The odd one out
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Chapter 3 I HATE CLIFFS!
Jaune laid sleeping peacefully in his little broom closet drooling some dreaming of him being an amazing hero as he saved the world only to be woken from his dream when a loud bang was heard from the broom closet door as he jumped, waking up from the sound only to smash his head into one of the walls of the broom closet. He groaned as he slowly reached up opening the door as it revealed one Glynda Goodwitch standing before him with his baggage. He was about to thank her for bringing it only for her to drop the bags on him, turning away, a light blush on her face as she looked down at him as he was shirtless.
"Get dressed and get your breakfast, after that wait for the announcement for initiation to start."
Glynda said sternly while quickly leaving as he lifted himself off the ground and leaned out the broom closet to see her fleeing form.
"Thank you!"
He shouted before turning to see a few girls staring at him, snickering as they blushed while one took a quick picture with her scroll before the two ran away. He looked down at himself and sighed tiredly as he had forgotten he had taken his shirt off last night because of the heat in the broom closet. 'That is going to be problematic.' He thought tiredly before closing the broom closet and changed into a pair of fresh clothes and put on his armor. He just left his stuff in the broom closet when he walked out as he remembered he wouldn't be able to store them in the locker rooms as he sighed and began to make his way to the mess hall for breakfast.
As he walked down the halls he luckily didn't meet up with any of the first years though he did pass by second and third year students and the rare fourth year as they all pointed and talked about him as he walked by. Seems after Headmistress Olivia had introduced him yesterday the fact that he was attending had spread from the first years to every other year as well as the girls all whispered about him having unlocked his aura. He didn't say anything just continued on to the mess hall. After a short walk he was finally there and went inside only to meet the sight of all the first years as they mingled about only for some to stop as soon as he entered.
In an instant, as soon as the first girl shouted out he was there he was horded again by girls all swarming to him. He was ready to jump out a window again only for a strong hand to clap onto his shoulder as he was pulled to the side to have himself pulled into a headlock and found his face right next to a pair of breasts. He was about to speak up only to hear the familiar voice of one Yang to shout out.
"Easy girls, don't just swarm to poor guy; you might end up breaking him!"
Yang shouted cheerily as he looked forward as he tried to break free from her head lock to see the horde of girls slow down as they came up. He was surprised that they had listened some as the girls seemed to have calmed down from that, but still closed in ready to question him. Yang just looked down to him and smiled.
"If you need help just ask, I'd rather not just up and lose you to one of them before I can get a taste of what you're made of."
Yang teased, causing him to blush before she let go of him as he turned to the horde of girls as they all started questioning him. Though surprisingly they were far more reserved than he thought they would be, while many seemed to be blushing for some odd reason as they talked to him. He figured those were the girls who weren't used to being around guys and he just let them be as he answered as many questions as he could again. Luckily when he said he was going to go and get some breakfast the girls let him, unluckily he ended up having a group of them follow him as he did.
As he got into the line to get his food the girls kept questioning him as he had a group of them asking as many questions as they could about him. While many of the questions, like ones involving semblances, he wasn't sure on how to answer but when they asked about him or his family he was pretty good at answering them. He liked talking about his family so when they asked he didn't mind answering. So after telling them about his sisters and his mother he was relieved to see them all leave him alone saying they were going to get ready for their initiation. He let them go and sat down at a table with Yang and Ruby. At which he just let out a relieved sigh as he fell forward on the table as Ruby and Yang sat across from him.
"Wow, you have it tuff."
Yang teased as she poked him in the head with the handle of her fork as he just sighed leaning back.
"What do you expect; I have a horde of badass warrior women who could kick my ass 1000 different ways if they wanted following me around now."
He said tiredly as Ruby just snickered at him as she ate her pancakes.
"Come on Jaune, you will be fine, don't worry about it, just give it some time and things will be ok."
