OSPREY...SWOOOSH
UO: Alright, welcome back to Remnants of Tri! ACTOR CHECK!
Jaune: Um, is this normal?
UO: You're new around here, so let's lay down a couple of ground rules. One, I call the shots. Two, someone wrecks the set, they pay for it.
Yang: I guess you can say these sets are Remnants?
(Everyone in earshot BOOOS!)
UO: God damn it Barb!
Yang: Who?
UO: Watch anything of Rooster Teeth. Everyone else here?
(Nora cheers and wrecks the rest of set)
UO: Are you sure the coffee is locked up?
Ren: Yes.
UO: Good. DISCLAIMER, please!
Ruby: Um...UnitedOsprey1991 doesn't own us or Legend of Zelda. They belong to the wonderful late Monty Oum, the company Rooster Teeth and the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto.
UO: Thank you, Ruby. (Holds up a cookie) They aren't homemade but hey cookies are cookies
Ruby: Got that right!
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Time Skip and Locations
Chapter 2: Seven Years to take the First Step
Arc Homestead: Seven Years Later
A loud grunt was heard in the middle of the clearing next to the Arc manor. A young man swung his practice sword against his opponent, his older sister. The years had been truly kind to Jaune Arc. He had shot up from a paltry 4'10 to an impressive 6'1. His scrawny body had filled out giving him strong arms and legs. This was all do to the farming he did around the homestead along with the Huntsmen training. The local militia had commented that Jaune was a natural with a sword and their parents had been extremely proud of his work ethic.
Meanwhile his second eldest sister, panted as she slid back from the blow. "Damn Jaune, where did my little brother go? I used to be able to plant you in the dirt, now I can't even land a hit on you."
Jaune smiled. "All those training sessions taught me every little trick of yours, Aoi. You forget I'm pretty smart."
How could Aoi forget? At the local school, he was on pace to graduate near the top of his class. He had already been scouted out by several academies including the Big Four: Haven, Shade, Atlas and Beacon. He hadn't decided where to go yet, he would sit down with his parents soon.
Speaking of his family, their younger sister Crystal appeared, her blonde pigtails and blue dress flowing in the breeze. "Big Brother, Big Sister. Mama and Papa want you to come in. Someone's here to see you, Jaune!
Jaune raised an eyebrow. "Do you know who it was, Cyrs?'
The younger girl shook his head. "No, but he looked really important. Papa was talking to him and told me to come get you!"
The young man nodded and scooped up the younger girl, getting her to giggle as she rode his shoulders.
A few minutes later they were inside the manor. "Mom? Dad? Where are you guys?"
"In the living room dear, your sisters are here as well," his mother called out. The three siblings went into the living room to see everyone had gathered. His mother held the youngest of the arc brood, little Garnet. The baby giggled as her elder sister, and sixth youngest Crystal made a stuffed Ursa dance over her head.
Jaune smiled at the interaction, his sisters always brought them joy. His musings were cut off by an unfamiliar voice.
"Ah the joys of youth. So much purity and innocence." An aged voice pondered. Jaune glanced to the unfamiliar man. He was tall, nearly as tall as Jaune's father Jason with grey hair and grey glasses. He wore a green jacket and pants with a grey scarf. In his hands were a cup of coffee, while resting against his leg was a long metal cane.
"I guess. Who are you?" Jaune asked.
The man chuckled. "My apologies young man. Let me formally introduce myself to the entire Arc family. My name is Professor Ozpin, the Headmaster of Beacon Academy. It is my pleasure to make your acquaintance."
Jaune widened his eyes. Beacon was the most prestigious of the four Huntsmen academies. For the headmaster to personally come and recruit him, it was an honor.
"You want me to come to your school?" He realized.
"Quite perspective. I like that." Ozpin chuckled. "All four Academies wanted you at their schools. The fact you lived in the Kingdom of Vale, gave me an edge."
Jason chuckled. "I can't believe you want my boy at your school. I know he didn't attend a training school, but he's been on many patrols with the Huntsmen around the village and he's trained with his sisters.
"Yes." Ozpin agreed. "I agree. Most Trainees don't have the practical experience like your son and daughters. At least that's what a certain little rabbit told me." He said glancing knowingly at Jaune.
The Beacon student-to-be blushed. His friend, Velvet Scarlatina, had gone on to Beacon the previous year. She had sent letters to him telling him stories of her adventures with her team, Team CFVY.
"Yeah...so, how is she doing?"
"Hm? Oh, her team is the top of the class at the moment. She's been excelling in many classes and their mission success rate is one of the highest currently for a first year team."
