OSPREY….SWOOSH
UO: Sorry about that. (Sees Favories and Reviews)...Okay if some of that love would go to Journeys that'd be great.
Weiss: Took you long enough
UO: Oh shut up Ice Queen! Is everyone here?
Ruby: Team RWBY reporting for duty?
UO: And JNPR?
Pyrrha: Hello everyone!
UO: Good. Now for the teams, I decided to do canon. A. They work. B. *Sees weapons close to crotch, Yang's eyes glowing an ominous red* I'd like to keep my manhood. Disclaimer please

Nora: *Salutes* UnitedOsprey1991 Does not own Legend of Zelda and RWBY. They belong to Nintendo and Rooster Teeth/the late Monty Oum. He makes no money whatsoever

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Time Skip and Locations

Chapter 3; Initiation to School and a Legend

The three prospective Hunters and Huntresses stepped off their transport in awestruck wonder. Beacon Academy was easily one of the most prestigious schools in the world, and it showed with its architecture; the tall spires, combined with its wide courtyard and raised walls gave it a fairy tale castle vibe.

While Yang and Jaune were admiring the decor, Ruby was focused on everyone's weapons. "OOOOH! That kid has a fire sword!" she squealed with stars in her eyes, "And that guy has a collapsible staff!" All the while her body was shaking like she was on a sugar high and her body floated three feet off the ground.

Yang chuckled and gently grabbed her cape. "Easy Ruby, you don't have to get excited over every weapon. You've got Crescent Rose."

Ruby unfolded the rifle and hugged it, pouting. "Of course I care for her! But there are just so many weapons out there! They're more than just tools, they're an extension of ourselves! Seeing new weapons is like meeting new people…only better." The younger girl trailed off, shuffling her feet.

"She's got a point, Yang," Jaune added, defending Ruby, "Just like every person is unique, most weapons are specially tailored to their owners." He unsheathed Coreca Mors. "My family believes that each weapon has a soul that can only be brought out with the right wielder."

The sisters watched him admire his sword with fond smiles. While Ruby squealed in excitement at how cool he was being, Yang smiled approvingly at how dorky he was being. Still, he made a very valid point. "Right, but we shouldn't concentrate on weapons, Rubes. School is all about meeting new people." She tugged the younger girl's hood down over her face, chuckling.

"Why would I need new friends when I have you?" Ruby asked innocently.

"Well," said the blonde slowly, backing up, "Actually, my friends are right over there, gotta go bye!" She took off like a rocket, sprinting up the path towards a distant, waving group.

She took off so fast that Ruby was sent spinning in circles making her feel nauseous. "Wait where are we supposed to go? What am I supposed to do!?" she babbled, her eyes rattling around in her head.

Jaune scowled. Smooth Yang, he thought, catching the reaper. "Don't worry about her; you got me, right?"

Ruby nodded with a blush The moment was broken up by a grating voice. "Excuse me! What are you doing?!"

Quickly separating from their hug in embarrassment, they turned to see a white-haired girl with sapphire eyes and pale skin. Her attire consisted of a white jacket over a matching top and skirt with white heeled boots. She also wore a frown that was currently tinged with annoyance.

"Sorry, she got a little dizzy and I was helping her, miss…?" Jaune asked the rude girl.

The girl regarded the blond with an incredulous look. Seeing that she was being addressed, she composed herself. "My apologies, my name is Weiss Schnee of the Schnee Dust Company. I was concerned because your friend could have tripped into my luggage behind you." Jaune and Ruby slowly tilted twisted their heads to see a large cart with multiple suitcases behind them. Weiss continued, "Some of these cases have very volatile dust, so you have to be careful. I'm sorry, I told you my name, but what about yours?"

Jaune rubbed his head sheepishly. "Sorry, I'm Jaune Arc, this is Ruby Rose. A pleasure to meet you Ms. Schnee."

Weiss seemed to notice his last name. "An Arc, huh? I thought they had all girls."

"Nope, only son of eight. My sisters are all local huntsmen near my home."

Weiss hummed and turned to Ruby. "And you, aren't you a little young to be here?" she asked suspiciously.

"Um…" Ruby began.

"Whatever, don't slow me down," the white haired girl waved her off and stormed away, her carriage in tow.

The two friends watched the girl walk off in silence. Ruby turned to Jaune in an effort to break the awkwardness. "Soooo, seven sisters?

Jaune laughed as they began walking in the direction Weiss went. "Yeah, Mom's had eight kids but she can still cook and keep up with us. It helps the older siblings like me, Violet and Aoi help out a lot.

"Older sisters are nice," Ruby replied blissfully.

"That they are," Jaune nodded.

"I wish I could meet your family someday."

"Well, if we're on the same team. Even if we aren't, I'll try to find a way," the swordsman offered.

"I can barely handle one, how can you deal with seven," Ruby pouted.

"Takes a loving family to do it all," Jaune said with a charming smile, making the red cloaked girl blush. The blond looked around. "Um...do you know where we're going?"

"I was following you," Ruby countered.

"Great...first day here and we're lost!" groaned Jaune. A few moments of searching later, they eventually found the auditorium where multiple future Huntsmen gathered to listen to Professor Ozpin.

"Quiet please," Glynda announced from her spot on the podium, "Professor Ozpin has a few words of wisdom before your initiation." She stepped back and allowed the professor to step forward. Jaune noticed a subtle shift in the professor's face, almost like he was in pain.

"I'll...keep this brief," he said, enunciating slowly, "You have traveled here today in search of knowledge-to hone your craft and acquire new skills. And when you have finished, you plan to dedicate your life to the protection of the people. But I look amongst you, and all I see is wasted energy, in need of purpose – direction. You assume knowledge will free you of this, but your time at this school will prove that knowledge can only carry you so far. It is up to you to take the first step."

