"She's not in the Library" Weis said exiting out of said room look as her teammates arrived.
"She's not in the dorms or cafeteria" Yang said becoming worried
"And she's not in the armoury, neither is Crescent Rose" Blake said
"Great just great she's off campus, even though she knows that we have that project due next week" Weiss said
"I don't know Ruby seemed distracted after class, and I think it had to involve our lesson for today" Blake said
"You think she knows something about Cliffside that we don't?" Yang asked.
"Most likely" Blake said
"You know you may be onto something there Blake, she was almost shaky and determined to get out of class" Yang said.
"Think we should check out this Cliffside?" Weiss asked
"Yeah, we should" Yang said
Courtyard
"That brat she took Hawker!" Weiss shrieked
"How else was she supposed to get to Cliffside?" Yang asked.
"So how are we get there now?" Blake asked.
"You could get a lift from us?" a voice said
"Pyrrah?" Yang asked
"Yeah, we're off to Cliffside to see if we could find evidence of what started the crisis" Pyrrah said as he team entered their transport followed by their pilot Icarus,
"Come on ladies, we're burning sunlight here" Icarus said out of the door
"Sure we'd love a lift" Yang said walking onto team JNPR's transport.
"Thank you" Blake said bowing
"No problem, besides we can compare notes" Pyrrah said.
"So no one knows how the crisis started?" Yang asked
"Pretty much, I Mean why would a whole swarm of Beowolfs attack a village in the middle of nowhere?" Ren asked
"True, but there was a theory at the time, that a type of dust could be used to control the Grim" Weiss said frowning
"Grim dust really?" Jaune asked
"Yes, I've heard of it as well, Dust coloured a near black shade of grey that absorbs the light" Blake said
"Sounds scary" Nora said curling up next to Ren who blushed.
"So why would this dark dust be used at Cliffside and by who?" Yang asked.
"I know, but we have to wait until we get there to find out" Pyrrah said
"The site of the long remembered Hunter's Brawl, have you guys ever heard of that?" Blake asked.
"I know some of the details" Pyrrah said
"Such as?" Jaune asked
"That the attack was led by none other than Professor Ozpin" Pyrrah said.
Beacon-Ozpin's Office
"A decade has passed since that day and we're still teaching the tragedy" Ozpin said picking up a biscuit from his store before taking a gulp of coffee.
"Do you still remember the event?" Glynda Goodwitch, his friend and colleague walked in.
"Yes, I'm afraid, 160 huntresses and Huntsman against 80+ Grim" Ozpin said crunching on his biscuit
"hm, White choc chip" he said
"Yes, that right"
Cliffside-10 years ago
A younger Ozpin stood on a small mountain of snow
THESE BESTIAL BASTARDS CUT DOWN AND ENTIRE VILLAGE SO THEY COULD SATE THEIR HUNGER! TODAY WE AVENGE THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN!" Ozpin declared receiving a deafening roar in response
"Last one into the fight is a piece of dead meat!" a voice shouted
"Easy Aurum" a calmer voice said from underneath a tattered and dusty hood
"Come on Crow, you are way too serious" Aurum said smirking
Crow Shade Long and Aurum Rex Long were two of the top Huntsmen around; the two brothers were friends with Summer Rose.
"For Summer?" Aurum asked prepping his Gattling Gauntlets Corona Vulcan
"For Summer" Crow nodded; prepping his High Speed Chain-scythe Night Ripper.
"Prepare!" Ozpin said
"YEE-HAH! Time for Rolling Mjolnir to roar" an excited voice that belonged to Odin Valkyrie.
"We need to get you off Decafe" a calm voice said
"Come on Lee Ren, we need to get rid of these things" Odin said switching his chaingun into a hammer
"Anyway, lets go!" Lee Ren said deploying his semi automatic assault tomahawks Bronze Dragons
"MOVE OUT!" Ozpin ordered
"And the battle begins" Crow said looking over the snowy plains.
The hunters descended onto the plain, startling the remaining Grimm. Crow jumped onto the back of a boarbatusker, started up the chainsaw like blade on his scythe before forcing it into the pig like Grimm, its high pitched whine telling Crow that the weapon was defeating the Pig
"one" was all Crow said jumping off the giant boar was several Beowulf surrounded him
"This is hardly fair" Crow said as Aurum raced past him activating his gauntlets before he threw out a burst of Burn Dust into the Beowolfs while delivering a kick to an Ursa
"Lee, Odin SWTICH!" Aurum said as the other two switched out with him before the Ursa was riddled with bullets
"FORE!" Odin said transforming Rolling Mjolnir into a hammer swinging at the Ursa's head.
