Chapter 2
RWBY awoke inside some special observatory.
Ruby: That sucked.
Yang: That is correct.
Blake: Where are we?
Weiss: Some weird observatory. Is that the moon?
Weiss pointed out a massive white planetoid looked over by the observatory.
Blake: I don't recall the moon hovering right over the planet.
Voice: We called it the Traveler. And it's arrival changed us forever.
The girls looked to the side, seeing a man in a white robe with a mask on.
Ruby: Who are...
Weiss covered Ruby's mouth.
Weiss: Ssh.
Man: Great cities were built on Mars and Venus. Mercury became a garden world. Human lifespan tripled. It was a time of miracles. We stared out at the galaxy and knew that it was our destiny walk in the light of other stars-but the Traveler had an enemy. A Darkness, which had hunted it for eons across the black gulfs of space. Centuries after our Golden Age began, this Darkness found us and that was the end of everything. But it was also a beginning. The Darkness was defeated by the Traveler, but at a great cost. Until it wakes and finds it voice, I am the voice of the Traveler. I am the Speaker.
Yang: The Speaker?
Speaker: And you are team RWBY.
Ruby: How do you know who we are?
Speaker: It was prophesied four warriors of another realm will arrive to fight the darkness alongside Guardians.
Blake: Wait wait wait wait wait. Traveler? Guardians? Where are we?
Speaker: This is the Tower. Which overlooks the last great city of Earth. After the Collapse, the Darkness and its armies were pushed. Now, in our time of need, you are here.
Yang: But how did we get here?
Speaker: That is something that has yet to be discovered. But until your time comes to return home, help us. Guardians everywhere are fighting. Taking on the forces of Darkness. Every addition to our defense makes us strong in our ongoing mission to repair the Traveler.
Ruby: We'll help you!
Weiss: But wait! We just got beaten by those weird aliens. How can we help?
Speaker: Speak with the Vanguard. The Guardians who saved your lives can help you.
The Guardians from the ruins walked forward.
Enoch-12: How goes it? Come on. Let's talk with the Vanguard.
The Guardians and RWBY walked to through the tower, where Guardians were at different vendors gaining new equipment. Some Guardians were humans. Others were...different.
Blake: Um...Darian, was it?
Darian: It was.
Blake: Some of these people look different. Like...
Darian: Not human?
Blake: Yeah.
A small white robot popped up near Darian.
Robot: Actually it's quite a story.
All of RWBY spotted this thing.
Ruby: Oh my gosh. What is that? It's so cute!
Robot: I'm a ghost, actually. A universal technician, library and guide for Guardians.
Yang: Do we get one if we become Guardians?
Ghost: Of course. I have any information you might need. I'm a fantastic conversationalist. Plus, I'm an MP3 player.
The Ghost started playing music.
Blake: Ok. I got it. What's the story?
Ghost stopped playing music.
Ghost: Well, during the Collapse, many humans fled to the asteroid belt for protection. But the Darkness had already taken the Asteroid belt. When those humans arrived, the Darkness corrupted them, tainting their skin and dividing them from us as another species, named the Awoken. Some came to Earth to become Guardians.
Blake: And nobody looks down on them? Thinks of them differently?
Marconda took off his mask and revealed himself to be an Awoken.
Marconda: Not really. We tend to accept one another because of our differences. It makes us stronger. We cover our weaknesses, and embody our strengths.
Ruby: What about the robots?
Ghost: They're called Exos. During the Golden age, Exos were built as servants and daily purpose machines. But after humanity fell in the Collapse, the Exos, with no purpose, began developing human emotions and feelings.
Enoch-12 removed his helmet, revealing he was an Exo.
Blake: This is so cool. I never thought humans could accept another species like this.
Yang: What about Darian. You're...
Darian: Human.
Yang: Human.
The group moved to the center of the tower, where an Awoken with heavy armor, and Exo in a hood and a black female in a robe were looking over books, maps and holograms.
Enoch-12: This is the Vanguard. These three will be your handlers. There are three Vanguards for three classes. Commander Zavala manages Titans like me. Titans are powerful. They use brute strength to smash through enemies on the battlefield.
Yang: Who do I talk to for that?
Enoch-12: Zavala. Here I'll introduce you.
Enoch and Yang walked over to the heavily armored Awoken.
Marconda: I am a Warlock. My Vanguard is Ikora Rey. Warlocks are intelligent. They can bend the universe after years of studying and training.
Weiss: That sounds like me. Which one's Ikora?
Marconda: Come. Let's talk to her.
Marconda and Weiss walked to talk with the black female.
Darian: Last, there's Hunters. Cayde-6 is your guy. Hunter's are silent. Quick. They take out enemies faster than they can react.
Blake: Is Cayde-6 that Exo in the hood?
Darian: He is.
Darian and Blake walked over to the Exo in the hood.
Ruby: Wait! What about me?
The Speaker walked next to Ruby.
Speaker: Come with me Ruby. We can discuss your powers near the Traveler.