((Originally, I had figured for Honnouji Academy to exist in the same world as Remnant, with Honnouji hosing that Vytal Tournament, Ruby finding a Kamui, and Jaune as a Nudist Beach. Instead, here's one integrating Kill la Kill into Remnant. Final product may be different.))
Poor Ruby. She was the youngest Hunter ever to attend Beacon Academy. She was already out of place with the normal students that were two years older than her, but then her older sister had already ran off with her friends and then a mean girl blew up at her.
The fact that she accidentally ignited the Dust and blew her up didn't help either.
"You...you..." The owner of the dust was about to dust Ruby until she heard a click of a heel behind her. She turned around, shielding her eye from the setting sun, yet she could make out the familiar shadow. "Satsuki Kiryuin."
"Weiss Schnee." Satsuki and Weiss glared at each other. Ruby thought this would be the best time to leave, but she backed up into four other people. Satsuki and Weiss paid her no mind as Satsuki opened her mouth. "Wasting Dust again? You might as well turn it to gold."
"At least Dust can be thrown around. This isn't a runway." The tension between the two girls was so strong it felt like a storm was brewing.
Eventually, Ruby lost her nerves. "Who are you people!"
That was a bad thing to say since seven pairs of eyes were glaring at her. The last pair belonged to a girl in black and white who decided to rescue Ruby. "Satsuki Kiryuin is the heiress of the Kiryuin Conglomerate and the REVOCS Corporation, a clothing based company. Weiss Schnee is the heiress of the Schnee Mining Company, the largest provider of Dust. Those two are the richest girls you will ever meet."
The black and white girl smirked. "Their companies are also know for the questionable treatment of their employees, especially since they play a large part in Faunus rights, or wrongs in their case."
"H-How dare you!" Weiss growled.
"You leave Lady Satsuki out of this!" The tall blonde man roared at her.
"Gamagoori!" Once her entourage backed down, Satsuki glared at the black and white girl. "Frankly, if you care much about Faunus, you should do more than protest. However, I see no reason to waste time talking about this when we should be assembling."
Satsuki and her four "friends" headed for the school, and after Weiss packed up her Dust, she left one glare at the girls before leaving. The black and white girl frowned, but she decided just to head to school.
However, there was actually another pair of eyes that had looked at the scene. There was the sound of hurling behind her. "You gonna be alright, Jaune."
"Yeah, I..." The scrawny blond boy dunked his head back into the trash can. "Ugh, sorry, Ryuko, I'll catch up. Just give me a minute."
"Sure, sure. And thanks for sneaking me in." Ryuko Matoi left Jaune D'Arc as she looked at the school. "Beacon Academy, home to the finest hunters ever produced. Maybe I'll find my answers here."
The next day, the prospective students were all lined up on at a cliff overlooking a forest.
Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon, looked at the students. "The test is simple. At the other end of this forest, you will find a temple with relics in it. Your team will be determined by the relics you get, assuming that you manage to get back here before the end of the day. However, we do not have that many relics, so there is another rule. Once you are in the forest, the first person you make eye contact with will be your partner."
That last part was certainly unexpected. "Now, are there any other questions? Good."
Jaune D'Arc decided to ask anyway. "How are we getting into the forest anyway?"
"Oh, you just need to prepare your landing strategy."
"Landing strategy? What's thaaaaaaaaaaaaa-"
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" Gamagoori plummeted into the ground. It was a good thing there were no rules about damaging the forest or else he would have to apologize for the crater. Oh, Ira Gamagoori knew what his plan was. He would find Satsuki and initiate eye contact, making them partners. That way, even if Satsuki doesn't end up with her Elite Four, at least he will be by her side.
Gamagoori entered a clearing and frowned as he caught the eyes of the other. The Four Elites stared at each other until Houta decided to speak up. "In hindsight, forming the Elite Four in a world where hunters travel in teams of four should have obvious results."
Weiss growled. She was now partners with Ruby Rose, the girl who dared to blow her up. It was her or Jaunne, and she was now beginning to regret not choosing the scrawny boy.
Ruby gingerly followed her. "Come on, it's not like we needed to fight those Beowolves."
"It's not like we needed to burn the forest down either, and yet if you hadn't gotten in the way..." Weiss was not happy that she could be charged with arson. "Have you even bothered to read the pamphlet? What possessed you to step in front of someone with a loaded Dust attack?"
Ruby was going to apologize, but then she heard some sounds. "Sword...against sword. Weiss, someone's up ahead!"
Indeed, two girls were in the clearing up ahead. However, they were now clashing blades against each other. Weiss gulped, recognizing that one of the fighters was Satsuki, and whoever she was fighting with not only kept up with her but both fought at the level of two master Dust-users...without a hint of dust in this fight. She shook her head.
"Enough, you two!" Satsuki and her opponent actually stopped as Weiss spoke. "I don't know what's going on between you two, but if Headmaster Ozpin catches you two fighting, you will probably be expelled, not to mention that two other people might not pass if a team of four is required."
Satsuki nodded and sheathed her katana. She looked over at her opponent, Ryuko Matoi, and saw Ruby eying the red scissor blade with glee. "Wow, I've never seen a sword like that before."
"Yeah, my dad made it before he..." Ryuko shook her head. "This isn't over, Satsuki Kiryuin."
"It won't be over." Satsuki muttered. "We're partners, remember? For now, I suggest we complete this test first."
Ryuko growled, but seeing how scared Ruby looked, she calmed down. "Fine, relic first, kicking your ass later."
"...Team Juneberry (JNBY), led by Jaune D'Arc!" Jaune was surprised, more so when his partner Nora picked him and convinced Blake and Yang to help parade him.
