Greetings everyone and welcome to a very, very, special chapter fourteen of everyone's favorite "Gun X RWBY" and considering that today is a combination of Easter AND April Fools then make sure to check out not one but two Chibi Omakes at the end of the story as well as the next update date, which will be placed at the bottom of each update chapter from this point on.
Other than that nothing new to add so onwards!
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Chapter Fourteen
How did it end up like this?
It was supposed to be a simple initiation for the first-year applicants.
Get to the objective zone. Obtain the objective; codenamed "Relics". And return to Beacon Cliff.
A mission that he had his students run several times a month to keep them on their toes.
Simple.
Easy.
So then why in the absolute in the hell was he facing off against a gigantic fucking bird?
Well, they say every major problem could be traced back to one single mistake and for Jaune that mistake came in the form of his partner...Ruby Rose.
...20 minutes earlier...
Being launched through the air was unfortunately something Jaune had grown accustomed to throughout his previous life to his journey through Remnant and each time came with a new experience. From his first HALO jump without a parachute to the time a Nevermore decided he'd make for a good snack. Each new experience was death-defying and exciting.
This experience was...painful.
It had seemed that Ruby, in her haste, had mistakenly used her Semblance while in flight, resulting in her torpedoing towards Jaune and sending them both crashing into the dense forest. Luckily, Jaune was able to concentrate his Aura into his lower body, cushioning them from the fall and saving their bacon. Unfortunately, this lowered his Aura level by 20 percent, leaving it at 80 percent in the green.
And so now, he stood in the middle of a miniature crater and cradling Ruby in his arms, her tiny arms wrapped around his neck. To anyone watching, it would look like a handsome soldier carrying a desert flower. And it had seemed that Ruby was one of those people. Because the moment her sterling silver met his oceanic blue her usual pale white cheeks began to redden to the point that even Jaune would compare her to a ripe tomato.
And for Jaune, a well known sadist, couldn't leave her without a tease.
"You alright there, Rosebud?" he asked, smirking as she pushed herself out of his arms and pulling her hood over her head, covering her blushing face. Jaune smiled, placing a palm on her covered head, causing her to peek out and stare up at him to which he smiled warmly at her before turning on his HUD and scanning the surrounding area and peaking Ruby's interest.
"Whatcha doin'?" she asked, watching Jaune slowly spin around in order to scan.
"I'm using the scanner in my glasses to check for any nearby hostiles as well as points of interest." he replied.
"And that requires spinning?" she asked, confused.
"My HUD can only scan the area that is currently in view. So, yes, it requires turning in place." he replied again, feeling no less stupid doing it and even more so in front of someone. After finally getting a full scan of the surrounding area Jaune's HUD flared to life with various bits of information. At the top of the HUD was his Aura Level, which showed 85 percent, showing him that his Aura had recharged since they had landed.
"Oh...So, what are those anyway? You said they were a hud?" she asked, feeling curious about Jaune's glasses.
"They're specially designed artificial reality glasses that project holographic information on the lenses, allowing me to process information without the need of a scroll. You could say they're the heads-up display you'd normally see in a video game." said Jaune, inadvertently changing Ruby into her "Weapons Otaku Mode."
"That. Is. So. Cool! What can you do with them? Do they have any special features? Can you remotely control your weapon with them? ARE THEY ALSO A GUN?!" she finally shouted, nearly destroying Jaune's eardrums in the process. An action that Jaune had unfortunately grown accustomed to. And he had to admit it was nice hearing her shout in excitement again.
"In order: They allow me to do basically everything a scroll can do. Scan my surroundings. Check both mine and my allies vitals. Grant me detail information of anything I've scanned, provided there's information about it. And can even allow me to remotely hack almost any device and I can't tell you the number of times it's come in handy. And no, Ruby, they're not a gun. You know not everything has to be a gun, right?" he asked, already knowing her answer.
"Blasphemy!" she shouted, making Jaune chuckle.
"Well, we landed exactly 3.5 clicks from our desired destination and do the noise we drew in from our "landing" we'll be having some unsavory party guests in a few moments. Shall we throw out the welcome mat, Miss Rose?" he asked, smirking as he opened up his rifle with Ruby following suit, cocking her weapon with an excited smile.
