Carnival Hex: Wasn't planning on it. But it is amazing what music does.
AnimeLover137:I'm sort of in the middle. I hate all the tension, but they're so good that I just sort of rage in my room silently. And thank you for the complement. I appreciate it.
Eugenio4079:Well that stops today.
Writerofthelostsoul:First, interesting name. Second, yes. I didn't plan on it, but it did happen.
Me:Thanks. JaunexCinder seems like a good ship and I should see more. But here's the thing, they aren't in a relationship. It's just sex. Jaune doesn't particularly like Cinder, but he doesn't hate her either. They hold each other at arm's length because they acknowledge they are dangerous to each other and they don't want to see that fight happen.
Tomas: That's what I strived for. And it will get more intense here, then sad.
Happy1K1nob1: What's wrong buddy? Why did you need the uplift?
Hoyla: Since you asked.
A/N: Well I didn't plan for this to happen. But by listening to another Halsey song "Control" which is also good. I came up with an appropriate ending.
Chapter
Dragging her body forward, the silver haired one pulled her head back as the archer stalked forward, pulling on a white glove. A second later, the beetle chittered as it emerged.
Horror filled her being as she turned upwards, "Please don't!" she begged.
The woman smiled cruelly before black tar filled her vision and pain raked across her body. Her very essence being drained from her as it moved into the crimson woman's body, her veins glowing as her amber eyes glowed and fire ringed around her eye. The tar began to spread further, creeping over her nose and beginning to cover her remaining eye. She would have spoken, however that tar had already made its way down her throat, making it difficult to breathe.
The sound of steel rang, her remaining eye widening she saw the crimson one pulling out her sword.
No! Please don't!
The sword swung down.
Gasping, Amber shot up from her bed, her hand reaching for her throat. Or rather Pyrrha's bed. With Pyrrha's hand reaching.
Letting out a sigh, Amber pushed aside the covers. Silently making her way from her bed, she entered the bathroom and shut the door before turning her attention to the mirror.
This person, Pyrrha Nikos was quite beautiful. With hair as red as blood and eyes greener than a grassy hill, she was quite a specimen to behold. If Amber had seen her on the street, she would be a bit jealous of her looks.
It didn't matter though, this body was hers now and hers alone.
Amber thanked Pyrrha every day for her sacrifice. For giving up her life so Amber could save others, as soon as she retrieved her stolen power from Cinder Fall.
The very thought of her name made Amber's blood boil, she would make that witch did pay for what she had done to her. Amber couldn't wait until she wrapped her hands around that woman's throat, to watch as the life faded from her eyes and feel the power of the Fall Maiden return to her.
Looking back into the mirror, Amber saw the faint fire around those emerald orbs. Quickly getting control over herself, the woman exited the bathroom and began to prepare for the outing with her team.
Weight seemed to push down on Ozpins shoulders as he stood in the hospital, staring at the bedridden, injured form of Weiss Schnee. The heiress was sitting up however she was not allowed to walk. From where Jaune stabbed her, he had barely avoided her spinal cord. Weiss would recover eventually, despite the heiress claims and trying to get out of the bed.
Ozpin received the report from Team RWBY of the fight. He lied about Amber, telling them he wasn't sure what made Jaune say what he did, all the while feeling a sense of guilt fill his body.
Stepping from the window, Ozpins cane tapped against the tile floor as he made his way back out of the hospital. As the doors slid open, Ozpin continued to walk toward the docks as his mind drifted to Jaune.
He still remembered the cold anger in the boy's eyes before he leapt out of the window. Anger at them all for what they had done. Ozpin sighed, Summer. Raven. Pyrrha. Winter. Jaune. Now Weiss. The list just continues for him. Never ending.
He tried, he tried to atone for what he'd done. Only to fail again and again and again.
With a sigh, Ozpin pushed onwards. His eye noticing the waiting airsh-
BOOM!
A blast of heat and Ozpin was knocked back. His cane flying from his grasp as he skidded across the ground.
An explosion sounded throughout the area. Amber snapped towards the direction of the sound. Ignoring the comments from her two team members, she quickly sprinted towards the sound of carnage as Amber activated her powers.
Grey clouds began to form and condense together, as a steady pour of rain fell from the sky, trailing behind the woman as she approached the docks. Her golden heels clicking against the ground, she sprinted past the corner and took in the area.
