Adventures in Remnant

Chapter 1: Running away to Beacon.

A/N: My idea for a RWBY story. I'm starting with a short prologue, but it will only have one OC, so everyone else will still be included, and it is based on the RWBY storyline continuity. I am using the OC Kyle that I use for basically every story I type, but you know, his abilities change in each universe. In this, his Semblance is electrokinesis, but the downside is that he must always use electric dust in gauntlets to keep his semblance under control. These gauntlets are his weapons, and they look like the gauntlet from the after-credits scene of Age of Ultron, just colored yellow with an indigo lightning bolt on the outside. They transform into arm cannons that are like Mega Busters, but each shot can only be fired once before it has to reload, and it cannot fire in fist form.

A/N 2: The main question is, if there is going to be a pairing up between my OC and a female character, I will let the audience decide. The options are: Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, any other girl (Except possibly Cinder, she seems too old for a teenager. Glynda Goodwitch is also out of the question. And Winter, and anyone else who shows up in the future that is a professor or a grown woman), and mention who, or no one at all. There is no wrong answer. I will write it depending on how the results turn out. Those who wish for Kyle 10 Alien Force 19, it will be out, probably after my finals. Now… without ANY further ado… to the story!

It all started when I was about 10 years old. My Semblance arose one day as I was helping my father, Kalin, set up his training area in his backyard. Once I touched one of the metal devices, a spark arose from my hand.

I yelled, "AGH!" I sent the shock at the machine accidentally, and while my father survived the sudden attack from the training equipment by using his blade, Katanarui. He wasn't too keen on giving it a name, but he named it that because of his wife, my mother, Rui, and his weapon was a katana.

My father, Kalin, said, "Kyle, what happened?"

I replied, "I… dunno." He sheathed his katana.

He replied "You are lucky I was a master hunter and not some rank amateur." He walked to me, and saw sparks coming out of my hands. His eyes widened.

I said, "Please don't freak out, Dad. I didn't mean to do-" As my hands came up, blasts of lightning flew at my Dad. He blocked it with his katana, slicing the blast in two. I jumped back.

Dad said, "You have a Semblance, like me." I looked at him, confused, and worried.

I asked him, "A… Semblance?" He patted my head. "Yeah, you got it, son." He said to me. That was the day he promised to teach me how to hone my gifts. Since I could not find a way to control my ability on my own, he went to a Dust shop, seeking a way to keep my bolts under control through a dust-powered weapon. I was wearing rubber gloves in the store to attempt to size gloves for me, and not electrocute the store owner.

The store owner, being a balding old man, saw us walk in. He was balding, but had a lot of hair on the sides of his head. He smiled at me.

"Kalin," He asked, "Why is your son wearing rubber gloves?" I responded rather hastily to this.

"I can't control my Semblance! It's lightning power!" I immediately covered my mouth. Others in the store turned to look. I lowered my head in shame. My Dad sighed, but continued walking to the counter. As the shoppers continued to look, he talked to them.

He said, "What? My son just discovered his Semblance. He needs a way to keep himself from hurting others on accident! That's all. Now, nothing to see here, move along." The shoppers obeyed him. The old man looked worried.

"Gee, Kalin. I didn't know this was such an issue he had to wear rubber gloves…"

My Dad replied, "This has been somewhat effective for now, but we need a way for him to channel it. I was hoping you had some kind of lightning dust weapon you could suggest." The old man looked at the wall behind him. There were plenty of options. I saw a lance, a sword, and even a scythe. The old man lifted a finger to his beard.

"I do have one. But it's not meant to be on the floor just yet."

"So, my son needs help. I'd do anything for him." I looked up at my Dad. "Son, you're going to be a good hunter someday. You just need a little help." I nodded.

"Alright, but it'll cost you." The shopkeep said.

"How much?"

"700 Lien." Whoa.

"More than I was willing to immediately pay, I admit." He stroked his chin, which was still scruffy.

