Block One: Team AQUA

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Our story begins with what would shape the very foundation of Remnant as a whole. It first starts with a young girl in a village, a girl born and raised in a world as cruel as the people who live in it.

One year a great Viking Hoard had targeted this young girl's home as their chance for more loot, when word got out of such a terrible event there were no knights who came to help her village.

A single Lawbringer, a bright light in the dark had shone on her village to give it a chance to let its own light continue shining.

But as the sudden light disappeared so did all things good in that village for what came next was nothing short of despair. The Lawbringer went and declared that village unworthy of the Knights safety and the people were left to die.

The young girl's home was burned to the ground, her friends and family killed, raped, and robbed. Thus shaped the girl's very own ideals into something more...Wrong.

Yet as she saw the world in a new light, a Viking saw her and was close to killing her, before the final blow was struck a women of different make, of different origin came and saved her.

Coming to the girls aid and with one look in her eyes she knew what needed to be done, and so by her will the sky itself darkened, and a mighty storm was cast upon the Vikings.

The attack was successful and it drove the raiding party away, but it came at a cost of the village and its people which had very few survivors.

One would ask what happened to the young girl that night and it comes in the form of that same women who tried and failed to save that village. The women went and took the young girl away in hopes of at least saving one part of that village.

As she led and raised the young girl as much as she could, the women spoke of a land free from the pain of war, of people fighting hand in hand rather than against.

As the women looked to the young silver eyed girl, she knew that the child will grow to be one of the greats. So they journeyed from Ashfeld to the sea, from the sea to Remnant, and in Remnant to Mistral.

The two lived happily for quite a bit of time, the young girl was taught to fight the local wildlife, the Grimm itself.

They lived prosperous as nomads in one part of the world, the women sought to train the girl now young women to become a warrior to fight the Grimm, and so she had.

That was until disaster struck again, a group of bandits found them and wanted the death of the women for reasons unknown, outnumbered and out skilled the women sent her pupil away to a place called Vale and thus the story of the young women and her team dubbed Aqua (AQUA) began.

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At Beacon Academy it began like any other, a team was made through an initiation of sorts, The Headmaster of this Academy Ozpin and his deputy Headmistress Glynda Goodwitch went and made the teams.

This year, initiation was to be a battle royal between applicants. Some were randomly given chess pieces while some were not. To hold the chess pieces after time runs out passes and the four holding the same piece are made into a team.

"I present to you team Aqua! Led by..." Ozpin held in suspense, "Aqua Marine!"

The crowd clapped in politeness for a new team was made. Now done for the day team Aqua went to their newly assigned dorm room and began introducing each other.

"Okay! Introductions, Aqua Marine, your team leader in the making, a pleasure to meet you guys and my partner..." the blue haired student said, gesturing to his own

light red hair partner.

"Just call me Quinn, part of the Cridone family I guess. How bout you ladies?" Quinn said with a disinterested tone.

The first girl of the team gave off a proud smile as she wrapped her arm around her partners shoulder. "Umber Brown, a pleasure if I do say so myself and my partner-" "Apollyon"

Umber winced as she was interrupted by Apollyon, the silver haired-silver eyed girl with a scowl. Jabbing Umber's side with a small amount of pressure pushing her partner away.

"Ok! Ok, keep contact to a minimum gotcha hehe..." Umber said with a small smile, nursing her side with one hand.

"Apollyon, a pleasure, although I don't think I've heard that kind of color before." Aqua mentions.

"It isn't." Apollyon replied now laying down on the bed to the far right. Looking outside seeing the sky slowly turning a light orange did Aqua clap his hands.

"Alright, free time I suppose, I have a lot of hopes for this team so first off, let's take this time to get to know each other more. Everyone cool with that?" Aqua happily said.

"Yep!" "Sure thing..." Umber and Quinn reply with as Apollyon just grumbled still laying down with one eye barely open looking to the group. "Great to hear!"

"Sorry Umber, if it's alright with you, we'll take this side of the room bed wise and put you next to Apollyon. How's that Polly?!"

"Don't care!" Apollyon replied now laying face down on her bed.

"She cares...I think." Aqua says with a face wondering if she will or not. "Oh I'm sure she will, if anything I think she just needs a friend." Umber says emphasizing with Aqua.

"Hey Apollyon! Want to be friends!" Quinn yells out suddenly from his own bed to the far left side of the room.

"Why?!" "Just because!" "No!"

"Welp, can't say I didn't try." Quinn says relaxing back on his bed, slowly falling asleep.

"I like your guy's style, time for a long awaited nap as I always say!" Umber says with a giggle and jumps on her bed, laying down in it.

Looking at his teammates Aqua sighs seeing that his original plan was casted away. "Well, looks like I'm outvoted here." Aqua said with a shrug and turns off the dorm room's lights. "Nap time I suppose. *Yawn~* Night guys."

"Night!" "night..." Umber and Quinn replied with, as Apollyon grumbled once more in acknowledgement.

Thus the day ended for the four man team and the journey for Team Aqua as a first year team started.

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(A/N: Team Aqua, an idea of mine with Apollyon as its member. There's quite a bit to flesh out with not just this team but this version of Apollyon as well.

Right now, think of these "Block" chapters as small bits of filler for stuff I can't exactly explain in a regular chapter such as Apollyon's association with Beacon which will matter later on.

Possible ideas with Beacon teams and the Recruit teams etc. will also be fleshed out in these Block chapters. Review what you think and hope to see improved upon, I always like to see a good review. Have a good one!)

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franco1234: One thing I can say proudly is that I have an idea for the Wu Lin to appear, if not soon then later. Thanks for reading! Really appreciate it.