Alright… so here's the updated rewrite and sorry for the redo on my end… Like I always say, I DO NOT own anything. RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth while One Piece belongs to Echiro Oda. That being said I also DO NOT own any characters, references or other that belongs to their respective owners.

As the night air surrounded the world and the cool winds dilled the area, a lone statue was the only thing that greeted a young man as he looked onto it with pain in his blue eyes. The young man was in deep thought, contemplating the events that had occurred recently, all only a week ago that many things he had knew in the last few months he had spent at Beacon Academy was turned upside down.

A week ago… the safest place in Vale, Beacon Academy… was overran with the monsters known as the Creatures of Grimm. The young man had fought to protect the innocent people there and had done well… better than he had the last time he fully went to face the monsters. They came in through the tunnels that lead to the city by a criminal known as Roman Torchwick. He himself had never met the man but his friends had and fought to prevent his plans from succeeding.

That was supposed to be the end… Torchwick was defeated… The city was cleansed of the monsters he had lured… but yet despite that all, he didn't feel the joy that other felt from their victory. At first he was happy, his teammates happy that, in Nora's words "Broke some Grimm legs." A bit of heartache was felt once again as he thought about his team-no his former teammate…

Ozpin had informed him of the decision that his parents had made. He knew that they didn't approve of being a huntsman nor did they hope to have him risk his life. But he wanted to be a hero, make a difference… he was a fool perhaps on the means he went about doing it.

…Forged Transcripts…

When he eventually confessed, he thought he was going to be expelled, be arrested… the headmaster just shrugged his shoulders and stated he knew, the deputy one, sighing while calling him many things… "Reckless Fool" would be one of the friendlier ones.

"Mister Arc, may I ask why you wanted to speak to me?" an older man asked with silver hair and a pair of glasses while the young man sighed, obviously feeling conflicted about something. Behind the older man, stood a woman with blonde hair and green eyes while looking at the fellow blond in curiosity.

As far as Glynda Goodwitch had known one Jaune Arc… he never seemed to be what she would ever call confrontational. Even while being bullied by Cardin Winchester, he merely just seemed to take it while acting more passive. The last few weeks being the worst of it all…

"…It's about my transcripts… I don't… I don't think I'm cut out to be here" he said, making everyone in the room look at him in shock, while Glynda was slightly taken back at the fact that a young man would admit that, Ozpin however seemed interested at that. He had seen something change in the young man but he stilled held his judgment until he explained himself.

The three behind him however-

"What, what do you mean!" a young woman with orange hair demanded as she suddenly grabbed him by his armor straps and shook him. "You're our leader; there is no jumping ship mister… The queen demands it!" she said as a red haired woman with similar green eyes to her senior huntress stared in disbelief while a raven haired young man, a little older than Jaune, had a similar expression. Was that why he didn't want them to come along?!

"Miss Valkyrie… while I understand the shock, please refrain from giving Mister Arc a concussion until he explains why he believes he is unsuited to be here" Ozpin said, a bit amused before Nora glared at them, relenting before letting go of her leader, but guarding the exit incase he tried to escape her wrath.

"…My transcripts… I forged them" Jaune admitted while Pyrrha sighed, Ren and Glynda felt their eyes widen a bit, Glynda having a feeling about them while Ren was slightly shocked while slowly thinking back. Jaune wasn't exactly strong… according to Pyrrha he didn't even have his aura unlocked… or even knew what it was.

Nora, however just screamed in shock at the announcement… "What, you were lying… how could you?" she cried dramatically before doing a 180… I mean that would explain a lot… you aren't exactly strong… or skilled… or even that good with a weapon… heck if I didn't know any better I would have thought you were just some kind of idiot playing hero or something…"

Jaune however wilted by each thing his teammate had said, mostly because it was all literally true. If one were to have drawn the scene, a literal raincloud would have hung over his head. What Ozpin said however changed his attitude.

