Well damn. Took a while but I got a second chapter out. You know the drill. I don't own RWBY or Bioshock. They are owned by the late Monty Oum, Rooster Teeth, 2k, and Irrational games. Enjoy everyone.

Chapter two

The Wayward Knight's Test

"So, Mr. Arc, just to summarize this story that you have told me," Ozpin started while the blonde sitting in front of him nodded. "More than a month ago, you were taken against your will by two peculiar twins." another nod. "Forced into an unknown place only known as Columbia." another nod. "And was forced to fight through hordes of extremists on both sides of the ethical scale so that you could make it back home?" Jaune simply nodded while scratching the back of his head.

"That about sums it up." Jaune replied, only for the headmaster to narrow his eyes slightly. Jaune knew the headmaster was aware that he had left some things out. Some of those things included killing dozens or even hundreds of people, ingesting gene-altering vigors, and transporting through space and time. Fortunately, Jaune knew that Ozpin wasn't one to press on about such things.

"From what I can see, I assume that you made it back in one peace." Ozpin stated while gesturing to him. Jaune gave him a determined nod, but then grew confused at the solemn look that Ozpin was giving him. "Mr. Arc, during your time gone, Beacon Academy, along with the city of Vale have been searching for you. In doing so they did discover your falsifications into my school." It was at these words that Jaune's heart sank. His blood chilled throughout all of his body as his eyes remained wide while looking at the headmaster. "Thankfully I have pulled some strings amongst the council to make sure you didn't face any legal troubles if you returned." Jaune's shoulders relaxed upon hearing this, but his eyes remained focused on Ozpin while the headmaster still retained his solemnness. "The reason that I am telling you this is-"

"That I'm not welcomed back here." Jaune finished with a shaky voice. A silence hung over the two. Ozpin could see that Jaune was processing this information. He couldn't believe this. He had murdered countless in order to survive, fought off the most unorthodox machines, for Oum's sake he fought a fucking GHOST and that still didn't make the top list of things he had defeated. Jaune looked up at the headmaster that had an understanding expression while nodding. Jaune's fists tightened as his anger rose, unknown that the fire building in him was also in literal terms. He noticed this as he felt the heat emit from his hands and quickly put out the flickering flames. He looked up once more and before he could stand, Ozpin's expression morphed from understanding to slight confusion at the small but noticeable change that the blonde showed.

"There is however a way to be a part of my school once more." Ozpin said which seemed to peak Jaune's interest. "Prove that you belong here and I will have you re-enrolled." Skepticism was apparent as Jaune heard this. He folded his arms and leaned back a bit.

"Just because you let me back, doesn't mean that my team will. Or any of the students. You just said that they know about my means of getting into this place." Ozpin nodded after he said this and took out his scroll. Jaune was confused by this as Ozpin prepared a video. He set his scroll down on his desk and a hologram appeared in front of the blonde. The headmaster pressed the play and Jaune was immediately taken aback at what he was seeing.

"Pyrrha it's time to head back." the familiar voice of the stoic ninja of his team Lie Ren, said to Pyrrha Nikos who was pacing frantically. From what Jaune could see, they were somewhere in the city of Vale.

"You heard what that woman said!" Pyrrha exclaimed with a level of irritation and desperation that Jaune never knew she was capable of attaining. "Her store was being robbed when a blonde with a sword and shield saved her!" Jaune's eyes widened a bit at this. That was when he first got back to remnant and decided to drink away his sorrows. Some prick thought threatening strangers in a joint known for serving huntsmen was a good idea and Jaune was there to stop it. Thankfully with just Crocea Mors.

"Pyrrha, they're a lot of blondes in Vale." Ren said, attempting to calm down the champion. "I know you miss him, but we need to head back. It's getting dark and curfew is almost in effect." Jaune's heart twisted as he saw the anger in his partner's eyes.

"To hell with the curfew!" Pyrrha screamed which truly made Jaune go wide eyed. "It has been a whole month since we got a lead! I AM NOT LEAVING UNTIL I FIND HIM!" Jaune watched his partner scream at the rest of his team and he saw that before Ren could reply, Nora wrapped her in a sudden hug. He saw that Pyrrha was struggling to break free of Nora's grasp at first but soon stopped.