Jaune watched the headmaster walk away and frowned. Before he could ponder the headmaster's words, Glynda approached the mic again. "All first year students will sleep in the ballroom tonight. Please make yourselves comfortable. Please place your gear in the assigned lockers. Socializing, while not mandatory, is strongly encouraged."

Jaune followed the large group of Hunters to the locker room and looked for a good spot to put his sword and shield in.

"Let's see...here we go," said Jaune, plunking his bags inside a locker, numbered 243, and hanging his sword and shield up. Closing the locker, he spun around and collided with someone knocking both to the ground.

"Oh, sorry!" yelped a feminine voice. He looked up and was awed by the sight in front of him. Where Ruby was adorable and Yang boasted sexuality, the girl in front of her was flat-out gorgeous. She wore a bronze corset that showed her decent size chest but left her powerful arms bair On her legs were a pair of matching, thigh-length, heeled boots, armored with the same bronze as her corset, with a red sash around her hips. Her scarlet hair was held back by a circlet, which only made her deep emerald eyes stand out more. He found himself blushing.

"N-no big deal," he said sheepishly, "I'm Jaune Arc, short and sweet off the tongue. And you are?"

The girl seemed to snap out of some sort of trance. "Ah, yes, I-I'm Pyrrha Nikos. It;s very nice to meet you. We seem to be neighbors."

Jaune noticed that the locker next to him was open, containing a round shield and a red and gold spear. "So it seems. Um, I was just gonna change…?"

"Pyrrha?" Weiss' voice spoke up. Both of them turned to see the pale haired girl walking up to them. "There you are…oh, hello Jaune. I take it you and Pyrrha have met?"

"Yeah, we literally ran into each other."

Weiss smirked. "Pyrrha here is one of the strongest hunters to come to Beacon. She won Mistral's regional tournament four times in a row."

Pyrrha looked slightly put out at that, only for Jaune to snap his fingers. "Now I remember you! My little sister, Krystal, loves Pumpkin Pete's. She says the girl on the box was pretty. Guess she's a great judge of character."

The spartan blinked in slight befuddlement, blushed and giggled. "Thank you."

Weiss smiled slightly then turned serious. "We best get some sleep for the test tomorrow." She walked away to change into her nightgown. Pyrrha smiled and went to go change.

Jaune chuckled and did the same, changing out of his armor and jeans and into a white muscle shirt and black boxers. Finishing his business in the bathroom, he walked out into the ballroom. Everyone was dressed for bed and had staked out their own spots, or were walking around to talk to other hunters. Surveying the room, he spotted Yang's distinct mane. She was dressed in an orange tank top that was stretched tight over her impressive chest and black short shorts. She whistled. "Damn, Jaune, lookin good. Ain't that right, Rubes?"

The silver eyed girl looked up from writing a letter and squeaked in embarrassment before hiding in her pillow. "Yaaang!"

"Admit it Ruby," Yang teased.

The younger girl looked up shyly. "F-Fine, it looks great on you."

Jaune smirked and laid down next her. He noticed she was dressed more modestly than Yang. She was wearing pink sweatpants with hearts on them and black tank top with a corgi face on it. He noticed her writing something. "What're you doing?"

"Oh, just...writing to my friends in Patch. They wanted me to write them." She replied only to get a corgi pillow in her face.

"Your such a dork," Yang teased. "You got new friends like Jaune here." Only to be met by the pillow.

Ruby sighed. "I know, but I miss my old friends." She tilted her head and noticed a black haired girl in a purple yukata. "Hm?"

"What's up, Ruby?" Yang.

"The girl over there reading, she's got this...vibe about her."

Yang grinned and grabbed her sister. "Well then let's say hello."

Ruby mock-glared at her sister as she was dragged firmly over to the black-haired girl. The blonde waved her arm in greeting. "Hellooo~!" she trilled.

The girl glanced up, blinking, momentarily disoriented from being torn from her reading. "Uh. Can I…help you?" she asked, bemused.

Yang pointed at Ruby. "My sister was curious what you were reading."

The girl looked at Ruby who pouted at her sister's rough nature. The silver eyed girl cleared her throat. "Um...hi I'm Ruby. That's an interesting book."

The girl smiled. "I'm Blake. It's one of my favorites. It's about a man with two souls fighting for dominance."

"Really?" Ruby asked. "I love books. Yang used to read them all the time. Stories about heroes fighting monsters and saving the day, it's one of the reasons I wanted to be a Huntress."

Blake gave a small smile, tinged with pity and a tiny amount of bitterness. "I see. But sometimes the world doesn't work like that."

Ruby only shrugged, keeping her smile. "Then you just gotta help make it work. If you chalk it up to 'well, it's the way things are,' then nothing can ever get better. And if you dunno where to start, just do what feels right."

Blake shifted under her silver-eyed gaze, opening her mouth to retort. Nothing came out, and she looked back at her book. "...Maybe," she mumbled, "But what if it's not…?"

Before Ruby could answer, Yang teased her by wrapping an arm around her sister. "Oh look at you making friends. My baby sister is growing up!" Ruby responded by punching her and kick starting a catfight, sending up a dust cloud. Jaune chuckled as the sisters pulled on each other's cheeks and hair. He reached into his bag and pulled out a picture. It was taken the day before he left for the academy, with his sisters all cuddled around him, his father laughing at his predicament and his mother holding his youngest sister close.

"What do you have there Jaune?" A neutral voice asked. He looked up and was surprised at seeing Weiss with a curious look on her face. Her hair was down and she was wearing a light blue nightgown that came down to her thigh. In Jaune's eyes, she looked like a princess.

