Chapter 1: Clash with the Tendos

There world had been much lighter in so many ways.

Their own world, known as Remnant, was one were mankind lived in peace until the arrival of "The Grimm": malevolent creatures who emerged from the darkness to attack humanity. To fight back, mankind began harvesting a mysterious energy source known as "Dust" and used its power to not only drive back the Grimm but catalyze the growth of civilization across the planet.

And those who performed this duty were known as Huntsmen and Huntresses. These mighty warriors were trained in special schools to harness the Dust, master their auras and become protectors of the peace. And when things had begun for this story on Remnant's end, the world had been in a state of peace.

One such trainee is the heroine of our tale, an idealistic girl named Ruby Rose.

Scouted by the elite Beacon Academy and allowed to skip two years' worth of training to attend after fighting feared criminal Roman Torchwick, she found herself placed on and leading a team with three Yang Xiao Long, her boisterous big sister; Weiss Schnee, the heiress of the Schnee Dust Company; and Blake Belladonna, a mysterious and aloof girl who turned out to be a Cat Faunus and former White Fang operative.

Another trainee is the hero of our tale, a bumbling, kind-hearted but awkward young man who answers to the name Juane Arc.

Sneaking into Beacon with fake transcripts, he found himself in a similar situation to Ruby; he found imself partnered with the hyperactive and cheerful hammer-wielding Nora Valkyrie, the calm and quiet gunblade user Lie Ren and…above all things possible…Pyyrha Nikos, the invincible girl and Spartan, a world renowned fighter who became his best friend, mentor…and wo in turn fell in love with him.

Both leaders met on their first days of classes and became good friends. It was rough at first, but they eventually became good leaders and skilled fighters…although admittedly Ruby was always a little better than Juane.

And then the Vytal Festival came and changed everything; the Grimm had attacked enmasse, a traitor was revealed…and friends had been killed.

Haunted by the memory of Pyyrha's death and the shattered spirits of their teammates, the two Huntsman-trainees had snuck away to squeeze in a little training together….

But they never came back.

That was two years ago.

For when they were training, the two Huntsmen came across a strange Dust crystal; black, purple and red. As they reached out to grab it, Juane's yet to be mastered aura acted with the crystal and, to make a long story short, brought them to a new word:

A world that was much harsher than the one they knew…and sometimes, cruel beyond their comprehension.

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In the year 2021, mankind fought the Gastrea and was defeated; and are forced to live within monolithic walls made of Varanium, a material that is capable of subduing the Gastrea. However, despite humanity's defeat, civil securities are established to combat the Gastrea with "cursed children."

These children, all girls, were born with the Gastrea gene in them, giving them superhuman animal abilities…and making them living time bombs. Unless they take a special shot every single day, the gene grows stronger and stronger, eventually mutating them into a full on Gasetra.

So, in order to combat these monsters, the ways of combat had changed:

The girls were known as the "initiators," who are paired with "promotors" to help lead them. The two worked in sync to battle the Gaestra menace and collect bounty money. It was a booming business….

One that Ruby and Juane, through a coincidental meeting, found themselves getting involved with when by chance, they saved a badly wounded and drowning Rentaro Satomi from death, fighting off creatures that made the Grimm look like pets.

Along with Rentaro's Initiator Enju and supervisor Kisara Tendo, the two Huntsmen found themselves a place in this new world….

But not always the best place.

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It had been a few days since the Stage 4 Gaestra Aldebaren had been destroyed. Tokyo had been saved and a new Monolith was in place of the fallen one…but not without its cost.

Rentaro was still grieving the loss of Shouma, his brother in training. His increased rank to 290 felt hollow…to say nothing of the fact that once again, the Cursed Children were being pushed to the side and ignored for their valiant actions against the Gastra.

"That's not true, you know?"

Rentaro turned to see Juane Arc sitting next to him, a knowing look on his face. Along with Enju, Kisara, Kisara's Intiator Tina Sprout and Ruby, they currently waited at the Tendo family dojo for a guest.

The blonde handed the younger boy his scroll, which showed the morning headline:

"Lady Seitenshi had all those children she took in legally integrated into society with her Bill passed. They are citizens of Tokyo now."

Off to the side, Kisara gave a light smile. A victory over her family on any level was worth everything that had to happen to make it happen.

"And at least the kids get something." Ruby added, her eyes shifting to the sky. "I wonder….?"

Juane, having an idea of what Ruby was thinking about, was about to inquire when a car pulled over. Out stepped a man with braided hair not unlike Kisara; her older brother, whom she had called over to see over some…interesting developments.

