A/N Thanks for the reviews! They made me really giddy inside! Disclaimer that should have been in Chapter One : I don't own either RWBY or Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Both are owned by Monty Oum and Hirohiko Araki, respectively.
I'm aware that I've made some errors on the previous chapter, such as Emerald's eye color. I'm sorry about that. I was way too in to it and forgot to be more thorough, typical of me.
Some of you may be confused about the timeline, so here it is. I've made my own dating system for RWBY! Introducing RY, or 'Remnant Years', with months and dates the same as we have here on Earth. As a standpoint, the Color Wars started in 1790 RY (Remnant Years).
1830 RY – Events of Phantom Blood unfold.
1860 RY – Events of Battle Tendency unfold.
1871 RY – Holly Joestar is born.
1873 RY – Conclusion of The Color Wars.
1875 RY – Dio exits his coffin, and is immediately pursued by Joseph Joestar.
1889 RY – Green haired Mangaka that likes to say no, Rohan Kishibe, is born.
1894 RY – Jaune is born, and the rest of the RWBY cast (sans Ruby).
1896 RY – Ruby is born, alongside Girono, Josuke ,Okuyasu and teenage members of the Duwang Gang (with the exception of Koichi.).
1897 RY – Koichi Hirose is born.
1911 RY – Jaune is Expelled From Beacon / Start of Stardust Crusaders.
1912 RY – Early = End of Stardust Crusaders, Middle to End = Events of Diamond is Unbreakable.
1913 RY - Start of The Golden Joestar
Also, I responded to some of your reviews, mainly KRKing, and someUntel's. Did you get them? I sent them via my Phone, but I worry that you guys didn't get them. If you guys could confirm, than that would be appreciated, as that also means my FF app isn't broken.
As for Requiem's review, I do know about Golden Experience Requiem. I also know how broken Giorno's stand is by the end of Vento Aureo. To balance that out, I'm gonna have GER be some kind ability, like Echoes switching from Act 2 to Act 3, so on and so forth. Giorno would also only be able to use it for a limited time. Everytime he does, it drains his stamina. So, he needs to make it count, and if he doesn't, or just uses it for too long, he'll pass out from exhaustion.
On with the show!
Cinder Fall clutched her sides in pain, all the while glaring at the golden haired man staring at her. She had underestimated him! As it turns out, Passione's leader really was as powerful as they said. The only reason she wasn't dead yet was because of her incomplete Maiden powers. She didn't want to reveal their powers just yet, as she didn't want to inform anyone, especially her enemies, of the true power she possesses. Now though, something like that may need to go out of the window. Her aura was at a measly 2 %, and she didn't have any way out. Focusing, she sent a wave of flame towars the mob boss. Caught surprised, Giorno quickly crossed his arms, the wall of flame hitting 「Gold Experience」's chest, and by extension his own.
He grit his teeth in pain. Damn, that hurt! On his arms, burn marks have already formed. That single attack had made this much damage? Unbelievable! Looks like it's time to get serious. Lowering his arms, Girono Giovanna looked around for the woman in question.
She had disappeared.
Opening his scroll, Girono browsed through his contacts, and found the one he was looking for.
"Mista, I'm done. The business deal was called off, and they ran away. "
"Gotcha Giorno. You sound very worried though. Did something go wrong? Well more than it did, anyway. I can tell that much by how you sound alone.".
"I'm worried about their leader, Mista."He left that sentence hang in the air. If Giorno Giovanna was worried about someone, chances are he had good reasons as to why
Someone so powerful she could damage 「Gold Experience」with a single swipe of her hand? Yes, very worrying indeed. And if that wasn't reason enough, he didn't know what is.
"Call the Speedwagon Foundation. I want a meeting arranged with them as soon as possible."
"This shouldn't be happening! I'm innocent dammit!" shouted an enraged Yang, as she sat in her dorm aside her partner, Blake Belladonna. Her eyes changed color briefly from liliac to red, but as soon as it appeared, it vanished. Blake rubbed her partner's back soothingly, as to calm her down. "We'll make them see reason Yang, but first, you need to calm down." said her partner. "How can I calm down? We just lost the tournament because of some piece of shit messing with my head?! My Huntress career's probably shot to hell now! HOW CAN I CALM DOWN, DAMMIT?!" she shouted at her partner, whose gaze remained unflinching.
