Aoi Hyoudou: While PokéHearts is currently on hiatus, I'm doing a brief side-project between Pokémon and RWBY. There's a poll up on my profile to determine the pairing for the story. Go vote! As for the story plot itself, it revolves around Ash being a long distant nephew to Ozpin, but that's not all. He's the next Aura Guardian who will help save Beacon from a major threat! It takes place after Volume 2 and before the Vytal Festival tournament. Hope you like it! Enjoy!

Welcome to Beacon

{…}

"Attention! Attention to all passengers! We'll be arriving at Beacon Academy shortly. Please gather your belongings and wait for further instructions. Thank you."

An announcement came from the ship's intercom speaker, alerting all of its passengers that the aircraft was about to land at its destination in a few minutes.

"Hm…" A young teen of about sixteen years with messy black hair and auburn eyes simply went back to gazing out the window and ignored the announcement altogether. He was currently wearing his traditional traveling clothes from his last journey in the Kalos region, which consisted of a blue-collared shirt with short sleeves, dark blue jeans, red and white hat and red high top sneakers.

This young man was Ash Ketchum: Pokémon Trainer, son of Delia Ketchum, and oh yeah…the long distant nephew to the Beacon Academy headmaster, Professor Ozpin Ketchum.

After falling just short in the Kalos League in a loss to Sawyer, he returned home to Pallet Town where he received a letter from his favorite uncle. While it was unexpected to hear from his uncle again for the first time in over a decade since his father left to become a 'Pokémon Master', it was still nice that he didn't forget his nephew. Reading thorough the letter, Ozpin had suddenly requested him to come to Beacon Academy as soon as possible. While the details were sketchy at best, there was no way the young teen was going to miss the opportunity to see his uncle again. Plus, it provided him a good enough reason to take a brief break from his Pokémon journey. While he was a little disappointed that he couldn't bring Pikachu or any of his other Pokémon along with him on the trip, he'll survive, somehow.

Pulling out a small photo from one of the pockets of his jeans, he glanced down at it and smiled: it showed a five-year-old him standing next to a middle-aged man with tousled gray hair and thin brown eyes. The latter was accessorized with a pair of shaded glass spectacles and a dark-green scarf with a small, purple, cross-shaped emblem on it. His outfit on the other hand mainly consisted of an unzipped black suit over a buttoned vest and green undershirt, black trouser shoes and long, dark-green pants. The most notable part of the man, however, was his cane.

Professor Ozpin Ketchum.

His uncle.

Ash immediately pocketed away the photo when the intercom speaker went back on.

"Attention to all passengers! We've arrived at Beacon Academy. Please use the nearest exit. Thank you!"

The Pokémon Trainer glanced out through the window and noticed a notable facility in his view.

It was Beacon Academy.

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A few minutes later, Ash disembarked the aircraft and walked causally through the courtyard, observing his new surroundings. He took note of several students walking in the courtyard in their academy uniforms. As he was passing through, he noticed that some students were whispering about something. He ignored them and proceeded to reach the front gate of Beacon Academy. He took a brief moment to dig into his shirt pocket and pull out Ozpin's letter, skimming it over to see which floor and room at which Ozpin's office was located.

{…}

"Finally..." It was a big hassle trying to find Ozpin's office, especially when he was a newcomer, having no idea which floor or hall to take. But with a little assistance from the Beacon Academy staff members, the young teen was able to navigate his way through the maze-like building to reach his destination.

Standing outside the front door to his uncle's office, Ash took a deep breath and smiled as he was about to knock on the door until he heard a female voice coming from the other side. "Professor, why are we here?" He paused briefly as he leaned his ear close to the door, listening in on the private conversation.

"What did Yang do this time?" The second voice belonged to another female.

"Hey! I didn't do anything wrong….yet." The next voice also belonged to a young female.

"Come on you two, maybe it's about Ruby was stealing everyone's cookies again during lunch," the fourth female voice joked playfully.

"Hey!" the first voice whined childishly.

"Mind if I remind you girls that the headmaster has requested you here for an important reason so please behave." The voice appeared to originate from a matured woman, who didn't sound like she was in any mood for childish games as each of her words was cold as ice.

"Now, now, Glynda…" The only male voice in the room finally spoke with a casual tone of voice, drawing Ash's attention.