Fragments of what appeared to be an airship was scattered along the street. Fire dotting some of the plants and awnings over some of the street vendors, what caught her attention was the man lying in the street. Racing towards him, she gently pulled him over only to gasp in shock.
Ozpin.
"No," she whispered.
A high pitched laugh rang through the area.
Looking up, Amber saw a green haired girl standing atop a building. Dark skin was covered by brown and green, crimson eyes that were filled with mirth stared down at her.
The one that attacked her.
Amber felt her powers churn as she rose to her feet. Her sword and shield flew towards her hand, her new green eyes were surrounded by the familiar flaming aura.
"GET BACK HERE!" She shouted.
The green haired girl simple shook her head before turning on her heel and jogging away.
Lightning crashed.
Jaune took a bite of his muffin as he sat in a small café in Mistral. While he wasn't the biggest person to eat any breakfast not pancakes, he had to admit that Mistral had great food. As his eyes trailed across the street, he noticed a TV with a red banner along the bottom.
Zooming in…
Jaune closed his right eye as his left one quickly had enhanced vision. Focusing until it appeared that the TV was right in front of his face, with the banner reading "Destruction in Vale".
"Audio," Jaune muttered.
Retrieving audio data…
"-an explosion. Destroying a Bullhead and causing minor damage to the city. However, Beacon Academy Headmaster Ozpin is currently in the hospital and any report on him is unknown. Security footage showed Four-time Mistrial Tournament Champion Pyrrha Nikos chasing after a suspect."
Jaune watched in shock and horror as Amber raced down the street, the weather going completely haywire around her as the Maiden used Pyrrha's Semblance to blast cars aside into the buildings.
No.
NO!
Jaune was slightly aware that he had broken a china cup in his right hand.
Warning: Emotions Rising.
Counter Measures: Employed.
Jaune wasn't as thankful for the emotion suppression at this time, but he understood the significance. Jaune didn't want to cause a scene at the café. Quickly paying for his muffin and extra for the broken cup, he quickly walked away.
"Lower emotional inhibitors," he said softly.
Reducing Emotional Inhibition.
An aching grief his Jaune's chest along with anger.
That woman was using Pyrrha as a vessel, an instrument for her own self-centered revenge. Not giving a damn about the consequences.
This…this had to stop.
Jaune reached into his pocket and pulled out his Scroll. As a keypad flashed on the glass screen, Jaune hesitantly pushed in a familiar number.
"Ozpin I will not let this stand."
Amber glared down at the man, her powers creating small flames that flickered around her feet.
"Amber please," the man said, "Calm yourself."
The Headmaster had received small burns along his face from the encounter, his clothing had torn and made angry red scratches along his torso while a piece of metal had embedded itself into his shoulder. The doctors had treated everything and were planning a small operation to remove the metal in a few hours.
"No!" Amber stated, "I am done hiding, I am tired of waiting around for that witch to show up. Her lackey was in the street today, taunting us, mocking us as we refuse to act while she takes more and more from us. Who will be next? Glynda? Your students? What then Ozpin?"
"Silence!" Ozpin shouted, stunning the woman.
"You have already taken one student from us Amber, someone Jaune Arc cared for deeply," the Headmaster said. "While Pyrrha Nikos gave up everything she had for you Amber, you have done nothing to honor that sacrifice. Only focusing on this petty revenge."
"She took my power! My body from me!" Amber shouted.
"You took someone else's life!" Ozpin shouted back, "Took her body. Took her soul. Took away everything!"
Amber was silently grating her teeth.
"How dare you," she growled. "I will forever be grateful for Pyrrha Nikos, grateful for what she has given me."
"We put your Aura into her to stop the transference of power from you to the Queen. Now you want to enact some petty revenge?" Ozpin asked.
"Justice," Amber stated, "So that the sacrifice Pyrrha Nikos has given will not be in vain."
"Are sure its justice? Or just vengeance?" Ozpin asked.
Amber was silent. Ozpin didn't waver in glaring at her.
Amber turned on her heel and left, the crimson hair swaying with each step. Her hair.
Cinder was smiling malevolently. Emerald had played her part significantly, the bomb placement was phenomenal and Ozpin getting injured was the icing on the cake. She had her head raised high as she strode into the warehouse.
