DISCLAIMER: I do not own RWBY or SLVR.
All characters belong to their respective owners:
SLVR - Mark Zhang
RWBY - Rooster Teeth
I also strongly advise you to watch the SLVR Trailer on YouTube. The animations gets better as it goes on.
NOTE: This started out as a writing exercise for me to describe the scene and combat in fine details. Not that I succeeded or anything... Anyway, enjoy.
SLVR 'Silver' Trailer
The screen turned black as texts fade in on the screen:
"The shards of your shattered dreams have not lost their meaning. Make with them a mosaic upon which a brighter tomorrow can be seen."
"Wise words. Even if you were to suffer setbacks on your dreams and goals, it doesn't mean it should be the end of it." Ozpin praised.
A few of the audience members nodded in agreement.
The screen cut to a dock full of shipping containers slowly panning to the left until it stopped in front of a warehouse. The camera zoomed in slowly before changing its angle to the side and panned upwards towards the roof.
The screen then showed a full moon in the clear dark blue skies, unshattered.
Weiss spoke up, "Wait, the moon isn't like that. It's… Round and not shattered."
"It's still too early to know where this is going." Glynda replied, "Let's wait. Perhaps we may get some answers."
The camera zoomed out, showing white specks floating in the air. A hand is seen reaching out towards the moon as if the person was trying to grasp it.
A young man with slightly tanned skin, deep purple eyes, and spiky raspberry-red hair laid flat on the warehouse rooftop. He wore a high-collar jacket, mainly colored dark bluish-gray with thick black hemming on the collar, sleeve cuffs, and bottom flaps. He also wore light black jeans that go down into his pair of darker high boots, strapped with three buckles and colored the same gray as his jacket.
This young man is Simin Megistus, the apparent leader of the as-of-yet unfound team; Team SLVR.
"It appears that we will be witnessing a hunter-in-training in action," Winter noted quietly.
Ironwood seemed to agree with that statement. "It certainly looks like it."
Ruby was starting to get excited, "We're going to see new weapons!"
A shadow passed over him as a bullhead flew over the warehouse and started to descend.
"Oh no… I got a bad feeling about this." Blake said.
Simin stood up and observed the descending bullhead, his face hidden from view due to the angle in which the camera was shot. The warehouse shutter slid up, revealing several individuals in black hoods and white mask.
"It's the White Fang!" Blake shouted as she stood up.
"Yes, Blakey. We know." Yang quipped as she pulled her partner down. "Nothing we can do here. What are you going to do about it? Jump into the screen?"
Blake looked embarrassed, "S-sorry. I, uh… Got carried away there." She sat in a straight position, giving the screen her full attention.
Yang chuckled, "You're still obsessed with stopping the White Fang?"
"Quiet, Yang. I'm watching."
"It is admirable to stay vigilant, but not to the point of obsession," Winter said, remembering a letter from Weiss describing one of her teammate's zealous behavior in investigating the White Fang.
The White Fang goons walked in, revealing that there were more of them already taking up residence in the warehouse. It was one of their hideouts and storage facility; grunts lifting up wooden crates with unknown content, while a few were lounging around.
A White Fang grunt sat on top of a crate minding his own business until a crate suddenly moved; garnering his attention. It continued to shake and slide, making audible thuds. The grunt slowly walked over, pulling out his pistol as he slowly reached out towards the crate.
He quickly ripped open the lid and pointed his gun at the unwelcomed guest, only to find it empty. The grunt looked confused as he lowered his gun, scratching his head.
What he didn't know was that Simin was behind the crate instead of inside it. Looking bored, Simin kicked the crate taking the grunt with it as it slid a few feet. The grunt tried to regain balance and escape but failed as Simin stomped on the crate, trapping the grunt inside.
"Not a bad looking face," Yang remarked causing Ruby to groan. "Hey, it's true!"
Simin surveyed his surroundings and opponents before grinning. Every single grunt in the warehouse now had their attention turned towards him.
Winter shook her head, "While I do not condone his action in facing the White Fangs alone. He shouldn't be standing there assessing his situation out in the open, under hostile's field of view no less."
"Chill, Ice Queen. The kid probably got something up his sleeve."
The older Schnee glared at the dusty crow, who only shrugged in response to her icy stare.
A grunt immediately pulled out his pistol followed by another as they formed a firing line, aiming their guns at the red-haired boy.