"Oh this? Just a picture of my family. My parents and seven sisters," he said handing her the picture. She scanned the picture and smiled, though Jaune notice she had a look of longing.

"Seven sisters and you. Your mother must be strong to handle 8 kids and farm life," Weiss praised.

Jaune smiled and took the picture. "Yeah…it's a team effort though. You have any siblings?"

Weiss's face saddened. "I'm the middle child. My older sister is in the Atlas military and my younger brother...is complicated. To be honest, I'm jealous of your family."

"Why? You have everything you could want."

"It doesn't mean our home life is rainbows," she muttered. She sighed. "Look, just...don't say anything okay? My family isn't well liked, especially by the Faunus."

"Arc's honor Weiss. For what it's worth, I hope we can be friends," Jaune replied.

The heiress looked at Ruby and Yang who were now in a tickle war and smiled sadly. "Yes...I hope so too."

A few minutes later, lights out was called and the knight put his picture away before closing his eyes and falling asleep. In what seemed like one moment to the next, he appeared in his mindscape, where Zelda was playing on her harp.

"Hey Zelda."

The princess smiled and kept playing. "It seems your first step is tomorrow. I'm proud of your progress, Jaune."

"Thanks. I hope I can get a good partner."

Zelda giggled. "I hope so too. I rather liked the girls that you talked too. Especially Pyrrha."

The male blond blushed. "I guess.

The princess stood up and walked to him. "The first temple is nearby. Pass initiation and then talk to Professor Ozpin. He'll show you the way."

"Right. I guess I should tell my team when this happens."

"That would be wise. Anyway, I hope you have a good dream, I have to do something," Zelda replied walking off into the mists.

Jaune hummed and closed his eyes, enjoying the calmness of the night. Before he knew it, it was early morning. The sun peaked through the ballroom and hit him in the eye. Rubbing his eye and yawning, he noticed an unfamiliar weight on his stomach. Looking down, he smiled and blushed slightly as Ruby had found her way onto his chest. He had to admit, she was adorable sleeping like this.

A feminine giggle caught his attention. Turning his head, he saw Yang watching them with a bright smile. "You two are so cute like this."

Jaune's blush intensified. "Um, are you okay with us like this?"

Yang tilted her head. "Hm...As a sister i should be trying to break you up. At the same time, I got this little camera that took a great photo of Ruby using you like a teddy bear," she teased holding up her scroll.

Jaune groaned, the noise being enough to wake up Ruby. The girl blinked sleepily and noticed Yang smirking at her. "Yang, shut up. It's too early," she mumbled nuzzling into what she thought was a pillow.

"Oh Ruby, I think your pillow wouldn't like drool on its cover."

Ruby looked up confused and felt below here. Her body froze as she felt not the soft corgi pillow she'd slept with the previous night but something more firm. She cranked her head up to see Jaune's amused face. "Good morning."

The young girl eeeped and scrambled away. "I'm so sorry!"

"What is going on!?" yelled Weiss stomping over.

"Sorry, prank that went a little wrong," Jaune replied.

Weiss stared at Ruby who was hiding in her sleeping bag and then at Yang's smile. She sighed. "Right...Please cease this. We have our test today and i believe we need all the concentration we can get."

Yang smirked. "Oh don't be frosty, snow queen."

This got a groan out of Ruby and Jaune. ""BOOOO!""

Yang giggled and stood up, making her assets jiggle slightly. "Come on, I can smell pancakes from here."

Everyone agreed and headed for their respective showers to clean themselves up and change. A half an hour later, Jaune found himself sitting down with the sisters, watching with morbid fascination as an orange haired girl in a white blouse, black vest and pink skirt ate her second stack of pancakes. Next to her was a male who had a pink stripe in his dark hair. His choice of outfit was a green and black kimono top with grey jeans.

"The more I watch, the more...I can't look away," Yang muttered.

The male shrugged at them, smiling wryly. "Nora here is a pancake fiend. Sorry, my name is Lie Ren."

"And I'm Nora Valkyrie!" cried the girl, wiping at her mouth, "Me an' Renny are together! Well, not together together, but we've been together a long time!

"I'm Yang, and this is my sister Ruby," Yang pointed to the out of it reaper.

"And I'm Jaune Arc. Nice to meet you. I hope we find good teams." He turned to Ruby. "You alright?"

Ruby blinked her eyes open at being called out. "Oh...um yeah. I just had a rough night."

Jaune chuckled. "Nerves?"

"Part of it," Ruby replied. "I also had this really weird dream. I was in a castle...I was looking some sort of altar and this girl's voice called out to me. She said…er, something like, "Unlock your destiny...and something about three? A triangle? I forget."

Jaune nearly choked on his food. The Triforce? Zelda what are you doing? Before he could inquire any further about her dream, Glynda's voice boomed over the intercom.

"Will all first year students gather their gear and head to the Emerald Forest Cliff? It's time for your initiation. Lateness will not be tolerated."

"That's our cue. Good luck you two!" Jaune told the non-a-couple and left for the locker room.

Minutes later, he was gazing out over a seemingly endless forest, a near-solid canopy of green concealing what lay below. He and the other students had gathered atop a massive cliff that overlooked the forest, while Headmaster Ozpin and Glynda stood before them.\

"Today you will partake in a ritual that has stood the test of time at this academy. For years now, you've trained your minds, your bodies and your spirits for your future work. Now it will be tested here in the Emerald Forest."

"Some of you are curious on how you'll be teamed up," Glynda continued. "Let me put that to rest: your teams will be assigned…today."