Only to frown as Mercury approached.
"What is it?" she asked.
The boy extended a Scroll, "This was found in your quarters earlier."
Glancing at the object, she took it from Mercury's hands and opened it. There was a number already in the contacts, labeled "Me".
Cinder tapped the number and listened to the Scroll ring.
It picked up.
"Hey Cinder. How have you been since that night?"
She smiled, "Missing most of what happened."
"Did you see the news earlier? Take it you had something to do with it."
"Indeed."
"Well…I'm offering my assistance. I want this over with."
Cinder frowned, "Is this about you? Or your Invincible Girl?"
"…do I need to do more convincing?" Jaune asked, a husky tone filling his voice.
"That would be much appreciated."
"Tell me where, maybe I can pick up some more whiskey."
Weiss was fiddling with her Scroll. she had managed to get maneuverability around the hospital in a walker before she received a cane.
Until of course her Scroll sounded.
Glancing down, the heiress was surprised to see a black chess piece appear on the screen.
A second later, Weiss was treated to the sight of Cinder Fall and Jaune Arc. Together.
She fumbled with her cane, hobbling as fast as she could to the nearest telephone.
"Greetings." Cinder began.
"Hello everyone!" Jaune said.
"This broadcast is to the…" Cinder ticked her fingers.
"Eight," Jaune supplied.
"Yes. Eight. The eight of you. I understand you are looking for me," Cinder said. "So I propose a challenge."
Jaune stepped forward, "We're going to be transmitting two locations to your Scroll's now. One of those has my location. The other has hers. It's a simple game of chance. All of you have a chance, we'll leave it up to you."
Communication cut off.
Amber was growling as she stalked towards her…Pyrrha's dorm room. Pushing open the door, she saw Nora and Ren look up at her as the latter tucking away his Scroll.
"Come with me," she said.
Not waiting for a response, she left before going to team RWBY's dorm.
They all looked up at her.
"We need go after them," she said.
"Damn straight," Yang said as she rose to her feet.
"We don't know which place is which," Ruby said as she rose to her feet.
"Doesn't matter," Amber said, "We have to find Cinder and defeat her."
Blake nodded, "Indeed."
Ren stepped into the room, holding his Scroll, "She only gave us two spots. I suggest that Team RWBY head to the location in the forest while we investigate near the outer district of Vale."
"Why?" Amber asked.
"There is a higher chance of us facing Cinder in the outer district Pyrrha," Ren stated. "I believe that we can win against her."
"What makes you think we can't?" Yang asked.
Ren frowned, "I figured you guys wanted another shot at Jaune."
Yang grinned, "Sounds better Ren."
Amber nodded, "Unfortunately, what we do will not be sanctioned by Ozpin."
Ruby bit her lip, "Jaune's a bad guy now. We need to stop them both."
Amber noticed Ren's hand clench, she placed a hand on his shoulder and sent him a calming look. "You don't have to do this."
Ren shook his head, "This is a problem concerning our team. It's our job to fix it."
Amber smiled, "Thank you Ren."
"Enough chit-chat," Yang said as she slammed her fists together, "Let's go!"
Amber lead her allies through the line of warehouses. Her crimson sword extended out and her shield in front, she wasn't fan of using such weapons but the woman failed to find the materials to create another staff.
"The warehouse is ahead," Ren said.
Nodding, Amber peered around the area. She didn't see anyone around so that was a good sign. No green haired illusion maker.
The warehouse was small, with a white snowflake imprinted on the side of the building.
Amber grinned, a Dust warehouse? She had to be here.
Seeing the open door, Amber went straight inside. Holding the shield up to deflect any stray bullets or silent arrows, she sprinted forward.
Nothing attacked her.
Dropping the shield, she quickly scanned the area.
"Hello."
Amber looked up to see Jaune Arc sitting on a stack of crates, a smirk on his face, "Pleasure to finally meet you Amber."
The woman scowled, "Where's Cinder?" she demanded.
"That would be telling," he replied.
Amber saw her allies enter the building, looking at their old leader in surprise, "Jauney?" Nora asked hesitantly.
The boy waved towards the girl, "Hello Nora, Ren."