The scene shifted behind Simin, revealing a circular plate that's attached to his Specialized Dust Projection Jacket (SDPJ); his weapon, Kore Kosmou.
Ruby gasped, "Is that…"
"It would appear so, Ruby." Penny nodded.
"What is it?" Jaune asked.
"It's his weapon! Dust infused clothes that allow the user to manipulate the power of Dust in any shape or form. It's one of the most common ways huntsman and huntresses use Dust, but I had never seen anyone utilized this sort of rotation system before." Ruby was about to continue explaining, but Yang placed a firm hand on her shoulder making her stop.
"Interesting. The Atlesian Military might find some decent application with its design."
Winter was already writing things down. "I'm already taking notes, sir."
"Thank you, Winter."
Kore Kosmou rotated and stopped on the blue orb, allowing Simin to utilized Ice Dust. The markings on the sleeves of his jacket turned blue as his hand shot out and formed a short blade sword with a pointed snowflake-like handguard.
"Will someone hold Ruby down before she rockets out of her seat?" Yang asked.
Penny volunteered, "I shall perform this task that you have requested." She said with a salute.
Simin dashed forward deflecting the pistol shots without any difficulties. A grunt with a saber charged and met him straight on with an overhead swing, but Simin deflected the attack with a heavy upward strike causing the grunt to stumble back. A second attack from Simin followed as he swiped his blade at the knees of the grunt causing the terrorist to fall flat on his face.
Continuing his assault, Simin lunged forth; kneeing a grunt in the face and using that same leg to plant a kick into another. The two grunts promptly collapsed on the ground, knocked out of the fight.
White Fang's reinforcement arrived as two grunts with scoped assault rifles opened fire on the charging red-haired boy. Seeing that he won't be able to deflect the barrage, Simin materialized a shield of ice, blocking all the shots as he continued to push forward.
"So cool!" Ruby gushed.
"He certainly displays great proficiency in utilizing Dust." Glynda agreed.
Meanwhile, Ozpin had a thoughtful look on his face. "We wouldn't happen to have any record of this young man, Glynda?"
"I'll see if he is on any of the kingdom's record," Glynda replied.
Simin jumped into the air and slammed his shield on the ground, the impact cracked the floor and blew away the surrounding grunts. He got up and blocked a saber with his shield and slashed the grunt on the shoulder. Another grunt tried to attack his rear, lashing out with his two swords only to have Simin parry them and slammed the edge of his shield on the grunt's chest, taking the grunt out.
Simin quickly turned around to block an ax strike and pushed his attacker back with his shield before slashing the grunt across the head and bashing him with his shield followed by a jump kick.
Three more grunts charged at him, only to be met with swift and decisive blows, ending the fight in seconds. Seeing that their attempts aren't working, the White Fang decided to coordinate their attacks, attacking in groups and trying to outflank their opponent.
Yang shook her head, "Pointless attempt."
"At least they're persistent despite knowing being hopelessly outmatched." Qrow said after taking a drink, "That deserves a mention."
"Whose side are you on?" Winter asked.
"Hey, just saying Ice Queen."
Simin finished off his final opponent with a kick in the guts and turned his attention to the sound of mechanical buzzing as the shutter door slowly slid open revealing a White Fang Sergeant.
The White Fang Sergeant wore a full Grimm mask that was decorated with red markings and wields a drill-like weapon that appears to be in the shape of a rifle. He calmly walks into the warehouse, sizing up his opponent.
Blake narrowed her eyes, "This one must be the hideout's leader. A sergeant based on the markings of his mask."
"He reminds me of a particular White Fang that used a chainsaw," Weiss noted upon seeing the drill-gun weapon the White Fang Sergeant was carrying. She still remembered her near-death experience after losing the fight against the White Fang Lieutenant.
Ironwood and Winter kept silence, making note of the information they had just received from them.
The Sergeant hoisted his weapon and powered on the drill as he rushed towards Simin, slamming his weapon onto Simin's ice shield. Simin stepped back, giving the Sergeant time to slam the butt of his weapon onto the shield, knocking him to the floor.
Simin rolled and jumped up, never losing his momentum as he charged to meet the Sergeant head-on. He ducked, allowing the drill to collide into his shield as he slid past the Sergeant's guard, readying for his opponent's next attack.
"His opponent is strong," Jaune said as he imprinted Simin's combat techniques and movement to his mind. The red-haired boy was currently wielding a weapon similar to his own, a sword and shield. Jaune figured he might learn a thing or two from the scene.
