Greetings everyone and here is the 10th chapter of Gun X RWBY and the start to the Beacon Arc (No pun intended). This is a little lackluster but it's mainly to get the new arc rolling so try to bare in mind. As for Jaune's power level...I guess it's around the range of a fourth year in Beacon. Strong but not at his full strength, yet.

Till next time!

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Chapter 10

After taking care of both Yang and Ruby after their mother had passed and both Taiyang and Qrow were off bringing in money, Jaune decided to travel the world of Remnant, in search of Sayuri, though he phrased this to his family as a "soul-searching journey", a fact that had many of the Arcs up in arms, mainly his sisters and mother.

But after some explanation they reluctantly let him go. Of course neither Yang nor Ruby were happy with Jaune leaving them again, especially after he had promised to stay by their side and protect them. And so on the day Jaune was supposed to leave, he gave the both of them a single task...If either one of them were to beat him in a match, then he would stay.

But, sadly, this wasn't the case. Neither could beat him or find a way to stop him and were left crying as Jaune boarded a transport ship to begin his journey.

That was 3 years ago and now our resident little mercenary was 17 years of age and back in Vale. Unlike most teenagers, Jaune's choice of clothing was more simplified with a hint of style, which consisted of a black twin-tailed longcoat, because longcoats are badass, two white armor-plated pauldrons on his shoulders, a white plackart chest plate on his upper torso, two white vambraces and gauntlets on his forearms and hands, two white greaves for his shins. Beneath these was a simple pair of dark faded blue jeans and a dark gray t-shirt. Littered across his person were an assortment of dust grenades, a combat knife, ammo pouches, and a set of glasses created by his sister, Verde, that used projection and wireless interfacing to connect with his scroll, granting him a sort of Heads-Up Display called "Project All-Seeing", and with his own knowledge of high technology, Jaune was able to turn his HUD Glasses into a real boss-type apparel.

But truthfully, it was his choice in weaponry that Jaune found himself proud of. After traversing the western side of Mistral, Jaune had the pleasure of meeting an elderly weaponsmith, named Vulcan Smith, who, after saving him from a pack of Beowolves, insisted on forging him a weapon befitting a hero. This weapon came in the form of an armored briefcase that could then shift into a rifle with two settings; live rounds and Dust rounds, with an attachable bayonet.

He decided to call this weapon...Black Clover. As a way of remembering his previous life.

But alas, his journey had come to an end even after searching the entirety of Atlas, Vacuo, and Mistral, the only place left for Sayuri to be...was Vale.

Which brought him to right now, wandering the streets of Vale and using his HUD to talk with his family, more specifically his mother.

"I'm sorry you didn't find what you were looking for sweetie." said Iris, her voice coming through the glasses's earphones.

"It's alright, mom. Just glad that I'm finally back home." he said, smiling at her projected picture.

Jaune always counted himself lucky that he was reborn into a loving family.

"How are the girls?" he asked, genuinely curious about his older sisters.

"I wouldn't know, dearie. After you went on your little journey the girls decided that it was high time they followed their dreams as well and left the nest, sort of speak. And with your father's job taking up most of his time away from home, it's been dreadfully dull around here." said Iris, taking a moment to sip her tea.

"I'm sorry to hear that, mom. Is there anything I can do to help?" he asked.

"Yes, you can give me some grandbabies." she said in a very serious tone.

Not this shit again.

"Mom, I'm 17...I'm too young to have kids." he said, sighing.

This was the sixth time his mother had mentioned wanting grandchildren and even if Jaune's new life was that of a 17 year old boy, his mind and soul was still that of a grown man.

"And I'm not getting any younger and I need some grandkids to spoil." she said.

Jauen felt a heavy sigh escape his lips but just as he was about to argue back, the sound of shattering glass caught his attention. And there a few blocks up was a little girl with a red hood wielding a massive scythe and standing in front of her was Roman Torchwick, a thief and conman that had escape custody multiple times.

"Mom, I've got to go. I'll call you back later." said Jaune, abruptly ending his call and racing towards the ensuing fight.

"Okayyy...Get her!" Roman commanded the other men.

The henchmen all began to rush out of the shop and charge at the little girl, who used her muscles and spun on the bar of her scythe, kicking one of the henchmen in the process before pulling the scythe from the ground and pulls the trigger, firing the weapon and using it's momentum to hit another henchmen with the butt of her weapon and sending him flying off to the side. Before firing again and bringing the weapon's head down on one henchmen and dodging the other's gunfire with her rifle's recoil, getting just close enough to knock the final henchmen into the air and landing at Roman's feet.

