A/N: Whoo! A RWBY story from yours truly. I still have to finish watching Vol. 2 before watching Vol. 3 (so please no spoilers) but I'm excited to get this story rolling. In fact, I think I'm gonna start now, feeling very creative today. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or teams of RWBY, they belong to Rooster Teeth and Monty Oum.

What I do own are the characters of my OC teams: REKT, GTSY, KACE and DAZE.

Chapter 1: Welcome

Legends. Stories scattered through time. Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past. Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful. But he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness, creatures of destruction. The creatures of Grimm set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man's brief existence to the void.

However, even the smallest spark of hope is enough to ignite change and in time, man's passion, resourcefulness and ingenuity led them to the tools that would help even the odds. This power was appropriately named, "Dust". Nature's wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness and in the shadow's absence, came strength, civilization and most importantly, life. But even the most brilliant lights eventually flicker and die. And when they are gone...darkness will return. So, you may prepare your guardians...build your monuments to a so-called free world but take heed...there will be no victory in strength.

But perhaps victory is in the simpler things that you've long forgotten. Things that require a smaller, more honest soul...or perhaps things who never loose sight of the bigger picture of life.

Beacon...

"Hello and welcome to Beacon!" A female's voice spoke over the intercom...or perhaps from the hologram. Even when I had my ear buds in, I could still hear her voice as clear as day; something within the airship I was currently riding on probably had a sound breaker installed or a way to amplify the speaker's voice. "My name is Glynda Goodwitch. You are among a privileged few who have received the honor of being selected to attend this prestigious academy!"

Blah. Removing the ear buds from my ears I leaned my head back against the comfortable leather and listened quietly to what was being said, hopefully something of particular interest would catch my attention.

"Our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace, and as future Huntsmen and Huntresses, it is your duty to uphold it. You have demonstrated the courage needed for such a task, and now it is our turn to provide you with the knowledge and the training to protect our world."

Huntsmen and Huntresses...what an interesting occupation for someone like me. I sat still as my ears tuned into the murmurings and excited voices from the other occupants as they bustled to the windows to look at the spectacular view. Those with abilities and weapons powered by "Dust" to hunt creatures known as Grimm are called Huntsmen or Huntresses. Soon I felt the airship losing altitude which meant that I have arrived at my destination. Grabbing my stuff and following the other students I finally felt solid ground underneath my own two feet. The weather was calm and serene and I took in a deep breath, filling my lungs up with the pure fresh air.

What's that noise? I thought as as I seated myself on a nearby bench, away from the crowds so that I may have some peace and quiet to myself. I heard what sounds like someone yelling at someone else guided by the slight breeze.

"Uhhhhhaaaahhhh-Chooooooooo!" A loud sneeze followed by what sounded like an explosion occurred afterwards. After a few minutes of silence the sound of girls squabbling once again reached my ears and it sounded like they were in a heated argument...or perhaps a one-sided argument. I sat listening to the yelling before it was quelled by another, a voice that was more mellow. Soon the noises calmed down and I was left sitting in silence once more.

I was not sure how long I sat on the bench but figuring that I should probably navigate my way around the school to get familiar with the landscape, I stood up and dusted off my pants with both hands. I barely made it a few feet from where the bench was before a soft body collided into me. I heard an 'oomph' followed by a whimper.

"Sorry, are you okay?" I asked the person who collided into me, extending a hand to help her up. "Can you stand?"

"Um, yeah. Thanks!" She chirped and brushed the dust from her skirt. "I'm Ruby, nice to meet you."

"Reina Raylan, a pleasure to make your acquaintance." I replied and we shook hands. "By the sound of your voice, are you perhaps younger than most of us here?"

"Yeah..." She replied. "But, I really want to be a Huntress no matter what. Slaying monsters, helping people in need...that's what my parents taught us when we were kids. So I thought, 'Hey, I may as well make a career out of it'. Huntresses and Huntsmen are so much more romantic and exciting!"

"What do you mean by 'us'?" I asked her. "Do you have a significant other or perhaps a sibling?"

