"Christ, I gotta stop blacking out. I'm only 21."
Booth, camo clothes, headache, spilt drinks. I must be at the base bar.
Looking around Pewter takes in his surroundings. Dance floor, loud music. Black and white night club Many different people in all different colors of clothing. This is not a base bar. How'd I get here? Where am I? I'm freaking the fuck out!
"Hey."
Pewter looks over to see a blonde girl sitting on the opposite side of his booth. "You look like a weird guy who doesn't belong here. Do you know where I can find Junior?" she yells over the booming music.
"No, I don't sorry!" Pewter looks up to meet her eyes. They're seemingly purple, but that could be the lights in the club. There's a grin on her lips, but there's anger behind her eyes.
"Whelp, it was worth a shot. See ya." She yelled back as she sauntered off toward the bar.
Pewter sinks back into the booth to collect his thoughts. "That had to have been a dream. The mystery man, the woods, the handshake. None of it seems real."
A loud explosion rocks the night club.
"HOLY SHIT! What was that?" Pewter exclaims before peeking over the booth. He sees the crowd of people scattering toward the exits, and past them is the blonde girl surrounded by fire.
Did she bomb the club… Holy shit, I gotta get out of here!
In the same instant men in black suits swarm her with an array with axes, swords, and bats. With another explosion she flies up and comes down on the first guy before spinning and nailing another two of them. She flips over their bodies and flies into another two, clotheslining them. An ax comes down, she spins out of the way, grabs it and throws it at another man across the bar. Two more men approach with shotguns, she responds with a blast of her own. A spin. Then a blast to both of their faces causing them to fly into the far wall.
There's a few beats before two girls approach the explosive blonde. One in all red, the other in white. They give each other a nod before launching themselves forward. The red one gives a flurry of slashes and punches whilst the white one gives a storm of kicks. The blonde girl was on the backpedal, losing more and more ground. A large explosion sends her to the back wall. Another sends her flying back toward the red and white pair. They're both clotheslined. The one in white recovers and immediately presses forward. The one in red looks a little worse for wear, but she gets back her footing back before following suit.
This seems as good of a time as any. I should make my leave now.
Pewter gets up from the booth he was cowering in and makes a mad dash toward the door. He hears more explosions happen behind him as he runs. The clash of metal on metal, shattering of glass, booming club music. His heart races as he gets closer to the door. He hears a louder explosion causing him to turn and see what happened. He sees a blur of red, before two heels come screaming for his face. He tries to duck, but he's too slow.
Pewter was thrown through the door, across the street, and came to a halt on the opposite side walk of the club. He winces in pain on the ground. He tries to push himself up, but his weight causes him to crash back to the ground. His arm is broken. He lets out a long, low moan. His vision starts to darken. Before he succumbs to the darkness he sees a pair of red and black boots come running toward him.
"Sir, Sir! Are you okay!" he hears a high pitch voice steam out as he falls unconscious.
"Ruby Rose, Blake Belladonna, Weiss Schnee, and Yang Xiao Long."
There's a stage, no pain, I'm wearing a gray and white uniform. Am I in an auditorium?
"You have found the white knight pieces."
Where am I? I remember, a forest, then a man, then a bar, a fight, explosions, pain. A lot of pain. Then nothing.
"You will from now on be known as team RWBY."
RWBY? Rwby. It feels familiar. I've heard that name before. Something isn't right here.
"Led by Ruby Rose!" With that the crowd erupts into applause and cheers.
The world sinks in. A large looming pressure falls onto his shoulders. His heart stops. He tries to pull in air, but his lungs won't cooperate. He's suffocating. It's too much. He knows where he is. It's not a drunken stupor. It's a deal. A deal he took at the corner of nowhere and anywhere. With a shady man in a cheap suit. Under a dim streetlight. The price of the deal will rear its ugly head soon enough.
"Will, Ash Pewter please come to the stage." At the mention of his name he is snapped from his stupor. He looks to the stage and sees the man in green locking eyes with him. Before he could think his body moved on its own. Toward the stage. He's quickly on the stage in front of many new faces.
"This is Specialist Ash Pewter. Of the Atlas Military. He is a part of a program to integrate the teachings here into the training of future huntsmen in the Atlas army." The man in green states whilst gesturing in Pewter's direction.
Pewter is dumbfounded. A Specialist of Atlas. No this isn't right. I am a sergeant in the United States. What deal did I make?
"He will be your classmate. Treat him as such. He is here to learn and build his experience. Same as you. Being from the military though, he will not be placed on a team. I hope you all have a great year. Welcome to Beacon!" The man finishes with a small bow and walks toward the steps off the stage.
The crowd erupted into cheers and applause. Not for Pewter, but for their own excitement. They made it through initiation. They are here to learn to kill monsters and defend their world. He's an imposter in an internet show. He knows the gist of what will happen and it will be his burden to fix it. He will have to live here.
Will it be heaven or hell? It might be too early to tell.
Just because I added a character doesn't mean they're being shipped with the MC. I don't think that far ahead. LEAVE ME ALONE! Thanks for reading. Let me know what you think should or could happen next. This chapter should have been the clue to know when we are (It's the beginning of the show if you need to know!) Also don't worry the devil will come back eventually! Also, this story got a weird burst of views after like a week of it being up. Love you even more now! Thanks for following. Also I'm still drunk and will always be when I update this story!