Chapter 13: "Happy Holidays!"
Last I counted, 45 people were chosen in giving their gifts, so expect a LONG chapter here. No reviews this chapter.
WARNING: Adult content ahead! Viewer discretion advised! (Really earning my "M" rating!)
Disclaimer in the prologue.
After the emotional camaraderie, everyone once more took their seats, determined to fulfill the last Jaune's final wish.
Jack smiled softly at the heroes, noting their more confident stances and calm demeaners. "Well," he began after everyone took their seats, "now that that's over, and everyone has calmed down, I have a surprise for you all." The heroes, and the villains, all looked to him. Jack grinned, "It would seem that I am not the only god that has taken an interest in you people. As such, they have seen fit to bestow generous gifts to all of you."
That caused many to converse quietly within their groups, shocked that even more gods were taking an interest in them. Ozpin and Salem, being the most experienced in dealing with deities, were understandably worried over what sort of 'gifts' they'll receive.
Before anyone could question him, Jack suddenly had his clothes change to a white fur trimmed red jacket and pants, a matching hat, a black broad golden buckled belt wrapped over the jacket, and matching boots. The most eyebrow raising, and giggling inducing, accessory would have to be the clearly fake white beard that appeared, covering the bottom part of his face and going down to his stomach.
Just then, a large red sack appeared next to his seat, which changed to a golden throne flanked by two large candy canes in either side behind the chair. Lastly, the lights overhead changing to festive reds, blues, and greens. Jack sat down on his newly furnished seat, and taking out his tablet, he opened the sack up.
"Now then," even his voice changed, becoming more like an old man, "let's see what you all received today." He reached inside his coat and pulled out some golden rimmed spectacles, placing them on his nose as he began to call up his first pick.
"What's with the stupid voice and getup?" Mercury asked.
"Well, little boy," Jack said with Merc glaring at him, "because Fuck you, that's why. Now shut up and let me check my list in peace before I deck you in the halls." A lot of people were snickering or straight up laughing at his rebuttal. Nodding his head, he leaned back in his comfy throne.
"Now then, where was I?" Looking at the first name, he nodded. "Ah yes, this one comes from MrMivx."
Roman crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, "That's a rather stupid name for a god, isn't it?"
Suddenly the room started shaking violently. Shelves were tipping over, spilling its contents. Columns leaning back and forth, and display cases were shaking erratically. Everyone was grabbing hold of their seats for balance and in fear. "Take it back! Take it back!" Neo, Ruby, and Emerald were shouting as they begged for Roman to apologize.
"Ok, Ok! I'm sorry!" Roman shouted to the sky, then the area stopped shaking immediately.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and everything was returned to normal. Jack looked over to the master thief with a deadpan expression, "Maybe next time, we don't insult a celestial being, hmm?"
Everyone nodded, most glaring at a pale Roman as everyone returned to their original positions.
Clearing his throat, he began reading, "'Well Hello Jack, and to everyone stuck there! I have some Gifts for people there. Some Good! And one That's Bad.
For The Gem Flower, Ruby Rose, The Golden Shoes of Mercury. The Fastest God in Greek mythology. This will make you be much faster, Enjoy it Little Flower. Next is for the leader of The White Fang, Sienna. A titanium chest plate, you can't always be protected by your followers. For the metal man, Ironwood. Two boots Made of Donkey poop filled with Cricket Piss. One to the balls and the other to your head. For being An Insane Fool. You Can't be that Dumb. And Lastly for Jack. In the box is some Mexican Candies, Like mazapans, rockaletas, and much more. Your doing great so far. Fust take your time, and take brakes as well.
From the Inky Wells of Mivx Club, A writer Who's Trying, MrMivx, AKA Alex.' Aw, isn't that sweet?"
After he finished reading, several wrapped boxes began to levitate from the sack next to him and drops down in front of him. The first to reach him was Ruby, taking the box labeled for her.
Tearing into the wrapping like an animal, she opened the box to find golden low-heeled sandals with wings on the sides. Squealing a "Thank you" to the god, she immediately went to her seat and took off her boots. Putting on the new shoes, she went to see if the god was telling the truth. Taking a running position, she zipped away, leaving nothing but flower petals in her wake. To everyone else, she was barely even a streak of red, not even the adults could see her clearly. A second later, she crashed into a shelf a couple yards away.
"Ooowwww." Moaning could be heard from the remains of the poor shelf.
As her family moved to check on the red reaper, Sienna went to get her present. She ripped the wrapping off and examined the chest plate. "Well, it certainly is extravagant looking." It was. The piece had wonderful, detailed carvings of two Faunus holding up two swords in defiance, lines stretching out from the images, symbolizing power. She smiled at the gift, bowing to Jack in thanks, "Be sure to give my compliments to the deity." She then walked back to her seat, placing the armor on her body as she did so.
James' gift wasn't as well received. The box magically unwrapped itself, then opened up, and a pair of foul boots levitated out of the box, before they accelerated to their intended targets. The boots flew straight and true, smacking the good General in the forehead and the balls and forcing off his seat with a high-pitched scream of pain. Some of the contents spilled out, but with almost no one around him, no one important was too concerned, only managing to spill on Watts. Again, no one important.
Many of the villains laughed at the sight, especially the White Fang, along with a few of the heroes. Even Winter and Glynda couldn't suppress their mirth, giggling at the sight. Qrow and Raven were some of the loudest, laughing and pointing at the writhing man.
Jack, munching on some of the candy he got with a happy smile, paused and swallowed his treat. "Ho ho ho, enjoy your gift, little boy!"
After a few minutes of laughter, everyone quieted down. Ruby by now made it back to her seat, being examined by her dad and sister, and forced to place the shoes back in the box until they were back home where she would hopefully smash into less objects, but not without people like Coco complimenting on the beautiful shoes. James was scowling as he was covered in shit, though no one made a fuss about the smell, probably because no one could smell it to the relief of the Faunus in the area. Watts was cleaned up though as James wasn't supposed to share his gift with anyone, making the scowl deepen.
Jack, after finishing some of his tasty treats and wiping his hands of crumbs, continued with his list, "Let's continue now, this one comes from Eliphas-Chaos. 'Hello everyone, this isn't gonna take long. For my gifts: a training dummy that can change its appearance to who ever he wishes to fight for Adam, some chocolate sea shells for Ren, and a moustache styling kit for Watts.' Great, the bull gets an even bigger chip on his shoulders."
The sack bulged out and a training dummy emerged from its confines, followed by two small boxes.
The training dummy levitated over to Adam, to where it shrunk down to pocket size so he could train with it later. The Faunus smirked, his ego inflating that a god would encourage him to become stronger. 'Soon. My time will come.' He thought as he took the gift and placed it in one of his pockets. Those who knew the crazed extremist did not the idea of him becoming even more of a threat and wondered what the god was thinking.
The other boxes soon went to their recipients.
With Ren, he opened the box to find chocolates of various flavors and all in the shape of sea shells. Bowing his head in thanks, he took one and began to nibble on it, taking another out for Nora when she begged for one with puppy dog eyes.
Watts was also satisfied with his gift, already using it to make his glorious moustache look even better.
"This is from Aravas, 'To Velvet: a picture of you and Jaune with your fourteen kids, because the Arcbunnyfuck. And to James I bequeath, a boot to the head'"
Velvet, while shocked at the number of kits (baby bunnies), got her picture with a squeal. As she got her gift, she looked and saw the most adorable children she ever saw.
Coco looked over her shoulder in curiosity, and noticed something different about her partner. "Damn, Bun-bun, you're a bona-fide MILF!" Velvet instantly blushed at her rather loud declaration. Her friends gathering around to see the children and her older self. The sight of so many little bunny children made many go "aww", but then they noticed Velvet.
She had certainly grown, with breasts surpassing Glynda, widened hips, long sexy legs, and a healthy plump ass. She was simply wearing a brown sundress that did nothing to hide her wonderful curves, smiling happily as she watched over her children. Many were feeling jealous over her beauty. That's when they saw Jaune, and the girls with crushes couldn't help but drool at the sight. He was wearing a white button-up shirt that clung a bit tight around his more developed torso, teasing the girls with what laid beneath. For pants, he was wearing a pair of jeans with a small tear on one knee. His hair was longer, forcing him to keep it in a ponytail with two thin bangs framing his face. Overall, he was very handsome, and the girls wondered if their Jaune would look the same, 'I have to keep him from going to any barbershops!' they all thought. Velvet had hearts in her eyes, happy that she was able to bag that hunk of man meat.
Jack fiddled with his glasses before reading his list, 3 boxes floating out of the sack. "Now this little ditty comes from REVAN004. 'For Ren, an identical version of Jaune's Pumpkin Pete's hoodie that is resistant to all slash and magic attacks. To Saphron, I give to you the Blades of Exile from God of War; and to Yang: The Colt from Supernatural, along with a letter describing the lore of how it came to be', ooh these are interesting ones."
Looking to the two ladies, he says "Yang, your gun can kill anything except for the 5 primordial beings of that world." He grinned, "Meaning anyone from your universe is fair game!" Turning to Saphron, "And you, little missy, get to own weapons that can summon an army of the most formidable badass warriors in history! Oh, and can emit flames when swung." He added the end as an afterthought, much to everyone's shock, and Cinder's jealous rage.
Yang drooled at the box floating towards her, opening it once it was near arms reach. As she pulled the weapon out, she nodded. "This totally fits to my style!" She grinned, "Now all I need is a hat." She then saw the letter and began reading the history behind her new gun with one hand while keeping her sister away with the other as she wanted to see it too.
Saphron though, was nervous at receiving the gift. She placed Adrian back down in the pen with Zwei and went to open the box. Inside were swords that had terrifying, tormented demonic-like faces with horn-like curved spikes out of the heads on the hilts, pronounced hooks on their lower edges, and an intricate pattern of shimmering orange stripes on the flat sides of the blades, no doubt where the flames would come from.
'Thank goodness I placed Adrian inside his pen, I would not want to scare him with these things.' She thought with a sweat drop, and as she took them out, they shrunk to the size of bracelets, the blades becoming dull as they did so. She smiled and went to tie them to her necklace, 'Maybe now I can help my baby brother in his quest. There's no doubt now that the prophesy spoke about him.' She frowned in worry, 'Though if that's the case, I wonder how he entered Death's realm as it claims.'
Moving on, Ren went a bit teary-eyed as he opened his gift. Seeing a copy of his brother's hoodie, he took off his own coat and put the hoodie on. Nora immediately went to snuggle him, murmuring "It's just as soft as Jaune-Jaune's."
Every one of the heroes smiled at the warm sight, though Coco, Ruby, and Yang did snicker at the picture of the cute bunny rabbit printed on the front.
"Now," Jack read from his list, "let's see what the other gifts are. Ooh, this one comes from SomberFlight. 'To Raven, Sienna, Weiss, and Glynda, you all get a cd of Jaune singing Deadman's Gun from the first Red Dead Redemption. This is from an AU where he trained himself to be a huntsman while wandering Valean frontier towns, so he has a lot of actual combat experience and prowess over you guys. He smokes and drinks, though his drinking problem isn't as bad as Qrow's. Due to his lifestyle, he has a gravelly voice rather than the whiny one you all know.'"
Four copies of the cd's comes out of the bag and floats in place as the four ladies goes to collect them. As they grab the cd's, they notice that in the front cover is a picture of an older, more rugged looking Jaune; wearing cargo pants, trekking boots, and a short-sleeve button-down shirt. A whiskey flask is seen attached to his belt on the right, and Crocea Mors hanging on the left. His hair is medium length, reaching to his shoulders, and he's sporting a proper stubble on his face. Lastly, he has a cuirass over his shirt similar to what he wears in Vol-4.
The women all widen their eyes at seeing the dashing figure, the serious look that he's sporting, and quickly moves back to their seats.
Weiss was blushing heavily.
She wondered what the stubble felt like scratching her flawless skin, picturing herself running her hands over his facial hair while the man looks at her softly. They were in a forest if the various trees surrounding them was any indication, a tent behind them and a fireplace placed to the side. 'Why are we camping out in the filthy woods?' She thought with a tingle in her spine. Jaune then bends forward to place a kiss on her cheek.
The image goes away and suddenly her nose starts bleeding. This whole time, she had unconsciously placed the cd case to her chest, picturing it was his face. Just then, snickering coming from her friends were heard, and she looks to see most of the students, and her sister, looking at her with teasing smiles on their faces. Only Pyrrha, Velvet, Ruby, and strangely enough Yang, were not amused. Instead, those four were glaring at her in jealousy. Weiss huffs and turns her head to the side, putting the cd in her purse, murmuring "Be quiet." while thinking, 'I definitely need to have him grow a beard.' Having felt the fuzz scraping her cheek and feeling tingles in her spine as a result.
Sienna took her copy with her and sat down in her seat, Ilia looking over her shoulder to get a better look at the admittedly handsome man. The leader of the White Fang was having similar thoughts to the SDC heiress, though not as innocent as hers.
Instead, she was picturing him roughly kissing her as she pulls on his hair. Their bodies rubbing against each other over their clothes. After making out for some time, the older man breaks the kiss and rips open her dress. He turns his gaze down to the heavenly body that grace his presence with a hunger in his eyes. Seeing the look, she starts to purr. As he moves to take one of her breasts in his lips, her fantasy was ripped away with Ilia shaking her shoulder.
As it turned out, she was actually purring in real life, her body warm, and her arousal was beginning to stain her dress. She grit her teeth, both at the interruption, and of the contents of the dream itself. "thank you, Ilia." She ground out as she placed the cd inside her dress pocket.
Her subordinate nodded, though she was scared that she may have upset her in some way. 'What'd I do?' She thought in worry.
As for Raven, once she sat down, Vernal took the cd and peered at the image with a lustful gaze. She didn't care, already memorizing the image in its entirety. 'Hmm, such a strong man you've become.' She thought with a lustful tone, 'Perhaps Vernal wouldn't mind, sharing, the goods?'
As she thought that, her mind went to all three of them inside her tent back in the tribe, going at it like animals in heat.
She pictured Vernal laying next to him, making out with him while rubbing his bare chest, the man fondling hers as he pulls her closer, her slit dripping white from her own coupling with him.
Raven on the other hand, was riding him like a stallion, marveling at his size as she moaned in pleasure. She placed a hand over her stomach, feeling his rod punch its way into her wet cavern before his seed erupted within her. She closed her eyes as she threw her head back and screamed as her body shook in euphoria.
Her fantasy ended when her other self dropped on top of him, utterly spent.
As she returned to the real world, she grinned as her arousal grew to new heights. 'Yes.' She thought as she took the cd back and placed it inside her armor, ignoring Vernal's pout. 'She has to share. I am the leader after all, and what I want, I get.'
Lastly, Glynda just sat down and put the cd in her pocket, trying not to imagine her student in any inappropriate way. (AN: "Too bad, you're getting it!")
