Sup guys? Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one about RWBY. Enjoy the 800-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth do.

(Atlesian City of Mantle, 2 months before the arrival of team RWBY)

There was nothing but fear and distrust of the Atlesian Military, that didn't stop General Ironwood from sending troops to help.

That was before Sergeant Ruddy Thyone, named for his fiery red hair, had his Manta shot down in Mantle.

He rubbed his helmeted head and crawled out of the wreckage before he looked around.

The rest of the squad was dead or dying and he sighed before he looked around.

He grabbed his rifle and pistol; he knew both wouldn't last. He rolled his eyes and put his weapons on his back and back while he slowly crept around the corner.

He sighed and he watched a squad of White Fang soldiers march around the corner and he activated his earpiece.

"Sir, this is Sergeant Ruddy Thyone of squad Zeta, the White Fang presence is much more extensive than we thought…. The rest of recon Squad Zeta is dead, our Manta was shot down." He reported before he moved around the corner.

"Sergeant, I'll be down there soon… I'm sorry about the squad… They were fighting for a good cause, just hunker down and wait for reinforcements." Ironwood ordered while the Sergeant sighed while he rolled his eyes and he felt a gunshot zip by his head and turned.

He grabbed his rifle and fired a trio of shots which caught the White Fang grunt in the chest.

He collapsed to the ground while the teenage soldier looked at the man and sighed before he turned and saw a Beowolf rush at him.

Before he could bring his rifle to bear, the Grimm slammed him into the wall.

The next slash destroyed his helmet before the Grimm slammed him into the wall again and threw him to the ground, it stepped on his leg which twisted and he growled before it stabbed his arm with its claws.

He went to grab his pistol and the Grimm growled as it went to bite him and take a chunk out of his torso which already had damaged armor from the crash, it bit into his waist and he felt pain in his back while he screamed.

That was before the Grimm screamed as something grabbed its neck and twisted to the side and dropped the body to the side.

"Hmm, most Grimm are riled up recently since the perimeter wall was destroyed." He heard while the Grimm died and started to fade away.

Rudy looked at the being who had killed the Grimm and stopped him from being murdered by it.

They had orange hair with a curl at the top, a black boy with a pink center piece and a power button on said tie. A very old-style dress with a black abdominal region and four golden buttons, a sliver blouse. A collar piece that had black ribbons and a power button, fleece black gloves with gold accents and… Boots with green lines on them?

The girl blinked as she noticed the Sergeant/Technician who stared at the fellow teen who looked ready to die.

"Oh, hello, are you ok… Sergeant Ruddy?" She asked while green beams came from her eyes and scanned the soldier.

"How do you know my name?" Ruddy asked while the Girl bent down and started to look over his wounds with interest.

"I scanned your I.D chip and matched it to your profile. You are Sergeant of Zeta squad which was just killed in action, correct?" The girl asked while he nodded before Ruddy saw the girl smile.

"I am Penny! I will treat your wounds…. Your arm is shattered, your leg is broken and your spine looks fractured… That is unfortunate." Penny said while Ruddy wondered if she had a bad sense of humor.

"Unfortunate?" He asked before Penny nodded and picked him up, Ruddy blinked.

"My father can repair your wounds. I will take you to his workshop." Penny said before she activated rockets in her boots.

Ruddy didn't have time to say anything at all when Penny flew into the air.

He felt the pain from his wounds starting to cause him to fade. He groaned before he slowly started to pass out.

Penny blinked and hummed in confusion and continued to rocket towards her father.

Author notes

Phew, first chapter done! I was surprised to see Penny but I'm happy to see she's back! I want to point out that this is going to replace my other Penny story. Next chapter will be in 2 weeks or so and will show Ruddy meeting Pietro. Until Tuesday or so. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!