Ruby said reassuringly as Jaune just smiled as he went on to eat his breakfast. After the three ate Ruby and Yang ran off to the lockers to get changed and Jaune just figured he would wait for the announcement for the initiation to start as he waved them off. He sighed tiredly as he thought about what he was going to do now. With initiation coming up he was going to have it tough dealing with things with his lack of training. It didn't matter what his mother had taught him, he was still lacking in every regard compared to the normal students. As he thought about it his mind went back to what his mom had told him before he left for Beacon. 'Remember Jaune, when you get into a fight don't try to over power your opponent, you would only be setting yourself up to lose. what you need to do is plan out an attack, do your best to use everything around you to your advantage, even your enemy.'
His mother was basically telling him to play it smart, something he could do if he tried, the only problem was that no matter what a plan can always fail. He just hoped when he made one it didn't. He sighed again, worried about not having any training. Even if his mother spent six months teaching him basic swordsmanship and put him through painful physical training he still wasn't on par with the students. His mother had said it, six months compared to the years of training the girls at the school had was nothing. He sighed again as he leaned back looking up to the sky figuring he could leave that train of thought for another time. As he waited he leaned back against a bench outside the lockers ready to get on with the day and initiation when he heard the sound of people walking coming from the lockers as he looked up to see if it was Yang and Ruby, only too pale as he saw it was the hot white haired girl who had demanded he prove he had aura the day before.
The girl in white was dressed in a white dress with a small white jacket with red interior to it, with some white heels as well. Beside the white haired girl was a red haired girl as well who looked like she wasn't really happy with the white haired girls company. The girl with red hair had on some Spartan like armor with details running along in with a brown skirt with a red waist cloth wrapped around it and some heels. He wanted to get up and leave so the girl in white didn't see him but when he saw the strained smile the red haired girl was giving her he decided against it and did something he was positive he would regret. He stood up and walked over to them.
"Hey excuse me."
He said as he walked up to the girls as the white haired girl quickly put herself between Jaune and the redhead.
"What do you want!?"
She snapped as Jaune flinched before steeling himself as he came up.
"I was hoping one of you could tell me where initiation was being held."
He said calmly while on the inside he was terrified that the girl was going to run him through with the rapier she had on her hip. The white hair girl just stared at him questionably while she lowered a hand to her sword only to stop when the red head spoke up.
"Initiation will be held by one of the cliffs, if you would like you can follow us."
The red head offered kindly as she smiled lightly at Jaune as he smiled back only for the white haired girl to intervene.
"What are you saying Pyrrha, why would you let this stupid boy follow us, he should just wait for someone else!"
The white haired girl said shocking the red head Pyrrha as she just looked to her then back to Jaune who just was pinching the bridge of his nose as he held back some anger from the girl calling him stupid.
"Weiss please what is wrong with showing him the way?"
Pyrrha asked as Jaune just smiled at her happily till the white girl Weiss spun around pointing at him glaring.
"What is wrong is he is a man, who somehow lied his way into Beacon by fooling people into thinking he has aura!"
Weis shouted as Jaune just stared confused on how she came up with such an absurd idea.
"How did you come to that conclusion?"
Jaune asked befuddled by the girl as she just stared at him shocked as if he was the crazy one. But from the look Pyrrha was giving her he could see she also thought Weiss was acting crazy.
"How else could a man get into Beacon, there is no way a man could ever unlock his aura, so there is no way you have any."
Weiss reasoned and while logical it was wrong seeing as he did somehow have aura.
"Well sorry to burst your bubble but I do have aura."
Jaune said as Weiss just glared at him before huffing and turning away.
"You can lie all you want, there is no way I will ever believe this, if you want to show him around Pyrrha be my guest but I want nothing to do with this."
Weiss said as she stomped away while Pyrrha looked ready to go after her but Jaune just raised a hand grabbing her shoulder stopping her.
"Don't, you didn't look like you enjoyed her company before and now you would enjoy it even less thanks to me."
Jaune said apologetically. Pyrrha just looked at Weiss before turning back to Jaune.
"Thank you for the concern but I will be fine."
Pyrrha said getting a nod from Jaune as he let her go and she went after Weiss. He just sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. 'I should not have done that.' He thought only for a hand to clap him on the shoulder as he turned to see Yang and Ruby.