Jaune laughed sheepishly. "Yeah, she was always pretty good, she just needed confidence. I helped her with her training when I wasn't working with my sisters."
"And it shows," Midori giggled, "The poor dear would always ask if she could train with him. Those two were practically inseparable."
"Mom~!"
"Anyway, you must be exhausted headmaster. Please, stay for dinner," the mother offered.
Ozpin graciously accepted the offer. "That would be much appreciated Mrs. Arc. Your family's penchant for hospitality is understated."
AN hour later, the family had been fed and the younger sisters were getting ready for bed. Ozpin asked Jaune to come for a walk with him in the vineyard. Curious, Jaune followed the Headmaster out.
After a few moments of walking, the elder man stopped his walking and looked up to the broken moon. "Tell me Mr. Arc, why do you train so hard to attend one of the Huntsmen academies when you have everything you could ever want here."
Jaune looked away from the wise man. "I...I want to protect my sisters. My family. As much as I love it here, I feel something is out there waiting for me."
Ozpin hummed. "Tell me, Jaune. What is your favorite fairy tale?"
Surprised at the question, the younger man sputtered. "Um...what kind of question is that?"
"Just something that peaks my curiosity."
Jaune nodded. "Okay...Well I like telling my sisters the Four Maidens story. I also like the one about the young girl in the tower rescued by an orc. Heck, the one with the seven dwarfs is cool as well."
"I see. What about...the story of the Golden Triangle?" Ozpin asked, turning to face his future student.
Jaune took a step back, surprised the man knew something only he should have known. "H-how did y-you know?"
"I take you know this story very well? Perhaps something...or someone told you. Maybe a princess?"
"How do you know about Zelda?" Jaune asked panicking.
Ozpin looked back up at the sky. "Mr. Arc, I've been on this world far longer than anyone alive. The story of Hyrule is one the earliest legends I've heard. The story of a reincarnating hero, a princess and a villain, all throughout the ages, seems rather far-fetched, wouldn't you say? Although, we both know that it's true." He chuckled. "To think...the legend is about to begin again."
Jaune reactively reached down for his sword that wasn't there. Ozpin put his hands up. "I'm not here to hurt you Jaune. Rather, I'm here to help you. I know what the legends say and I know where to find certain artifacts related to the legend. If you come to my school, I can help guide you. But of course, this is your adventure." He smiled mysteriously.
The blond realized what this meant and it made him happy and a little bit nervous at the same time. It meant he would have someone to help him with his adventure, outside his team, of course. However, the fact that Ozpin knew something he only knew didn't sit well with him.
"I'll come, but under one condition," Jaune answered, "I don't want any secrets between us."
Ozpin chuckled. "I see. Well, how about this? You complete parts of your quest, I'll reveal what I know. Unless it's something very important, you will know all you need to know and then some."
Jaune turned back to the house. "I guess that means I have to tell the family."
The headmaster chuckled. "Is that so bad? Its not like your telling the council everything. "Your family won't judge you. I promise."
The two walked back into the house and Jaune asked his parents to gather everyone, Jaune anxiously awaited as they all entered the living room.
"Thanks guys. I've been wanting to get this off my chest for a while," Jaune began.
"Honey, whatever it is, we'll always love you," Midori told them."If this is about a girlfriend, Velvet's gonna be so disappointed."
"No mom!" Jaune told her with an embarrassed blush. "Its...something more than that."
"Whatever it is, you can tell us," Aoi encouraged.
Jaune nodded and looked across at his family. I can do this. Before he could begin, a harp began to play, surprising everyone.
"Is someone playing a harp?" Violet asked.
"That would be me," a voice familiar to Jaune announced. Everyone in the room watched as a young blonde woman in a blue dress slowly began to fade into existence. She smiled at the stunned faces. "My apologies for startling you. Jaune wanted to tell you what I told him, seven years ago. I believe my presence might help explain it. I am Princess Zelda, from the lost Kingdom of Hyrule."
Before the Arc son could respond, Crystal gasped. "You're the princess from the Lost Kingdom stories! My brother loves to tell them!"
Zelda giggled, approaching the young ones. "Yes, many of those stories are inspired by stories of previous heroes. My ancestors and yours." She kneeled in front of Garnet, who was shrieking in laughter. "He may have embellished a bit, because of how violent they were."
"Wait...so you're saying the stories about the fallen Kingdom, the wish granting triangles, the hero with a sword is real?" Violet asked in disbelief.