"I do! My older sister! She's one of the reasons why I'm here in Beacon." said Ruby as we decided to wonder around the inside of the Academy's ground for a bit, her boots made a clicking sound against the the granite with each bouncing step. "Her name's Yang Xiao Long but you can just call her Yang. She's like my best friend in the entire world and I wouldn't have it any other way. She is simply the best!"

"She sounds pretty cool. I'd love to meet her one of these days." I nodded my head in agreement, noticing that my new friend could potentially end up as a chatterbox. I wonder if I would be able to feel the the feelings Ruby feels when she's close to Yang...

"Do you have a weapon of some sort?"

"Pardon? A weapon?" I turned to face her and heard a 'swoosh' before a 'thud', the sound of a heavy object scratching at the ground...embedding itself into the ground sounds more accurate.

"This is my weapon, I call it Crescent Rose." Ruby explained, twirling her scythe all around like it wasn't a big deal. I felt a small gust of wind every time the blade swung past me. "Back when I was in Signal Academy, we got to forage our own weapons. I just love weapons, you could practically call me a dork. When I see new weapons, it's like meeting new people but better."

"Hmm, a scythe and a customizable, high impact velocity sniper rifle combo?" I reached out to touch the said weapon after she stopped swinging it around. "Interesting."

"How did you know? But right! Weapons are the best!" She put her weapon away and walked around me with curiosity, her silver-colored eyes darting around really fast like she was trying to undress me with just her eyes. I felt the scarf around my neck move a bit, probably because she thought my weapon was hiding underneath it. "Where's yours?" She asked after finally giving up on trying to find it.

"Hey! Wait up!" A male's voice called out to us just as I was about to answer and we stopped walking. By the sound of the voice, he was a fairly young male and he was slightly breathless when he reached us, the footsteps coming to a halt right in front of me. "The name's Jaune Arc."

"Or Vomit Boy since he threw up on the way here." I heard Ruby comment as I felt around for his hand, shaking it once we made contact. "Sorry, it was the first thing that came to my mind."

"Hmph! I'll have you know, motion sickness is common." Jaune retorted, sounding quite hurt and decided to jab back. "What if I called you Crater Face?"

"Hey that explosion was an accident!"

So it was her that made that sneeze earlier. I thought as the two of them squabbled over the nicknames. Wow, wish I had seen that.

"Anyways, my name is short, sweet, rolls off the tongue, ladies love it!" Jaune continued as he joined us on our leisurely walk, favoring my left side since Ruby already occupied my right.

"Do they?" Ruby asked playfully, nudging me a bit with her shoulder.

"They will." He assured us. "Well, I hope they will...I mean, my mom always says, uh..." He took a second to collect himself before stating, "...never mind."

"I see you two have lots of things to talk about then." I spoke up, already figuring out that I was the third-wheel in this group. "So I'm going to head off and catch you guys later."

"Are you sure?" I heard Ruby ask as she and Jaune started to drift away from me. "Then, I'll see you later Reina."

"Bye Reina." Jaune said and I heard the sound of his hand moving in a waving motion.

"Oh Ruby, hang on." I called out to them before they drifted off further. "Let me just..." Walking back up to them, I slowly moved my hand from one side of her head to the other, tracing out her facial features in the process. "Now I have a general jest of what you look like in my head."

"Wait...you don't mean..." She must have been staring at me with wide eyes as I did the same thing to Jaune. After I had finished, I smiled kindly at both of them and walked off before she could finish what she struggled to say.

It's okay. It's fine, she was a little surprised that's all...Jauane must be too. I got into Beacon as smoothly as possible, that's what counts. I told myself swiftly, biting my lip in hopes of quelling my rising self-doubt. No, I can't think negatively like that. I shook my head to clear away the horrid thoughts and continued walking. After all, I won't let a little setback like this get in the way of my goal. I must conquer this Academy and become a full-fledged Huntresses...maybe then... I reached up with my right hand and gently touched my eyes for a minute.

will I'll be able to get revenge for what that woman did to me.

