Nora:Come on Blaze! Keep them coming!
XenoBlaze:Yeah yeah.
Nora:*Munch* *Munch* Pancakes are AWESOME~!
Blake:This is what you agreed on?
XenoBlaze:Yeah. She behaves herself while she's here. And in exchange, I make her all the pancakes she wants.
Sun:Dude. You realize you just dug your own grave right?
XenoBlaze:Don't remind me.
Anyway, it's time to start the chapter. Blake?
Sun:Hey, I wanna do the disclaimer.
XenoBlaze:You'll get it next time.
Nora:More pancakes!
XenoBlaze:And I now know what its like to be Ren.
Yeah yeah I'm coming. Disclaimer?
Blake:XenoBlaze does not own RWBY, Asterisk War or the Fate series. All rights go to their rightful owners.
{Begin "Shikisai" -Fate Grand Order Opening by Maaya Sakamoto}
The scene begins with two butterflies -one red and one brown- flying off into the distance.
As the music starts, there is a shot of Hakuno overlooking Patch which changes to Nero overlooking Vale. After that it changes to a shot of Tamamo overlooking the Emerald Forest, which then changes to adult Altera overlooking Beacon.
Hitori ni naru to kikoeru no
As the lyrics begin, there's a close up of Ruby turning towards the screen with a cheerful expression. Her home town Patch in the background.
Kurushii nara yamete ii to
The scene then changes to a close up of Weiss turning towards the screen with a neutral expression. Beacon in the background.
BURAKKU HOORU mitai ni fukaku
The scene then changes to a close up of Blake turning towards the screen with a solemn expression. The Emerald Forest in the background.
Kowakute miryokuteki na amai koe ga
The scene then changes to a close up of Yang turning towards the screen with a confident grin and wink. Vale in the background.
Anata no kuchiguse wo manete
Jaune walks through the hallways of Beacon. Pyrrha quickly joins him and places a comforting hand on his shoulder.
Jaune looks at Pyrrha while rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
Nande mo nai to itte miru
The scene then changes to Nora in Beacons cafeteria gleefully shoveling pancakes in her mouth like there's no tomorrow.
Ren watches with his hands behind his back and an exasperated expression as he shakes his head.
Sore ga uso demo kamawanai
Ozpin and Glynda are seen on the bow of a transport airship. The scene changes to Oobleck and Port in a classroom looking towards the screen. Oobleck takes a sip from his thermos while Port strokes his chin.
Tachitsuzukeru douki ni nareba
The next scene has Nero, Tamamo and Altera with their weapons facing off against Weiss, Blake and Yang.
Weiss assumes a stance with her Rapier. Blake dual wields her weapons while Yang slams her fist together with her gauntlets activating.
The sun rises at Beacons courtyard as the two sides charge.
Watashi ga miteru mirai wa hitotsu dake
The next scene shows Nero and Weiss charging then clashing a few times. Both elegantly avoiding each others attacks.
Eien nado sukoshi mo hoshiku wa nai
Altera and Blake exchanging a few blows as the scene then changes to Tamamo using her foot to block a powerful punch from Yang.
Ichibyou isshun ga itooshii
Jaune ready's his sword and shield. Pyrrha twirls her javelin. Nora activates her weapons grenade launcher mode while she grins like a maniac. Ren slips his weapons out of his sleeves.
Anata ga iru sekai ni watashi mo ikiteru
The scene then changes to Hakuno-in her Huntress outfit- and Ruby closing their eyes as they slowly fall forward. The title displayed.
RWBY Extella
As the music ends, there are multiple scenes. Nero and Tamamo arguing. Altera wearing Beacons female uniform holding books in her arms as she gives a small smile. Roman holding a dust crystal with his henchmen behind him. Three shadowy figures with one displaying a glowing amber eye. Team CRDL looking towards the screen with smug expressions. Team CVFY turning to face the screen. Hakuno, Ruby and Jaune's teams eating together in the cafeteria. And finally, Hakuno and Ruby smiling while shaking hands. The two butterflies from earlier fly off again towards the shattered moon.