Suddenly, she imagined herself lying naked inside Ozpin's office. A sweaty and equally naked Jaune hovering over her body, nibbling at her neck as he powerfully thrusted his girth into her. She was moaning as she begged him to go faster. Suddenly he stands up, picking her up in the process. He then walks the two to Ozpin's desk, laying her gently on top of it after shoving most of the stuff off the surface as he gazes lovingly at her. "You're so beautiful, my love." He says to her.
She smiles as her cheeks turn red. She moves her arms up to where her hands touches his face, feeling the rough texture of his facial hair. "Please, my husband." She whispers with lust in her tone. "Give me more." He grins, inserting himself back inside as the two moan, his thrusts picking up pace and causing the desk to shake back and forth.
"Who am I to deny my lovely wife?" He asks as he grins at her.
"Ah, ah, ah!" She screams as she moves her head to the side and her body starts to shake.
Jaune groans, "I'm almost there." as he grits his teeth.
She turns to look at him with unbridled lust, "Inside, come inside!"
He looks at her in slight worry, "Are you sure my dear? It's not a safe day."
She doesn't say anything, simply grinning as she locks her arms and legs behind him so that he can't escape. Jaune bends over to kiss her as he erupts inside, Glynda reaching her peak and releases all over the desk, ruining any paperwork that was still under her.
The vision soon fades and she's left with a sense of longing, smiling softly at the thought of potentially being with child. She then grinned as she thought of making such a mess inside the office of a man who's been giving nothing but headaches for the past few years. Her happiness was ruined when Qrow, noticing her spaced out expression and look of utter bliss, leaned close to whisper in her ear, "Is the good professor thinking about a certain student of hers~?" She looks at him as he grins, wiggling his eyebrows.
She starts to blush, but before Qrow could capitalize on it, she used her semblance to lift the drunk off his seat and flings him several yards, and through several shelves, away. She huffed as her good mood was ruined, ignoring all the stares her action had garnered.
All four of them vowed to listen to the cd later, wanting to know what his voice sounded like and if it was similar to how they pictured it.
Ignoring her outburst, Jack went on with the distributing, "Ok, so, this next one comes from Siegnir. 'Hello, I wish to give Ruby a strawberry and chocolate cake that Jaune baked for her birthday, a life-sized doll of Jaune with a ribbon to pull to hear several phrases for Pyrrha, and a photo of Ren and Jaune laughing like good brothers for Nora!'"
A life-size doll then came out of the bag followed by an envelope, a mask, and a box, before they each went to the people.
The doll went to a squealing Pyrrha as she jumped and grabbed the thing, hugging it tightly as she settles in her seat with a happy smile. She looks and finds the string attached to his neck. She pulls it and hears the doll say in his voice, "Thank you Pyrrha for all you've done for me, I love you." She giggles and snuggles with the toy, "I love you too, Jaune."
For Nora, she grabs the envelope and opens it to find a picture inside a frame of Jaune and Ren, laughing at something out of frame. She smiles softly at the image, remembering the day it was taken, 'Tee-hee, serves Cardin right.' She hugged the photo gently as to not damage the casing, then she places it gently on a table that appeared next to her so to always keep it close.
With Ruby, she got the box, and opened it to find a large cake in the shape of her emblem. She giggled at the image made out of frosting, before she got up to see if there was some way to cut it. A table with a knife and some plates and forks appeared and she went to cut up her cake. As she removed the cake from the box and set down, her dad went over and took the knife, "Here, let me sweetie." He then cut the cake into several slices and put them into individual plates. The tow then distributed them to each of her friends.
They all dug in and smiled happily at the splendid taste. "Oh man, who knew Vomit Boy was such a great cook?" Yang asked with cake still in her mouth. Many of the other students nodded, though Penny reframed from eating her slice, looking sad at not being able to taste it.
Noticing how sad she was, Jack scrolled down the list until he found the right one. "Now this one comes to us from ArcticKnight13. 'Sup people, I want to give Coco a wardrobe that instantly makes copies of clothes that she wants to wear, an upgrade to Velvet's camera so that she doesn't have to keep taking pictures and thus waste film. And lastly, to sweet Penny.'" He pauses to look at the now interested girl, "'My gift for you is to become a real girl with the ability to switch consciousness with any future bodies you may get.'"
Everyone looked stunned, no more so than Penny, James, and Winter. Before anyone could question it, her body was suddenly enveloped in a bright light, before quickly dying down again. Fading away, it shows a stupefied Penny examining herself, whispering "Is this real?"
Ruby went over to her now human friend, asking "Penny?" She looks to the reaper. "Are, are you ok?"
"I'm not sure, Ruby..." Penny stands up to resume looking at herself, "I cannot access my inner functions, I-" She stops as she widens her eyes. She takes a deep breath, "What is that wonderful smell?" She looks around until she notices the cake that she didn't eat. She bends down and takes the plate. *Sniff* "It's you." She whispers, taking her fork and cutting a piece off. Scooping up the piece, she hesitates, before taking it in her mouth. Her eyes widen at the taste, the texture, the feel of it all. She starts to cry, amazed that she could now cry, and began eating the slice with gusto. "This, is, SENSATIONAL!" She shouted before trying to eat more of her treat, chocking on the slice soon after.
As Ruby ran over to perform the Heimlich maneuver, Coco and Velvet received their own gifts with gratitude. While Velvet couldn't install it right away, due to not having her camera on her, Coco was ecstatic at the thought of having clothes from across the multiverse, imagining all the different styles there were. 'I'll never need to shop again!' She thought with a happy grin.
Once everyone calmed down, and Penny was no longer chocking ("Thank you Ruby!"), Jack cleared his throat and went on to explain what just happened.
(2 minutes later.)
The students were clamoring Penny, asking what it was like to be a robot. Ozpin meanwhile, looked at James with a guarded expression. "James... pray tell, how did this young woman gain the ability to wield Aura in the first place?" Glynda and Qrow, once he got back from his trip down several aisles, looked at the now sweating General with worry.
As that was happening, Jack went back to the list, "Let's see here, ZonZus sent us this one. 'For Adam, I give a bag of 24 oz Weed laced with blow in the hopes he freaking chills. For Yang, a book on 'Kick Boxing for Dummies', because while boxing is great for a huntress-in-training, no one should ever be a one trick pony. For Salem, a copy of your old family portrait before it was destroyed in your battle. Finally, for Adrian, a baby sized Soldier first class uniform with a miniature foam Buster Sword."
The gifts left the bag and went to each recipient. Adam was appalled that a god would dare give him drugs, he wanted to complain/threaten, but he remembered what happened when someone made fun of their name. 'What's going to happen if I were to directly threaten them?' In a smart move, he shut his trap and begrudgingly accepted the 'gift'.
Yang pouted as she got the book, her family laughing at her choice in fighting didn't help. 'Oh man, why couldn't it have been something cool like the other guy?' She too, didn't voice her displeasure and just took the book, opening it to read as she felt a pair of eyes watching from above.
Salem, and Ozpin, was stunned at seeing a copy of the family portrait of them together with their daughters. The sight of their smiling faces caused a few tears to leave as she caressed the image. The portrait soon shrinking down to a more manageable size. She smiled as she used her powers to transport it to a safe place, glaring at her subordinates before they could ask her the significance behind the gift.
With Adrian, the same light that surrounded Penny did the same to him, leaving soon after to show the worried parents, Winter, Glynda, and students his new outfit. They all cooed at the sight. The boy looked down at himself, and clapped his hands in happiness at wearing what his uncle did onscreen. He looked around to see if he got anything else, and saw the foam sword. He giggled as he picked it up. Turning to face the crowd of awing females, he got up and did a pose, raising his new 'weapon' and shouted in his little voice "Fo Onor!" The ladies all squealed as many went to take pictures of him. Hearing a little bark from behind, he turned to see Zwei in a 'fighting' stance. Adrian laughed and went to do battle with the 'deadly beast'.
After a few minutes of watching the fight, Adrian stood victorious over the 'monster'. Terra went and picked up the victorious warrior and placed him next to Saphron and herself. *Smooch* "Go Adrian," She said as she kissed his nose, "you beat the big, bad wolf." Adrian giggled as he hugged his mommy, getting congratulations from everyone else.
After the excitement died down, and everyone returned to their seats, Jack continued. "Ho ho ho, jolly good show Adrian. Yes, you really showed that beast what for!" The baby laughed from the praise. "Yes, now then. This next set comes from Forge Master 00. Ooh, their gifts are always good. 'Greetings from the Forges of Mars! To Penny I gift to you an upgraded body, one made of wraith bone and necrodermis.' Oh, well, it's a good thing we added that switching consciousness part earlier. 'To Ozpin, I gift you an Anti-Grimm serum... you could end all Grimm in an area if you put this in their spawn pools, or you could save her of her dark side. And to Adam... well I may regret this but... here. You have all the evidence needed to put every Faunus hater in jail forever, even a Schnee, as well as being able to peacefully resolve anti-Faunus sentiments on Remnant. All you have to do is trust Weiss to help by ousting her father and remove your mask when your accusations are called into question (Note: if anything happens to this evidence, then every Faunus will know who cost them their chance at peace).' Nice, hope you follow through with this."
A copy of Penny's body floated out of the bag, along with a bottle of clear liquid and a very large package of papers.
The copy went to Penny, who looked at it in wonder. Wanting to know how effective this model was to her old one, she closed her eyes and willed her consciousness to enter the body. She then opened her new eyes. Everything felt different, muted. As someone who now knows what it feels like to feel, being in a robotic shell didn't feel quite right for her now. Still, she pushed passed the discomfort and examined her new body. 'Interesting, the bone structure is 6 times more powerful while still being slightly lighter than my first body, my power generation has upgraded and quadrupled in longevity at least, and my reaction time has doubled in efficiency.' She looked at the 'skin' of her hands. 'And the outer layer seems to be made up of an alloy 10 times as durable as steel.' She flexed her hands, noting that the muscles was were improved upon as well.
"So, how do you feel Penny?" Jack asked as he watched the girl play around with her new body.
She looks at the god, and said "It's wonderful, Mr. Jack. However, I do wish to return to my human body."
The man nodded, "Understandable." He sees Penny switching bodies and sits down. "Besides, you can still use the human one for more comfort means, and the second for combat purposes." Penny smiled, happy to know that she could still be fight, probably even better than before.
In case you're wondering why no one was reacting to Penny's second body, everyone was too busy focused on the bottle gently floating to a stunned Ozpin, to really care.
As it floated closer, Ozpin gently grabbed the small bottle, amazed to have been given such a gift. All of the other huntsmen gazed at the innocent looking thing with awe. The villains though, didn't like the idea of the heroes having something like that and were planning on either taking the thing or destroying it. Salem scoffed at the thought of Ozpin trying to change her mind, 'It never worked when we were married, why would it now?' Ozpin had similar thoughts.
As for Adam, he grounded his teeth together as he looked at the package that would threaten to undermine his plans. However, he had no choice but to accept this 'gift', otherwise Sienna would no doubt call for his immediate execution, and even if he escapes back to Remnant, his powerbase would certainly be destroyed. 'Damn you!'
"Ok," he says, going back to his list, "what do we have next? Ah. This set comes from Argus456. 'To Qrow:
At first I thought about giving you a new flask, or an upgrade to yours that grants you infinite amounts of whatever booze or drink you pour into it, '" Qrow looked excited, praying to his new favorite god in the multiverse, "'but that's been done to death, so instead, the flask automatically switches its contents to hangover cures whenever your hungover.'"
Now Qrow pouted. 'Well,' he thought, 'at least it's something. And hey, no more hangovers when I drink!'
"'To Team (J)NPR, this gift is technically for Ren but it's shareable: A photo album filled with pictures of good times between Jaune and everyone on his team, including ones from the multiverse that gets updated between each viewing. To Penny: A collection of storybooks which include Pinocchio, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, all in their family friendly versions. And to Jack: A massage chair that helps him relax after the stress the audience gives you.' Oh, cool! Thank you!"
The gifts soon came out of the bag and went to the people. Team NPR got their photo album, with RWBY looking over their shoulders to see as Ren opened it. Inside was their team happily eating dinner, Nora telling one of her stories while Ren seen was correcting her. Jaune was eating his chicken nuggets and Pyrrha was trying to get his attention. The four of them were all smiling.
The students smiled at the image, and going through the album, they saw a few more pictures before they returned to their seats.
Penny got a small stack of books wrapped together with fancy orange, with a neon green outline, lace. "Thank you, Lord Argus456."She said as she began to read the first book.
Qrow got his gift when his flask started to glow. Since he wasn't drunk yet, 'Years of practice.', the flask didn't have the cure, but he was thankful anyway.
"Alright, let's see what se got next." Jack said, now sitting on his massage chair and melting into it as it massages him. " This comes to us from team zephyr. 'Hey guys, for Zwei: I gift you a dog collar from "up" that allows dogs to talk, and for Saphron: a scroll which will allow her to Make a call outside of the theater to speak to Jaune and the rest of the arc family.'"
A scroll and a collar hovers out of the bag and moves towards the two.
Zwei looked excited to be able to talk to his family, running around in circles and barking happily. Meanwhile, Tai got up from his seat and came over to place the collar on him, "Easy boy, stay still." Zwei did so, but he whimpers as he wants to speak now! "There! Ok boy, what' your first words?" By this point, Ruby, Weiss, and Yang came over to see this magical event.
"Hello, my friends!" Zwei finally spoke!... in a high, squeaky voice that one would normally hear from someone who's inhaled too much helium.
Tai and Qrow laughed, while Ruby, Weiss and Yang cooed at the voice. Zwei meanwhile had a look of utter horror at this cruel trick. "Get it off, get it off!" He squeaked as he ran in circles, trying to get the collar off him.
Blake, after the shock of hearing the mutt speak, broke from her aloof demeaner and laughed uproariously as she pointed at the begging canine.
Jack, taking pity on him, magically took the collar off him. Zwei, barking a thanks, turned to his laughing family, and pouted. He then trotted on over to the Cotta-Arcs and scratched at Terra's leg.
The woman, feeling bad for him, moved Adrian to Saphron and picked up the dog. "It's ok, little guy. We won't make fun of you."
Zwei still looked sad, so Adrian took his little sword, and playfully bopped him on the head. The dog looked to see who hit him, and saw Adrian smiling at him with a hand extended. Zwei panted and licked his hand in thanks.
After the laughter ended, Yang came over to apologize, "Sorry Zwei, we didn't expect you to have that kind of voice." Zwei looked to her and pouted, then panted as she picked him up for a hug.
"Now that that's out of the way, let's continue." Jack said, before going back to the list. "This one comes to us from Azrael Zero 'To Ozpin and Salem: A solid gold Medallion with the Arc family crest on one side, and Salem's crest on the other. For Tyrian: The complete Saw movie collection.'" He paused to take out a boot from the bag, "'And to Ironwood: a boot to the face.'"
