Good evening, readers. This is St. Shade, here with part 2 of the first episode for Gundam Build Fighters JR. Before we begin, here's a quick Review Response to The Composcreator:

Err… in this fic, Jaune and Yang are biological siblings to Raven and Taiyang, who are still together. Ruby's mom had Ruby with… someone else. Not a good excuse, I know.

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Gundam Build Fighters Episode 1, Part 2 (Jaune and Ruby)

A random Gunpla Shop in Union Square

Jaune and Ruby were at the back of the store. They were standing next to a giant, hexagonal shaped machine with ports sticking out the side.

"So," Jaune pointed to the machine, "This is a Plavsky Projector. We play Gunpla Battle on this."

Ruby nodded. " So, how exactly does it work?"

"I'm getting there, Ruby. The projector, well, projects Plavsky Particles into the air. The particles react specifically to the plastic components in the Gunpla, allowing them to- Ruby don't doze off on me, this is important!"

Ruby, having slumped off, snapped to attention. "Iwasntsleepingprofessorporti- oh." The girl sheepishly chuckled. "Er, plastic particles make robots move?"

Jaune glared a little, then shrugged. "Close enough." He reached over and turned on the projector, which automatically announced, "Please Set Your GP Base." Ruby jumped a little, then wondered, GP Base? What's that?

"You also need a GP Base." Jaune pulled out a small, cellphone shaped device in his hand. "It contains data on both the player and his/her Gunpla." Oh. After Jaune inserted his GP Base, the projector then said, "Beginning Plavsky Particle Dispersal. Field 3, Forest." It then emitted shining particles of light, which eventually came together to form an image of the average forest; the cedar trees, rivers, nearby mountain, etc.

Ruby was in awe of the graphics. "Wowww…. That's a really realistic forest…"

"I know, right?" Jaune grabbed for the case containing the Calibur, then realized he was going to hand his prized Gunpla to a total stranger. So he put the case off to the side, and instead pulled out his secondary, a straight build 0 Gundam, and placed it in front of the GP Base.

Ruby took a step back when more Plavsky Particles assembled themselves around Jaune, forming a cockpit around him. As if it were a finishing touch, two more particles enlarged themselves into two yellow spheres. Jaune stuck his head out of the "cockpit", then beckoned her to come closer.

Once Ruby got inside the cockpit, Jaune continued his lecture. "Okay, Ruby, grab those two orbs." Ruby stepped forward and grabbed the two spheres. It felt weird though; even though these were just light particles, they felt pretty solid.

"What you've gotta do is launch your gunpla by pushing the two orbs forward." She did as she was told, and the 0 Gundam was shot into the air.

"Right orb controls forward, back, left, and right. Left one controls thrust, weapons, and attacks. You got that?"

"I think so," Ruby replied. 'Push or roll?' She tried rolling the left one up, intending to boost her Gunpla further, but nothing happened. So Ruby pushed the orb instead, causing the 0 Gundam to surge forward- right into the nearby mountain. Ruby yelped and pushed the right orb to the left, and the gunpla veered off, missing the mountain, but flying off the projector area. The 0 Gundam managed to fly a few more millimeters before falling. Jaune caught it before it hit the ground.

"Huh. Not bad!" The boy remarked. "You did a lot better than me, at least." Jaune fondly reminisced about his first time. He had ended up crashing Yang's prized Unicorn Gundam into a canyon. Good times. Ruby's expression went from horrified to excited. Jaune kept coaching Ruby on Gunpla Battle for about another hour and a half, and his point of view, her rate of growth was surprisingly quick. Not once was the 0 Gundam horribly mangled, Ruby also had a rough idea of how to move the Gunpla as she so desired.

Both of them were so engrossed in practice that when Jaune checked the time, he realized he was going to be late for dinner.

"Oh! Oh, crap! Ruby, I've gotta go home fast. You wanna try again tomorrow?"

"Yes, please!"

"Okay then! I might need your cell number if you want to keep doing this."

Her expression snapped backed to horrified. Since coming to this would, her scroll didn't seem to agree with whatever technology they had come up with.

