Well, here's that story I promised you all. Now the deck that Jaune is using in the next chapter is only a temporary deck, as I posted a poll for the type of deck that I should build for him. But that's a story for another time. Enjoy the chapter and I hope y'all like it! Also, I want you all to know that I'm not going to update any more of my stories until the one(s) I previously updated get at least 7 reviews.

*I don't own RWBY or Yu-Gi-Oh GX!*

Leaving Remnant! - Meeting the Creator of Duel Monsters!

Jaune sighed for the millionth time that month as he looked into his half empty mug of beer. Things have gotten a lot worse since he revealed his secret to Pyrrha on the roof a month ago. He thought that he could trust her; that she would stick by him no matter the circumstances. But boy was he wrong!

She rejected him and almost pushed him over the edge! Literally! She called him many horrible things, like a failure. A pathetic excuse for a hunter. And a lousy leader. All things that cut his heart deeper than the sharpest shards of glass. And thanks to Pyrrha and Cardin, who was listening in on their talk, news of his forged transcripts spread throughout the school like a wildfire!

All those who were once his friends turned against him faster than Roadrunner can outrun Wile E. Coyote. Ruby, Yang, Blake, Weiss, Pyrrha, Cardin, Velvet and her team… they all went out of their way to make his life a living hell. While he and Ren were no longer friends, at least he and Nora were more neutral with how they treated and spoke to him. Well, more like Ren was neutral and Nora just followed his lead.

Either way, it was very painful for the boy. Both emotionally and physically.

Since his forged transcripts were revealed, every opponent he's faced so far in combat class has tried their hardest to kill him! They nearly succeeded too, had Glynda not stopped them with her Semblance before rushing him to the infirmary. Really, it was one of the few places where he could go and not be looked upon with hatred from everyone.

News of his forged transcripts reached the ears of his family, and like he expected, they did not take the news well.

His father had taken the first flight to Vale that he could get on, and came to Beacon to collect Crocea Mors… only for the blade to glow with a golden light and burn the man's hand! When Jaune had asked what happened, his father had begrudgingly explained that Crocea Mors is a sentient sword and will only ever allow itself to be wielded by the one it chooses.

But that didn't stop Jaune's father from doing something that hurt Jaune far worse than any flesh wound had.

He disowned Jaune. He was no longer an Arc.

The entire student body of Beacon has been calling for Jaune's expulsion, claiming that a no-talent faker didn't deserve the opportunity to become a huntsman. And Jaune was almost inclined to agree with them. He still wanted to become a huntsman and protect others, but was now less adamant about it.

But Ozpin had stopped his students calls for Jaune's blood by saying that he knew about the forged transcripts the whole time, and saying that he kept Jaune as one of the students at his school because the boy had the potential to become an even greater huntsman than any of the typical warriors that just blew shit up for cash.

It didn't make things any easier for Jaune.

Which brings us to Jaune's current predicament. He's in a place called Junior's Bar, a place Yang had once recommended to him before the incident, and is currently trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol and junk food. Which is impossible for Jaune as his aura is actually so potent, it prevents him from getting drunk at all. But hey, at least he won't die from liver failure.

"You okay there, kid?" asked the bar tender.

"No, not really. My life sucks." Jaune replied.

He downed the rest of his beer and rested his head on the counter, missing the concerned looks of the bar tender and several of the patrons. His heart ached more and more as time went by. And poor Jaune was getting worse and worse by the day. He has bags under his eyes, he's more scraggly than ever due to not eating anything for so long, and his once vibrant blue eyes have dulled so much that they were almost black.

Jaune glanced over to his right when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder.

It was a familiar ice cream themed girl who works with a criminal in a bowler hat. Her heterochromic pink and brown eyes looked at him with curiosity and pity, rather than the playful sadistic nature they usually carry.

"What do you want, Neo?" Jaune asked. "If you're here to kill me, then go ahead. I don't care anymore."

Neo raised an eyebrow in confusion as if to ask 'Why would I want to kill you?'.

"You're a criminal on the run from all huntsmen, I'm a huntsman-in-training, you do the math." Jaune clarified. "I'm not even gonna put up any resistance if you decide to kill me. My life means nothing anymore, and I don't want to hear any talk or read any sign language about pity! That's the last thing I need right now!"

Neo shook her head as if to say she wasn't offering any pity. Instead, she showed him her scroll which had a few words he never thought he'd read on the screen.