He then threw the boot at James, smacking him in the face, and causing the crap that was still on him to fly off in different directions. This time though, Watts was smart enough to sit in a different chair by this point, so the shit missed him. James was once again on the floor, writhing in pain, while the Branwen siblings were laughing at his pain.
Winter looked at Jack, and raised an eyebrow. "Yes Winter?" Jack asked.
"Why does so many of General Ironwood's gifts include brining him bodily harm?" Winter asked with her arms crossed.
As she asked this, no one noticed Ozpin and Salem looking over their medallions, wondering why the Arc crest was on the other side. They then shook their heads, thinking that they will find out the significance later.
Meanwhile, Tyrian was grinning at the commentary behind the movies, thinking 'Ooh, so many different ways to bring pain and suffering in the name of my mistress!'
Back to the question though, Jack said "Ah, well that's an easy one to answer. Because James is an idiot who wishes to try and do something that would get a lot of deities angry with him. Not to mention heavily impact the timeline in a very negative way." The heroes who heard this widened their eyes, wondering just what it is that would earn the ire of so many powerful beings.
James though, clenched his fists as he struggled to get back to his seat, 'That boy's a danger to us all! Do those so-called gods not see that?!'
"Anyway, moving on." Jack paused to take some more candy, "This one is from Son of Nightmare, who wrote 'Good day everyone, hope you're doing swell. To Weiss: A love letter from one of the Jaune's married to you, Emerald: A photo of her and her daughters together with Joker Jaune over Batman's body, and Adrian: Miniature onesie of Jaune's'."
Some envelopes and a small box floated out of the bag and flew to the recipients.
Weiss blushed as she got the letter. Against her better judgement, and the glares of some of her friends, she opened the envelope and started to read the letter. The more she read, the more prominent her blush became. After she finished it, she closed the letter, placed it back in the envelope, and put it inside her purse. 'Perhaps I was too hard on the blond doofus.' She thought as she remembered all the times she was mean to him.
Ruby and Pyrrha were gnashing their teeth together, 'No fair! She's had her chance, He's mine!' The two thought. The latter of whom hugged her Jaune doll and pulled its string, "I'm glad that you are my partner." He said, making her smile as she snuggled it.
Vernal and Neo were seething, wondering if it would ever be their turns, and if they will receive something as sweet.
Emerald meanwhile, got the photo with a happy smile. She looked to see her little twins, Peridot and Garnet, grinning happily while holding up peace signs with their hands. Next to them was Jaune in his Joker costume and Emerald wearing her usual outfit, but with a light brown duster coat over it. Both were pointing and laughing beneath them, that being a demasked Batman tied up with rope and glaring at the family. Written at the bottom was "Babies' first capture!" She cooed at the sight, brimming with pride at her daughters' first successful trap. She hugged the picture close and folded it to place inside her pocket. She then punched Mercury in the face once she saw that he was snickering at her.
The feelings from Vernal and Neo grew.
Moving on. Once again, Adrian was covered in light, before it faded to show that his outfit changed again. This time in a mini-version of Jaune's onesie. Saphron and Terra instantly fell in love with the outfit, saying how cute and snuggly he looked. Adrian looked at himself and pouted, he liked the uniform, but when he felt the material of the outfit, his pout turned upside down, and he hugged himself, liking how it felt. His previous outfit appeared in a mini case next to the pen, with the buster blade inside, waiting to be played with.
"Alright." Jack said, "Let's see what we go- oh dear." Everyone looked at him with worry.
Blake asked, "What's wrong?" A feeling of dread settling in.
He was quick to dismiss the worry, "Oh, it's nothing bad, per say. Just unexpected. It's from LightnessXdark, and he simply gave Adrian The Magic Muffin from the Fairy Oddparents universe."
"Ok..." Blake said slowly, "And what's so bad about a muffin? Muffins are good for him." She looks to a now displeased baby, "Unless he's allergic."
Jack shakes his head, "It's not a question of whether it's healthy or not. Actually in this case, its pretty awful to taste." He makes a face of disgust. "However, this muffin is special. It's a special, wish-granting muffin. When one takes a bite, it can grant wishes that are free of any rules set by the gods. Anything the person could possibly desire, from ruling the world, to changing the very laws of creation, would be at their fingertips with no cost other than stomaching the flavor."
Now that got everyone's attention. Anything they could ever want? Could it free them of the Grimm? Could it give the Faunus the respect they deserve? Could it grant the ability to resurrect the dead?
The Cotta-Arcs were now afraid. Glynda asked, "Isn't that too much power for one so young? What if someone of ill-intent were to capture it?"
Jack nodded, "You're right, which is why LightnessXdark put down some stipulations. First, the muffin is bound to him. Only he can use its powerful abilities. Second, to make sure that his wishes don't screw you guys over too badly, he can only use his wishes when he's older, about 7 years old."
Many of the people who wanted to use the powerful pastry groaned in disappointment.
Suddenly, a light flashed in front of Adrian, and once it faded, everyone saw a muffin colored purple with stars decorating it. On top was a candle with another star at the end. It then disappeared, no one knew where it went, though now Adrian felt a small itch in his right arm. He scratched it and it soon went away.
Now many were wondering how they could influence the boy for their own purposes. James scowled as he watched the family. 'These Arcs are becoming more and more of a threat, perhaps I need to arrest more than just the one.'
*Clears throat* "Ok, so this one comes to us from SGArkosfan (AN: "Hey, I wanna get in on the action too!"). 'To Vernal: I give to you a photo album of your daughter from the previous viewing. To Weiss: a concoction to cure alcoholism. I'm sure you know who it's for. And lastly, to Coco: a new pair of shades that comes with a built-in HUD. Good luck!'"
Vernal got her gift first, and she was ecstatic. Opening up to the first picture, she saw herself holding a newborn Amber. She smiled at how happy her other was. She then went to look at other pictures, cooing at the cuteness that is her child.
Weiss got her present next, and she was shocked that someone would give this to her. She instantly placed it inside her purse for safekeeping.
As that was happening, Coco was making grabbing motions with her hands as she looked at the cool shades. Once it got close, she took off her previous pair and put the new ones on.
Jack then continued with reading from his list, "Ok, so this one comes from Jack Redhawke, 'To Winter: A Jaune Arc SOLDIER plushie'."
The little guy levitated from the sack and floated over to Winter. The woman grabbed it with a raised eyebrow. She did notice that the doll looked the same as the Jaune they last saw, even with a tiny smirk adorned on his little face. She moved it to the side and saw a string attached to his hip. Pulling it, the doll said "Embrace your dreams and protect your honor... as soldier!" She smiled softly, and when no one was looking, hugged it close to her chest with an inner squeal.
"Now then, this one comes from BlackPhantom247. 'For Cinder: One free therapy session.'" He was interrupted when Roman, Neo, and Tyrian all laughed at what Cinder got, with the woman clenching her fists as steam started to erupt from her body. This in turn caught Ozpin's attention, wondering why he felt something familiar within her. "Anyway, 'To Tai: The super shotgun from DOOM. And to Ozpin: Gandalf the grey staff and robes.'"
As the gun levitated and went to its intrigued master, and the free voucher for 1 therapy session went to a fuming Cinder, Ozpin was engulfed in a bright light. As it faded, it his outfit changed to that of a matching hat and robe in weathered gray colors that one would think belongs on a fairytale wizard, a belt with a pouch attached to hold his robe together at the waist, a large fake white beard, and lastly, a staff made of wood with a white gem attached at the top end.
Many paused to see what the hell Oz was wearing now. The man himself was not amused by the change in wardrobe. Either from the unexpected change, the itchy beard now adorning his face, the clear poking fun at his previous status as a wizard, or that he wasn't wearing anything underneath robes, could be anything really. 'I can feel a draft coming up my legs.'
As the shock wore off, Salem, Raven, Qrow, and surprisingly Glynda were the first to laugh at the ridiculousness of his gift. "Looking good there, Oz!" Qrow said as he pointed at the stupid getup. Ozpin grumbled, not really helping his case as with the outfit on, he looks AND sounds like a grouchy old man now. That just made people laugh harder.
Salem thanked the deity for giving her such a wonderful memory, while Glynda thanked them for all the blackmail material she could possibly get as she took pictures of the new Ozpin.
As for Tai, once he got the shotgun, he was instantly enamored with it. It looked incredibly badass, with the shiny barrel, 'and is that a grappling hook? Cool!' This would go great for fighting Grimm and keeping dirty boys from trying to defile his little angels. 'I saw how Yang reacted to that other version, and the two once that other girl got that love letter.' He thought of the day he was introduced to that boy... it will not turn out well for him.
Cinder just took the voucher and placed it in her purse. 'Why would I get this?! If anyone, TYRIAN should've been the one to get this stupid thing!'
As everyone settled down, and the shotgun went to a display case like Vernal's, Jack went on with the distribution, "Now this one comes from Leif De Sylva: 'I would like to give a copy of 'PS I Love You' to Sienna, and a spicy little number for Terra and her wife to enjoy.' Well, that was brief."
A bag and a book came out of the bag, going to the two women soon after. Sienna got hers first, and after opening it to read the first few paragraphs, she was hooked.
Terra though felt embarrassed over the contents inside the bag that went to her. She quickly grabbed it, hesitantly taking off part of the wrapping to see what was inside. Her eyes widened as she blushed heavily. Adrian wanted to see, as all children who are curious tends to do, but Saphron had placed him inside his pen already. She then looked over her wife's shoulder to see what she got. Grinning, she turned to whisper in her ear, "It's too bad we aren't alone right now~." She nibbled her earlobe, causing Terra's blush to worsen, "Perhaps once we go home, I'll model it for you~." That did it, Terra fainted with a massive nosebleed.
*Sigh* "Can someone help her, we still got a lot of shit to go through." Jack said as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. After she was revived by an amused wife, he carried on.
"This next bit comes to us from Zathol. 'To Pyrrha: A Christmas theme scarf and Santa hat that is both warm and comfortable. It's also able to block projectiles, like arrows and bullets, for the one place you apparently don't have armor. *cough*.' Yeah, he's got you there, miss." Pyrrha blushed in embarrassment, especially when her friends and professors didn't move or said anything against the god's claim. "'To Qrow: A box of good luck charms from various cultures around the world minus the rabbit's foot. I don't think Velvet will appreciate that ("You're damn right I wouldn't!"). I bet you would like a Chinese gold cat with a raised paw. Lastly, to Blake: a collar with a bell on it that will ring when she has thoughts of running away or doing something stupid.' Good call." Jack finished as Yang laughed at a grumbling and pouting Faunus.
As per usual on this day, the gifts came out and were magically brought over to the people. Pyrrha got her gift first and quietly put hers on with a blush still present. She did like how the colors matched her hair, and the soft feel of them. After firmly securing them, she went to snuggle her doll in comfort.
Qrow's gift was held inside of a large box that once it got close to him, had a tear rip open the bottom part, spilling all the charms on the floor. "Oh come on!" The man shouted, "Hey Jack! I thought these things were suppose to bring me luck!"
The god nodded, "They are."
The drunk glared at him and pointed to the mess, "Then what the hell do you call that?!"
Jack shrugged, "What, it says that the charms are good luck." he smirked at the fuming man, "Who ever said that the box was too?"
Qrow growled as his sister and brother-in-law laughed at him. He then went to pick up his present, ignoring how Glynda and Ozpin joined in on the merriment.
Blake didn't want to put on the collar, and her partner's insistence on having her wear it wasn't helping. "Come on, KitKat." Yang said with a large smile, collar on hand and jingling its little bell as Blake looked away with a huff, "you don't wanna make a god angry like that Torchwick guy, do you?"
Blake sighed, "No..." She then lowered her head in defeat and grabbed the stupid *tremble* NICE! She grabbed the nice collar and placed it around her neck. Yang snickered as Ruby and Weiss tried to make her feel better by complimenting her on how the color matched her clothing style. To her utter shame, she began to play around with it, hearing its little jingle as she pawed at it with a blush of mortification.
Jack smirked as he used his tablet to take a picture, 'That's just precious.' He then cleared his throat and pushed forward, "Soda-fiedPsycho gave us this next one. 'To Roman, for you, you'll get a brand new pack of cigars and lighter with the Scorpion from Mortal Kombat's hellfire inside. Next, I would like to give Mercury actual legs but... That's beyond my power of gifting. Enjoy!' By the way that still counts."
Mercury's jaw dropped at this, while Emerald and Neo laughed at his misfortune. 'Beyond his power, my ass!' He thought with a sneer, while a small box and a lighter went to a smiling Roman.
"Thank you kind sir or madam," Roman said with a smile, "for the gift, and the entertainment." Looking at Mercury's fuming face with a chuckle. Taking out one of the cigars, he sniffed it and liked how it smelled. Before he could use his new lighter though so he could take a puff, they both disappeared. "Hey! What's the big idea?" He turned to a frowning Jack who pointed to a baby Adrian playing with a better feeling Zwei.
"There's a baby here, you idiot. I refuse to allow the smoke to damage his little lungs." Roman was about to complain, but an elbow to the gut from a scowling Neo put a stop to that.
While that was happening, the teachers and students murmured to themselves what the god meant by giving the boy actual legs.
"Let's continue." Jack scrolled down to see who was next on his list, "We have another short one, Lonyer182. 'Hello, for my favorite bunny Velvet: A teddy Jaune, with a string that once pulled, will say 1,000 reasons why he thinks you are beautiful; and to the fashionista, Coco: Clothes, made by one of Jaune's sisters.'"
Velvet squealed as a teddy bear with Jaune's clothes, even the bunny hoodie, floated to her. She immediately pulled the string and waited for what he thinks of her. "I love how her hair dances to the wind, and has a warm smile that just puts my heart at ease." She grinned as she hugged the teddy close to her chest as she tears up in happiness.
Many who held a crush for the blond glared at her.
Coco smiled at her partner as a hanger with expensive looking clothes floated to her. She looked excited to wear them, but she noticed that unlike Adrian or Ozpin, she wasn't engulfed in a light. 'Oh well, they look fabulous still. And since Jaune's sister made them, I know who to ask on where to get more.' She grinned as she put her clothes inside her closet.
"Ok, let's see what we got next." Jack adjusted his glasses, "This one comes from the Composcreator. 'For Blake, a copy of the Kama Sutra.' Bet she'll love that. 'For Mercury: A Boot to the Head. To Sienna: a whip, the kinky kind; and Terra: indestructible glasses.'"
The gifts started to float out as a boot was dropped into his hands. Once Blake got her book, she opened it and started to read it. As she went deeper and deeper, she blushed heavily with a drop of blood escaping her right nostril, 'Oh dear lord, it has pictures!'
Ruby wanted to see what the deal was, but Yang held her back, remembering what happened the last time she held a book that belonged to the cat girl.