Zelda nodded. "Yes, and I fear that your brother's story is about to begin." She slowly stood up, getting a small whine out of Garnet. "Allow me to tell you the sugarcoated story of when I was alive. For thousands of years, we feared the rise of a Darkness. A being known as Calamity Ganon. We thought we had the abilities to win against this being when we uncovered these beings known as Guardians and Divine Beasts. Large mechanical monstrosities beyond even your tech level. Upon finding them, we trained the strongest Champions of the known races to pilot them. But before they could do so, Ganon took over the robots and turned them against us...Hyrule as we knew it was destroyed."
Zelda took a shaky breath. A small hand tugged her dress. She looked down to see Crystal trying to smile. "Don't be sad, please?"
The princess smiled. "Thank you, dear." She turned to the rest of the family, who were eager to hear the rest of it. "In that battle, I lost all of my friends save one: my best friend, Link. We were...forced to put him in a recovery chamber, while I held off Ganon. For 100 years, I kept him at bay, until Link recovered and helped regain control of the Divine Beasts. With their help, Ganon was destroyed, but it came at a cost. Hyrule, was no more. For thousands of years, the Kingdom of Hyrule fell into obscurity, humanity rising up, both humans and these Faunus. But now I fear Ganon is rising again."
The family digested this slowly, the only sound being Ozpin sipping his coffee. Finally, Aoi broke the silence. "Why?"
Zelda tilted her head at the question. "I'm sorry?"
"Why my brother? Why not someone else? He shouldn't be...trying to save the world from your screw-ups!"
"That's enough Aoi!" Jason snapped. "You are all training to be Huntsmen! That means you have a responsibility to protect mankind from the creatures of Grimm!
"But he shouldn't have to save the world!" Aoi cried. "He should be here protecting us!"
Before anyone could stop her, the second eldest Arc child ran from the room, in tears.
Jason sighed. Despite his daughter's outburst, she did have point. "So? Why Jaune?"
"Because I fear that something else is at work," Ozpin chimed in, drawing attention to himself for the first time, "Zelda is telling the truth that something dark is brewing in the world. The Grimm have become more restless, and creatures that have never been seen before are appearing near old villages, claiming them as their own. If what I fear is true, then Jaune training at my school would only help them."
"And if it's Ganon?" Midori asked him.
Ozpin closed his eyes. "Then, I fear that he may be the only hope this world has."
Zelda bit her lip in sadness. "I'm sorry I put this undue burden on your son. I truly wished that Ganon was destroyed. But I also fear he may return." She walked up to Jaune and glowed. "I don't have much time tonight, please allow me to grant you some magic. Think of this as part of your...Semblance." Jaunes body flowed and flowed with energy as something warm entered his Aura. His blue eyes melted into forest green, before fading back to their original color.
"This is the power of the Forest Medallion. The Medallion of Illusion," Zelda explained, "With it, you can trick your enemies into attacking projections of you and your allies. Look at your hand." Jaune did so and was surprised to see a green glow appear on the top right part of this hand. "This is only one part of your semblance. You must work to awaken the other five. This particular part is the Minuet of the Forest. In time you will learn five others. The boy nodded and the princess began to flicker. "I must rest now. We'll talk again soon." She turned to Ozpin. "Please take care of him." She asked as she faded away.
Ozpin chuckled. "I believe we had enough excitement for one night. I'll come back in the morning with the relevant paperwork." He addressed Jaune. "I have high expectations for you, Mr. Arc." He said mysteriously as Jason led the Headmaster out.
Two hours later, Jaune had finished preparing for bed and was walking from the bathroom. He paused outside Aoi's room, noticing it slightly ajar. Nudging it open, he spotted the girl, face down on her light blue bed-sheets as her brother come in. Said brother quietly walked over and sat on the bed and sighed. "You know, when Zelda told me about how I was the reincarnation of some hero, my first thought was...why me? Why me of all people? I could have been a farmer. I could have been a nobody. Yet someone wants me to save the world. And I'd given it all up stay with you all." He chuckled. "But I can't be selfish."
He noticed the bed shifting and smiled. "I'm doing this for all of you. Just because I'm saving the world, doesn't mean I'm not your brother. I promise I'll come back and visit. And an Arc never goes back on their word."
Aoi sniffled and crawled up to her younger brother to hug. "I don't care. I just want you safe. I'm your big sister, I should be the protector, not you."
Jaune smiled and hugged her back. "Think of this as repaying you for all the training you gave me." The two siblings hugged it for a few moments longer before Jaune released her. "Good night, Aoi. Sleep well."