The orange-haired thief looked at the downed henchmen, sighing.

"You were worth every scent. Truly, you were." said Roman, dropping his cigar and crushing it with his cane, the sound of police sirens ringing in the distance. "Well, Red, I think we can all say it's been an eventful evening, and as much as I'd love to stick around...I'm afraid this is where we part ways." said Roman, firing his cane at the little girl.

But unfortunately for Vale's conman, the result he got was not the result he wanted.

Because standing in front of little Red holding his arms in an X-crossed pattern was Jaune.

And he looked pissed.

"Are you alright?" Jaune asked, listening to Ruby cough up a storm. "Alright, you stay here and watch the old man. I'll take care of Roman." said Jaune, rushing off to catch Torchwick while Ruby rubbed the dirt from her eyes.

Ruby then watched the mysterious boy rush after Torchwick before turning to look at the elderly shopkeeper.

"You okay if I go after him?" she asked, getting a nod back and setting off to join the fight on top of the roof.

After making up onto the roof, Ruby watched in amazement as both the boy and Roman were engaged in a full-on brawl. The boy was blocking Roman's attempts to hit him with his cane by using his armored vambraces while also lashing out with various kicks and punches, not aiming to do harm but more to catch him off guard. Finally, the battle ceased when a bullhead suddenly appeared, catching the boy's attention just enough for Roman to smack him away with his cane.

But before Roman could move any further, the boy then opened his rifle, switching out his live ammo for some Ice-Dust and firing at Roman's leg, freezing it in place.

"Fire at the bullhead, aim for their thrusters!" Jaune shouted at Ruby after noticing that she had decided to join him.

And Ruby, never one to turn down the opportunity to blow something up, shifting her scythe into it's rifle mode and began firing at the Bullhead's thrusters.

Jaune, meanwhile was busy dodging Roman's attacks while making sure to freeze his leg further only for a random fireball to hit Roman, freeing him.

The thief glared up at the Bullhead.

"Fucking bitch..." he mumbled, using the opportunity to shoot at Ruby, who was unable to notice the oncoming attack due to her focus on the Bullhead.

Jaune could only watch as Roman's flare flew towards Ruby. His focus left divided between saving Ruby and stopping Roman.

Luckily, help came in the form of a mature blonde woman with vivid green eyes and wearing a formal dress shirt, black skin-tight pants, heels, and purple cape, casting a circle of protection using Dust and her weapon. Ruby's eyes widened as she watched the mysterious woman then wave her weapon, summoning several streaks of purple and hurling them at the Bullhead.

While Jaune turned his attention back to Roman, switching his clip for some Gravity-Dust and using the recoil to launch himself at Roman, swinging his legs and catching him in the side, launching him off to the side.

Soon enough the Bullhead was placed into hover mode as another mysterious woman, the darkness keeping her face hidden, began launching fireballs at the others, keeping them away as Roman somehow managed to climb onto the Bullhead and into the cockpit.

"We've got to get the hell out of here, now!" shouted Roman.

The woman then began to raise her arms as her dress started glowing before launching a burst of fiery energy at the huntress.

Only for Jaune to suddenly appear, blocking the damage, his appearance was now altered as his blonde hair was now white and his blue eyes turned red, though his skin tone was left unchanged.

Unfortunately, that was all the criminals needed to make their getaway as the Bullhead took off into the night sky.

Now with no one left to fight, Jaune's form reverted back to normal and shifted his rifle back into it's briefcase mode and placing it on his back, locking it in place. But it wasn't until he felt something run into him that his attention was brought down to the girl. Her black and red hair was left disheveled and wild and her cheeks were stained with tears.

Soon enough, her eyes opened to reveal a beautiful set of silver eyes.

"Is it really you?" she asked, hope filling her heart as he smiled down at her, wrapping his arms around her lithe body.

"Yeah, it's me. I'm home, Ruby." said Jaune, smiling.

After that ordeal had been taken care of their rescuer had introduced herself as Glynda Goodwitch and had demanded that she took the two of them to the Police Department for questioning.

Jaune could tell that Glynda was having a rough night long before she ended up saving Ruby.