"Ruby? Something wrong?" Jaune inquired.

"Ooh.. it's just that my scr-phone and other stuffs have been on the fritz lately," Ruby ad-libbed. "I promise I'll be back here tomorrow!"

But...maybe there was a way she could keep in touch with him.

"Pinky swear?" asked Jaune.

"Pinky swear!"

"Alright, Ruby, see you tomorrow!" Jaune rushed out the store with his GP Base and Gunpla, completely forgetting that he was going to practice with his new Age-2 Calibur. Oh well. He could always practice when he got home from school the next day.

Ruby was about to leave the store herself when she noticed a small brown case lying on top of the projector.

Balboa High School- The next day

"Jaune, is something wrong?" His classmate Pyrrha Nikos asked.

"Mrrgle." was all that Jaune would say.

He looked up. Apparently, Pyrrha was considered the most attractive and popular girls in the school, mainly because of her goddess-like figure and motherly personality. And the worship had gotten so ridiculous nobody knew her as a person. At least, that was what Jaune thought. Sure, she was cute redhead who was very nice (and overly apologetic)...

...she just did not understand Gunpla. At all.

"Jaune Xiao Long, is something wrong?" Pyrrha inquired for the umpteenth time.

It was the end of the world for Jaune Xiao Long. He eventually explained to Pyrrha that he had finally finished building the Age-2 Calibur only to lose it the very same afternoon. To make matters worse, the GBWC preliminaries were going to start in less than a week, and he still hadn't gotten to finding a partner.

The only thing he received for his grief was a strange-colored marble in his back pocket.

Pyrrha looked at the marble Jaune had given her. "I see. On the other hand," Pyrrha tried to think of something that would lift Jaune's spirits, "this is a nice-looking marble."

"Pyrrha, I don't care about some marble!" Jaune snapped. "I just want my Gundam back!"

As if on cue, the marble began vibrating and releasing an intense light, causing both of them to stumble marble continued vibrating/shining for a little long before it returned to normal.

"Jaune, are you sure that thing's a marble?"

"How am I supposed to know!?"

"JAAAUNNNEEEE!"

Jaune and Pyrrha both whipped their heads towards the sound. The former's mouth dropped wide open.

Ruby, who, for some reason, was wearing the same clothes she wore yesterday, came bolting down the street. In one hand was the case Jaune had lost. She skidded to a stop right in front of them, trying to catch her breath.

"Hey*pant* Jaune *puff*. Left this *pant* at the store." Ruby wheezed.

She handed the case over to Jaune. Fingers trembling, he opened the case; mercifully, the Gundam Age-2 Calibur was in perfect condition. Jaune's turmoil turned to relief as he let out a huge sigh, overjoyed that his beloved Gunpla was safe.

"Oh, thank God! I was afraid I'd have to start all over again!"

Ruby finally caught her breath. "By the way, this robot of yours looks so cool! I mean, the details- "

Pyrrha, confused by the sudden turn of events, finally spoke. "Jaune, what's going on? Who is she?"

Jaune turned to Pyrrha. "Pyrrha, this is Ruby Rose. I've been trying to teach her to play Gunpla Battle since yesterday. Ruby, this is my classmate, Pyrrha Nikos."

"Hello!" Ruby stretched her hand out to Pyrrha. The latter awkwardly shook it.

Xiao Long's Gunpla and Models

Today was 4 o'clock rush hour, so it was Jaune's turn to take care of the store. Ruby was in the back, still admiring the Age-2 Calibur. Pyrrha had elected to go home, but not before flashing a look of worry towards Ruby.

"Hey, Jaune." Ruby strolled over to the counter where Jaune was at. "I know I said this was cool-" she said as she place the Calibur, "-and it still is, but I feel like it's missing something."

"Like what?" Jaune asked.

"Well, for starters… a scythe that shoots lasers?"

Jaune nearly did a pratfall before catching himself. "Ruby!" Jaune choked. "This is supposed to be a knight in shining armor! Knights don't carry scythes!"

Jaune recovered himself, then walked over to one of the aisles. "Look, if you really want something with a scythe, try-"

"I. Knew it."