Weiss, however, wasn't as calm as her teammate. "Stay and calm down Yang, she said! She wouldn't do anything rash, she said! Well, look at me now, Ruby!". Let it be said that Weiss was not a fan of angry people. Ruby had told her to help Yang deal with her loss. She was going to investigate the Festival and she didn't want anyone else getting hurt. Weiss had refused initially, but seeing her partner's pleading expression, conceded to help her sister.
Suddenly, an idea hit her. "Hey, let's turn on the TV! Maybe they would've caught the culprit by now. It's definitely better than just sitting around moping. And least this way, we're doing something about it." Said Weiss, mustering all of the calm and confidence she had.
"That's not doing anything at all! We shoul-.". "Look, this is the best option we have right now! If we go out, people will probably try to arrest us! This is the safest thing for us to do, other than just sitting around and being angry, wasting time and precious energy!" Yang sighed. As much as she didn't like it, Weiss did bring up some good arguments. " Fine. We'll do it your way.". With everyone seemingly in agreement, Blake grabbed the remote and turned the TV on.
"Breaking news! An attack has just happened at the Vytal Festival. Lisa Lavender is at the scene."
All three of the girls' eyes widened with interest. Someone had attacked at the Festival?! "Impossible, the Vytal Festival is one of the most secure places on the planet right now, guarded by Atlas' very best droids and soldiers!" Exclaimed Weiss. "Every person who entered would have been checked thoroughly, Any weapon they carried would have been confiscated immediately, and the person brought to an interrogation room.".
"What if the attacker was a Hunter? He or she can easily flash their permit, and they would have been allowed to enter with their weapons in tow." Blake retorted. "Shut up already! I wanna hear what she has to say!". Weiss and Blake decided that they'd better continue this at a later time, preferably when Yang wasn't around.
"The preparators are being interrogated by General Ironwood of Atlas Academy. Their identity is currently unkn-." Lisa's hand went to her earpiece. "We know who they are? Yes, yes, okay." She turned her head back towars the camera. "This just in. The identities of the Attackers have been confirmed! They are Jaune Arc, Josuke Higashikata, Okuyasu Nijimura, Koichi Hirose, and Rohan Kishibe." The screen showed a large man wearing a white hat, with the letters JO, the O substituted with a heart symbol. He also wore a large white coat going all the way to his feet, black T shirt, which untop of it lay his signature armor, jeans, and a pair of black shoes.
"Okay, okay, WHAT?!" Shouted Yang. " There's no way Jaune did that! This is the same Jaune from JNPR, lovable goof and "Fearless Leader", right?" Yang looked towards her teammates, disbelief plastered on her face. "I don't know Yang, maybe he really did do it. Look at his expression." Rebutted Blake. All three of them looked to the screen. "She does have a point." Thought the brawler. Jaune's face held a cold gaze, a sharp contrast to the carefree one he held 2 years ago. A frown was etched into his face, replacing the kind and caring smile he wore back then. His eyes were where the most glaring difference lay. If you were to look at a photo of him back when he was a Hunter-in-Training, his eyes were one who lived a happy life, full of innocence and hope. Now, his eyes were sharp, like those of someone who's seen the horrors of the world, and then some. Those eyes were filled with despair, suffering, yet if you looked hard enough, inside it you could see a fierce desire to protect those close to him, and , dare she say it, the world.
"What's he been through, to change him so much?" Pondered Weiss. While she didn't care about him as much as, say, Ruby or Pyrhha, he was still a friend, and seeing him change this much over the course of only 2 years was very worrying. "What's he been through, to change him so much like this? Last we heard, he was going on a trip with some friends to Vacuo." She voiced her opinion.
The TV showed a clip of Emerald getting up in the stadium, with a bloodied face and an expression that could kill an Ursa Major by looks alone. Jaune calmly walked towards her, and the video cut to him rushing towards Emerald. She dodged, and the ground she was on cracked. Funny thing is, nothing was shown to impact that floor. It just cracked itself. She Fired 6 bullets, and when the bullets reach Jaune, they were stopped by an invisible force, turned themselves around, and fired themselves at Emerald. 2 of them had hit their intended target. The video cut for the last time, showing the invisible force from earlier, pummeling Emerald with no remorse, speeds faster than Ruby can say " Cookies!.". "As you can see, these men appear to be very dangerous. Thankfully, they are being interrogated by General Ironwood, of Atlas. This Has been Lisa Lavender, from the Vale News Network.". The broadcast ended, and the TV was turned off by Blake.