"Let's do this."
No sooner had the little reaper said this, a massive horde of Grimm swarmed them but the two made for a leap into the air, firing their rounds into the various Grimm before landing with Ruby becoming a cyclone of death, twirling her scythe and literally cutting the Grimm to pieces. While Jaune began firing into the oncoming Grimm, pocking holes in their bodies before releasing a Dust grenade into the horde, blasting the Grimm and sending them flying into the air. Those that lived were quickly sliced by Ruby.
Eventually, after killing several more Grimm the last ones remaining quickly made their escape, just barely being hit by more of Jaune's and Ruby's rounds. Now the two could have a moment to breathe and gather their thoughts, especially Jaune, who had begun wondering about the influx of Grimm and their increased activity.
It had, at first, appeared to be as business as usual but recently the recent number of Grimm attacks had risen into the thousands, to the point of several villages being destroyed and leading to an increase of kingdom population.
Jaune thought about this but his attention is quickly diverted by a surprise ping on his HUD. The hostiles that had once surrounded them were now gone, no where to be seen which felt both relieving and alarming. In all his years as a mercenary, there was one true phrase; "Worry not for the enemies in sight. Worry for the enemies left unseen." It meant that it was better to have a visible target than one you had no knowledge of.
He'd have to remind himself to look into this development at the end of the day as he closed his rifle and hooked it back onto his lower back, seeing Ruby do the same with her weapon as the two began heading northwest towards their objective.
The two of them walked in silence for a few meters before Ruby opened her mouth, releasing a heavy sigh.
"This is sooo boring. Can't we get there faster?" she asked, sounding like a kid waiting in line.
"You'll be fine. It's not that far, should only take us a few minutes...15 tops."
"But what if we don't make it in time? What if the relics are all gone and we never become huntsmen? What if-" rambled Ruby before being cut off by Jaune clasping his palm over her mouth.
"Ruby, relax. It'll be fine. The basis of the test is to ensure that the applicants have what it takes to become Huntsmen. And you are definitely a natural-born huntress. So just breathe and take a moment to get yourself balanced. Worst case scenario is we fail and are kicked out of the school and if that happens, well, you can always join me on my next journey." said Jaune, patting Ruby's head affectionately before walking off with Ruby following close behind.
"You really think I have what it takes? What if I make a mistake?" she asked, looking worried.
"Ruby, there is absolutely no way you could ever make a mistake that would have me question your ability."
...Present...
"I was wrong! This is definitely your worst mistake imaginable!" shouted Jaune, dodging the massive Nevermore's barrage of feathers.
"I'm sorry, okay?!" she shouted back, using her semblance to give her an edge and helping her dodge the feathers.
The massive black bird of death opened it's gaping beak, letting out a screeching wail that sounded throughout the valley before divebombing the two huntsmen and just barely missing them as Jaune tackled Ruby away from the attack sending them tumbling to the ground but now they had an even bigger problem and it stood directly in front of them. But surprisingly, the Nevermore had instead chosen to watch their movements, an action Jaune's seen in various animals gauging a prey's reaction.
Would they run?
Or would they fight?
As if it even needed to be asked as Jaune unlocked his rifle, quickly loading a magazine loaded with Fire Dust enhanced bullets, and began shooting the rounds into the face of the Nevermore, stunning it as it let out a screech and flapped its wings in pain.
"Ruby! Target the Nevermore's wings and tail and make sure it stays down! I'm going to send up a signal flare for the others!" he commanded, watching as Ruby transformed her weapon into it's scythe mode and began attack the Nevermore, slicing at it's wings while Jaune ran a few meters away, reaching into his jacket and pulling out a miniature flare gun and firing it directly into the sky. The flare bursting into a bright red cloud of smoke, signalling danger.
Now he only had to wait for the others and they could take down this asshole bird.
But, once again the universe showed it's middle finger to Jaune as the others came rushing out of the forest, followed by a gigantic armored Deathstalker.
"Oh come the fuck on!" he shouted in annoyance followed by Ruby shouting back, "Swear!"