Ruby let out a small whimper at that as Ozpin picked up from his deputy. "These people will be your teammates for the rest of your time at this Academy, so I suggest you choose wisely. That said, the person you make eye contact will be your partner for the next 4 years."

This shattered Ruby's confidence. "WHAT!?"

Jaune turned to her. "Calm down Ruby. Who knows, maybe your partner will be nice."

Ruby met his gaze and nodded with a small blush as Ozpin concluded, "Once you've partnered up, make your way to the castle ruins in the north end of the forest. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die. Now then, take your spots."

Jaune crouched down, ready to dash off the cliff. A thought came to his head. "How are we entering the forest?"

Ozpin chuckled. "You will be falling and devising your own landing strategy." As he said this the first said of students had launched.

"...You're getting a kick out of this aren't you?"

Ozpin said nothing as Nora cheered as she was thrown skywards. Yang smirked at Ruby and put on aviator sunglasses before she launched. Ruby turned to Jaune. "Good Luck!"

"You too!" He called out, just as her catapult activated and flung her into space.

"Good luck Mr. Arc," Ozpin told him. "Consider this your first step towards your destiny."

Jaune nodded and braced himself. Seconds later, the plate beneath him clicked, then jolted powerfully, and the ground beneath him vanished. Air rushed past him as he was hurled up and out, the forest soaring past. As his momentum slowed, he felt his stomach rumble. "Oh god, not good-!" he groaned, covering his mouth. Before he could hurl, however, something gleamed in the distance. In a flash, a spear caught his hoodie and embedded itself in a tree.

"Ooof!" he grunted, before looking up into the sky and calling, "THANK YOU!" He heard a distant 'I'm sorry!' and chuckled. He tried to free himself, only to find that the spear was wedged pretty tightly into the tree. "Great job Jaune, you trained for seven years only to get stuck in a tree. I wonder how Ruby is doing."

At the same time, Ruby had long since fired off her Crescent Rose to slow herself down a bit with the recoil, then hooked the massive scythe blade onto a tree branch, swinging to further reduce her momentum. Landing in a crouch, she activated her semblance and rushed through the woods.

Gotta find Yang! Also can't see other people! Although Jaune's not that bad. GAH! She screamed in her mind. Looking up she spotted something in the distance. She skidded to a stop, almost running into the person, the white attire revealing it to be Weiss. The Schnee Heiress heard her stop and spun around.

They caught each other's eyes and stared at each other for a moment. Then Weiss sighed, "...Alright, I guess I could do worse. Just don't slow me down okay?"

Ruby smiled slightly. "Oh don't worry about me." She sped in front of the white haired girl surprising the heiress "I can be really fast."

Weiss shook her head. "Whatever, come on, we need to figure out where to go."

"I can help," Jaune called out causing the the girls to look up. "I've been farming for years I know which way to go. If you can help me down."

Before they could answer, Pyrrha walked into the clearing. "Hello again."

"Oh hey Pyrrha...is this yours?" Jaune asked with a smile motioning to the spear

The red head giggled. "It is. Do you still have room for Team Jaune?"

The blond smiled and with Weiss' help she levitated her weapon out of the tree. Weiss' glyphs caught the young man and brought him to Earth.

"That was pretty cool! Ruby squealed.

"Yes, my Semblance is polarity."

"Whoa, you control poles?" Ruby asked.

"Not quite Ruby," Jaune laughed. "Polarity means magnetism, the ability to attract and repel metal."

"Magnets are cool too, and so are Weiss' circles!" Ruby gushed.

"Thank you Ruby, though they aren't circles." Weiss smiled proudly. "These are the Schnee family Semblance, Glyphs. I can use them for a variety of different things. Creating a platform to help Jaune here is child's play."

"We can talk later. Jaune do you know where we're going?" Pyrrha asked.

The swordsman nodded. "The Sun's still rising, so," he pointed behind Pyrrha. "That way is East. So," he pointed to his left. "That's North. Come on."

As the group of four trudged on, they were unaware of the menacing eyes following them.

Meanwhile, Yang had absolutely nailed her landing and was now wandering aimlessly around the foggy woods. "Hellloooo~! Anyone out there? Helllooo! Getting bored here!" She shouted out, crossing her arms over her head. A few moments of quiet later she heard a rustling in the bushes. She approached the bushes excitedly. "Is that you Ruby?" A loud growl answered her back. Her eyebrows rose. "…Nope."

She leaped back from a large Ursa that swiped at her. Landing back on her feet, she activated her gauntlets and took a fighting stance as she eyed the two Ursa in front of her. One charged her and reared back before launching a haymaker into its stomach. Its friend ran in posed to swipe in from the top. She landed an uppercut and then kicked it away.

Yang looked at the Ursas and smiled. "Um, you haven't seen a girl in a red hood have you?" The Ursa responded by charging again. The blonde backflipped out of the way of both swipes and laughed. "Geez~ You two couldn't hit the broadside of a ba…" She trailed off as a strand of her hair slowly fell to the ground. "...You…" Her eyes turned red as the Ursa looked at each other in confusion. "YOU MONSTERS!" The air around her ignited and she charged at left Ursa. She launched a right hook which stunned the bear then fired off a flurry of punches before caving the bear's skull in. The bear was disintegrating before it hit the ground. She glared at the other Grim. "You want some too!?"

Before the other Grimm could attack, it let out a pained yelp before collapsing. Behind the bear was Blake resheathing her weapon with a smile.

Yang returned the smile of her partner. "I could have taken it."

On the other side of the woods, Jaune's group heard the yells. "What was that?"

Ruby recognized the screams and sighed. "Sounds like Yang...someone messed with her hair again."