{Last time}
Altera:Hakuno-sama, why haven't we intervened.
Hakuno:Because he already knows.
Professor Ozpin wants Jaune to overcome his problems and grow. He sees something in Jaune that no one else does.
Jaune:Cardin, wh-what's going on?
Cardin:Hit her with the sap!
Either that, or I'll have a chat with Goodwitch, and you'll be on the first airship out of Beacon.
Jaune:No.
Weiss:If we're going to be friends, you should at least tell us more about yourselves.
The four of you clearly have the skills of a fully trained Huntress team. It's odd that neither of you have entered a tournament.
Russel:Ursa! Ursa!
Cardin:Holy crap, Jaune!
Jaune(Threateningly):Don't ever mess with my team - my friends - ever again. Got it?
Hakuno:(Sorry Weiss.)
(But there are some things about us that should stay a secret.)
Beginnings Arc Extella 9-The Stray
-Vale-
Things have been going smoothly for the students of Beacon Academy. After the incident at Forever Fall, team CRDL has surprisingly made strides to be better Huntsman. Of course the occasional threat of Tamamo zapping them helped put them in their place. Team JNPR has gotten closer as a team as well. Jaune and Pyrrha made up and at his request, Pyrrha has started training him. Slowly but surely, Jaune is improving with each training session. Team's RWBY and HANT have been getting along with each other as well.
Weiss still has questions about team HANT's combat abilities, but she's made an effort not to force answers out of them. Her patience was rewarded when Hakuno decided to sate her curiosity. While she wouldn't go into their personal life, Hakuno did tell her new friends what they can do. Being careful not to reveal too much and to fudge the truth a little. Hakuno admitted that Ser Veresta was a gift from Ozpin. Knowing that the headmaster was involved, Weiss dropped that particular subject. Hakuno went on to explain how their Semblances worked. Nero's Semblance was her control over fire, which sometimes leaves a trail of flaming rose petals. Much to Ruby's jealously. Altera's was that she could increase her strength in small burst. Tamamo's was that she could channel her Aura into the talismans she uses to activate the dust they're made from. However, when asked about Hakuno's Semblance, she refused to comment. Saying that it was very personal. This information was enough to sate teams RWBY and JNPR's curiosity.
And with the Vytal Festival weeks away, it was time to welcome the students visiting from the other kingdoms. The streets of Vale were being decorated in time for the festival. Red, yellow, and green streamers and balloons are proudly on display. And team's RWBY and HANT are strolling through it all with an awed Weiss in the front. An elderly Shopkeeper is putting up a sign that reads in bright red letters "WELCOME TO VALE!" for all the foreign newcomers from their respective kingdoms of Remnant.
Weiss stops walking and raises her arms in amazement.
Weiss:The Vytal Festival! Oh, this is absolutely wonderful!
Ruby:I don't think I've ever seen you smile this much, Weiss.
It's kinda weirding me out...
Tamamo:I have to agree with Ruby-san. I didn't think Schnee-san could smile.
Weiss turns to Ruby and Tamamo.
Weiss:How could you not smile? A festival dedicated to the cultures of the world! There will be dances! Parades! A tournament! Oh, the amount of planning and organization that goes into this event is simply breathtaking!
The group resumes walking as Yang sighs while crossing her arms.
Yang:You really know how to take a good thing and make it sound boring.
Weiss:Quiet, you!
Nero:I must admit, this Vytal Festival seems like a grand event.
Altera:I'm actually looking forward to it.
Hakuno frowns.
Tamamo:(Is something wrong my dearest?)
Hakuno:(Oh. No...its just...)
The Servants turn to their Master with concerned expressions.
Hakuno:(This festival makes me think of the Holy Grail War.)
Nero:(You needn't concern yourself with that Soshayo.)
Altera:(The Vytal Festival isn't a battle to the death.)
(It's simply a celebration of peace between the kingdoms that gives us the chance to experience other cultures.)
(The tournament represent a reminder to always strive for excellence and never mediocrity.)
Tamamo:(Where did you get that information?)
Altera:(Doctor Oobleck.)