"The choice is yours, Kalin." My Dad thought to himself. I looked up at him, then at my rubber gloves, which emitted a tiny spark towards one of the racks holding up some huntress jackets. I looked up with pleading eyes to Dad.

"Okay. Is it equipped, or is that extra?" The shopkeep smiled.

"For you, the dust is on me."

"Thanks, Venitio." The old man, Venitio, said, "Anytime. Now, let's get him sized up."

"You're going to need to size him with the gloves still on. He can only give you a static shock then." My Dad told him.

Venitio replied, "I'll be careful."

"Thank you." I told him. We followed him to the back of the store, and he worked on sizing my hands. After some minor shocks, we managed to get myself set up. I got a size 5 in the gloves. These gloves were indigo with a yellow lightning bolt, and their cores lit up when I had my rubber gloves off.

"Whoa, cool!" I said. These gloves were amazing! The fingers moved when I moved them, and they felt practically weightless. They looked big at first, but after some practicing on swinging them, I knew I could get used to them.

My Dad said, "Perfect! What are they called?"

Venitio replied, "The Indigo Volts. They are made to resize themselves over time, made specifically for those with elemental based semblances. The Dust is just a way to help contain the power. They also have one other feature." I looked at the old shopkeeper.

I asked him, "What is that?" He smirked to himself, and showed me a demo with a different pair of them. They transformed into giant cannon hands, and fired lightning orbs from both. They made a moderately sized explosion on the target he aimed at.

"Dang, old man!" My Dad said. "This'll be perfect!" Venitio looked back to me.

"Listen, son. That mode is for emergencies only. It can heavily damage you if you are not careful." I nodded.

"The recoil alone can be a problem? Then how do you handle it so well?" My Dad asked him.

"I practice with them in my spare time, when the store is not open. I've even broken into packages not meant to be sold just yet to test one of the products."

"Good ol' Venitio. Thanks again, by the way." Dad said. He handed Venitio the money, and we left with the gloves on me.

"I will be a good hunter, Dad! Just you wait!" I said to him. He patted me on the head.

"You sure will, son. I'll start you on the right path." And he did. My Dad was so good. He walked home, where my Mom was cooking dinner.

"Honey, I helped out with our son's zapping problem!" He yelled.

"Good! Last time, he nearly zapped me!" My mom, Rui, appaeared, with black hair, blue eyes, and a beautiful face. She was not a huntress, or ever was. She was just a regular civilian that happened to catch the eye of a hunter. My Dad could not stay away from her. She was fairly skinny. She was smiling, then saw my gauntlets. She looked concerned.

"Kalin, my son is wearing Hunter weapons." She stated.

"Of course. Is that a problem?" He asked.

"How much did Venitio charge you?"

"Just 700 Lien. Don't worry. It's out of my pocket alone." She took a deep breath and looked at them. "They certainly look cool, honey." She told me.

"They hold in my shocks just fine! We just need Dust in it!" I said happily.

"That's good, son. Ready to eat?"

"I sure am." We had eaten our dinner that night. My mom makes a killer pepperoni pizza. From that day on, I properly learned how my weapons worked, and my Dad was working with me on training me to be a hunter on his own. I had never gone to any academy, but we did practice with each other, even against each other.

One day… three years later…

My powers had become very good, and I was one with my Indigo Volts. They felt like they were apart of me, it was so cool. Venitio was right about their sizes adjusting as I got older, by the way. They grew on me, quite literally. I learned how to charge my punches with electricity, and even let off small bursts while they were still in glove mode. In cannon mode, I eventually got used to the recoil, but did not really master how to time my flips or do other such athletic maneuvers like that yet. Dad swung his sword at me, and I blocked it with a small burst from both hands, then tried to punch him. He blocked the attack and swung, but I ducked, and tried to give him an uppercut, but he caught my fist, and kicked me away. I flipped to my feet, and gave a small burst back to try and do a flying punch. He blocked it, then I grabbed his sword and tried to kick him across the head, but he grabbed my leg, and slammed me onto the ground.

My mom said, "Kalin! Easy!"