Her companions stared at her with wide eyes. Pyrrha recovered first. "O...okay. Hopefully we don't upset her. Anyway, how much further Jaune?"

"Um...maybe another mile or so. There's definitely been some people here, given the trampled brush," Jaune replied. He then noticed something strange. "Hold on." He took a whiff of the air. "That's a cooking fire."

"What is someone doing camping in a Grimm infested forest?" Weiss asked.

Jaune thought hard and gasped. "No way." He moved into the bushes and pulled them aside. In front of them was a group of small humanoids. They were a bright red in color and very thin. They each wielded clubs and wore metal hats. A much larger beast stomped around, presumably the leader, barking out orders in a guttural tongue. Scattered around the camp were various dust crystals in barrels, indicating they had found some source of the material.

He turned around and looked to the girls who had seen the same thing. "What the heck are those things? Humanoid Grimm?" Ruby asked with worry.

Jaune shook his head. "No, something much worse. We need to clear these out and report to Ozpin."

"How do we that?" Weiss asked.

Jaune hummed and snapped his fingers. "Ruby, do you have any fire dust?" At the girl's nod, he pointed at a set of barrels close to the edge of the camp. "I want you to shoot those barrels. The fewer we face the more chance we have of surviving."

Ruby nodded and swapped her clips. The new clip had an image of a flame on it that Weiss noticed was similar to Yang's symbol. The reaper unfolded her rifle carefully and pulled back the bolt, gazing critically through her scope, and lined up with the most exposed barrel. She took a deep breath and took the shot. The barrel rocked back with a crack as the bullet struck, before igniting and setting off the rest of the volatile material. A massive *BOOOOM!* shook the clearing, many of the smaller mooks screaming as they were knocked clean off their feet, vanishing into puffs of oily purple smoke.

"Great shot, Ruby!" Jaune applauded, "Stay here and back us up. Pyrrha, Weiss, let's mop these guys up!"

Pyrrha responded by throwing her shield into the survivors. The shield bounced between the stumbling creatures. Weiss meanwhile spun her weapon's cylinder until the red dust lined up with her hilt and stabbed the ground. Her channelling created a stream of fire, which streaked across the ground. Some of the monsters cried out in anger and rushed the white haired girl, flailing their clubs angrily. Jaune saw this and cursed, stabbing one minion, and raced over to stand in front of the heiress, raising his shield to deflect a blow and stabbing the offender in the head.

"Stay focused...OH SHIT!" He quickly rolled out of the way of a large spear that crashed down on him, almost splitting his head open. Jumping to his feet, he looked up to see the wiry, long-snouted leader of the tribe roaring out into the sky. "That roar is sure to attract Grimm. We need to finish this guy quick!"

"How do we do that?" Weiss asked.

"Can your glyphs repel?"

"Yeah!"

"Alright, knock him towards Pyrrha!"

Weiss nodded and raised her hand. A white circle materialized from her hand and flared up in front of the leader. The circle smashed headlong the big guy, knocking it off balance towards the red head. Pyrrha, having disposed of the last of the group, was conveniently positioned just behind it, and bashed him with her shield, knocking him forward again and sending him tumbling. Jaune then leaped up into the air and came crashing down on him, stabbing deep into the giant's chest with his sword. The giant beast gave out a death keel, spurting black blood around the blade.

Jaune sighed as he pulled Crocea Mors out of the giant's rapidly disintegrating flesh, purple smoke rising from the stab wound. "That was something."

Before the girls could ask about the camp, a tree that had caught fire thanks to Weiss's earlier attacks fell between the four, trapping the team on either side with their respective partners. At the same time, the sounds of various Beowolves caught their attention, the Grimm evidently drawn by their fight.

"Damn it, we attracted a pack," Jaune grumbled, "Ruby, Weiss we have to leave. Find your way north!"

"What about you?" Ruby called out.

"We'll be fine, but if we stay here, we're gonna get fried. GO!"

Ruby made to argue, but Weiss grabbed her shoulder and dragged her away. "Come on! We can meet up at the temple!"

The two girls raced away while Jaune and Pyrrha heading back in the direction they had been travelling in, the sounds of gunshots ensuring the other two were okay. Several minutes of running and slashing through the trees and bushes, they finally found a spot to catch their breath.

"What...was that? Back there," asked Pyrrha, slowly sitting down to rest.

"Something that I'd hoped wouldn't be here. Something more ancient than Grimm," Jaune replied.

"More ancient than Grimm?"

"Yeah. Let's just say there's more to these Grimm than meets the eye," Jaune explained. "When we have a chance, I will tell our team, Ruby and Weiss."

Pyrrha raised her hand to his shoulder. "Whatever it is Jaune, I'll support you.

The blonde smiled and blushed slightly. "Thanks, Pyrrha." He glanced up to see large opening in the canyon wall. "We can rest there for a bit." He led the way, pulling out a flashlight and turning it on. Quickly, the light faded as they headed deeper into the cave. Jaune looked around the walls and spotted a series of paintings. They all featured intricate borders in white and what looked like faded gold, within which were depicted familiar figures. Grimm, particularly Beowolves, Ursi, Nevermores, and what appeared to be Grimm elephants were everywhere, but there were also dozens of differently colored versions of the goblins and long-nosed monsters that they'd just fought outside.

"It seems that whatever these things were, they were once similar to Grimm, or perhaps they evolved into them. Or…maybe vice versa."

Jaune hummed. He was so focused on the walls that he tripped on a rock and fell, breaking the flashlight.

"Oh dammit! Pyrrha you there?"

"Yes, still here," she assured him.

He felt around and, feeling something firm, squeezed. Pyrrha gasped in surprise. "J-Jaune!"