Terra thanked the god as she replaced her glasses with the new version, trusting them that it was adjusted to her eyes, which it was.
Sienna blushed as she got her gift, thinking back to her vision from before and thinking up new ideas for the bedroom.
Mercury flinched at the mention of the boot and where it was going to go. He then noticed that Jack was holding it. "Umm..." He says with hesitation. "Yes?" Jack asked with a grin. "Aren't you just gonna, you know? Let the boot fly off to nail me?"
Jack shook his head, "I'll tell you what, Mercury. I'm a fair man/god. I'll give you a 10 second head-start before I let go of this boot."
Mercury chuckled nervously, "Hehe. Uh, y-you're kidding rig-"
Jack reared his arm back to throw the boot, "5 Mississippi, 6 Mississippi."
He didn't know what a 'Mississippi' was, but seeing how it seemed to be counting up, he decided it was high time to run, "Okay," he says as he gets up and walks backwards, "I guess I'd better get going."
Jack looed at him, before chucking the boot at him. Mercury yelped as he ran away, much to the amusement of the rest of the audience. He got behind a shelf, and watched as the boot sailed past. He popped his head out to mock the god, "Haha, you missed me!"
"My bad." The boot made a U-turn and came back. Hearing something coming from behind, Mercury turned around, only to have the boot crash into his face. Luckily, as he fell, he didn't crash into a shelf.
As the audience laughed, Jack went back to his tablet, "Let's see here," he said, ignoring Mercury's glare as he returned to his seat, "This one comes from 12interestingname34. 'To Ilia- Ninjas of Love: "Flowers, The sexual misadventures of a bisexual cat Faunus and her harem of lovers." As written by Jaune Arc.'"
Ilia received her novel with a blush, desperately wanting to read it. Blake and Ruby did too once they heard the title.
Jack smirked, "I'm glad you like it." Ilia simply ignored him. Shrugging, he said "Ok, this next one comes from Kemar372, 'Hey guys! I wish to give Cinder a pyro ring that give her control over fire; for Hazel, an afterlife book that let's him write to his sister and gets replies back; for Watts, a book on Einstein's theories, hope they do you well; and to Emerald, the Grudge blades that curse those wounded by them from the TMNT Universe, 2012 edition.'"
Said gifts were sent to the people.
This time, Cinder was pleased with the gift, noting how once she wore it, her powers finally felt stable, 'I wonder what will happen once I have all the Fall Maiden's powers.' she thought with a smirk as her eyes glowed with unbridled power. She also noted that the band was gold with a small red jewel imbedded in the middle, and loved how it matched with her dress.
Going over to Hazel, he started to tear up as the book was given to him, hesitating on what to write down first.
As for Emerald, she saw a pair of sickle-like Kama coming towards her. Once she grabbed them, she noted how similar they looked to her own weapons when unfolded. thinking of how dangerous these were, and not knowing if they could pass through Aura, she didn't wish to test them out and instead placed them in a case that appeared next to her. 'These are so cool, I can't wait to use them, maybe on Mercury for when he annoys me.' She smiled in glee at the thought, knowing that it wouldn't take long for him to do that.
Lastly, Watts got his present and immediately went to absorb the knowledge hidden within... Wow, not even a 'thank you', the jerk.
Shaking his head, he went back to the list, "This one comes from Indigo One, 'Hi guys! To Zwei: a dog whistle, because every dog needs one; and to Tai: a bouquet of Roses, for him to wish that Summer would return to him soon.'"
Zwei whined at the mention of a dog whistle, remembering how painful it was the last time. Same with Blake and Velvet, both of whom glared at a nervously chuckling Ruby at the reminder.
Adrian pat the puppy on the head to try and make him feel better.
Tai got the bouquet of roses, thinking back to all the good times the two shared before she was taken away. Yang, Ruby, and Qrow all hugged the crying man. Raven sighed as she remembered her time in team STRQ, before shaking her head. Telling herself that it was in the past, she soldiered on.
Giving the slightly grieving family some time, Jack waited until he felt that they were well enough to continue.
"Now this one is from YiteWrite, and she wishes to give Zwei an unlimited supply of doggy treats."
Zwei completely forgot about the whistle, wagging his stubby tail and running around in circles with glee. The family smiled at the happy dog, feeling at ease by his innocent behavior. Especially by what they saw next.
Adrian laughed at the funny way his friend was acting, before in a flash of light, a medium sized bag materialized next to them. Crawling to the bag, which opens up at his close proximity, he looks inside where he sees a large amount of treats in the shape of bones. Hearing a whimper, Adrian looks to his left to see Zwei peering at him with begging eyes. "Ah." He says, reaching inside the bag, and pulling out a treat. Zwei bounces up and down in glee. The boy smiles, and raises his hand with the treat. Zwei follows it, preparing for what comes next. Adrian then throws the treat as hard as he could, Zwei instantly jumping up and snatching his snack, landing with a happy whine as he sat down and munched on his snack.
Most of the heroes cooed at the two of them. Glynda imagining that the baby was blond with blue eyes, blushing as she took a recording of the adorable scene.
Winter and Yang remembered how cute their little sisters were, and how they raised them in place of their respective mothers. They both wondered if they would be good parents to their own children. Looking to their younger siblings, they felt assured that they would.
Jack chuckled at the two of them, then went on to the gift giving, "Now, this one comes from Wolfang21. 'To Yang, a packet of 30 free massage passes from Jaune for your pleasure. For Watts, spending a day with the Joker Jaune, hahahaha.' Oh don't be such a baby, Watts; he ain't coming now, so get back in your seat! 'To Glynda, a honeymoon photo of you and Jaune from the Drunk ArcWitch Marriage universe, and Finally Vernal, I give you Jaune's bunny sweater.'"
Watts was shaking in his seat as Cinder laughed at him, and Tyrian was clapping at the thought of seeing his 'son' again.
Glynda blushed as she got her gift, looking at the picture of a drunken Glynda and Jaune. Both looking at her with happy smiles while holding put their left hands to show matching wedding rings. Ozpin, stoking his fake beard, said "Congratulations are in order I believe, correct Mrs. Goodwitch?" He grinned at her while Qrow snickered to himself in the background, luckily remembering what happened the last time he openly made fun of her.
Everyone who held a crush was seething at a different woman marrying Jaune, the students felt especially threatened due to her more mature beauty.
The woman remembered her fantasy and blushed harder. Meanwhile James was seething in jealous rage.
As Yang got her gift, she looked to Jack in confusion. "Umm, Ok? Why is this special? I mean," she moved to correct herself as the area started to rumble, "uh, is there any particular reason for these vouchers being all that great?" She flinched at her attempt to soften her words failing.
Before the place was rocked with an earthquake again, Jack raised his hand, "You know what, that's fair. I never showed you how amazing those massages are." He points a finger at her, "Here, consider this a freebee."
Yang raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean b-" suddenly, she was overcome with great pleasure from her back as she felt invisible fingers trailing down her shoulders, unraveling and easing her muscles.
It was so cathartic, that she simply leaned into her chair and moaned loudly.
A lot of the audience didn't really know what to do here.
The teachers felt embarrassed, feeling it improper to hear a student of theirs making those kinds of sounds. Though Glynda and Winter pouted at how relaxed she was, and mentally complained how they needed those massages more.
Saphron instantly went to cover up Adrian's young ears.
The students blushed as they saw Yang really getting into the massage, many of the ones with crushes grumbling at the unfairness of it all.
Pyrrha was snugging her Jaune-doll even more while pulling the string, "How many children should we go for?" She started daydreaming about multiple little blue-eyed redheads and green-eyed blonds running around a large backyard. Picturing herself sitting on a rocking chair while cradling her enlarged tummy with a soft smile. Her man out working as a professional Huntsman. The vision caused her to smile deliriously as she hugged the doll closer to her.
Tai and Qrow were desperately trying to ignore her moans of pleasure, closing their eyes while plugging up their ears and humming loudly, vowing to kill the little fuck for laying his filthy hands on her.
Raven was intrigued at the effectiveness behind the massage, wondering how it would feel for her, 'Probably pretty good.'
Vernal was glaring at the girl, wishing that it was her that was being massaged, imagining that she and Jaune were inside her tent, both naked while he was pampering her after a long, hard day of pillaging.
Even Cinder and Salem felt a bit jealous, thinking that they were more deserving of having a good backrub, what with having to deal with their underlings' annoying tendencies every day and wanting to relax every once in a while.
A minute in, and Yang just stopped saying anything and just melted into a heap on the chair, nearly passing out. After 5 more minutes, the massage ended, and she started to shake herself as she stretched with a loud, hearty groan of satisfaction.
"Well?" Jack asked as he grinned, "How was it?"
She beamed at him. "That was awesome!" She gushed, stretching some more, groaning as she said, "I haven't felt this great in weeks! I'm soo gonna use these vouchers next time!" She grinned as she held up the packet with an awed look. 'Maybe next time, I'll let him do my ass.' She giggled at the thought, not completely unserious.
"Well, now that you know how great his massages can be." She nodded enthusiastically at him, "We can continue." He looked back to the list, " This one comes from dirtrevor, 'To Hazel: a book about techniques that will help control your anger.'"
By this point, he was writing to his sister, feeling regretful for his past actions that stemmed from his misplaced anger towards Ozpin, so he graciously accepted the book.
"This one's from Randy the Ranger, 'Qrow: One may drink, but let it be a drink in remembrance of friends and family. For you, A flask with a Robin, Goldfinch, Crow, and Raven sitting a branch together engraved into it. Raven: Hero's may fall, Villains may succumb...but legends? They never die! For you, A new sheathe for your Ōdachi, golden ravens with little flocks of other Corvids following them decorating it. Tai: A brother's duty is lasting, a husband is never-ending and a father is infinite. To you, A photo album containing photos from your world's team's greatest moments, wedding photos and lovely photos with Summer and what seems to be proud moments of Ruby and Yang...further pages are empty and await moments to fill them.'"
Qrow received his gift first, and he smiled at the designs in it. The meaning behind the depiction was not lost on him. Suddenly, a brief flash of light enveloped the thing. He looked over the flask as quickly as he could, then turned to Jack to know what happened.
Jack looked to the drunk and said, "What? I know that you'll be using that flask more often the your old one, so I simply placed the cure inside that one."
Qrow nodded and hugged the flask close to his chest.
Raven was the next to receive her present, and she inspected the craftsmanship of the sheath. The birds were beautiful, tough unlike her brother, she didn't understand the significance behind them. She did like it though, and silently thanked the god for the impressive gift.
Tai's present caused him to softly smile. He, with Ruby, Yang, and Qrow, looked at the pictures that laid within. The first one was of them when their team first formed, another was of a moment where they all hung out in the city despite Raven's wish to simply train for the day. As each picture was observed, the adults felt more nostalgic. The sisters were simply amazed at how happy they were when younger, and how beautiful Summer was at their age. Ruby hoped to be as pretty as her when she grows up, 'Come on milk, do your thing!'
Taking a bit, Jack went on with the gift giving. "This next set is from animecollecter, 'I got one for Yang. Nero's devil breaker arm, Punchline. For Raven, Sephorioth's sword. For Blake, a shadow hellcat from the first DMC game. For Emerald, a boa constrictor familiar with a lightning element affinity. Now I have my four chosen, so I have a suggestion for you Jack.' Oh wait, this next part's for me." The gifts dispersed as Jack continued to read silently, 'if you have to chance, do a (Nero) Jaune where he fights (Vergil) Raven. Use the final mission on DMC5 as a reference if you have not seen the universe yet. I'll see what I can do, though no promises. Maybe after the next movie.'
Yang got her gift on the form of a grey gauntlet with red and gold highlights, with small triangular fins on the forearm. The hand is colored black with red fingertips, while the forearm has a three-tone grey pattern resembling military aircraft camouflage. She thought the thing looked cool, though could use more yellow and less red. 'This'll go great with my gun.'
Jack to a moment to explain some of the functions. "Ok, so Yang," getting her attention, "you got a gauntlet that can basically help you fly." At the announcement, she started to grin madly as she looked at her weapon with newfound interest. "So, the side-fins on the sides there? Those unfold into a pair of small wings and a set of tailfins unfolds at the rear. You have to take it off to get the thing to work. The wrist and hand remain largely unchanged, save for a set of red spikes flipping up from the knuckles and thumb. Remember though, this can only help you fly for a few minutes, it's original purpose was to give a person a rocket-powered punch."
As Yang cackled, taking her new weapon out for a spin and under the supervision of her dad and uncle, Raven got her gift.
Raven received an Ōdachi, with a note attached. 'Masamune' She read, "Must be the name." The color of the guard and hilt are entirely black. She examined the blade, not finding any flaws within the blade, and with a hair taken from a wincing Vernal, she found out just how ridiculously sharp it was as well. Grinning, she placed it inside her new sheath, only to watch them both disappear and reappear inside a nearby case. She sighed, hoping to keep it, 'though I suppose, if the others didn't get to keep their weapons, neither could I. Still not fair though.' She pouted a bit, crossing her arms.
Next up was Blake, and after watching her partner accidently steer herself into a pillar and Jack taking the thing away while scolding her, she saw what looks to be a living shadow coming up from the ground in the shape of a sabretooth tiger. As cool as her new pet's entrance was, she was still terrified at the look of the monster. Seeming to sense this, the shadow shapeshifted into a kitten version of the beast, licking its little paw to give itself a more adorable look. It worked as she went over and picked the little thing up, and held it gently like it was her child. "Oh, aren't you just precious." She says as she pets the thing's head. "I think I'll call you, Yami." The little girl seemed to like it as she, and it's certainly a she, reached up and licked her cheek.
Jack then went to explain her new pet, "Ok, so hellcats. That thing is a feline demon, she can shapeshift as you just found out, and possess an immunity to melee attacks until her body is dispelled. She's ancient, so she has a ton of experience in fighting humans with bladed weapons, and with some tinkering on my part is adapted to fighting modern firearms as well. She has several moves, like the Guillotine attack, which you'll have to find out yourself. It's a cat, so she's pretty docile when not attacked; though once in a fight, she will become extremely aggressive, chasing her prey down and attacking them relentlessly."
As he explained everything, Ruby and Penny were taking notes. Ruby because she saw Blake cooing at her pet, and wasn't paying attention to most of it. And Penny because she found the information fascinating.
Then it came to Emerald, and she got her boa. It was sparking a bit as it slithered up to her. She was hesitant at first, but as she reached down to pet it, she wasn't shocked surprisingly. The thing rubbed its head on her hand, causing her to giggle, before it started to slither up her arm. Seeing it reaching up, Emerald sat back in her seat. It then stopped, looking directly in her eyes, then a feminine voice started to speak to her in her mind, "Missstresss?" She gasped, "Are you...?" The snake nodded, then she smiled. 'A talking snake! Awesome!'
Mercury was sneering at the thing, "Gross, how could you like having a snake for a 'familiar'?" placing air quotes in the air, "The thing's so slimy and gross."