"The higher-ranking members of the White Fang tend to have better combat experience than the ordinary ones," Blake explained.
The Sergeant swung his drill only to have it bashed to the side with Simin's shield and was struck on the head with a sword. The two fiercely dueled on the warehouse floor, blue arcs gleamed underneath the lights as Simin lashed against the Sergeant's drill-gun.
Their weapons clashed against one another, temporarily locking them in place until the Sergeant found an opening and kicked Simin on the leg forcing him back. Taking this opportunity, the Sergeant continued his relentless assault, slamming his weapon into shield made of ice, pushing Simin back as he blocked the heavy blows from the large faunus.
Ramping up his attack, the Sergeant smashed his arm and elbow onto Simin's shield using the recoil from his drill-gun to boost the impact and launched Simin into the air with a fierce upward swing.
The large faunus leaped into the air and brought his weapon down on Simin's shield, sending him spiraling down onto the floor. Simin quickly maneuvered his body and landed crouched on his two feet and readied his shield as the Sergeant descended, his drill-gun drilling into his shield.
The shield shattered; chunks of ice were sent scattering across the floor as Simin fell back.
"The Sergeant is skilled, using his size and strength to his advantage," Ren noted.
Pyrrha and Jaune nodded in agreement while Nora was busy eating a plate of pancakes that materialized in front of her.
"I estimate that his skill is around your average first to second-year hunter-in-training." Pyrrha guessed.
"I'm surprised that he's even a sergeant." Blake spoke up, "At best, he could become a lieutenant or captain in the White Fang with his skills."
"I so despise the usage of military terminologies for a terrorist organization." Winter coldly said.
Blake glared at her, "They're misguided, and if it weren't for the SDC work policy…"
"Not. Now." Ironwood growled, "Save it for later."
"Yes, sir."
"Hmph."
The Sergeant spun his weapon and shattered the ice sword, sending the young man flying into a pile of wooden crates. The faunus leaped into the air and swung his weapon overhead as he fell upon his opponent.
But Simin wasn't done yet.
Kore Kosmou spun rapidly and halted on the red orb, signifying Fire Dust.
Ruby squealed, anticipating what is about to come as pulled out her pen and paper, ready to write things down.
"I can help you write down our observation, Ruby. I am well versed in multitasking." Penny offered, to which Ruby excitedly said something unintelligible and handed Penny her pen and paper.
"Calm down, Ruby."
"I am calm!" Ruby squeaked.
A slash of fiery orange streaked across the screen, knocking the Sergeant back as he faceplanted on the hard floor. Simin walked out from the ruins of crates holding a double-hand orange sword with a smug expression.
"So cool!" Ruby cheered.
Simin twirled the sword and took his stance, holding his sword over his shoulder with both hands.
The Sergeant picked himself up and revved his drill-gun as the two charged at each other once again. They parried, dragging past each other, followed by the Sergeant twisting his body to deliver a powerful blow.
Simin met the attack head-on, quickly maneuvering his blade and struck the drill-gun down onto the ground, allowing him to fiercely slash at the Sergeant and knocked his legs out from under him. The faunus fell flat on his back, but quickly kicked himself back up and parried Simin's attack only to get himself slash on the back when his opponent swiftly sidestepped him.
"That was a nice recovery, err, not that I'm rooting for the bad guy." Jaune said nervously.
"Eh." Was Qrow's response.
He staggered back and turned to face Simin. Switching his grip on his weapon, he lunged forth, driving his drill-gun at his opponent.
The double-hand sword caught the side of the Sergeant's weapon, driving it deeper into the ground. The drill-gun function turned against the faunus as it drilled itself deeper into the floor. Realizing his mistake, the Sergeant tried to pull his weapon out leaving him wide open.
Taking this opportunity, Simin swung his sword launching the Sergeant into the air. Four orange arcs streaked across the large faunus causing him to stagger and lose strength as he staggered back. Simin then dematerialized his sword and charged towards the weakened Sergeant, intending on ending the fight.
"What's he doing?" Weiss asked, "He clearly had the advantage there, why did he store away his sword?"
"It seems that he is planning on something." Glynda answered.
The Sergeant spotted Simin running towards him, weaponless. With a huff, he used all of his strength to pick up his drill-gun and swung at him, missing as Simin leaped into the air, sailing past his guard.
Blue lights emitted from Simin's hand. Two ice swords materialized, slashing the Sergeant across the chest. Simin's attack blurred as he sent the large faunus slamming into an electric panel that controlled the shudder doors.