"What?" He asked then paled as he realize where he grabbed. "SORRY!" He screamed falling backwards.

Pyrrha raised her hand to the spot he touched and blushed. "I-it's f-fine." She looked around and spotted a light. "Is...that the relic?"

"One way to find out," Jaune mumbled carefully walking forward. He reached out to grab it only for it to move. "Come on you stupid thing." After a few futile grasps, he grabbed it, only to be pulled up.

"Pyrrha, don't tell me, this isn't the relic but a giant Grimm."

Pyrrha shook her head. "Yep."

"I'm gonna be thrown out of the cave and we're gonna have to fight and run aren't we?"

"Most likely."

"Bring it OOONNNN!" Jaune screamed as the Grimm charged out of the cave. The light revealed it to be a giant Deathstalker as it barreled out of the cave. "I don't think that's a relic!"

"What do we do?" Pyrrha asked whipping out her weapons.

Before Jaune could begin to plan, the Deathstalker whipped its tail back and knocked him into the air. He screamed loudly as he carried off into the sky, wondering if his ancestors went through the same thing.

Pyrrha watched him fly away and then giggled sheepishly as she turned to her opponent. Four time champion or not, a Grimm this large and old shouldn't be faced head on. So she pulled a trick from her great uncle's family bag of tricks...Run away.

Meanwhile, Jaune had finally reached the top of his flight and was beginning to fall. As he began his descent, he had several thoughts going through his head.

Hm...This looks like we're back on the right track to the temple. Oh I see Yang and is that Blake? Gonna have to find Pyrrha. I wonder if my ancestors or reincarnations had something like this. Getting a strange vision of a catapult and being flung into a lot of walls. Hm...I wonder how Ruby's doing?

As if to answer his question, he heard her voice coming from above him. Before he could ask, they collided in mid air, sending them crashing into a tree.

Ruby groaned in pain, little corgis and beowolves dancing around her head. "Whoa...what was that…?"

Jaune recovered quicker and smiled as the reaper shook her head. "Hey Ruby how did you get here?"

"Did your sister just fall off a nevermore?" Blake asked Yang, who was apparently below them.

Jaune looked at Ruby who had the decency to blush. "Um...so yeah, we hitched a ride on a Nevermore because we were trying to look for you?"

"I get that, but how did you get up there?" Jaune asked.

Before Ruby could answer, an Ursa charged through the trees. It roared before being shocked in the back. On the back of it was the red haired visage of Nora Valkyrie. She let out a cheer as it fell.

"Aw...its broken," Nora moaned.

Ren came up behind her as she looked at the corpse, looking completely out of breath. "Nora...Would you calm down please?" He looked around to see her vanishing from her place and to where the relics are.

She looked at the Rook piece relic with fascination and picked it up joyfully. "I'm Queen of the Castle~! I'm Queen of the Castle~!"

"NORA!"

The energetic girl giggled. "Coming Ren!"

Blake and Yang could only watch in confusion. "Did that girl ride in on an Ursa?"

Before that question could be answered, Pyrrha burst through the trees with the Death Stalker on her heels. "Jaune!" she cried, leaping out of the way of its snapping claws.

Ruby saw her approach. "Whoa!" She leaped off with Jaune trying to stop her from jumping.

The reaper jumped off the branch to be met by her sister.

"Ruby?"

"Yang!"

The girls made to hug, before Nora leaped in and cheered, "NORA!"

"Did that girl just run all of the way here with a Death Stalker on her tail?" Blake asked.

Yang's anger had been building for the last two minutes and it finally blew with a fiery explosion. "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! Can everyone just relax for two seconds before something else happens?"

Tick..tock...tick...tock...DING

"Um...Yang?" Ruby asked patting her sister's shoulder while looking up.

Yang's head dropped. "Oh...what now?"

Up above was a huge Nevermore almost as big as the ruins themselves. Gripping onto one of its talons was Weiss. The heiress was holding on for dear life, her struggles to hold on evident to the ground observers. "HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME!?" she wailed.

"For the record, I said Jump!" Ruby called back.

"She's gonna fall," Blake pointed out.

"She'll be fine," said Ruby uncertainty.

"She's falling," Ren pointed out blithely.

Jaune saw the girl fall and ran along the branch. He put his aura into his legs and leaped towards Weiss. He caught her princess style, to which the girl was surprised he did it so quickly.

"I got you, don't worry Weiss."

Weiss looked at him and then down at the ground. "But what about you?"

Jaune noticed that gravity had grabbed hold of him and Weiss and hugged her tighter. "Hold on!"

The white haired girl screamed as they fell towards the ground. Jaune turned so that his back faced the ground and pulled her tighter. He landed with a thud, creating a small crater.

"Owowowow…!" moaned Jaune. He looked at Weiss, whose eyes were shut in fear. "We're okay, Weiss."

Weiss cracked her open and noticed Jaune wincing in pain. She huffed in embarrassment disguised as irritation and scrambled off of him. "Sorry!"

Jaune sat up and smiled. "Its fine."

Weiss turned her to thank him, but Pyrrha's flailing body interrupted it. Yang chimed in with an assessment of their assessment. "Great the gang's all here, now we can die together!"

Ruby grinned and cocked Crescent Rose's slide back. "Not if I can help it!" She let out a war cry and raced after the Deathstalker.

"Ruby wait!" Yang cried out.

The reaper ignored her sister and launched herself forward. The attack bounced off and forced her back.

