Guess what? I'm making a fanfic where different things happen in the Emerald Forest...in other words, people end up getting different partners in the Emerald Forest...

In other words, there's going to be different teams this time. Sound like fun? Of course, I'm not going to tell you whose going to be on which team yet.

Chapter 1: Attempted Robbery

"It's Friday, Friday, getting down on Friday..." sang Ruby. For some strange reason a lot of people didn't like Rebecca Black...but she thought that Friday was rather catchy.

Still, she wondered if it would be depressing if she sang about Monday.

Of course, though she WOULD like to go to Beacon, she was rather young for that. They only accepted students that were seventeen or older. At least Signal was a rather enjoyable school to be in. She was one of the best students in there. In fact, she got the feeling that they were rather jealous of her.

It was too bad really. She didn't want to be special.

Anyways, she was sure that she could get in Beacon someday, even if they were picky as to who would be allowed inside of it. After all, she was pretty good with her weapon...which was Crescent Rose.

Incidentally, it matched her last name. Rather ironic, eh? Whatever suited her personality, she guessed.

Little did she know that at that very moment someone was planning a robbery. Of course, there was news in the newspaper about robberies in the last few weeks...but Ruby Rose decided that she would be fine. She was rather strong and she wouldn't go down too easily.

The robber in question was Roman Torchwick, one of the biggest scoundrels in all of Vale. At least seven countries had sworn warrants for his arrest...and they were still counting. And yet, they hadn't been able to arrest him.

Not that Roman minded being a wanted criminal...he LIKED being infamous. Besides, if he encountered a bounty hunter, he could simply blast them with his cane. They never saw it coming. Of course, who would expect a simple cane to be such a deadly weapon?

And speaking of criminal activity, he was up to no good again. Cinder had requested for him to gather more dust. It was if she was plotting to destroy a city or something. What else would she want so much of it for?

Currently, he was trying to get said dust in order to keep both himself and Cinder happy. And no, he was not going to use it in order to make himself high. He was not a drug addict.

Instead, he wanted it due to the power it possessed.

Sure enough, his thugs broke in and started demanding some dust. If the shopkeeper didn't comply...things would probably start getting rather messy.

And of course, the shopkeeper was not looking forward to being in the obituaries.

"Give us the dust!" exclaimed Roman.

The shopkeeper sighed. This was the third robbery in Vale this week...and wouldn't you know it, he was one of the victims.

Oddly enough, Ruby was not paying attention. She was still listening to Friday.

Suddenly, one of the thugs took her headphones.

"Hey!" exclaimed Ruby.

"This is a robbery! Put your hands up!" demanded the thug.

"How about I put THIS up?" asked the teenage girl, pulling out a scythe.

"She brought a scythe into the store without me knowing it? I've got to improve my security..." remarked the shopkeeper. Maybe he could get some security cameras so that he could prove that Roman Torchwick robbed him?

Fortunately for Ruby, the thugs were not putting up much of a fight...at all.

Quickly, she began to slash through them, causing them all to collapse on the floor.

They were probably going to be arrested later.

However, as it turned out, there was more to Roman Torchwick's cane than meets the eye.

Suddenly, he began to fire explosive rounds from it at Ruby.

"Whoa!" bellowed Ruby. She didn't know that Roman Torchwick's cane contained explosives.

Fortunately, most of the explosions missed her completely. She was rather agile. She wondered if Sonic the Hedgehog would be jealous.

This frustrated Roman somewhat...it appeared that her high speed was a natural counter to his explosives...since they only went off once they hit the ground.

However, Roman Torchwick was planning to make a getaway. He had a chopper ready for when he stole the dust...but considering that Ruby had taken down most of his thugs, perhaps it would be best for him to retreat.

Unfortunately, it appeared that the chopper was going too fast. She wasn't going to be able to pursue it.

"Darn it!" thought Ruby. She was hoping that she could get him arrested...but maybe not today.

On the other hand, she got the feeling that they would cross paths again one day. Maybe she would get an opportunity to arrest him then.

"You really are a daredevil, aren't you?" questioned Glynda.

Ruby looked around.

Sure enough, it was Glynda Goodwitch, one of the teachers at Beacon Academy.

Immediately, she began to squeal. She was rather excited to meet such a powerful huntress with such strong telekinetic powers.

"Can I have your autograph?" asked Ruby, a wide smile forming on her face and her hands on her cheeks.

"We don't have time for that." stated the lady.