"We miss him too Pyrrha." Jaune heard Nora say in a tone he had never heard before. A tone that was soft and loving, as if a mother was reassuring her child that everything would be alright. It was then that he saw that his partner was breaking down and Nora continued to console her.

"That was two days ago." Ozpin told Jaune as the video suddenly ended and the headmaster closed his scroll. "As you can see, your team still cares deeply for you. Rendering your previous statement mute." Jaune chuckled softly at Ozpin's remark and nodded slowly. Ozpin saw that Jaune's hands balled back up into fists. Determination was back in his sapphire eyes and Ozpin smirked a bit.

"When do we start?"

#

"And that is the match." Glynda Goodwitch announced as the lights turned back on in the arena. The students cheered for the redhead champion as she wiped the floor with all the members of team CRDL.

"Got lucky." Cardin growled as he was now face down on the floor. Pyrrha shrugged off his snide remark and nodded at the professor who was grading her performance on her scroll.

"It appears that we have time for one more match. Are there any volunteers? The combat professor eyed the crowd and noticed that one of the transfer students wasn't caring for the class he was attending.

"Mr. Black, it seems that you don't have anything else better to do. please come down to the arena as soon as possible." Goodwitch could feel the irritation radiating off of the boy and simply ignored his silent protests. "Is there anyone you would like to fight in particular?" Mercury stood there in thought for a few seconds.

"You." He said as he pointed to Pyrrha who was currently about to exit the arena.

"Mr. Black, considering your lack of attention in my class, I'm not surprised you didn't just see Ms. Nikos partake in a fight." Goodwitch was about to go on, but was stopped by Pyrrha.

"No. It's quite alright. I can go another match." She said with a smile on her face.

"I commemorate you on your enthusiasm Ms. Nikos," Goodwitch and Pyrrha both turned around to see that professor Ozpin was standing before them while sipping his coffee. "But I have already assigned you a sparring partner for today." The two women looked confused at this statement along with Mercury.

"And who would that be?" Goodwitch questioned her boss who in return, only smirked just enough to annoy the combat professor. He walked ahead of the two and looked out into the crowd of students.

"Everyone, if I may have your attention please." The headmaster started. All eyes were on him now and he gave them all a reassuring smile. "The next match won't simply be a sparring session. It will also be a test." Ozpin mentally chuckled at the confusion that was apparent on the champion. "The student who will be fighting Ms. Nikos here will be tested to re-enroll into Beacon. If he passes this test, then he will be able to rightfully be a part of Beacon once more." The students nodded at this and Ozpin looked to the side of the room where the changing areas were. "You can come out now." It was then the whole room went silent.

His signature sword clinking with the metal along his belt was the only noise being made as he made his way to the arena. The crowd was now staring intently at the familiar blonde who had a serious wardrobe change and it somewhat made him shrink. He looked around the crowd to see any familiar faces and sure enough, he saw his old teammates who were staring back with a combination of shock and excitement on Nora's part. He slightly nodded at them and scanned around some more to see an equal amount of shock on his sister team. Team RWBY were staring at him wide eyed and he chuckled to see that Ruby was so close to jumping out of her seat. After nodding to them as well, he turned his attention to the arena and let out a breath of reassurance. He walked up to the headmaster who simply smiled at his and then turned to Goodwitch who was no better than how the rest of the audience was. He let out a short laugh at her speechless state before composing himself.

"Jaune?" he heard to his left and as he turned, he became face to face with his partner. Her hands were covering her mouth now as he looked back at her. To her confusion however, he simply ignored her plea and brought his attention to the headmaster.

"So, all I have to do is win to pass?" Jaune said flatly at the headmaster, who in return turned to him.

"That will be decided after the match." Ozpin said this with a hidden edge only known to Jaune. The blonde knight internally sighed at this and nodded back. He then headed to his starting area, leaving an almost shell-shocked Pyrrha to process what was happening.

"Ms. Nikos," she was snapped out of her dazed state by Goodwitch who was looking at her with concern. "I know this is somewhat shocking, but I am going to have to ask you to get ready." She looked at the combat professor and then to the headmaster who only nodded at her. She then looked across the arena to see her partner staring at her. His hand was grasping the hilt of his sword and his stance showed that he was prepared to battle. She reluctantly drew her weapons and readied herself as well, all while dawning a somewhat distraught look.