'The don would like to see you in his office.'

Jaune had seen old mafia movies enough times to know what she meant. And if her boss wanted to see him, it was probably for the best that he not keep them waiting. He placed some Lien on the table to pay for his drinks and got up from his chair.

"Lead the way." Jaune said.

Neo just smiled and gestured for him to follow her. Turns out they didn't need to walk far, as she lead him to one of the VIP booths in the back of the bar. He recognized Roman Torchwick right off the bat, and he even remembered the three others with him. Cinder Fall, Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai: exchange students from Haven Academy. But he doesn't recognize the man in the middle. He's a man in a red suit with long silver hair that covers his left eye, and he's holding a deck of strange cards in his hand.

Neo walked up to the man and held up her scroll to him, confusing Jaune. This is her boss?

"Thank you very much, Neo." the man said before turning to Jaune. "Greetings, Jauney-Boy, I am called Maximillion Pegasus. And I am the creator of a card game that is very popular in my home country."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, mister Pegasus, but how did you know my name? And what brings you to Remnant?" Jaune asked. "Are you perhaps looking to introduce your card game to our people?"

Pegasus closed his visible eye and chuckled a bit, his grin never leaving his face.

"In a way, I do plan to introduce the world of Duel Monsters to the world of Remnant. But to do so, I require a little help." Pegasus replied. "You see, in my home land there is a place known as Central Duel Academy. It's one of the many schools, colleges to be exact, that my partner Seto Kaiba created to help young duelists learn more about the game while refining their skills. But lately there have been sightings of these odd black beasts with bone armor that have been attacking the students. No one has been hurt, crippled or killed yet, but I'd rather not take any risky chances for the safety of the students."

Pegasus then took out a card and showed it to Jaune. This card depicted a little brown puff ball with green hands and feet and a pair of big eyes that would make any girl go 'kawaii' at.

"This is where you come in. I would like to hire you as a huntsman to enter into Duel Academy and go undercover as a student. You will be responsible for the destruction of these foul beasts, and will be compensated for your efforts." Pegasus explained.

"But why choose a weakling like me?" Jaune asked. "Wouldn't it make more sense to offer the job to one of Beacon's top students rather than a faker like myself?"

Pegasus simply waved a finger at Jaune and shot him a look like he would often give a duelist he was dueling to mess with them.

"Now, now, Jauney-Boy, it's that kind of attitude that will prevent you from moving on with your life! You need to have more confidence and faith in yourself." chided Pegasus. "But to answer your question, while I agree that Beacon has produced some rather splendid huntsmen and huntresses, I'm afraid that they're all lacking the key elements that I am looking for in a duelist."

Pegasus lifted three fingers and began to list off a few examples.

"One of these qualities is a humble and just heart. While miss Weiss Schnee is in fact talented, she has so much pride and arrogance that she'd endanger everyone around her. Then there's a strong and calculative mind. This person must have the guts and the decisiveness to make the tough decisions when no one else will. And Nora Valkyrie, whom while fearless to a fault, is more of a follower and is dangerously reckless. She would be unable to make those difficult choices. Finally, there is the quality of knowing when to just go with the flow. Pyrrha Nikos is a born champion, but her competitive nature would lead her to do especially reckless things and make poor choices on the battlefield."

Pegasus then pointed at Jaune and smiled at the boy.

"You, on the other hand, are a man with a humble and just heart. You have one of the most strategic minds that I have ever come across, and you can also go with the flow when you need to, if you wearing a dress to the school dance was anything to go by." Pegasus said, making that last playful remark with a teasing grin.

Jaune just sighed and hung his head. No one was ever gonna let him live that down.

"So what do you say, Jauney-Boy? Will you accept this mission?" Pegasus asked.

Jaune thought about Pegasus's offer and knew that it was really the best choice for him. There was really nothing left for him here in Remnant anyway, but he wasn't going in blind. Not this time.

"Say I accept, what exactly are the benefits to this?" Jaune asked.

"You catch on quick, kiddo. You're correct, there are some rather lovely perks that come with this offer. One of which will be a deck personally constructed by yours truly once you are accepted into Duel Academy. The second will be a home base of sorts where you can work on defeating these creatures, and even train new huntsmen and huntresses to fight alongside you. And finally, I'll provide the necessary funding to pay for your tuition, seeing as how you were recently disowned." Pegasus explained.