Aoi squeezed his arm before letting go. Jaune smiled and left the room. He walked down the hallway towards his room. Climbing into his Queen-sized bed, he laid back and stared at the ceiling, sleep eluding him. His mind was racing a hundred miles an hour with thoughts of Am I good enough? Will my family be okay without me? What if…"
"Big brother?" Crystal opened his door, peeking around the edge.
"Krystal, what are you doing up?" Jaune asked sitting up. The smaller girl walked into the room in her pink bunny pajamas holding a stuffed rabbit in her arms. Jaune noticed she had been crying.
"I had a bad dream. Y"ou were asleep...a-and d-didn't wake up. And then the b-big scary Grimm tried to eat us.
Jaune hugged his little sister and soothed her. "Its ok Crystal. Your scared I won't come back. But let me tell you something. Your big brother will kill all those nasty Grimm and make sure they can't eat you" He told her tickling her.
Crystal giggled as her brother hugged her tightly. "Love you Big Brother." She temporarily released him and held up the bunny. "Here, Rosie could protect you."
Jaune laughed. "No, I think you should keep it. You never know when you'll need it."
Crystal giggled. "Sister Velvet?"
Jaune blushed. "Yeah like Sister Velvet. I'll be going to school with her. We'll send you pictures."
The younger girl pouted. "Miss you Big Brother."
"I'll miss you too Crys, go get some sleep."
Crystal nodded and crawled out of bed, much happier than when she came in. Satisfied in helping her, Jaune closed his eyes, sleep coming much easier now.
Three Days later
Jaune stood facing his family as he waited on the Bullhead helipad. At his legs were a suitcase with all of his clothes and junk and a travel bag with items from his family. At his hip was the family sword, Crocea Mors.
"Well, this is it guys, off on my own adventure."
"Be careful honey. Don't overburden yourself." Midori fretted.
"Bye big brother! Be safe!" Crystal and Watori shouted.
Aoi walked up to him, Violet right behind her. "You better come back!" Aoi started. "Your our baby brother, no one has the right to take you away!"
"Except maybe some girlfriends." Violet muttered. "No not even girlfriends!"
"Girls, you do realize I'm probably bringing back my team right? And there might be a girl or two on my team."
Violet and Aoi pouted but reluctantly stepped back. Jason stepped forward. "You take care you hear? I don't want to hear you getting killed out there."
Jaune smiled. "Thanks Dad."
"The Shuttle to the City of Vale is about to depart, all ticketed passengers please board at this time."
"That's me. Bye Guys! See you during break!" Jaune shouted as he ran to the Bullhead. The family waved as the metal bird took off.
Violet patted her pockets and pulled something out of him and gulped. "Um...Mom? I have Jaune's motion sickness patches here. I forgot to give it to him."
"Oh that's fine, I'm sure your father gave him some."
"Dear? I thought that was Aoi's job," said Jason, dreading the results.
Midori watched the plane fly away with a sweatdrop. "I'm sure he'll be fine."
Three Hours later
Jaune stumbled out of the Bullhead, his stomach doing its best impression of a blender. He raced towards a trash can and threw up most of his mother's homemade lunch. He panted as laid on the ground with his gear next to the wall.
"Are you alright?" A chipper young voice asked him. He looked up to see a young girl staring down at him with silver eyes. Her black hair with red highlights offset her pale face quitee wonderfully.
"You got pretty eyes, you know that?" Jaune told her. This made her squeak and blush which made her look even cuter. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just recovering from some motion sickness." He said standing up and getting a good look at his new friend. She was short, perhaps a little taller than his sister Santori. She was wearing a black and red laced corset with a flared knee length skirt. On her legs were knee length boots with matching leggings. On her shoulders was a long red cape the wrapped around her like a warm blanket. Seeing him staring, the girl blushed harder.
"Oh, um...I'm Ruby. Ruby Rose. Nice to meet you?"
"Jaune Arc. Short, sweet rolls off the tongue," he said confidently, making Ruby giggle.
"Do they?" She asked making him drop his head.
"Yeah well." Jaune wanted to continue but his stomach made its presence known. "Damn, stomach is still messed up. Need some Ginger cookies or something…"
"Can you walk?"
Jaune nodded. "Yeah, just give me a couple of minutes. Need to find my hotel for the night before I go to Beacon."
"You're going to Beacon? You're so lucky to be going to the best school in the world!" Ruby gushed.
Jaune had to chuckle; the girl's energy was infectious. "Hey, I could use a friend in helping me get to my hotel."
