Heya guys back at it again since I'm on a writing bender cause like I said in my previous chapter, once I start a new crossover, I don't stop until I empty out the initial adrenaline juice when I first get it. However I know this one is going to be different simply because of how quickly I had thought of almost the entire layout of the story.
Now let's bring some things up to speed that you all need to know
This is taking place before the start of RWBY at the very least a year before hand.
The Avengers are gonna take a while, establishing themselves as a force in Remnant as well as figuring out their roles as soon to be teachers in beacon Academy. By the time the RWBY main plot happens, The Avengers will have become in a similar state to what they were like when they first Assembled.
Now the fact that The Avengers are in the RWBY universe, things will not go according to canon. Certain plot points and general things will happen however because of the presence and involvement of the Avengers and eventual other MCU characters, things will begin to shift in the RWBY universe. Now don't think the MCU is out of the loop because it too will be involved in one way shape or form.
Honestly, I'm actually excited for this one cause I actually feel great confidence in this crossover. Sure it's only got at the moment of me writing this note about a dozen followers and favorites, but that ain't gonna stop me from making this into something epic.
So like always
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Avenging Remnant Chapter 3: Remnant, Enemies on the horizon….that was quick
Adam Taurus was inspecting his mask, checking it for any nicks and cracks before placing it back on.
Currently, one of the elites of the White Fang stood within his private quarters of one of the many hideouts that the White Fang had.
It was in between Vacuo and Vale so easy movement between both countries and for their operations.
It was also one of eight hideouts that was specifically designed in housing the vast amounts of Dust that the White Fang had been accumulating since its 'shift' into more aggressive behavior in garnering respect.
Adam smirked to himself, sheathing his sword.
Exiting the room, Adam began walking down a long hallway with several other doors along the way.
He soon entered a large, hollowed out room filled to the brim with crates loaded with Dust mineral and Crystals. All stolen from various shops, airships, mines and trains across remnant, primarily from the Schnee Dust company.
Adam couldn't help but grin to himself.
Everyday, no matter how small, the White Fang were proving themselves to be a forced to reckoned with and not to be taken lightly by any and all who dare opposed them.
In all honesty, very few seem to able to and that's just the way Adam likes it.
Adam walked amongst the other members, gaining nods and greetings of respect from passing Faunus and he returned several to those he knew and had worked with prior.
The bull approached a ram Faunus sifting through his scroll, taking inventory.
"Gruff" Adam greeted "I hope all is going well?"
"Indeed they are Adam" Gruff spoke in his…gruff voice "We've recently hit a jackpot of Dust from a Schnee corporate building showcasing new kinds of Dust"
"Oh? And what can this new dust do?"
"Primarily absorption" Gruff replied "Running low on aura, these little kickers will give you a burst of energy and aura shielding for another few minutes OR as far as you can push yourself. Was really hard to get them to. Apparently not a lot of them are out there and the specifics behind it are complicated. We're working on retrieving the formulas needed to make more"
"See that you do" Adam said moving to depart when Gruff stopped
"There has been a hiccup however" Gruff said, bringing up some files
"Meaning?" Adam asked calmly
"One of our raids was busted" Gruff said, holding out his Scroll to Adam "And it was busted fast. In a matter of minutes"
Adam took the scroll out of Gruff's hands and stared at the video that he had prepared.
The street camera displayed twenty White Fang members rushing in to a Dust shop. The video transitioned over to the inside of the shop displaying the members knock the shop keep and other customers out with rapid succession, grabbing all the dust they could.
It switched back over to the outside where police officers were now arriving on the scene ready to fight the white fang.
They were of course expecting this so they used a dust grenade to fend them off. It appeared go relatively smooth. Like clockwork, the White Fang members prepared to run off when suddenly a silver and blue blur with a metal disk shot in between them all.
The camera zoomed out and switched to split screens, showing the many angles of the fight.
Adam saw three unusually clothed individuals all appear before the White fang members.
The man who held the shield seemed to be in charge as he quickly gave out orders.
The red lady set up some kind of red force field for the police and civilians whilst the one with Silver hair and shield bearer rushed in to fight the White Fang.
Adam couldn't help but blink at the speed and efficiency displayed before him as the shield man and speedster took out all the Fang members with relative ease.
"And this is them several hours later" Gruff said "This time with more help"
Adam was once more surprised by these individuals.
Six people with unique abilities with impressive combat skills took on a pack of Ursa with great cooperation and precision, effectively destroying the Grimm.
"The Avengers?" Adam said derisively "Sounds like a tacky name if I do say so myself"
"Maybe, but they're getting a lot of attention in a short notice" Gruff said "Mostly split down the middle, some are calling them heroes, some freaks, some are saying they're a one time deal"
"And you?" Adam asked
Gruff crossed his arms and shook his head.
"I've been around the block more than once kid" Gruff said "And I've learned to trust my gut. And it's telling me this isn't the last we've seen of these 'Avengers'. If anything, judging by their first appearance, they may prove to be a problem"
Adam scowled at that part
"It will take a lot more than a simple display to prove to be a threat" Adam brushed off cockily "But I do admit, I wonder what else they are capable of"
Beacon Academy
Clint Barton was with Wanda and Pietro in a combat room, designed specifically for training.
It has been a week now since their arrival here in beacon and the Avengers had begun their time trying to accustom to this new place.
Steve and Sam were with Ozpin and Glynda who were continuing their own education of the world at large and the threats that they faced.
Scott in the meantime had decided to better adjust to the building at large.