"Nice try hero, but you can't save them all."
Yang said getting a nod from Jaune as Ruby just gave him a light smile.
"At least you tried."
She said making him chuckle as he just turned to look at Pyrrha and Weiss as they left watching as Weiss seemed to be talking about him judging from her exaggerated hand movements. He was about to say something when an announcement sounded out telling all first years to head to the cliffs.
"Well you heard the lady, let's go to the cliffs."
Jaune said as Yang and Ruby led the way.
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Jaune now found himself standing on a metal square looking off of a cliff at the Emerald Forest. 'What is going on?' He thought confused by why the headmistress had asked everyone to take a square.
"For years you have trained to become warriors, now your skills will be put to the test in the Emerald Forest."
Olivia said as Jaune felt a little left out on the having trained years, seeing as he has only six months of training.
"Now, I am sure many of you have heard news about the assignment of teams. Well let us put an end to your confusion, each of you will be given teammates today."
Glynda said from beside Olivia as Jaune heard Ruby whimper some at that.
"Your teammates will be with you during your stay here at Beacon so it would be in your best interest that you pair with someone you can work well with." Olivia said as Ruby just whimpered some more while Jaune was just concerned with the thought of him slowing down whoever he got paired with. "That being said the person you make eye contact with first after landing will be your partner for the next four years."
Olivia said taking a sip of coffee while Jaune was positive he just saw her smile when she heard Ruby shout out what. 'I hope you get paired with Yang, Ruby.' He thought as he turned to see an orange hair girl talk to the girl next to her saying she told her so. He just sighed as he looked back to Olivia ready to start the test, hoping he gets a good teammate and he doesn't happen to either get them or himself killed.
"Now for your task at hand, you must make your way to the northern end of the forest, you will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die."
Olivia said as Jaune just gulped as he was wondering if he could go home. Only to shake the thought away and sigh as he prepared for the test to start.
"You will be graded throughout the initiation, but our instructors will not intervene. You will find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing relics. You will obtain this item and guard it as well as your standing. Are there any questions."
Olivia asked and Jaune wanted to raise his hand and asked a question but figured he could ask later.
"Good, now take your position."
Olivia said as Jaune looked down the line of students to see them all take on stances while lowering themselves. He saw this and looked too Ruby to see her doing the same before he turned to Olivia, hoping she would explain what was happening.
"What is going on?"
He questioned before he heard a spring ring out as he turned to see students slowly get sent flying by the platforms they stood on. He looked down at his ready to jump off only for Olivia to speak up.
"Jaune do you remember what I told you yesterday?"
She asked as he turned back to her thinking back to the conversation they had.
"Something about a landing strategy."
He said slowly understanding what she had meant.
"Correct, so, you best prepare yours."
She said, smiling lightly at him. He just gulped again as he heard the sound of students being sent flying away continue as he turned to see only Ruby was left. She just smiled at him, giving a small thumb up before she disappeared like the rest.
"Nope."
Jaune said and went to jump off his landing pad only to be a second too late as he was then sent flying through the air screaming at the top of his lungs. Olivia and Glynda just watched as he was sent flying away while Glynda just sighed.
"Why did you let him come?"
Glynda asked as she looked to Olivia who just stared up at Jaune as he flew through the air.
"Because he is interesting."
She said cryptically as Glynda just sighed and prepared to have a body bag ready for the poor boy.
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Jaune flipped and spun and screamed as he flew through the air at high speeds, his mind going crazy with how he was supposed to get out of the situation. He flipped another six times as he could see the tree line getting closer and closer, desperately trying to think of something till he just grits his teeth and forced his body to spin the way he wanted only for all his falling momentum shift as he felt something snag his hood as he flew to the side before hitting a tree.
He groaned for a second before looking up to see a spear was what had pinned him to the tree as he then looked down to see he was pretty safe, all he had to do was get the spear out and fall to the ground. He sighed as he figured he could thank who every saved him.
"Thank you!"
