Disclaimer
I do not own Destiny or RWBY
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I only own this story and any OCs in it
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Author's Note
I noticed that I didn't really give a description of how Garnet looks last chapter or what his weapons are, so here it is now. Aside from the white cloak that he wears, he wears chest armor similar to the Raku Poltergeist 2.0 armor piece under that he wears a black muscle shirt. His arms have vambraces similar to the High Command grasps with finger less gloves. He wears jeans that have simple kneepads and shin guards built in, picture it how you would. For the color scheme, aside from the muscle shirt, it is white and gold.
His weapons are as follows:
-Remnant's Tribute, a black and red hand cannon similar in appearance to
-Rose's Lance, a white collapsible sniper rifle
-Lightning Shard, a Hunter knife named due to Ruby's insistence
-multiple smoke and lightning bombs
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Young Wolf of Remnant
Chapter 3
Let the Initiation Begin
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Ender stepped out of his car as a shadow covered the Cosmodrome. He and many others looked to see a ship unlike any other hovering over the land. The next thing he knew was excruciating pain. It shot through his body and forced him to his knees. He groaned as he felt the Darkness beginning to sweep through the area, and through the pain and fear he looked up. It was happening all around him, to everyone no matter what race, gender, or age they were. It held them and this land, almost like it enjoyed this.
A flash of light caught his attention. He could barely make it out, but he could see the Traveler, that god sent white orb, fighting back against this threat. He forced himself onto one of his feet, the pain increasing as he struggled. He let out a scream of exertion as he tried to stand. To defy this oppressive power's hold. The next thing he knew was darkness.
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Garnet's eyes snapped open as he awoke from the memory. He sat up and stared straight as he continued to reconnect with the real world. The former Guardian turned his gaze to the window, observing the sun as it began to peek over the nearby mountain range. He had seen sights similar to this at the Tower after he had woke up from his occasional naps. Shifting his thoughts from the past, Garnet looked around the room to see if anyone else was up yet. As usual, he was the first to wake up in the morning. He stood and stretched to regain flexible movement for the day, and set about preparing for the trials to come.
After packing up his sleeping bag, he grabbed his clothes and went to the shower to get cleaned up. As he did, his thoughts drifted to what will be happening soon. Everyone present will soon be gaining their future teammates and possibly those that they can consider friends for life. Garner let a small smile grow on his face as he remembered the first and only team he was on. Fireteam Zulu. He also remembered the day the first two members of the team met. The day he made a friend out of the Warlock, Chet-4.
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"Are you reading smut in the Tower library?"
Ender peered over his book at the Exo that spoke to him. The Exo's face showed as much shock as it could, given that it was robotic. His green optics shifted over Ender's form as if he was studying the Hunter. Ender put a shit-eating grin on his face as he closed the book and leaned forward, propping his head on a hand dramatically.
"And if I am? What are you going to do about it, bookworm?"
The Exo stood there, his face never changing at all while they stared at each other. After thirty seconds, he began to laugh as he set the stack of books he was carrying onto the table that separated him from the Hunter. He locked his optics with Ender's eyes and said, "You are the bravest Hunter I have never met. They're all too scared of what Ikora and all the other Warlocks in the Tower if they ever so much as sneeze in here. Chet-4, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Ender stared incredulously at Chet, as the Exo stuck his hand out for a handshake. He had come in here to relieve some stress by messing with the Warlocks that studied in the Tower, but he didn't expect to find one that was amused by his actions. Most of the time, the others would have tried to kill him in some form or another. He reached out and shook the Warlock's hand. "Ender Korvan."
Chet's optics widened as he recognized the name. He looked over the Hunter again, making sure he was right. He looked the Hunter in the eyes again. "By the Traveler, you really are the Guardian that destroyed the Black Garden."
Ender frowned at the comment, praying to any deity in the cosmos to not have another fan.
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Garnet frowned as he remembered the last time he saw his best friend, aside from his Ghost. He stepped out of the shower and got dressed as he began to bury the depressing thoughts that attempted to take over his mind. Garnet gathered his sleeping gear and went back to the ballroom. When he got there, his brightened as he saw his sister talking to each other about something. Their voices became clearer as he got closer to them.