How? By finding as many ants as he possibly could find and make them his own little security force. It was actually quite brilliant. He was happy to find ants he was familiar with like the carpenter and crazy ants as well as several new owns. The slim ants, due to their thin frame seemingly made it insanely difficult for them to be seen. There were burrower ants that had a hard head that allowed them to dig through the ground ten times more efficiently than most ants.
But right now, Clint, Wanda and Pietro decided in keeping their skills sharp.
Wanda was trying to gain a better grip on her powers by testing the weight limit that she could carry. After their first ever encounter with the Grimm, Wanda's little toss ball of her Ursa had left her quite more exhausted then she wanted to reveal. It actually made her head hurt quite a bit, similar to the time she held up airport tower during the Avengers clash.
So she decided on her own version of 'weight' training. Currently, Wanda had about 2 200 pound dumbbells levitating around her. She had her eyes closed in concentration, increasing the speed of rotation in small increments while also keeping herself afloat with her powers.
Pietro was fighting a newly made training bot.
He had help from local speedster and resident Coffee inhaler Professor Oobleck in preprogramming the bot in fight close quarters combat. Apparently, Ooblecks name got a laugh out of the resident fathers.
They explained to the team in secret that Ooblecks name was similar to that of a Doctor Seuss story they told to their kids.
Clint was simply target practicing. And by that, he was giving out pointers to the twins without even looking at the targets half of if not most of the time.
"I know you are just showing off Clint" Pietro said with an eye roll, but smirked nonetheless
"Well someone has to be here to inspire you kids" Clint said, casually flinging and arrow behind him, hitting the target dead center "And since it's not Cap, it'll be me. Come on Pietro, jiu-jitsu"
Rolling his shoulders, Pietro and Clint got into their stances.
"So what do you make of this place?" Clint asked, striking first as he and Pietro began their spar.
"It is so weird" Pietro admitted "People like us are a dime a dozen and they encourage heroes. I don't know what we're doing here"
"Well maybe we need to remind them all what true heroes look like" Clint said, parrying back a kick "Primarily me, Sam and Steve since you all have powers so you can blend in"
"Right" Pietro grinned, blocking several strikes from Clint "What about you Wanda? Wanna explore Vale?"
"I am interested" Wanda replied, not releasing her control on the dumbbells "I heard Steve and Sam are going out to check out the city today"
"What?" Pietro said, distracted momentarily which earned him a punch from Clint
Pietro fell to the ground, rubbing his cheek. He saw Clint standing over him smugly
"What, you didn't see that coming?" Clint joked
Pietro glared at the archer which turned into a laugh a second later, Clint helping his friend up.
"So when did they say that they were going to Vale?" Pietro asked his sister
Wanda exhaled and lowered herself and the dumbbells to the ground.
"I think in an hour or two" Wanda said
"Great, you guys go out and have fun" Clint said "I'm gonna see which of the professors can help me out with a little project i want to start on"
"What is it?" Pietro asked
"That my friend is gonna be a surprise" Clint said with a grin, leaving the twins as he left the training room.
Pietro and Wanda looked at each other, the former shrugging as they too departed from the room.
With Steve and Sam in their new rooms
"I understand your concerns Steve" Ozpin said "But the Maidens must remain a secret. We have to many enemies as it is that will come for them"
"The school, the upper class students at least have to have some semblance of what's really going on" Steve argued "We can't keep lying to the students in telling them that the Grimm are the only enemies out there"
"Steve" Glynda gently said "We both know where you're coming from, but certain sacrifices have to be made here"
"Believe me Glynda, the two of us are well aware" Sam said respectfully "It's just sometimes those secrets can lead to even worse consequences then the ones we see right now"
"And believe me when I say this" Ozpin said Resolutely "We have considered many options and have tried many actions but most of them have led to the same thing over and over again. People can be aggressive in nature. Back when the Maidens were known publicly all seemed well at first. But then there were those that were controlled by their greed and lust for power. Overtime, a group of individuals along with the Maidens forged this secret group in order to safeguard not only the maidens and legends of old but the secret gifts the two brothers gave to Mankind. I know your distrust of people with agendas but this one has not and will not change. It is why we informed you of all this because of what we saw and your character. You can help keep that ideal and help teach others to hold true to it as well"
Steve and Sam remained silent after Ozpins explanation.
Ozpin sighed and placed a hand on Caps shoulder
"Look, I understand what you are feeling right now" Ozpin explained earnestly "I was almost identical to what you wanted to do. But I learned the hard way what happens when people know too much. When the wrong people know too much. And right now we are combatting those people in the best ways that we can. With your aid it can be a stronger front and we can keep people safe, keep things in order without more anarchy"
Sam gave Oz a hard look which didn't affect the headmaster.
"Be careful of how you do it then Ozzy" Sam said "There's a lot that can go wrong"
"We know Samuel" Glynda said truthfully "We do know"
"He is right" Steve spoke up "Be careful of what you do Oz. Every time someone tries to win a war before it starts, innocent people die. Every time. And as much as I hate to say an enemies words that hold truth. Don't confuse the peace with quiet"
Glynda felt a slight shudder at those words. Hearing Steve say something that he himself said, came from the mouth of a villain troubled Glynda. Ozpin only took those words in stride, knowing them to hold a great deal of weight. He gave Rogers a look of a tired soldier, one Steve could relate to
"I'm not going to deny that what we do is truly cloak and dagger and at times can lead to consequences that we may not know how to handle" Ozpin admitted "I will always be the first to tell you Steve, I have made a great many deals of mistakes and blunders that haunt me to this day. Offering you the choice to fight by our side was not one of them. With everything that has happened. Everything that is to come. I'll make sure to count on you when the fight begins. We need heroes like yourselves to inspire a dying force"
"And what would that be?"