'That voice.' The Pokémon Trainer's lips formed into a big smile as he instantly recognized who it was.

"But, Professor!"

"However, you're correct, Glynda. There is a reason why I asked you four girls here today in my office."

There was a pregnant pause. Ash pressed his ear firmly to the door, wondering why it suddenly became quiet.

"Starting today, we'll be having a special guest and he'll be staying at Beacon Academy for the next year, so I had better expect that you show him the same respect as you would to your fellow Huntsmen or Huntresses."

"So…he's going to be a student here? That's cool. I can't wait to meet him!"

"He must be an elite student from one of the other academies, isn't he, professor?"

"Is he hot?"

"Yang!"

"How about I let him introduced himself to you? Glynda, if you may." Ash heard high-heels clapping, and then the door suddenly opened, causing the young teen to stumble forward and fall flat to the floor on his face.

"Ow…," he groaned as he clutched his forehead, anime tears dangling from his eyes.

"A-hem!" A certain professor cleared her throat, drawing the Ash's attention as he slowly glanced up to meet her piercing, green eyes. She was a middle-aged woman with very light-blonde hair tied back in a bun with a curl hanging down the right side of her face, wearing thin ovular glasses and teal hanging earrings. She was also wearing a white long-sleeved suit that exposed part of her chest with puffy sleeves, a black business skirt with black-brown stockings, black boots with brown heels, and a tattered cape.

Ash immediately stood upright to his feet and noticed that four girls were also staring at him.

"Hey!"

The Pokémon Trainer glanced over to the young, silver-eyed girl with dark red hair dressed in a black blouse, a black waist cincher with red lacing and a skirt with red trimmings, complete with a red cloak. "You must be the special guest Professor Ozpin was talking about. Hi, I'm Ruby!" she greeted with a chirpy smile on her face.

Ash returned the smile. "Yes, I'm A—"

Suddenly, Ruby got shoved out of the way by an older girl with long blonde hair and lilac eyes, dressed in a tan vest with gold piping over a yellow low-cut crop top, black shorts under her belt, which resembled a pleated skirt in the back, and brown knee-high platform boots with orange socks. She was also wearing an orange infinity scarf around her neck and fingerless black gloves.

"Hello~! I'm Yang, Ruby's older sister," she chimed with a big grin on her face. Purring seductively, she asked, "What's your name, cutie?"

"Um…" The young teen could feel his cheeks heating up. "I-I'm Ash."

"Ash, huh? Me likey."

His face turned bright red as a result. 'Why does she remind me of Brock?'

"Hmph!" Someone snorted.

Ash quickly diverted his gaze away from Yang over to the young girl with ice blue eyes and long white hair pulled back in an off-center ponytail, dressed in a pale blue bolero jacket over a white thigh-length dress and white, heeled wedge boots. She also bore a crooked scar down her left eye. "So, you're the guest? I don't see anything special about you other than you're barely older than Ruby."

"Hey!" Her team leader pouted cutely.

The black-haired teen frowned deeply. "For your information, I'm turning seventeen next month." He got a sharp glare from the scarred heiress for his cheek.

"Oh, don't worry about Miss Little Ice Queen, Ash. She's always a stick in the mud," Yang teased with a smirk.

"Hey!"

Ash proceeded to fix his gaze to the final member of their team, who was another young girl with long, wavy black and cat-like amber eyes, dressed in a black-buttoned vest with coattails, a white sleeveless undershirt that exposed part of her midriff with white shorts, and black low-heeled boots with stockings. She was also wearing a black ribbon tied in the form of a bow and a detached scarf-like collar around her neck.

The black-haired girl took note of his stare and sent him a small smile. "Blake. It's nice to meet you, Ash."

The Pokémon Trainer returned the smile before he focused his attention on the male figure who was sitting behind his desk with a small smile of his own.

"Hello nephew, how was your trip?" the headmaster greeted casually, astonishing the four girls in the room.

"EEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" they shouted with widened eyes.

"You're Ozpin's nephew?" the Ice Queen marched up to the black-haired teen, her hands on her hips. "When were you going to tell us that, mister?"

"Uh, well…"

"That's correct, Miss Schnee." Ozpin came to his nephew's rescue, confirming his relationship with the boy. "Ash is indeed my nephew."