"Sorry, honey! I'm just not trying to go TOO easy on him." I got up, and made the cannon hands come up.

"Did you master the recoil yet?" He asked.

"Nope." I replied, and fired the shots. I flew backwards terribly far, and he took one of the orbs, but the other was knocked back at me. I made a small burst with my fist mode, knocking it back towards him, and I had to reload my dust cartridges. I quickly grabbed both clips from my belt, and jammed them into my gauntlets. Without Dust, I can't attack at far range at all. I saw the orb head towards me again, and I took it.

"I told you you had to master your reload speed, son!" My Dad stated.

"GRR…" I got up, and my hair was everywhere as a result of the shock. My Dad had walked up to me, and swung the sword downwards, but stopped it before it touched me.

"You're getting better son." He pulled his blade back up. "But you're not quite there yet." He continued on. I knew I wouldn't be able to match him, but I always tried to win regardless. I was helped up.

"I could've had you if I just clobbered you harder." I said.

"Being a Hunter is not just about strength. It's about what's inside you."

"Inside?" He pointed at my heart.

"Yeah. It's like what makes me a man. It makes you a man, too."

"I wish I knew what you meant, Dad."

"If you don't know now, you will eventually." He said. It was just after that everything went wrong. A man in a white coat covering a suit walked up to us. He had a bowl cut, had black hair, and his eyes were also blue.

"Ironwood." Dad said.

"Kalin Tesla. I need you for a mission."

"There's no other reason you always come here. So. What's up?"

"Torchwick and the White Fang."

"It's always them…"

"We don't know if they're working together, but they have been talking to each other. We need you and your old team to investigate. You were the best team after Team STRQ, you know." He chuckled.

"So.. Team KNTO has to come together again?"

"Correct. I have already gathered your whole team together." I saw a man and two other women in the distance, but could not make out their forms. My Mom looked worried, and walked up to Dad.

"Honey… Please." She said.

"Look, Rui. I need to. Besides, you know I can trust them." He kissed her, and she hugged him tightly.

"Dad." I walked up to him.

"HEY!" The one guy near the car was still waiting. "I thought you liked to go out with us!" The one woman said, "Kalin! We need you!" The second one just crossed her arms.

"In a minute!" He looked down to me, and patted my head. "You're the man of the house now, Kyle. Wait til I get back. Then we can finish your training." I nodded to him.

"Everything will be just the way it was when you get back!" The Ironwood gentleman looked at my hands.

"Aren't those not even supposed to be in circulation yet?" I hid my hands behind myself.

"I know a guy, and my son needed help." He told him.

"Fine. But we'll be talking about this on the way." Ironwood said. He left with them after that. After that day, I never saw him again.

Current day…

I'm currently 16. I hunt Grimm in the woods to hone my skills with my powers. Since I haven't seen Dad in 3 years, and I don't know where any Hunters or Huntresses live, I train myself. My mom doesn't like it, but I feel like I need to get myself stronger to find out what happened to him.

"KYLE! KYLE! Get back here!" I had yet again ran out to find the Grimm messing up our town. I made myself my town's personal protector. After Venitio had a raid on his shop for some dust, led by some orange haired gentleman, I had been able to hone my skills. I could not defeat the man, but all the same, I saved us. There were Beowulves coming towards the grocery store, and I got their attention by shooting a hole in one of them, killing it.

"Sorry, Fido, but you just pissed off the sheriff!" I said. I reloaded my cannon immediately, and shot yet another shot at his buddy, blowing him up as well. Ursas also came for me, from the top of some buildings. I flipped away, turning my cannons back into glove mode, and firing a burst out to land a clean straight punch to the bear's head. He was sparking when I hit him, then he landed on his back. I then slammed myself into his gut, and he exploded. I got covered in a black liquid, and the remaining creatures growled at me.

"Oh, I'm sorry, was that your boss?" I asked them sarcastically. Another Beowulf decided to jump at me, when I burst him backwards with both of my hands. I slugged, elbowed, and punched my way through the entire army of monsters. I scared them off, but I fell to my knees afterwards. All of a sudden, the Atlesian forces came to see me.