"Well…" Ruby rubbed her head. "I'm only here to find my sister. She's off to be a Huntsmen like you, probably the same class."
"Alright, let's see if we can find a map to this city. Dad taught me a few techniques for getting around…"
For the next couple of hours, after dropping off his stuff, the two talked about everything, from their families to even their favorite movies. People looking at them could be forgiven for thinking they were dating.
"So yeah, we always groan at Yang's puns. Watch out they can be pretty bad."
Jaune laughed. He really liked this girl as a friend. "So...what weapon do you have?"
Ruby's eyes lit up and reached under her cloak to pull out a large metallic object. She spun it around before unfolding it into a large scythe and planted in the ground, causing a dent.
"Whoa!" Jaune said impressed.
"This is my baby, Crescent Rose. It's also a customizable, high-impact sniper rifle."
"Um, what?" asked Jaune intelligently.
"It's also a gun," she said, pulling back the bolt, "What about you?"
"Oh...it's nothing special," he replied, holding up his sword and sheath. "This is Crocea Mors. It's an ancestral blade. My Grandfather used it in the Great War. Saved his life a few times. The Sheathe becomes a shield." He popped it open to reveal the Arc double rainbow symbol.
Ruby's eyes sparked as she gazed at the blade. "This is incredible." She gushed carefully examining it. "Your blade must have some sort self-repairing dust or something. The condition is fantastic!"
Jaune chuckled. "Every family has their secrets." He said mysteriously, making the girl pout. "You must be really strong to wield her." He noted pointing at Crescent Rose.
"Yep. I drink milk!" Ruby proudly said. Her eyes caught something ahead. "Oooh! A Dust shop! I need some more Dust. And may see some of the new designs!" She sped off in a flurry of roses.
The blond shook his head. "She's a real quirky girl. I like them." He strolled along the sidewalk, taking notice of the shop name. "From Dust til' Dawn." Heading inside, he waved at the shop keep who gave him a friendly wave back. Spotting the distinctive hood of his companion, he strolled through the aisles looking through magazines. Moments later the store's bell chimed again. Jaune glanced up to see several well dressed men coming in. They were led a red head with a bowler hat in a white suit, smoking a cigar.
The man took a breath and tapped the ash out. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a Dust shop this late?" To emphasize his point, one of the goons held up a gun to the shop keep's head, causing Jaune to duck below the shelves.
"Please! J-just take my Lien and leave!" stuttered the older man nervously, holding up his hands in surrender.
The bowler hat man shushed him. "Calm down, we aren't here for your money." He glanced towards his goons. "Grab the Dust."
Jaune observed them as they grabbed cylinders from a large container and insert it into the powdered Dust tubes. Glancing over to the side, he noticed Ruby was listening to her music very loudly while reading a magazine, not even noticing the robbery in progress.
"Alright kid, put your hands where I can see them." A good called out, pointing his blade at an unaware Ruby. The man growled. "Hey I said hands in the air! You got a death wish or something?" He asked grabbing her shoulder. She turned her head to see the man pointing at his ear.
She took off her headphones, blinking disconcertedly. "Huh?"
"I said hands in the air, now!"
"Are you...robbing me?" Ruby asked.
"Yes!" snapped the man.
"Ahhhh…" The girl nodded. Before the goon could ask, she kicked him in the chest and send him flying to the front of the store. The bowler hat man boredly noticed this and nudged his head to order two more of his goons to attack Ruby.
One goon pointed a gun at her. "Freeze!"
Jaune took the opportunity to crawl out and activate his shield. He thrust it up and knocked the gun out of his hand. Then he bashed his head and knocked him to the floor. The third one was starting to panic, backing away with his sword pointing in their two teenagers nodded at each other, as if on the same wavelength. They both charged, Jaune with his shield in front and Ruby taking a few steps before launching forward with her feet. Jaune meanwhile cleared the way as three more thugs charged at them, batting them aside like a battering ram. They crashed through the window taking one of the thugs with them. They slowly stood staring down the pe
The man in the bowler hat narrowed his eyes. "Okaaaay…" Then he glared at his minions. "Get them!"
The four goons rushed the two teenagers. Ruby quickly leaped up, twirled around and kicked the first goon in the face. The second charged at Jaune who quickly thrust his shield, knocking him back before he did a sweep of the guy's legs, knocking him onto the ground before kicking him in the chest.