"I already knew about the transcripts, Mister Arc" he said bluntly as Jaune looked at him and Glynda in shock while Ren, Pyrrha and especially Nora were gaping at that. "Come now… did you really think I wouldn't know a forged transcript when I see one… I have to say though… yours was pretty convincing… but please remember that we do double check… and get the faculty names right."

Jaune would have blushed if it wasn't such a big thing but that left one question, one that Pyrrha asked.

"But if you knew about Jaune's transcripts since the beginning… why wasn't he expelled… or rejected" or arrested or even punished in general. Heck he had to have broken some kind of laws or something.

Ozpin remained neutral as Glynda sighed. "Mister Arc… while I thank you for confessing that the transcripts were forged… which we will be talking about in person as a part of your newest detention tomorrow after class, as well as the fact that you were reckless and foolish to even consider such a thing to begin with… I would like to let you know that technically… you haven't done much to warrant much punishment beyond possible expulsion."

"…Huh…?" was his only reply… so forging transcripts… was only worth expulsion… he could kind of see that anyways but… that was it?

"Mister Arc, tell me, what is it that allows one to be accepted into an academy to begin with?" Ozpin asked as Jaune said nothing while Pyrrha spoke up for him.

"Typically, one either has to attend a prep school for several years to be accepted… or be strong enough to pass a test by a teacher or a member that would vouch for them" she said as Jaune flinched. Yeah, he wasn't strong and he never even went to a prep school. So those were the reasons he couldn't stay at Beacon-

"Not fully, Miss Nikos… you are forgetting one more condition" Ozpin said as everyone looked at him confused. There was a third condition? "While it's true that you must either go through a prep school or be approved after a test by the faculty… there is another way to be accepted by an academy than what you would think. The reason it is not known or made public is because it would cause problems."

"…What do you mean, Headmaster?" Ren asked as Ozpin decided to explain.

"The only other way that a person is personally invited to enroll into Beacon or if the Headmaster himself approves of it" he said as Jaune stayed quiet before he realized what he meant.

"You're saying that the only reason I'm here is because you want me to?" he asked unsure as Ozpin smiled before reaching into his desk before pulling out a file under Yang Xiao Long. Everyone was confused on why he brought out a student's file and one that wasn't even on their team or here.

"Yang Xiao Long was a huntress in training who performed both the test and graduated from a prep school… but there was a time that she was almost rejected from entry because of her actions a few days prior. While I won't get into the details, just know that there have been both students currently and formerly that have been allowed into Beacon who by most other standards would be expelled or arrested to a similar degree than you would have."

"…So you're saying that… Jaune can stay here then?" Pyrrha asked with hope in her voice while Ozpin still had his smile.

"Now, I never said that" he said as all four of them froze, he was still being kicked out? "While it's true that Mister Arc is allowed to stay here… I thought I made it quite clear that potential is something that we can only lead in the right direction and that it depends on the students to improve and seek success. Going by your grades and performance in class… I can honestly say that unless you improve then you will be expelled."

"So… all Jaune needs to do is get better in class?!" Nora asked before Ozpin nodded. As she turned to Jaune and placed her hands on her hips se began to give him a "Pep Talk" to get him in gear. "Alright Mister… there's no more fooling around. We're going to turn your failing butt into one of success. You're going to get better grades, you're going to show them that you aren't Jaune Arc the failure but you are Jaune Arc the passable enough to stay."

"…Um…" was all the blond swordsman could say as Glynda had a small smile on her face, memories of her own team passing by as she was similar to Miss Valkyrie in her youth… to an extent of course.

Safe to say, that after that the life-style changed quite a bit. He would be helped by Ren in his studies, actually doing great in the bit of Grimm Studies he was actually given by one Peter Port while Nora would help him in his physical conditioning. Thinking about it would forever haunt him while question how Nora could even go through that and call it a warm up.

She wasn't human… there was no way she was human.

Pyrrha however helped him in his own swordsmanship, he was slowly coming along and his grades did improve enough to stay… but now, it seems like that after the Breach, he wasn't going to get a choice. While it's true that he could stay if he kept his grades up and was allowed to by Ozpin, that didn't mean he couldn't have been withdrawn.