He shouted as loud as he could and waited a second to see if he would get a reply to hear an, 'I'm sorry' come from somewhere. He just sighed at that wondering why the person who saved him would apologize but figured he would think about it later as he grabbed the spear lifting himself up and held a branch that was nearby and pulled the spear out. It took a bit of strength but he got it. Sadly, when he did he came crashing back to the ground with a heavy thump. He groaned some at that as he stood up dusting himself off and looked around. He looked at the hole in the tree where the spear had lodged him and looked off in the opposite direction.
'That is where I have to go.' He thought as he wondered if he should travel alone in a Grimm infested forest till he heard some voices come from his right as he turned to see Weiss storming towards him. He was wondering if he should run the other way but then he saw Ruby and thought he should go and pair up with her till Weiss saw him and quickly spun around and ran back to Ruby snagging her by her hood, dragging her away as she shouted.
"You came back!"
He just sighed as he rubbed the back of his head as he saw Ruby being taken away. He looked at the spear and sighed.
"Alright little spear, lead me to your master."
He said as he turned and walked in the direction the spear came from, hitting the bushes before him only for a rustle to be heard as he then came face to face with Pyrrha again as they smashed their heads together. His head jerked back as he grabbed his forehead to see Pyrrha as she did the same.
"I'm sorry."
She said quickly only for him to wave his hand dismissing her apology.
"Don't be, it was an accident no harm done."
He said as he looked her over then looked to the spear in his hand.
"Good job."
He said to the spear and tossed it to Pyrrha.
"Well I know they said eye contact makes us partners but what does smashing our heads together make us?"
He joked as Pyrrha caught the spear and put it on her back as she smiled.
"Who knows but I guess we are partners."
She said smiling as Jaune did the same.
"Now I am grateful for the save, but care to tell me why you saved me?"
Jaune asked as Pyrrha just had a small blush as she turned away.
"I wanted to repay you for trying to help me with Weiss."
She said as she got a laugh from Jaune as he walked past her patting her on the shoulder.
"If that's what helping people does, then I should do it more often." He said as he looked out to the forest. "Well then, let's go north."
He said getting a nod from Pyrrha as the two prepared to head to the temple.
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Jaune and Pyrrha walked forward through the forest pushing past branches and bushes as they moved to reach the temple. Pyrrha led the way as she seemed to be like a walking compass knowing exactly where to go. Jaune turned to look over the trees just to make sure there weren't any Grimm, sadly he turned at the wrong time as he had missed the branch that was coming for his face. The branch smacked him right in his nose casing him to real back some wincing at it as Pyrrha apologized again.
"Are you ok?"
She asked as he just whipped the tears that welled up from the hit away and smiled.
"Yep, couldn't be better."
He said as he rubbed his nose again smiling at Pyrrha as she just sighed. As Pyrrha helped him up though he hears the sound of gun fire ring out from afar.
"Well that sounds bad."
Jaune said as Pyrrha nodded as she looked around holding her spear at the ready.
"Our allies seem to have started the fighting, we should get moving."
Pyrrha said as Jaune nodded before pausing as he turned wondering if they should go help whoever was fighting. He knew when the headmistress said the instructors wouldn't help that she was lying, but he still didn't know if he should go and lend a hand. He turned to look at Pyrrha as she kept on walking and sighed as he followed after her. 'I would only get in the way if I tried to.' He thought as they continued on walking. As the two of them moved on after a few minutes of walking they came upon a cave.
"Well that seems ominous."
Jaune said as Pyrrha nodded as they looked over the caves entrance as Jaune followed the rim of it as he saw the painting on the side. He walked over to the painting to see people and a scorpion that seemed to be fighting. He looked into the cave and raised a brow questionably.
"What is it?"
Pyrrha asked as Jaune shook his head.
"Just wondering why cave paintings are here."
He said as Pyrrha looked over the painting questionably like him.
"Maybe a Deathstalker is inside."
She said offering her opinion only for Jaune to raise a brow at her.
"Deathstalker, what's that?"
He asked seeing as he didn't know the names of many of the Grimm. Pyrrha was surprised by that for a second before just chuckling.
"It's a giant scorpion type of Grimm."
She said as Jaune just nodded as he looked inside the cave.