Tamamo:(Right.)
Ruby notices that the four saviors have been quiet.
Ruby:Hey, you guys okay?
Hakuno:We're fine Ruby. Just thinking. This is the first time we've ever participated in the Vytal Festival, so we're kind of nervous.
Ruby gives a bright smile.
Ruby:Hey, it's our first time too. So you've got nothing to worry about.
Hakuno smiles as the two teams reach the docks. The sounds of foghorns are heard.
Yang:Remind me again why we're spending our Friday afternoon visiting the stupid docks?
Ruby covers her nose.
Ruby:Ugh, they smell like fish!
Weiss:I've heard that students visiting from Vacuo will be arriving by ship today. And, as a representative of Beacon, I feel as though it is my solemn duty to welcome them to this fine kingdom!
Blake:She wants to spy on them so she'll have the upper hand in the tournament.
Tamamo:So that's what it is.
Weiss:You can't prove that!
Tamamo smirks.
Tamamo:Don't need to. You just did.
Weiss scoffs as Ruby turns to the right.
Ruby:Whoa.
The two teams look to see a shattered window down the street and a door full of yellow caution tape of the Vale Police Force before walking over to the detective in front, who is writing on his pad.
Ruby:What happened here?
Detective 1:Robbery. Second Dust shop to be hit this week. This place is turning into a jungle.
Yang:That's terrible.
Detective 2:They left all the money again.
Ruby:Huh?
Detective 1:Yeah, just doesn't make a lick of sense. Who needs that much Dust?
Detective 2:I don't know, an army?
Detective 1:You thinking the White Fang?
Tamamo glares at the mention of that name. When learning more about Remnant, Tamamo discovered the White Fang. A formally peaceful group of faunus strived for equality. Now they are a violent terrorist group that gives faunus a bad name. After learning about them, Tamamo couldn't help but feel anger toward them.
Detective 2:Yeah, I'm thinking we don't get paid enough.
Weiss:Hmph! The White Fang. What an awful bunch of degenerates!
Blake:What's your problem?
Team HANT looks on silently. Since they knew that Blake is a faunus, they knew Weiss and Blake would be at odds with each other.
Weiss:My problem? I simply don't care for the criminally insane.
Blake:The White Fang is hardly a bunch of psychopaths. They're a collection of misguided Faunus.
Weiss:Misguided? They want to wipe Humanity off the face of the planet!
Blake:So then they're very misguided. Either way, it doesn't explain why they would rob a Dust shop in the middle of downtown Vale!
Ruby:Hmm... Blake's got a point. Besides, the police never caught that Torchwick guy I ran into a few months ago... Maybe it was him.
Team HANT's eyebrows rise in surprise at that statement. A child preventing a robbery? They all agreed that this world is strange.
Weiss:That still doesn't change the fact that the White Fang are a bunch of scum. Those Faunus only know how to lie, cheat, and steal.
Yang:That's not necessarily true...
I mean, what does that say about Velvet? Or Tamamo?
Weiss glances at Tamamo and deflates a little. Before she can amend her statement, a sailor yells.
Sailor 1:Hey, stop that Faunus!
As the teams overhears the cry for help and rush over to investigate, a faunus with a golden monkey tail is seen running down the length of the boat. He leaps on to the edge as the two sailors are about to apprehend him.
?: Thanks for the ride, guys! Haha!
The monkey faunus jumps off and hits the dock running. He then uses his tail to hang on a lamppost while he peels back a banana.
Sailor 2:You no-good stowaway!
?:Hey! A no-good stowaway would've been caught! I'm a great stowaway!
Before the boy eats, one of the detectives down below throws a stone at him to get his attention.
Detective 1:Hey! Get down from there this instant!
The boy drops the banana peel on the detective's face, who growls in return. The monkey-like Faunus twirls up to crouch on the lamppost, laughs in amusement, and proceeds to leap off and run away from the detectives. As he runs past Team RWBY, he winks at an astonished Blake in slow motion. He then glances at Tamamo in surprise before time speeds up again and he continues to be chased by the officers.