Ozpin patted the man on his shoulder, walking away "Hope"
Ozpin exited the room leaving Glynda with the two friends
"We know he means well" Steve said before Glynda could say anything
Glynda was surprised by Steve's correct guess as to what she was about to convey to them
"We've just had to much bad history with these kinds of methods" Sam added "We may have said a lot about us taking down Hydra and the accords dividing the Avengers. We didn't tell you everything"
"I can guess that" Glynda said politely "However that will not be necessary. I believe we've all had enough intense discussions for today"
Steve and Sam couldn't hide the amused smiles.
"Besides, you asked me to help guide you around the city" Glynda said
"Thank you Glynda" Steve said kindly
The professor nodded to both men and departed as well.
Ozpin in the meantime had continued on his way back to his office only to find Qrow waiting for him there casually sitting on his desk.
"Heard the whole thing by the way" Qrow remarked upon Ozpins entry "Damn near been a while since I heard you talk like that. Like really go at it. Guess Steve brings that out in people"
"Indeed" Ozpin admitted "I find it difficult to speak so cryptically with a man who has such strong moral and ethical beliefs"
"Damn guy wears his heart on his sleeves" Qrow said "I don't think a guy like that likes to lie or be lied to"
"He sounds an awful lot like you" Ozpin said, sitting down in his chair
"And you" Qrow said, taking out his flask "Except a helluva a lot better than both of us"
"Oh? And how can you tell?" Ozpin humored the Huntsmen
Qrow gulped down a large portion of his flask
"AH, great judge of character" Qrow said with a grin
"Indeed" Oz wryly said, going to work on the next semester for Beacon "How is Signal?"
"Good" Qrow said "My oldest Niece is getting giddy. Really can't wait to come here"
"Ah yes" Ozpin looked over her file "Yang Xiao-Long correct? Taiyang and Ravens daughter"
"Hrmm" Qrow replied with a grunt
'Still touchy on her I see' Ozpin thought sadly
Qrow never really did get over Raven just up and leaving and was especially angry over the fact that she abandoned her own family.
Very few people know the true Qrow Branwen. Some see him as a drunk, some as a true Huntsmen. But beneath all of that exterior was a man who deeply loved and cared for his family.
"Quite the batch we have for next year" Ozpin mused, taking note of many applicants.
"Hrmm" Qrow grunted once more, not really caring "Just make sure they don't get soft"
"Isn't that your responsibility as well?" Oz said
"I can only do so much most of the time" Qrow said, this time with a joking smirk "They're teens going through puberty. With super powers. And they wonder why I drink so much. Same as your coffee"
"Hmmm" Oz only hummed, taking a sip out of his cup
The City of Vale evening time
Glynda led two thirds of the Avengers through the streets of Vale.
Steve walked alongside her while Pietro, Sam and Wanda hung back.
Glynda was pointing out many landmarks from Dust shop districts to food districts, weapons districts and so on.
Pietro and Sam were trading jabs at one another to much to Steve's unknown expense.
"They are pretty close" Pietro joked "They're almost touching hands"
"Been wondering when our boy will get some" Sam added "Maybe this will be his chance"
"You two are so immature sometimes" Wanda remarked, though she couldn't deny that seeing Steve getting along so well with the usually stoic Glynda Goodwitch was a humorous sight.
"Well, this was fun and all but now I am bored" Pietro declared
"And what are you gonna do?" Sam asked
Pietro shrugged "Do something I am good at. Look for trouble"
With that, Pietro was gone, leaving a groaning Wanda and a chuckling Sam.
"Where did Mister Maximoff run off to?" Glynda questioned in her usual manner
"Probably to be an idiot" Wanda answered for her brother, rubbing her temples in an annoyance
"And please Glynda, don't call him Mister Maximoff" Sam said with a chuckle "That makes him sound somewhat smart"
Steve couldn't help but snort at that, making Glynda stare half lidded at him "Indeed. Would you like to continue Mister Rogers?"
"After you Miss Goodwitch" Steve said with humor
Sam in the meantime couldn't help but guffaw and Steve knew why.
"What?" Glynda and Wanda asked at once
"Nothing" Sam wiped a tear away "Nothing. It's just that, well it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood"
Glynda tilted her head at that while realization creeped up on Wanda.
"Wait a minute, isn't that the…"
"Yes, it's exactly that" Sam confirmed for her which soon made Wanda go from acceptance to connecting the dots and soon she too couldn't help but let out the giggle in Steve's direction
"You guys are never gonna let me live that down, are you?" Steve asked in slight annoyance and amusement
"No way in hell running man"
"Right, just be sure to always check on your left"
Glynda could only look back and forth between the two soldiers before choosing to give up.
"Come on, there is still much to see" Glynda said
Quicksilver was running all across Vale, stunning any and all who caught sight of it. While running, he heard the occasional civilian say…
"What was that?"
"Tell me you didn't see that?"
"Semblance maybe?"
Eventually, Pietro skidded to a stop in front of what looked like a bar of some kind.
Curious to the kinds of alcohol Remnant possessed, Pietro checked the small loan of Lien that Beacon had provided for him. Grinning, Pietro walked in and saw the club was already starting to fill up.
"Huh" Pietro said, liking what he saw so far
Very spacious, multi layered, good dance floor and vibe. Both in terms of having fun and a criminal edge to it. He may be a hero and an Avengers, but he couldn't resist certain roguish temptations.
After all, ever since getting his powers, Alcohol was just burned right through his system.