He could only assume that reasoning behind her exhaustion was overworking herself. And now, said woman, was pacing back and forth, holding a tablet in her arms.

"I hope you realize that your actions tonight will not be taken lightly, you two. You not only put yourselves in danger, but others as well." said Glynda.

"But they started it!" Ruby argued back.

While Jaune knew better to stay quiet and let the woman rant.

"If it were up to me, you'd both be sent home...With a pat on the back...And a slap on the wrist." said Glynda, slamming her weapon down on the table, causing Ruby to wrap her arms around Jaune's left arm. "But...there is someone who would like to meet you both." she said, moving to the side as the door to the interrogation room opened up to reveal a silver-haired man with round glasses, dressed in a green suit and holding a mug and a plate of cookies.

"Ruby Rose...You...have silver eyes." said the man, leaning forward and staring into her eyes.

"Uh, um..." she stuttered, not knowing what to do before the man changed his attention over to Jaune.

"And, Jaune Arc. I have heard many things about you, all good things...I assure you." said the man, again changing his attention back to Ruby and gesturing over to a video of both Jaune and Ruby fighting. "So! Where did you, both, learn to do this?" asked the man.

"S-Signal Academy." stuttered Ruby.

"I'm mainly self-taught but I did get some training from my father and Miltiades Nikos." said Jaune.

"Yes, I'm familiar with Mrs. Nikos. Though I was surprised when I heard she had taken on a student. And even more surprised when I heard of said student defeating the Mistral Regional Tournament in one punch." said the man, smirking behind his mug as Ruby looked at Jaune with starstruck eyes. "And you, Miss Rose. I find it hard to believe that the faculty of Signal Academy taught you to use one of the most dangerous weapons ever designed."

"Well, it was mainly one teacher in particular." said Ruby.

"I see..." said the man, placing the plate of cookies in front of the two and watching as Ruby began to inhale cookie after cookie. "It's just that I've only seen one other scythe-wielder of that skill before. A dusty, old crow..."

"Oh! That's my uncle!" mumbled Ruby, her mouth full of chewed up cookies.

"Ruby, don't talk with your mouth full." said Jaune, causing Ruby's cheeks to redden before swallowing her food.

"Sorry. That's my Uncle Qrow! He's a teacher at Signal. I was complete garbage before he took me under his wing. And now, I'm all like - Hooowaaah! Witchaaa!" said Ruby, waving her arms around in a pseudo-karate style.

"So I've noticed. And what is an adorable girl such as yourself doing at a school designed to train warriors?" asked the man.

"Well...there's two reasons, sir. But, the main thing is...I want to be a Huntress." said Ruby, her eyes shining with determination.

"You want to slay monsters?" he asked.

"Yeah! I only have two more years of training left at Signal! And then I'm going to apply to Beacon! You see, my sister's starting this year, and she's trying to become a Huntress, and I;m trying to become a Huntress 'cause I wanna help people. My parents always taught us to help others, so I thought, Hey, I might as well make a career out of it! I mean the police are alright, but Huntsman and Huntresses are just so much more romantic and exciting and cool and really, GOSH, you know!" said Ruby staring at the man with a wild, crazy smile. Only calming down when Jaune placed a hand on her head.

"Breathe, Ruby." said Jaune. His words having an immediate effect on her.

"And what of the second reason, Miss Rose?" the man asked.

It was then that Ruby's cheeks turned bright red from embarrassment as she stole glances at Jaune.

"I...um...I want to be strong enough to beat Jaune in a match so that he'll never leave me, ever again!" she exclaimed, covering her mouth.

But to Jaune it only the wishes a girl not wanting to lose her first childhood friend and surrogate older brother.

There was no possible way Ruby had a crush on him.

The man, once again, hid his growing smile behind his mug before setting it back down on the table.

"Do you know who I am?" he asked, saving the girl from any further embarrassment.

"You're Professor Ozipn. You're the headmaster at Beacon." said Ruby.

"Hello." said Ozpin, smiling.

"Nice to meet you." said Ruby, smiling back.

"You want to come to my school." he asked, noticing Jaune's look of ire out of the corner of his eye.

"More than anything." said Ruby.

The headmaster felt a smile on his lips as he turned to look at Glynda.

"Miss Goodwitch, would you mind taking Miss Rose out into the hallway so that she may contact her family?" he asked. The woman nodded and held open the door as Ruby walked through, only looking back to look at Jaune, who smiled and waved her off.