"I still can't believe you almost got into a fight with Weiss last night. Now she might hate me for that," Ruby said as she stuffed her sleeping bag into its carrying sack.
"Ruby, we'll be fine. 'Sides, if she want's to do anything to us she'll have to go through me." Yang jabbed a thumb in her chest as she stood up. Both of his siblings completely unaware of him being behind him.
"Yeah, like that'll be difficult."
Yang and Ruby jumped when he spoke. They turned to face him and saw him standing with a smirk on his face. Yang put a smirk of her own on and said, "Really? And what makes you say that?"
Garnet's smirk became a grin in response. "'Cause you have yet to bet me in a fight."
Ruby laughed at her twin's remark while Yang guffawed. "Oh ho ho, some one's quite arrogant today. What was it that Dad and Qrow always told us? 'Cockiness will get a Huntsman killed' or something along those lines?"
The former Guardian shrugged as the three siblings walked out of the ballroom. "It's not overconfidence if I'm stating facts. I always beat you and Ruby in our sparring matches."
Ruby stepped up to Garnet's shoulder and said, "That only cause you don't fight fair. You always throw dirt in our faces or knock our weapons away."
"'All's fair in love and war.' If you can't be unpredictable than you'll lose a fight every time, Ruby. Anyway, I've gotta grab my gear, meet you at the initiation." With that Garnet walked to his locker and grabbed his firearms, Remnant's Tribute and Rose's Lance. He closed his locker and eyed any of the other students that were getting ready early. The only ones there were himself, Blake, and a few jock like initiates that were showing off their muscles to each other. Taking a deep breath to clear his mind, the former Guardian stepped out of the locker room and headed out.
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Garnet, stood with his arms crossed, in the line of Beacon initiates as he gazed the sea of trees below the cliff they stood on. In his mind, the former Guardian was trying to figure out how the teams will be formed. According to his and his sister's dad, the initiation was different every year. So without a sure way to predict the method, he decided to just treat this like a patrol that the Tower would send Guardians on. Looking down the line of future students, he saw everyone in differing attitudes regarding the test, ranging from bored to excited. Or if you were his twin, anxiety.
"For years, you have trained to become warriors, and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the Emerald Forest." Garnet looked at Ozpin as he began to explain the initiation. Garnet looked back to the forest floor below and focused. The feeling of darkness was covering the entire area. Not thick enough to keep a Guardian from resurrecting, but still noticeable, even for fresh Guardians.
"Now," Professor Goodwitch began, "I'm sure many of you have heard about the assignment of teams. Well, allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates... today."
Garnet glanced at his sister when he heard her make a noise of worry. He looked back to the Professors as he sighed at her social awkwardness. Everyone has to grow up at some point.
Ozpin picked up where Glynda left off, "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well."
'I sense a catch coming,' Garnet thought as he counted the number of students in the lineup. The former Guardian raised an eyebrow when he got an odd number from the headcount. Someone may get sent home. Or...
"That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next four years."
Garnet snickered at his twin's expense. He knew with her luck; she would not end up with either of her siblings. Cruel, but it was the unfortunate truth. He focused on the headmaster as he continued his speech.
"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die." Words of warning as well as directions toward the objective. Garnet smirked at the possible thoughts going through the others at the moment. "You will be monitored and graded through the duration of your initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item, as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"
Only one person tried to ask a question and was abruptly cut off by Ozpin telling everyone to get ready. Garnet had to bite his lip to not burst out in laughter. The former Guardian slid his right foot back slightly and closed his eyes. His mind cleared, and the only thing he heard was the other initiates before he flew through the air with them. Garnet looked forward to the trees rushing to meet him. Years of experience and practice allowed him to grab a tree branch and swing his momentum back up. When he reached the height of his climb again, he channeled his aura and light through his body. Their combined power coursed through his veins with an indescribable warmth. The former Guardian kicked his feet out, sending a small pulse of light that stopped his descent for a moment, allowing him to land safely on a tree branch.