Jaune came to a halt, having recognized the voice, and turned around. In the doorway stood Cardin Winchester, his eyes gleaming with pure malice. And after days and days of searching, he had finally found Jaune's best work, the Age-2 Calibur, standing right in front of him.

"Well, well." Cardin strolled menacingly towards the counter, pushing Jaune into the aisle. "Quite the Gunpla you've got there, Jaune. It's wonderful work. Just what I need to win the championship."

His hand reached for the Calibur, but Ruby's was faster. "Look, I don't know who you are or who you think you are," she admitted, "But this is Jaune's Gunpla, not yours."

Cardin's face fell for a second, then scoffed. "I could ask you the same thing. But anyways," He glanced toward Jaune, who had worked up enough stamina to take a few steps, "Xiao Long here sucks ass as a fighter. He needs someone with skills like me. But you're probably too noob to understand why."

Ruby understood perfectly. "It's still not your Gunpla." she said the most nonchalant way. She placed the Calibur behind her back.

Something inside Cardin caused him to snap. "Fine,-" he spat as he clenched his fists.

"No!" Jaune rushed forward. He wasn't letting Cardin beat up Ruby.

Ruby simply smiled, ready to beat the tar out of her attacker.

"Stop that."

All three of them froze for a second before turning towards the doorway. There stood a man in his… 50's?,40's?,(the white hair made it hard to tell) dressed in a dark green suit with a white undershirt. A pair of Lennon shades rested on his nose. Jaune and Cardin were both in awe of the man, while Ruby was wondering why they were awe.

But... she did remind him of someone else.

"G-General Ozpin!" Cardin croaked, immediately standing straight. Jaune did the same. Ruby's eyes simply widened.

The General continued. " There are customers here. If you're going to fight, I suggest you do it in a more civilized manner." He glanced over to the Plavsky Projector in the back. "Perhaps a bit Gunpla Battle?"

"Perfect." Cardin pulled out his Tallgeese II, a cheery yet evil grin spreading across his face.

"You're on-" Jaune started, only for Ruby to interrupt him.

"Jaune, let me do it."

"-Wha?"

"That guy said your piloting needs work, and you also needed a partner, right?"

The realization dawned on Jaune's face. "You just started Gunpla Battle! He's got the experience over you!"

"That's what you're here for. You can be the copilot if you want."

"Ruby!"

Cardin's grin grew wider. "It's settled then! Let's battle!" He dragged Jaune and Ruby to the back of the store, already imagining that victory was in the bag.

Later that day...

Raven returned to the store a little later than usual. She had taken some time and effort to find ingredients for mash and steak, as a means to comfort Jaune over the loss of his Calibur. When she got back, a crowd had gathered in the back. Ozpin was off to the side looking at the display cases.

Raven walked over to Ozpin. "Ozpin. Why is there a crowd in the back of my store?"

"Nothing to worry about. Just a Gunpla Battle waiting to start between Mr. Winchester and Mr. Xiao Long."Ozpin cheerfully replied. Raven was overtaken by sudden desire to rip Cardin to shreds. To fight her son on his worst day!-

Ozpin saw the rage boil in her. "I told you it's nothing to worry about," he remarked. "Jaune has help this time."

Raven's rage dissipated somewhat. "Help? From who?"

...

"Please, set your GP Base."

"You heard him." Ruby raised her hand, expecting Jaune to hand his over. He just put it in for her. Jaune's hands were shaking as he did so. On the other side, Cardin inserted his GP Base into the projector, cheery-evil (cheervil?) grin still plastered on his face.

"Beginning Plavsky Particle Dispersal. Field 2, Desert." This time, the projector created a massive desert landscape.

"Please set your Gunpla." Ruby placed the Age-2 Calibur in front of the GP Base while Cardin did the same with his Tallgeese. A few seconds later, both hummed to life.

"BATTLE START!"

"Cardin Winchester, Tallgeese II! Take off!" Cardin announced as his Gunpla shot into the sky.

"Wha- me too, then! Ruby Rose, Age-2 Calibur, uh..." Ruby tried to think of something cool to say.