"Gotcha!" Odin chuckled as the Ursa went down like a bag of cement and bricks
"ODIN!" Lee shouted as the axe welder was busy with three Beowolfs
"on it!" Odin shouted back jumping over to his friends.
On another part of the battlefield a partnership was tackling a Deathstalker
"Geist! Watch out!" the female partner said
"On it Raven!" Geist said as he used his multi action claymore Thistedger to slice off the stinger
"I've got the next shot!" Raven said preparing her chain katana
"Lets go Gambit Shade!" Raven declared jumping into the air before moving her arm back and throwing it forward creating an arc with her blade that heavily damaged the upper armour.
"Now it's my turn!" Geist said as his claymore's blade became bright red with embers and flames flickering off of it.
"Fire STRIKE!" Geist said stabbing the wounded Deathstalker effectively cooking inside out
"Crispy, come on lets go who knows what Aurum and Crow are up to" Geist said slipping the Claymore into a scabbard onto his back.
"I'm more worried about if anyone survived the first wave" Raven said
"Have faith that some did" Geist said smiling as he raced off with his partner by his side.
JNPR Aircraft present
"So your parents fought in the Hunter's Brawl?" Pyrrah asked.
"Yep, our parents at the time were a part of the Beacon student team: GRAC" Yang said
"Geist Schnee, Raven Belladonna and Aurum and Crow Long" Blake said smiling
"And then the next generation becomes RWBY" Jaune said
"Now! Where were we?" Weiss asked.
Hunter's Brawl
"Geist! Raven! over here!" Aurum said as the two dashed over to him
"Where's Crow?" Raven asked as Crow flipped in
"Nice of you to join us" Geist said smiling
"Thank you" Crow said smiling underneath his hood
"Where's Ozpin?" Raven asked
"THERE!" Crow said jumping out of cover and charging over to his friend who was clutching his leg which was bleeding
"Damn it I wasn't fast enough on that last one" Ozpin said getting up
"I'll take you to my team" Crow said
"Thank you" Ozpin said
Beacon Academy
"Is your leg okay?" Glynda asked notcing a slight twitch in it
"Yeah, its reacting to my memory of the Hunter's Brawl" Ozpin said wincing as he moved it slightly.
"So that was what ended your career" Glynda said handing Ozpin a fresh cup o' Joe.
"Thank you, anyway we're were we?" Ozpin asked.
"Your leg" Glynda said.
"Right"
Hunter's Brawl
"Can you move?" Crow asked
"Barely" Ozpin said as he was set down by Raven and Geist.
"The other teams have reported in that they have eradicated all Grimm in their sectors" Aurum said
"And that means there has been no sign of it" Raven said as a medical airship landed near Team GRAC
"Joy over here!" Crow said as a young woman looked over Ozpin
"Its not too bad, but then again I'm only glancing at it" Joy said
"Aurum, we'll check the town to see if anyone survived" Crow said walking away
"Wait up" Aurum said racing after his older brother.
"It feels cold, and desolate" Crow said
"You could find way more cheer in a graveyard" Aurum said looking at the mangled bits of wood and cement. Crow suddenly sniffed the air as if he had caught a whiff of something
"Really, you're going cookie hunting now?" Aurum asked in disbelief
"Yes" Crow nodded before slinking off.
"May as well check this way" Aurum said going in the opposite direction.
Cliffside present
"Okay guys we're here split up and look for any clues of Grimm Dust" Yang said as her team spread out
"we'll do the same" Jaune said as his team walked to the abandoned housing district while Yang's group headed out to the market district
"Where to start?" Pyrrah asked
"How about the house with an opened door?" Nora asked
"Might as well" Jaune said pulling out his sword
"Be careful guys" Ren said drawing his Jade Dragons.
Inside the house Team JNPR moved quietly and quickly, noticing slight disturbances in the thick layers of dust that had accumulated in the years of disuse. Nora and Ren decided to stay down stairs as Jaune and Pyrrah moved up stairs, Pyrrah in the lead with her weapon Milo in its rifle form. Suddenly Pyrrah stopped indicating an opened door
"In there" she whispered as Jaune moved in front of her into the room, Pyrrah performing a turning entrance into the room.
"Okay so this is defiantly a girl's room" Jaune said picking up a teddy bear.
"Yeah it does" Pyrrah said looking around the room to see a picture frame face down on the floor
"Hello what is this?" she asked picking the frame up to see a girl and her mother holding a sunflower
"Wait, that smile" Jaune said
"What?" Pyrrah asked as Jaune went for his comm.
"Yang, this Jaune we found something you should see" Jaune said