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'It was supposed to be a simple patrol around their base, but how did it turn out like this?' thought Jaune as he dodged a Beowulf that was lunging for him and used Crocea Mors to slice the monster in half.

"Well…at least that's one down…" said Jaune as he glanced at the dissipating corpse and then looked all around him

"…and a thousand more to go." he muttered watching the countless Grimm that had surrounded their entire position.

Yang, Ruby and I were only supposed to check around the area for any Grimm scouts that would force us to relocate the hideout. However, instead of finding a few Beowulfs lurking around, we discovered a large army of Grimm bearing down on us. Thus, the situation that was currently happening…

"Well this is just great." said Jaune, stabbing Crocea Mors into another Beowulf's body as it tried to take a bite out of him. Wonder how the others are doing? However, the answer to that question came in the form of an Ursa's body flying right at him!

As Jaune narrowly dodged the large beast, he yelled out angrily against the person who had punched it in the first place. "Damn it Yang! Can you please be more careful?! You almost hit me here."

Yet, in place of a response was another large Ursa that headed straight for his face!

"Yang!" yelled Jaune as he rolled out of the way bringing his sword up to impale a Boarbatusk that had just started to transform to attack. This time Jaune received an answer, albeit one that was a little heated.

"Well I'm sorry VOMIT BOY, but I'm a little busy here to pay attention to where they land!" said the blonde haired brawler as she punched another Ursa with Ember Cecilia, its body flying into the horde of Grimm, knocking over several of its allies.

"Well just be more alert when you 'punch' things…also…you have an Alpha on your back." Jaune said simply as he used his shield to block a stinger attack from a rampaging Death Stalker.

"I already know that!" replied Yang as she finished off the Grimm in front of her and quickly spun to deflect the claw strike from the Alpha with her gauntlets. As the Alpha was rebuffed, Yang retaliated with a punch to its gut and a handful of dust shotgun shells to finish it off.

"Nice Job." said Jaune as he reached Yang's position after defeating the Death Stalker, its own claw sticking out of its body as it disappeared behind him.

"It wasn't really that ha-"

"Now we only need to deal with the endless amount of Grimm left." interrupted Jaune as he swiftly dodged a strike that was trying to take his head off.

"Don't worry Vomit boy, this is going to be easy as-"

"Yang…just…no."

"…I wasn't even going to make a joke." Yang protested as she punched her Grimm opponent into the air. Afterwards, she faced Jaune and crossed her arms heedless of the Grimm that still circled them.

"But you were thinking It." replied Jaune as he glanced at Yang, not completely leaving his gaze from the Grimm he was fighting.

"I'm not! Besides all my jokes are funny." said Yang trying to convince Jaune of the validity of her statement. All the while, several Beowulfs stealthily moved forward to attack her all at once.

"…"

"At least most of them…"

"…"

"Okay…maybe half of them…" suggested Yang as she tried to make Jaune respond. The Beowulfs were now only a few steps away.

"…"

"That's it Vomit Boy!" exploded Yang as her eyes turned a fiery red, her fist destroying the first unfortunate Beowulf who had thought to lunge at her. "When we get back to base I'm going to show you all that my jokes aren't that bad."

"…Well that would be fantastic Yang" said Jaune sarcastically as he watched Yang completely decimate her attackers. Never sneak up on Yang…just don't try it. However, even in her rage Yang never lets go of an opportunity.

"Don't you mean…Yangtastic." quipped the brawler.

"Damn it Yang! Why now! Seriously we are surrounded by thou- GOLIATH" yelled Jaune as he warned Yang of the mammoth heading towards them. However, it was an unnecessarily action as the Goliath just stopped moving, as if…frozen.

For a moment Jaune was confused, but understood what had happened after he got his bearings together. Yang's greeting also confirmed who had arrived.

"Thanks for the save sis." said Yang as she greeted her sister who had also reached them from her own isolated position. Cloaked in her mother's famous white cloak Ruby just gave a nod and looked at the horde of Grimm that had now formed a ring around the trio. The Grimm weren't attacking now, instead they were just…watching them.

