Act 0-2: Hunters and Hedgehogs

Jawsome was floating, seemingly above a planet. There seemed to be one continent, and only four clusters of light, unlike Mobius, where he could identify Station Square and Soleanna by looking at the light from orbit.

"Welcome, mysterious hedgehog." Four voices seemed to speak at once.

"Who are you?" Jawsome said, clipping his words.

"We are the Spirits of the Maidens, guardians of Remnant." They answered. A smokey person, glowing orange formed in front of him. "You have found a shard of the Summer Orb. When you find the rest, I can lend you strength."

"Catch?" Jawsome said.

"None…"

Jawsome sighed. He already had to look for the Emeralds, judging from what he'd found, but sure, he'd look. "I'll keep an eye out." He said.

As he returned to his body, and closing the case, he heard the almost unmistakable click of a drawn weapon. Looking around, he saw a small group at the counter, and they weren't buying, but stealing. He began sidling over to Ruby, still oblivious reading a weapons magazine. Unfortunately, one of them noticed him.

"Hey, you!" He said, pointing his gun at the hedgehog.

"Who, me?" Jawsome smirked, slowly reaching up.

"Yeah. Drop the case." He gestured.

Dropping it, Jawsome slid it over with his foot. "Shame." He said. The goon picked it up… And found it empty. "It was such a nice case too." Jawsome said, Sol Emerald in hand, glowing. The next second, he was in the street, window shattered, mook gone, Pyrobuster in hand, ready.

"Well? Get him." The leader said. Jawsome grinned, and lashed out at one before he could blink. As he did so, he sent a Flame Shard at the other, who collapsed. He was wondering where the last one was, when he crashed through the window, propelled by a dark red blur. When he landed, the blur became Ruby, unfolding a massive scythe.

"Where were you hiding that?" Jawsome quipped,

"Hmm, alright, you are good, but game's over." The leader said, pointing the bottom of his cane at them, which flipped up to become a crosshair. He fired a flare, which Ruby dodged while Jawsome threw a Flame Shard. They collided, and when the smoke cleared, the two searched around. Ruby spotted him climbing a ladder.

"Watch this." Jawsome said, jumping onto, and running up the wall. As he reached the top, he saw Ruby touch down beside him. 'How'd she do that?'

"All right, you're stuck, creep!" Ruby called, which would have been more threatening if her voice weren't so nasally.

"Heh, end of the line, Red." The man said. With a massive updraft, a helicraft hovered up behind him, Ruby and Jawsome having to bring their arms up to shield them from the gust. Almost too late, they noticed the red Dust crystal at their feet.

Roman Torchwick watched as the smoke began to clear. There was no way they could survive…

They were fine. There was a purple shield in front of them, and as the smoke cleared, Jawsome could see a blonde woman standing in front of them. He heard the thief say "We got a Huntress!", but when he looked up, a shadow with orange eyes and a red dress was standing there. Even still, he felt more energized. The Dust must have had fire, and he'd absorbed it. He walked forward, flames beginning to lick at his shoes. With the power of the Sol Emerald adding to it, he formed an arc of Flame Shards, and let them fly. As he did so, he heard repeated clanks behind him, and thunder overhead. The combined onslaught of shards, ice, and Dust projectiles was proving too much for the aircraft, as it tilted sickeningly. Getting the hint, it quickly turned and flew off. Closing down and reattaching his Pyrobuster to his Hero's Invisi-cro (™), he turned back to Ruby and the mysterious woman. He had some questions.

Jawsome tapped his foot. The chair was comfortable enough, but he wanted answers. The door to the room opened, and an older man let himself in.

"So you must be this Jawsome Miss Rose was talking about." He said. "My name is Ozpin."

"I see you know mine." Jawsome remarked.

"I make it my business to know many things. For example, how you managed to hold off a highly dangerous mercenary with minimal assistance." Ozpin said, seating himself.

"... Do you want the short version or the long version?" Jawsome asked.

"The complete version."

"So, I'm from another planet called Mobius. I've lived and grown up twice. Once was peaceful, the other was not. The second one, I was born into a war with an evil scientist. Dr. Eggman Robotnik was taking over Mobius with machinery, poisoning the planet. Me and a group called the Freedom Fighters resisted him. As it turns out, I missed most of it because I was put in a weird simulation with my brother. A little while ago we launched an assault on his Egg Carrier to put a stop to his creation of a superweapon. But he was able to use it… And it was the same one that ruined Mobius's timeline before. I was sent here, and it's possible Eggman may be here too. He used fourteen gems called the Chaos and Sol Emeralds. They look like your Dust, but are magnitudes more powerful. Just one gives off near infinite energy, have all of one set, and you would be… invincible!" He paused, but Ozpin gestured to continue, so he did. "Anyway, when he used them, there's a high probability they're here too and scattered across Remnant."

"I…. see." Ozpin said. "Do you know who I am?"

"No." Jawsome replied.

"Well, I just so happen to be the headmaster of Beacon Academy."

"Beacon?"

"A combat school, for training Hunters and Huntresses. Would you like to attend?" Ozpin said, like it were for all the world, natural.

"Sorry, but I need to get the Emeralds back now." Jawsome said.

"But where will you stay?" Ozpin asked. Jawsome stopped, having stood up.

Sinking back into his chair, he grudgingly said, "Fine. I'll go."

Act 0-2: Complete!

Emblems: 2

A Note from Jawsome:

Hello there. You know me, I don't know you, and we both want a mutually beneficial writer-reader relationship. Right? On the subject of reviews, I will take constructive criticism. Take, for example, this, who posted it shall remain anonymous.

Self-Insert? Check. No Proper Build Up? Check. OP Items Out of Nowhere? Check. Typical Jackass Light Novel Rival Attitude? A Definite Check.

We going another cliche Self-Insert boys. Be sure to look out for the 'Heroic' moments and cliche 'Badass' theme and that whole lot in the future, because he sure ain't going to be OP and use the Sol Emeralds for power with the bad guys conveniently searching for them as well.

The story seems to typical and cliche that it's like I can already see how the story will turn into out, it's just another, "Seen that, done before" situation. If this story tends to capture more people's attention then it needs to have some unique side to it instead of having things that's been done before.

The whole Jackass and generalised attitude you seem to have in this story has been done in many stories, light novels, anime's, shows and many more. It's just to predictable. A lot of things seem to be heading that Jawsome and Ruby are going to fight Roman over the Dust, Sol Emerald and all that crap in the next chapter and it seems like it is.

Unless something interesting comes along and brings more attention, at the moment the story doesn't seem to be that big on the whole audience.

Yes you are right about the fight. The story will loosely follow RWBY canon if it'll work. However, It's Act ONE, Episode ONE. We're not really In Midas Rezing here, Project RWBY is part ONE of a series of stories. Who knows? I may not fall victim to the worst tropes ever encountered in writing, because I know to avoid it. Want character depth? BE patient. Want lore and world building? Be Patient. Want to see where everything ultimately goes? BE FUCKING PATIENT. I'm not a machine, I have some plans, but we need to get the early stuff out of the way before we get to the real complex shit that I'm sure will satisfy your oh-so refined tastes. Don't give me this shit unless it's worded constructively, and any more Mary Sue bullshit ain't gonna do this shit. There will be people who genuinely like this, and if those assholes go and screw it up for everyone, it won't be pleasant. This is warning one. I won't be so generous next time.

Regards,

The Pyro Jawsome

Also, have you even played a Sonic game? Or consumed any piece of Sonic media? Because that's how the Emeralds work. I do research.