He reached to the small of his back and unlatched his compact sniper rifle, Rose's Lance, and scanned the area. Aside from the occasional glimpses of movement from the others in the forest, he saw a sea of brilliant green leaves, hiding all underneath from the sun's light. He continued to look until he saw a large stone building near a cliff that towered above the emerald colored trees. A smirk graced Garnet's lips as he lowered the rifle in his hands. He returned it to its place on the small of his back and dropped to the ground. He landed in a crouch and stood, straightening his hood while saying, "Time to get to work."
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Glynda Goodwitch watched the participating students on the view screen of her scroll. She couldn't deny that the majority showed promise, but there were a few that puzzled her. The first being Jaune Arc. The boy had submitted a profile that had excellent marks in academics and combat. However, the moment the exams started, she could tell something was amiss. He did not prepare to be launched into the forest and had to be rescued by his new partner, Pyrrha Nikos. From there, he showed no awareness of his surroundings multiple times. The professor didn't if it was an act or not, but her belief in his abilities diminished by the minute.
On the other end was Garnet Rose, son of the late Summer Rose, and one of two remaining known Silver-Eyed Warriors. He had shown extraordinary combat and aura manipulation abilities the moment they encountered each other. While his academic grades were average, the boy showed his combat prowess multiple times in class. From fellow students to the teachers themselves, he had stood as the best student in Signal's combat class. If his academic scores were higher, he would have been boosted to Beacon sooner than this. The one thing that she had noticed was different, was a confident air about him and a look of sadness in his eyes. A look and air she's seen only in veteran Huntsmen who had lost comrades.
She remembered when Qrow had first said something about him to her and Ozpin. His exact words were 'a strange kid that notices things others don't and draws of the impossible.' He had gone on to say that he had saved both his sisters from ten Beowolves in seconds. She doubted and still does that a child could do such a thing. But as she watched him in the Emerald Forest, she began to second guess herself. He walked through the Grimm infested lands like he was at home there. Hands to his sides, ready to strike anything that attacked him.
And that was only him walking. Glynda was surprised at the speed and ease with which he killed the Creatures of Darkness. A blur of white and gold that dealt death to any it targets. It sent chills down her spine imagining facing him in a fight.
Glynda looked to the headmaster. He stood watching Garnet's sister and her partner as they made their way through the forest. She glanced back at her scroll and spoke. "The only initiate to not have a partner now is Garnet Rose... Sir, he won't find one before he makes it back. In fact, he may be the only one not to have a partner this year. Should we send him back to Signal?"
Ozpin took a sip from his mug as he continued to watch the second Rose twin. "No, I don't think that will be necessary. He seems to do fine without a partner at the moment." He turned and looked at his assistant. "Besides, it wouldn't be the first time someone didn't have a partner in this academies history."
Glynda sighed and looked back to her scroll to see Garnet walking away from a dead pack of Beowolves. The hood of his white cloak still in covering his head, she doubted that it had even come off since he launched. She looked back to the professor and said, "By the way, what did you use as relics this year?"
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Garnet reloaded his hand cannon as he walked away from the disintegrating corpse of several Grimm. He had been walking for almost half an hour, and he still had a while more to go before making it to the northern end of the forest. Holstering Remnant's Tribute, the former Guardian looked around the area, checking to see if the area was clear of danger.
The initiation was going well in his opinion. No signs of Grimm that would be too much of a challenge for the students, but not devoid of the manifestations of Darkness. Although, he was disappointed at the lack of challenge. Garnet rarely got to flex his skills in combat to their greatest extent, so his skill is likely not up to par to his legends. The former Guardian was hoping for that at least, but he'll have to settle with completing the initiation with little opposition.
Garnet dodged to the left of another Ursa's strike while it continued forward a few steps. He sized up the Grimm as the second Ursa slid to a halt four feet from him. They both stood and roared at him, attempting to inflict fear to grow stronger. The former Guardian smirked from under his hood, drawing his knife with a sharp grating sound. The closest Ursa tried to strike him in the head, only to strike air as Garnet slid under his opponent's head. A flash of silver closed the distance, and the bear-like Grimm collapsed under its weight. The second Ursa charged him with Garnet's counter being to flip onto the Grimm's back and stab its shoulder. It stood and tried to shake the Hunter off of it, receiving a bullet to the head as compensation.