Maybe he could get lucky and find an idiot to get money from in a drinking contest.
"Oi" The bouncer stood before the speedster "Never seen you here before"
Pietro grinned up at the man, not intimidated in the slightest.
"I'm from out of town" Pietro replied "Out of country really"
The bouncer arched a brow at that "Weird accent. Where ya from?"
"Sokovia"
"Never heard of it"
"It's in Vacuo. Village is gone"
"Tragic"
"I know. Nothing but a drink may help me"
"Really?"
"Yes really"
At that, Pietro held up 50 Lien which the bouncer eyed, taking it a moment later.
"Welcome to Juniors club" he said more pleasantly this time
Pietro gave the man a smirk of approval and nodded, now fully entering the club.
The club music was blaring with bass of the songs making the whole club vibrate. Something that Quicksilver was greatly enjoying.
Making his way past the crowd on the floor, a few shooting him looks at his odd attire and getup, Pietro made it to the bar where a man with black hair, beard and mustache bartended.
"What can I do you for Silver" The Bartender asked, noting the silver hair
"The heaviest, strongest shit that can make a grown make lose his liver" Pietro asked challengingly "Double"
Arching a brow at the challenge, the bartender couldn't hold back the grin as he climbed up a ladder to the top of his stocked shelves and grabbed a pitch black bottle.
"Here we are" The bartender presented "Grimm Death, brought to you by years of alcoholics concocting the most foulest fucker in the world"
"Cheers then" Pietro said, downing the shot in one swift go
Almost immediately he could feel the alcohol trying to eat away at his body only for his enhanced metabolism utterly destroy the invader.
Letting out a satisfied 'Ah', Pietro surprised the man by saying "Leave the bottle"
"Holy fuck kid, how in the hell are you standing right now" The man asked in slight amazement "Not even the most seasoned Huntsmen can take that shit without turning green"
"Powerful metabolism" Pietro said with a smirk, toasting the bartender
"Huh, Names Junior" The Bartender said "I run this joint"
"Pietro Maximoff" Pietro said shaking hands with the man "Not bad of a place, Junior"
"All I got really" Junior said, glancing over to Pietro's side "Ladies"
Pietro blinked and turned over to see a set of twins, one wearing red and the other wearing white
"Whoa" Pietro said, appreciating their forms "Never thought I'd see two beauties at once"
"This is my security" Junior proudly stated "This is Militia(Red) and her twin Melanie(White)"
"Twins eh? I have a twin sister of my own" Pietro said "We're visiting from out of Vale with a group of our friends"
The little interaction ended when suddenly Pietro got a notification on his new scroll provided to him by Beacon.
"Oh look at that" Pietro frowned in slight disappointment "Gotta go meet back up with my buddies. Apparently it's important"
Pietro waved a quick goodbye, running off at full speed a moment later stunning anyone who noticed, especially the Twins and Junior.
"Whoa" Junior blinked "Fast little bastard ain't he?"
Quicksilver was running at full speed back to Beacon. He had to go through a bit of a trek upwards but that did little in slowing him down.
Whatever Cap had sent him, seemed important as he said the entire team had assembled.
Quicksilver soon arrived at one of the many landing pads of Beacon, the pad where they first arrived on.
Pietro saw the entire team gathered together with Ozpin, Glynda and Qrow.
"The last Avenger is here" Oz nodded to Quicksilver "And Thus we can begin"
"What's going on Oz?" Steve asked
Glynda stepped forward "Since we are in the middle of this semester for this year, we regularly send out new teams with one professor on test run missions to see their potential out on the field. This team was CFVY who went with Professor Peach in the middle of forever fall to collect a type of tree sap for Peach's classes. However, it seems something had gone awry and now we have lost contact with them in the north eastern part of the forest"
"Though you have only come here on short notice" Oz said "We ask of you this. Please, find and rescue team CFVY and Professor Peach"
"Consider it done" Steve said with a nod
"I'll be coming with you" Qrow stepped forward "Know the forest better than most"
"Then let's get to it" Steve said and everyone clambered into the bullhead
"Good luck Avengers" Ozpin called out, the Bullhead lifting off the ground
"It seems rather soon to be sending them out on a mission" Glynda said to her old friend
"Yes perhaps" Oz said "But after getting to know them in such a short amount of time. I believe they'd rather be out doing good and helping people rather than sitting around and waiting for us to come to them"
"But we just gave them their first 'mission' here" Glynda pointed out
"True" Oz said "But I have a feeling that eventually, they will begin going out on their own, helping and protecting people on their own time"
"That seems rather irresponsible" Glynda said "But you're right about them. They may be just what we need in our fight against the queen"
Now Ozpin was surprised.
"Why Glynda, I never seen you warm up to newcomers oh so quickly as you did with them"
"I know how I can be Ozpin" Glynda said "But these people…especially their leader. I can feel good intentions from them even with their rather damaged pasts"
Ozpin silently watched the bullhead get further and further away
"Perhaps we have more in common with them then we think"
The bullhead ride was relatively quiet with light banter traded between the team. Qrow sat to the side, flask in hand.
"So this forever fall"
Qrow looked up to see Cap speaking to him "What can you tell us about this place?"
The veteran Huntsmen didn't respond at first, drinking out of his flask.
"Nice place, nice scenery, but it is large as all hell" Qrow replied "Takes up a large portion of northern Vale. Place is known to be crawling with Grimm here and there. It's also one of the areas where we have the cross continental method of travel between kingdoms"
"Hmmm" Steve said "Train Tracks you said? Do you have idea as to where this team and professor are in this forest?"
