RWBY: Grimm of Equestria

Today seems to be a peaceful day for the inhabitants of Mistral. Because it encompasses such a large area, the kingdom of Mistral has a very diverse range of lifestyles and cultures within its borders. Mistral's people have built their culture and technology around the geography and natural resources of the continent. All of Mistral's people are commonly linked by their respect for nature, particularly the sea and sky.

A television in a living room was turned on and it tuned in to what appears to be a news channel. Only one female can be seen on camera, sitting at a semi-circular table.

“Good afternoon. You are watching the Vale News Network live on TV. I am your anchor, Lisa Lavender. Today’s story is about the recent attack on Haven Academy, which seemed to be caused by a group of intruders working with the White Fang, lead by Adam Taurus. The masked leader was caught, but he escaped into the shadows and is now still at large. However, with this issue settled, humans and the Faunus might be coming to better terms with one another, but there will still need to be repairs to Haven Academy. The headmaster, Professor Leon Lionheart, was found dead in his office after the area was secured.”

“Hey kiddo, can you turn that off?” asked a raspy voice. “I’m trying to nap here.”

“Yes, Uncle Qrow!” exclaimed a high-pitched female voice.

My name is Ruby Rose, and I’m 16 years old. I came all the way to Mistral after Beacon Academy got destroyed, but I couldn’t have done it without my friends. While traveling with the rest of Team JNPR and Uncle Qrow, I’ve been finally reunited with my own team, Team RWBY. It was hard for all of us to meet each other again since we’ve all had new personal upbringings after Beacon fell. One thing that is now our main priority is getting the Relic of Knowledge to Atlas, or else Salem will strike us at any moment.

"Ruby, it’s time for lunch!" called out a girl wearing a white dress.

"Coming!"

Weiss Schnee, who is one of my BFFs, is another important part of Team RWBY. She may have higher standards & more of a brain than me, but she has been a great help and friend to all of us. She wanted to travel to Mistral in order to hopefully find her older sister, Winter, but got trapped in her own home in Atlas instead. After losing her status as heiress of the Schnee Dust Company, Weiss realized that she grew tired of her father’s control and rebelled against him. A huntress like her always fights for what’s right in Remnant, no matter what position she’s in.

“Ahem, I’ll be right there as well.” Uncle Qrow coughed. “I hope Oz gets back soon.”

“Ok. C’mon Blake!”

“Huh?” Another girl spoke softly. “Oh, I’ll be right there!” She exclaimed as she put down a book.

The girl reading on the couch is my other friend, Blake Belladonna. She’s a Faunus with cat ears who’s been covering her identity for years with a bow on her head. She also used to work with the White Fang, but she decided to fight for what’s right and joined the humans’ side instead. However, despite having no hate for humans, she has seen how the real world works and wonders how she can undo so many years of hate and pain. Blake may not talk much, but she does help us fight from both in and out of the shadows. Somewhere out there, her ex-boyfriend, Adam Taurus, is planning to lead the remaining White Fang members in their revolution against humanity.

"Yang, please don't put too much seasoning on top of the meat." Weiss minded.

"Okay, but don't get too salty about it!" The yellow-haired girl giggled.

Yang Xiao Long is my older half-sister who's been taking care of me for most of my life. We may have the same father, but her mother is Raven Branwen & mine is named Summer Rose. Yang's love of adventure is the main reason she decided to become a huntress. Blake considers her to be the personification of "strength." Even when she's not able to control her temper or stay focused, I still love her & support her with all my heart. Adam unfortunately cut off her right arm, but thanks to General Ironwood, Yang was able to get a robotic arm replacement. She still gets traumatized by nightmares of her incident, but is determined to get revenge on Adam. If it wasn't for Yang, we wouldn't have gotten the Relic of Knowledge from the Vault of the Spring Maiden.

Uncle Qrow got up from his spot in order to join the others at the dining room table. The remainder of Team JNPR, Jaune Arc, Nora Valkryie, and Lie Ren, were just finishing up in the kitchen and brought the remaining food to the table. The meals consisted of seafood dishes & bowls of ramen, much to the excitement of Team RWBY.

"Wow, this food looks amazing!" Ruby gasped.

"Thank you." Ren replied.

"Hehe well, Pyrrha once said before that anything can taste better than Pumpkin Pete's cereal, and these dishes are no exception!" Jaune sweated.

"Let's just dive in, okay?" Nora asked. "I'm SO exhausted from all the cooking!"

"Nora, we only saw you help Ren put the ingredients in the pot." Yang smirked.

"Hehe, not really too productive over those last 45 minutes." Weiss giggled.

"Ah, whatever!" Nora babbled. "Dig in, guys!"

Knock knock.

"I'll get it!" as Ruby ran to the front door. "Oh, welcome back, Oscar."

"Yup!" A young boy exclaimed. "Professor Ozpin was just training me to further improve my agility, and I think it really paid off!"

Indeed I was, Ms. Rose. A voice inside Oscar's head spoke. Oscar seems to be exceeding in hand-to-hand combat training, but I still have much more to teach him if we ever run into Salem. That goes for the rest of you, students.

Professor Ozpin was the headmaster of Beacon Academy. He clearly had the most power out of all the students and faculty, but he was a respectable & true leader. He is also known to believe dearly in teamwork, which is one of the reasons why the Huntsmen academies focus heavily on it. Before being defeated and subsequently attaching to Oscar Pine, Professor Ozpin showed some of his true power in his fight against Cinder Fall after she became the Fall Maiden. He possessed superhuman speed, creating green afterimages as he moved. Furthermore, he was able to resist attacks of incredible power by creating an energy barrier around himself. Whether any of these abilities were a part of his natural physical ability, Semblance, or his use of magic is unclear.