"Ruby, just launch!" Jaune placed his hands on top of Ruby's, launching the Calibur upwards.

Ruby immediately noticed that the Calibur felt a lot easier to control compared to the 0 Gundam. She wasn't sure how, but Jaune obviously put a lot of love and work into this Gunpla. Like hell she was going to let him down.

"Ruby, move to the right!" The Calibur barely dodged as massive beam flew past it, melting a crater into landscape. High above, the Tallgeese II fired another beam towards the Calibur. The next shot grazed one of the Calibur's wings. Ruby thought she heard Cardin rambling on about the Calibur was supposed to be his. Meh.

Another laser scraped the Calibur's knee, giving Ruby a minor bit of panic.

"Can't this robot go any faster?" Ruby hurriedly asked Jaune.

"It's under weapons! Fifth slot, Strider mode!" he replied in an equally worried tone.

Ruby did as she was told, and the Calibur transformed into a sleek fighter jet. It immediately outpaced the Tallgeese's lasers and flew towards it. Cardin's evil grin faded- No one had ever been able to outrun his Dober Gun, let alone run rings around it.

Realizing that shooting wouldn't work, the Tallgeese ditched the Dober, pulled out a pair of beam sabers from its shield, and spun downwards at the Calibur. The Calibur tried shooting at it, but the Tallgeese flew through the salvo with minimal damage. Nevertheless, it kept going.

"Ruby?!" Jaune frantically inquired. "Are you trying to crash into him?!"

"Nope!" she exclaimed. The Calibur veered off at the last second, forcing the Tallgeese II to slow down hard. The Age-2 then took the opportunity to turn back into mobile suit form and shoot the Tallgeese in the back, sending it crashing into the nearby canyon.

As the Calibur slowly descended, Jaune realized something. Could she possibly be…?

"Wh..Wh..WHO ARE YOU?!" Cardin roared.

The Tallgeese bolted upright, damaged, but working. Grabbing its shield and heat lance, it rushed towards the Calibur, keeping the shield in front before striking at the last second. Unfortunately for the Tallgeese, the attack was easily parried by the opponent's DODS Sword Gun, and lost its arm and weapon as a result.

"Gotcha!" Ruby exclaimed as the Calibur raised its sword gun for the killing blow. The Tallgeese quickly raised its shield, but it was useless; the Age-2 cleaved it in half, and the Tallgeese went up in a massive fireball.

"Battle ended!"the projector announced, officially ending the match. The crowd applauded and cheered. It had been quite the battle.

" I... I actually lost?" Cardin groaned. "To Xiao Long and some newbie?!" He slumped to the floor.

"My Gunpla… it … won." Jaune spoke. "It actually won!"

Ruby, high on the adrenaline, squeed. "Ohmygosh that wassofreaking awesomeIreallywanna dothisagain Jaunecanwepleasedo moreGunplaBattle pleeeaaassseee?"

Jaune was still in shock. "...Sure."

"Yeeessssss!"

"Jaune?" Raven finally managed to break through the dissipating crowd. Cardin glanced up, and found that retreat was his best course of action.

Jaune turned to face his mom. "Oh, hi Mom! How was your day?"

Raven ignored the question."What's going on? How'd you win?!"

"... it's kind of a long story." Jaune admitted. A lot had happened to him these past two days.

"Do you… want to talk about it over mash and steak?" asked Raven.

"Oh, heck yeah!- I mean, yes, please." Jaune's day just got even better. "I don't think I can explain it alone though…". He checked to see if Ruby was around. Sure enough, she was still near the projector… and was coddling the Calibur for some reason.

"Ruby!" Jaune called out to Ruby. "Want to stick around for dinner?" Ruby checked the clock.

"Oh, uhhh, sure!" Ruby responded. "It's my off day today. Just give me oonnneee second." She sped off before anyone could catch her.

Once the dust settled, Raven asked Jaune the inevitable. "Uh, Jaune...who is she?"

Jaune smiled . " That was Ruby Rose, Mom.

She's a new friend of mine and…my new Gunpla partner."

FIN

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