After the Breach… his parents decided to withdraw him, hoping to keep him safe. No matter what he tried to say or how he tried to convince him, they were just as stubborn as he was. "You aren't meant to be a huntsman" or "its safer here" and the ever famous "Just trust us; you will understand when you're older."

He didn't understand… Why didn't his family want him to become a huntsman? Why were they so against it…? His mother was a huntress for Pete's sake, while his father…

Actually he just said he was a traveler and a hero… but when he asked around there was no records of Jacques Arc on anything. Even Ozpin stated that his father was a mystery that he had no knowledge on. He was going to ask.

Sighing, he just looked up at the statue while thinking about his time he had here, how many friends he had made since he first arrived. Team RWBY and his own team, Sun Wukong and his partner Neptune… He even managed to talk to Velvet and became friends with her as well as her own team.

Heck, Cardin was somewhat considered a friend to some degree, not outright bullying him anymore and didn't bully Velvet as well… then again after his "Private Conversation" with one Coco Adel… he could only imagine what she did to make him literally scream and hide from the fashionable leader.

…Meh, he did kind of deserve it though.

He was given one more day… one more day to make it count. He didn't have it in his heart to tell them though. What was he supposed to say? "Oh, thanks for helping me out but I'm leaving and won't be seeing you again" honestly, what was he even supposed to tell them. Why were things so complex?

"You alright, kid?" a voice asked as Jaune immediately looked away from the statue and to the owner of the voice. She seemed somewhat familiar, having blue eyes and what seemed like shoulder-length brown hair. It was a weird combo for genes to mix but according to Yang there was a girl that worked for Torchwick that had pink and brown eyes… living up to her name he supposed.

"Oh… yeah, just fine… just thinking" he said a bit down, the woman seemingly concerned before she smiled slightly.

"Want to talk about it?" she asked as Jaune nodded at that a bit as she extended a hand, one that was covered in a glove. "Marble… a student from Haven" she introduced as Jaune nodded, remembering that Ruby had mentioned a team from Haven only having three people with them. Maybe this was their fourth member.

"Jaune Arc, Short sweet and… sorry, force of habit" he apologized at the end as the woman shrugged uncaringly. "So… what brings you out here?" he asked as she just shrugged.

"I had a lot on my mind so I decided to take a walk… I would always gaze at the stars when my parents were off doing their jobs… my dad said that as long as we see the stars we aren't alone. Seems kind of corny though" she said as Jaune smiled at that a bit.

"Not that bad… I mean my mom always said friends are just strangers you never met yet…" he said as the woman smiled at that.

"Guess we're both a bit dorky then… so, what's been bothering you?" she asked as Jaune just sighed. He didn't want to tell her, or burden her but for some reason… he did.

"I'm getting worried; Jaune's been acting weird since he was called into Ozpin's office…" Pyrrha confessed as she sat down on her bed, Ren and Nora both looking at her and slightly agreeing.

"He certainly has been a bit more reserved since he came back… something's clearly bothering him" Ren said as Nora frowned.

"Yeah, he really seems down today. But why, I mean we were accepted into the tournament, we took down some Grimm at that Breach and best of all, we're going to win this thing for sure" Nora said as Ren and Pyrrha still seemed concerned. They knew that he had a lot on his mind but hopefully it wasn't anything bad. "I mean if Cardin's bullying him again then we just break his legs."

"We'll ask him when he gets back, I'm sure it's nothing that bad-"

*Knock-Knock-Knock*

Confused, the three of the members of Team JNPR looked at one another before Nora got up and went to reach the door… only for a fist to break through and unlock it itself. As the others got up and prepared to fight, the door… or what remained of it anyways, opened up to reveal a familiar face.

"Yang?"

"Where's Jaune?" she demanded blankly as her normally calm lavender eyes were crimson red while she scanned the room while everyone wondered just what happened to cause the woman to be angry… and at Jaune at that. Oh dear god what happened?!