"Are both combatants ready?" Ozpin was the one to announce this as he and Goodwitch were now standing off to the side. Jaune nodded and looked at Pyrrha coldly. "Then you may begin." With this said, Jaune bolted from his position and charged right at Pyrrha. Jaune unsheathed Crocea Mors, but didn't fold out the shield while swinging his sword overhead. The champion blocked the strike with Akuko at the last moment and stumbled back. This didn't stop Jaune however as he continued his barrage of two handed sword strikes. Unlike the numerous times she had dealt with her partner using this style, she was having a hard time adapting to his attacks that were fast, fierce, and aimed at any vital points on her body. She finally got a sturdy footing and used the momentum of his next strike to throw him over her shoulder while using her semblance to send him across the arena. She saw him tumble and recover, all while keeping a flat look on his face.

"Jaune," She called out, trying to get any emotion from her partner. "What happened to you? Where were you?" her questions landed on deaf ears however as he once more as he said nothing. This time though he drew the unusual firearm strapped to his side and fired rapidly at her. She brought up her shield instantly and blocked the bullets. One thing that confused Pyrrha though was that the impact of each round felt heavier than normal dust rounds. This caused her to back up a bit, followed by a backflip to avoid the rest of the bullets. She threw her shield at him with full force, only for him to roll out of the way and once more, drew Crocea Mors. Pyrrha shifted Milo into its rifle form and opened fire on him. He darted in a serpentine motion to avoid the dust rounds while continuing his charge towards her. As he got in distance of her, he swung his sword at her side and before she could change Milo back into a sword, he feinted his strike and he used his left fist to slam into Pyrrha's face. She stumbled once more and this time tumbled back due to the sudden force. She was confused once more due to never feeling that amount of force into one of his attacks.

He could see the anger brewing within his partner as she was getting up. He looked up at the monitor above them and saw that both of their auras were in the yellow. Apparently, her semblance combined throw did more damage than he thought and his fists tightened at this.

"Jaune! Can you just talk to me?!" Pyrrha shrieked. Jaune stared at her for a few moments before holstering both of his weapons. Relief took over the champion for a moment until she saw her partner smirk and lean forward a bit and gesture to his cheek.

As he did this, something inside Pyrrha broke off. Here she was, worried sick for an entire month for the one in front of her. All of those sleepless nights looking for him. The amount of times she nearly gave up on him. Every night consisting of convincing herself to believe she would see him again. So much strife in the span of little more than a month and this is what she gets? The one that she cared for coming back only to antagonize and taunt her?

Jaune could see her aura illuminating around her and noticed that her hands weapons were slightly warping, all while laced in dark aura. He looked back into his partner's eyes and saw one thing.

Unadulterated fury.

In a split second, she was right in front of him and he felt her knee slam into his stomach. He gasped for air as the wind was knocked out of him and before he could recover, he felt her shield bash into his face. Jaune was sent soaring across the arena once more and tumbled multiple times before stopping. He coughed a bit and struggled to get back on his feet. He reached for his weapons but felt them be ripped from his person. The same dark aura was back and Jaune looked up to see that Pyrrha was using her semblance to hold his weapons. She flung her arms outwards and his weapons fell out of bounds. Fear crept up Jaune's spine as Pyrrha was slowly making her way to him. Despite her terrifying persona, he took a breath and readied himself in a basic boxing stance. He saw a hint of twisted amusement in her eyes and he responded by gritted his teeth. The amusement however morphed back into fury and she charged once more.

Jaune braced himself for the oncoming attacks by holding his hands out in front of him and in this moment, he saw the scar decorating his right hand which sent him in a trance.

"Hey can we hurry it up? In a bit of a rush." An agitated Jaune Arc said to the man at the teller station. His right hand was resting on the counter while he and his plus one were waiting for the man to get off the phone.

"I'll ring you back once the matter's in hand." Jaune heard the man mutter and eye him slightly, causing the blonde to be confused.

"Excuse me sir, can we get some help?" Jaune asked a little more politely. Unknown to him however, the teller reached for something under his desk.

"Certainly sir. Sorry for the WAIT!" the man maliciously yelled as a knife came down on Jaune's hand, due to the sudden action and the previous fight before, his aura wasn't able to hold off the knife and it drove into his hand. Following with him screaming at the searing pain.

