You all hate me now don't you? Don't worry! They make up. All is good.
Pyrrha woke up to beeping.
What the...?
Getting up, she saw all her teammates and friends sitting up, looking sad.
Where's Jaune?...Oh..yeah.
Surprisingly, she didn't feel mad at him, just guilt. She was trying to stop him from doing what she wanted. Again. She couldn't even tell him her feelings for him. She ruined her chance once she tried to stop him from pursuing his path. But it isn't her fault right? He was being selfish and was being used by the Guardians...right?
"W-what did we do?" A weak voiced Weiss asked.
"We became his enemies." Pyrrha responded. She startled her friends, they didn't see her sit up.
"What?" Everyone asked in quiet sinc.
"When he beat me, he said we were his enemies now. We shouldn't have tried to stop him."
"What!? Why are we his enemies?!" Ruby asked, trying not to cry.
"You heard me: He said we are his enemies now. We tried to stop him for our own purposes. He wanted to help, and was going to but we tried to stop him without hearing him out first. We were being selfish."
"But, we didn't want him to get hurt! How are we his enemi- *sobs*" Ruby started crying.
Just then Mr. Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch walked in. Solemn, but calm. "You all have a message. From Jaune."
Everyone looked to him in surprise and relief. "D-didn't he say we were e-enemies now?" Nora asked, no joy or even fake joy in her looks.
"I'm sure he didn't mean it. But this message should tell you whether or not he means it." seven identical letters came out, saying the same thing but addressed to each of them.
Hello everyone. I have just bested you in your attempts to stop me. I don't blame you for worrying about me, but would've appreciated it if you heard me out. I was born into the wrong world. I belong in the one that the Guardians are in. I belong there and am staying there to help in whatever I can. I know you all hate me now, but isn't it better if we just severed our ties? Became enemies so I don't endanger you and the life you are going to lead. I believe it would be better if you hated me. I wish it didn't end like it did, but I am glad it is out of the way. I am truly sorry I couldn't break it to you any other way. I was planning to do it in secret since me and Lorenzo have been secretly repairing his ship, but then it would've been worse, eh? I hope you could move on, get on with your lives, meet someone special, forget me. Trust me, it will be for the best.
I love all of you guys and wish it didn't end the way it did. I'm sorry, but you need to forget about me. Tell Skeeta I love her.
-Jaune
Pyrrha had unconsciously felt like crying, but couldn't bring out the tears. Neither could the others. "Children, it is best we forget about Jaune Arc. I am quite saddened it ended that way, but now that it is over with, we should move on with our lives." Mrs. Goodwitch then walked out.
Oh how wrong she was. Their lives wouldn't last as long as they had hoped, in fact it is coming closer and closer...
"Did I do the right thing Lorenzo?" Jaune asked as he took off his new armor (white Titan armor with red trims, Mark-5 armor with Crocea Mars and Crocea Mors ((shield/sheath)) on his hip alongside his rare pulse rifle and shotgun) The idea of a new Ghost could only relieve him so much.
"*Sigh* I'm sorry Jaune, but life doesn't bring happiness in this problem of ours. I wish there was a way to change it, but your friends made their choice, and you made yours. I'm sorry, but your problem will fade. If it doesn't, then I only wish to do what I can to change that."
The new Fireteam members, Jaune and Alexandria, had been given rooms and were starting their first bounty in the morning. A way to clear Jaune's head.
'Damn it all. I wish I could've said goodbye' Are you OK? Partner?
'I'm fine C, just get some sleep, we're putting you in my Ghost in the morning, remember?' Oh yeah. goodnight sexy~
Not even Cind's attempts at naughty humor could bring a smile to Jaune's lips. They had already spoke to the Speaker, given armor, money, and weapons as well as information to Jaune. They were going on a bounty to help Jaune, maybe even swing for a Boss Event. The Guardians had tracked when the giant Fallen tank bug things (forgot the name) would land and made them events.
'In the morning...'
The Next Morning~
Jaune got up, woke up Cind and went in search of Dead Orbit. They offered to put Cind into Jaune's new Ghost. After an hour of waiting (Cind is a spirit and can leave his mind whenever remember guys?) Jaune was greeted with a white Ghost tackling his stomach.
"Yay! Now I get a sick body!" 'Not sure how a floating body is considered ''sick'' but whatever, whatever makes her happy.'
"Yeah, hey did you want to get some colors C?"
"YESH!"
Ten minutes later, Cind was outfitted in an armored shell with bright pink and red curling flames and rose petals on each arm of her new body.
"Nice Cind."
"Thank you..Maybe later, I can leave this little ball and give you a...good time~" Her robotic voice finished sexily.
"Yeah, I'll hold you up to that."
Later~
"We need to get you some accessories Jaune."
"Please Momo, lets do it later...GET OFF ME!"
Momo was currently trying to get Jaune to put on some accessories like a custom HUD and some arm and body pieces. As well as some studded armor like a bubbled helmet.
"That's right Momo, we'll do it later." Lorenzo looked at Jaune sadistically. 'Uh oh.'
"Uh..let's get to the...ship. Heh heh."
Lorenzo nodded, but gave Jaune a scary wink.