"That White Fang Sergeant has a lot of aura if he could withstand all those attacks and still get up," Ren said.
"I noticed that as well," Blake replied as she jotted down on her notes.
The White Fang Sergeant shown here was clearly skilled. Maybe not as skilled as the red-haired boy, but definitely someone to look out for if he wasn't defeated or captured by the end of this run.
Yang snorted, "He's not much. I can easily take him down."
An orange sword made of Fire Dust embedded itself near the electric panel causing it to explode, sending the Sergeant flying towards Simin. The red-haired boy jumped into the air and delivered a full roundhouse kick to the faunus head, sending the Sergeant flying through the hole made from the explosion and into the docks.
"Oh, that has got to hurt." Yang laughed.
"Ugh, reminds me of my time back at Beacon…" Qrow groaned, remembering how he and Raven felt the wrath of Summer Rose back when their team had just formed. That was a kick they'll never forget.
Ozpin chuckled, "Ah yes, I remembered that. I do believe that's the first and last time you and your…"
"Don't remind me, Oz. Don't remind me." He shivered.
Winter seemed to enjoy Qrow's uneasiness by smiling sadistically. This, however, seemed to have unnerved her little sister.
"Um, Winter. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Weiss. I'm just enjoying the show."
Several grunts that were securing the perimeter converged towards their sergeant, weapons posed as Simin jumped out onto the docks.
The Sergeant tried to sit up but could only partially lift himself halfway. Seeing that he was in no condition to fight, he ordered his men to attack. They surrounded Simin and lunged at him with their melee weapons, buying their sergeant time to get up and recover.
Simin took this opportunity to infuse Fire Dust into his ice sword, causing an explosion of thick mist that temporarily cut their vision. Providing precious time for Simin to deliver his final attack.
The mist quickly cleared away, revealing that Simin was nowhere to be seen. His opponents looked around, confused. Wondering where their attacker went.
The Sergeant however, quickly caught on and looked up.
Simin was soaring through the skies. The full moon illuminating the scene as the markings on Simin's jacket turned green. A spinning vortex of green wind solidified and formed a large lance-like weapon in his hand as he prepared his final attack.
Ruby was now drooling, with Penny and Yang wiping away the saliva from her mouth.
"Gross, Ruby." Yang muttered with annoyance.
"Eheheh." Ruby dazedly giggled, not taking notice of her sister or Penny.
Simin aimed and threw his wind lance down onto the ground where the Sergeant was standing. The White Fang tried to scatter, but it was too late. The wind lance hit the ground and expanded into a towering tornado, pulling them into the twister.
"An impressive usage of Wind Dust, I must say," Glynda said with approval.
Ozpin nodded in agreement, "And to utilize them with great proficiency; this young man is quite talented."
The tornado continued to spin, sucking all the White Fang goons into the twister and spun them in the air for a few seconds before dissipating. The Sergeant laid at the center of what was the twister, unconscious as Simin landed, followed by the rest falling onto the hard floor of the dock.
Simin slowly stood up as the screen slowly fades into black.
A silhouette of Simin slowly appeared and pushed to the far left, leaving three more rooms for the rest of his teammates to appear.
The screen died down as the lights returned to the theater room, signaling that the viewing was over, for now.
"That. Was. Awesome!" Ruby cheered as she jumped from her seat. "Oh my gosh, did you see his weapon?! The rotatory system that he used for his Dust infused clothes was amazing! We could make something similar for ourselves, maybe have it on our belt or accessory, and, and…"
Yang quickly placed a hand over Ruby's mouth. "Okay, we get it. And I will admit, that thing was really cool."
"I have devised several concepts that we could design in order to mimic the device that was shown on screen," Penny said.
"Can you forward that to me as well, Penny," Ironwood asked.
"Of course!"
"We are glad that you enjoyed the presentation. Please take this moment to ask questions before we get started on the next presentation."
Ironwood went first, "Where are we?"
"A realm outside of time and reality."
"How?"
"We are afraid that is beyond your ability to comprehend."
Ironwood frowned at this but didn't say anything as Ozpin asked the next question.
"Why did you bring us here?"
"That too is beyond your ability to comprehend."
The adults raised their eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
"There are no words to describe our intentions. It is beyond your understanding."
"Then try us." Qrow jeered.
"Your minds will be rendered beyond reality if we were to do so."