Yang:Well, Weiss, you wanted to see the competition, and there it goes...
Weiss:Quick! We have to observe him!
Weiss, Yang, and Ruby give chase. Blake stands still, lost in thought, then comes back to reality and follows her friends. Team HANT stands still for a few seconds before looking at each other with a shrug. They then follow team RWBY. Unaware of a small pink haired girl wearing armor watching them leave.
?:*Sigh* That Sun.
He always manages to get himself into trouble.
The girl turns around and walks away.
?:Well, I'm not getting involved in his monkey business. I'm already in trouble for letting him talk me into coming with him. Leader's gonna be pissed when she finds out. *Shudder*
Teams RWBY and HANT round the next corner, but then Weiss bumps into someone and trips. She looks up only to see Sun jump on to a building and disappear from her view.
Weiss:No, he got away!
Yang points down.
Yang:Uhh... Weiss?
Weiss finally sees that she fell on a smiling orange haired girl underneath her, which startles the heiress and she hastily gets up. The girl smiles widely as she remains on the ground.
?:Sal-u-ta-tions!
Ruby:Um... hello.
Yang:Are you... okay?
?:I'm wonderful! Thank you for asking.
The teams looks at each other in bewilderment before Yang speaks up again.
Yang:Do you... wanna get up?
The girl thinks for a moment.
?:Yes!
The girl leaps back on her feet while the teams steps back a little.
Penny:My name is Penny! It's a pleasure to meet you!
Ruby:Hi Penny. I'm Ruby.
Hakuno:Hakuno.
Weiss:I'm Weiss.
Nero:Nero.
Blake:Blake.
Altera:Altera.
Yang:Are you sure you didn't hit your head?
Blake hits Yang's side.
Yang:Oh, I'm Yang.
Tamamo:Tamamo.
Penny:It's a pleasure to meet you!
Weiss:You already said that.
Penny pauses for a moment.
Penny:So I did!
Weiss:Well, sorry for running into you!
The two teams turn around and start walking away. Ruby waves.
Ruby:Take care, friend!
The girls get far enough from Penny before they start talking.
Yang:She was... weird...
Tamamo:(Something about her seemed off.)
Nero:(Umu. I felt her Aura, but there was something...strange about it.)
Tamamo:(She didn't seem like a faunus. But she didn't seem human either.)
Hakuno is slightly shocked at Tamamo's statement and turns to her.
Hakuno:(Are you saying she's-)
Weiss:Now, where did that Faunus riff-raff run off to?
Penny suddenly appears in front of Weiss and surprises her.(Magic XD)
Penny:What did you call me?
Team HANT is surprised as well.
Team HANT:(How did she do that?)
Yang:Oh, I'm really sorry, I definitely didn't think you heard me!
Penny:No, not you.
Penny walks past the group and leans down to a startled Ruby.
Penny:You!
Ruby:Me? I-I don't know. I, what I, um, uh...
Penny:You called me 'friend'! Am I really your friend?
Ruby:Uuuum...
Ruby looks over Penny's shoulder while her teammates motion no. Team HANT looks at Ruby with neutral expressions.
Ruby:Y-Yeah, sure! Why not?
Ruby's teammates comically faint while team HANT just shrugs. Penny however is overjoyed.
Penny:Haha. Sen-sational! We can paint our nails, and try on clothes, and talk about cute boys!
Ruby:*Groan* Oh, is this what it was like when you met me?
Weiss:No. She seems far more coordinated.
Yang:So... what are you doing in Vale?
Penny:I'm here to fight in the tournament.
Weiss:Wait, you're fighting in the tournament?
Penny salutes.
Penny:I'm combat ready!
Weiss:Forgive me, but you hardly look the part.
Blake:Says the girl wearing a dress.
Weiss:It's a combat skirt!
Ruby and Nero speeds over to Weiss' side.
Ruby & Nero:Yeah!
Weiss holds out her hands and Ruby and Nero low-fives them. Realization suddenly dawns on Weiss as she walks over to Penny and grabs her shoulders.