The snake didn't like that, so she quickly turned to Mercury and lunged at him to bite his face off, stopping a few inches from his nose. He flinched a bit as Emerald laughed, then smirked at the thing, "Yeah, nice try but I know that your kind doesn't have any venom."
Jack immediately cleared that bit up, "Uh, while that may be true in the case of her species of snake, I made it so that she does have venom in her bite, very deadly venom in fact, and a bite that can pass through Aura. Also, did you seriously forget the whole 'lighting affinity' part?"
Mercury widened his eyes as he looked at Jack describe how Emerald's pet could've killed him if he was just a bit closer to it. Hearing a hissing noise, he turns around to see that the snake was still close, and was smiling at him while hissing, the quick intervals between each hiss indicating that it was chuckling at him. He opted to shut up and sit farther away from the two.
Emerald laughed, mentally thanking her new snake, 'I think I shall call you Toxic.'
Jack smiled at how Mercury reacted to his little surprise, and how he moved to a different seat in fear, then he went back to the list," This one is from OnePunchPlayer, 'For Coco: you get a ghost,' Not that kind of ghost, calm down everyone. 'To Ilia: A Symmetry Scout Rifle. For Terra: Lore Book: Ghost Stories, digital edition. Lastly, to Hazel: Raze-Lighter.'"
Ilia got her gift first, and it was beautiful in her opinion. She looked to Jack for the specks on her new gun. "So, the 'Symmetry'. This is a scout rife that can fire 260 rounds per minute, 20 per clip. Can fire fully and semi-automatic. It has an Arc-seeker mode which can track any enemy you target and explodes upon impact. It also has increased range in the form of a double scope, lastly, it comes with an ammo pouch with hundreds of clips." She grinned as she hugged the weapon close, before it disappeared and went to a display case next to her.
Terra got her gift in the form of a large tablet. She was fine with her gift, she wasn't a fighter, and she loved books, so this was one of the best gifts she could've gotten. It's books, so she didn't go to Jack for an explanation and just went straight to reading it.
Hazel got his next. He got a great looking sword, thinking that it could match his style. He then turned to Jack for an explanation. "The 'Raze-Lighter', is a special sword that has a special attack called 'Phoenix Uppercut': A powerful single-target swipe that will knock your enemy into the air. The uppercut also has a tendency to kill, or nearly kill, just about any enemy, even with Aura. It is also indestructible. Without the attack, it can still take out 2 Human-size beings in a violent slash with a disintegration effect.'" He looked at the blade, seeing the potential in using it, but still mindful of his anger.
Coco by this point was excited to get her gift, but was very disappointed to see what amounted to a floating cube appearing. She expected something cool and while the thing looked cute, especially with her preferred colors, she wanted something that could go boom. As the others, she looked to Jack to explain while the ghost floated near her head. "Right, so the Ghost. That thing is fairly cool. It can act as a companion, scout, and mechanic. It can crack most codes, so good luck to anyone trying to keep your information secret; illuminate darkened areas like caves, repairs technology like your weapon." he paused in his explaining as many of the students groaned at missing an opportunity on having something fix their weapons for them, Ruby and Penny especially, and the adults were sweating at something that could hack into the CCT so easily, many are now planning to acquire her new toy. "And can inform you of incoming hostile threats. It's also basically indestructible, only very powerful kinetic forces can damage it, as well as shift to a different dimension to avoid detection/capture." Now those people were having to scrap their plans, knowing that they could never get it. Coco meanwhile was grinning as she held her Ghost in her lap while petting it like a dog.
"Now these next few are a bit short, first one is from Madko Ota Sanchez. 'A present for Velvet, a marble style Velvet carrot cake made by Jaune Ramsey.' Ooh, lucky. That Jaune is one of the best cooks in the multiverse!"
A three tiered cake soon materialized out of nowhere, as it couldn't fit through the bag's opening, and floated over to Velvet. She giggled at the what the cake was made out of, and marveled at the beauty of the cake. As with Ruby, she decided to share as Coco helped her in slicing and distributing the cake to their friends. As everyone took a bite, they were amazed by the delicious flavors they were experiencing.
"It's like a party going off in my mouth!" Penny shouted as she dug in, not really learning from her past experience. Luckily, Nurse Ruby was there to save her.
Many simply groaned in satisfaction, while the villains were watching in envy, wanting what they had.
"Next is from IHateGenericCereal, 'I give Roman some Griffon repellent.'"
A canister of repellent went to Roman, with a note saying 'You'll thank me later.' written on it. He raised an eyebrow, but shrugged. With how Cinder's plan relied on the Grimm attacking, and with himself being in an airship as it happens, this spray would no doubt prove helpful.
"From Dragongod54, 'For Saphron, small outfits of every Jaune they see for Adrian with special properties.' Wonder what that means."
This came in the form of another portable closet, smaller than Coco's due to the differences in size. A very happy Saphron looked inside to see that only Adrian's original clothes, and the SOLDIER costume was placed inside, but she also noticed a purple suit for some reason. There was also plenty of room for more to be stored there, along with a note. Taking it, it reads 'Indestructability, automatic size change for the boy's growing form, and instant cleaning so you wouldn't need to do it. Hope you like it Super Mom!' She grinned, giggling at her title.
"From serratoroceanic, 'From Me, I would simply like to give Penny and Neo a Pumpkin Pete's hoodie, same edition as Jaune's, and to tell them good luck with the hunt. This is serratoroceanic, Signing off!'"
Penny and Neo happily accepted the gifts, though the former did blush as she received encouragement to pursue the nice blond. Neo just felt happy as she was feeling a bit left out by this point.
They were soon wearing the hoodies, loving the feel of them, and giggling at the cute rabbit logo printed on the front.
"And from Delekmaster, 'Please give my gift to Vernal, a tiny apple tree with it growing some apples.'"
A small tree suddenly sprouted out of the ground next to Vernal, scaring her a bit. She looked at the tree that unlike normal ones, reaches to just over her head while sitting down. There, on some branches, are bright red apples. Feeling a bit hungry, she took one and bit down, loving the sweet flavor and the juice was very filling. Raven also took one for herself, causing her to pout a bit. "Thanks." Was her simple compliment to the god.
"From RevanMorningstar: 'Nora, you get the godly axe Stormbreaker from the Marvel Uni-' You are NOT wielding that thing so close to a baby Nora! 'To Cinder: A Phoenix egg, and to Salem: Rule Breaker from the fate series, use it to break your curse.'"
Nora received her gift. As it floated to her, the axe emitted some sparks of electricity. Before she could take the new weapon, and get a power boost out of it, it went directly to a display case next to her. She pouted at not having to use her new baby, though her friends quietly breathed sighs of relief. 'Thank goodness, I do not want to have to deal with an overactive Nora right now.' Ren thought as he wiped some sweat from his brow.
He, like the rest, felt the weapon humming with power, and didn't want Nora to use it without being in a safe environment, i.e. away from them.
As for Cinder, her ego got a major boost as she received a legendary phoenix. Sure it was an egg for now, but soon she would have a legendary, fiery, bird for a pet. 'Yes, this certainly suites me quite nicely.'
For Salem, she was shocked to know that a god had given her something that she wanted for so many centuries. As did Ozpin. Everyone else was simply confused, what curse?
Soon an iridescent and jagged dagger with a thin, brittle, and blunt blade materialized in front of her. By the shape and bluntness of it, she knew that it wouldn't serve as an actual weapon, but she didn't care for that. She looked to Jack as she didn't know the ritual on how to use it.
The god nodded, and stood up. Going over to the floating dagger, he grabbed it and pointed it to the Grimm Queen, her followers tensing at the action. Salem waited impatiently as the god did the ritual that would free her of her burden. "Magic's principles, divine providence, the principles of the world... All creation... I will send back everything to their origins. Rule Breaker!" Just then, a rune of power appeared off the point of the dagger, soon enveloping her in a red light, the audience looking on in awe at the sight. The ritual circle then disappeared, leaving a woman vastly different to the one they grew accustomed to.
In the place of a humanized looking Grimm, sat a human woman with fair skin, pale platinum blonde hair and light blue eyes. Her hair was done in a half-bun style, a small bun on the top, and the remainder of her long hair hanging at the bottom with most of her bangs tied back, besides several large locks that framed her face to her left.
For clothing, she wore a white, two piece dress consisting of a sleeveless, diagonally overlapping white pleated top with a raised, pale blue collar adorned with a aquamarine colored rhombus-shaped crystal on the clavicle, surrounded by two smaller white rhombuses; her long, high-waist skirt colored white with a faint purple tint, adorned with white diamond emblems and white wavy lines near the bottom hem, ruffled around the waist and completed with a purple sash.
She also wore gray, circular earrings and a pair of dull brown bracers, and her long fingernails were painted pale lilac.
This was the Salem of old, the one who fell in love with a young adventurer, and drowned in sorrow when he was taken from her.
Ozpin started to tear up, seeing the human version of the woman he loved once. He quickly wiped his eyes so that no one can see.
The audience was shocked at seeing the difference, Saphron though was secretly smiling happily at this.
Salem herself was stunned, looking at herself with an awed expression. Her skin, for so long a pale white, was returned to her original color, a mirror appeared in front of her, showing her full appearance to her. She started to tear up, "I'm free." She whispered as she gazed at Jack as he walked back to his seat. Sitting down, he notices Salem, sees her muttering "Thank you." He simply smiled and nodded.
The heroes didn't know what to do, though seeing her happy expression over her curse being lifted caused many to relax. The villains were wondering what just happened, with her faction thinking of how this change would affect their plans moving forwards.
Ozpin wanted desperately to go to her, to hold her as he had done before...But he stayed. He was afraid that doing so may trigger her rage, may cause her to dissipate her good feelings. And so, he stayed with a smile hidden under his beard.
Taking a few minutes for them all to calm down, Jack started his list again. "Alright, so this next one is a pretty big one. From UnlawfulGentleman, 'Since I feel the need to be a little shit/inappropriate as humanly possible while under the guise of holiday cheer, I figured I'd gift you with Christmas presents. To James Ironwood - Batman: Year One, wherein Two-Face kidnaps a young (twelve to thirteen years old) Dick Grayson and nearly beats him to death, BECAUSE BATMAN DIDN'T PREVENT HIS DISFIGUREMENT. Should give you plenty of perspective on what a special piece of shit Two-Face really is and why maybe you should take a look at yourself before judging all Jaunes as evil when you're identifying with a grown ass man who tied a young boy down so he could have a go at murdering him. Better than coal! XD'...Holy hell that's dark. 'Neopolitan - A poster of the Joker, A poster of New 52 Joker, at that. Once again a mean gift, because this is the Joker who literally cut off his face (for no real reason beyond "HOLY SHIT, WTFBBQ GUYS, LOOKATMEI'MINSANEANDGROSS!") and wears it as an ill-fitting mask. Maybe this could help convince you (and maybe others) to running a river for a different villain Jaune.'"
He paused as a few vomited out of disgust at the thought of a version of the blond doing that. He himself had to stop to prevent his snacks from making a return trip.
Feeling better, and hoping for something not as horrific, he hesitantly continued, "'To Saphron Cotta-Arc - A rather large hot pink strap-on. I thought about what a young couple who ALREADY HAS A HOUSE might need and my mind went to a blindingly pink seven to eight inch strap-on that'd feel amazing for the receiver, with a vibrator for the one wearing it.'"
Saphron blushed heavily at that.
"'And for Weiss Schnee - A psychic tidal wave of emotion that belongs to Jaune and contains how he truly felt about you up to and slightly past the dance. Because Jaune's a good dude, who while probably seriously had the hots for you, had genuinely cared for you. If not outright loved you. 'Sides, what better gift to give to the girl who has just about everything. Also because I need to make up for being a terrible person with my first three gifts.' Now that's just deliciously cruel."
Weiss looked worried at receiving her 'present', as did the female students who felt threatened for some reason.
"'As from whom to thank: moi. UnlawfulGentleman!'" Just then a picture appeared onscreen of a skeleton in a dapper as fuck suit, who can be found sniffing roses, "'Look me up whilst I'm not engaging in spooky spectacles/rampant crime with the SKELETON ARMY.'"
Like before, the gifts were distributed.
Neo got hers first, with her outright refusing to look. "I don't care if I do piss off a god, I am not looking at a disfigured version of my man!"
While Jack wanted to force her to do it, he really didn't want to relive seeing that picture. So he ordered Mercury to do it instead.
"Hey what the hell man?!" Mercury complained. "I don't have any stake in this!"
Jack nodded, "Oh, I know," he points to the now smirking Neo, "she just happens to be one of my favorites. Now you either see what's inside that letter, or I'll let Nora try out her new god axe on you."
Nora was bouncing up and down in joy, "Please-please-please, I wanna break some legs!" Jack nodded to the hyperactive breaker-of-legs. "Good girl."
Under threat of having his mechanical legs destroyed, 'And most likely something else once she finds out', and under orders from Cinder to go with his orders, Mercury went and opened up the letter containing the picture. Once he got a good look at it, his face contorted to a horrified look as he started to shake. Before long, he turned to the side as he projectile vomited everything he ate that morning. Everyone looked on with disgust, with a hint of curiosity, as Mercury continued to throw up. After a minute of this, and a small pile of puke was erected, Mercury's body and mind couldn't take it anymore, and so he fainted in his chair.
Neo, along with everyone else, was relieved to not suffer like he did. Jack then went over and took the picture from a twitching Mercury. Not peering at the horrific photo, he banished the unholy abomination to the fiery pits where demons can use it to further torture sinners.
Trying to repress what went on, we head over to Saphron, who was now on the receiving end of Terra's teasing. It only got worse when the dildo arrived. Looking at it, Saphron decided to flip the tables on her wife and whispered to her "Maybe you can have a go with this, be on top this time." That did it, and terra fainted again with a nosebleed.
James got his next, and once he got the comic, he started to read. The more he read, the more he felt disgusted with his other self. He was having second thoughts on arresting Jaune Arc when he remembered the specific phrasing the god used when describing the Jaune who cut his face off. 'He used a number, and a clarification.' His eyes narrowed, looking at the stand of Joker-Jaune, 'That Joker was only one of multiple iterations, which means that there is still a chance of our version could still become a danger to us all.' (AN: "Well... He's not wrong in thinking that there are multiple Jokers.")
Finally we head to Weiss, who braced herself for whatever it was she was going to feel, confident that whatever the dunce thought of her would be nothing more than a small crush at best, and a grab for her power/money in the more likely case.
She was proven wrong when a tidal wave of love rushed over her. The innocent feeling of acceptance, of happiness. All those emotions threatened to consume her. Weiss felt a hand on her shoulder, and she opened her eyes to see her sister and team looking at her with worry. She looked around in worry, only now realizing that she had her eyes closed to begin with, and having to deal with Jaune's pure affections towards her. 'He, he never cared about my status.' She started to tear up. 'H-He only cared about me.' Winter, seeing her sister in distress, attempted to comfort her by bringing her into a hug. By then, the dam broke, and Weiss began to cry. 'He loved me.' remembering all the awful things she said, including the last time he tried to ask her out for the dance, 'Oh Oum, what have I done?'
