Note: the story was set in an alternative universe... Or at least close to it because it's not too different with the original one, the "Fall of Beacon" incident still happened. But at the moment when Vol.5 ended, things will took the different turn. That's all i want to say so the readers won't be confused, enjoy!
Chapter 0.
It was a peaceful night at a small town, somewhere in Vacuo, a traveler who just set his foot here not too long decide to step in a saloon, his appearance was not so special because he was all covered in an old,torn hooded coat.
Everything inside the saloon was pretty normal so far, from a group of drunkers just singing and fooling around to the harlots buying some fun for their customer. As the stranger walk to the bar, the barman comes to him.
"Howdy partner, you don't look like you're from around here aren't you?" - the barman asked.
"Yup, im just a traveler, wandering here and there, im so glad i was able to find this town" - the traveler said.
"Oh, was a glass of Whiskey enough to satisfied your tired body ?" - the barman smile.
"Yeah, would do." - the traveler replied.
As soon as he finished his glass of wine, a harlot approached him.
"Hello there handsome~ you must be far away from home. I hope you don't mind but i do realize you are armed, Huntsman?" - the harlot asked.
"Yup." The traveler replied as he turned his head to her.
"You don't look like a pro, but ...you sure got a nice body there, care to spend a night in here?" - the harlot said with a seductive voice as she put his finger on the traveler chin.
"...actually.. I came here cuz i got business to attend to. I was looking for this guy." - the traveler pulled out a wanted warrant. In the warrant was a picture of a mid 30 man who has a messy red hair, scar in his left eye and bushy beard. On top of his face was his so called nickname "Jackal The Kid ". On below was the reward for those who are able to capture or kill him, which was 5.000 Lien.
"Rumor said that he was somewhere in this town, so if you had.." - The traveler said.
"Oh, he did come here before..but...im afraid he's a hard to find, handsome" - the harlot said playfully.
"Then...do you had any clue, if you do then please. I need to know!" The traveler desperately beg as he didn't realized there was a painting picture of a hunter behind him. But unfortunately, the hunter in the picture was... a real deal as he aim his shotgun carefully at the traveler back.
"Im afraid that can't do honey, cuz the thing you want to know... Will be the last thing you ever known." - the harlot said threatfully.
And then..
*BANG!*
A loud noise echoed. It's a gunfire! Luckily the traveler know there was something fishy, he was able to dodge the gunshot so it killed the harlot who stand right in front of him. The traveler took the oppoturnity to grab the hunter shotgun barrel , pulled him down and knock him out with a fist to his face.
Soon there is 2 man rushing over him, the traveler throw his coat right at them. As they struggle to get the coat of their faces, he kick them in the legs with a 180 degree kick cause them fell to the floor. The rest was on their guards now, some of them were armed with revolvers.
"You.." - One of them said.
This times his true appearance was finally reveal, he has a long, spikey, brunette hair which the bang of his hair cover the right half of his face. He wears a navy blue t-shirt which almost looks like it didn't fitted his pretty well built physique, a dark-earth trousers and a pair of black leather boots. His left hand was wrapped with bandage while his right hand wore a leather fingerless glove.
"Who the hell are you?!" - one of the hooligans asked fiercefully.
"Me? Hehe.. The name's Akira Artemus, but you can call me.. Ace." - The man now named Ace introduce himself.
"You... You're the one who put Milton brothers behind the cage !" - one of the hooligans exclaimed.
"Yup, now if you don't wanna end up like them. Then you better tell me where's Jackal" - Ace said as he cracked his fist.
"Get him!" - One of the hooligans shouted as 3 of them coming right at him. He kick them off their feet with an aerial 180 degree kick and rushing to the one has a revolver, the hooligan try to shoot Ace but none of them were able to hit Ace since he was able to dodge them, Ace disarm the hooligan by snatch his gun and break it apart like a wood matches. The hooligan know that he stand zero chance to him, he decided to run but before he could take a first step out of there he got uppercut by Ace so bad he fly away and crash into the table. The next one charge at him but only to get multiple punch (Ip man style) in the chest then the face til he had no chance to get up.