Jaune watched as Yang and Nora slammed their weapons into the Deathstalker but the damage remaining minimal due to it's armor, forcing them to retreat further away. The rest of them making their way to Jaune just in time for Ruby to be smack towards them by the Nevermore.
Now they were literally trapped between a rock and a hard place. Except substitute the rock for the Deathstalker and the hard place for the Nevermore.
"So, what the plan Jaune?" asked Yang, she and the others getting into their combat stances while Jaune started coming up with a plan.
"If my knowledge is correct then the Deathstalker shoulder share the same basic biology of Earth's scorpions. This would mean that even though the outer shell is tough, it's underside should be vulnerable to attacks. Yang and Nora are clearly the strongest in the group and from what I've gathered Weiss is very adept at Dust manipulation. But we'll still have the Nevermore to deal with...Unless." thought Jaune as he reached into his jacket and pulled out a special grenade used by mixing Fire Dust and Lightning Dust to create a flash effect along with a bang to stun opponents, before shouting out to the others. "Flash! Cover 'em!" and throwing it into the air.
The two gigantic Grimm stupidly following the small object out of curiosity only for the small object to explode, releasing a bright flash of light followed by a loud bang blinding the two Grimm and disorienting them, giving the others the perfect chance to escape.
"Alright, everyone head to the ruins! That will only last a few seconds at most!" Jaune shouted, leading the charge away from the two titanic Grimm.
And just as Jaune predicted the two Grimm were able to shake off the effects of the grenade and made haste towards the group with the Nevermore providing air support for the Deathstalker. The group of first-year applicants ran towards the ruins.
"Weiss! Use your Dust to make some obstacles for the Deathstalker. Anything to slow it down!" shouted Jaune.
"Please, this insect is nothing to a Schnee." she replied back, summoning a series of Glyphs along the Deathstalker's path, creating various walls and spikes of ice.
"Pyrrha! Ruby! You're both our long-range specialists, target the Nevermore's wings and eyes. They don't have to hit but make sure it's attention is away from the ground team." he commanded.
"Got it!" exclaimed Pyrrha, she and Ruby taking aim at the Nevermore and firing their rounds into it's wings, causing it to circle back for another feather barrage.
"Ren and Blake, I'm going to need you two to take pot shots at the Deathstalker when it gets close by but stay out of it's attack range. Nora you'll be their main damage dealer. Once you have an opening then give that over grown bug a reason not to fuck with us." commanded Jaune, watching the two black-haired teens used their agility to leap from ice block to ice block, firing a barrage of rounds into the Deathstalker's outer shell, not puncturing it but definitely causing an annoyance to the Grimm while Nora rained down a volley of grenades.
"Guess that leaves you and me, noodle boy." said Yang, smirking and smacking Jaune's back, gaining a smirk back from Jaune. "Hey, how about a little bet on birdbrain over there? Loser has to buy drinks. You in?" asked Yang, triggering Jaune's competitive nature. The ex-mercenary smirking as he activated his semblance, his skin color darkening as his eyes turned red and his blonde hair became white.
"Better get ready for a lifetime of paying my bar tab, bombshell." said Jaune as he and Yang leaped into battle.
...1 hour later...
"Russel Thrush. Cardin Winchester. Dove Bronzewing. Sky Lark." called Ozpin as four boys took their places on stage in front of the audience. "The four of you collected the black bishop pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team CRDL (Cardinal), led by...Cardin Winchester!" announced Ozpin, gaining an ovation from the audience before waving Team CRDL off stage. "Weiss Schnee, Nora Valkyrie, Blake Belladonna, Lie Ren. The four of you collected the white rook pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RNBW (Rainbow), led by...Weiss Schnee!" announced Ozpin, smiling as Weiss took a bow and Blake placed a friendly palm on her best friend's shoulder in solidarity, while Nora wrapped her arms around an exhausted Ren. The headmaster smiled before waving the team off stage. "And finally: Pyrrha Nikos, Ruby Rose, Jaune Arc, and Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team JYPR (Jasper), led by...Jaune Arc!" The audience shouting out various cheers for the team before a raised hand from Ozpin silenced them. "But I also have a very importnant announcement to make. Due to they're skills, knowledge, and leadership in the heat of battle, I have decided to name Jaune Arc as my personal protege, in hopes that he will one day become the next headmaster of Beacon Academy!"
