Hey everyone! This is my first attempt at a RWBY story after reading so many awesome ones up to now. Let me know what you think!

Disclaimer: RWBY belongs to RoosterTeeth.

Chapter 1

The Lost Dream

Jaune's POV

I bolt upright with a gasp, taking in a breath far deeper than I ever have before. I put a hand on my chest, feeling myself breathe in and out. Full deep breaths continue, as if my lungs had always worked at full capacity. My eyes quickly glance around, taking stock of my situation. I'm in a... crater for some reason, at least 6 feet deep, in the middle of a forest. I instinctively reach up to push my glasses further on my face, only to almost poke my eyes with said fingers.

My glasses are gone? But then, how can I see so clearly without the- Wait. My asthma seems nonexistent, my vision is clear without my glasses, does that mean my aura... I close my eyes for a moment, still my breathing, and focus. I feel it, the full extent of my fully unlocked aura, flaring it's light like a beacon within me, giving me the strength I always dreamed of since I was a child. But how did this happen? As if on cue, memories began flashing in my mind.

I was walking with my team, something about training to improve our teamwork in the field . To the left of me was my partner and team leader, a short, dark-haired girl with crimson tips, talking about team attack names while waving her arms excitedly. Walking straight ahead of me was a taller guy with long black hair (save a pink fringe in the front) his head turned to the left with a small smile, politely nodding along to the ideas. To his left, was another girl with brighter short red hair, who was walking backwards while looking at our team leader with stars in her eyes, looking like she hit the jackpot with our team dynamic.

Things were going well, till I noticed something coming at us , far too quickly for us to properly react as a group. It came from behind us, going straight for our leader. At the last moment, I grabbed her waist and spun her out of harms way, and got struck by the creature instead. I must have blacked out at some point when I got hit (though dying from that would have made much more sense considering my aura was only partially unlocked at the time) which explains why I'm here in this self-made crater.

I wonder how far back I was taken? I hope my team is alright , maybe I can check their aura levels with my sc- well, maybe I could check if the scroll wasn't broken. Putting the busted device back in my pocket, I try to feel for my team's aura instead. It's faint, but I can feel them, and they feel... agitated, frantic even! I get to my feet, preparing to run to their aid and then...

I wake up with another gasp, this time with a slight wheeze from the abruptness of it all, the dream already fading like water through my open palms. I blink rapidly at the blurry room, feeling around till my hands grasp my glasses. Putting them on, I work to calm my breathing, slow and deep breaths, till my pulse normalizes.

"Man, that dream must have been intense", I mutter, shaking my head as I start to get outta bed. "Maybe one day I'll actually remember the whole thing! But from what I do remember, I had a team, and fully unlocked aura... as if that would ever happen." My life was hard enough without pining over lost dreams after all.

Thats it for the first chapter! R , let me know what you think so far and if this has potential for a bigger story! Peace!