At the Cosmodrone~
(Authors Note: This is pretty much turning into a cross-over story. That's not bad is it? I wanna focus on the Destiny lore.)
Once the five of them landed, Jaune pulled out his pulse rifle, Skull, and placed his shotgun, Crusher, on his back. (See what I did there. Eh, EH!)
Moving down to the outer part of the wall, the five went in search of the Vandal group that has been taking pot shots at any passing Guardians, usually hitting, seeing as they were Stealth Vandals and had their version of a sniper rifle on them.
The pack was stealthy, but Jaune's tracking skills from being a bounty hunter led the group to a cave.
"How many were reported?" Momo asked
"Around twenty two...I think, they couldn't see them in time, so it could be larger." Sam, being the smarty pants she is, got the info.
Jaune pulled out his Arc Light filled shotgun, Crusher, and led the way. The cave was relatively big at the entrance, a good 100 feet in with a twenty foot drop in to a room around three hundred feet in width, ninety feet in length and twenty feet up and down in a smooth bowl shape.
"Grenade." Lorenzo said lazily as he dropped a flash bang into the room. Loud yelling and screeching was heard.
"Huh, twenty two heat signatures, Jaune?"
Jaune took his cue and jumped in, crushing a Vandal's skull who was lying down, blasting four of them easily with Crusher, and ducking under a punch, punching a Vandal's skull in with his fist hardened by the Dust he brought (Jaune brought a small crate of each type of Dust for it to be replicated by the Ghosts and the human/Awoken technology), then pulling out his sword and slashed each Vandal easily across the neck or chest, silencing the screams and grunts in a span of twenty one seconds, around a second for each one.
"Damn" Sam exclaimed as they pulled Jaune out. Along with the loot the Vandals dropped. "That was quicker than me."
"I do have an awesome sword with me. I can make you some mecha-shift weapons if you want?"
"YES!" Sam and Momo said, while Lorenzo gave him a polite nod saying 'yes'.
"Guardians...come in Guardians." "Hey, what you got?" Lorenzo asked, putting a hand to his ear.
"We have readings of some people that can be revived into Guardians...seven in fact..."
"Thanks. Where will we get their Ghosts?"
In response, a triangle shaped vehicle landed out of nowhere, opening up, letting seven snow white Ghosts to come out, then taking off towards the Tower.
"Hey guys, I guess you already have their equipment right?" Seven confirmations were heard.
"Onward!" Momo pointed in the direction marked with a heroic pose.
Walking past all the bones and rusted vehicles, they got to a small clearing, with pure white bones looking back at them. "I don't think the bones should be that white right guys?" Lorenzo only shrugged, "Must be a rare category..."
Pointing the Ghosts in the right direction, Jaune left with Momo and Sam to make a perimeter. Lorenzo and Alex stayed behind to talk with the Newbies.
Lorenzo POV:
The Ghosts did their usual routine of finding which one was theirs and opening into a bright bluish sphere then erupting in a flash of light, reviving the Newbies.
After the flash left his eyes, Lorenzo got a look at who the Newbies were.
"Oh...no."
Jaune POV: "Alright position is established, scared the hell out of some vultures, and got a nice view of the water and apocalyptic scenery...cool"
The trio were heading back, and boy, was Jaune surprised. The girls were slack jawed and Jaune was frozen in place.
It was his friends...
"H-hey guys.."
The seven Newbies looked to the new voice, freezing at the sight of the sword and sheath.
"J-jaune?" Pyrrha asked, throat parched.
Pulling off his helmet he met their looks of disbelief and, oddly, relief.
Next thing he knew, he was tackled by seven warm, sobbing bodies.
"JAUNE!" All seven of his old friends cried out.
"W-what? What's happening?" His Fireteam could only look at him, shocked and slack jawed.
"Hey, get up guys." Using his Titan strength, he pushed himself up, along with seven, extremely light people still clinging onto him.
After the seven had stopped crying and let go of him, Pyrrha slapped him across the face.
"Yeah, I deserved that. Hey guys." Pyrrha, Nora, and Ruby had to be peeled off (again) by their friends so Jaune could stand up straight.
"Why are you guys hugging me? Don't you hate me?"
Nora: "We did at first, but after the first year we forgave you."
Ruby/Pyrrha: "Yeah.."
"Wait, first year? What year?"
Lorenzo: "Uh dude, Remnant is old Earth. They died and must've been transported here. I think it was when you got in the fight with them (every one was nervously moving, while Jaune kept his emotions in check) you must've put some of your Light in them. Not sure if that's right, just came up off the top of my head."
Yang: "Listen Jaune, we're really sorry about how we acted and we understand if you don't want to be near us." Everyone nodded and looked at their feet. Jaune then proceeded to flick Yang's forehead, hard. Jaune just smiled and hugged her as hard as he could without killing her. "I forgive you guys! Besides it was my fault, I should be apologizing."
"Look, hate to ruin the sappy moment, but were in enemy territory, and I'd rather not have your friends be killed when they were just brought back." Lorenzo stated, matter of factely.
"Agreed."
Hope you all like it! Sorry if the ending was pretty bad, but I don't like writing the long "waiting to forgive you" crap. So...enjoy the next chapters!