When Jaune's forged transcripts were rebuffed, his only option was to return home in disgrace or forge a new life in Vale. Opening a diner was an impetuous decision, being good at it a stroke of luck. Becoming the favourite haunt for students, teachers and criminals alike…? That was neither, but it sure did keep things interesting. Wasn't the civilian life supposed to be easier?

Between Volumes 2 and 3 the members of team RWBY and JNPR are taken to a mysterious location and shown videos of the past and future.

Yang decides to help Jaune tackle his motion sickness head on and takes him out on an airship joyride. However, when they crash onto an island in the south Mistralian Sea and are left stranded, they'll only have each other to rely on; if they don't kill each other first. Cover by mrk50

Rejected from Beacon, Jaune gets an offer to take a new path into the unknown world of the supernatural, and quickly learns that grimm aren't the only creatures that stalk the night. It might not be what he wanted, but if it means keeping his dream alive, he can adapt. After all, dealing in magic can't be any harder than being a huntsman.