Amber sneered up at the blond, "Where is Cinder?" she demanded.
Jaune just tilted his head at her.
Rotating the sword, she held up the rifle and opened fire.
Jaune leapt forward, extending his own shield and drawing his blade. Nora quickly dashed forward with Magnhild in its hammer form, swinging the mighty weapon towards her former leader. Jaune flipped over it with ease as he used his shield to bash Nora into the ground, as he landed on his feet he quickly brought up his sword which hooked onto StormFlower. The sword latching underneath the gun blades as the boys then grappled, trying to get the upper hand over the other. Amber used this fight to quickly scan the surrounding area. Sprinting through the warehouse and weaving through the stacks of crates in order to find the fire witch. Ignoring the sounds of conflict with her allies.
Amber couldn't sense her former power anywhere.
Gritting her teeth, she allowed the wind to pick up around her as she raced back to the fight. Determined to get answers from the meddlesome blond boy, as she saw him facing away from her she used that opportunity to throw her shield at him.
Whirling around, the boy caught it with his left hand. The same hand that was made of metal.
Amber got an idea.
Concentrating on her vessel's power, a dark shroud covered her hand as a similar color wrapped around Jaune's arm.
A grin creeped onto the woman's face, "That doesn't go all the way to your shoulder does it?"
Twisting her hand, she forced Jaune's left arm to twist around his back while using the Polarity to manipulate his sword to move around his back. Before Jaune could release his sword, the woman used the arm to tightly grip his opposite arm and forced the metal to stay in place.
"Don't move," Amber said.
Jaune raised an eyebrow, "Kinky."
Rolling her eyes, she noticed how Nora was flicking her eyes between Jaune and herself, and then looked at Ren.
"Its ok Nora," Amber said. "Don't worry."
The girl nodded, Amber smiled before pulling out her Scroll and calling Ruby. After a few rings, the Scroll picked up.
"Yes?" Ruby's voice came across, sounding breathless.
"We found Jaune over here," she said. "Are you guys ok?"
An explosion sounded.
"Yeah. Kinda-woah! Kinda busy with some people."
Amber tried to conceal her anticipation, "And Cinder?"
"Nope. No-YANG WATCH OUT!"
The sound of wind rushed through the speaker as a great creaking sounded before a loud 'CRASH'.
"Gotta go Pyrrha!"
Amber's fist crushed the Scroll.
Turning around, she was met with a smiling Jaune, "Problem?"
Taking her own blade, she pressed it against Jaune's throat, "Tell me where she is."
Jaune glared up into her bro- green eyes. "Go to hell."
Droplets of blood began to form, "Tell me now!"
Jaune glanced down at the sword, "You won't win."
Ren stalked forward, pressing the barrels of his twin pistols against Jaune's head, "Where!"
Jaune looked up at Ren, "Warehouse, near the edge of town."
Ren didn't look at Amber, "Go. Nora and I can handle this."
Amber looked at her ally before nodding in thanks. Sprinting out of the warehouse and activating her Maiden powers. Feeling the wind lift her body up and towards her destination at top speed.
Time to finish this.
Ren looked down at his former leader. Who stared up right back into his eyes.
Nora fidgeted with her fingers, "Jauney…"
Ren kept the gun against the blonde's head. Never wavering, not for an instant.
"You don't have to do this," Jaune said. "You can just leave."
He could. Ren could take Nora and return to Beacon. But he was better than that.
"We started this as a team. We will finish it."
Narrowing her eyes, Amber saw the approaching warehouse. Lifting her palms, lightning crackled through the sky. With a single thrust, a single bolt slammed into the warehouse doors, knocking them off with a blast of thunder. Descending, Amber had her weapons raised, ready to fight a kill the witch.
There was nothing.
It was a single, empty warehouse.
"No. No no no NO NOO!"
Amber shrieked in rage. As thunder boomed and fire crackled in a ring around her.
She had to be here. She had to be!
An back exit, or a skylight?
Amber's thought grew frantic as she wondered of what would befall Team RWBY.
"Problem Amber?"
Whirling around, the woman saw Jaune standing in the doorway. A calm expression on his face while his hoodie sleeves were ripped, revealing his robotic arm as the knight held his sword and shield.
"You bastard!" she growled.
"That's rich coming from you," Jaune retorted.
