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"I'm starting to think you might be right" Ruby agrees after studying the map for a few moments, looking up at the moon every so often
Sokka glances around warily, they were being so unbelievably reckless now. Showing their bending around an outsider, letting her know their names, and doing it all out in the open no less. "Maybe we should get inside the cave" He suggests
"Thats a good idea" Ruby agrees, reaching over to pick up her scythe "Don't want to attract Grimm after all"
However her second comment goes unheard as Sokka snatches up Crescent Rose before she can grab it. "What is this? Some kind of weapon?" He asks, turning it over in his hands as he clearly struggles with the weight of the folded scythe.
"Well duh, of course it is" Ruby says with a chuckle. "I mean I am a huntress after all"
"Aha! I knew you were a bounty hunter!" Sokka shouts, pointing a finger at Ruby and nearly dropping the scythe
"What?!" Ruby gasps "No I'm a huntress! Not some thug. You know, slayer of Grimm, protector of humanity?"
"Uh... what in the world is a Grimm?" Aang asks
"Yeah... you used that word earlier" Katara adds
"Soulless monsters, attracted by negativity, live only to kill people? Ya know, Grimm?" Ruby explains with an eyebrow raised
"Lady, either your crazy and really believe this, or you're an excellent liar." Toph says "Though, like Aang said... you don't seem to be from around here."
"Sokka, why don't you give her back her... thingy. Then we can all go and talk inside the cave" Aang suggests. The girl seemed confused, but not outwardly hostile.
Eyeing her warily, Sokka eventually hands over Crescent Rose into Ruby's open arms, his jaw dropping as she easily takes it with one hand, when he was struggling to hold it in two.
The group makes their way inside the cave, however while the majority of the group seemed trusting enough of Ruby, Sokka didn't take his eyes off of her for a second. Once inside, Katara gestures to the makeshift seat that Toph had earthbent out of the floor when they had first arrived. Ruby wastes no time in slumping down onto it, the exhaustion and stress of the situation finally catching up with her. Katara takes a seat next to her as Toph allows herself to faceplant comfortably into the hard ground. Aang takes a seat on the ground, crossing his legs and sparing a glance to Sokka, who looked like he was gonna pop a blood vessel.
"Sokka, why don't you take a seat?" Aang suggests, though the older boy only listens to him after receiving a very stern look from Katara.
"Now Ruby," Katara says calmly "Why don't you explain whatever you can?"
"Alllright," Ruby says, taking a deep breath. "My name is Ruby Rose, I'm 15, and I'm a student at Beacon Academy." After the name of her school fails to elicit any sort of recognition from the group she sighs and continues. "My world, Remnant, is plagued by creatures called Grimm. They're soulless monsters, who's only purpose is to kill. Because of this, most of humanity lives within the four kingdoms: Atlas, Mistral, Vacuo and Vale. Each kingdom has it's own Huntsman Academy. I'm from Vale, and go to Beacon Academy with my team." She explains "I'm the leader of team RWBY, its an acronym of our names: Ruby, thats me, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, thats my sister. The academies train us to be huntsmen, warriors devoted to keeping people safe."
Before saying anything, Aang looks to Toph for confirmation. "She's telling the truth" Toph says simply, giving a shrug.
"So, you're a good guy then" Aang says with a smile "Do you know how you got here?" He asks
"Wellllll" The girl replies "That'd be a no. Last thing I remember is falling asleep in my dorm." Her brow furrows for a second before she opens her mouth again. "So uh... what's your deal?" She asks
"I'm the Avatar" Aang says simply, earning an incredulous look from Sokka and an absolutely blank one from Ruby. "I'm the only person who can bend all four elements, the bridge between the physical world and the spirit world. Its my job to restore order to the world. We have four nations as well. Or at least... we did. The air nomads are gone, wiped out" Aang explains, struggling for a second to keep his emotions under check.
"Water, earth, fire, air," Katara explains, "Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the fire nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang."
"That'd be me" Aang says sheepishly. "I sorta got stuck in an iceberg and frozen for a hundred years."
"That makes sense I guess" Ruby says "But what do you mean master of all fpur elements? I mean I get that dust can be a little tricky, but you guys seem pretty good with it, I don't even see where you're keeping it. How hard is it to just practice with a new type?"
"Uh... what's dust?" Katara asks
"Ya know, Dust. Elemental crystals and powder? Can be used be anyone with an aura or refined for use in weapons or machinery, or combined to make more powerful types. Water, earth, fire, and air, the four core dust types" Ruby asks as if it were obvious.
"That was just out bending, it doesn't need any fancy crystals" Aang says, twisting his wrist and creating a small gust of air to show.
"Weird. Thats not your semblance or anything?"
"Whats a semblance?" Sokka asks, finally showing a sliver of interest outside of his sheer suspicion.
"Oh boy. This is gonna be a long night isnt it?" Ruby groans