A/N: Here are some info about my OCs and their teams. Focus more on Team REKT for now since they are the main protagonists along with Team RWBY and JNPR. The other three are probably going to end up as supportive teams for now and then get more action in the second season. The hidden abilities only goes to Team REKT and won't be usable until third season.

REKT

Reina Raylan

Age: 17

Height: 5' 7

Weapon choice: Her Palms (the tattoo on her right shoulder blade uses Aura ). This makes her a highly efficient close-combat fighter and a mid-range shooter.

Appearance: Long wavy strawberry-blonde hair. She wears a black jacket over a white t-shirt. There is also a red scarf around her neck. For bottoms she wears knee-length ripped jeans and a pair of navy blue sneakers. She has a scar over the bridge of her nose and a small beauty mark on the lower left corner of her mouth. She is blind.

Semblance - Psionic Blast : The ability to concentrate psychic/ spiritual energy into an explosion.

Hidden ability: World Healing: The ability to heal everything on a planetary scale

Efram Eknath

Age: 18

Height: 6' 3

Weapon choice: Trident/Spear/Javelin combined with a kite shield.

Appearance: A tan and rather buff guy with a little facial hair. Whenever he can, he loves to strut around without a shirt on. His tattoo is located in the middle of his chest. He normally wears a striped tank top, shorts and flipflops. His hair is sea green and his eyes are olive color. He has a scar on his left wrist where a shark bit him when he was little.

Semblance- Water Exoskeleton: The ability to create armor around the user's body or to shape it from water for protection and physical boost.

Hidden ability: Atmokinesis: The ability to control the weather.

Kairos Klain

Age: 17

Height: 5' 9

Weapon choice: Longsword combined with dual-wield assault rifles

Appearance: She has shoulder-length white and black hair. She has lavender colored eyes though her left eye is covered by her long bangs. Above her right eye there is a vertical scar. A green turtleneck long-sleeve covered with a light brown vest. She can be seen with light brown ear muffs. The only piece of jewelry she owns is a silver necklace hanging around her neck.

Semblance- Ultimate Burning: The ability to burn anything. Kairos can also manipulate blue fire and as a side effect, a patch of blue flame flickers around her left eye.

Hidden ability: Flash Fire- Amps up flame attack when energy is low or emotions run wild.

Timber Talon

Age: 16

Height: 6'

Weapon choice: Neutral bow combined with a semi-automatic sniper rifle

Appearance: A lanky young lad that have a mischievous nature. Light brown spiky hair with playful blue eyes, there is a star-shaped scar underneath his left eye. He also has feathers embedded into the left side of his head right behind his ear. He constantly wears a brown hoodie over a black tank top.

Semblance- Regeneration: This ability since he spends his time observing nature allows him to draw in nutrients from the ground.

Hidden ability: Terraforming: The ability to change the environment of an entire planet, moon or asteroid by modifying its atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to the biosphere of Earth

GTSY

Grimsley Gratzky -Scythe combined with dual-wield light machine guns

Thalia Tatsuya- Buckler combined with a submachine gun

Skyla Stratton- Naginata combined with dual-wield sawed-off shotguns

Yuri Maeve - Quarterstaff combined with dual-wield pistols.

DAZE

Dalton Dreygon- Mace combined with dual-wield light machine guns

Appearance: Blonde hair with gray eyes. He wears a red jogger's jacket over workout long pants. There is a black choker around his neck.

Aero Ackerman- Daggers combined with a kite shield

Appearance: Spiky maroon colored hair with deep green eyes. He wears a gray buttoned-up collared top over a black tank underneath. He also wears a back vest and tops it off with a teal colored tie around his neck. There are also goggles resting upon his head.

Zack Zephyr – Rokushakubo (1.82 meters) combined with a submachine gun

Eryn Evans- Katana combined with an automatic shotgun

Appearance: Light green hair with the left side shaved off and pretty dark green eyes. She wears a knee length slender dress with gray lining.

KACE

Kaeon Kalani- Shield combined with a light machine gun.

Akira Amadeus- Dagger combined with a pistol.

Charlie Croft- Falchion combined with a musket .

Elyon Eagle- Flying claws combined with dual-wield submachine guns.