AN: Alright, so I'm back. I'd like to respond to reviews, but before we get to that, I'd like to say thanks for all the support this story is getting. I'm honestly surprised by it. 500 views and 31 follows. That's pretty great in my opinion.
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Guest 1: First, The chapter is short because it's a small preview. I had trouble making it during the time. Second, we'll get to that. Lastly, your wish has come true. :)
Caliban Super Saiyan 0: Well, I have no plans pairing Ruby with anyone right now. Maybe later on though. If Team RWBY appears.. eh? I'm not sure if I'll bring the rest of them in either. Although, Weiss and Todoroki are pretty cool..
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Chapter 1: Ruby Rose: Origin
"Yang shut the window, it's too cold.." Ruby muttered in her sleep as a strong wind brushed by. She pulled on her red cape to use as a blanket, but another breeze came by, making her shiver.
"Yang?.." she earned no response.
Slowly, tired silver eyes opened up, staring into the night sky. She was outside in a alleyway, sleeping on the ground. She was confused, but was too tired to think about what happened. Her body was too sore and it took effort to actually move. Maybe she should rest a bit longer, she thought. She stared blankly into the sky, seeing the full moon and the stars.
"Wait.." she looked at the moon again. No fragments or shattered pieces. Just the moon.. But how?! That's impossible, unless she was somewhere else in space other than Remnant.. She threw that theory aside, assuming that it was impossible, but the moon mending itself together is impossible too.. Maybe she was abducted by aliens and abandoned on some alien planet! Whatever it was, it made her head spin, and she definitely couldn't sleep with all these thoughts forming in her head.
Forcing her body to get up, she dusted herself off and spotted a familiar red box near her. She hurriedly picked it up, inspecting it of any damages before sighing in relief.
"Well.. I guess I'll start asking other people where I am.." she muttered. Problem is, she was too shy to actually start a conversation with a stranger, usually they'd start it and she'd pick off right there, but oh well..
She peeked out her head from the alley, and noticed that buildings and signs looked rather old, and the streets were fairly crowded. "Nope. I can't do it.."
It surprised her somewhat, That this many people were awake at this time, and a few were dressed like superheroes! That's so cool..
She quickly unfolded Cresent Rose, and pointed the the barrel to the floor, using the recoil to push her upwards and onto a rooftop. "Okay. Now, I won't get lost in a crowd, guess I'll just figure out where I am myself."
She looked down at the streets noticing some worried faces from the sound of her weapon. Oops.. well hopefully they'll be fine, not like she caused an explosion or something..
A red blur quickly ran on the rooftops looking over the scenery of the city and a huge building that was highly secured. Maybe she could find someone there that can help her. Now, she wouldn't say this was her smartest plan.. heck, this is probably the dumbest idea she could've thought of, but she quickly zoomed across the sky and over the barrier, into the open grounds of the huge building.
That's when she regretted everything that took place. An alarm went off and the gate which she could've gone through, instantly shut.
Ruby panicked, completely plucked out of her tired state, and all of her senses started sending out danger signals.
Which helped her dodge a weird white scarf.
Ruby turned around with Cresent Rose pointed directly at her attacker, as the man looked rather surprised that she dodged his attack. Although it was hard to tell from his yellow goggles and the time of day.
"Who are you?" Ruby asked in curiosity as the man kept his guard up.
"I should be asking you that." The man responded as he rushed her. What drew her attention though was that his hair was floating upwards. Pretty strange aliens here..
The man sent a kick towards her torso only for her to block it with the shaft of Cresent Rose. She tried countering with a swipe downwards, only for him to lean to the left and deliver a punch to the side of her head, knocking her a few feet away.
Oh god that hurt! Good thing her aura was up or else she would've been knocked out for sure..
"Hm.. most people would've been knocked out with that punch. You're pretty tough for your age." Said the man as he examined a red glow crackling where he hit her. Why wasn't erasure working for that?..
"Guess I'm special then?" She smiled as she decided to charge him with her semblance only for nothing to happen. "What the?!" She tried her best to activate it only for her to run at a average pace. What was going on?
Too distracted by her semblance mishap, the man used his.. scarfs to swipe her legs under her. Regaining focus, she used Cresent rose to swipe at the scarfs, only for it to create metal sparks, but barely enough to cleave through. How tough are these things?!