Each member of Team RWBY present felt their jaws hit the floor. What happened? That didn't answer anything! All it did was leave more questions!
"Screw this! I'm going there myself!"
"Yang wait! We can't just g-…. Aaand she's already out of the door." Blake said with a deadpan voice.
Ren and Nora, 2 of the 3 members of Team PNR (Pioneer) stood before the Atlas Soldiers guarding the door. Inside were their friend Jaune, and in the room next to that were his friends that had "Attacked" Emerald. Ren couldn't, no, wouldn't believe it though, not even for a second. Jaune may have left 2 years ago, but he wouldn't have attacked someone without a good reason as to why.
" Let us through! That's our friend in there, dammit!" Nora exclaimed, pushing the Atlas soldiers to let her and her friend in. Out of the two them, she was (unsurprisingly) the loudest of them towards the soldiers. Meanwhile, Ren had his arms crossed, and held a calm yet intense gaze.
"Again, I cant let you in, General's orde-." The soldier touched his earpiece "Let them in? Uh, got it, sir.". The soldier turned to the pair of childhood friends. "You can go in now." The soldiers parted ways to clear a path, allowing them to go in. "Uhh, thanks guys." Said Nora. The three of them walked towards the door, and with a deep breath, they knocked and opened the door.
"Joseph promised subtlety! This! This is not subtlety!" Ranted Ironwood. "Did you think this through, Jaune? Attacking the enemy in broad daylight, broadcasted to all of the kingdoms, this is sure to cause panic! Just what did you think we would gain, Jaune?!". Jaune looked up, his eyes gazing towards Ironwood's. " I had to make a move, James. It was the best I could do during the situation. Would you rather have Penny killed? That would've caused negative emotions far more potent than this, and Atlas' technology would have taken a major step back."
Ironwood slumped in his chair, wiping his face. " This is really stressful, you know. You can't do these kinds of things without informing me, Jaune! For God's sake, you didn't even tell me you'd come to the festival!" Ironwood slumped to his seat, too stressed to think about anything else. "Hmph, ironic." Ironwood looked up, confusion written in his expression. "I know you're hiding something from me General, and it's precisely why I had to do what I did back there. We're in this together, General, so tell me, when this is done, will you tell me everything you know, or not?".
The General opened his mouth to respond, before his hand suddenly went to his earpiece." What's that, a pair of Beacon students at the doors? Tell them to get the hell-." Jaune raised his hand" Let them in, James. I've got a pretty good idea about who they probably are." Raising an eyebrow, Ironwood looked at Jaune skeptically. " After what you just pulled, I'm not sure I should be trusting your judgement, Jaune. But fine, I'll humor you this one time. Let them in."
Entering the room, Ren and Nora were greeted to the sight of Jaune sitting crossed legged on the chair, across him General James Ironwood of Atlas. "Hey Ren, Nora." Greeted Jau ne. " Jaune! What was that?! Why did you attack Emerald? What's going on? Ohmygodi'msogladyou'rebackit'sbeensolongbutialsodontknowwhatsgoingonandemerald'sinthhehospitaland…" A chuckle escaped Jaune's lips. "Slow down Nora, I can't talk while you're running your mouth so fast a car can barely keep up now, can i?" A genuine smile braced his lips. "Okay then, to start off, where were you these past 2 years?" Asked the Ninja in the room. "I've been dealing with some…..family matters, to say the least. In these past 2 years, I've been all over Remnant, with the most meaningful in particular being Vacuo, Wind Path and Morioh."
"What do you mean, most meaningful? Were there anything of importance to you there?" Ren replied, interest contained in his tone of voice. "Yes, there were ….. important things there, some of which I don't wish to talk about right now." None of them missed the dark look that crossed Jaune's face. But, as quickly as it came, it was gone. "My trip to Vacuo allowed me to master this." Suddenly , a man with Purple skin and Black hair, with black eyes and large, bulging muscles came and appeared beside Jaune. Ren and Nora were surprised, and assumed a defensive stance, their Huntsman training kicking in. The general, however, wasn't surprised in the slightest.
"Who's That?!" Shouted Nora. "This, Nora, is 「Star Platinum」. 「Star Platinum」 is a Humanoid, Close Range type Stand." 「Star Platinum」 threw two fast punches into the air, followed by an uppercut with a loud "ORA!".