Feeling regret for not noticing how there was someone who genuinely cared so deeply for her, she gripped her sister tight as she immersed herself in the feeling of Jaune's love. 'I need to make things right, but how?'
Her friends looked on in sadness as they saw Weiss bawling over her possibly losing the one person who could have given her what she wanted most. A chance for a loving family.
Pyrrha, despite not wanting to add another rival to watch out for, didn't want to see her suffer. So with great reluctance, she came over with her Jaune doll, and placing a hand on Winter's shoulder, she silently asked for some time with her. Winter, seeing the life-sized doll, nodded to her, understanding clear in her eyes. As she gently grabbed Weiss's shoulders to gently push her back, Pyrrha cam in and placed the doll in front of her.
Weiss was too busy to notice most of this, her vision impaired with her tears, but once she felt her big sister move her body away, she rubbed her eyes to see why Winter did it. As her eyes started to clear up, she noticed Jaune sitting in front of her. Gasping, she rubbed her eyes more to see if it was really him. She was disappointed when her eyes were cleared up fully, seeing that it was just Pyrrha's doll. To the side were Winter and Pyrrha, the latter of which went and pulled the string. "I don't care about your fame. All I care about, is you." Weiss teared up again as she went and hugged the doll close, nuzzling her face to his neck as she repeatedly apologized for her horrid behavior, "I'm s-so sorry. I promise that I'll m-make it up to you, Jaune." She said as she hugged the doll close.
Taking a few moments so that everyone can calm down, Jack went on with the list, "Alright, is everyone good now?" Everyone nodded, Weiss holding the doll close to her as she did so. Jack nodded, "Ok, so this next one is from Cur Sombre, 'For Glynda: A Gold Ring with an Emerald crafted by your husband Jaune from a separate timeline that lets your semblance become more powerful, and to Winter: A White Rabbit with Blue eyes from a timeline where Winter and Jaune have a ranch together and raise animals.' Wow, very bad timing on my part, sorry Weiss."
Weiss just looked down as she held the doll closer, nodding in acceptance that Jaune would seek out other women if she didn't accept his advances, 'And how many me's did Jaune suffer through?' she mentally asked while looking at the various women that already received thoughtful gifts from him. Then she remembered that she holds a love letter from him. With one hand still holding the doll, she reached into her purse and took it out. She then started to read it again, now knowing how he really felt and without the previous thoughts that warped her understanding. The more she read, the more love she felt emanating from the gift. She smiled softly as she held the letter to her chest. 'I will certainly make this up to you,' she placed the letter back in her purse and hugged the doll, 'my dork knight.'
As this was happening, Winter and Glynda got their gifts.
Glynda was first, and she was shocked by the beauty of the craftsmanship. The emerald was embedded into the gold band to make sure that it wouldn't easily come off, and the band itself was decorated with intricate runes around it in sweeping, yet very elegant, lines. 'No doubt to strengthen my power and control.' she thought as she smiled at the thoughtful gift. She then placed it on her finger. Funny enough, she placed it on her left ring finger. She slightly blushed at the implication, yet she made sure that no one was watching, doing so only once everyone's attention was still focused on the Schnee girl.
After Weiss had calmed down, Winter received her present. A snow-white bunny with gentle blue eyes materialized on her lap. The bunny looked around at its new setting, before looking up. Seeing her owner, she calmed down and started to nuzzle the hand that Winter brought down to pet her head. Winter smiled gently as she patted the bunny on the head. "I'll name you Snowball." She whispered as she thought of how her life would be married to the young man, 'Judging by how well-mannered this sweetie is, and how accepting she is in my presence,' she looked to the clearly content rabbit, 'I'd say that we are happily married.'
Jack continued after Weiss was more settled. "Now then, this one is from turn forever you and me, 'For Roman: A Death Crystal from the Rick-&-Morty Universe along with specific instructions on how to use them to avoid dying. I hope this helps you lie, steal, cheat, and survive for a long time. For Terra: A vial of Nano machines linked to your brain that can create anything you will them to, great for housework or for creating lasers to vaporize would-be attackers or bill collectors. For Mercury: A red lantern ring that's been nerfed so that you're as strong as a maiden when wearing it, along with the oath to activate it 'With blood and rage of crimson red, Ripped from a corpse so freshly dead, Together with our hellish hate, We'll burn you all—That is your fate!' Your rage will keep all enemies away and make even Cinder think twice before betraying you.'"
Well, since Merc is still out, the ring simply materialized on his finger much to Cinder's jealousy. She glared at the ring as she patted her phoenix egg. Meanwhile, Emerald hoped that no one would speak of his new toy. Salem was intrigued by how his servant's servant could rival a maiden in strength, as was Ozpin but for opposite reasons.
The students were reluctant to believe that maidens were a thing, still believing that the stories were nothing more than fairytales. Though that didn't stop many from snickering at his continued string of misfortune.
The adults were worried, knowing the truth and not liking how someone now has the power to rival them.
James was thinking of ways to steal that ring, even ways of just cutting off the finger to get it.
Next was Terra, and she had a vial with glittering gray sand inside appear on a stand next to her. Just then, she felt something burrowing inside her brain. It wasn't too painful, only as much as a mild headache, and once it was gone, she felt something. She didn't know what, but she knew that it was coming from the vial. She smiled as she realized that her mind was linked to the nanites, and thanking the god for a way to protect her home from unwanted guests, 'Let's see you try getting my money now.'
Last was Roman, and he grinned as he got his crystal. It was blue, and faintly glowing, reminding him of blue Dust.
Before taking it, a note appeared in front of him. Thinking that this was the instructions, he quickly read it. 'Death Crystals, found on Forbodulon Prime. Allows those who wield it to foresee their death in multiple possible future scenarios. Can attain these visions by mere touch. Crystals often act as a very effective combat aid by providing an insight on how certain a cause of death will be. Drawback Warning: It is unable to reveal the circumstances leading to the death of user in each scenario.'
He nodded, then he gently grabbed the crystal. He suddenly had his mind transported to where he was on top of an airship getting eaten by a Grimm (he sees his death in RWBY Vol. 3). He didn't know the exact circumstances behind his death, but with him knowing Cinder's plan, and his role to it, he realized that following her would only lead to his own demise, "Possibly Neo's too." He whispered. Just then, the crystal was transported to a glass case. He started to think of plans that would allow him to escape his current bondage, preferably without becoming a pile of ash. 'Maybe I can use the blond kid. She certainly seems fond of him.' He then remembered the last gift, and instantly placed the repellent in his breast pocket for easier access.
"This next one comes to us from francisjrnguni, 'I just want to give Mercury his Semblance back!' Um," he paused to look at the passed out kid as many of the students were openly laughing now, "sure."
Mercury, still unconscious, had a sudden glow emit around him, indicating that he got his Semblance back. Since he's still knocked out, he wouldn't be able to tell that he got his powers back. Emerald grew worried, knowing that he just got even stronger; while Cinder scowled, believing that if something wasn't done soon, then he could become a future threat to her.
Salem was thinking the same. It seemed that despite her transformation, she still had a bit of a malicious streak in her.
"Now, this is from PandaWarz, 'For Adrian: A Stuffed Panda that can sense when someone wants to hurt the owner. Has defense mechanisms to help in protecting the owner. To Zwei, a Dog Vest that has a bunch of gadgets in it like an umbrella so he doesn't get puked on again. And for Adam: a cursed ring that will turn you into a female version of yourself. Once put on it can't be taken off. It will only come off once you accept humanity.'"
Adrian was first, and he clapped happily as he got a cute stuffed panda. He loved it, waddling on over to hug the thing. His moms were instantly by his side and taking pictures, believing that him in his little onesie was even cuter.
Zwei was excited for the prospect of not getting puked on again, and hoping that it would end as bad as the dog whistle or the talking collar. A vest was materialized and magically placed on him with a HUD placed over his eyes. The first thing he did was have an umbrella come out to make sure that he was protected. Seeing that it was, a mirror appearing in front of him proved that, he jumped for joy, blessing the god for the protection.
As for Adam, he had his 'present' magically placed on his finger. Then his features started changing, first was the hair. While it remained in color, it was lengthened to about mid-waist, and was more curly. Next came the horns, becoming less like that of a bull and more like a cow. Then came the chest. Since Jack didn't want to hear any whining from the changed Faunus, he had the suit change to a dress to make sure that 'she' remained decent, the boots turning into flats so that she wouldn't have problems walking. And it was a good idea as her breasts were already straining the previous clothes' fabric, going past Glynda's size in the end. The legs became more filled out, along with her ass, to keep her center balanced. All-in-all, Adam turned into a beautiful young woman, a woman that instantly tried to take off the ring.
Everyone was shocked. Sienna and Ilia were dumbfounded that Adam turned into a woman, though the latter blushed as she saw how pretty she was.
The students were surprised that a god would do something like that. Blake's brain fried as she saw her ex had a sex change of sorts.
The adults were confused, believing the same as the students, though Oz sighed as he had a ton of experience dealing with deities and so did believe that one could do something like this. Same with Salem.
Cinder was chuckling at how ridiculous the bull Faunus's situation was, though she did feel a bit self conscious over how stunning Adam made as a woman. Same was with Emerald, actually all women felt the same. A guy becoming more pretty than actual females? That's gotta be a real hit on their pride. The male villains didn't really care.
Jack looked bored as he watched the bull try to take the ring off, "Oh no, someone stop him." He says quietly as there was something written by the god that detailed what would happen if the ring was forcefully removed. 'Should be happening any moment now.' A sudden glow started emanating from the ring. 'There it is.'
Adam stopped trying to take the ring off as it started glowing. "Ok," Jack said, getting everyone's attention, "it appears that I glossed over something when it came to your gift, Adam. PandaWarz also put down that 'If you try to force it off, you will stay female.' So yeah, good job there. oh, and 'If it comes off on it's own, you can choose if you want to stay female or not.' That's it."
Adam was pissed, 'How dare that stupid god do this to me! ME accept Humans?! Never!' Due to the mask, no one noticed that she was starting to cry a bit at the unfairness of it all.
Jack scratched his chin, wondering if he would get rid of this costume soon, "So, let's continue. This one is from thegermankaiserreich, 'Guten tag, to Raven: a bouquet of Middlemist Red flowers, from a Jaune who is married to you.' Oh, that's sweet. 'To Winter: a Luger P08 from Imperial Germany made in 1911.' Awesome choice, real weapons nut myself. 'Lastly, to Ilia: A small black cat plushie with amber eyes and a bow on an ear, wink wink.'"
As listed, the gifts went to their receivers.
Raven raised an eyebrow at her gift, though was satisfied that she married him. 'From what I've seen of him in other universes, he is no doubt very powerful, and doesn't take shit from anyone.'
Jack, noticing her look, said "Ah yes, Middlemist Red, otherwise known as Red Camellias, symbolize love, passion, and deep desire; and is one of the most rarest flowers in the multiverse." She looked at the flowers with more interest, seeing now how stunningly beautiful they actually are. Running her palm gently over the petals, she smiled at the sweet gesture, 'One of the rarest in the multiverse, huh? You sure know how to make a woman feel special.'
"In fact, those flowers don't even exist in Remnant, so if you were to plant them," a small bag of seeds instantly appeared in her armrest, "and sell them, they would net you quite a large pension."
Now she had thoughts of sitting on a throne made of lien, laughing maniacally as people were on their knees, begging for her flowers. The bouquet that Jaune gave her sitting by her side.
Vernal grumbled at the sweet, and profitable, gesture as she watched the bouquet with envy.
She placed the bouquet of flowers in a vase that appeared on top of a nearby pedestal.
As for Winter, she marveled at the pistol, feeling how the grip felt right. Looking to Jack for an explanation, he gave one. "Right, so the Luger P08 has an 8-round magazine, or 32 with a detachable drum; can fire effectively for up to 50 meters; a muzzle velocity 350–400 meters per second but has surprisingly very little recoil; and a rate of fire of 116 rpm. That weapon has been in service for over 100 years, and almost 20 wars, including two world wars."
The Huntsmen were awed at the brief history behind this pistol. For a gun to have been in circulation for over 100 years, and to have served in multiple wars without being recalled, it was incredible!
Many of the students wanted one for themselves, either to actually use one as a primary or secondary weapon (Blake, Ren, Weiss, and Coco), or to see if they could look inside its inner workings to see if they could make any improvements to their own weapons (Pyrrha, Ruby, and Penny).
The teachers were simply impressed with the service record behind the pistol. They knew that in this more advanced age, weapons would be outdated after a period of a few decades, so for a pistol to have not fallen in that category after so long was spectacular.
Winter looked pleased with her present, feeling honored in holding a piece of history that hasn't been shelved. Especially when this weapon has been around longer than after the end of the Great War of their world. 'To not be discontinued after over a century of war and innovation, surely this pistol is the superior model.' As her gun went to a display case, she smiled as she saluted the weapon in pride. Her bunny was in a nearby pen so that she would be fed properly.
Ilia was simply happy to have the plushy, being instantly reminded of Blake as she looked at its adorable face and bow. She hugged it gently in her chest while thanking the god for the cute thing.
"Alright," Jack pauses to eat another piece of candy, upset that he was almost out already, "This one comes from TheMadShowman. 'For Winter, a happy family photo of her, Weiss, Whitley, Klein and your mother with a personalized note attached. For Roman, a box of finest cigars from his home World, again with a note attached. For Tyrian, Leatherface's personalized chainsaw from the 3rd movie. You should know the drill by this point. And for Tai, a set of the multiverse's most comfortable pajamas. Do I need to say it? With love, a raving madman.'"
Winter got her present first, wondering what a photo of them all happy looked like, Weiss got up from her seat to look as well. In the picture, they saw a happy Willow hugging a smiling Winter, a grinning Weiss, and a quietly laughing Whitley. Seeing the note attached to the upper right side, she opened it to read, 'He's your brother. He may be a little shit, what little brother isn't? What matters, is that he needs someone to guide him. Someone to show him they care; cause so far he's been left with a negligent drunk and abusive prick. It's a miracle he turned out so well. With love, a raving madman.' Now they both felt terrible, hoping that it isn't too late to mend broken bridges as they gaze at the photo with longing.
Going to Roman, he was happy to have another box of fantastic cigars, though like before, they disappeared before he could smoke any, this time by a glaring Neo who refused to allow him to smoke next to a baby. Seeing the note now gently hovering, he grumbled as he read, 'Smoke 'em if ya got 'em. With love, a raving madman.' He grinned at the clever usage of words, though he pouted when he tried to get them from his partner, only for her to toss them inside another glass case.