The scarfs tied around one of her ankles as the man pulled her toward him. Great.. Now this guy is probably going to send me to space jail. Unless..
She pointed Cresent Rose toward the man as he instantly drew back. But her intentions weren't for her to shoot him. She pulled the trigger, as a shot of dust blasted near the man.
The recoil of the shot pushed her farther away, as the scarf around her left ankle dragged the man with her. She landed perfectly on the ground as the man came sliding towards her, landing infront of her.
"Alright! I did it!" She jumped victoriously as the man slowly got up.
With a giant scythe pointed infront of his face.
"Now, can you tell me where I am? I didn't want to fight but you kinda started it.." Ruby scratched her head in embarrassment.
"You haven't won yet.." he pulled on the scarf, making her lose balance and fall. Oh right.. she forgot to untie the one around her ankle.. jeez, she really needed to improve..
Once he regained his footing, he grabbed the handle of Cresent Rose and tossed it aside.
"Hey! Don't you dare touch my baby!" She quickly got up and activated her semblance to go after the hunk of metal she called a weapon, which had no affect, except making her trip instead. She felt more pressure around her torso and noticed that the white scarf from the man tied around her.
"Ow."
"Alright kid, tell me who you are and what you're doing here." The man asked, with a commanding tone.
"Er.. M-My name's Ruby Rose..! And I woke up in a alleyway. I don't even know what this place is. All I remember is going to sleep after drinking some milk.." Ruby replied, afraid that if she didn't tell him the truth, she probably would've gotten an arm broken or something..
"This is U.A high. Does that ring any bells?"
"U.A? I never heard of it from anywhere." She responded.
U.A huh? That definitely doesn't sound like anywhere from the other kingdoms she was sure of. Ugh.. she already had multiple headaches in just one night. But this raised the question. Where exactly was she?
"Hey, mister," she called him, gaining his attention. "This might be a weird question, but can you tell me what planet this is?"
She felt a suspicious glare tracking her down, making the hair on her neck stand up, and she shivered from just his presence alone. Eventually he told her.
"Earth.. Why?"
Her breath hitched.
That explains almost everything. The unfamiliar setting, the full moon.. She was on a different planet, probably stuck here forever.. but one question flooded her mind. How exactly did she get here? And maybe the way she came from, she could get back? Or maybe—
"Hey!" A shout interrupted her thoughts, gaining her attention was the man with a rather bored expression. "I asked you a question. I don't like repeating myself."
"O-oh, right! How do I put this..? Okay.. This might sound crazy.." she looked around, before turning back to him. "But Back where I'm from, the planet's called Remnant and the moon was shattered into many pieces.."
The scene was quiet, nothing but the breeze of the wind pushing leaves and the grass around.
"Heh.. Yeah, sure.. Quit playing dumb or I'll start breaking some things." He muttered in disinterest.
"No wait! I can prove it!" She exclaimed, earning a bit of attention. "As far as I know, this place doesn't have dust crystals!"
"Dust crystals? Explain." Was his only response. Scavenging through every piece of information about dust she could think of, (Thank You Weiss!) she quickly put together all the important aspects of it.
"Dust Crystals is a energy source to power up machines and can be a material to make bullets, it can be crushed down into particles or kept in its original shape! I use it for my baby, Cresent Rose." She smiled. It wasn't the best explanation, but it'll do.
"Interesting. But you still have no proof that it exist."
"Um.. oh! I keep a few dust rounds in my belt, I would give it to you, but.." she gestured to the scarf around her with the flick of her head. Reluctantly he reached into one of her pockets, and picked up a blue shard that seemed to glow in the night sky.
"That's Ice dust, it can freeze things and power some machines.. I don't know much about it to be honest.."
"So there's different variations of it?" He examined the crystal closely. Good thing he didn't have a aura, otherwise he probably would've activate it by accident.. oh right! Aura!
"This 'dust' seems interesting, but I still don't believe you and your other world nonsense. Give me more proof, and I'll think about it."
"Okay.. Well, I also have Aura, and if I remember, Aura Is the manifest-manyfes—?..
"Manifestation?"
"Yeah! It's the manifestation of our souls. It can block damage and heal small wounds. It's pretty great in battle."
"Aura huh? Tell me, how did you learn this technique?"