"Ruby hang on!" Jaune called out, racing after her, Yang following with a panicked expression. Ruby seeing herself outmatched, popped off a shot and quickly began to retreat. Up above the Nevermore flapped its wings sending a storm of razor sharp feathers at the reaper. The feathers caught up to the young girl and snagged her cape. The rest quickly raced towards the others, with Yang stopping in her tracks to avoid being skewered herself. Jaune meanwhile had the benefit of his shield as he deflected the feathers coming his way.

"Ruby! Get out of there!" Yang pleaded.

"I'm trying!" Ruby called back, trying to free her cape. Jaune glanced behind the girl to see the Deathstalker rearing back to strike her with its stinger and raced to get in front of her.

"RUBY!" Yang screamed, unaware of the white blur speeding past her. Ruby looked up and saw the stinger come crashing down

CRASH

Ruby opened her eyes to see Jaune's body in front of her, but she wasn't focused on that, she was focused on the scolding voice.

"Your childish, uncoordinated and your fighting style could use a lot of work," Weiss began catching her breath. Looking up both Jaune and Ruby saw she created a large ice wall that caught the stinger in place, to which the Death Stalker was struggling to remove.

The white haired girl turned around and addressed Ruby. She softened her face at Ruby's awed expression. "I may have been difficult when we first met. But if we're gonna get through this, we need to do it as a team alright? No more showing off."

"I'm not trying to show off anything. I just wanted to show you I can do this," Ruby pouted.

Weiss smiled. "Trust me, you've taken away some of the doubt in my mind. But I don't want to be saving you all the time. Speaking of," she turned to Jaune. "Consider us even for before." The blond haired knight nodded before she walked back to the group.

Ruby sighed and whispered to herself. "Normal knees." Then she look up to see the Deathstalker struggling and let out a quiet, "Whoa."

Yang raced up to her and gave her a bone crushing hug. "So happy your okay!" She turned to Jaune. "Thanks for helping my sister, I don't know what I'd do without her."

"Siblings need to protect each other right?" Jaune asked motioning to the two sisters. "Anyway, we should get out of here, unless we want to become that thing's lunch," he said pointing to the circling Nevermore.

"Jaune's right, our goal is right here. We should grab our relics and leave," Weiss said confidently.

"Right, we have no reason to fight them. All we need to do now is get back to the cliffs" Ruby agreed walking up to the pedestals with Jaune. She grabbed the golden Knight piece, while Jaune took the golden Rook. At the same time, Weiss' Ice wall was starting to fracture.

"Let's move!" Ren shouted.

"Right, follow me!" Ruby called out with everyone following her.

Yang though paused and smiled at her little sisters leadership. Blake noticed this and looked at her partner curiously. "What?"

Yang glanced at her. "Oh nothing." She answered sprinting to catch up. Blake smiled and followed after.

As they entered the ruins, they quickly hid being some pillars as they spotted the Nevermore landing on the tower they were supposed to climb to leave. It let out a loud roar, as if challenging the hunters.

"Well that blows!" Yang grumbled.

Jaune heard tree branches snapping and turned to see the Deathstalker crashing into the clearing.

"Damn it! Run!" He called out with everyone racing towards the Nevermore.

"Nora! Distract it!" Ren told the hyperactive girl.

Nora leaped through the flurry of feathers and pulled out her weapon, a revolving six barrel grenade launcher. She laughed in glee as she fired off three rounds. The grenades exploded in the Nevermore's face, knocking it off balance and making it veer away.

Nora heard something come up behind her and looked to see the Deathstalker poised to strike her. Jaune suddenly appeared in front of Nora and took the shot through the chest making him gasp in pain.

"JAUNE!" Pyrrha screamed.

"Yes, Pyrrha?" Jaune asked from beside her shocking her and everyone.

"What the heck!?" Yang asked incredulously. Everyone watched as the Jaune that was pierced disappeared into thin air.

"Call it part of my semblance. That one is called Minuet of Forest. Lets me create illusions. Sorry for scaring you."

*SLAP*

"Okay, I deserved that!" Jaune groaned, rubbing his cheek.

"Don't scare us like that again!" Pyrrha pleaded.

"No promises," Jaune whimpered. Before he could continue, the Nevermore roared and crashed into the bridge separating Jaune and Pyrrha from Ruby, Weiss, Blake and Yang. The two looked back to see Ruby firing at the bird while Blake had climbed on top of it and raced down its spine. "They can hold their own, we need to take care of this Deathstalker!"

(Begin Red Like Roses part 2)

Pyrrha nodded and followed Jaune, both of them raising their shields and weapons. Ren and Nora were continuing to fire and being a nuisance to the giant Grimm. However, Ren's SMGs weren't doing enough to actually harm the scorpion's thick hide. Looking down at his hands, Jaune noticed that the emblem that marked his Minuet of Forest regaining its emerald green color. "I've got an idea. Draw him towards the cliffs!"

The three Hunters nodded and continued to fire. The Scorpion hissed and charged after them. Without something to fire at them, it was forced to rely on its pincers and its stinger, something the hunters took advantage of with their natural mobility by weaving over and under the pincers.

"Make for the trees!" Jaune ordered. Not even questioning the blonde, the team of 4 raced into the trees, disappearing from sight. The Deathstalker roared and charged into the trees after them. Rearing back, it swiped at the first line of trees, missing the Hunters. The Grimm grew angrier and charged back into the trees. Two more swipes finally revealed the hunters behind a large falling oak. They panicked and raced towards the cliffside. The Grimm sensing easy prey followed and cornered them. Snapping its claws reared back and swiped at them from the right. To its shock, the cornered hunters vanished into the ether.

Rewind (two minutes prior)

While scurrying through the trees, the group of hunters reached a large tree and caught their breath.

"What do we do?" Ren asked calmly.

"Yeah fearless leader, what's your big plan?" emphasized Nora.