"A Stand is a complete manifestation of one's soul. While one may say that Aura is the manifestation of a person's soul, they're not 100% accurate. Aura and Semblance combine to create a Stand. Aura is influential in the Durability and Strength and general physical feats of a person's stand, while their Semblances are a fraction of what a person's Stand ability truly is, though there are some exceptions. For example, Josuke's semblance was thought to be Healing, as he normally uses it to heal his friends' wounds. It can even mend broken bones. But, as it turns out, his Stand's ability wasn't Healing, it was Restoration. The Ability to restore everything to a previous state. He has the same amount of Aura I had, so when he unlocked his Stand, He had similar stats to mine, differing slightly on some points, such as my Durability." Ren's eyes shone with understanding and curiousness, while Nora's in glee.
"Does that mean I can get one too, Jaune-Jaune?" She asked with enthusiasm so high it could blow the roof. A chuckle once again escaped his lips "Yes, Nora, you can. However, the process would be quite painful and risky." Nora's face scrunched up in confusion, but before she can ask another question, Ironwood spoke up, interrupting them both. "I'm sorry to interrupt this reunion of yours, but if I may ask, where is your third member?" "Oh, Pyrhha? The Headmaster called her. Said he needed her to come to his office ASAP." Nora responded. "He WHAT?! Shit, He's actually doing it!" The General rushed to the door, running as fast as he can, the others following him.
"Doing what, James?!". "This is the thing that I've been keeping from you, Jaune. I'll tell you while we're on our way to Beacon. We need to get there right now. Tell your friends that they're free to go. Miss Valkyrie and Mister Lie, grab your weapons. I've got a feeling we'll need all the help we can get."
"You called, Headmaster?" Asked Pyrhha, entering Ozpin's Ofiice, and proceeding to sit down. "Yes, Miss Nikos. I believe I did." He had a serious expression on his face, and next to him stood Professor Goodwitch and Qrow Branwen. Both were looking at Pyrhha with a carefully neutral expression. " Forgive me, Miss Nikos, but I'm afraid we need your decision right now. The Enemy has revealed themselves that they are willing to attack, as seen by Mr Arc's Actions."
"Wait, what do you mean?". "He attacked a Shade Academy student in broad daylight, and made some pretty heavy accusations on her." Qrow listed off. "Jaune may have did that, but he must have had his reasons!" Pyrrha responded. "We don't know what he went through these two years, Miss Nikos. We need to be ready for whatever what happens. No matter what, though, don't let any of us affect your decision in the slightest." Glynda put her hands on the champion's shoulder, allowing a small smile grace her usually stern face.
Pyrhha looked down, thinking hard on her decision. Finally, after a minute, she looked up and looked Ozpin firmly in the eye. Resolve shone in hers.
"Alright then, I'll do it."
The ride to Beacon was tense with silence. Ironwood had finished explaining things, and nobody had said a word. It was Jaune who broke the silence. " Hmph. Not the most bizarre thing I've heard, but it's still a bit up there." Nora's respone, however, was a little louder than his. "Why did you have to ask Pyrhha, huh?! You know she's never been the same ever since Jaune left, and you put this kind of burden on her?! If anything, it'll just make her condition even worse!" Nora shouted at the General.
Ren turned to his childhood friend "I think I understand, Nora." He looked back at Ironwood. "It's because she's famous, isn't it? It's not just that, but the fact that she never let it get to her head is the reason why you chose her." "Among other things.", Ironwood responded. Josuke and the others, meanwhile, had shock written on their faces. Except for Rohan, though, he only looked more interested. "This would be good material for my manga…." He mused. Nora looked at him, in hers . "Our friend's in trouble and you're thinking about MANGA?!" "Inspiration comes from the weirdest of places." He simply replied.
Suddenly, A Nevermore flew past them. "A Nevermore?! How did it get past the city's defenses?!" Exclaimed an alarmed Josuke. "Look. It's not just one" Koichi replied, pointing at the City's Walls. Above it, hundreds of Nevermores were flying across the walls, only to be shot by the automated guns situated above them. Some of them weren't shot, however, and flew low towards the city of Vale.
The group can only watch in horror, as what looked like the Fall of Vale was unfolding before their eyes.
Painful didn't even begin to describe what she was feeling right now. It was as if every cell in her body was slowly being ripped out, replaced by ones that contained the Fall Maiden's powers. Ozpin looked on outside the chamber, face neutral but also containing sorrow, that she had to go through this process, that he had forced this responsibility upon her shoulders . Aside him stood Qrow and Ms Goodwitch, their faces conveying it more than Ozpin did.
