*Disclaimer; I do not own "RWBY" and/or "Digimon: Digital Monsters". All rights reserved to "Rooster Teeth Productions" and/or "Bandai". And so, it begins! RWBY and JNPR have received strange, new technology. Ozpin is communicating with a stranger. Roman and Cinder are a thing?! Just kidding about that last part. ;) Anyway, on with the story!*
The following morning was a Sunday morning. Which meant only one thing: Studying. That's right, Team RWBY were in the library studying their brains off, while JNPR were doing the physical training in the Training Hall.
"This is so boring!" Ruby whined, planting her forehead on a page of her textbook. "Remind me again, why we have to study for Professor Port's exam? We already know how Grimm work."
"True." Weiss said. "But, Professor Port said that this exam has been altered for you, specifically."
"Why's that?" Ruby asked, lifting her head.
"If i recall, did you not skip two years ahead of schedule?"
Ruby pondered Weiss' question for a moment, before finally realizing what the Heiress was referring to. "Oh, yeah." Ruby said. "But why aren't I studying with you, Weiss? We're obviously in the same class."
"Again, our test," Weiss countered, gesturing to her and the other two teammates. "Will have material that will be covering what we've studied the past two years. Which is why, Blake took the liberty to mention this to the Professor. So, you're test will be different from ours. Albeit, easier."
Ruby sighed, as she resigned to her fate and wondered if Team JNPR were having their own problems out in the training hall.
"Nora." Ren said firmly, trying to get his friend's attention. "Please stop playing with that thing and focus on your training."
"But, Ren~!" Nora whined, giving him puppy dog eyes, and continued tinkering with the small device in her hands. "I wanna figure out what they do!"
"We can do that later." Ren pointed out. "Please, focus." As Ren was doing this, Jaune and Pyrrha were using the training drones as their sparring partners.
The drones that the Academy provided were simply either flying orbs that shot beanbags, or ground units that wielded swords or guns. Jaune and Pyrrha had set it to where there would be three air drones, while two were wielding swords. They were hoping to get assistance from their fellow teammates, but it seemed they had other plans.
As the Arkos duo began their attack, the drones began theirs.
Jaune blocked a few blows from the sword drone, but had to hold his ground due to the force being applied against his shield by the air drone. This left him open for a strike from the sword drone. Jaune, reacting instantly, parried the attack with his sword and stepped forward to thrust. The machine leaped back, and circled around to Pyrrha. She was doing a good job holding her ground, as the three other drones continued their assault. The sword drone Pyrrha was fighting swapped with the one that had been fighting Jaune, and the fight continued. However; the swapped sword drone was forced back by Pyrrha's Semblance: Polarity.
"Don't rely on your Semblance too much, Pyrrha." Jaune advised, blocking a beanbag. "Remember, people aren't made of iron."
Pyrrha smirked at the advice, but remained focus. The sword drone had recovered from the effects of the Semblance, and surged forward once more. Pyrrha immediattely went for a horizontal strike with Mil'o, cleaving the drone in half. She then launched Aku'o towards an air drone, knocking it out instantly. Aku'o then ricocheted off the first drone and planted itself into the second, finishing the fight. Pyrrha stopped to catch her breath as she turned to see Jaune's progress, only to mentally sweat-drop.
The last sword drone, at some point, had gotten a hold of Arc's sword, Crocea Mors, and began chasing it around, while the remaining air drone tried its best to aim from where it was floating. Pyrrha used her Semblance to retrieve Ak'uo, and hurled it into the remaining air drone, killing it instantly. She was about to assist Jaune, only to stop at the action performed before her. Jaune had performed a perfect back flip into the air, successfully evading the enemy. Landing behind it, Jaune seized the opportunity and snatched back his sword. With a yell, he stabbed the drone in the back, and straight through the chest plate.
Catching his breath, he looked around to assess the damage. "Wow." He huffed. "We did good, huh?"
"Indeed." Pyrrha breathed. Even she knew that the employees were going to have quite the mess to clean. "How's Ren doing with Nora?" Upon the Spartan asking, the two looked over to find that Ren had finally decided to give in, and also exam the devices they had gotten the other day.
"I... guess we're done for the morning?" Jaune concluded.
As JNPR decided to leave the arena and find RWBY, someone had been watching from the sidelines, his metal gaze lingering on the team before disappearing into the shadows. Pyrrha, before walking out the door, turned back around when she had a feeling that someone was watching her closely. Looking around the arena, and then the stands, she found no one. "Hey, Pyrrha!" Jaune had called out to his partner, catching her attention. "You okay?"