As seconds passed the silence was deafening between the two sides and neither made a move against the other. The three hunters and their Grimm enemies' just stared at each other. Even the growls that the Grimm constantly made were uncannily silent. Jaune swallowed slightly as he adjusted his grip on his shield and sword, waiting for the hidden signal that would have all these Grimm charge at them. At any moment the battle would start anew and the silence was deafen-

"Sooo Ruby you like my jokes right?"

'…What the hell Yang!' thought Jaune as the tension drained from the atmosphere.

"…What?" asked Ruby, echoing Jaune's own thought, confused at Yang's sudden question.

"You know…my jokes." repeated Yang as she faced her sister. Jaune really wanted to smack himself right there and then.

"What about them?"

"They're funny right? Jaune here doesn't like them, but you like them right Ruby?" asked Yang her eyes looking into her sister's own.

"Yeahhhh…they're…ummmm…" Ruby was conflicted should she lie or tell the truth? Would it really hurt to tell her sister that her jokes were basically…bad? Before Ruby could find the answer she felt Yang's hands on her shoulders and they were gripping really tightly!

"They're funny…right?" repeated Yang as she smiled at Ruby.

"Of course! Your jokes are great Yang. "Ruby squeaked out, giving a relieved sigh as Yang finally let go of her shoulders and turned to Jaune.

"You see Jaune! Ruby thinks my jokes are gre-why are you hitting you head on your shield?"

"Oh it's because I'm trying to erase this whole scene out of my head before we get EATEN BY BLOODTHRISTY GRIMM!" said Jaune as he pointed his sword to emphasize his point on the drooling Grimm waiting to chew on them.

"…Oh yeah…" whispered Yang as she unconsciously scratched her head.

"You forgot?!"

"No…it's just…we got out of worse situations right Ruby?" asked Yang directing her question to her sister.

"I have to agree with my sister on this one Jaune, worse things could have happened then getting attacked by an army of Grimm." said Ruby nodding along with her sibling.

Jaune almost had a scary premonition, but he had to ask the question anyway. "…Like what?"

"Well…we could be facing a Grimm Drag- and there's one coming for us right now…"

"…"

Jaune thought he misheard her, for a moment he thought he heard her say something eerily familiar and dangerous was coming for them.

"…What?"

"There's a…" Yang took over for her sister, but coughed slightly as she looked at the sky. "…Grimm Dragon coming for us."

For a moment Jaune wanted to bang his head on his shield more, but his hunter instincts overrode that feeling. Instead he tried to look on the bright side of things. "Okay…we can handle tha-"

"There's also…" interrupted Yang as her coughing became louder.

"…Yes Yang?"

"There's …" Yang's coughing became even louder.

"…Yes?"

"There's also ten of them alright!" said Yang finally forgoing her coughing to straight out say the obvious. They were utterly screwed…

Sure one Dragon was a piece of cake with Ruby with them, two was only slightly more difficult, three was slightly pushing it and four was the absolute limit for the trio. Ten Grimm dragons was an absurd amount to fight alone with, not even including the Grimm that were still here and that would drop from those damnable things.

"…Alright new plan we break through all the Grimm and make it back to base where we quickly and carefully run away. Good?" said Jaune as he looked at both huntresses.

For a moment Ruby and Yang glanced at each other and then faced him. "Good." They both said.

Jaune nodded at their response "We go on three, aim for the woods on the right, we'll have less maneuverability, but more cover. Ready?"

"Anytime Vomit Boy." said Yang as she checked and rechecked her gauntlets.

"Ready Jaune." said Ruby as she loaded a magazine into her precious Crescent Rose.

"All right then…One" started Jaune as he gripped his weapon even tighter. The tension from before returning, it was even heavier as the roars of the Grimm dragons in the distance heightened his adrenaline levels.

"Two." Yang and Ruby got into a ready position. Yang was in a basic brawler stance and Ruby in a launching one, ready to cut down everything in their path.

'Here we go…' thought Jaune as he said the last number with a yell. "Three! Go!"