"Dammit! I thought I destroyed all of these! How did you…?"

"That was me!"

All eyes turned to a 10 year old girl with slightly tanned skin and short black hair wearing a tan dress with a First Nations-like feel. Atop her head were two wolf like ears, and her under dress there was a poofy tail.

This was Kitaliya, IP rank 275 and partner/ adopted baby sister to Ruby Rose. A Wolf Model cursed child blessed with superhuman senses so strong, Ruby was certain she had a Semblance related to finding obscure things based on little known information.

That had met during Ruby and Juane's first week in Tokyo; after getting situated, the duo of Huntsman had been wondering around when they saw a little girl being picked on by older men. If Ruby hadn't spied Kitaliya's little ears, which had reminded her of Blake, she would've reluctantly followed Rentaro's advice and ignored it.

And she was grateful for it.

It was thanks to saving Kitaliya that Ruby truly got out of the funk she'd fallen into after her fight with Roman Tourchwick and watching Pyyrha Nikkos die. The little girl had reminded Ruby why she had become a Huntress; to help people

"I was sniffing around here and caught something that smelt like Kisara, but smelt mean and covered in dirt." Kitaliya smirked. "So I dug up where the stench was coming from and found those sheets of paper."

"And what do they say?" Enju asked.

"They say that my brother here was put in charge of handling the budget of creating decent monoliths that would last for decades…." Kisara explained. "But instead, he used the majority of the funds to buy a position in the government!"

"That monolith was supposed to last!" Her brother denied.

"It didn't. And people died because of your greed."

As was the case in the Tendo family, the dispute was settled with a duel

"It's like the family reunions all over again…" Juane whispered to Ruby, who giggled at the implications.

Yes, Juane was familiar with the concept of duelling to settle family squabbles; his sisters did it all the time back home, as did his parents. The latter was actually done playfully, but the former….well, there was another reason Juane was so awkard.

Drawing her katana, Kisara faced her spear-weilding brother….and disarmed him. Literally.

As he began to bleed out, the man confessed to something that made Ruby and Juane's blood boil along with Kisara's: He had been involved with the murderer of his own parents for trying to reveal the dark half of the Tendo family.

Kisara was about to strike at her brother dead when a scythe appeared

"Ruby?"

"Kisara, stop this." The Huntress ordered. "I know he's done terrible things, but he's still your brother."

"He….!" Kisara started

"He's. Your. Brother." Ruby repeated herself, their blades pushing against each other as Ruby leaned in and whispered something in her ear.

Whatever it was, it made the Tendo heiress' eyes widen, then narrow…then for a smile to cross her face. She then rammed the butt of her Katana into her brother's forehead and turned to his assistant.

"You should probably take him to a hospital before he splits into two and bleeds out."

She said that with a smile on her face, then took Tina away.

Rentaro looked over to Ruby

"What exactly did you tell her?"

Ruby shrugged.

"That it'll hurt him even more to know she COULD'VE killed him, and he has to live with the fact she now had motivation to bring down her grandfather."

"That's really smart!" Enju beamed

"Ruby's the best!" Kitaliya followed in suit, getting her head ruffled by her smiling partner, who looked over to Juane

"Hey…? Juane, where's…?"

Juane pointed to the nearby tree

"She wasn't interested." He explained as he began climbing the tree

"Don't get scared again!" Enju hollered back, giggling along with the other girls and Rentaro.

"That was one time!"

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Kikunojou Tendo sipped his tea, enjoying a moment of peace in his hectic life.

The older man then sensed a presence, and a tired smile crossed his face.

"…Arc."

"Lord Tendo." The blonde replied, taking a seat across from the man who'd become something of a boss to him and Ruby.

"What brings you here, today?" The older man asked as he poured his guest some tea.

"Had an interesting conversation with that grandson of yours….the one who used the budget for better monoliths for a government position….and took part in the murder of his parents at your order."

Kikunojou sighed.

"I assume he's…?"

"Nope." Juane said. "Ruby convinced Kisara to keep him alive."

The older man chuckled.

"That girl…."

"Which?" Another voice asked.

"Ruby, of cour…"

Kikunojou then realized he and Jaune were not alone; standing next to the boy was a 10 year old girl with bright red hair that stretched to her feet in a ponytail, wearing a tanned suit of armor and back gloves with a crown and war jewelry throughout.

This was Juane's partner; Horse-Model Cursed Child Pyrrha Arc.