Amber pointed her blade and the knight, "Where is she?"
"Far from here, in a different location."
Amber laughed hollowly, "So what is this? Some petty attempt at revenge?"
"No," Jaune said. "This is for Pyrrha."
Amber blinked, "Pyrrha? Pyrrha? The girl who sacrificed her body for me? For me to use and defeat Cinder?"
"The girl who wouldn't have had to if you weren't kept alive," Jaune said. "Ironwood was an idiot for his experiments, and Ozpin a fool for switching your Aura's."
Amber allowed her powers to manifest themselves, a chunk of rock ripping itself out of the ground, "You cannot beat me boy. Not even with that trinket of yours."
Thrusting out her palm, the rock went flying towards Jaune. Who hardly flinched.
"NORA SMASH!"
With a blast of pink, Amber was shocked to see Nora appear, Magnhild in hand as she stood by Jaune. Glaring at the woman.
"Nora!" the woman breathed, "What are you-"
"We are fixing this."
Lie Ren strode forward, StormFlower hanging at his sides.
"You didn't just take away my partner," Jaune said, pointing his sword at her. "You took away our teammate and turned her into something she would never want to become."
Ren aimed his pistols, "A monster."
Amber glared at them, fire crackling around her eye, "Kill me? The only one powerful enough to kill Cinder?"
"They're supposed to be three more of you right?" Nora asked.
"We don't care about Cinder," Ren said. "You however made things personal."
Amber scowled, dropping her weapons she concentrated on what power remained within her Aura, "Fine."
The group charged.
Warning: Powerful Hostile!
No shit.
As pieces of rock raced towards them, Jaune raised his shield and heard the dings as each rock pelted the metal. Ren stayed close behind him while Nora flew through the air, smashing the larger chunks of rock that Amber attempted to crush them with.
Warning: Five yards from target.
"Ren go!" Jaune shouted.
The boy channeled his Aura into his legs and leaped over Jaune, holding down the triggers for his weapon. Bullets rang through the empty warehouse, soaring straight towards the floating body of his teammate, Amber lifted her arms as the air suddenly cooled and made his breath appear. Icicles formed and made their way straight towards him, as Ren was still airborne, he didn't have that much maneuverability. Gritting his teeth, he then started to release rounds at a burst-fire rate. Blasting apart the icicles that got to close before he hit the ground.
"Heads up!"
Ren ducked as Jaune leapt over him, Amber quickly formed an ice staff and engaged Jaune in combat. Each slash and thrust was either deflected or dodged by the agile woman, who created more staffs to use as her previous weapons were destroyed.
Jaune ducked and flipped over the icy weapon.
Warning: At current rate. Target will become more aggressive and most likely kill allies.
Damn.
Options: Allow Target to kill allies and defeat as she will be weakened.
No. Jaune wouldn't sacrifice his friends.
Question: How did Cinder Fall defeat Target?
…surprise.
Jaune had a terrible idea.
"Nora! Cover!"
With the unmistakable sound of Magnhild shifting, Jaune swung his blade into the ice staff. Smiling at how the weapon sunk an inch into the ice, as Amber attempted to pull the weapon free Jaune collapsed Crocea Mors and shifted behind Amber, using the scabbard to press against her throat.
WARNING: MULTIPLE EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES APPROACHING.
Amber struggled against the scabbard, Jaune kept his grip and had his eyes narrowed.
Wait…
CONTACT IMMINENT!
MOVE!
Pushing Amber forward, Jaune dived backwards. Explosions rocked the floor behind, throwing him off balance and causing him to skid slightly before pressing his left hand into the ground to slow down. Quickly peering around, he found his target.
WARNING: HIGH ELETRICAL OUTPUT!
Lightning crackled around the woman, electricity curling around the metal supports of the warehouse and ran jaggedly around the floating woman.
Not wasting time, Jaune scooped up the objects
Lift object approximately sixty degrees' upward, force and trajectory will be calculated and enacted.
Jaune whirled the crimson sword, feeling it extend into a spear as he held it with his left hand.
It flew through the air. The bronze glinting in the light as the spear rotated. Moving until it slammed into the small space between the armor plated in Ambers back.
Her Aura shattered.
Amber fell, collapsing in a heap onto the ground.