"My uncle Qrow unlocked it for me. He taught me how to control it and kept it up. It's pretty simple to unlock other auras too—" she instantly shut her mouth. Maybe she should've not let that slip.
"Unlock an aura? How about you do that for me and I'll let you go. How does that sound?" She raised a brow. Even if she did unlock it, where would she go anyways?
"I wouldn't really have a place to go.. Like I said, I'm from Remnant.. I don't know anything about Earth or whatever.."
"Right. Well, I know a place you can stay. It won't be great, but it's definitely better than out in the cold." He told her. She thought about it for a moment. If she refused, she would probably be sent to some kinda prison. That'll suck.. so option one is out of the question. Option two is that she would try to run away with her semblance, but it kept malfunctioning for some reason.. maybe this world was messing with her semblance or something.. anyways, she would've probably get caught as well. Guess option three would do.
"Alright fine.. I'll unlock your aura, but can you untie me? I can't unlock it if I'm stuck here.." he freed her from the scarf, as she got up and dusted herself off, standing there awkwardly.
"Well? What are you waiting for?" He stood impatiently, as she finally moved towards him, standing on her toes just to stay at eye level. Even if she did, he was still at least a foot taller.
"Alright. Now, close your eyes and concentrate. This might take a while.." Ruby explained as she put her palm on his cheek. He flinched a bit, but nodded as a sign to show that his eyes were closed under his goggles.
"Alright here I go.."
"...For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbounded by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder protect thee..—"
He felt her palm let go of his cheek and heard a small thud. He opened his eyes to see the girl on the ground unconscious, but what caught his attention was the strange white glow around his body before disappearing entirely.
"Guess she wasn't lying after all.." he muttered getting a closer look at her, she looked like she was around sixteen, and questioned how she managed to carry the large scythe he kicked away, not to mention swinging it.
"So, Remnant huh?" He crouched down to pick up her unconcious form. "Guess I'll tell her about Earth when she wakes up."
-Later-
Ruby slowly opened up her eyes to bright white lights. She looked around, noticing her scythe leaning on a wall, and that she was on a couch in what looked like a lounge room.
"Where am I?.."
"You're at U.A high." She turned to look at whoever spoke, noticing the man from earlier. This time he didn't have his goggles on, but he still wore the same attire and the scarf around his neck.
"Now that you're awake.. Ask me anything about this place and I'll answer it."
She proceed to ask who he was, which he responded with Shouta Aizawa. She asked about Grimm, superheroes, villains, quirks and everything else she needed to know which he answered in a bored expression.
"Oh right, I enrolled you into U.A, here's your uniform." Aizawa threw the piece of clothing at her face with a huge grin, which she completely ignored, too occupied with the fact that this man casually enrolled her to a school she knew almost nothing about.
"WHAT?!"
"You're pretty skilled with a scythe and I can see you become a great hero. As for another reason why I enrolled you, It'll be easier to teach you about heroes and other things in class, and I wouldn't want to explain it twice to you and my students."
"YOU'RE A TEACHER?!"
"Yeah, and I'm yours too. The sun's rising so you better get ready. Go put your stuff away in this locker." He handed her a piece of paper with the combination and where to go. "I gotta announce to the class about a new student. Get to 1-A around 8, and don't be late." He told her, leaving no room for questions. "Oh, you probably know this already, but don't tell anyone about Remnant. We wouldn't want them freaking out."
He left the room, leaving Ruby alone with her mouth agape. What just happened..?
AN: Alright, so sorry for the long wait. I just had a very hard time writing these two interact without making it seemed so rushed (which it is.) and for Aizawa to believe her so easily, although this is still pretty bad if I'm being honest, I feel like I could've improve it, but I rewrote this scene atleast three different times, each are still pretty bad, but this was the best out of the three, which is still not so great..
Beside that, this is only the first real chapter. With me writing the other chapters and you guys giving feedback, I'll improve and chapters will probably get better.
I had fun writing this chapter, although I was pretty busy and I can't promise the next chapter so soon.
Also if you didn't notice, Semblances are affected by Erasure, which means it can also be affected by similar quirks. It's mostly to put a handicap on Ruby to not make her completely overpowered with aura and her scythe training.
Next chapter I'll try to write someone else's point of view and their reactions to Ruby. It'll probably be better than this one.
Anyways, thanks for all the support for this story. See you guys next time.
Next Chapter: The New Student of Class 1-A!