The first one that reached the Grimm line was of course Ruby Rose as she launched herself at them with her semblance. Her scythe a whirlwind of death as limbs and body parts went flying all around. It didn't matter what Grimm it was, everything was cut and slaughtered by the small white hooded reaper.

The second to reach the line, or more like prowl right through it…was a Yang Xiao Long. One would think that having an artificial arm would severely deplete her ability to fight, but instead it only increased it. Her strikes only became stronger as they literally tossed Grimm aside in a haphazard manner. Most of the time, the Grimm either died on impact or suffered greatly from her hits.

Then there was him...if it was four years ago many would have called him the 'weakest'. Even now he could be called the' weakest' among his group of friends. However, what he lacked in actual fighting strength, he made up in will and technique. He learned the ins and outs of his weapon Crocea Mors. How he could dual wield the scabbard and sword at the same time, how to use the shield's edge to pierce a Grimm's body. He had come a long way from the unskilled seventeen year old of the past, he was now a huntsman, as were Ruby, Yang and many others who had to grow up.

As the breakthrough progressed, the trio with brutal efficiency, made their way towards safety. It wasn't easy as the Grimm kept coming at them. Stalling their efforts as the roars of the Grimm Dragon came closer and closer behind them. However, with one final push they were finally clear of the encirclement.

"We're clear let's go!" yelled Yang as she quickly made towards the woods, but upon hearing no one behind her, she quickly turned around fearing the worst. What she saw confused her.

Ruby was only a few feet behind her, but her silver eyes weren't focused on safety, but instead behind her. As Yang looked passed her sister, she wanted to curse loudly.

"That idiotic…Jaune what in Monty's name are you doing?!" yelled Yang as she saw the blonde knight still fighting even though he should be running right now!

"I'm…giving you time." said Jaune as he used his skill with Crocea Mors with great effect.

"Time…"muttered Ruby, but with growing horror she exploded "Jaune you wouldn't!"

In response Jaune only gave them a slight smile as he jumped back from his current opponent and plunged his sword deep into the ground. With a bright flash of light, a white aura wall appeared between him and the Grimm. His semblance was a simple one 'Protector'.

In basic terms his semblance had the ability to create a shield from his own aura supplies to protect everyone around him from the horrors of the darkness. However, this time he was using it to keep the darkness within the shield and it wasn't an ultimate ability. The more powerful the shield, the weaker Jaune got and in this instance he had created a shield that contained an army of Grimm and the ten Grimm Dragons chasing them.

With a cough Jaune's own blood came out of the corners of his mouth, it felt like his entire body was burning.

"Jaune!" yelled Ruby as she quickly appeared by his side intent on moving him, but Jaune stopped her.

"No…you move me and I'll lose my focus." Jaune said weakly, the Grimm kept pounding on the shield, their growls of frustration at being so close to their prey, yet so far was audible.

"Why did you do this?! We were out!" asked Ruby her eyes welling up with tears. She had lost too many friends and family. Now another one was going to die right in front of her.

"We…needed time to evacuate…all those people…needed to be saved…only chance was me." Jaune's voice was cracking, the strain was becoming unbearable. "Go…now!"

"Ruby…" Yang said softly as she tried to gently lead Ruby away, but Ruby only brushed it off.

"Just…one more minute, please Yang." said Ruby as she silently begged her sister with her eyes. Yang could only agree at this point.

"Jaune…" said Ruby

"…" he didn't respond to her, but Ruby knew he was listening.

"Jaune…when we first met, you helped me out…you were my first friend Jaune."

"…"

"Since then…so many fun things happened with all of us…they were good times…" Ruby thought back to all the fun things they did throughout the years. Their time at Beacon, their celebration of birthdays in the dark times of the world, the lively conversations they had with each other."

"…and bad times..." the death of their friend …Pyrrha Nikos at Beacon's Fall…the death of family members and friends. The losses after each battle….

"…but we all stuck together, each one of us."

"…"

"So please…no matter what…hang on…just please…stay alive, until we get back." Ruby at this point was crying fully.