Ruby landed before pointing away with her gun. Pulling the trigger, she used its momentum to spin swipe at a second goon before bringing down Crescent Rose on a third. The fourth guy managed to pull his gun out begin firing. Jaune was quick on the draw and jumped in front of Ruby, shield towards the gunfire and blocking the shots. This allowed the girl to leap back and build up momentum with her gun. Wih one more shot, she slid into the guys legs knocking him into the air. Using Crescent Rose as a brake, she twisted around catching the guy before slamming him into the ground.
The bowler hat guy scowled. "Looks like I'm gonna get that damn refund after all," he grumbled. He took his cigar out of his mouth. "Well Red, Blondie, I think we can all say this has been an eventful evening." Dropping the cigar, he ground it out with the butt of his cane, then lifted it to point at the two teens. The bottom popped open, revealing a crosshairs on the resulting cap, and the gun barrel it had been hiding. "As much as I like to stick around, I'm afraid that our paths should diverge here.." He pulled the trigger and sent a red burst of fire at the two. Ruby used Crescent Rose to propel herself in the air while Jaune ducked out of the way. The blast blew up the street and they lost sight of their opponent.
"Jaune, you alright?" Ruby called out as she landed.
"I'm fine!" He said getting back on his feet. "Where did he...Over there!" He pointed out to Ruby. She turned to see the crook fleeing by climbing a ladder onto a nearby roof. Ruby glanced behind her to the shop keep. "You okay we go after him?" The shop keep nodded. "Right, Jaune come on!" she called out behind her, blasting towards the ladder.
"Wait up!" he yelled, trying to keep up. He watched Ruby blast her way up using her gun's recoil. "Show off," he muttered, speeding up his climb. Ruby landed on the roof just as the man crossed it. "Hey!" she cried.
The man stopped and groaned internally. "Persistent." A few tense moments of stand-off followed, with Jaune quickly joining Ruby ready to fight. Then the sounds of a Bullhead revving up caught their ears. They watched as a large Bullhead flew up from behind the building they were standing on. The confident man leaped on and turned to face them, holding up a red crystal.
"End of the line, kiddies!" called the man, throwing the crystal onto the roof. Then he pointed his cane and fired a screeching shot at it. Jaune leaped in front of Ruby and put his shield up to block the blast.
*KABOOM!*
"HehehaHAHAA!" cackled the man on the plane. When the smoke cleared however, he scowled. "What the?"
Jaune and Ruby glanced over Jaune's shield to see a tall blonde woman dressed in a white blouse, purple cape, black skirt and leggings and two inch heels. In front of her was a large purple circle, controlled by her wand. Shifting up her glasses she waved her wand to her right. Multiple magical missiles left its wake and crashed into the Bullhead, knocking it off course.
Their opponent was thrown for through a loop as the pilot tried to regain control. Struggling into the cockpit, he informed the pilot. "We got a Huntress!" The pilot, a woman, quickly got out of the seat allowing him to regain control.
The blonde woman continued to pelt the Bullhead with summoned icicles. Out of the aircraft's opening, a woman with brown heals a flowing dress and glowing eyes stepped up. She raised her hands and launched a fireball towards the group. The blond Huntress stepped forward to bat the ball away when Jaune stepped up and swung his sword. The sword connected and the ball was sent back. Stunned for a moment the woman created a larger fireball and fired it back. Jaune stood ready for another attack when he was levitated and thrown behind the huntress. The fire ball landed short but the woman on the plane raised her hand causing it to glow on the roof. All three of her opponents leaped out of the way.
The Huntress was unfazed as she lifted the debris, forming it into a spear, and flung in towards the plane. Her opponent was unfazed as she fired two more fireballs at the approaching spear. Undeterred the huntress split it up and fired multiple shards at the plane. The pilot quickly leaned into the shots, most of the shots hitting the armored hull. Fed up with the fight, the woman glowed and unleashed a wave that somehow dispelled everything the Huntress flying around her.
Ruby who had been a bystander since the duel began, collapsed Crescent Rose into a large rifle and fired into the plane. These proved ineffective as the woman blocked the three shots before glowing again. Underneath them several circles of fire glowed forcing all three to leap out of the way as the roof blew up where they were standing. All three watched the bullhead fly away with a frown. The silver-eyed girl turned to the blonde. "You're a huntress…!" she gasped, eyes sparkling, "…Can I have your autograph!?
Hour later at a police station
"I hope you two know what you did tonight will not be taken lightly!" The strict woman told Ruby and Jaune while stomping around the table. Ruby looked sad at being scolded and Jaune looked ready to talk back to Huntress. "You put yourself and others in grave danger!"
"They started it!" Ruby pleaded.
"Lady, we're supposed to be Hunters, we couldn't exactly say let them take the dust!" Jaune replied.