"There are several places that have a rich deposit of this kind of tree sap that Peach collects for her classes" Qrow said "In all honesty, never really paid any attention to that part of the class other than its function. The sap can be used to attract other grim. My guess is Beacon was running low so Peach along with this team went in to retrieve more"
"But then something went wrong" Sam remarked "Cause nine times out of ten something always goes wrong"
"Too true Sam" Qrow agreed "Too true. Anyway, we're going to their last know broadcasted spot. Every professors scroll including every student has a tracking device on them when on a mission. Helps us keep track of them. To lose all at once doesn't really bode well"
"We're coming up on the drop zone" The pilot called out from the front
"Alright then" Steve took charge, turning to Scott "Scott, deploy with your ants, and starting setting up a perimeter and scouts"
"On it" And Scott changed into Ant-man, shrinking down from sight
"Sam, you're with Scott on air duty" Steve said to his 'wingman' "Call out anything you see"
"Got it" The bullhead side door opened and Sam jumped out, unfurling his wings and taking to the skies
"Damn that's cool" Qrow admitted "Maybe I should get something like that"
"Pietro, Clint, you two are our ground scouts" Steve said to the speedster and archer "We'll all start at the last known location where the team went missing and go from there. Wanda, Qrow, you're with me"
Qrow blinked but then nodded, surprised at how quickly and effectively Steve had setup his team.
'Damn' Was all Qrow thought
The bullhead descended on down to where Professor Peach and Team CFVY had setup camp.
Only to find it scattered and wrecked to shit.
"Well that's a promising sight" Qrow dryly said
"Could be worse" Hawkeye said, walking over to a small crater
"How could it be worse?" Pietro asked in befuddlement
"They could have been dead" Clint said lifting up a ruined Scroll "No blood, no bodies, struggle yes but no casualties yet"
Clint glanced around the camp "We got two sets of tracks, one down that pathway, the other headed up north"
"Alright" Steve noted the assortment of footprints, some clearly belonging to large creatures. Creatures of the Grimm
"Wanda, Qrow and I will take the North path" Steve said "Sam, you're our eyes in the sky"
"Copy that" Sam replied through their comms
"Scott, you'll be the eyes in the sky for Clint and Pietro"
"Gotcha"
"Let's move team"
The group split off to their assigned directions, ready for whatever they may encounter.
Far down the line on Clint and Pietro's path, A Rabbit Faunus student and a dark skinned copper haired student were sitting together, tired and exhausted.
After that surprise attack from nearby Grimm, they had been separated from their teammates and professor and now were lost in the forever fall.
The Rabbit Faunus couldn't help but tremble slightly in fear when her teammate laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Velvet" The Copper head said in his smooth voice "Everything will be alright"
"How can you say that so easily Fox?" Velvet asked in a timid voice "We don't know where Coco, Yatsuhashi and Professor Peach are and we're lost in the forest"
"We'll find a way" Fox said, standing up and offering his hand to his teammate "We just have to remember our training and we'll be fine"
Velvet got up with a bit of a wobble.
That surprise attack from the Grimm earlier in the day rattle the team and professor. Worse was because they had apparently setup camp to a newly established nest of Beowolves. Once they charged in it soon got a bit worse as Deathstalker, several Nevermores and Taijitu appeared.
When it comes to promising young teams of the future, many pointed to the first year team of CFVY lead by fashionista Coco Adel as the young upstarts of Beacon.
What a great first mission.
The Grimm caught them off guard due to the Deathstalker burrowing out from underground. The worst part about it being next to their supplies which just so happened to have their dust. Pincers swatted them towards the team and in midair the Dust fused unstably and promptly blew up, scattering the group.
Now they were separated with minimal supplies and ammo and their bodies had taken severe blows. Granted their auras healed them up naturally but that initial shock left them severely unprepared now.
"What should we do Fox?" Velvet timidly asked
"Make our way back to the campsite" Fox said "Perhaps the others had returned already. We can at least salvage what we can and get back to Beacon"
Velvet could only nod meekly when her bunny ears twitched a bit from a buzzing noise that passed by them.
She waved off her hand at first but it kept coming around which resulted in Velvet adorably swinging around wildly trying to get whatever it was that was flying around her.
Fox took notice of this and arched a brow at the timid Huntress in training's behavior.
"Uh Vel?" Fox asked "You alright there?"
"Yes" Velvet squeaked now making Fox smile at her antics.
His blank white eyes eventually spotted not one, but several small dots buzzing around her.
Narrowing his eyes, Fox saw that they were ants.
Flying ants? Fox had no idea that ants could fly
Then they got a surprise in the form of a voice they didn't recognize.
"You guys must be the students we were looking for"
"Huh?" Fox and Velvet said together, Velvet stopping from randomly swinging her arms.
They got an even bigger surprise when a middle aged man in an unusual suit and helmet literally grew to full size in front of them.
The two jumped back in surprise, pulling out there weapons instinctively
"Whoa there" The man said, holding out his hands in a placating manner "Mean you guys no harm"
"Who are you?" Fox asked
The man removed his helmet, revealing a middle aged man.
"Hi names Scott Lang" Scott said friendly "I've been sent in here with my team to help retrieve you guys out of the forest after we lost contact with you"
"You have?" Velvet said meekly
"Yup" Scott said, than seeing her bunny ears "Alright, can't deny that. You look adorable"
Velvet slightly blushed at those words.
"Uh, was that wrong?"