"Don't worry about it, Oz." Qrow reassured. "You and I both put a lot of faith in these kids, and right now, we have to make sure they get the Relic to Atlas before Salem gets her Grimm hands on it."

True, but we must not get too confident about this situation. Ozpin reminded as his voice merged with Oscar's. Remember, there are three other Relics in Remnant, and any one of them could be used to Salem's advantage.[/]

"At least the White Fang members, or whatever's left on Adam's side, don't know anything about the Relics." Blake said. “He may have less support, but he will still do whatever it takes to kill me.”

It is only fitting that you should be the one to face your former partner head-to-head, Ms. Belladonna. Ozpin suggested.

“I know. While Qrow and Raven seem to be fairly matched, Adam and I are almost equally strong.”

“Blake, if anything should happen to you, you’ve got Sun and Ilia to be there.” Yang said. “You’ve got us, too.”

“Thank you, Yang. Are you sure you’re comfortable with facing Adam?”

“I’ll make sure he pays for what he did to me during the fall of Beacon.”

“Easy, sis.” Ruby cut in. “Don’t let the past hold you down so easily.”

Yang’s eyes went from purple to red, but changed back to normal before an outbreak could happen at the dinner table. Even some of the smallest things could tick off Ruby’s sister really quickly.

“Mmm.” as Ren chewed his food. “We all have much to learn and train for. That goes for you too, Oscar.”

“Huh?” as Ozpin’s voice changed to Oscar’s. “I mean, yes I do! What’s the worst thing that could happen?”

Bang bang.

“I’ll get it!” Jaune volunteered.

Jaune went to open the front door, but when he took a peak outside, he flinched and fell down flat on his back. The entire gang rushed to his side, only to be greeted by a scary-looking woman.

“Hello students. Is there room for one more?”

”SALEM!!!” The entire gang called out.

A very mysterious figure in Remnant and highly knowledgeable about the world and its forgotten history, Salem is the leader of a faction of people with malicious plans. She has very pale white skin, black & red eyes, is several millennia old, and seems to be hovering than standing on her own feet. Her goals are to find the Maidens, take their powers, take the Relics from the Huntsman Academies and weaken humanity by snuffing out their hope. Raven stated that she would discard the people she uses if they become obsolete to her, which was violently demonstrated when she killed Professor Lionheart for trying to run from the Battle of Haven.

“What do you think you’re doing here?” Qrow demanded. “You think you can just come in here and interrupt our meal?”

“I can, and I believe that this meal will be your last.” Salem replied. “I believe you have something that belongs to me, right?”

“The Relic...” Weiss whispered. “It belongs to us, not you!”

“You’re going to have to get through all of us first!” Nora bickered.

“Perhaps I didn’t make myself clear.” Salem said. “If you would be so useful as to give me the Relic of Knowledge, maybe I won’t have to consider you obsolete. We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”

Salem. Ozpin’s voice came back. I was wondering when you would finally show yourself.

“Ah, Professor Ozpin.” Salem grinned. “The almighty headmaster has returned, and yet, he chose to be reincarnated in this young boy?”

“You will kill all of us either way!" Ruby exclaimed. "Don't think we're going to let you take the Relic without a fight!"

"A fight?" Salem hummed. "Playtime would be nice, but I am not interested in your shenanigans. Just tell me where the Relic is and I'll actually spare you so-called heroes. This is your last chance to speak up."

"Kiddo, I want you and your friends to get the Relic upstairs and run..." Qrow begged Ruby. "Oz and I got this."

"You can't be serious..." Oscar gulped.

"Go ahead, be my guest." Salem declared. "I would kill you all myself immediately, but I have a better plan in mind."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Blake wondered.

"What would the world of Remnant be like without its greatest huntsmen and huntresses? My people and the Grimm will conquer all four kingdoms once I get my hands on the other Relics & Maidens."

"You're wrong!" Ruby pointed at Salem. "We can definitely take you down, and even if we can't, there are plenty of huntsmen & huntresses out there who will finish the job!"

"I beg to differ, young Rose. After all, your mother couldn't do it."

"WHAT???" Ruby huffed. "What have you done with her?"

"You've spent all these years looking for her & wondering if she actually died or not, but it was I who took her life. During her final mission, she couldn't beat me alone, and I doubted that she could do it with even your help, Branwen."

"Son of a bitch..." Qrow groaned. "...Ruby, are you all right?"

"...Hnnrgh...Grrr..."

Ruby got down on her knees and started to shed tears. Her team went to go comfort her whoile Qrow, Oscar, and Team JNPR faced Salem.

"There there." Salem mocked. "Keep up all the negative emotions so that Mistral may be infested with Grimm."

You leave us no choice, Salem. as Ozpin switched voices. You have already taken too many lives, but you will no longer continue![/]

"I guess we'll have to do this the hard way. If you want to take a shot at me, I'll be standing right here."

"GET HER!!!" Jaune ordered.

"Very well... Begone, children."

One of Salem's Grimm arms began to glow black & red and directed it towards the entire gang. While Team JNPR was charging forward, Salem closed her eyes and blasted a giant aura sphere around everyone, causing them to disappear with no trace whatsoever. Parts of the house even exploded, which started to alert the inhabitants of Mistral.

"Pathetic... Now, where is that Relic?"