Jaune thought about this, and found himself smiling a bit. He honestly couldn't find a problem with this offer, and knew it was the perfect opportunity to leave his tormentors behind for good!

"Mister Pegasus, I accept your offer." Jaune said.

Pegasus smiled as they shook hands, and handed Jaune a deck of Duel Monster cards and a strange device that looked like it was meant to go on one's arm.

"That dueling deck is a temporary deck that you are to use in your examination. The device I have given you is called a Duel Disk. Kaiba-Boy invented these lovely machines as a way to make the game more interesting." Pegasus explained. "You'll find out what I mean when you take your entrance exam. The boat leaving for Domino City will be leaving tonight at midnight, so I suggest we get a move on."

Jaune nodded and followed Pegasus out of the bar, all the while dropping an envelope in a nearby P.O. Box. I wonder what it is?

Beacon Academy: The Next Day…

The majority of the day has passed since classes began, and two certain teams were beginning to notice the lack of a certain blonde faker. As they call him. Then again, they'd be lying if they said that they don't regret anything bad they said about him.

"Guys, Jaune hasn't shown up in any of our classes today, and he didn't return to the dorm last night. I'm concerned." Ren said.

"Why should we be concerned about that dunce?" Weiss asked coldly. "He doesn't even deserve to be here, so why should we be concerned if he decides to skip classes and put his own grades at risk?"

Blake looked up from her book and was surprisingly the most vocal here.

"You know, I've been thinking. Maybe there's actually a good reason for Jaune doing what he did. We've all known Jaune for awhile now, and we know he's not the kind of guy to just do something like this all willy nilly. I mean, what do we really know about his personal life?" Blake said/asked.

Weiss was about to make another cold remark about Jaune's transcripts, but Blake stopped her.

"BESIDES his transcripts, Weiss."

Weiss stopped herself and pondered what her teammate said. The more they all thought about it, the more they found that they couldn't think of anything. Then they thought about how they've all been treating Jaune lower than the worms in the dirt for the past month and began to feel really guilty.

"Well, why don't we go and find him?" Ruby suggested. "We can find him, apologize for how we acted, learn more about his past and be the best of friends again! I've even already made the friendship bracelets!"

While everyone was wondering where Ruby kept those bracelets, they decided not to question her. It would be way too confusing to think about. That, and I don't think Ren really wants to know where she was keeping them.

That's when a letter was slipped into the room from under the door.

Yang went and picked it up, but was confused when she saw that there was no return address. Ruby took the letter from Yang, opened it and began to read it aloud.

"Dear teams RWBY and (J)NPR,"

"These last few months have been some of the best and worst times of my life. Mostly the worst. And now I must move on. Don't bother to come looking for me. By now, I'm halfway across the sea and on my way to a new life where I'm not treated as a pariah day in and day out! A place where maybe I can have the things that I really want in life. Real friends and a real family!"

"Sincerely, Jaune Miles. Formerly, Jaune Arc."

As if to add insult to injury, Ruby pulled out something else with the letter and collapsed to the ground as she sobbed hysterically.

It was the picture of both their teams that was taken the night of the dance. It was ripped in half, showing that Jaune was serious about never coming back. They all soon realized that they all had a hand in driving Jaune away. It was all their faults.

Yang was also teary eyed, but tried to stay strong for Ruby. She hugged her little sister and tried to stop her own tears before resolving to find Jaune and punch his teeth in for making her baby sister cry. Nora was also crying at the loss of her fearless leader while Ren tried to comfort her. Ren was silently crying as his guilt finally boiled over. Jaune was really the closest thing he had to a brother, and he drove him away all because of some stupid paperwork!

Pyrrha was also in hysterics as she realized that she just made the biggest mistake of her life. She drove away the one man she'd ever grow to love, and had no one to blame but herself.

Weiss and Blake were more indifferent to the situation, but for different reasons. In Weiss's case, she genuinely thought that Jaune didn't deserve to be at Beacon, but that didn't mean she wanted him gone for good. Blake was just more neutral because she didn't know Jaune well enough to have a strong friendship with him.

While she was crying, Ruby only had one thing on her mind.

"I'm so sorry, Jaune… please come back!"

But the sad truth that Ruby had to embrace was that there was nothing she could do. Jaune Miles, her first friend at Beacon, was gone. Maybe forever.

*To Be Continued…*

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