Ace turn back to see another hooligan about to shoot him, but he kick the nearby bottle at him to throw off his aim, as the hooligan got hit by the bottle, he accidentally pulled the trigger makes his bullet fly to the chandelier and cause it to fall right where Ace was. But Ace flip dodge away from there so the chandelier only collapse into the nearby hooligan. Ace rush up to the gunman before he got his conscious back and drop kick at his face so bad he fly outside of the saloon.
"C..Crap... Let's ditch!" - one of the hooligans said as everyone in the saloon run away as if there was no tomorrow. Only one of the injured hooligan was struggle to get away but Ace grab him by the head and slam on the table.
"Last chance, where...is...Jackal?!" Ace threaten the hooligan. And suddenly...
"Im right here faggot!" A voice came out of nowhere, Ace turn back to see a man who wore in a fancy white suit with gold necklaces all over his neck. Ace seen this so he let the hooligan go and pulled out the wanted warrant to check again.
"Hmm,it is you...only different is you shaved your beard. Now you better get down here and come with me...unless you wanna do this the hard way." - Ace threaten Jackal.
"Hahaha..Do you really think you can get me? Have you even think of how many died trying for that?! Hahahaha! Show him what i meant Steve!" - Jackal order the barman. He pulled the lever down and suddenly the floor underneath the bar just open and the next thing Ace know that he hear a monstrous growl. And underneath the floor was.. a Minotaur Grimm got chained up all over.
"Magnificent, Is it not? Of course it cost me a few of my mens to caught this ferocious beast alive!" Jackal said as he pulled out a revolver and shoot the lock which release the Grimm, Ace know this'll be a tough fight.
"He's all your! Kill him! Crush him! Anyway you like it to be!" - Jackal boasted,the Grimm now let out a fierce roar as it rush toward Ace and swung it 2 fists against the floor, Ace was able to dodge it but he realize the Grimm was so close to him now, he punch it in the face multiple time but only the result his hand getting hurt.
"Damn! What a thick face you have!" - Ace joked and got whacked by the Grimm so bad he flew away to the left, as he tried to standing up, the Grimm attack him with another 2 fists smash. He tried to block but fail, the attack so strong it sent him right through the floor.
"Gahahaha! You see! You might have a brave heart but you still don't have what it takes to defeat it!" Jackal laughed. As for the Grimm, seen that it opponent has down it turn away, suddenly there was a shining light bright underneath the hole. This caught it attention so it approach slowly to the hole it makes, only to get uppercut by a mysterious figure.
"What the?!" Jackal surprise. The mysterious figure was no longer Ace, it was some sort of humanoid with a Dragon Themed armor covered from head to toe.
"Where there's injustice, there will be rising! Celestial Knight-Drake!" - the humanoid now known as Drake said as he strike a pose. This make Jackal really pissed the hell off.
"Why don't you beat the crap out of him?!" He shouted at the Grimm as it now rushing toward Drake. It threw a strike, Drake dodge it simply like no matters. Another strike incoming,he dodge it again and punch the Grimm in the face. Then he use a technique that blow both the Grimm and Jackal socks off, he clone himself into 5 of him and attack rush at the Grimm. The Grimm didn't even had time to strike back, and once it has it conscious back, Drake and his clone double kick it in the stomach makes it crash into the wall.
"I...have found a resolution for my revolution!" Drake shout as he put his hand together to build some sort of energy ball made of wind, the energy ball soon grow bigger and bigger as the Grimm getting up from the crash. The Grimm roar again and rushing to him but Drake shoot the energy ball right at him, soon the ball turn into a wind made drill once it hit the Grimm in contact and when it pierced, a head of a dragon came out of its back. The Grimm fall down and before it can growl.
*KABOOM!*
It got exploded, and the explosion was so big it turn the saloon into a total mess, Drake now turn back into Ace again.