"Y-yes." Pyrrha responded. The only thing left lingering in her mind now was one thing: Who was that strange person watching them?
Team RWBY continued to study in the library, with Ruby already dozing off, and Yang playing on her scroll. Weiss just ignored them both, while she and Blake were taking notes.
It wasn't until moments later that Blake sighed, taking her eyes off her notes for a quick break. She was about to inform Weiss, but something quite interesting had caught the Faunus' eye. Weiss was staring at something almost in a sort of trance. At first, Blake assumed that the Heiress was still upset at Ruby for dozing off, but the slight pink in Weiss' face was a clear indication that that wasn't the case. Blake smiled, and was about to call the Heiress out on it, when the PA System blared to life.
"Will Teams RWBY and JNPR please report to Headmaster Ozpin's office. I repeat; will Teams RWBY and JNPR please report to Headmaster Ozpin's office, and bring your weapons with you." Glynda's voice spoke through, before cutting off.
"Guess it's about those devices we have." Yang sighed, closing her scroll. Looking over to her team, she was about to wake her baby sister when she saw what can only be described as cute. Ruby was well enough asleep, her head resting on her open textbook. Blake was grinning, while shifting her eyes between Weiss and Ruby. Seeing the Heiress' expression, Yang then decided to reopen her scroll with a smile, and snapped a pic. The flash was on, so when the picture was taken it woke up Ruby and took the Heiress by surprise.
"W-wha...?" Ruby groaned, waking from her comatose state.
"Y-yang!" Weiss scolded the blonde. "Why did you-?"
"Goodwitch needs us over at Ozpin's office. Come on." Yang interrupted, getting up from her seat and ignoring Weiss.
As the team began to collect their things, Weiss looked over at Blake, who was failing to hide her smile. "What?" Weiss asked, rather defensively.
Blake simply shook her head, and followed Ruby and Yang out the library.
After gathering their weapons and the mysterious devices, and meeting JNPR in the lobby outside Ozpin's office, the two teams made their way up via elevator.
"So," Jaune said, as they made their way up. "Do you guys think we're going on a mission?"
"Perhaps." Pyrrha said. "Explains why we need our weapons."
As the elevator finally arrived at the top floor, both teams were greeted by Glynda.
"Hello, everyone."
"Morning." RWBY and JNPR returned. Exiting the elevator, Glynda made her way to Ozpin's side, the Headmaster's chair facing its back towards the group.
"Professor, they're here."
Ozpin turned to face the group. "Good morning, everyone. I trust you have everything prepared?" When everyone nodded, Ozpin continued. "Excellent. Do you have the devices that you have found, as well?" Once the teens had presented each of their devices, he continued. "Then, I have a mission for you all. It will require your skills, as well as those devices. Do you accept?"
Teams RWBY and JNPR looked at each other cautiously. It was clear they needed their weapons, but the devices were a bit of a mystery. "Professor." Pyrrha spoke up. "What about the owner of these devices?"
"Oh, yes." Ozpin said, looking as though he had left out a small amount of detail. "About that..."
"I believe those belong to you now, children." A new person had voiced their presence behind the group. Catching their attention, the group turned to be greeted by the sight of a metal, dog-shaped figure. It wore a red cloak, much like Ruby's, only it was tattered. The only distinct features that were noticeable were its piercing golden eyes, and its metal horn. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ha-"
Before the figure spoke further, Ruby pulled out Crescent Rose, and Yang deployed Ember Celica. "Who the heck are you?!" Ruby asked for everyone, quite worriedly.
"You do not need be afraid, young one." The creature reassured. "I am an ally."
"And how do we know that?" Yang questioned. "Last time a 'mysterious person' showed up, they attacked my sister."
The creature merely sighed. "Ozpin, could you please?"
Now, everyone was confused, and turned to the Headmaster for answers. "Students." Ozpin began. "I would like for all of you to meet my partner, and an old friend of mine, Hackmon. A Digimon."
The Internet.
The World Wide Web.
The Browser.
Give it any name you will, but to world of Remnant, this was known as DustNet. A world of information just waiting to be used for many things.
Research.
History.
Silly cat videos.
However; deep inside DustNet is a world far beyond our understanding. A world that was born when the internet was created. Filled with creatures that can adapt and change. Collect data. Fight.
This world is known as...
The Digital World.