A/N: This is my very first Fanfic so please enjoy. There is a concluding auther's note that will contain several bullets of information.

*rewritten as an experiment with a few small changes here and there*

Ruby POV

This was so cool. That was the thought that had been constantly crossing Ruby's mind since she was allowed to enroll into Beacon Academy. Despite the weird incident with Roman Torchwick and the less than fortunate events that happened on her first day, she was ready to let Crescent Rose take care of everything today.

Professor Ozpin had finished explaining the rules for the initiation and students were now being catapulted into the Emerald Forest.

Finally, it was her turn. She braced herself and the catapult flung her to some random part of the forest below.

Ruby couldn't help but enjoy flying through the air, which was distracting her from the fact that she was flying through the air. It wasn't until Ruby felt gravity pulling her down that she realized she was falling. Oh no, how do I land. That thought spiraled in her head as she flew over a fresh scar in the forest below.

….Time skip 30 minutes

The group of eight had finally gotten the relics and were now being chased back to the cliff they gad been launched from by the deathstalker. Ruby wasn't using her semblance so she didn't leave her friends behind. Ruby took a moment to dodge a tree and shoot at the giant grimm to keep it as a distance. But as she turned, her heel caught on what she thought was a root and fell flat on her butt. The tree barked in pain in response to the 15 year-old kicking it. "Stupid tree," Ruby groaned as she cocked the rifle part of her weapon. As Ruby got up, she realized the tree just barked and that the roots were wearing bloodied pants. Ruby snapped her head towards the tree trunk and saw silver eyes glaring back at her. Ruby didn't have much time to think before the deathstalker's crashing reminded her it was there. "Oh no, we gotta run," Ruby shrieked at the person she just tripped over. She grabbed the person's arm and was about take off with them in tow, but a pained growl alerted her to the unfortunate soul's injuries.

"Don't worry about me," they grunted.

"Ruby, hurry up," Yang called after taking a pot shot at the giant grimm. Ruby looked at Yang, then the grimm, then the person she just tripped on.

"Arrgh, guys, catch up to us at the cliff," Ruby called back. Ruby wrapped her arm around the person's torso and took off using her semblance.

"Wait, us?," Yang said after her younger half-sister took off leaving a trail of rose petals.

Ruby sped off towards the cliff with the injured figure still in tow. With her semblance, it didn't take long to reach her destination. However, the sounds of fighting warned her that she only had a brief reprieve. Seeing the ruins and the cliff they preceded, Ruby stopped and set her charge down. Ruby finally got a good look at the Man she had been carrying. He was a wolf faunus with black hair, around Yang's age. He had a terrible gash on his forehead that was still bleeding and a mangled leg, as well as several other minor wounds. He was wearing what looked to have been a monochrome military combat gear but the only armor he was wearing was a gauntlet on his left arm. It appeared that his only weapons were a sword with a plain steel stirrup guard and a dagger. In his right hand was a white jacket. Those were all the details Ruby could gather before her original group caught up, along with the pursuing grimm.

"Fight with your comrades...don't abandon them," the faunus grunted with a stern look.

"But," Ruby started to say.

"Go," he barked.

Ruby reluctantly rejoined the fighting. Yang was going to scold her, but seeing the injured man made her understood why her sister took off before. The group had enough time to take up stances before the deathstalker broke out of the forest.

"Any ideas," Yang asked.

"I've got a plan," Ruby

Faunus POV

The wolf faunus, not understanding anything going on, why he was there, or who he was for that mater, watched as the two teams split up and dealt with their respective targets. They're good, but definitely need more training. Somehow, he was reading their moves and those of the grimm, gauging and watching intently. This was until he had to roll out of the path of several nevermore feathers.

"You okay...whatever your name is," Ruby called. The faunus just huffed and nodded. As he watched the fighting continue, he took plenty of mental notes. Again he glanced back at the feathers that nearly impaled him. As he stared at them, he felt something akin to hunger. He pulled himself to the nearest feather and took a bite of it to satisfy the curious feeling. After which the feather completely evaporated. It was a bitter and sour flavor that made him grimace. But the flavor came with a certain power that spread through him. While he was distracted, the deathstalker was impaled with its own stinger. His wounds still hurt terribly, but he ignored it as he stood up. He wasn't going to let these 8 individuals fight for him. He gritted his teeth taking his stance and drawing his sword. He focused on his sword and a black mist began to emanate from it. The faunus took aim at where the nevermore would be on the cliff after having heard what the second team was planning. As soon as Ruby caught the nevermore in her scythe, he shot a shadow version of the feather he took a bite out of. The black feather impaled the grimm on the cliff wall, granting Ruby the resistance she needed to cleave its head off. He collapsed after seeing the fruits of his efforts.

A/N: Before you guys get up in arms, let me clarify a few things

The oc does have amneisia.

Yes, he did eat the nevermore feather and reproduce the attack. That is part of his semblance, and there is a very clever reason for it that I think most of you will enjoy. So please refrain from completely tearing me a new one until the reason presents itself.

Please review. Thank you for reading