Jaune breathed heavily as Ren fell to his knees, Nora held herself up with her hammer and attempted to catch her breath.
A smile crept onto his face, he had succeeded. He had won. They had won.
Slowly regaining his breath, Jaune saw that Ren was rising to his feet as Nora was tucking away her grenade launched.
Then Amber gasped.
Ren and Nora aimed their guns as Jaune dived forward and expanded Crocea Mors back into a kite shield.
Amber coughed before pushing herself up. Her emerald eyes looking around until they finally fixed on the blonde knight, who was eyeing her-
"Jaune?"
No.
No that's impossible.
"Jaune?"
The voice spoke again, sounding both hopeful and broken at once.
Jaune couldn't avoid speaking.
"Pyrrha?" he asked tentatively.
The girl smiled.
Pyrrha. That smile, the twinkle.
Jaune sprinted towards the girl, hitting the ground in a slide he cupped her face tenderly with a great smile. She was back.
Emotions Risi-
Don't.
Tears spilled from his eyes as he felt more another set of arms encircle them.
"PYRRHA!" Nora shouted in glee.
The Spartan smiled as she slowly embraced, "Hello Nora."
They needed to move. With low Aura levels she could be in even worse shape.
"Nora, grab our stuff. Ren, call an ambulance. I can carry-"
"No."
Jaune went silent.
Pyrrha had tears leaking out of her green eyes, "She isn't gone. Just-" the Spartan let out a cry of pain, fire crackled around her eye before it quickly vanished, "-she's angry. She's trying to come back. She will come back."
Nora shook her head, "No. Not th-There's gotta be-"
Even as she said this, Jaune knew there was no solution.
Reaching over, he placed a hand on his teammates shoulder, "Nora. I've spent almost every waking moment to figure out how to get Pyrrha back. We can't."
"B-But she- we're-"
Nora was crying now.
Footsteps sounded as Ren crouched in front of Jaune, "We have to kill her don't we?"
Nora gasped, "Wh-"
"Yes," Jaune answered hollowly.
"No!" Nora shouted.
A gloved hand placed itself on Jaune's arm, "Please."
Jaune had months to find a solution, he knew he had to end this.
He couldn't.
Warning: Emotions Rising.
Deploying Counter Meas-
"Don't do that."
Pyrrha's voice cut through his mind, he clutched his partner tightly.
"I can't," he whispered. "Don't ask me to."
Pyrrha wrapped an arm around his neck, "I need you to do this."
Tears dripped down and lightly splashed on the Spartans face.
Jaune pressed his forehead against hers, "I love you too much!"
Pyrrha smiled, "Do you have any idea how long I've waited for you to say that?"
Jaune chuckled, "Too long."
Silence.
"I wanted you to take me on a picnic," Pyrrha found herself saying, "Just a small thing, nothing too big or fancy."
Jaune shook his head, "I probably would have done an expensive dinner or something."
Pyrrha laughed, which quickly turned into a gasp of pain.
Jaune pulled her closer to him, "Not yet. Not yet ok?!"
Pyrrha looked up, flashing a weak smile, "Why not?"
Jaune bent down and kissed her. Carefully pressing his lips against hers as he caressed her cheek, ignoring how wet it felt from the tears.
Separating after what felt like mere milliseconds, Jaune's lip began to wobble, "I'm so sorry Pyrrha!"
Pyrrha swallowed, "I forgive you Jaune."
Jaune took the spear and shoved it through the chinks of her armor plated and into her heart. Pyrrha jerked, before going limp in Jaune's arms.
Cries of grief and loss echoed throughout the building.
Cinder checked her Scroll again, using the locater to find Jaune.
The mission went wrong. He was supposed to send Amber to her, so that a weakened Amber would be easily defeated by her and the woman could drain the last of the Maidens power.
No such luck.
Emerald, Mercury, and Roman returned to her, battered and bruised but nothing serious. They confronted team RWBY, or at least the three of them and distracted them for half an hour before the group pulled back as they were too drained.
Jaune did not return.
Cinder doubted he was dead. The boy was too strong for that.
Instead she followed her Scroll to the middle of a forest. Stepping around tree's and forests, she stopped at the scene in front of her.
Jaune was sitting in front of rectangle of freshly turned dirt, a crimson sword and shield acting like a headstone.