Much like Ruby, she and Juane had met under less than stellar circumstances: She been caught stealing food and as about to be killed….but then Juane had come in and paid for her meal, acting like a worried older brother who had been frantically searching, making it seem like she'd dropped her money.

Unlike Ruby and Kitaliya however, the two did NOT get along at first. Pyyrha was convinced Juane was a either pervert or killer after her and had nearly crushed his….important place, with a two footed kick that would've given Yang's punches a run for their money.

But Juane continued to try and befriend her. Why?

She was the spitting image of his departed friend. And not just physically; after finally convincing her to give partnering with him a try (which had involved bribery of carrots) he saw that her fighting style SCREAMED Pyyrha Niko: While untrained, she was a sure shot with bullet or spear and was skilled with a sword.

Telling her this, the girl revealed she didn't actually have a name; she'd been abandoned and left to die once her powers had manifested. So Juane then did something that to him was obvious, but to her, meant everything:

He gave her a name. A name that meant power and skill…and had a wonderful person behind it.

And then he offered to train her as best he could. Just like Pyyhra had with him. And according to Ruby, he was doing a grand job.

"Oh." Kikunojou realized. "Didn't see you there, Pyra"

"Pyrrha."

"Whatever."

Juane growled and reached for his sword

"You sure you want to do this…boy?"

The elder had his hand on his katana and glared back at Juane, who held up a hand to keep Pyyrha from joining into the fight.

"Or…did you have a reason to come here?"

"Remember your little conversation with your granddaughter and Kagetane Hiruko? You remember; the crazy masked man who you ordered to steal the Legacy of the Seven Stars and sabotage Lady Seitenshi's Bill?"

"…That damn scroll of yours recorded the whole thing, didn't it?"

"Nope." Juane smirked. "Just the important parts. Rentaro borrowed it to take to the doc after the party and must've accidently put it on record. And the good doctor has found a way to transfer the data on my scroll to the internet."

The elder man smirked, seeing were the boy was going with this.

"So…you're blackmailing me? Not very knightly behavior, Mr. Arc."

"In your wolrd, it seems that 'knightly' doesn't amount to much. And besides….you're not my master."

The older man chuckled.

"On a related note." Juane said, pulling out his scroll and showing the older man what seemed to be a mundane dumping something into the river video…until he saw who was invovled. "Takuto Yasuwaki arranged for the army's supplies to be thrown into the river. Apparently out of spite for Rentaro shooting off his finger when he tried to kill Tina Sprout…with regular bullets."

The video and these facts enraged the older man. He may have hated the Cursed Children, but to be so sadistic towards them and willingy endanger the city for the sake of grudge?

Yasuwaki was of no more use to him or Lady Seitenshi anyways.

"….I wagered he would do something at some point, but that?" The Tendo growled. "I'll personally see to his execution my…"

"Nope." Juane cut off, feeling like Ruby for a moment.

"….Nope? Why…nope?"

"Rentaro promised to kill him if he pulled something like that again. And considering Yasuwaki's actions directly led to the deaths of many, including Shouma…"

The Tendo elder hung his head in sadness. Shouma had been such a promising student, and even if he;d gone against the Tendo School of Combat's ways…no one could hate the man.

"Very well, Mr. Arc. Anything else?"

Juane smiled, returning to his usual self.

"Could…Ruby and I get an advance on our allowances? She kind of blew hers to upgrade Crescent Rose…."

"AGAIN?" The old man asked before weakly chuckling and recomposing himself. "…and yourself?"

"I used it to pay for the materials needed for Pyyrha's weapon." Juane confessed.

"That shield, sword, javelin, rifle?"

Juane noded and pressed a button on his scroll.

The little girl who sat beside him appeared on screen and showed her mastery of the weapon, getting an impressed whistle from the older man, and making Juane smile in pride.

"Very well. You should expect three months' worth in your accounts soon."

"Thanks." Juane smiled. "Come on, Pyyrha."

The little girl bowed at the Tendo elder and said:

"Thank you very much, Lord Tendo."

She then raced after Juane and leapt onto his shoulders.

"Are we going home now?" She asked. "If we hurry, I can still catch Tenshu-girls with Kitaliya and Enju!"

Her Promote…No. Her brother, simply smiled and, taking an example from Nora, 'booped' her nose, getting a giggle out of her.

"Yes, Pyyhra. We're going home." Juane smiled back.

Read and review, would ye kindly?

Just another plot bunny that popped into my head, but this one actually went beyond a single chapter and has been nagging at me for the past two days, so here it is!

Keep safe and see you later.