"No no" Fox said in amusement "She's just not used to praise"
"Well I still hold true to that statement" Scott said "My daughter would love to meet you"
Scott then went to his comms
"Hey Clint, Pietro, found two members of team CFVY" Scott said "They're safe and sound"
"Good to know, coming to you now" Clint responded "ETA 1 minute"
"So you came to get us out of here?" Fox asked
"Yup" Scott nodded "Wizard of Oz sent us here. It's our first mission here"
"Are you a huntsmen?" Fox inquired "I had never seen such an ability before?"
"Err" Scott rubbed the back of his head "Not necessarily Huntsmen. Me and my, uh, team are kind of a special case"
Before Fox could ask more they were met with the arrival of two new people one whom came in at super speeds.
Velvet and Fox couldn't help but blink at their arrival, specifically the one with silver hair. Neither had ever seen someone run that fast before.
"So" The man with the bow and arrow set came up to the two "You must be Velvet Scarlatina and Fox Alistair, correct?"
The two nodded
"Good to know" Clint stowed away his scroll "I'm Clint Barton or Hawkeye. That's our runner Pietro Maximoff or Quicksilver if you prefer"
"Who are you guys?" Fox asked "Are you new to Beacon?"
"We know Ozzy" Clint assured the student "He's the one that sent us to retrieve you guys along with Professor Peach"
"Yes, Scott here told us" Fox said
"Good, then less talking and more…" Hawkeye turned serious, quickly pulling out an explosive arrow and fired at velvet.
Velvet squeaked but was promptly 'rescued' by Pietro.
The arrow sailed into the mouth of a Beowulf that pounced from behind Velvet. It then promptly exploded, killing the Grimm.
"Alright" Clint said "With that out of the way, let's get the hell out of here"
"Right" Fox agreed, moving over to see if Velvet was fine
"She's fine" Pietro promised
"Steve" Scott contacted through the comms "We've got Fox and Velvet of team CFVY. On our way back to the drop zone"
On the far end of the forest, Steve, Qrow and Wanda trekked through the forest following the footsteps that they hoped would lead them to the rest of team CFVY and Professor Peach. Scott told them they were good on his end, so all that was left for them to find the other half.
"Professor Peach and her sap" Qrow murmured "She has a bit of an obsession with it"
"What can you tell us about her?" Steve asked
"Got that mad scientist vibe down to a T" Qrow remarked, kneeling down to inspect a paw print "But she's also a professor at Beacon academy. By default she should have been more than capable of taking care of whatever occurred"
"So what do you think happened?" Wanda asked
"Not sure" Qrow said "A lot of dust vials and leftover cases were scattered around the camp site. Maybe something went wrong there. Possible surprise explosion that got them all off guard"
"Maybe" Steve said "Still don't know much about this Dust"
"Yeah, well get in line cause we ourselves have yet to figure that out" Qrow admitted "Had them for thousands of years and yet we only scratched the surface. Speaking of, you guys considered unlocking your Auras?"
That caught both Steve and Wanda off guard
"What do you mean?" Steve asked
"Nothing just throwing it out there" Qrow said "You guys said that you're willing to help fight against the threats that be, so maybe you can use an advantage. No offense to your abilities"
"None taken" Steve said truthfully "I think we're good"
"Alright if you…"
Qrow was cut off by an explosion off in the distance.
"Cap?" Sam chimed in "I take it you saw that?"
"Clear as day" Steve said, readying his shield "Go Sam"
Sam up in the sky didn't even hesitated and dived down at full speed to where the explosion took place. He saw a large clearing up ahead next to the base of a mountain.
With his goggles, it zoomed in on a lady fighting Grimm with what appeared to be a hand bag and a large, built man who held a large sword holding back Grimm while protecting an unconscious lady with peach hair.
Sam saw multiple Beowolves and Ursa including several Deathstalkers surrounding them all.
He deployed Redwing to be the perimeter whilst he moved in to help the Huntress engage the Grimm
Coco Adel grit her teeth in annoyance and frustration. She had used up most of her ammo already and now she was fighting with her handbag. These damn bastards also got a hit on her which led to her losing her beloved shades.
That caused her to snap and made her revert to her rotary cannon which eventually lead to here.
"How is the Professor?" Coco called back to her partner Yatsuhashi
"She's still unconscious" Yatsuhashi said with a grunt, his sword strike sending an Ursa flying.
Coco grit her teeth again, seeing the next wave of Grimm coming when suddenly there were bombarded by tiny missiles.
The two students glanced up to see a man flying!
He swooped in and with his wings, knocked back several Grimm, decapitating one Beowulf. He then flew back to Coco and Yatsuhashi and went to his wrist device, targeting several Grimm.
The flyer fired off several larger missiles, which killed several more Grimm.
"Are you Coco Adel and Yatsuhashi Daichi?" The flying man asked
"Uh…" Was all Coco managed to say
"We are" Yatsuhashi answered for her
"Is that Professor….hang on" Sam accelerated forward with his wings enclosing around him like a protective shell.
He got in between two Ursa minors and delivered a kick and slash with his wings. He pulled out his twin machine guns and flew up, firing at the Grimm who were now beginning to focus on the new threat.
Coco and Yatsuhashi couldn't but stare at the level of expertise the flying man was displaying in handling the Grimm.
"So that's what a real hunter looks like" Yatsuhashi murmured
The craziness didn't stop there when a red, white and blue disk suddenly flew out from the forest and bounced off a group of Grimm. Several were suddenly held in place by a red energy and then a streak of silver flew out and sliced through all of them with a scythe.
Coco and Yatsuhashi looked over to see three more people enter the fray, rushing right at the Grimm.
The shield returned to Captain America as he slid beneath a Beowulf's swipe.