Jaune held up his hand, the Minuet of Forest emblem glowing on his hand. "Gather around I can make illusions of you." The group of three did so and Jaune glowed green. Almost instantly, four clones came to life next to them.

"This is only the second time I've done illusions and it's draining me a lot, we got one shot at this. Make it count."

The three hunters nodded and help Jaune move off to the side while the illusions stayed in place. Sure enough, the Grimm took the bait and chased them to the cliff. "Nora, Pyrrha,when it gets close to the cliff, send it to whatever it calls hell," he said falling to a knee.

Nora grinned, while Pyrrha hefted up her shield, the two of them waiting as the Deathstalker chased their illusions towards the cliffs. At a nod from Jaune, Pyrrha sprinted forward, a pulse of magnetism pushing her along with each step. WIth one more big pulse, she flung herself into the air, twirled around and hurled her shield with all her might. The shield spun with deadly force through the air, its target the stinger on its tail. Its edge bit deeply into the sac, venom oozing out as it screeched and flailed the injured limb. The dark green liquid spilled onto the Grimm making it his in pain. It turned around, just in time for Nora to come screaming in with her hammer. The force of the hammer combined with the acid cracked and split the armored hide between the eyes of the Grimm. This time it screamed in pain as its shell fell off. With its eyes closed, it didn't see Ren rushing in with his palms pulled. He thrust them forward, sending the pulse through the Grimm's body. The Grimm roared as it stumbled back, the cliffside collapsing underneath it and sending into the abyss below.

Ren sighed and fell to his knees. He turned to the three that helped beat the Deathstalker. Pyrrha was helping Jaune walk while Nora was bounding over to him to check him. "Great work guys. Excellent planning Jaune."

(Begin Lyrics)

The blond swordsman smirked. The sound of shotguns caught their attention, making them turn to see Yang flying out of the Nevermore's mouth as it crashed into the side of the cliffs. Weiss immediately raced up and summoned ice dust to hold its tail in place. Meanwhile, Yang spotted Blake on one of the pillars and joined her on the other. Using Gambol Shroud's strap, Blake flung it to Yang who tied it on her pillar. Ruby, seeing her plan come together, fired off a shot, propelling herself onto the strap. Her momentum brought her down to ground next Weiss. The white haired girl summoned a glyph and turned it black, catching and holding the reaper in place.

"Of course you would come up with a plan like this," Weiss smirked.

"You think you can make it?" Ruby asked.

"Hmph...can I?"

There was a pause, before Ruby glanced at Weiss, brow furrowed. "Can you-?"

"Of course I can!" Weiss snapped.

Ruby focused her eyes at the Nevermore and reloaded Crescent Rose. In one motion, Weiss pulled her glyph back and released, the band flinging Ruby into the air. The young girl held down her trigger, the rifle firing off multiple .50 caliber rounds, propelling herself forward as the avian Grimm met her. As they met, Ruby caught the bird by its neck and landed on the cliffs. Weiss, seeing her land used up the rest of her energy to create glyphs for her to run on. With a loud scream, Ruby raced up the side of the cliff, her rifle firing every other second to keep up her momentum. With one last scream, she fired herself into the air and decapitated the Nevermore. Landing with a crouch with the head next to her, she panted as the Nevermore's body fell into the abyss.

(End lyrics)

Everyone watching was amazed at the coordination of Weiss and Ruby. The snow haired girl collpased in exhaustion but had a bright smile on her face. Yang smirked as she watched her sister's cape flap in the wind. "Well….that was a thing."

Further back, Jaune gasped in wonder. "Wow...that was awesome." Unknown to the others, Jaune had seen something else helping Ruby. Weiss had in fact run out of the glyphs toward the top of the cliff, perhaps four five short. He saw what appeared to small golden triangles helping Ruby up and granting her power to her attack. Zelda...if that was your doing, thank you.

(Time skip, entrance ceremony)

"Cardin Winchester, Dove Bronzewing, Russel Thrush, Sky Lark," Ozpin announced, four young men stepping up onto the stage, "The four of you retrieved the Black Bishop pieces. From this day forward, you shall be called Team Cardinal (CRDL). Led by Cardin Winchester." The Audience clapped politely as the team stepped off stage.

Ozpon grinned as the last two teams came up. These two will be something special. "Jaune Arc, Lie Ren, Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie. The four of you took the White Rook Pieces. From this day forward, you shall be called Team Juniper (JNPR). Led by Jaune Arc."

Jaune was surprised at being picked as leader. "Me...a leader?"

Ozpin smirked as if to say, You deserve it. "Congratulations."

Pyrrha smiled supportively and punched his shoulder in a show of solidarity. However, misjudging her strength, the blow sent him toppling over, to her surprise and everyone's amusement.

Smiling, Ozpin continued on. "Finally, Blake Belladonna, Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the White Knight Pieces. From this day forward, you shall be called Team Ruby, (RWBY). Led by Ruby Rose."

Weiss was surprised at the announcement but considering what she did in the forest, she begrudgingly respected the decision. Meanwhile Yang grabbed Ruby in a bone crushing hug. "I am so proud of you!"

Ruby struggled to breathe as Ozpin smiled. "This will be an interesting year."

End of Chapter

UO: Took me long enough thanks NS.

NS: Well, pardon me if I find Nakama more engaging to think about. At least we won't be rehashing canon here.

UO: Its still more popular for whatever reason. If some of my readers were to check it out maybe i won't feel so bad

Preview: As RWBY and JNPR settle in, Ozpin reveals the location of a temple in the Emerald Forest. With Grimm and beasts abound can the two teams survive it?

Next time: The Forest of Fate

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