"Awww!" complained the scythe wielder. Maybe she would get another chance. Then again, she already had her uncle's autograph, and he was absolutely awesome.

A few minutes later, Ruby was sitting next to a table. Glynda Goodwitch apparently wanted to talk to her...about how stupid she had been.

At that very moment, Professor Ozpin came in.

"I get to meet Professor Ozpin too? This must be my lucky day!" exclaimed Ruby. Had she died and gone to heaven?

"One could say that..." answered the professor.

Immediately, Glynda Goodwitch handed Ruby some cookies. Some chocolate chip cookies, to be precise. Already, Ruby was salivating.

"Yay! Chocolate chip cookies!" cheered Ruby. It was the best day ever!

She began to eat them rather ravenously. Glynda wondered if Ruby watched Cookie Monster on Sesame Street as a child. At this rate she was going to empty the cookie jar.

"So...where did you learn to wield your weapon?" asked Professor Ozpin. Ruby was rather skilled with it, to say the very least. It was rather unusual, especially considering that Ruby hadn't even gone to Beacon.

"Oh that...my uncle taught me." said Ruby.

"Your uncle?" questioned the professor.

"Yes, my uncle. He's one of the best hunters there is...when he's not falling down drunk." stated the teenage girl. He needed to tone down the drinking a bit more. The last time he had a drinking contest (while he and Ruby were watching a movie) he ended up running around the house in his underpants.

It was rather embarrassing...on the other hand, it was kind of funny.

"Who is your uncle?" inquired Professor Ozpin.

"His name is Qrow..." answered Ruby Rose.

"The Qrow?" asked the professor.

"I believe so, yes..." nodded the teenage girl.

"Would you say that he's taught you well?" inquired the man.

"I think so." nodded Ruby. On the other hand, she could have inherited her skill from her father.

"Well then, I think I know what to do now..." stated Professor Ozpin.

Suddenly, he handed Ruby a slip.

"Huh?" asked Ruby.

Curious, she decided to open it. Maybe it was her allowance.

As it turned out, she was being invited to Beacon. Her eyes quickly began to widen.

"What? But it's still two years before I graduate from Signal!" exclaimed the teenage girl. She was rather surprised at the occurrence...though it was a rather pleasant surprise.

"You sure about this?" asked Glynda Goodwitch. Beacon lessons could be rather dangerous...though to hunters and huntresses they were completely harmless.

"To be honest, I think Signal might be too easy for her..." stated Professor Ozpin.

"She'll be two years younger than everyone else in the academy though..." noted Glynda Goodwitch.

"Yes...but I do believe that her sister is also at the Beacon Academy...I'm sure that she'll enjoy her company at least..." answered the professor.

"You make a good point..." admitted the teacher that was flagrantly based off of a Wizard Of Oz character. Maybe if she was lucky she would end up being partnered with her.

Either way, they would be able to do some bonding...sometimes Ruby missed her half-sister anyway.

"So...when do I get to go to Beacon?" asked Ruby.

"In a few moments...right now other Signal graduates are getting ready to head to Beacon as well..." explained Professor Ozpin.

"I suppose that makes sense..." nodded the teenage girl. She didn't exactly look forward to being trampled...though considering how fast she was she could probably avoid an angry mob if they approached her.

"Will they have cookies?"

"I think they will." nodded the silver-haired man.

"Yes!" cheered Ruby. She couldn't wait to go to Beacon.

Sure enough, the airship arrived, and Ruby would get her opportunity to go to Beacon Academy. It was rather exciting to get to meet so many hunters and huntresses to say the very least.

She wondered if she would end up meeting new friends. Of course, her social skills weren't all that great...but maybe she could get past that. Perhaps her sister would help her.

On the other hand, being a huntress WOULD probably be rather dangerous...but she was sure she could handle it. Besides, it wasn't like she was going to be alone.

Speaking of her sister, she was currently boarding the Beacon airship herself.

"I'm not sure why they use such a huge airship to take students to Beacon...but who cares? It's awesome!" exclaimed Yang.

However, another blonde-haired student did not see things that way. His name was Juane.

"My stomach is on fire!" exclaimed Juane.

As soon as Juane threw up, his archenemy Cardin began to laugh. He had been bullying Juane even before they went to Beacon together.

He found it rather amusing that Juane had airsickness, to say the very least. He was going to enjoy his trip to Beacon Academy, that was for sure.

From there, all he had to was find strong students and then meet with them during the initiation test. Then they could become the strongest team in Beacon Academy there was! They would be unstoppable!

