giant hammer with a skull?" There was more snark than she intended, and she instantly regretted it when the fidgeting boy flinched back in shame. "Aw Peri, you know I didn- Yowch!"

She pulled her head back, crocodile-tears forming as she held her forehead in brief pain and turned to the perpetrator, said perpetrator holding out a flicked-out finger and gaze locked scoldingly. "Now Fawn, he just didn't hear about the rumors yet. There's no reason to talk to him like that." The Faunus turned to the bluenette with a motherly look of understanding, "C'mere Peri, it's ok."

Peri shyly looked up to the girl that was holding out her hands, and he rushed into her embrace as she cooed into his ear. The now named Fawn felt slightly frustrated at the action, but quickly looked down in shame of how she treated her beloved friend, "Sorry..." she mumbled.

To Yang, it overwrote all her embarrassment as she laughed at the antics of her friends and relaxed, used to the odd trio. Mindful of the bandages and bruises on her body, she put her hands behind her head, bag suspended by her good shoulder, and beckoned to the group of friends as she headed towards the door, "Well we might as well go meet up with him, huh?"


Link fidgeted with his bracelets under the scrutiny of a bunch of kids as he followed Taiyang down the hallway, unnerved by all the attention he was getting. Did he do something wrong? He suspected it was the Skull Hammer a while ago, but considering how little Ruby Rose had a Giant metal-scythe, he assumed otherwise. He was in fact wrong in that assumption; The hammer that was somehow attached to his back was too unsettling and stood out extremely well.

He sighed exasperatedly, the dog in his cap adjusting itself to stay on his head, and looked out the window to the Sun. The Hero was going to address the fact that he had to leave soon today, but unexpected plans came up without his consolation. He had been staying in their care long enough, and he had yet another quest he needed to complete. He could've probably worked out something with his Goddess for further help, considering all the strange things this new land had to offer, he needed as much help as he could get without straying from his next Quest.

The fact remained that A. He still needed to learn a completely new language, and B. He had no idea where to go from here.

It was always a fairly linear path, the one he was given on his previous quest. He simply wanted to save Aryll, his sister, and he had a lot of help along the way. The King of Red Lions was the most prominent in his journey to become the Hero of Winds, guiding him to places he never heard of or considered even being in the Great Sea. Tetra helped with trinkets and secret tidbits here and there, although she was pretty useless as Zelda. Goddesses, he even needed help from Talking Fish!

This was completely new territory, one he was unsure of just where to start and no idea where to go, so he's been staying to soak up as much information as he could before anymore incidents like the Wolfos happened. He could not let the Triforce to be shattered and lost, more broken than it already is. It was an innate feeling of uneasiness, him being a Triforce wielder himself, and part of him felt Empty.

Shaking his head to rid himself of his current thoughts, he looked up at Taiyang, wondering just where they were going. His ears picked up faint whispers, words he could barely process as well. "Dog... look... hammer... his Hair!" Startled by the comment about his hair, he picked up his cap, and the dog that was peeking it's head out of it, and dashed over to the window to look at his reflection.

His Grandmother always told him to keep up appearances whenever they were guests for a certain occasion or other, and he could only remember the scoldings that were had when he simply didn't brush his hair! Throwing the cap, and the dog resting in it, aside to the wind, he had one hand run his fingers through his nest of hair, and the other hurriedly pat down his clothes for any creases or wrinkles.

Once he was certain he'd made enough grooves in his now flattened-hair and straightened out his tunic, the Conductor took out the Wind Waker and began twirling it in a slow and steady motion. Caressing breezes and soft hums wafted in from open windows, all heading towards the boy combing his hair with his right hand. Of course, once the wind had actually flowed through their destination, they had no where else to go but down the hallway full of students.

The students, surprised by the sudden movements of the blonde with the hammer that was at least a head bigger than him, were not ready for the next surprise in the form of a breeze flowing through the hallway. Papers were thrown around, and panic quickly settled in as students desperately tried to grab their flying worksheets, only to knock over other students and have those students drop something.

Satisfied about the state of his hair and clothes, he slowed his ministrations of the wind and turned around to see if his peers deemed acceptable. Realization struck him like the rock wall of the Forsaken Fortress when he laid his eyes upon mass panic. Taiyang was in the midst of a sea of students, all hurrying around to gather up their belongings, but making others drop theirs in some sort of endless cycle.

"N-now Kids! Stay calm, there's no need to pani- Agh!" Taiyang was interrupted by a staff smacking him in the face, courtesy of a student getting up from their crouched position. Holding his cheek and applying some Aura, he readied himself and continued, "Ack, Now Kids, heh heh, there's no need to- HAGGH!" He obviously hadn't had the proper amount of time to ready his body with Aura, as a familiar staff sidelined a certain below-the-belt area due to the same student turning around to apologize.

Shouts of "Watch it!", "Sorry!" and "My Leg!" could be heard from the growing mess, other students being pulled into the fray willingly or unwillingly. Shouts of battle could be heard as a group of rowdy boys charged headfirst into the mix, shoving aside a bunch of bystanders and getting some caught in the mess.