After landing on the ground, the former Guardian straightened his hood as he continued his march to the northern end of the forest. As he walked, Garnet began to focus more on his surroundings, to try and feel, see, or hear anything nearby. The forest was rather peaceful for an area filled with Darkness. The wind in the trees, accompanied by the songs of the few birds brave enough to stick around filled the silence. He stopped and smiled at the serenity of nature. Two voices made the birds go silent. Garnet's head whipped around toward the direction of the two voices. He turned and walked towards the voices; their conversation grew clearer as he got closer.
"Are you sure that this is where we are supposed to go?" Garnet's eyes widened when he recognized the voice as Ruby.
"For the last time, YES! This is the direction we are supposed to go! I know that for a fact!" The former Guardian began to laugh internally at who his twin got as a partner.
Garnet pushed his way through the bushes and met the two as they continued walking. Ruby instantly perked up when he came into view while her partner, Weiss, grimaced at his arrival.
"Garnet! You have no idea how good it is to see you!" Ruby said as she tried to tackle him in a hug, which he just sidestepped with a deadpan expression.
Garnet looked down to his twin and offered a hand while a smirk adorned his face. "You should know that I don't do hugs by know. We've grown up together, how long now? Fifteen years?"
Ruby accepted his hand with a broad smile on her face. Now standing, she dusted herself off before giving Garnet a more subdued hug. "Yeah, but I do so get over grumpy."
When the red twin disengaged the hug, Garnet shook his head before looking to Weiss, who was still glaring at the twins. "Keep glaring, and you'll lose friends faster than you can make them."
The heiress's glare became more intense than before when the former Guardian spoke to her. "I'm only 'glaring' because you two are slowing us down. Like I told your annoying sister, I won't get a bad grade because you two were slow."
Garnet stared at Weiss, ignoring her glare and twitching eyebrow, and immediately burst into a fit of laughter. Ruby looked between the two as Weiss began to seethe at Garnet. He started to calm down and responded, "You.. heh heh... are so concerned with getting a good grade, you are not even concerned with the two big problems here."
Weiss's eyes widened in rage at his words. "How dare you?! Don't you know who I am?!"
The former Guardian snorted at her outburst and walked right up to her face, ignoring Ruby as she tried to stop a fight. "Who or what you don't matter. Not right now."
Weiss stared at him in shock. Not only did someone two years her junior insult her, but he invaded her personal space. She took a step back and narrowed her eyes in anger. "Fine! Forget who I am. Why don't you tell me these 'problems' then, if you're so smart."
Garnet smirked at the heiress, "One, you're going southwest, and two, you forget or failed to realize the purpose of the test."
Ruby covered her mouth to suppress her laughter as Weiss started stammering at his response. Garnet, however, leaned to the side and proceeded to walk away, his smirk vanishing when he turned away. "Follow me; I'll get us to the temple."
Weiss huffed, crossing her arms as she begrudgingly followed. While she was angry, she was also confused about the second point he had brought up. She had thought that the goal was to get a relic and make it back to the cliff with a partner in tow. 'So what did he mean? 'The purpose of this test is to assess out skills... isn't it?' the heiress thought. She looked ahead to see the two cloaked twins walking in front of her. Ruby was childish and hyperactive while Garnet was cold and abrasive. She didn't understand how twins could look so alike, but be so different. Movement caught her eye as Ruby skipped to her side, leaving Garnet to guide them.
"I'm sorry about Garnet. He's really nice once you get to know him," she said as she looked toward the ground a bit.
"Well, he needs to check his attitude if he wants to succeed as a Huntsman. Because if not, he will make more enemies than friends." Weiss looked at the boy in front of them. She scowled more as she saw that he hadn't even taken his hood off as his sister did. 'He's probably using it like a baby's security blanket,' Weiss thought, an arrogant smirk appearing on her face.