Jumping to his feet, Cap delivered a powerful roundhouse kick to the wolf, flinging his shield at its neck with all his might.
The edge and velocity of the shield was more than enough to strike and kill the Beowulf.
Qrow spun his scythe around and slashed through an Ursa that attempted to attack him.
Wanda Maximoff floated in the air, picking up Grimm left and right off the ground.
Some crashed down while others were taken down by Falcon who was raining down fire on the Grimm.
"Coco Adel?"
Coco blinked up to see the Shield bearer holding his hand out to her
She took the hand and he helped her up
"Yes"
"Steve Rogers" Steve introduced himself "I was sent here with my team to get you guys out of here. You're teammates Fox and Velvet have been found and are safe"
Coco blinked once more before registering what the spangled man said.
The rest of her team was safe and sound.
She let out a sigh of relief and gratitude.
"Thank YOU" Coco Shouted in surprise when Steve abruptly grabbed her and jumped way from a Deathstalkers stinger
"Stay here" Steve said, setting down Coco and ran at the scorpion Grimm.
Cap threw his shield at one of the pincers which bounced of the first one, then bounced off the second one giving Cap enough room to jump at it.
The shield returned to Caps hands just in time as the stinger bounced of the shield.
Steve flipped through the air and landed on the Deathstalkers head, jamming his shield right through the armored plating of the Grimm.
The Deathstalker screeched in pain and moved to use its stinger against Steve which proved to be its own downfall.
Steve jumped away with perfect timing and the Deathstalker impaled and killed itself with its own pincer.
The Deathstalker let out a pathetic whine, slumping down, dead and unmoving.
Steve's eyes spotted a gathering of Grimm in one area.
"QROW" Steve shouted at the Huntsmen who had just taken down another Ursa, this one being a Major
Qrow turned to Steve who shouted while throwing his shield
"FASTBALL"
Qrow stumbled slightly at the sudden shout but quickly jumped back, reared back his scythe and struck the shield.
The shield proceeded to tear through an entire cluster of Beowolves, effectively killing most of them. It bounced off more Beowolves before Cap ran in and grabbed his shield back.
Qrow only just now realized what he had done and was now grinning crazily.
"Alright" Qrow said to himself "Can't deny that. That was fucking awesome"
Yatsuhashi and Coco's jaws dropped in stunned awe. Holy fuck!
But it was replaced with slight dread as more Grimm appeared.
"Shit" Qrow remarked "We must be in the middle a nest or gathering of some kind. This place must have some really potent fucking sap if they keep coming"
"Oh" Falcon said, still in the air
"What?" Wanda asked
"We've got more incoming" Falcon said "Airborne"
Wanda looked up and saw several Griffons descending on down.
"I got em" Sam said, moving to fight the flyers in his own turf
"Careful Sam" Steve warned, fending off a Boarbatusk
Wanda eventually landed in front of both Coco and Yatsuhashi who was holding a still unconscious Professor Peach.
"Are you both alright?" Wanda asked
"Yes, we're still standing" Coco said
"Good to know" Wanda said, looking at Peach "Is she alright?"
"When we got attack, there was an explosion of dust that made us all fly back. We saw Peach near a rock with a sizeable dent" Coco explained
"She may have a concussion" Yatsuhashi stated
"Alright then" Wanda said "Keep her safe"
"Look out" Coco shouted, rushing past Wanda to smack a Boarbatusk away
Wanda blinked at the display of strength but remembered Ozpin and Goodwitch giving them a basic rundown of what Huntsmen and Huntresses, even in training, are capable of.
"Alright, the three of us will keep her safe" Wanda said to the two who nodded in agreement
Steve and Qrow were fighting off the Grimm on the ground whilst Sam was flying in and around the Griffon's that tried to take a bite out of him.
He used his machine guns to gradually whittle away at the Grimm, targeting the joints of their wings that were attached to the bodies.
Spinning and weaving through the air, Sam flew right at a Griffon using his goggles to target the wings joints.
He fired his missiles and they connected.
Sam flew over the head of the Griffon and landed on its back.
The edges glowed and he tore through both wings.
The Grimm screeched in agony plummeting to its demise down below.
Sam grinned to himself, moving to take on the other Griffons
Steve was pounding down a Boarbatusk with his shield, aware of a Beowulf running up behind him.
He was about to strike it with his shield when a silver, blue blur tripped onto its back.
Steve killed the boar before whirling around and smashing his shield into the head of the Grimm, taking it out.
"What took you so long?" Steve asked Pietro who had arrived on the scene.
"Oh you know, slow people"
Several arrows embedded themselves into Grim that were beginning to surround Wanda's group.
They all exploded a second later.
A Creep Grimm suddenly began convulsing about making sharp jolts with its body, crying out in pain until it collapsed.
Ant-man then grew to full size further stunning Coco and Yatsuhashi.
"COCO"
The leader of her team turned and smiled, seeing Velvet and Fox were alright.
"Can you believe these people?" Fox said in amazement seeing the Avengers in action, working in tandem to take down the Grimm.
It was truly a sight to behold.
"They work together so seamlessly" Velvet whispered
Coco would like to say that she's proud of her teams development in both power and teamwork.
But to get to this level of synchronization, power and capability? That may take a lot longer than she'd expected.
Qrow had taken out the last of the Grimm surrounding him, looking around to Hawkeye taking on a Deathstalker on his own.
"HEY CLINT" Qrow called out to the marksman "Take out the tail"
Clint wordlessly pulled out a sharp edged arrow(not Vibranium) and fired at the joint that connected the gold stinger to the rest of the tail.