Tyrian was grinning like the madman he was when he got a load of the cool chainsaw, reading the note with glee, 'Use it wisely, you crazy scorpion you. With love, a raving madman.' He laughed as he thanked his fellow crazy, though that stopped when his cool weapon disappeared and went to a nearby display case. "Damnit!"
Tai got his box of pj's, opening it to see a folded up blue shirt with his symbol over the heart, and a pair of matching bottoms with pockets underneath. The note for him was placed over them, so he took it and opened it to read, 'Rest is no joke. Just make sure not to sleep-in too late. With love, a raving madman.' He smiled as he felt the fabric, 'I can't wait to use these when I come home!'
"Moving on," Jack continued, "this one comes to us from shirou6655. 'Hello everybody. Hope you all are having a wonderful time. Now let's get to it, for Ren: an album of photos of you and Jaune from the Crisis Core Universe.' The photos will be added to the one you already got, don't worry. 'To Pyrrha: a Jaune doll that says all kinds of sweet phrases to you, to Neo: a coupon for an unlimited endowment of the best ice cream that exists. And to Ruby: your mother, Summer, brought back to be with you.'"
Neo, feeling happy for another gift so soon, bounced up and down as she got the coupon, instantly using it and had a tub of ice-cream appear in front of her. Seeing the flavor and wondering what it meant, "What the hell's a 'Fourth Flavor'?" Shrugging, she opened the lid, a spoon appearing in her hand, and took a piece. Her eyes widen as in her mind's eye, she was a child being served a plate of ice-cream for dessert. Her mom and dad looking down at her with content smiles. Mini-Neo smiled happily at them as she dug into her treat. Coming back to real life, she teared up as she hugged the large carton.
Pyrrha was happy for having another Jaune-doll. This one looked like a Chibi version of the man she loves, giggling at the cuteness of it. "I think I'll call you, Jaune Junior." She pulled the string of Jaune Junior, and awaited the praise, "Hey Pyrrha, w-wow! I never realized how pretty your eyes are!" She giggled at the awkward phrase, thinking 'That's my dorky partner.' while kissing his little cheek.
Ren was happy that his photos were inside his album, sighing in relief that he wouldn't just get piled by multiple scrapbooks. Opening it up, he saw Jaune and himself in those SOLDIER uniforms, looking at the camera as Jaune held up a certificate in pride. Looking closer, he saw that it was addressed to him. 'He looks so proud of me,' glancing at the buster blade, 'I do hope that you're watching from above. I won't let your sacrifice be in vain.'
The most shocking part was when Summer was mentioned. Tai, Qrow, and Raven were stunned; Ruby and Yang started to cry; and Glynda and Ozpin were happy to have their friend/student back.
Soon a bright light appeared, before it faded to show a being covered in a white cloak. The person then removes the hood to show what looked liked an older Ruby with longer hair.
She looked around at the assembled audience, and smiled once she saw Ruby and Yang. She opened her arms to them, showing the black battle dress underneath. The two siblings immediately ran to their mother, screaming "Mom/Mommy!" Catching her in a tight embrace, snuggling up to their mom.
The now alive Summer embraced her daughters, whispering "Shh, hush now my little Rose, my brave dragon. I'm here," she kisses each on the tops of their heads, "Mommy's here." She started to tear up as she got to hold her children again, thanking the god profusely for bringing her back.
Tai and Qrow took that moment to make their presence known. "Shortstack?" "Summer?"
Summer looked up from her children, and smiled widely at seeing her teammate and husband once more. "Hey Stilts," she said as she looked at Qrow, "hey Tai." she finished as she turned to her love. She let go of Yang to extend to them. With watery eyes, she said with a happy expression, "Come now, don't leave me hanging." That did it, the two brothers went to her to join in on the hug, their family whole once more.
Raven smiled as she gazed at the woman who was once her leader. That smile diminished as she looked at her ex. 'It's in the past, Summer is your future Tai.' She then glanced at the flowers in the vase, and their significance, with a smile. 'I guess this Jaune Arc is mine.'
The other students were happy for their friends. Same with the other teachers. The villains on the other hand, felt a bit annoyed that they bow had another Huntress to fight against in the future. Though Salem seemed indifferent to the situation, she was secretly happy for the girls to have their mother back, thinking back to her own offspring with a small, but fond smile.
After taking a few minutes to collect themselves, and Summer and Tai sitting together in a love seat, Jack continued with the list, "Alright, we're almost done here people, just a few more. Now this next one comes to us from The Darkness Writhes. 'To Ilia: a Neko from the Nekopara Universe, in the form of a Chibi Blake. To Hazel: your sister visiting you for the holiday. And Tyrian: A copy of Joker-Jaune's outfit.'"
Tyrian laughed as his clothes changed to the Joker's.
A box flew out of the bag and went to Ilia. She was curious over what a 'Chibi' was, but she thought it couldn't be that bad as she loved the toy cat. The box soon landed on her lap, and it started to shift around. "Is there something inside?" She asked herself, before moving to remove the tape on the top. After she did that, the top opened by itself, and what lay inside was something that almost gave her a heart attack from how cute it was. It was Blake, only smaller. Much smaller, with an enlarged head, small torso, and stubby limbs.
Chibi Blake looked at Ilia with happy expression. "Nya~? Are you my new owner?" She then turned around and placed her little hands at the edge of her box. She looked at all the big people, seeing a large version of herself, and her friend Yang. She waved at her, "Hi Yang!" The blond could only wave back, too stunned at seeing a shrunken, more peppy version of her partner to do anything else.
Regaining control of her body, she instantly scooped the little Blake, earning a surprised "Nya!". She looked at her outfit and just loved it. She was wearing a tiny maid outfit instead of her usual one, with a frilly hat replacing her bow. Ilia then had a wonderful idea, placing a now purring Blake next to her, she got out her plushy and held it in front of the Chibi.
Blake looked at the plushy and giggled, taking the thing and hugging it with a cute "Nya!"
Ilia squealed and took out her scroll to take pictures.
As that was going on, a bright light appeared in front of Hazel, before dispersing and showing a tall woman with tan skin and long dark brown hair done in a French braid. She was wearing a battledress with metal plates over her shoulders, chest, and high heeled boots. This was Gretchen Rainart, Hazel's younger twin.
Hazel moved to get up, but Gretchen placed a hand on his shoulder. Gazing at her hazel eyes, he expected disappointment for his misdeeds, despite the love he felt when writing to her. But she simply smiled and went to sit down next to him to reconnect in the flesh.
Smiling at the family reunions, Jack went on with the list, "So this one's from LucasVAMP, 'For Glynda- Divine Headmistress; a godly A.I to help with paperwork, schedules, keeping a eye on troublemakers, changing dresses, yes it can do that among others that a person actually leading a school may need, since we all know that Ozpin does nothing. The A.I by default is housed in a beautiful bracelet, but it can be changed. And to Cinder= End Bow; a bow forged by the Dragon of the End, Me, from its very essence and quenched on his blood, has his aura and the power to kill gods. No one other than you can use it, and it will always be with you. It can turn into the most cute mini dragon, still powerful, that loves snuggling.'"
Glynda was happy to have something to help her with her duties, glaring at Ozpin for the reminder that she does everything while he sits on his ass drinking coffee all day.
Salem sighed, 'So he's still like this, even after all this time.'
Ozpin merely took it, along with the laughter from the students, in stride. Stroking his fake beard as he looks off to the side, "I have no idea what that being's talking about." Causing Glynda's glare to deepen as she placed the bracelet on her left hand, willing it to become a gold bracelet with a chain that links to the ring to cover for the ring placed earlier.
As for Cinder, she was salivating at the prospect of owning such a powerful weapon, 'MINEMINEMINE!'
A bow, made of black obsidian, materialized in front of her. A glow emanating from it, along with purple energy forming into a 'string'. As she drooled, the bow turned into a baby dragon. Disappointed by this change, she was nonetheless happy to receive yet another legendary beast. And she did admit, in her mind at least, that the black scales and large, glowing purple eyes made it look both terrifying and adorable.
The dragon looked at her, drawing closer. Knowing what it wanted due to the god's writing, she placed the phoenix egg down on a nest that appeared next to her and patted her thigh with a sigh and roll of her eyes. The dragon thrilled and jumped for joy, immediately using its little wings to glide over to its spot, and snuggling to her.
Emerald was congratulating her boss as she patted her own familiar, "Wow, Cinder. That thing's pretty beast."
Cinder smirked at the praise, "Naturally Emerald. This creature is mine, so why shouldn't it be powerful?" The dragon preened at the compliment.
The heroes meanwhile, were greatly disturbed by this turn of events. A villain in possession of a weapon that could kill gods, AND her being the only one to wield it? That sent a shiver down their backs.
Jack smiled, seeing that there was only 4 left on the list, "Ok, so this one is from warrior of six blades: To Ruby: a letter. Qrow: the Teigu Incursio. The sword Tatsumi and Bulat uses to activate an armor that appears once they call out "Incursio" with full resolve to fight and protect those precious to them! Along with a letter attached. Ozpin: the knowledge of how to cast Soul Protect, a spell from the Soul Eater Universe used by Witches to prevent others from sensing the magic inside their souls. It could be of some help in protecting Maidens from those who can sense their powers as I am unsure if Ozpin or Salem have sensing abilities, let alone the maidens themselves. Along with a letter to you. And for Jack: The living humanoid Teigu, Susanoo. Not only because he is an excellent cook, housemaid, helped Akame with chores, and Trained Tatsumi would make him useful to keep around. But Susanoo is also very strong, fast, and durable so if someone becomes unruly or rages like Ozpin and Salem did, he can help restrain them. Even if they damage him he can regenerate himself as long as his core isn't destroyed. I figured you would like it.' Oh yeah, awesome!"
Ozpin received his gift first. A golden light was brightly lit over his head, and he suddenly has the knowledge to cast the spell. His allies smiled at the massive boost to their cause, while the villains scowled for the same reasons. A letter soon appeared in front of him.
Qrow got his gift next. It was in the form of a short sword with a chain link tassel. He grinned at the cool design of it, though he was a bit disappointed when it placed itself inside a case, quickly snatching the letter that was taped to the handle.
Next was Jack, who had Susanoo appear next to his thrown in a kneeling position. As he was kneeling, no one could tell that he is a tall man who looks to be in his late-20's. Though everyone noticed the distinctive, bull-like horns coming out of the sides of his head, causing the Faunus to glare at the supposed Faunus kneeling like a servant. He was also wearing a white robe.
Last was Ruby, and though she pouted at not getting a cool gift like the others, was happy to still get a letter from the deity. She opened up her letter, she started to read.
'Dear Ruby,
Hello, simple and pure soul. To you, I wish you good luck on becoming the hero you always dreamed of being, when I watched you grow and become more mature over time. I saw a part of myself I couldn't help missing. You're naive in a lot of ways, but yet so pure and beautiful in that dream of yours in sincerely wanting to help others. Just as I wish to become a Guardian for those precious to me, while saving the innocent when I can safely do so without endangering those I love. If you are reading this, it means I was lucky enough for my gift to get through and give you time with your mother. How long I do not know, but I figure you deserve it little rose. I wish you and your family to not only be happy with this, but I sincerely wish you all the strength to overcome whatever life throws at you...Together. For as individuals you may be strong, but together...you can do SO much more than any of you could ever do alone. Never forget this, Ruby Rose.
Sincerely with respect, happiness to speak to you, kindness, and honor, Warrior of Six Blades.'
She teared up at the beautiful letter, leaning into her mom as she smiled. "I won't let you down," she says as she placed the letter inside her pocket for safekeeping, "I will always remember you. I wish you safe journeys in your quest too."
Next, Qrow read his. 'Dear Qrow,
when I first saw you and the first tales I heard of you, I thought of you as three things. A cool uncle, a drunk, and a truly skilled Huntsman that looks after those he cares for. You was all three and yet, you are more. You endured many losses and they weighed you down a lot, but you never gave up. You kept fighting the good fight and would protect your nieces with every fiber of your being at any time they need you. When you saved Yang all those years ago is proof of such and I truly respect you for it. Especially with how you left the tribe to find your own path and look after those who truly love and care for you, Qrow. That takes true inner strength of heart, never take that strength inside your heart lightly. Which is why I grant you this, teigu. While it may not be as cool or flashy as Harbinger at first, it has a power I feel will be perfect for you. A power that if you're first impression of it is good enough, it will link with you. Shout out in all your resolve to fight and protect those precious to you as you hold this sword, "Incursio!", and you will find yourself wearing armor that came from Incursio. This armor will grant you strength, defense, time limited invisibility that can be improved with practice, and finally the ability to adapt to whatever your opponent uses against you as the fight drags on. But DON'T go crazy with this teigu, for even as a sword, the beast it was made from is STILL alive. The ultimate adapter of Danger Beasts who helps your armor have those powers in the first place. So keep your will strong, and you will stay the one in control and maybe even gain the beast's respect in time. Keep in mind he is a stubborn bastard, but then again...so are you~ I feel you'll come out on top as long as you keep strong. It might help if you stopped drinking though and blaming yourself. You do what you can and sometimes you can't save everyone, you know this better than anyone, but I know you always did your best and still will for those you care for.
Sincerely with respect, honor, and hope you better yourself into the man who you truly are inside, Warrior of Six Blades.'
Qrow chuckled, liking how the god respected him. He promised that he'll always look after his family, and to lay down his life if it means keeping them safe.
Lastly, Ozpin opened his letter. 'Dear Ozpin,
If you are reading this, it means you obtained the knowledge I hope you will find most useful in protecting maidens in the future from Salem's or others attempts to use them as weapons, kill them, or steal their powers. After all, it will be much harder to track them down if you can't sense their power and that is how many skilled mages track each other, looking for the feel of magic in a person or object. Ozpin, I won't lie, you truly have made MANY mistakes as I've come to realize. But...I would never say you're a bad person. Merely a good man thrown into a terrible situation with an even shittier hand to work with, pardon my language if offense, but I find it most accurate way to describe everything you have endured on your mission from the Brother Gods after they left you to deal with this mess on your own for generations. I know...it's hard for you to trust others with the full truth after being back stabbed who knows how many times through out the ages you two have been caught in this war on Remnant, but you need to let others in. If it helps you any, I give you this advice, sometimes...maybe the question isn't how do you kill the enemy, but how can the threat be STOPPED...Take that as will, but death is not always the answer...and it's not always YOU who needs to be the one to fix things. You can help, obviously, but remember you are never alone. You have people who care and want to make a difference alongside you, but they need you to be honest with them. Something that I recognize will be truly difficult for you, but I have faith in you if you can weather the storm of your fears and their worry once the truth is revealed, that you can make things better in time. Patience is a virtue, Ozpin, one that has served me...fairly well with my personal track record. Maybe it will serve you well too. One can not begin to redeem, if they don't first try to own up for their actions or lack of actions.