Ozpin chuckled before he continued one. "Uzu Sanegemaya, Nonon Jakuzure, Ira Gamagoori, Houta Inumuta, you have retrieved the Queen. You are now Team Unihorn (UNIH), led by Uzu Sanegemaya."
There would have been a fight on stage, but a quick glance at Satsuki Kiryuin reminded them who was really in charge of their team.
"And finally, Ruby Rose, Satsuki Kiryuin, Weiss Schnee, Ryuko Matoi. You have retrieved the Knight. You will become Team Ressurection (RSSR), lead by Ruby Rose."
Ruby couldn't help but squeal. It was like a dream come true. She was in Beacon, and she was going to lead her own team. She looked at the smile of her sister, the face of her new friend Ryuko, and the scowling faces of Satsuki and Weiss.
Suddenly, she just realized she was in a nightmare.
Cardin was a bully. So were his friends. They mainly picked on two kinds of people: weaklings like Jaune and Faunus. Unfortunately for Velvet, she was a small bunny Faunus.
"Oh, don't go, little bunny-wabbit. They say rabbit's feet are good luck, and look, one for each of us!" Cardin grabbed Velvet by her wrist as she tried to escape. "Didn't you HEAR me? You get to spend the rest of the day with us humans. Don't you feel special?"
"TEAM CARDINAL! Leave that student alone!" Cardin and his friends whipped their heads and saw Gamagoori from Team Unihorn approach them.
"H-hey, we're just playing with her, that's all." Cardin weakly said. "There's just something fun about going after people smaller than you..."
And Cardin realized Gamagoori was towering over them. Gamagoori glanced at Velvet and frowned, pulling out a whip as he turned back to Cardin. "Beacon Academy only accepts the best of the best. It is not only skill or leadership that is displayed here, but behavior and self-control as well. Even though I hold no position here, it is my duty that Beacon will not have a reputation of bullying."
"I hope you guys don't have any problems." Headmaster Ozpin greeted Gamagoori and Team Cardinal.
"H-Headmaster! Gamagoori was going to attack us!" Cardin cried out.
"I was merely punishing them for their bullying." Gamagoori knew this was bad since he already drew his weapon.
Ozpin looked at the whip and then at the students. "We do not dish out any punishments that can result in physical injuries. If any of you are ever picked on again, let the adults handle it."
Velvet whimpered as she and Cardin knew that the torment could remain as long as no one alerted the teachers. Gamagoori smirked as he petted Velvet, not noticing her blush. That smirk spelled no good news for Team Cardinal. "I think you should know that I purposely held myself back to join my classmates. I just turned twenty this month."
Ruby was glad that her team decided to take a quiet trip through the city. Right now, they were enjoying some quiet tea in a quiet cafe with nothing to interrupt them.
"Hello, ladies." Ruby spoke too soon as she turned her attention to a boy with glasses wearing what looked like gold teeth and a tiger's skin over his shoulders.
Weiss scooted away from him. "Ew, who is this creep?"
Satsuki took a good long look at him. "I'unno."
"Surely you have not forgotten the Tiger of Vacuo." The girls looked at him with blank faces. "Kaneo Takarada...Of the Takarada Conglomerate? Student President of RADAR Academy? Uh, we were in kindergarten together? Ugh, I was on the cover of Captain Pete's that one time."
"That was you?" Jaune asked, peeking into the cafe. Kaneo grumbled as Weiss and Satsuki decided to drop the act.
"Huh, I'm surprised you're joining the tournament. Finally decided to spend some money on those protein powders." Satsuki jabbed.
"The finest money can by." Kaneo smirked. "But that's besides the point. You won't stand against my team in the tournament. I paid good money to get the best prospective hunters across the country."
Weiss looked at Ryuko and Ruby. "Since when did you get checks?"
Ruby was confused. "I didn't get any..."
Ryuko realized the joke. "Nah, I didn't hear anything from Phyrra or those Elite Four either, and I know Nora would be on a pancake spree if that was the case."
Satsuki shook her head. "Sorry, Takarada, but you just wasted a lot of money. Maybe you'll have a chance to win...after we graduate."
Takarada growled as he left the cafe, hearing the girls laugh after he was out of the door. "Oh, I'm going to win that tournament alright, and if money doesn't solve the problem, I'll throw more money at it, and I know just where to spend it."
Penny thought about her new friend. Ruby was a nice girl and rather gifted with her weapon. The fact that she entered a combat zone to rescue her other friend also spoke volumes of her personality. (Penny - RWBY)
"So, Penny, how was your trip?" A boy next to her asked. (Rolo Lamperouge - Code Geass)
"It was...eventful. I do not think my guardian was happy that I displayed my combat abilities."
"Eventful?" Another boy, this one with white hair, thought about her use of the word (Itona - Assassination Classroom). "Sounds boring."
"Oh, come on, Itona, you're just jealous because your guardian stuck you with schoolwork." Itona growled as a girl in pink hugged him from behind, and Rolo was already at the other side of the room with Penny in hand. It didn't look like anything had happened, but if one could see in slow motion, they would have noticed that Itona had chopped up the girl with his hair at high speed, but the girl's body simply stitched itself back together.
The girl in pink giggled. (Nui Harime - Kill la Kill) "Anyway, Lady Ragyo and your guardians told me to pass a message: Just because we are representing them in this tournament doesn't mean we shouldn't have some fun."
As the other three kids understood the message, a smile crept up on their faces. Even Penny's, even though she was just copying them. Still, anyone who was going to fight them was going to be scarred for life if they lived.
((Team HILP-a.k.a. Team "No Time To Scream For Help Appropriately."))