"Oh…"
Ruby's hand shot up, "Oh, oh! I have a question." Her weapon hype still hasn't died down.
"Ask and you shall receive."
"What's the weapon the red-haired boy used in the movie?"
"What's his name," Ozpin added.
"His name is Simin Megistus, leader of Team SLVR." The adults took note of this, especially Ozpin and Glynda. "His weapon is called Kore Kosmou. It is used in conjunction with his jacket known as the Specialized Dust Projection Jacket. SDPJ for short."
Winter and Penny wrote that down while Ruby was gushing about the design and function.
"You said that this Simin Megistus is the leader of Team SLVR, why are you showing us their performance? Their story?" Ozpin questioned. Deep in his mind, Ozpin assumed that Team SLVR may play an important role in the future of Remnant. Possibly in the upcoming battle against Salem and her forces.
"We will leave it to your own device on why we are showing you this."
"Very well, then I assume that we will soon be seeing the rest of Team SLVR, correct?"
"That is correct."
"More weapons!" Ruby gasped.
"Oh no…" Yang moaned as Ruby bounced up and down.
"You dolt," Weiss snapped at her partner, "don't get too work up about this! Why are you suddenly so obsessed weapons?"
"I was always a weapon nerd, Weiss." Ruby huffed.
"You didn't do it to ours."
"Well…"
"Additional guests will be arriving soon. Familiar and friendly faces. At least, for now."
This raised a red flag for everyone.
"What do you mean?" Ironwood demanded.
"As the presentation progresses, we will be receiving more guests. Some of them may have animosity towards others."
"What?!"
Ozpin frowned, thinking about Salem and her group. "Who will be joining us?" He asked, but his question was ignored.
"This is a truce zone. Our domain. Our world. Our law and we guarantee to you, our guest. Is that none will be harmed in our realm."
Ozpin was about to open his mouth but was quickly cut off with a single word occupying the screen.
"Silence."
Everybody shut their mouth, not wanting to anger the entity or entities.
"The guests have arrived."
Sun and Neptune appeared out of nowhere and landed onto the cushioned seat. They blinked several times before coming to terms with what had happened.
"Hold up," Sun started, "where are we? Wait, Blake?!"
"Sun?"
"Neptune!" Weiss exclaimed, happy to see the blue-haired boy. Winter, on the other hand, glared daggers at the boy.
"Snow angel? What are you doing here?"
"The last batch of guests has arrived."
Team CFVY followed suit, arriving in the same fashion Sun and Neptune did.
"… I don't remember the mall's theater being this big." Coco said as her shade slowly slide down from her face.
"Hey, it's Coco and Velvet! Oh, and their teammates as well." Yang greeted them.
"I am Yatsuhashi, and this is Fox."
Fox greeted them with a nod.
"Uh, what's going on here?" Velvet asked.
Everyone started talking, trying to explain the situation only to make it worse until Ironwood had enough and took control of the conversation.
"Everyone!" He snapped, gaining their attention. "Sit down. Our Hosts will try to explain everything as best as we can, but please. Sit down and listen."
Sun, Neptune, and Team CFVY sat down as the adults, minus Qrow, along with the help of the mysterious screen explained the situation.
/-/
After the explanation was over, the newcomers had an unreadable expression.
"Okay." Was all Sun could say with everyone nodding in agreement.
"Um, something is wrong with Anesidora." Velvet spoke up as she brought out her camera/weapon. "Some of its functions aren't working."
Coco heaved her duel functioning handbag, Gianduja, that is also a minigun and tried to summon said gun. Nothing happened. "You're right... Hey! Whatever your name is, screen god or something. What did you do?"
"We have rendered some of your tools nonfunctional. Rest assured, they will resume their regular status once you leave our realm. You may refer to us as the Hosts."
"A fitting name," Winter mumbled.
"We have gone on long enough. Please direct your attention to the screen. The next presentation is about to begin."
NEXT: SLVR "Linen" Trailer
I plan on doing ALL of SLVR trailers.
I also strongly advise you to watch the SLVR Trailer on YouTube. The animations gets better as it goes on.
Pardon my grammar, spelling, and sequences description.
Future Chapters:
All of SLVR Trailers including the Charcoal one
Battlefield 1 Cutscenes - Maybe the opening intro
The Last Samurai - Final battle or Forest battle
Ultimate Project: Saving Private Ryan - This one is hard to put out
More to come, but I would rather have the RWBY cast react to Earth History and Wars. 'Fake' or Real.