"Does that mean Ash is here to train to be a Huntsman?" Ruby asked curiously.

"A Huntsman?" Ash blinked confusedly, unsure what to make of the situation he was in.

"Not quite, Miss Rose." Ozpin answered simply, astonishing his student and her teammates.

"What do you mean, Professor?" Yang asked the question of which they were dying to know the answer.

The headmaster smiled and replied, "You see—Ash comes from the other part of the world which is oblivious to Vale and the other kingdoms' existence."

"Meaning…" The Ice Princess still didn't quite follow what the headmaster was trying to say.

"Truth to be told, Miss Schnee, Ash does not know about the Grimm, Huntsmen or Huntresses, and the history of Beacon Academy."

The revelation elicited a gasp from Ruby and her friends. "You serious, professor?"

"Quite serious, Miss Rose," Ozpin stated in a serious tone of voice. "Ash lives among magical creatures called Pokémon. Aptly enough, he's a Pokémon Trainer."

"Pokémon? Pokémon Trainer?" Yang was clearly lost.

"I think I heard about them before…," Blake suddenly spoke, drawing everyone's attention to her. "In a book, I once read."

"You know… Now that I think about it, I do recall playing a game with Yang back when we were little. Something called Pokémon Trading Card?"

"Oh yeah! I remember that and I do remember always kicking your butt and making you cry, Ruby." Yang grinned.

"Yang!" Ruby pouted angrily at her older sister.

"Just saying, little sis."

"That's cute and all, but what does all of that have to do with him being here?!" the Ice Queen growled angrily as she pointed her finger rudely at Ash.

"I was getting there, Weiss," Ozpin chuckled in amusement. Then he became serious again. "There are times where we must rely on an outside source to help us in our time of need."

"What do you mean by that, Professor?" Ruby was the one who asked.

"What the headmaster is trying to say is—" Glynda finally spoke as she drew Ruby and her teammates' attention to her. "—you four won't be enough to stop the danger that's coming to Beacon."

"What! How could you say something like that?" Yang growled angrily. "We're born ready to defend Beacon, isn't that right, girls?" Her teammates nodded in agreement.

"Yeah! Why do you suddenly doubt us, Professor?!" Ruby frowned.

"I do not doubt in any of you girls," Ozpin said honestly as he stood up from his seat, "but this is one situation that not even the four kingdoms together will be able to stop."

"What are you talking about, Professor?" Weiss asked the headmaster, who immediately ignored her question and walked up to his nephew.

"One thousand years ago, Beacon faced a similar threat that we're facing right now, but thanks to one legendary hero Beacon was saved. This is where you come in, Ash." Ozpin stood before the young teen and smiled.

"Me?!" Ash blinked confusedly, growing a bit concerned that his uncle was having too much confidence in him. How could he possibly help? He didn't have any of his Pokémon with him. "Uh, uncle, I wish I could help, but in your letter you told me to leave all my Pokémon behind. Plus, I'm not much of a fighter if you didn't notice already."

The headmaster simply chuckled. "That may be true, but what you don't realize is that you were born special, Ash."

"Tell me about it...," Ash grumbled under his breath, heaving a tired sigh. This wasn't the first someone told him that he was special and he knew it wasn't going to be the last time, either.

"Don't sell yourself short, Ash. When I first met you when you were four, I noticed your Aura and how unusual it was at your age."

"My…Aura?"

Ozpin smiled again. "That's right, Ash. That's why I requested you to come here, to help you master your Aura."

"For what reason?" Ash asked without thinking.

The headmaster didn't hesitate to give his nephew a straightforward answer. "To train you to become the next Aura Guardian of Beacon."

A/N: Well….talk about starting off with a bang! Ash is now aware of his destiny. And what major threat is Ozpin talking about? Should you be worried about Ash? Who's going to train him? Is Delia aware of any of this? Will Ash have any of his Pokémon with him during his stay at Beacon? Will he receive a Pokémon egg from Ozpin on his birthday? So many questions, so little time! I hope you enjoy the first chapter! As for the poll on my profile, I'll leave it posted until the end of February. So don't forget to vote!

P.S. – Give the proofreading and editing credit to my beta-reader, Kiwami no Sengoku.

Aoi Hyoudou (formerly known as Johan07)