Weiss:Wait a minute. If you're here for the tournament, does that mean you know that monkey-tailed... rapscallion?
Penny:The who...?
Weiss holds up a poor drawing of the criminal-in-question.
Weiss:The filthy Faunus from the boat!
Blake:Why do you keep saying that?!
Weiss turns her attention from Penny to Blake as she angrily walks over to her.
Weiss:Huh?
Blake:Stop calling him a rapscallion! Stop calling him a degenerate! He's a person!
Weiss mockingly points to a trash can and a lamppost.
Weiss:Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like me to stop referring to the trash can as a trash can? Or this lamppost as a lamppost?
Blake:Stop it!
Weiss:Stop what? He clearly broke the law. Give him time; he'll probably join up with those other Faunus in the White Fang!
Blake growls as she clenches her fist.
Blake:You ignorant little brat!
Weiss looks offended, but when Blake walks away, she follows.
Weiss:How dare you talk to me like that! I am your teammate!
Blake:You are a judgmental little girl.
Weiss:What in the world makes you say that?
Blake:The mere fact that you would sort that Faunus boy with a terrorist group solely based on his species makes you just as much of a scoundrel as you believe him to be!
Altera:(This doesn't look good.)
The other members of team HANT nod. Yang slides up to Ruby, looking uncomfortable.
Yang:Um, I think we should probably go...
Penny pops up behind Ruby with a smile.
Penny:Where are we going?
Team HANT:(How does she keep doing that?)
Weiss:So you admit it! The White Fang is just a radical group of terrorists!
Blake:That's not what I meant, and you know it!
-Beacon Academy/Team RWBY's room-
Things were not looking good for team RWBY. Weiss and Blake have done nothing but argue. Even on the ride back to Beacon. Team HANT was about to go back to their room, but a puppy eyed Ruby stop them by giving a look that said "Don't leave me alone with them". Hakuno had to admit though, that look was adorable.
Point is, Weiss and Blake have been arguing for so long that it was now dark outside. All Ruby, Yang and team HANT can do is observe.
Nero:*Groan* (This is giving me a migraine.)
Weiss:I don't understand why this is causing such a problem!
Blake:That is the problem!
Weiss:You realize you are defending an organization that hates Humanity, don't you? The Faunus of the White Fang are pure evil!
Blake:There's no such thing as pure evil! Why do you think they hate Humanity so much? It's because of people like Cardin, people like you, that force the White Fang to take such drastic measures!
Weiss:People like me?
Blake:You're discriminatory!
Weiss:I'm a victim!
Everyone turns their attention to Weiss as she stares Blake down. She then leans in close, leering as she speaks quietly.
Weiss:You want to know why I despise the White Fang? Why I don't particularly trust the Faunus?
As everyone watches Weiss explain herself, team HANT can't help but feel concerned.
Altera:(This is getting out of hand.)
Nero:(Umu. Things are not looking good here.)
Tamamo:(Schnee-san just keeps pushing the wrong buttons.)
Hakuno:(I've got a bad feeling about where this is heading.)
Weiss leans against a bookshelf by the window.
Weiss:It's because they've been at war with my family for years. War, as in actual bloodshed. My grandfather's company has had a target painted across its back for as long as I can remember. And ever since I was a child, I've watched family friends disappear; board members executed; an entire train car full of Dust, stolen. And every day, my father would come home, furious. And that made for a very difficult childhood.
Weiss bangs her fist on the bookshelf as Ruby try's to comfort her.
Ruby:Weiss, I-
Weiss turns away and walks back over to Blake.
Weiss:No! You want to know why I despise the White Fang? It's because they're a bunch of liars, thieves, and murderers!
Blake:Well maybe we were just tired of being pushed around!
Team HANT gasp in shock. Not only has Blake revealed her status as a faunus. But she might be a member of the White Fang?
Silence drops down on the scene again. A surprised Weiss backs away slowly, and Blake realizes her mistake as she looks around at her teammates.
Blake:I... I...
Blake dashes out the door.
Ruby:Blake, wait! Come back!
Ruby runs over to the door and calls to her down the hallway as Yang sits herself down and Weiss looks down.