It cut through the joint and the stinger fell, embedding itself into the head of the Deathstalker.
All that was left now was one last Deathstalker which Ant-man faced.
It charged right at Scott who shrunk down and jumped back.
"Oh, I hope this works" Scott said, pulling out a small disk.
He flung it at the charging Deathstalker. The moment the disk touched the Deathstalker it shrunk down to the size of cockroach making all present who had not seen such a display slack jawed in disbelief.
Scott walked over to the tiny Deathstalker and promptly stepped on it.
"Ew" Wanda remarked
The Avengers and Qrow assembled around team CFVY.
"Are you guys alright?" Steve asked the team
"We are now" Coco admitted gratefully "Thanks to you guys. We were kind of on our last legs here after fighting for so long"
"We're just glad you're all standing on your own two feet" Steve said, looking over to the still knocked out Professor Peach.
"She got hurt in an explosion" Yatsuhashi explained "I believe she has a concussion"
"We'll get her back to beacon and get medical attention" Qrow said, igniting a flare and contacting the pilot that brought them here
Coco in the meantime approached Rogers.
"Um excuse me" Coco said politely "Mister uh…"
"Steve Rogers"
"Coco Adel" Coco said in turn "Forgive me for being rude but who are you people?"
Steve glanced over to the others seeing Clint pick up several arrows of his that were lying around, Pietro and Wanda conversing with Scott and Sam.
He turned back to Coco
"We're the Avengers" Steve said "We're friends of Ozpin and Glynda. We're a bit…new on the scene"
"New?" Fox remarked "You sure didn't look that way a few minutes ago"
"Where and how did you learn to fight like that?" Yatsuhashi asked
"Can I…take a picture of you" Velvet whispered from behind the largest member of their team
Steve gave her an odd look making her blush even more.
"I'm a…" Velvet mumbled that last part
"Hmmm?"
"She's a photographer" Coco explained "She really likes taking photos of things that catch her eye. And well…"
Steve let out a small laugh
"Sure" Steve said politely to the rabbit Faunus "After we get back"
Velvet could only nod rapidly further making her more adorable in Steve's eyes.
Everyone then heard the telltale signs of the bullhead approaching
"Our rides here people" Qrow said "Let's go"
Scene cut, Beacon Academy
After the whole ordeal of today, the Avengers chose to retire for the night leaving Ozpin, Glynda and Qrow to discuss today's events.
"They fought together like a well-oiled machine" Qrow described the fights in the forest "Those video clips we saw are nothing compared to actually seeing it. Cap and I even managed to pull off our own little combo. Threw his shield at me and reeled by my Scythe and WHAM. Knocked the Frisbee right through some Grimm like knives to butter"
"Sounds like you had fun" Ozpin remarked
"Can't deny it" Qrow slurred, already drinking again "Damn near unstoppable. They'd make great sparring buddies"
"Clearly" Glynda said stoically
"Gotta admit Ozzy" Qrow said "Maybe you did make the right choice. These guys…they can really be the leverage we need in fighting our enemies and keeping the peace"
"That's all I hope for old friend" Ozpin said "That's all I want"
Scene cut
Cinder Fall, one of the members of Salem's personal inner circle and in her mind future Fall Maiden.
She sat alone in a room with three other beds.
Her travel companions and herself had been roaming around Vale for some time, tracking their rather elusive target.
Even with Salem's teachings it will still be difficult in finding the current Fall Maiden.
But regardless, Cinder was completely confident that they will find the Fall Maiden and take her power as her own.
Cinder couldn't help the sinister grin that appeared on her face at the thought of gaining such overwhelming power.
"Cinder"
Snapping out of her thoughts, Cinder looked up to see one her companions, Emerald Sustrai.
"Yes Emerald?"
"Have you seen this?" Emerald held out her scroll for Cinder who took it out her hands.
Cinder analyzed the screenshot on Emeralds scroll.
"The Avengers?" Cinder said "And what are they, a new music group?"
"They recently saved a town from the White Fang and Grimm" Emerald said "In one day"
"And this is interesting? How?"
"The displayed…abilities and techniques that I don't think anyone on Remnant has ever seen" Emerald said
"I'd rather not dwell on minor news Emerald" Cinder stated "We have a job to do and it's best we focus on it"
"Yes Cinder" Emerald said, taking back her scroll
Oh how little they knew
Man I am having a plain old blast writing this story.
Like it is insane at how quickly I mapped out as to what is going to happen, I've never had that before.
With Noble Justice and Along Came A Spider I follow the basic stuff of the universe in which they are sent but sometimes I have writers block.
But here? for some reason at this very moment, I got nothing stopping me and I just wanna write more. I really wanna make this thing catch up to both my top two stories and I want this to be my third hit.
I'm proud of what I've gotten so far and I wanna add more to it
Now before we go on, some of you will notice at how quickly the Avengers take out the Grimm and how weak they made CFVY look
Let me remind you that this is taking place a year before the start of RWBY. Meaning CFVY is in their first year and just beginning.
Second, the Avengers are seasoned, battle hardened fighters who have been doing this for a LONG time.
I stated in my first chapter the only people that can match and even outclass are veteran Huntsmen like Qrow, the group of which he is a part of, Torchwick to an extent, Adam Taurus as well and Salem's group. Cinder eventually because if she fought the Avengers right now, while the fight would be good she would eventually get overwhelmed even with Emerald and Mercury's aid.
So yeah, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter cause this one is one of my favorites that I've ever written simply because of the exchange between Steve and Ozpin.
I always love writing about clashing ideologies and methods
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