"RAAAAAAHHH!" this roar snapped him out of his train of thought and his flashback shattered to reveal an enraged Pyrrha now a few feet away from him. Milo was inches from impaling his hand in the same spot his scar was and his eyes widened at this. In those moments, Jaune's survival instincts set into overdrive and he grabbed Pyrrha's wrist. He pulled her towards him with inhuman strength and slammed his elbow into her face. She was dazed for only a moment, but that's all Jaune needed. He followed up with a few straight punches to Pyrrha's face and landed one last punch to Pyrrha's stomach. He noticed her trying to retaliate, but the results were fruitless strikes as he kept the pressure up.

Pyrrha let out a struggled cry as she tried to slam the edge of Akuko into Jaune's temple, only for him to duck and send a left hook into her face. She felt the aura infused into that last punch and fell to the arena floor. Her muscles writhed and ached as she struggled to get up. She had never seen such ferocity in anyone let alone Jaune. She was on her back now and as she was about to get up, she felt a foot stomp down on her chest. She gagged at the sudden lack of oxygen and saw that Jaune's foot was still firmly planted on top of her. The champion looked up to see that his expression was the coldest one she had ever seen. His eyes were static but practically breathed fire and small cracks of fury were seen in his flat grimace. She was about to question this until she saw his foot being raised above her head. Pyrrha's eyes widened as his foot came racing down.

Before Jaune's foot could make contact, the lights to the arena flashed on and a purple outline surrounded Jaune's shoe.

"That is the match Mr. Arc." Goodwitch said with a stern tone. Apparently, she was not happy for some reason despite how intense the match was. Jaune seemed to snap out of the feral trance he was in and looked around his surroundings, only for his eyes to widen when he saw Pyrrha beneath him, bloody and bruised from the fight.

"Pyrrha, are you okay?" Jaune said with genuine worry. Confusion overtook the Spartan along with frustration. She was about to go off on him, but was interrupted by the headmaster.

"Ms. Nikos, that was Mr. Arc's test." Pyrrha and Jaune's confusion grew as he said this and he gave them a gentle grin. "You see, Mr. Arc here just arrived today and I informed him about your current state of distress." At this point he was practically announcing this to the rest of the audience who just witnessed that brutal fight. "His test was to overcome the strongest combatant in this class, or at least show some improvement. That being said, the highest ranked student is also a person who cares deeply for him and would hold back to help him while in reality, it would only hinder both his and your progress at becoming huntsmen and huntresses." Realization was dawning on Pyrrha at this moment and she looked at Jaune who sheepishly scratched at the back of his head. "So, due to this factor, I altered the test. His goal was to make you give it your all, through any means necessary." Her eyes widened at this last part and she then saw Jaune offering her a hand to help her up.

"Sorry about that Pyrrha." Jaune said with some shame. She grasped his hand and got onto her feet. She took a look at his slightly bruised form and to mostly his surprise, wrapped him in a tight hug. Jaune could feel her shoulders buckle while soft sobbing could be heard. His response to this was to reciprocate the hug and the two stood there for a few moments, cherishing this true reunion.

The subtle cough from the headmaster caused the two to snap back to attention and Jaune was now face to face with both Glynda Goodwitch and Ozpin.

"I hate to be the one to interrupt such a tender moment, but I think Mr. Arc here deserves to hear the results of his test." Jaune's heart tightened at what the headmaster said. "Mr. Arc, despite your… brutal methods," Jaune winced a bit at this. "you accomplished your requirement, defeated your opponent, and showed massive improvement. From what I saw, I would say that we have a true huntsman in training in our midst. Congratulations young man." Jaune once more dawned a sheepish look from the praise he received. He looked over to his partner who was elated to hear the good news and flashed her a smile. "You will once more be assigned to team JNPR as their leader. You will be happy to discover that none of your belongings have been removed. You can thank your partner's conviction for that." Jaune noticed that Pyrrha blushed at this but he shrugged it off. "With that said," Ozpin was now addressing the rest of the students who were processing the news. "Class is dismissed. I hope you all have a good day." Ozpin gave Jaune one more nod before he and his partner walked off the stage and up to the exit. While this was happening, Glynda Goodwitch walked up to her boss with a somewhat worried look.

"Inform the other professors to keep an eye on Mr. Arc." Ozpin muttered to his subordinate who had a look of understanding.

"You saw it as well?" Glynda asked and Ozpin nodded.