Cinder pushed down the anger in her chest, "Jaune."
The boy didn't turn, "Hello Cinder."
She worked out the tick in her jaw, "I thought we agreed to a plan."
"You mean the plan of sucking power out of Pyrrha's body? I didn't agree to that."
Cinder blinked, "I'm sorry?" she asked dangerously.
"I joined to defeat Amber." Jaune said, rising to his feet, "To stop her from tarnishing Pyrrha's memory. And I've done that," he finished, gesturing to the grave.
Cinder snarled, "I needed her alive."
Jaune sighed, "What does it matter? She's dead and in the ground."
"And why shouldn't I do the same for you?" she asked, fire crackling to life in her palm.
Jaune looked her right in the eye, "Cinder. I just had to kill my partner, I am not in a good mood right now. You think you can kill me? Give it a shot, but don't expect me to take it lying down."
The duo stared at each other, fiery eyes glaring into cold electric blue.
Cinder extinguished her flames, "Don't expect anything from me anymore."
"I plan on disappearing for good Cindy. I don't want anything from you."
"Are you sure?"
Ozpin was staring calmly at the face of Lie Ren, who had the Scrolls belonging to himself and Nora.
"Yes sir."
The Headmaster removed his glasses, "May I ask why?"
"My team leader is a wanted criminal and now the other member of our team is dead. This place holds too many bad memories, especially for Nora and myself."
Ren remained impassive.
Ozpin nodded his head, "I will fill out the paperwork. You are free to leave Beacon Academy whenever you wish, thank you for attending my school and I wish you well."
Ren bowed his head, "Thank you sir."
Rising from the chair, Ozpin watched as Ren exited his office. As elevator doors slid shut, the older man dropped his head into his hands.
Three more students, lost.
As Ozpin took the Scrolls, he started to go through them. Beginning to delete the data from them.
Pictures of a happier Team JNPR appeared. Ren having a small grin while Nora Valkyrie clung to his shoulders, Jaune Arc looking nervous while Pyrrha Nikos had a hand on his shoulder.
Ozpin continued to go through photo's, swiping along until he noticed a video dated just a few hours ago.
Pressing play, he was treated with the face of Jaune Arc.
"If you're watching this I can only assume its you Ozpin," the boy said as he gave a small wave, "Hello. Remember me?"
Ozpin could never forget.
"The kid you nearly turned into a mindless drone? Yeah. I'm sending this to get a message across of "Leave me alone" as I couldn't get it across with Team RWBY. Now I have several reasons, one of which being my emotion inhibitors implanted along with the arm. The second, well its rather simple."
Jaune glared into the camera, "Send any more people. And I'll keep my emotions surpressed as I cut them to pieces."
Ironwood would just send legions of robots.
"Now finally. Since old Ironwood would just send robots, you might want to watch this next bit."
Ozpin frowned as Jaune closed his eyes with a faint look of concentration. A moment later, as the eyes snapped open, Ozpin's eyes widened as he saw a familiar flaming Aura surround the blonde's right eye.
"Yeah. Powers of the Fall Maiden in a dude? Surprised me too. Then I thought about it."
Jaune began to pace around as Ozpin kept rapt attention, "Pyrrha had unlocked my Aura. Naturally, when that happens most times you can find faint traces of that persons Aura in the targets own Aura. Meaning I had faint traces of her Aura in mine, so after I had…dealt with Amber. All of that power went into me."
The flaming Aura died.
"Cinder is at half-power. I'm positive any highly trained second year team can handle her, Ren and Nora left due to some recommendation from me. If Cinder discovers that I have the other half of power she's searching for, she will stop at nothing to get it from me, meaning she will hurt anyone to get at me. So to make this simple."
Jaune got closer to the camera, treating Ozpin to the view of his mechanical eye.
"If you care about the lives of dozens of students and innocent people. Then kindly fuck off, and leave me alone."
The video ended, leaving the old headmaster in silence.
A/N: It was very difficult writing Amber. We don't know much about her.
I decided to finish this two-shot due to today being February 1st. Making the year anniversary of the death of Monty Oum.
I will be updating my Dragon Age Inquisition fanfic if you guys want to check that out, also check out my other RWBY fic and my book I'm working on. You can find it on my bio.
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