The Huntress ignored them as she looked at her scroll. "If it were up to me you would be sent home, with a pat on the back," This gave Ruby hope, which the Huntress frowned at. "And a slap on the wrist!" She emphasized by slapping the table with her wand, make the younger girl yelp.
"Hey, she didn't do anything wrong!" Jaune told the woman.
This only made the woman turn to him, furry etched in her features. "You, Mister Arc, are lucky we don't revoke your entrance over this stunt! But someone is apparently fond of you. Both of you." She muttered, stepping away to reveal Professor Ozpin with a plate of cookies.
"Well, Mr. Arc, I didn't expect you so soon, in an interrogation room of all places," he said jovially.
"Yeah well, when you do the right thing and someone thinks we shouldn't, it ends with us in the police station," replied Jaune snarkily.
Ozpin hummed. "Well, I can take care of getting you two out of here after I talk with your friend here. I must say, for your first time fighting together, you and Ms. Rose certainly made a great team."
Jaune rubbed his hair sheepishly. "Well, she did a lot of the work."
"Indeed," The Headmaster agreed. He turned to the young girl who looked like a deer in the headlights. "Ruby Rose," He took a closer look at her face. "You have...Silver eyes."
"Uh…" Ruby stuttered, clearly offset by the non-sequitur.
Ozpin leaned back and nudged his head towards a video on his scroll. It depicted her jumping around with Crescent Rose and taking down the would be robbers. "So Miss Rose. Care to tell us where you learned all of this?"
"S...Signal Academy?" She gulped
Ozpin looked unconvinced. "They taught you how to wield one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed?"
"Yeah...Well one teacher in particular."
Ozpin hummed. "I see." The professor placed the cookies in front of Ruby in effort to calm her down. She took one and munched it before offering Jaune one and begin to scarf most of the rest down. "Its funny, because I've only seen one other scythe wielder with that type of skill before. A dusty old crow."
Ruby mumbled something with all the cookies in her mouth. Ozpin raised an eyebrow as she swallowed her cookies. "Sorry, that's my Uncle Qrow. He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now I am all like Huuuaa-HAH! HIYA!"
Jaune had to admit her gestures were kind of cute. But something told him there was more to this interrogation than met the eye. He caught Ozpin's eye as Ruby continued her karate motions.
Refocusing on Ruby, Ozpin cut to the chase as he sat down. "So what does an adorable girl like yourself doing at a school for killing monsters?
Ruby's confidence shone through as she sat up straighter. "I want to be a Huntress," she said without hesitation.
"You want to slay monsters," stated Ozpin lightly.
"Yeah," she agreed, "I've only got two years left at Signal and then I'll apply to Beacon! See my sister's starting this year and she's trying to become a Huntress. And I want to become a Huntress so I can help people. Our parents always taught us to do the right thing and I may as well make a career out of it. Policemen are okay but Huntsmen and Huntresses are so romantic and cool an' bjjjjh-GAH! Ya know!?"
The blonde Huntress looked unconvinced, but Ozpin smirked amusedly, a knowing look in his eye. "Do you know who I am?"
"You're Professor Ozpin," Ruby replied matter-of-factly, "The Headmaster of Beacon Academy."
There was a pause
"You want to come to my school?"
"More than anything," she agreed, wistfully.
Ozpin looked at his assistant, who rolled her eyes resignedly, then turned back to the girl. "Well alright then, let me just finish up the paperwork on getting you in." He stood up to walk out. "You two are free to leave. And Mr. Arc?" The swordsman looked up to the Headmaster. "Keep an eye on her. She may prove to be a valuable comrade."
Ruby's mind finally caught up to her and she squealed, eyes sparkling. "REALLY!? OH MY GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH~!"
The two Hunters had the foresight to cover their ears. Jaune, being near point-blank range, fell over at the loudness. He staggered out of the station, still trying to recover his hearing. Ruby followed quickly behind him, looking like a puppy on a sugar rush.
"Oh I can't believe I'm going to Beacon two years early! Thank you so much Jaune!" Ruby squealed.
Jaune laughed at her energy. "It wasn't all me. You were the one that took down most of those thugs."
"But we took them down together! That's what a team's all about! Ooooh, I can't wait to tell Yang! I gotta run! See ya on the plane!" the girl shouted speeding off down the street.
Jaune shook his head. "She's got a lot of energy, but she's awesome to be around. Glad to have one friend before school in my class." He felt something on his hand. Looking down, he noticed the faded image of the Triforce pulsing. Zelda had warned her that if something like that happened it meant one of the wielders of the Triforce was nearby.