"…" There was no response from Jaune, but for one brief moment Ruby thought she saw him nod minutely and that was enough for her as she stood up.

"Ruby…" said Yang, but what she was going to say was interrupted by Ruby's response.

"Let's go Yang." Said the young reaper as she quickly made her way towards woods intent on getting back to base, both to evacuate it and get help for Jaune as soon as possible.

Yang just gave a nod and followed her sister, before going though Yang turned to Jaune. "Don't die on us...Jaune." and disappeared into the forest.

"…" Jaune remained silent, but just as Ruby thought he was listening to everything that was being said. However, even though Jaune promised to stay alive…

The Grimm Dragons had reached his shield and were banging their heads on it. Their powerful blows not making a dent on it, but each strike made Jaune want to vomit blood.

"I'm sorry Ruby, but this might be one thing that I can't do…" muttered Jaune as he kept reinforcing his semblance with his aura.

After a few minutes of constant attacks on his semblance Jaune had difficulty breathing. It appeared that one of his lungs had given out. 'Damn it…not yet.' thought Jaune as he kept up his semblance, using his own life to keep it going.

After five minutes a constant stream of blood leaked out of his nose and mouth. 'Not...yet…'

After ten minutes Jaune's vision was blurry, his consciousness fading in and out of reality, but Jaune couldn't stop, no he wouldn't stop no matter what. However, just as Jaune made that vow, he felt a slight impact behind him. Looking down Jaune saw a claw sticking out of his body. It must have been a Grimm that had just arrived as he knew that there were no breaches from his semblance.

Instead of despairing though, Jaune just gave a small chuckle which confused his killer, stopping it from finishing its job.

"Hey…" muttered Jaune as he tried to speak. "I was wondering about something…"

The Grimm that had impaled him just gave him a quizzical stare…if Grimm could make facial expressions.

"If you pour…so much of something, what would happen to it?" The Grimm just gave a growl and twisted its claw deeper into Jaune's wound, but a small smile just appeared on his face instead of pain.

"It would …overload or spill out, perhaps even shut down." continued Jaune. However, the Grimm had enough of the human's talk as it brutally tore its claw out of him, readying another strike to kill Jaune.

"But for me…it just…" The claw of the Grimm came striking down on him.

"…explodes." With that final word Jaune poured everything into his semblance, for a moment the entire shield containing the horde of monsters shined a bright white light and then…

'I'm sorry Ruby…looks like I couldn't keep myself alive after all...' thought Jaune as his vision faded.

Ruby Rose hurriedly made her way through the forest, she was almost back at base. "Just hold on a little longer Jaune." muttered Ruby as she was just about to reach the first checkpoint.

"Ruby? Yang? "Called out a female voice to their right. "What are you guys doing?"

Immediately, Ruby stopped upon hearing the familiar voice and looked to her right. It was Weiss and Blake with another huntress coming back from their own patrol.

"Did something happen and where's Ja-" Weiss' words stopped as Ruby tightly grabbed her.

"Weiss we need to go right now." said Ruby as she dragged her partner in the direction of where Jaune was.

"Ummm…" the younger huntress that were with Weiss and Blake was confused by the situation, but Yang quickly told her to get back to base and get evacuations going. Yang then followed her sister with Blake right behind her.

"Yang?! What's going on." asked the cat Faunus as she nimbly dodged the trees that were in her way.

"No time to explain! Just know that Jaune's in dang-"Yang couldn't finish as a bright light filled her vision. It was blinding and for a few moments Yang had to stop to regain her sight back.

"What was that?!" asked Blake her eyes still closed, faunus were a little more sensitive to bright light then humans.

"I have no ide-." Yang was about to reply, but then it clicked with her. With a glance to Ruby it seemed she had realized it herself. For a second Yang thought her sister was going to collapse, but in an instant Ruby's form just…disappeared.

"What?! Ruby stop! You don't know if it's safe or not!" yelled Yang as she chased after Ruby. Blake and Weiss followed right behind her.