Arms drooped to his side, Link watched on in disbelief and guilt at the sheer damage he'd caused in less than a minute, he turned around to make an unnoticeable retreat, grabbing the cap and the dog that now lived in it off the floor. Pocketing the Wind Waker and holding his cap to his chest, he backed away from the mass of flailing bodies, looking for an escape route as he did so.

Aha! He saw a little head of black and red peeking out from a doorframe, and ran towards his Comrade, knowing she'd be able to help.

Ruby, wanting to know what all the noise was about, was quickly pulled away by a green-figure, and they both sped off in the direction of the combat arena.

Yang, just getting out of her class with her friends, heard a distant clamor of noise and a growing sound of running. She was knocked away by a blur of green and red, and she swore she heard her sister's voice crying out as she got bodily pushed into her friends.

Periwinkle, in the middle of all three girls, was pushed to the ground and smothered by his bigger friends, clawing for air and sending a quick prayer to the creator Oum that he would make it out alive.

The blur sped down the hallway, knocking over more students in it's haste, and they could all hear the sounds of a squeaky voice yelling "Sorry!" as they fell.

The Headmaster of Signal Academy was just getting out of his office, annoyed by the sudden clamor of noise ringing down his school, only to have his jaw drop. Students were clambering over one another, various teachers all trying to amend the rapidly growing situation. The battered-lockers were thrown aside, weapons were clashing, and some of the more rowdy students took this as an opportunity to create more damage to the hallway itself.

If one were to squint, they'd compare the hallway to a bloody battlefield, all of it uncontrollable in the haze. The Headmaster dropped to his knees, feeling a gentle breeze wash over him. He sobbed.


Panting, our green and red duo were on their backs at the edge of the makeshift arena field, having to run some ways away from the mess. Link had his hands over his face, imagining the lecture he would've gotten had the King of Red Lions been with him. "How many times have I told you, you simply must not use the Wind Waker for something so trivial! It's bad enough you use the Master Sword for gardening work, why back in..." The Hero groaned, pulling his hands down his face.

Ruby, recounting the recent events in a blur, started chuckling. Chuckles turned into laughs, startling Link out of his stupor, but Ruby didn't notice as she kept on laughing, holding her stomach with both her arms. Link, affected by Ruby's mood, began chuckling to himself as well, finding their little situation funny at the least. He sat up, shooing the dizzy dog out of his cap as he put it on and sighed contentedly.

The little canine, unsteady from being pulled along in their mad dash, stumbled into the nearest body, that being a laughing Ruby Rose. Still in her bouts of laughter, she wasn't aware of the canine stumbling towards her face and only felt something wet poke her cheek. Thinking it was Link, she slowly stopped her laughs and opened her eyes, not at all expecting a furry face looking down at her curiously. "Arp!" It barked.

"Ahh!" Backing away from the Beast in a flash of roses, she got into a ready stance she saw in multiple Kung-fu movies; One leg bent at the knee and in the air, and both of her arms raised stiffly with her hands pushed down. Needless to say, it looked silly and both Link and the dog tilted their heads in confusion at the act, not sure how to react in this scenario.

Link assumed she was scared of dogs, so he called it over, patting his lap as a beckon. The dog, just happy to get some attention, bounded over to his master in leaps with his stubby legs, eager for a good rubbing. Link laughed as the little dog licked at his face, rubbing it's head lovingly. He stared at Ruby in the eyes, wanting to show her that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Ruby was of course scared, but for the reason that this was the Beowolf that killed her Dad! It was only thanks to Link that both her dad and the beowolf were even here, although she still didn't know how he did it, no matter how many times she asked him. At the same time though, he had been getting along with the very same Beowolf over these past few weeks, and if he could get along with the Beast, then maybe she'd give it a chance.

Hesitantly, she plopped down next to Link, looking at the little canine with interest. Link was grateful she gave it a chance, and gestured to a spot she could scratch. Curiosity and slight peer pressure won over and she started scratching it's right cheek and ear. It instantly stopped smothering it's blonde master as it felt instant relief and pleasure come from it's face, a hind leg jumping up and down involuntarily. Ahhh, that felt good..

The dog sat down, with it's tongue lolled out and leg moving up and down funnily, having Ruby giggling to herself in amusement. "Aww, aren't you just the sweetest~" she cooed, the dog barking in agreement. The reply only sent the Rose into another bout of giggles, Link chuckling alongside her. A beeping sound came from her back pocket, interrupting their activity for a moment. She took out her scroll, eyes widening in realization soon afterwards. "Aw shoot! I forgot to pick up Crescent Rose!" Picking up her bag as she stood up, she grasped Link's arms with both hands and pulled him up with haste.

"C'mon Link, we gotta go get my Baby!"

Link blinked owlishly, glancing at the dog on the ground and the dog doing the same. They shared a shrug, and the Hero allowed himself to be pulled away by his worrying friend, relishing the little time together they had left.


AN: Ech, the flow still seems a little janky even after the edits, I don't like it. Loads of really cool RWBY crossovers just came out (If you're reading this chapter around the time it was posted and somewhat later), so feel free to check 'em out.

Expect a few new characters, some OC some not, but that's as much as I can give without spoiling much.

Feel free to leave a review and all that, because I'll certainly keep asking.