"Again, Tesla? Shouldn't you be protecting your mother?!" One guard asked. Still panting, I got to my feet.

"Hey, not my fault you guys didn't get here fast enough. You could have sent some Hunters. Like the guys that were on Team KNTO!"

"That was not our fault. We lost them."

"THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY AND GET THEM BACK?!"

"Not our problem anymore, son. Now, let us take you home."

"Not until you tell me what happened to my father!" The guy aimed his gun at me.

"Son. Don't get yourself in more trouble than you're already in."

"Fine." I said, angrily. The guy drove me back to my house himself.

"My son!" Mom yelled happily. I was hugged by her, and I hugged her back.

"Sorry, Mom. I heard the townspeople screaming, and I saw a fire."

"You are not a Hunter."

"I can be one!"

"Baby, it's dinner time. Thank you, guardsman."

The guard had said, "All part of my job, ma'am. Keep a tighter leash on your son. We can overlook his acts of vigilantism only for so long."

"I'll see that he does so."

I replied, "Oooh…" The guard drove off.

"Kyle! You need to stop trying to play hero and do your job!" She said, setting spaghetti in front of me.

"So what? You and I both know we want to know what happened to my Dad!"

"Your job right now is to pass school, and make it to senior year."

"But I don't WANT to be a regular person! I WANT to be a Hunter!"

"I'll send you to Signal after you graduate High School. We discussed this."

"But that could take forever! And then don't get me started on waiting for Beacon to accept me!" I began to eat, splattering my gloves a bit.

"Son, I love you, but I don't want you to needlessly-"

"Oh here we go!" She slammed the table.

"Son. One more word like that, and you can FORGET about becoming a hunter!" I shut up, and continued eating my food. She nodded.

"Good. As soon as you're done with the dishes, polish your gloves."

"Yes, Mom."

"And finish your homework."

"Yes, Mom."

"And go to bed. I want you to get some sleep for tomorrow. It'll be important!"

"I know, Mom." I had finished my bowl, and washed our dishes. This always gets my gloves to feel rusty and tight, but I'm going to have to accept it now. As I finished that activity, I had an idea. As I polished my gloves, I was using the Internet to print out a Beacon enrollment form.

'Fine.' I thought to myself. 'If she won't let me go to Beacon the normal way, I'll just go in myself." I begun to fill it out. It took all night to fill out. Once I did fill it out, I sent it.

"I know I technically have to be in Signal first, but screw it. I feel like I'm in a class all my own." I said.

"What?" That was my Mom.

"I mean… I'm in a class all my own I got my homework done so fast!" I smiled nervously.

"That's good, sweetie." She smiled again, and headed back to her work. I sighed. I got an email immediately.

"Huh?" I opened the e-mail.

"Dear Mr. Tesla.

I was not aware Kalin Tesla had a family. He must have kept it under wraps. I am sorry for your loss. I am Professor Ozpin of Beacon Academy. Technically, I am not allowed to accept someone who has not yet finished or even gone to Signal or a less prestigious academy, but for you, I can make an exception and help you on what I believe is your quest to find out how your father disappeared by teaching you what you need to know to be a proper Hunter.

We already have a full list, but I can squeeze you in on my flight to the academy if you wish. I saw the picture you enclosed in a file as well. You look just like him. Minus the scraggly beard of course.

Meet me in Vale, and I will help you make sure your questions are answered. I have close ties with Ironwood, and can at least question him on what happened to Team KNTO in the meantime. I worked with them myself, and can say that he and I were acquaintances of sorts. Just tell me where you wish to meet, and we'll talk.

Ozpin"

Wow. He sent mail back to me, saying he would accept my… filing. Wow. I grinned.

"Dear Professor Ozpin,

Sure. I'd be happy to come! I won't disappoint you, as my Dad taught me pretty much everything he knew before he disappeared! You'll be proud of me!

Kyle Tesla"

I did not expect him to reply to my email back, but I was happy he even paid attention. Wow! Me. A hunter. Skipping regular education to go to Beacon. Alright! I just then got another e-mail.