Sincerely with respect, kindness, honor, and sympathy for everything you endured for the sake of the many on Remnant, Warrior of Six Blades."
Ozpin smiled, 'These gods,' looking around to the many people brought to them, 'they are certainly not like the brothers.' He sighed, "Oh how I wish any one of you were our lords." He mutters as he looks to the sky. "Then perhaps what became of us would never have happened." He still smiled as he looked back down to the letter, putting it inside his pouch.
Jack took a moment for everyone to calm down, "Alright, almost there people. Only 2 left. This one comes from NoNameNoBrain, 'To Blake- A magazine full of risqué photos of Jaune and Ren, for Watts- a boot to the head.'" Jack immediately moved to throw the boot that appeared in front of him to get rid of it quickly; while a magazine appeared on Blake's lap. Nora immediately tried to take it from her, causing a tug-of-war to occur. 'Good thing I decided to make that thing indestructible for that very outcome.' He thought as he continued. "'And for Tyrian- a personal meeting with his son from the "Why So Serious?" viewing.' Oh boy."
Watts, who was rubbing his face in pain, immediately paled at that news, knowing that his one-on-one with the demented clown was fast approaching.
Tyrian was laughing with glee at the prospect of meeting his son in the flesh, hoping to bond with him like a proper dad, 'I wonder what we'll talk about first? How to screw with people's minds? Oh oh oh! Maybe he'll share his laughing gas with me!' He squealed at the thought of wielding such a deadly concoction.
Suddenly, a clapping noise along with a sarcastic chuckle started to echo off the expanse, "Aha, ha ha. Hehe he, he. Aha." Coming from behind a pillar, a man stepped out of the shadows, clapping his hands one more time before spreading them out like he was a huge reveal, "Well hello there, ladies and gentlemen." He grinned, his scars prominent on his face as he looks to the shocked/frightened audience with glee. "What's wrong? It's like you people seen a ghost~."
The heroes felt a shiver run down their backs as they witnessed the man coming closer to them, the Joker's back!
The Joker laughed as he saw the heroes shy away from him, bowing at the waist as most of the villains and thieves applauded his arrival.
Tyrian was weeping tears of joy as he clapped for his son.
Cinder smirked as she stroked her baby dragon, loving the affect the man has on her enemies.
Emerald, Neo, and Vernal all waved their hands, hoping to get his attention.
The students were terrified. Summer gasped at seeing the scars on his face, holding her babies close in protection as she felt them shiver.
The adults were tense, expecting a fight. Glynda sweating as she remembered how manipulative he was, while James was snarling at the man while lamenting that he couldn't just shoot the clown and rid themselves of his madness. Why not, you may ask? Well because all the weapons were sealed under armored plates instead of glass cases like before.
Gretchen hid behind her brother as she didn't like how obviously crazy the clown was.
Adrian hugged his panda in fear. 'Why is Oncl Jan so scary?' He hugged the bear tight as he closed his eyes in fear.
Saphron and Terra were horrified to see this version of Jaune. 'What's happened to you?' Hearing their son whimpering in fear, they went to retrieve him and tried to shield him from this madman.
Chibi Blake instantly leaped off her seat and went to hide inside her box, the plushy gripped tightly in her little arms in fear.
The Joker reveled in the various reactions, grinning as he looked at everyone. "Isn't this great?" He clasped his hands together, looking at Ozpin first. "Well if it isn't the Wonderful Wizard, Ozpin." He snickered at his own joke, before looking to Glynda "And the Goodwitch of the South." He grinned at her, before noticing what she had on her finger. "My my, aren't we a bit adventurous?" He smirked at her, knowing full well who gave that ring to her.
He then turned to Yang, who was still held by her mother, "Hey mom." He lightly waved at her, confusing Summer greatly, before turning to Pyrrha, scoffing at his 'ex'. He then looked to Tyrian, who was practically vibrating in his chair. He grimly smiled, "Hello, father."
He added a lot of venom to the title, but Tyrian didn't care, ignoring it completely as he waved back enthusiastically, "Hi son!"
The Joker turned to Vernal, going to her first as she blushed at him coming towards her. "Hey Vernal." He says with a more softer smile.
Vernal gushed at her man smiling at her, so much so that she couldn't respond and just hugged herself with a giggle.
He then reached over and took her hand, earning a blush from her. He leaned in and gently kissed it, causing her to swoon. After doing that, he turned to grin at an amused Raven. Peering to the side, he hummed as he saw the flowers. Taking one without permission, earning a scowl from the bandit queen, he placed it in his breast pocket. "Hehe, really puts the outfit together."
The he moved on to do the same to Emerald and Neo, gently scratching Toxic's head while the two sighed blissfully. Then, he went to go to Tyrian when he noticed something, or rather someone. "Well, well, well..." He says, grinning at the shivering form of Watts, "If it isn't the squealer." His grin turns more malicious as he placed his hand under his chin in a mock thinking pose. "Hmm. I seem to remember, supposedly, having a meeting with you later on." Watts gulped.
He then noticed that someone was passed out. He went to sit next to a passed out Mercury, before slapping the back of his head in an attempt to get him to wake up.
Mercury yelped and sat up, looking around in a scared way, before landing his gaze on the Joker who sat next to him. "J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J" He tried to say his name, causing the Joker to smile and lean towards him. "Joker!" He began to hyperventilate, then his eyes rolled into the back of his head as foam erupted from his mouth. He then fell back in his seat, once again passing out due to fear.
The Joker began laughing, hitting his knee in satisfaction. "HAHAHA, Oh baby, HAHA, that was priceless!"
After calming down, he then stood up to talk with his dad. "Alright, let's get this over with."
As he went to converse, Jack continued. "Now this one comes from . 'Neo, Vernal, and Emerald. To you, I give you your children from DK.'"
The three squeal in joy as numerous lights emitted in front of them. As they faded, many girls were shown. They all looked around, before spotting their mothers. "Mom/Mommy!" With shouts of joy, they all ran for their respective moms.
Neo cried tears of joy, holding her little Lucy as she kissed her innocent cheek.
Emerald was the same, holding her family close to her, and repeatedly kissing the tops of Peridot and Garnet's heads. Toxic was slithering inside a pen so that her mistress can enjoy the family moment in peace.
Vernal was hugging Amber close as she silently thanked the god for giving her, her daughter.
Ozpin and Salem only looked at the children with wonderment and love, remembering those same feelings whenever they saw their own children.
The Joker grinned at seeing his spawn, but reframed himself as he was supposed to be talking with his dad.
Jack, seeing only one left, rapidly went to read the last entry and get rid of his outfit. "Now this last one comes from... Oh shit."
Everyone raised an eyebrow at his choice of words, the parents glaring at him for it as they didn't have enough time to cover their children's ears.
Adrian giggled, "Shit! Shit!" Saphron and Terra were mortified, trying desperately to stop him from repeating that dirty word while scowling at the god.
But all that changed when Jack instantly changed back to his regular outfit while ordering Susanoo to clear everything up. He then changed seats, returning his thrown to its original configuration and having the lights return to normal.
Then he went to kneel in front of the screen, all the while muttering in worry. The audience was understandably worried, especially when Jack turned to them and shouted, "What the hell are y'all going just sitting?! Kneel!"
As many were startled into doing so, some like Salem and Raven crossed their arms in defiance.
Glynda, being one of them, asked with a raised eyebrow, "And why should we bow? None of the other gods asked for us to do it." Earning nods from the others who refused to do so.
Jack glared at her, "Because, this one happens to be The KING OF AN ENTIRE PANTHEON OF GODS!"
His outburst, and the message itself, got the rest to quickly kneel, while most quietly prayed that they didn't offend the King.
Just then, the screen glitched on, and a symbol of a crown over a heart with stiches over it in an X pattern appeared. A choir of singers was then heard over the speakers, casting a soft rhythm as they hear the vocalization.
As he got back up, Jack bowed in reverence to the symbol, then told the others that it was ok now to get up. Ignoring the grumbling of a few of the audience, he turned to sit back down, still shaking a bit in fear. Gulping, he said, "This last one is from King-Of-Gods. 'From The King of the Gods, Salem: I bring you the one present you want the most.'"
Suddenly, 4 bright orbs of light with wisps of light flowing behind them came out of the screen, before quickly forming into 4 small girls with various shades of blond hair.
Salem and Ozpin found it hard not to breath properly. Standing in front of them were their children. The mother stood up and shakily walked to them, "Oma, Hecate, Vivien, Circe." She cried as they looked at her.
The youngest, Circe, looked at her and said in a soft voice, "Mommy."
That did it, she ran towards her babies and embraced them. Kissing each one on the top of their heads, she thought 'Thank you, My Lord. Thank you.'
Ozpin wanted to go over and hug his children too, but once more, he let his ex have her moment, smiling at seeing his babies alive once more. 'Although, why did their entrances differ from Gretchen and Summer? Is it because it was a different god doing it?' He thought, but quickly ended up not caring. His daughters were back!
The other heroes smiled at the sight, seeing a mother reunited with her children, even though it was the Queen of Grimm.
The other mothers held their own children tighter.
Saphron was stunned. 'The Four Pillars. The Sacred Four Pillars are here!' She moved to stand, but a sudden look from Oma, and a message to not say anything, caused her to sit back down with a head bow. Terra looked at her wife with a raised eyebrow.
After Salem recovered, and the reunited family sat together, Jack continued with the Lord's wishes. "'From The King of the Gods, Ozma: I give you a way to remove the curse upon yourself. With this item: Immortality, and Reincarnation can be removed.'"
Ozpin teared up, thanking the King of the gods for the wonderful gift. A bottle of Holy Water appeared in front of him, and he took it in no time, quickly drinking it to release the curse on himself, smiling once he felt it take effect. He didn't care that the god used his old name, he was too happy to be free.
Jack continued. "'From The King of the Gods, Nora: I give to you your parents from the Veil of Death.'"
Nora gasped, never thinking for a moment that she would have a chance to have her parents brought back to her.
Two bright lights appeared in front of her, catching the attention of a curious Ozpin, before fading to show two people. The first was a very muscular man wrapped in a fur pelt over his chest, a pair of pants with fur lining the edges, and a helmet with horns on either side. He was bald so no one knew what his hair color was, though his eyes could be seen and they were the same color and shade as Nora's. For a weapon, he wields a massive battle-axe.
The second was a woman with long, wavy orange hair in the same shade as Nora with bright blue eyes. Unlike the brute, she was decked out from neck to toe in sleek silver armor, with Norse runes running down the plates in elegant designs, and a black fur cloak over that. Only her head was left unguarded; and for a weapon, she carried a Viking sword with a black handle and sheath over her back.
Nora cried, instantly running over to her parents. "Mom! Dad!"
The woman, Frigga, embraced her baby girl while the man, Odin, wrapped them both in a bear hug.
"It's ok, my little Valkyrie. Momma's here, and she's not leaving you again." Frigga whispered to her daughter's ear as she cried tears of joy.
Nora smiled, finally feeling the warmth of her parents after so many years.
The Joker smirked as he ruined the moment by clapping his hands, gaining everyone's attention, "As sweet as this little moment is, I think that Dear ol' Jack still needs to finish with the letter."
The parents of the girl glared at the clown, not really affecting him if the exaggerated yawn was an indication, and went to sit with an excited Nora who couldn't wait to present her friends, team, and partner.
With a sigh of relief that this would be over soon, he read "'From The King of the Gods, Jack: A little robot that automatically cleans up vomit as well as serves people food and beverages.' I thank you, My Lord, for your wonderful gift." A little robot materialized in front of him. He thought that it was pretty cute, but unfortunately there wasn't anything to clean right now. So he ordered it to go next to Susanoo.
"'May all your gifts reach you in good health, and I pray that you keep them close to your heart.'" With that, the image on the screen faded and the choir gently ceased.
Sighing at the gift giving was over, Jack went to go take a nap, before remembering one last thing. "Oh yeah, Watts." Getting the man's attention. "Don't think I've forgotten your earlier gift. Your time with the Joker begins now."
The Joker laughed, walking menacingly towards a now shaking Watts. "Oh, this is going to be fun."
As Jack reminded everyone, James scowled at the clown with hatred.
Oma noticed this, and said to him, "Hey mister, you should really calm down."
James turned to the girl, and said, "You would do well to mind your own business, little one. This does not concern you, nor do you know of how truly dangerous that man is."
Salem and Ozpin didn't like the man's tone, and glared at him. However due to his new outfit, and Salem's new look, the glares' power was diminished.
Saphron was also glaring at him. 'How dare he disrespect one of the Pillars in such a way! And he better not try to harm my baby brother, or else I'll uses my blades to play hacky sack with his sack!'
Hecate rolled her eyes, "You are the one who doesn't know." She points to the clown as he's chasing a fleeing Watts, "That one is not your Jaune. He is not a threat to your world."
James scoffed, "You do not understand. He is a danger, and deserves to be imprisoned before he can harm anyone."
That got the students to stand up and yell at the General. Winter stared at her superior in disbelief.
The other teachers were appalled by his words.
Qrow was staring at James in anger. "Are you stupid, Jimmy?! That kid did nothing to us!"
The man glared at him. "Yet. And I aim to make sure it remains that way." His eyes narrowed, "By any means necessary."
That got the heroes to shout at the man; the students wishing to teach him a lesson, and the teachers wanting to slap/punch some sense into him.
The White Fang members scowled at the General's aggressive stance, feeling it hit a bit close to home regarding their kind in the eyes of Atlas.
The villains were intrigued by this turn of events, wanting to see where this went.
Vivien shook her head and stood up, walking over to a purple orb. "I see that you are blinded by your rage and natural suspicion of others, General." She takes the orb from the shelf, with the audience noticing that Jack wasn't saying anything about that. "Perhaps you should see," she gazes at him with a soul piercing gaze that didn't look right for someone who appears so young, "just how your negative behavior affects your world." She holds up the orb. "I believe that Mr. Jack already explained to you all what this color of orb means."
As most of the audience nodded, a feeling of dread enveloped them all. Vivien then turned to face the screen. "This future regards to how your paranoia, General, forced the hand of many kind and loving individuals." She turned sideways to glance at James, "And caused the destruction of all you have sworn to protect." She then placed the orb against the screen, watching as it absorbed the thing, then turned around to sit next to her sisters.
Many shivered at the ominous way the little girl delivered her speech; and as the lights dimmed, they wondered what the future holds for them here.
Saphron just prayed that the Clan would survive this.
END
Holy Crap! 26 thousand words! My longest chapter to date! Thank you everyone for your gifts. If your username wasn't up here, then I apologize, but there were 45 people who gave their gifts, and only 34 members of the audience +1 god. I'm gonna go sleep. It will be awhile before I post another up.
But stay tuned for the next couple of exciting chapters titled: "Revenge of the Arcs!"
Hope you enjoy your holidays, and catch you next time.