"He went for a walk… what's wrong?" Ren asked before she turned and headed out while another woman with black hair frowned before she was about to leave. She was stopped when Nora caught up to her.

"Hold it, what do you guys want with Jaune-Jaune?" Nora asked as Blake stopped, they didn't know either then?

"Why is Yang so mad?" Ren asked as Pyrrha stayed quiet, worried that something happened.

"…According to Cardin… he heard that Jaune was being withdrawn from Beacon" she said as everyone stopped. What? Jaune was being withdrawn? That didn't seem right. And even then how would Cardin know…? Then again, it's true that Jaune seemed down, in fact now that they thought about it the last time they saw him this way was…

Oh… oh shit, that… they needed to find him, now.

"Yang got it out of him, though we still don't know if it's true. Cardin just said he heard Professor Port apologize and wish him luck. That still didn't keep Ruby from worrying…" Blake said as they frowned. So it was either Cardin was causing rumors or Jaune was… no, it was just rumors that Cardin was spreading… Either way thought, a sad or worrying Ruby lead to a concerned and somewhat upset Yang Xiao Long…

And an upset Yang was a either depressed and lost in thought… or very punch happy. Looking at the remains of their door, it was clearly the second one and one that was currently heading and looking for their leader. Cursing for forgetting their scrolls in their room, Pyrrha ran back in order to call him and get answers.

"Come on, come on…" she muttered as she ran after her teammates after picking up the phone and mentally cursed when she realized he might have it turned off.

Ozpin sighed, contemplating the events that had occurred as he sat at his desk, his fingers folded while at the same time, looking out the window and being greeted by the appearance of the shattered moon. This entire week was one big fiasco for him. Not only did the Breach, lead by Roman Torchwick cause a panic but the council just had to be involved.

Now things were more concerning. If Torchwick and the White Fang had a possible connection to "her" then that would mean that she was beginning to move once again. It was bad enough that Amber had been attacked and he had no doubt that after what Miss Rose had discovered during the dance that someone tried to access the network of the CCT.

To make matters worse, Ironwood was so concerned about the protection of the people he was bringing in another ship or two to help them. Ships that would potentially have people question what they were being protected by. Then again, he wasn't the only one with people or men. He slipped by a message to a certain crow and decided to see how this all played out.

*Bzz-Bzz-Bzz*

Perhaps that was him now, reaching for the scroll, he was greeted with a form he had not expected, a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, showing worry on her face as Ozpin seemed taken back slightly.

"Mrs. Arc?" he asked slightly, he had already talked to her yesterday when she informed him of their choice to withdraw their son.

"Ozpin… we just heard about what happened, is Jaune alright?" she asked while Ozpin blinked. Was Jaune alright, they had discussed this before.

"As we already talked about… you wish to withdraw your son from Beacon… we discussed that you would be picking him up tomorrow" he reminded kindly but was rewarded with confusion.

"…What? We… we never talked… What do you mean withdrawn?" she asked as Ozpin now seemed confused by that. He had talked to her about this earlier.

"Are you sure?" Ozpin asked as he noticed something outside his window and immediately got serious. "I'll call you back" he said before hanging up and running down there in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Jaune was shocked to see Ruby and Weiss running up to him, Ruby, reaching him first while using her semblance, and nearly knocking him over in the process. "Jaune… is it… is it true?" she cried out as Jaune was confused and blushed when he realized that she was on top of him.

"Ruby?" he muttered out before a white haired woman frowned.

"Ruby, get off of him…" Weiss ordered as Ruby was confused before getting up, him following suite before he was confronted with the Schnee Heiress, who demanded answers from him. "And you… we heard from Winchester some stupid rumors about you being withdrawn. Yang's looking for you, Ruby was worried and you practically made a mess of our night" she complained.

