Chapter 1: Fall by the Blade

Beacon Academy, Vale

10:00 am

1 Month into Outbreak

Team RWBY was on their way to carry out an assignment in which was to take out a group of hostile Grimm that was accumulating close to the city's proximity and threatening civilians. Ruby, Yang, Blake, and Weiss prepared to board the airship to take them to the area that the Grimm were gathering, but Yang was concerned for Blake because she was looking a little pale...

" Yang, why are you looking at me like that?" Blake asked.

" You are seriously looking pale, are you sure you are alright?" Yang asked.

" Will you stop, I'm fine." Blake said.

The girls proceeded to the airship, in which Weiss and Ruby decided to talk about the fact Blake had continued to deny the fact she had pale skin currently, and she was simply ignoring it...

" I really don't think Blake is fine." Ruby said.

" Really?" Weiss said sarcastically.

" You don't have to be sarcastic." Ruby responded.

The girls loaded up onto the airship, without knowing that their teammate was actually infected with GRV, and that the fate of their team was about to be decided by the tip of a sword...

Providence

10:10 am

In the first month, WHITECROSS had secured their grip on controlling the Providence situation. Soldiers patrol each street, medical tents were set up in an open area where medical experts were at work, an Advanced Mobile Defense Center sat on a hill overlooking the town, which Dante was pleased with the scene of control that his forces had created in the town.

" You pleased with the work we've done?" Zach said.

" Yeah, let's hope that it stays that way." Dante said.

" Sir, urgent message from White-Hawk." A WHITECROSS Soldier said.

Dante proceeded into the large, two story building and walked into a room that had a technician at the console, and a large metal circle on the ground with a blue ring around it. Dante stood on it and a holographic grid rose up and surrounded him, projecting a holographic image of himself to Xavier's office back in the main city, which was a large room that had a holographic console instead of a large desk, due to Xavier's belief that he would feel like a "corporate asshole."

" Dante." Xavier said.

" You wanted to see me boss?" Dante asked.

" I just wanted to check up on our progress." Xavier said.

" Well, we've managed to suppress infection levels, and some of the residents are willing to cooperate." Dante explained.

" That's good to hear." Xavier said.

" Sadly, Dr. Sackett and his team are struggling to acquire the exact location of Patient Zero." Dante mentioned.

" I wouldn't be surprised, Information kind of flows slowly in these chaotic events." Xavier stated.

" Anyway, did you get that no-fly zone over this area?" Dante asked.

" Didn't have to, turns out the kingdoms have shut down air travel out of the kingdoms due to the outbreak." Xavier explained.

" It's good that the kingdoms are taking actions in the race to stop all of this." Dante said.

" Well, keep-" Xavier said, before an alarm on his console went off.

Xavier pulled up his console and looked to see what the notification was. It was a distress signal coming from the region that Team RWBY had been assigned to, and apparently serious injuries were reported. This immediately alarmed Xavier, which had set off Alarms in Dante's head as well...

" What's up?" Dante asked.

" A distress signal was just sent out from a group of Beacon Academy students, 30 clicks south of your position." Xavier explained.

" Beacon Academy students?" Dante said.

" Yeah, they're just south of your position." Xavier said.

" That's in the valley, just on the edge of the Q-Zone." Dante explained.

" Get some men and get those kids to Providence, quickly." Xavier ordered.

" Got it." Dante responded.

He concluded their discussion while Dante proceeded to gather some troops to go and acquire the students, while Xavier immediately got on the horn with Professor Ozpin back at Beacon Academy.

" Hey, Oz." Xavier said.

" Xavier, what is it?" Ozpin asked.

" Do you have any members of your school student body at this position?" Xavier said, forwarding the location to him.

" Yes, I have a team of students participating in a huntsman class assignment there." Ozpin said.

" Well, they just sent out a distress call." Xavier explained.

"What?" Ozpin said.

" Apparently, something has gone wrong. So I've got one of my Field Marshalls investigating." Xavier said.

" Okay, contact me with any information on the matter." Ozpin said before hanging up.

Meanwhile, Dante was on his way to investigate the distress call that had been sent out by the Beacon Academy students with a Talon Airship and 12 soldiers and a couple of medics. They approached the region where the distress call had originated, only to find Ruby lying on the ground with a blade protruding out her back and an injured Weiss over her, and a Berserk Yang trying to kill a terrified Blake that was easily subdued by Dante's squad, and then knocked out by Dante...

10 minutes earlier...

Nubian Valley

Team RWBY had just arrived in the valley and had begun to kill off the accumulating Grimm, but Weiss was injured and weakened as a result of the fight, but she was knocked to the ground by Blake. Blake was now showing true signs of GRV infection, as she had attacked Weiss as a result.

" Blake?! What the hell has gotten into you?" Weiss said.

" WE NEED TO FIGHT!" Blake screamed.

" Blake, you need to stop." Ruby said, getting the way.

" NO, WE NEED TO FIGHT!" Blake had said.

" Blake, please-" Ruby said as Blake drove her sword through her chest.

Blood had spurted out of Ruby's back, and the tip of Gambol Shroud's blade protruded out of her back. Ruby looked at Blake with a horrified look on her face, while Blake was trapped in a hallucination, believing her teammates to actually be Grimm. But the hallucination was breaking, and Blake was now realizing that she had just stabbed her team captain...

" What have I done?" Blake thought.

She was frozen with fear at what she had done and in her panic, she had let go of the handle of Gambol Shroud, only to look up and see Yang becoming very angry as her golden hair was starting to radiate heat and glow, which meant that her semblance was charging up to beyond it's normal level.

" BLAKE!" Yang screamed.

"Oh no." Blake thought.

" I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" Yang screamed, violently grabbing Blake's throat.

Blood spurted out Blake's mouth, and she had difficulty breathing as she felt that Yang was crushing her airway. She tried to get Yang to let go, but touching Yang's Ember Celica stung as it felt extremely hot, which meant that the energy buildup had super-heated her gauntlets. Blake immediately noticed the soldiers coming from the high-tech airship behind them, and heard them shouting...

" STEP AWAY FROM THE INFECTED INDIVIDUAL MISS!" One soldier screamed.

" What?" Weiss said to herself.

" Rodriguez! Get your ass out here!" Dante ordered.

A burly man in a white and red uniform carrying a red bag came rushing over to Ruby and Weiss, and opened the bag to reveal it's a trauma kit. Blake was held down by two WHITECROSS soldiers, and knocked unconscious by the butt of Dante's assault rifle.

" Sir!" Rodriguez screamed.

" What is it?" Dante said as he came walking over to him and the two injured girls.

" We need to get this girl out of here!" He stated.

" Alright, get the girls into the airship, we're taking them to Providence." Dante ordered his men.

" Yes, sir." The Lieutenant acknowledged.

Yang watched as two men carrying a stretcher came rushing over to Ruby's side...

" What the hell is going on? What is Blake infected with?" Yang thought.

This chapter ends with a greatly traumatic event happening to Team RWBY, and Ruby's life now hanging in the balance. GRV is also able to cause Hallucinations, in which Blake's little attack on her teammates was caused by her hallucinating and seeing the girls as Grimm, in which she stabbed Ruby and wounded Weiss. Yang has overcharged her semblance, which will have negative consequences in the near future for her. The girls are taken to Providence, and in the next chapter, Xavier has to break the news to Ozpin, but he won't be the only one to hear it...

WAIT AND SEE.

P.S: THIS IS A DIFFERENT AU, SO IF YOU SEE NAMES THAT ARE A LITTLE FAMILAR TO YOU, REMEMBER, IT'S A DIFFERENT AU.