"Well, let's not go in then."
He said as Pyrrha seemed to agree with him as they turned away before Jaune paused and looked back into the cave. 'What would happen if someone came by and didn't notice the painting?' He thought before sighing and stopping Pyrrha.
"Let's go into the cave."
He said staring into the cave while Pyrrha stared at him for a second before nodding.
"Why?"
She asked not sure if she should listen to him till he explained what he was thinking and she understood nodding. While they weren't certain a Deathstalker was in the cave it was better to be prepared for it just in case. Jaune asked her everything she knew about Deathstalker's just to be sure and after they finished talking and she explained what Deathstalker's could do he seemed to have had a plan.
"Alright let's go into the cave, but first I need you to do something for me."
Jaune said turning back to her with a smile. She wasn't sure what he was planning but whatever it was it seemed interesting.
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Jaune slowly lit a torch he made from a branch he found and wrapped in a rag covered in fire dust. He looked to Pyrrha as she nodded and aimed her rifle down the cave. The two of them slowly entered walking through the damp cave as they looked at the walls while Jaune moved his torch around to make sure there were no diverging paths in the cave. The two walked for about 5 minutes before Pyrrha spoke up.
"Jaune, we should go back, it seems nothings here."
Pyrrha said stopping Jaune as he looked at the ground in thought. He smiled before nodding at Pyrrha as he gave her the torch.
"You lead the way, just don't drop it."
He said only to let go of the torch before Pyrrha could grab it as she watched as it fell into a small puddle putting it out. She was about to shout at Jaune for doing that only to stop when she saw a glowing light come from further down the cave.
"Is that….?"
Pyrrha began only to stop as Jaune covered her mouth.
"We should leave now."
He whispered, as she nodded the two took a step back only for the floating light to bob towards them as Jaune just sighed.
"Run."
Jaune said as he turned grabbing Pyrrha's hand and sprinted down the cave as the light behind them shifted to red as a loud screech could be heard as they sprinted out of the cave. They ran as fast as they could till they saw day light and jumped out of the cave. Jaune quickly spun around and stood before the cave as Pyrrha did the same.
"Now let's wait."
He said as Pyrrha looked at him like he was crazy but trusted him. The two waited as the ground shook more and more till they saw the light of the Deathstalker. Pyrrha lifted her rifle ready to shoot only for Jaune to stop her.
"Not yet."
He said Pyrrha looked at him like he was crazy for a second before waiting for him to say when. As soon as the sun light hit the face of the Deathstalker Jaune shouted.
"Fire!"
Pyrrha started shooting at the bottom of the walls of the cave where two lines of dust ammo was set exploding as the cave than collapsed as the Deathstalker's screeches were heard for but a few seconds before the cave collapsed on it. Jaune let out a sigh of relief as he fell back onto the ground and laughed.
"Thank god that worked."
He said as Pyrrha just looked at him shocked.
"Wait you didn't know that was going to work?"
She asked shocked by him as he laughed and shrugged.
"I thought it would work, seeing as it did I thought right."
He said as he stood up only for Pyrrha to slug him in the arm.
"Why weren't you sure, what if it didn't work?"
She shouted at him as he shrugged again.
"We would have run and hoped we met up with the others soon."
He said as she just stared at him shocked before a smile formed on her lips as she began to laugh with him.
"You are insane."
She said as he just smiled.
"Not really, I'm just got lucky."
He said smiling only for the ground to shake for a second as he and Pyrrha stopped laughing as they looked to the cave slowly inching back just to see it explode as the Deathstalker came bursting out screeching in rage as it looked to them its mouth snipping as it did. Jaune could see its armor was cracked all over from the caves collapse and that its tail was just dragging behind it, broken and useless.
"Run?"
Pyrrha said as Jaune nodded.
"Run."
Jaune said as the two turned and sprinted away. 'Alright, Deathstalker's have a very hard shell, good to know.' Jaune thought as he and Pyrrha sprinted away from it. Jaune was just glad they got rid of its tail, now all they had to do was kill it. He just figured he would think of something later.
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