Before Jaune could reply, a new voice interrupted him. "There you are!" yang shouted as she ran up to him and snatched him by the straps of his armor. "Tell me the truth Arc, are you leaving or is this one of Cardin's bullying attempts?" she demanded while Blake and the others of his team ran up to him, Ruby trying to get her sister to let him go.

"Jaune… what's going on…?" Pyrrha asked.

"What do they mean by being withdrawn?" Ren followed up while Jaune felt guilty by this point.

"Jaune?" Ruby muttered as he still didn't say anything. Blake, Ren and Weiss frowned at that… that spoke enough for him, he wouldn't be saying nothing if it wasn't true.

Sighing, he just looked down. "I… don't want to leave" he said as everyone remained quiet while he continued. "I want to stay here… and be a huntsman… to be with you guys …but my parents… Ozpin told me that they want to withdraw me… after the Breach… he said they thought Beacon wasn't safe."

"…Jaune…" Pyrrha said as she noticed him trying to hold in some tears.

"…I really wish I could… but my parents are stubborn. They ever approved of me being a huntsman since the beginning… and now… now they have a reason to take me out-"

"Bullshit!" Yang shouted and caused the others to look at her. "You deserve to be here… Yeah you aren't the best huntsman or even that good at it… but you should be here with us." She finished as Nora nodded.

"Yeah, you're out leader and we aren't giving you up that easy" the orange haired girl declared, ready to fight for her "Fearless Leader." Ren merely nodded while Blake and Weiss smiled sadly, not having the best relationship with him but at the very least caring about him and his choice to stay here.

And not because a certain white-themed student cared… she just didn't want Ruby to mope around and be sad and have to put up with her missing the blond dunce… or anyone for that matter.

Pyrrha however said nothing, hands balled into fists before she smiled. "I'm sure that if you explain the situation… they would understand" she said while Jaune nodded. It was doubtful for sure, his parents being who they were and all.

"It's not like it's truly good-bye either…" Marble said as Jaune and everyone else looked at her, either forgetting or not caring or knowing if she was there. "You'll see each other again… and you can still stay in contact… I'm sure."

"…Um… who the heck are you?" came Yang's very blunt question as Jaune had forgotten Marble was even there. Before he was forced to probably explain, she introduced herself.

"Marble… a student from Haven" she said as Ruby smiled, she recalled another student from Haven… Cinder, was waiting for their fourth member. Before they could properly greet her, she continued. "Look, I'm not very good at this sort of thing… but my parents were always here and there… but when they were around they always told me to never say goodbye… never really understood that before. But if you remember each other… and you keep that memory… then even if you aren't together at the moment… he won't be gone."

"…That sounds familiar…" Nora stated as Marble shrugged.

"Either way… I hope things go good for you out there… take care of yourself and…" she hesitated before smiling softly. "I'm sorry." She said, her left-handed glove now off and her feeling bad, knowing what she was going to do would cause a lot of problems… and change many things…

Sorry? Sorry for what…?

"It's not your fault… I mean it's not like you're the one taking me away-" Jaune said before he felt her palm touch his side and suddenly felt nautilus, air-born… and tired. Meanwhile, Marble said nothing as she stood before the seven others, alone. Jaune… or where he last stood… no longer in their sights… in Beacon… or possibly in Remnant.

She neither looked at the horrified faces of the seven students nor did she see the shocked expression of the headmaster that looked on from his office before running down to confront her. She just left the same way she made the blond huntsman leave. She didn't care about the cries from the seven students… she just continued her job.

And she wasn't done yet. Next was a young woman… who she knew would not go quietly.

And here we go… now the rewrite is going to basically follow the same path as the older one… the difference is that I'm going to be adding things I SHOULD have been adding… so while not spoiling it, I hope the rewrite turns out better than the first one. However, unlike the first one, I'm going to be making a few changes here and there…

Next is that I'm going to be focusing more on Jaune and his adventure over what happens in the RWBY verse since that tended to be more over the place and a bit confusing…

And finally should I leave the older story up or just delete it? Any thoughts, criticism and advice are welcomed and thanks for reading.