Has it been going off the whole time? Then who set it off? he wondered, I need some sleep. I got a big day tomorrow. Oh wait, I need those motion sickness patches. Now where's the nearest Malreds?
Next Day
Jaune laid against the window, trying to stave off the headache. His motion sickness patches were working, but one of the side effects was it gave him pretty bad headaches. He sighed as he stared out into the sky. Soon, we're gonna be at Beacon. Hopefully I can find some answers to what I need to do for Zelda.
"Jaune? That you?" A familiar voice greeted his ears. He turned to see Ruby walking up to him, a busty, blonde, taller girl in tow. Despite his headache, he could make out several features. The most prominent was a brown bombers jacket, opened to reveal an orange shirt holding a well-developed bust along with an orange bandana around her neck. She had on biker's shorts that showed off her long legs, clad in brown boots. On her wrists were two yellow bracelets he assumed were her weapons. The blonde's face was one of surprise. "See sis, I told you he was real!"
"It's not that I didn't believe you Ruby, it's just…" The girl trailed off.
Jaune saved the girl the awkwardness. "You must be Yang. I'm Jaune Arc. Nice to finally put a face to the name. Um...Are you really sisters?"
"Yep! Even though we don't share the same mother, we are as tight as sisters can be!" Yang boasted.
That explains the face and eyes. Ruby's mother couldn't have given Yang those features. Jaune thought. "Anyway, how have you enjoyed the flight?"
"It's been awesome especially with my baby sister with me!" Yang cheered. She hugged Ruby, nearly crushing the poor girl's spine. "This is the best day ever, I'm so proud of you!
Ruby was trying to breathe from the bone crushing hug. "Yang...please stop!" The older sister let go. Ruby took a gasp to catch her breath and sighed. "It was nothing, we just took down those thugs robbing a store. It wasn't a big deal."
"But it is a big deal when my baby sister gets in two years ahead of everyone else!" Yang gushed. "You'll be the bee's knees once everyone at Beacon finds out!
Ruby pouted. "I don't want to be the bee's knees! I don't want any kinda knees! I-I'm just a normal girl, with normal knees."
Yang frowned. "What's wrong? Aren't you excited?"
Ruby rubbed her arm and looked away. "Of course I am," she mumbled, "It's just…like you said, I was moved ahead two years. I don't want people to think I'm special."
"You are special Ruby," Jaune chimed in. "You took down those thugs like a seasoned pro. You'll do fine. We'll support you a 100%!"
Before Ruby could speak up, the TV's loud speakers caught their attention "The Robbery was led by Roman Torchwick, who continues to evade authorities. If you have any information on his whereabouts please contact local authorities."
Jaune narrowed his eyes at the mugshot on the screen. So Roman Torchwick huh? Is he really a small time thief? Or is there someone else.
"Thanks Cyril. In other news, this weekend's Faunus protest turned dangerous as the White Fang disrupted the ceremony…" The screen suddenly switched off, to be replaced by a hologram of the huntress Ruby and Jaune had met came on.
"Hello and Welcome to Beacon."
"Who's that?" asked Yang.
"My name is Glynda Goodwitch."
"Oh."
"You have been selected to have the privilege to attend our prestigious academy. Our world has enjoyed an unprecedented period of peace and as future huntsmen and huntresses, it is your responsibility to continue to uphold it."
Yang and Ruby watched with rapt attention as Glynda spoke. Meanwhile Jaune frowned. Peace...if what Ozpin is saying is true...peace may not exist for much longer.
"You have demonstrated the courage to take on such a task. Now, it's our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training needed to protect our world." Glynda's voice faded out as the projection ended.
Ruby widened her eyes. "Oh wow…" She quietly whispered rushing to the window. Below them was the massive sprawling complex that was Beacon Academy. "You can practically see Signal from here!" She squealed pressing against the glass. She mellowed out a bit. "Guess home's not far away."
Yang smirked and wrapped an arm around her sister. "Beacon's our home now."
Jaune stood next to them and smiled. Our first step. Let's hope we can find something related to Hyrule soon.
Jaune and his new friends Ruby and Yang have arrived at Beacon Academy. What adventures lie ahead? Find out next time on Remnants of Tri.
End of Chapter:
UO: Happy New Year everybody.
Preview: As they settle in, Jaune and Ruby encounter new classmates. Then they begin their careers by finding their teams. What will they encounter? Find out
Next time: The Emerald Forest
Next Update, I don't even know, but I think this time its First Saint League.