Suddenly, an Arrow flew acroos his head , straight into Amber's heart. The transfer stopped, and the Maiden's powers flew not towards Pyrhha. Instead, it went to another person altogether.
It went towards Cinder Fall.
Grimm were swarming the city, as Ruby looked on from Roman's stolen airship. Horror dawned on her face, as the embodiment of darkness swarmed the streets. Behind her, stood Roman Torchwick and his partner Neopolitan. "This is the real world, Red! Open your eyes!" He dramatically waved his hand around, parading in glory. "Like it or not, the people that hired me are going to change the world! You can't stop 'em, I can't stop 'em! The real world is cold, cruel, and unforgiving! You want to be the hero? So be it, and die like they all did in history!" . Roman charged at Ruby, Melodic Cludgel in hand. Blocking his strike with Crecsent Rose, she swiped her foot, only for him to jump over it. Suddenly, Neo appeared behind her, thrusting her parasol at her. Surprised, she turned her body to avoid it, only to be smacked in the face by Melodic Cludgel.
Staggering back, she tightened her grip on her weapon, and strengthened her resolve. She charged at Neo, planning to strike her with all she had. Neo dodged her easily, proceeded by Roman, who fired his cane. Smoke rose from where Ruby stood, The thief holding his head high.
"As for me, little Red, I'll keep doing what I do best: lie, steal, cheat, and SURVIVE!". Ruby charged out of the smoke, swinging her sytche horizontally. Roman ducked her slice with practiced ease. Unprepared for a dodge, Ruby overextended, and was kicked to the ground by Neo from behind, her Crescent Rose falling to the floor with a loud clang.
Tilting his bowler cap, Roman looked down on a disarmed Ruby. "You lose, Red. Game Over." Suddenly, Ruby made a desperate grab for Neo's parasol, causing it to open and send Neo flying off the airship. A frightened gasp escaped her lips, her mercy left to the hands of the numerous flying Grimm flying around them. "NEO! You'll pay for that, you son of a-" He was cut off, however, when an Alpha Griffon swooped in low and swallowed him whole. It then flew away, away from Ruby and her shocked eyes.
Gathering her bearings, she picked up Cresent Rose, and jumped off the ship, using her weapon's recoil to slow her fall.
"Pyrrha! I'm so glad you're safe!" Nora waved at her teammate. "We need to get out of here, NOW!" She shouted, and ran past them. The rest of Team PNR followed her with confused expressions, running away from the tower. They were Beacon's Hallways, trying to find the others. Yang, Blake and Weiss were keeping the Grimm at bay, along with Team CFVY and other Hunters and Huntresses-in-Training. Pyrhha wanted to say something, but Ren, seeing her expression, cut her off before she could talk. "We know, Pyrhha. We know everything." He told her simply. "Wait, how?" the Spartan asked, incredulity laced in her voice.
"General Ironwood told us everything on the ride here!" Said Nora enthusiastically. Come to think of it, The General wasn't with her when she came to Ozpin's Office, was he? "Jaune-Jaune and his friends were on board, too!". That caused her to stop in her tracks. Jaune? Here?!" she panicked. "Where is he?!" She looked around frantically. This was the last place she wanted her former partner to be in right now! "He said he's "taking care of the problem". His words, not mine." Responded the Valkyrie.
The Spartan turned her head around, where behind her, the crumbling Tower of Beacon stood. "We need to go back!" She ran towards it, her 2 teammates following behind her. "They don't understand! This is bigger than any of us! But, I won't lose Jaune again! I refuse to let that happen!" Pyrhha increased her speed, her body glowing black from the use of her Semblance.
Jaune jumped from Beacon Tower's edges, his Stand, that had helped him climb it, standing beside him proudly. The Joestar's white coat billowed in the wind, his face holding a cool demeanor. Calm, relaxed.
Before him stood the mastermind of The Breach, and Beacon's current Grimm Infestation. Cinder Fall. She had her arms at her side, a smirk tugging at her lips. She did wonder what made him come here. It was practically suicide, given that he had no formal training, and no weapons at his side. She didn't miss the being that stood next to him, but it didn't matter. With the Maiden's powers, she was Invincible. Even the mighty Ozpin fell before her!
"Cinder Fall." It was then that he decided to break the silence. "Prepare for your end."
A/N Finished! I'm having a week long break, that started 2 days ago. I'm planning to take full advantage of that! As always, R&R my dudes!