And while the rest of the audience cheers over the announcement, only Jaune was left stunned silent, glaring at the current headmaster as a single sentence came into his head.
"I can already tell this fucker is going to piss me off this entire year."
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And that ends the fourteenth chapter of "Gun X RWBY", I know this one was a bit shorter but truthfully I just wanted to use it to arrange the team placements, which was not easy in the slightest. Speaking of which congrats to the people who suggested Ruby as Jaune's partner with a resounding 2 point lead over the other suggestions.
Make sure to check back on April 8th for the next chapter of "The Knight The Wizard."
Now onward to the first of two special holiday Chibi Omakes.
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Gun X RWBY Chibi Omake: Easter Holiday
It was your typical, average, everyday at the Arc household. The birds were chirping and the sun was shining it's warmth down on the island of Patch.
A nice, peaceful, quiet day indeed.
"Get back here Jaune and put on your bunny suit!" shouted from within the house followed by "Get away from me, you crazy psycho!" from the aforementioned Jaune.
Oh yeah...It was Easter.
And Easter meant rabbits.
And rabbits meant Jaune was in for a hell of a holiday.
Suddenly the double doors to the Arc household burst open, revealing a frantic Jaune running from the house as a dark shadow appeared in the smoke. Slowly, the smoke faded away to reveal the Arc matriarch, Iris, holding a blue bunny onsie suit and a psychotic smile on her face.
"Hop all you want my little bunny, I'll still find you." said the crazed-mother before snapping her fingers and in an instant all 7 of the sisters appeared. "You girls know your mission. Bring him to me."
The hunt was on for the Arc family.
But they would soon learn the hidden power of the ex-mercenary, that was Jaune Arc.
Speaking of whom, Jaune was currently making his way through the forest that surrounded the Arc household, always making sure to check back to look out for any pursuers, namely his family.
"Fucking Christ. What is wrong with this family?" he spoke to himself.
"Oh, Jaune, it's only because we love our dear sweet little brother so very much." said a feminine voice behind him, causing Jaune to roll away, narrowly avoiding capture by his oldest sister, Rouge.
Rouge.
Of course the first to one to find Jaune would be Rouge.
And the psychotic smile on her lips did little to calm his nerves.
"Come here my dear little brother and let's get you dressed up for Easter." she said making small motions with her hand, gesturing him to her.
But young Jaune refused to give his oldest sister the satisfaction as he reached into his back pocket, pulling out a small cylinder-like device. If everything went according to plan then this device would be this world's equivalent to a Flash grenade. Blue eyes narrowed on green when he tossed the makeshift grenade into the air, his sister's eyes following the device by mistake.
And with a flash and a bang Rouge was left disoriented while Jaune was able to make his escape, making sure to cross by a very specific tree with an X mark on it's trunk. He had originally created this path in case of an emergency; such as a Grimm horde or a bandit raid...NOT FOR HIS FAMILY!
And yet, here he was using the various traps on his siblings. From trapping Verde and Chiffon in a sticky netting to Clementine, Jazz, and Violet falling into a pitfall. He'd be lying if he said he didn't find their misery hilarious but they weren't the worst of his problems.
No, his problem was the only thing standing between him and freedom in his makeshift bunker.
His main weakness...Chrome.
Ever since Jaune first met his older sister, Chrome, he's been protective of her. From beating up bullies to just spending time with her but there was one thing that Jaune always hated about her.
Chrome had a very, very, dangerous power. And no, it wasn't a semblance. It was her unbelievable cuteness and wrapping Jaune around her finger.
"Chrome. I should've known she'd send you and here I was hoping you'd be absent in the family festivities." said Jaune, already reaching into his back pocket for another flash grenade only to feel nothing. "Damn, I must've used them up on the others during the escape." he thought to himself, carefully watching his sibling for any movement.
"I'm sorry Jaune but you know how mommy gets during the holidays." she apologized knowing full well what her little brother intended to do. "But it would be best to just cooperate and get dressed up."