Hakuno takes a moment to process things before she turns to Tamamo.
Hakuno:Go.
Tamamo nods.
Tamamo:Right.
Tamamo turns to leave but not before sending a glare at Weiss that causes the heiress to freeze up.
Tamamo:I hope you're proud of your self.
Tamamo leaves and the remainder of team HANT starts to follow. Nero and Altera frown at Weiss before walking out the door. Hakuno begins to follow but stops. She holds the doorknob with her back turned and speaks in an emotionless tone.
Hakuno:You disappoint me Weiss.
Weiss looks up at Hakuno with a face of disbelief and shock.
Hakuno:I thought you had changed.
Hakuno closes the door without looking back.
-Beacon Courtyard-
Blake runs outside and arrives at a statue of an armored man with a sword and a hooded woman wielding an axe on an outcropping, staring at the Beowolf under the stone heroes in particular.
She closes her eyes and slowly lifts her arms up to her bow and pulls the string to release the bow from her hair. She wipes away a tear away as the camera pulls up to reveal her Faunus ears. On the verge of crying, she becomes startled when she hears a voice above her.
?:I knew you would look better without the bow.
She turns around and looks up to see the monkey faunus from earlier now revealed as Sun. Both are unaware that Tamamo is silently watching in the shadows.
-Team HANT's room-
Team HANT woke up this morning with a solemn mood. It's been a few days since Blake ran off. Tamamo hasn't come back, which means Blake was still missing. Nero and Altera were starting to get worried about their two friends. The three saviors still socialized with team RWBY. However, Weiss noticed the glares directed at her. Most notably from Hakuno, who refused to speak to her.
Nero:Has there been any word from Tamamo Soshayo?
Hakuno:Not yet.
Altera:...Do you think what Blake said was true?
Is she...a member of the White Fang?
Hakuno:Even if she is, she hasn't made a move that would be taken as hostile.
I think we need all the facts before we jump to conclusions.
Nero:And what of Weiss Schnee?
Hakuno folds her arms and closes her eyes.
Hakuno:...
Hakuno is interrupted from her thoughts as she hears a knock on the door. She walks to the door and slightly opens it to find Ruby, Yang and Weiss. Ruby awkwardly waves.
Ruby:Hi.
Hakuno:Hello Ruby.
Ruby shifts around while looking at the floor before she speaks.
Ruby:Can we come in?
Hakuno take a moment to think before answering.
Hakuno:...Sure.
Hakuno opens the door and the three girls walk in. They take a moment to examine team HANT's room.
Yang:Wow. Nice place. Guess Nero and Tamamo give you the royal treatment every day huh?
Ruby glances at Yang.
Ruby:Yang, not the time.
Yang rubs the back of her head sheepishly at her attempt to defuse folds her arms with a stoic expression.
Hakuno:Is there something you need?
Ruby:Has Tamamo found Blake yet?
Altera:We haven't heard from her yet.
Yang:We figured we'd give her some time to cool down, but...
Weiss looks as though she's about to say something, but a glare from team HAN(T) shuts her up. Weiss can't seem to understand why SHE off all people was getting the cold shoulder.
Ruby:Hakuno, can you guys help us look for her?
Please?
Hakuno glances at her two Servants. Nero and Altera nod and Hakuno turns her attention back to Ruby.
Hakuno:Okay.
-Vale/Café-
Elsewhere, Blake is sipping a cup of tea and sighing. She looks up at Sun sitting across from her, who holds his drink with his tail as his hand props his head up. He takes a sip when Blake puts her cup down.
Blake:So, you want to know more about me...
?:I think we both do.
Blake and Sun look to their right in surprise to see Tamamo sipping a cup of tea with her eyes closed.
Blake:Tamamo?
-To be continued-
AN:Well, we're reaching the end of volume 1. For the record, I'm not starting a whole new story for volume 2 and beyond. Everything is going to be in this one story.
Two words about the next chapter. Hakuno's Semblance.
Also, can anyone guess who the new character I added is? Here's a hint. She's not an OC.