"I did. He wasn't going to stop at that last attack. He showed nothing but a murderous intent in those last moments." Ozpin said this while he and Glynda were looking at the blonde in question exiting the room.

"Did he tell you where he was all this time?" Glynda asked and Ozpin looked at her reassuringly.

"He did. Apparently, he was taken to a place where no one should go. Columbia, he called it." This earned a puzzled look from Goodwitch.

"Do you believe him?" Ozpin took a sip from his mug and stood there in silence for a moment.

"Yes. However, he is hiding some things. I saw it when he came to my office, and if this fight was any indication, I would say the place where he was held was a "killed or be killed" environment." Glynda was about to say something before Ozpin put a hand on her shoulder. "In the meantime, we will let him be. The boy must have gone through a lot and now he needs to be with his friends." Glynda nodded at this as she and the headmaster exited the classroom.

#

"YOUR BACK!" Jaune heard the combination of Ruby and Nora shout as they glomped him in the hallway. He let out a surprised cry as the two tackled him and was followed by laughter from the three.

"It's good to be back." Jaune replied as he got up off the ground. He noticed that Yang walked up next to her sister with her signature smirk being apparent.

"Gotta admit, I was almost missing you there. That is until you came back of course." Yang joked. Jaune simply smiled at this. "Also, I like the clothes. Never knew you were a vest kind of guy though." Jaune scratched the back of his head once more and Ren was the one who spoke up next.

"You know you have a lot of explaining to do Jaune." Jaune couldn't tell how he was saying this due to the neutrality in his voice. The others nodded at this and Jaune put his hands up in defense.

"I will. I promise. But could I at least get back to the dorm first. I kind of miss my hoodies." A groan could be heard amongst Ruby and Nora. "Say what you want, you cannot deny the comfort of the hoodie." Jaune said in a matter of fact tone. Before he turned to head for the dorm however, he saw the glare that Weiss Schnee was sending his way. This caused him to mentally sigh as he knew his return would cause this reaction out of her. He decided to ignore it for now and soon arrived at the team's dorm room.

"Home sweet home." Jaune said with relief as he opened the door while he and the others soon filed in. He hopped onto his bed and let out an overexaggerated sigh as he sunk into the mattress. Giggles could be heard from the others and he smiled at this.

"So, what's the schedule for the rest of the day?" he asked the group to which Ruby spoke up.

"Combat class was the last one for the week. So, it's the weekend now!" She exclaimed as she sat on one of the beds. Jaune's eyes widened a bit with excitement as he now bounced off his bed and headed to his closet.

"Sweet! I can finally relax." He said as he pulled out one of his hoodies with Pumpkin Pete on the front. "Oh, hoodie I have missed you." He said as he started to take off his vest and shirt.

"You wear nothing but your hoodie?" Blake asked questioningly and Jaune looked at her while cracking a grin.

"Only on lazy days. And after what I've been through? This is definitely called for." He removed his red sash around his neck and unbuttoned the rest of his shirt with his back to everyone. As he removed his shirt though, sharp gasps could be heard throughout the room. Jaune cocked his head in confusion and turned around to face them all. He saw their looks of shock and horror amplified as he now faced them. Ruby and Yang both had their hands over their mouths, Nora was now shaking, Ren, Blake and Weiss all looked at him wide eyed, and Pyrrha was now right in front of him with a frantic look of worry all over her. "Guys, what's going on?" Jaune asked with some caution, not understanding what they were staring at.

"Jaune," Pyrrha said with fear. "Where did you get those scars?"

Well. That was light hearted until the end. Hope you all liked it. Now I know this Jaune is a huge contrast from the Jaune you saw in chapter one. That's because this will be a somewhat slow descent into Jaune's mental issues. The cheerfulness will not last I can assure you all of that. But anyways, I also want to say sorry for not updating this as soon as I could. It was a tougher piece to work on than Reaping with Sorrow (by the way, if you like Overwatch/RWBY crossovers, check that out if you want and a new chapter for that is in the works. I'd say about 80% done.) Another reason to apologize is that I kinda lost the drive to write in general. My manuscripts I wrote for class were torn apart and that was a shitty reality check. Anyways, I bounced back, trying to improve my skills and try to make this story enjoyable for you all. I hope you all liked this. Drop a comment if you want and as always beauties and gentlebeauties, BE FIERCE!

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