"Sorry, Chrome, but I've had enough costumes put on to last two lifetimes. There is no way I'm putting on that stupid bunny suit." said Jaune, his eyes widening at the sight of Chrome's watery eyes.
No.
Anything but the watery eyes.
Even in this new life Jaune couldn't escape the watery eyes of children.
"Chrome, please don't cry." he tried to say in order to calm her down but the tears of his sister only continued to flow down her cheeks, causing Jaune to walk over to her to comfort her.
Big mistake.
Suddenly out of nowhere several pairs of hands grabbed at his body, all belonging to his other sisters.
"Sorry Jaune, but sometimes a boy needs to make his sisters smile." said Chrome, smiling that same psychotic smile as the others.
...15 minutes later...
The sound of a camera's click and flash caused Jaune intense amounts of pain on top of the fact that he was a grown man in a child's body dressed in a blue rabbit onsie while his mother and sisters took pictures.
"Oh, Jaune you look so adorable!" awed his mother.
"I have to agree mother, he is simply adorable." agreed Rouge as she and the others giggled at their little brother's humiliation.
All through the holiday, Jaune was forced to remain in that bunny onsie even having to deal with the constant puns and teases from his childhood friends, Yang and Ruby, as well as his sisters taking multiple pictures of him in a bunny suit and throughout the day Jaune could only say one thing.
"I hate Easter."
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Gun X RWBY Chibi Omake: April Fools!
"Happy April Fools Noodle boy!" exclaimed Yang, holding a massive packet of paper titled "Crime PUNishment." Due to his actions in abandoning them in their time of need, Jaune told both Ruby and Yang that he would do anything to gain their forgiveness even if it meant his own life. Though, of course, neither of them wanted him to kill himself but they did want apologies, which was something he was glad to do but there came a price.
For Ruby, it was to bake his homemade triple chocolate chunk cookies with hot fudge dipping sauce and an opprotunity to look over his weapon and equipment.
But for Yang...his apology came in the form of something he'd never wish on his worst enemy.
An entire hour dedicated to listening to terrible puns from Yang Xiao Long.
"Are you ready for your PUNishment?" asked Yang, smiling that stupid cheshire cat grin of her's at the sound of Jaune's painful groan. "Good, then let's start with page one...out of one hundred. What do you call it when Qrow gets scared?"
Another groan from her victim. "I don't know. Why?" he asked, already knowing the answer.
"You get a SCAREQROW!" said Yang.
"I hate you...So much." said Jaune, covering his eyes.
"You know, yesterday I accidentally swallowed some food coloring and to be honest, I feel like I DYED inside." More puns.
"I wish you had died." More quips.
"The other day, Ruby and I was playing baseball and I could've sworn it was getting bigger but then it hit me."
"Oh god, kill me already."
"A friend of mine tried to annoy me with bird puns but I realized that TOUCAN play at the game."
"Seriously, just kill me now."
"You ever tried eating a clock? Well, I'll just say that it's very TIME CONSUMING."
"I would rather be eaten alive by Grimm than suffer this hell."
"When NOTES get in TREBLE, BASS-ically they get put behind BARS. The ALTO-nate PUNishment is to push them off a CLEF and hope they land FLAT on SHARP objects! HAHA!"
"KILL ME ALREADY!"
"I RELISH the fact that you've MUSTARD the strength to KETCHUP to me, Noodle boy."
But Jaune was currently attempting to knock himself off via slamming his forehead into the wall.
"Recently, I've been reading this book about anti-gravity Dust. It's impossible to put down."
SLAM.
"Truth is, I don't trust most stairs. It always feels like they're UP to something."
SLAM. SLAM.
"There's something about subtraction problems that just don't ADD up to me."
SLAM. SLAM. SLAM.
"A friend of mine said she didn't understand cloning. I told her that makes TWO of us."
SLAM. SLAM. SLAM. SLAM.
"I don't know if I just got hit by freezing rain, but it did hurt like hell."
SLAM. SLAM. SLAM. SLAM. SLAM.
"I really wanted to buy a camouflage jacket the other day, but I couldn't find one anywhere."
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That's right, I did an entire short omake just to write up terrible jokes!
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS!
Till next time!