However, Ruby didn't stop at all, instead she became even faster pushing her semblance to the absolute limit. Yang and the rest of her team could barely catch up to her and soon they were becoming more distant by the second. Still, Ruby had to know, she had to…confirm if Jaune had really…

In record time Ruby had reached the area where they were ambushed and saw…nothing. There was absolutely nothing here…the land looked the same, there were no craters or broken trees, it was just… empty, as if no battle ever occurred here. The corpses of the Grimm should still be here…but everything looked the sam-no wait there was one thing that was different!

After a few minutes Yang and the rest had finally arrived and Yang was astonished to find that the area seemed clear of anything remotely close to a battlefield.

"Yang what are we looking for?" asked Weiss as she observed an entirely normal clearing.

"I…I don't know…" replied Yang as her thoughts were still trying to comprehend what was in front of her.

"Yang…" said Blake gesturing to something. Yang looked in the direction that Blake was pointing at and saw her sister kneeling on the ground nearby.

As Yang walked towards Ruby she tried to ask a question. "Ruby where's Jaun-." before Yang could finish, her words got stuck in her throat. In front of Ruby was the sword Crocea Mors sticking out of the ground right where Jaune had stabbed it, the scabbard lying right next to it.

It was utter silence as understanding dawned on the rest of Team RWBY. The only thing that rang out was the crying of Ruby Rose as she moaned the loss of another friend.

",,,Jau…c"

For a moment Jaune thought he heard something, but that wasn't right he was dead now, he sacrificed his life.

"Jaun…rc"

No, there was definitely someone calling his name out, but who? It sounded like a woman's voice?

"Jaune Arc…open your eyes now young man." Said the voice, and for a moment Jaune resisted as he felt immensely tired, but finally after much prodding from the voice he opened them.

"Good…you are awake now."

"…" Jaune could only remain silent as he tried to take in the sight that was in front of him. It seemed like a garden of sorts with multiple types of flowers springing up everywhere. It was an incredible sight, but what really caught his attention was…

"Ah…I see you are admiring the garden that I have…it's quite beautiful isn't it?" continued the woman's voice.

"…"

"Why are you staying silent? It can't be that you are awed by my presence?"

"Uhhh…" Jaune attempted to say something, but he couldn't put his words together.

"Don't be shy Jaune Arc, just speak what is on your mind. This young woman will hear what you have to say."

'…Young Woman' thought Jaune with a sweat drop, as he looked at the…young girl who had to be ten years of age. Her hair was like Ruby, but her red highlights were much sparser then the reaper and she had longer hair that reached her back.

As Jaune tried to say something the young girl piped up again, only this time her voice was more…childlike?

"Come on Jaune Arc, you can speak to me, the goddess Remnant will hear your…your…wait why is my voice different?" for a moment the girl called Remnant paused as she tried to process her voice change.

"…Why am I shorter?!" said Remnant as if realizing for the first time what her height was. Jaune could only observe as the young girl became more panicked as time went on. However, after thirty seconds of this…tantrum, Remnant suddenly stopped, her face frozen as if realizing something for the first time.

Then her face turned a bright red as she shouted to the sky. "I am going to kill you auth-"

Prologue End

Veran's Fortress/House

So…Veran Aval here or you can just call me Veran either one is fine. I am an amateur writer and this is my second fan fiction/time travel story so I hoped you enjoyed it. For my readers on the first story, don't worry, the first one will continue, but I've just been very busy and I got inspiration to write another time travel story so yeah… it will come out soon though…promise.

However, for new readers who haven't read my first story I welcome you to the fan fiction The Book-Pages of the Future…yeah not very original, but eh I'll work on it. Anyway, while some names will appear the same, the backgrounds for those characters are completely different, just a heads up for everybody. The only one who is the same as usual though is…well if you read my first story you can already guess who it is…

Well then, I've taken enough of your time so any questions just ask and I'll answer next time. As usual Grammar will also be updated every chapter so don't worry about that. This is Veran Aval signing out.

…Now where did I put the boards for the door….

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