"Sorry for the saloon, barman. Now, where did Jackal go?" Ace wondering. Somehow Jackal was able to pick himself up and trying to run as fast as he can.
He thought - "This is insane! I never thought i'll face anything like him! Right now i must leave this place and stay lo..OOF!" But before he able to getaway,someone kick him in the nuts.
"Nice timing sis" Ace said as he able to catch up to Jackal, and standing next to Jackal was a group of two female and one male who was a Faunus since his tiger tail can be seen.
The first girl has pink long hair and wearing a doctor/nurse theme outfit with a medic hat and wore a pair of white sneakers name Lucia Artemus, the second girl who was a bit taller wear a green leather jacket, a black leather short top, a dark green leather pants, a leather boots and has a light blonde ponytail style hair name Tatyana Evergreen, and the tiger faunus tan skin male who has an orange spiky hair and has a orange street punk outfit name Ramirez Fernandez. Together with Ace,they're team ALTR(alter).
"Well, you did tell us to do the watch out in case he try to escape, so we did" Lucia said as she step on Jackal who still look painful after the nut shot.
"Hmm, he do look more ugly in the warrant than in real life" she said as she look at the wanted warrant, then all member of team ALTR look at Jackal with a cold glance that give him a chill.
"C..C'mon now, if i pay you more than the bounty had to offer then..will you let me go?" - Jackal plead.
"Hmm,maybe... But unfortunately for you. We're not that type of person that you can bribe." Ace replied then stomp Jackal in the face.
A few times later, in Kuo Kuana,Menagerie (Blake's hometown). Somehow team ALTR was able to reunite to their dearest teacher and mentor, Qrow Branwen.
Belladonna's residence, living room...
"I've never though there will be a day we met you, master Qrow." - Ace said
"Same here, it's been a few years since the last time i saw you. Now i almost didn't recognize you. Hell,i thought i was drunk for sure" - Qrow said as he drink his booze flask.
"Hehehe, you still haven't change, master" - Ace chuckled.
"Oh, but you do. You being more...heart open now, what happen to the ice cube Ace i knew all along?" Qrow teased Ace, Ace looked down on his wings heart shaped crystal necklace and hold it.
"Well, i just realized i can't make any friend if i keep that face that's all." - Ace smiled. Then he realize something.
"Oh! You said that both of your nieces was also here, so where are they? - Ace asked
"They're going with their teammate and team JNR, they should be.." Then all of sudden.
*Tweet Tweet* a red robot bird flying in the room then land on Ace palm.
"What's wrong Helios? You found something?" - Ace asked
*Tweet Tweet* then Helios use it eyes to show a holographic screen, in the screen was team RWBY struggling against the bunch of Grimm.
"Wait..is that.." - Ace about to said but then got interrupted by Qrow.
"They're in trouble!" - Qrow said as he getting up but Ace stopped him.
"No master! Leave this to me! I promise i'll bring them home safety." Ace said then he rush outside, Qrow feel something weird so he decide to follow. When Ace finally outside, he took out a weird orb like object that has a blue crystal dragon face in the middle of it.
"Zhao, are you ready?" - Ace asked the orb.
"Let's do this, my lord." - the orb somehow replied. Suddenly a bracelet appear in his right hand, he activate the orb and a dragon came out of the orb. Then he attach the orb in the bracelet, then he move his arms into an x shape form then raise his right arm that has a bracelet to the sky, the dragon turn into armor plate and attach to him!
"Armorize!" Ace said as soon as he got covered in armor and finish his transformation, he's now known as Drake. Then he hopped into his naked bike and for some reason, the bike starting to alter it shape and turned into an odd looking motorcycle. It had a blue dragon-head for a headlight, two pairs of yellow lion legs on both side of the wheels and a pair of boosters for an exhaust pipe with some red bird wings with it.
"Lead the way,Helios!" - Drake said as he revs up the engine then finally take off.
"Well, i guess i am drunk" - Qrow saying as he look at his flask. As for Drake, he was making his way to team RWBY place by riding to the hill then jump out of the cliff.
END.