"And what of you, Mr. Arc? Do you want to come to my school, as well?" asked Ozpin.

"In all fairness, Professor Ozpin. I don't think the life of a Huntsman suits me." said Jaune.

"Is that so? Then perhaps you'd like to answer why it is a reincarnated mercenary is traveling all over Remnant in searching of a woman called, Sayuri Hibachi?" asked Ozpin, his words shocking Jaune to the point of activating his semblance, summoning several tendrils and pointing them at his exposed neck.

"Who are you and how in the hell do you know about me?" Jaune demanded.

"You could say that I'm a lot like you, Mr. Arc. As for how it is I know about you there is an old saying...The eyes are the windows to the soul." said Ozpin, though his words had little meaning to Jaune.

"Don't give me that cryptic bullshit. I want answers now." he demanded once again.

"It is a skill not many possess but those with heightened mastery over their Aura are able to read the Aura of others, thus granting them innate knowledge over their target. This can range from their fighting style to their emotions and on very rare occasions...their memories." said Ozpin, watching as Jaune's eyes widened.

"The day I was reborn...you read my Aura...You saw my memories." said Jaune, willing his form to revert back to normal but keeping his guard up.

"Yes, and I must say Mr. Hayama, your past is one that rivals my own. Two men, both reborn into bodies not their own, and granted powers with the capabilities of destroying entire kingdoms but choose to wield them for the benefit of all mankind." said Ozpin. "I've done my fair share of research on your activities, Mr. Hayama. In the span of three years, you've brought an end to the atrocities committed by Jacque Schnee, thereby placing the SDC back into the hands of Willow Schnee, have completely disabled numerous drug cartels and sex trafficking in Vacuo, and of course the rescuing of various villages from both the Grimm and Bandits. In fact, you've built-up quite the reputation though throughout it all, no one has been able to identify you." said Ozpin, slightly smirking.

"Then how were you able to do what many others couldn't?" Jaune asked.

"You could say, a little birdy told me." said Ozpin.

"If you know who I am and of my past then you know that I'm not the kind of person you want to piss off." said Jaune, not bothering to hide his threat.

"Rest assured, Mr. Hayama, I have no ill intent towards you. In fact, I have something...of a job that requires your assistance." said Ozpin, folding his arms over his chest.

"I'm listening." he replied, curious over what the job was.

"I have no doubt that you are already aware of the four maidens, correct?" asked Ozpin.

"I've heard the rumors. And one thing I know is that every rumor began with a truth." said Jaune.

"The maidens are ancient power that is passed from female to female, each of them representing one of the seasons; Fall, Winter, Spring, & Summer. These women are then granted with extraordinary abilities...simply put, magic. But given your history, I'm sure that these pale in comparison to what you've faced." said Ozpin.

"Yeah; Numerology, golem creation, language grave, shape-shifting...The shit I had to deal with was enough to make want to nuke the fuck out of everything." said Jaune, holding his head. "But that doesn't explain why you need me."

"Simply put...The latest Fall Maiden was attacked on her way to Haven Academy and she is now currently in a...coma. We're unsure of when or if she 'll ever wake up, there is a tear in her Aura, almost as if it was ripped in half. We've managed to stabilize her in a state of the art stasis field in hopes of finding a cure...or, if it's gets drastic, a new guardian, though I can only hope it doesn't come to that. Therefore, I require your services in protecting the Fall Maiden. And in return, I and my associates with help you in locating Miss Hibachi." said Ozpin.

And Jaune thought about this for the longest time.

True he could always leave and continue traveling across Remnant until he found a clue but this world was still a mystery to him and as such wouldn't have the necessary means of locating her.

On top of the fact that, his master was already well acquainted with this world.

And it was clear to Jaune that if he was to ever have any luck in locating his master and putting an end to her misdeeds then he'd need all the help he could get.

"Alright, I'll help protect the Fall Maiden. What do I need to do?" asked Jaune.

And it here that the headmaster of Beacon Academy began to smirk.

And not just any kind of smirk.

No.

This.

Was.

A.

Troll.

Smirk.

...Three Days Later...

"GET THE FUCK BACK HERE, JAUNE!" shouted a fiery, raging, red-eyed, Yang Xiao Long as she attempted to beat her childhood friend into the ground.