"It's not that he has an attitude." Weiss looked back to her partner when she spoke. The red hooded girl looked at her with an understanding expression. "He just holds teamwork very highly. It's part of his code of honor. In fact, he has a little poem about it."
Weiss raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "A poem? Really?"
Ruby nodded before looking up. "'This is the Law of the Jungle. As old and as true as the sky. The wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the Law runneth forward and back. For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack'. He said it a lot to us when we were growing up. I feel like it has some truth to it." Ruby looked back to Weiss, "What about you?"
Weiss looked down as she processed the information. She knew it was a desirable trait for a teammate to have, but she had never thought of things like that before. It was easy to tell what the message was. Blatantly obvious, in fact. It was then that she realized what he meant by the 'purpose of the test.' She looked at Garnet once more. His white cloak was trailing behind him as he walked. Weiss realized that she might have to re-evaluate him.
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When they arrived at the forest temple, they were greeted by Yang and Blake, who had arrived shortly before they did. Garnet and Weiss ignored the sisters and walked up to the relics to choose theirs. The relics were nothing more than oversized chess pieces colored as gold or black. Looking at all of them, the former Guardian figured out how the teams were going to be made. He glanced over to Weiss as she grabbed the gold knight, before walking up and grabbing the black knight. Weiss joined up with the other three when a girlish scream sounded across the forest.
"Some girl's in trouble!" cried Yang as she deployed her gauntlets. The others turned to the direction of the scream as Garnet joined them, pocketing his scroll on the way. She, along with everyone else, turned to where the scream came from and asked, "Guys, what do we do?"
Before anyone could answer though, an Ursa came roaring into the clearing, swinging its paws like it was trying to attack something. It took several steps before it was killed by a pink explosion on its back. A girl in a pink skirt and white shirt came rolling off the Grimm's back. She stood and looked over at the creature of Darkness that she had ridden to the clearing. "Awww... it's broken."
"Did she just ride here on an Ursa?" Blake asked, to which nearly everyone nodded with a confused or weirded out expression on their face.
Garnet stood with his back to the new arrival, staring at another initiate who hanging upside down in a tree. He looked back to his group, ignoring yet another new person in the clearing that was talking to the pink-themed girl. "Is no one going to question the fact that some guy just flew over our heads?"
Ruby and Weiss looked to the boy above, who just gave a sheepish wave to them. Of the three looking at him, Ruby was the first to recognize him. "Hey, Jaune!"
Weiss huffed and turned away while Garnet just snickered at the blonde knight's plight. Ruby went to help her friend down, everyone continuing to watch as the other new arrivals interacted. All the pleasantries were interrupted when a red-headed girl wearing Greek themed armor came sprinting into the clearing with a massive Deathstalker hot on her tail. They all stared at the scene in exasperated disbelief as she dodged its claws with the ease of a gymnast. Blake broke the silence once again with the question on everyone's mind. "Did she just run all the way here with a Deathstalker behind?"
That simple question was the last straw for Yang as she exploded. "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Everyone stepped back from the irate brawler as she vented her frustration. "CAN EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT FOR THE NEXT TWO SECONDS?!"
During the two seconds, the red-head was finally struck, sending her to the group of initiates gathered near the ruins. Garnet glanced at Weiss's weapon as his older sister calmed down. "Do have enough Ice Dust in that thing to freeze it in place?"
The heiress looked at her rapier before looking back to him. "Yes. Why?" she asked in a guarded tone.
"I'll give you an opening to do just that. It'll give us the time we need to get away." Realization dawned in her mind at his plan, and she got into a stance, ready to dash to the giant scorpion and enact her part. Garnet took a knee and pulled out his rifle. He gazed down the scope at the Deathstalker, lining up his shot. He released a breath and pulled the trigger, sending a Dust round down the field. It went into the arachnid's eye, causing it to cover its face and screech in pain. At that moment Weiss raced forward and froze the front of it in place.
"Alright that won't hold for long, let's put some distance between us and it before then," Garnet said as he collapsed his sniper rifle and stowed it away.