"Dear Mr. Tesla,

I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you did not give me a meeting time or place.

Ozpin."

Oops.

"Dear Professor Ozpin,

Sorry. Meet me at this address. 33665 Qrow Lane.

Kyle Tesla."

"Dear Mr. Tesla

Perfect. Is this in front of your High School?

Ozpin."

"Dear Professor Ozpin,

Yes. It is. I'm willing to put it behind me if it means finding out what happened to my father.

Kyle Tesla."

"Dear Mr. Tesla,

Yet again, I admire your commitment. I will hold you to your previous emails.

Ozpin."

Cool. I set it all up. This guy sounded important, he had connections, and I could learn to be a much better fighter while I was at Beacon, the most prestigious academy in all of Vale! YES! I turned my computer off, packed some bags, and went to bed. Ozpin was going to be so happy!

The next day…

My Mom woke me up. "Time for school again!"

"Sweet!" I woke up right away, got dressed, and got all of my bags.

"What's with the bags, Kyle?"

"Field Trip. We're going to visit Beacon Academy."

"Long trip, huh?"

"Totally. Well, I'll miss you, Mom. I won't be back for a little while."

"I understand, Kyle. Well, hope you enjoy yourself!" She hugged me, and I hugged her back. No matter what happens, I will miss my Mom. As soon as I got to school, I saw a large gyrocopter flying above.

"Whoa…" I walked up to the door, and saw a silver-haired man in front of the school's main doors.

"Hello." He wore a black long-sleeved shirt and a green scarf. He also wore glasses, but the rods coming off the glasses were shaped like bolts, then went straight to his ears. His pants were black. He also wore a pendant with a purple cross.

"I am Ozpin. I'm here like you asked, Mr. Tesla. Now, ready to go to Beacon?"

"I sure am."

"I only have one question."

"Shoot."

"You're going to be at a handicap compared to many of the other students regardless of the fact that you have once saved your town from an invasion of Grimm. You've never had formal training, if I understand correctly."

"You're right. I taught myself, and I learned a lot from Dad before he…" I couldn't keep going.

"It's alright, Kyle. You don't have to say it. We'll know for sure eventually. Now, come aboard." A ladder came down, and he grabbed onto it. I grabbed onto it while my bags were still holstered onto my back. We walked into the passenger bay, where there was a blond woman in a white teacher's outfit and glasses, and a girl dressed primarily in black and red. Her outfit reminded me of Little Red Riding Hood.

"Hi!" The girl said. "Are you going to Beacon, too?"

"Y-yeah." I said. She eyed my weapons weirdly, but was smiling as she did so.

"Wow… Indigo Volts! They just now got on stock! How'd you get them?"

"My Dad got a deal on them before they even hit the shelves."

"Wow… Those remind me of my sister's weapons!"

"Is that so?" I asked. The woman raised her glasses, and we were still on our way, but we stopped at a station. I raised my eyebrow.

"Wait… this isn't Beacon!"

"Yeah!" The girl agreed. The woman spoke up.

"From here on, you'll take the same transportation the other students will take! Now, since you two are special cases, we're expecting much from you! I didn't agree with Ozpin on this matter, but he is the head professor!"

Ozpin said, "Good luck to you both." The doors closed, leaving me and the girl alone.

"Okay… Oh! Your name is…"

"Ruby! Ruby Rose."

"Kyle Tesla." Her eyes widened.

"You're… Kalin Tesla's son?! He never mentioned one!"

"Well, apparently he kept his family and hunter lives separate. I'm hoping to get the skills to find out what happened to him."

"I'm sure you'll do it!" She got in my personal space to say this, but at least I know she genuinely cared. She may be a good friend in the future.

"Thanks. I hope you do well, too." I told her. We scrambled to get on the airship to Beacon.

To be continued…

(If you all want me to continue, please leave a response. There will be a poll on my page for which girl my character should be with, if anyone. Thanks. DMUDZ.)