Well, OK, maybe they wouldn't be unstoppable...but they would surely dominate the competition at least.

Elsewhere on the ship, Blake was reading a book. A book all about Beacon Academy, incidentally. It was rather interesting.

Quickly, she began to flip through the pages.

"I wonder who the founder is..." stated Blake.

Curious, Ruby decided to see what was on TV. Hopefully it was something rather entertaining

Immediately, she began to flip the channel.

Eventually, she stopped on the news.

As it turns out, Roman Torchwick was on TV.

"Roman Torchwick is on TV? Lucky him!" exclaimed Ruby. She wished that she could get on TV...though considering that she was training to become a huntress maybe she WOULD be on TV someday.

Sure enough, it was detailing his attempted robbery. It was rather unfortunate that he managed to give him a slip. Why didn't karma catch up to him?

Well, maybe it would someday.

Suddenly, she began to hear the sound of vomiting. Was someone sick to their stomach? If so, maybe attending school wasn't such a good idea. What if they ended up vomiting on a teacher?

Curious, she began to look for the origin of the sound.

She found it soon enough.

"You alright, man? Did you eat too much at the school cafeteria?" questioned Ruby. She did that sometimes back when she was at Signal...though she only got a stomachache at the most. She was still rather skinny, after all.

"It's being on a moving airship...ugh, my stomach..." murmured Jaune. Of course, the same thing might end up happening to him if he ended up driving a car or he decided to ride a boat. Something told him that traveling around the world was going to be a pain.

"Oh dear..." stated the teenage girl. In retrospect, maybe Juane should have brought some medicine in order to deal with such a thing. But it was too late to do so now by the looks of it...unless for whatever reason there was a nurse on the airship with them.

Ruby looked around to see if that was the case...but she didn't find anything.

"I hope that you feel better soon." stated Ruby.

"Thanks..." answered Juane.

Curious, Ruby checked the map to see how close they were to their destination. Apparently, it would be a few hours until they arrived at Beacon.

Hopefully Juane would be able to hold on until then. She was starting to get worried about him.

Meanwhile, Nora was running around the ship. She was rather excited to go to Beacon...now that she had graduated from Signal.

"This is awesome!" exclaimed Nora. It looked like her days at Signal had paid off...even if she did once topple a row of desks with a simple touch of her hammer. It was quite a story to explain to the teacher.

Of course, the concept of not running in the halls was rather foreign to her. It appeared that she was going to gain the animosity of hall monitors in the near future.

In contrast, her friend Lie Ren would probably be on good terms with them. He was typically rather relaxed and composed. And before you ask, he was not a liar.

She was hoping that Ren would end up on the same team as her, because that would be awesome. They were the best of friends after all.

However, Ren had decided long ago that they should simply be friends...though Nora would probably say otherwise.

Elsewhere on the ship, Weiss had heard a rumor that a student from Signal had managed to Beacon two years early. She was starting to wonder if the teachers were losing their marbles. Why would they do such a thing? And she found it to be rather disappointing considering that she didn't get that privilege despite being one of the best students at Signal herself.

Perhaps she should talk to Professor Ozpin someday about it. Maybe there was a mistake.

But she decided that she wouldn't let that ruin her stay at Beacon. Besides, she already knew who she wanted to be partnered with. She heard that the ever-so-famous Pyrrha was also going to be a student at Beacon.

If she managed to find her during the Emerald Forest initiation test, then she would be all set.

"Mwahahaha!" laughed Weiss, as lightning filled the sky.

"Why are you laughing evilly?" questioned Blake.

"No reason." answered the icy student at Beacon Academy. She could be so devious sometimes. Maybe she got it from her sister.

Why was there a burst of lightning, anyway? She thought that it was supposed to be sunny today.

Meanwhile, Ruby was looking outside the window. She could see her house from there...which was being TPed while she was gone.

"Gosh darn it!" bellowed Ruby. She sure hoped that her father would be able to clean it up.

On the plus side, her father did forget to buy toilet paper from the store sometimes. She kind of...needed it.

Anyways, she was looking forward to going to Beacon Academy.

Hopefully she could become the best huntress that she could be...even if she was two years below the age limit.

"Beacon Academy, here I come!" exclaimed Ruby.

I hope that you like this chapter, of course, I haven't really deviated from canon yet...but I'll get to that later. I hope you enjoyed this chapter even if you've already seen it if you watched the first chapter of RWBY.

Before you ask, yes, some things are going to be the same as they were in canon. I'm not going to change everything. Heh heh.