"Run and live. That's an idea I can get behind," Jaune said as he collected his relic and joined the others.
"Right, let's go." Garnet looked at his twin as she led the group, him, Yang, and Blake staying behind as the other got going.
Yang and Garnet watched as Ruby stopped on a rock and watched everyone run past her. Garnet glanced at the brawler and saw her look of pride at their sister. He looked forward and let a smirk cross his face as he ran to catch up to the others, barely hearing Blake ask if something was wrong. He looked back at the Grimm as he continued, the ice just beginning to crack under the strain of its escape attempts. The former Guardian looked forward and let his aura spread across the field as they completed the initiation.
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"Russel Thrush, Cardin Winchester, Sky Lark, and Dove Bronzewing." The crowd was silent as Headmaster Ozpin called out the names of four of the initiates. The four standing proudly in front of him. "You four retrieved the black bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as, Team CRDL. Led by, Cardin Winchester."
As the crowd applauded them, Ruby and Yang began to worry about their brother, who had not received a partner. "It'll be okay. It won't bother me to wait a little longer," Garnet said as he sisters stared at him with worried looks on their faces.
"But then we won't see you for two years, Garnet. That's too long." The former Guardian sighed at his twins downtrodden tone.
"You'll be fine. Yang is going to be in your class and school if not your team. So don't worry about me."
Yang pat Ruby on the head and said, "He's right Rubes, we'll all right without him. Besides, two years will go by before you know it."
"Blake Belladonna, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, and Yang Xiao Long." Their conversation stopped as the sisters made their way to the turned and watched them take their place on the stage next to their partners. "Your four retrieved the white knight pieces. So you will work together as Team RWBY. Led by, Ruby Rose."
Garnet's eyes widened at that. Surprised at the announcement of his sister being made the leader. He gave a thumbs up to her as they made their way off the stage. He was about to turn and leave when Ozpin spoke up. "This year we have had a rare occurrence take place. Normally, those who do not have a partner will have to wait until next year to try again, but those who show the skill are allowed to stay. So, without any further ado, Garnet Rose, please come to the stage."
Garnet walked up the steps to the stage and stood in front of the headmaster. He stared into the man's eyes, seeing only amusement expressed in them. "You have shown the necessary skill and adaptability to work alone or with others. Therefore, you will be a reserve member who assists other teams on missions should it be necessary. Congratulations."
The former nodded his thanks to the headmaster and walked off the stage. As he was congratulated and hugged by his family, he had one thought. 'This will be fun.'
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While most of the new students were resting from the initiation, one stood in a rising elevator. Garnet stood with his arms crossed and a messenger bag at his side as he sorted out his thoughts for what he was about to do. The door opened to Professor Goodwitch and Professor Ozpin talking, having stopped when the elevator opened. The aloof headmaster sat with his hands steepled in front of him as he gazed at the former Guardian.
"Mr. Rose, you do realize that there is a curfew, do you not?" the librarian themed professor asked.
Instead of answering, Garnet pulled his scroll out and placed it on the desk so it could be viewed. The screen depicted three symbols etched into one of the columns in the Emerald Forest. Specifically the symbols of the Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters. The professors looked at it for a second. Ozpin returned his gaze to the Hunter in front of him who stood with his arms crossed and a grave expression on his face.
Garnet's eyes gained a slight glow that seemed to make his face appear to be hidden in the shadow of his hood. "We need to talk."
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Another chapter done. I am enjoying writing this story, all the lore of both stories coincide perfectly that it gives me several ideas for it. I skipped the fights that RWBY and JNPR did at the ruins cause we all know how they end, and the important part was how Garnet would fit into a team. Simply, he doesn't. It's as Cayde said about Hunters, 'Most of us are loners.' I do want Garnet to work with others, but remain a Hunter.
There are things from Earth and the Golden Age on Remnant, just long forgotten, even from legend. So I will be having them find stuff from Destiny. And to answer the question some of you are asking, Yes, Garnet will be reunited with his Ghost, Clip. Just not anytime soon. Anyway, till next time. Ja Ne!
