Hi, sorry for miss last months' update, I was sent away with my sister and cousins to stay at my grandmother's for the quarantine. I am going to start skipping some time because I don't want to just be rewriting volumes 1-the first half of 3. I am working on the next chapter and have an idea for Greivous Arc; so expect my next upload to be either chapter 8 of TWI or the first chapter of Greivous Arc. Goodbye, stay safe, wash your hands, and keep your distance.
Jaune was currently resting in a tub full of ice water, his thoughts on the attack. 'A Tarrasque, a big one, but why Argus?' Jaune contemplated as he rested his arms on the side of the tub. 'A distraction maybe? or possibly a message? or bo-' Jaune's thoughts were interrupted by Saphron opening the door.
"Need more ice?" she asked, a bag in hand. "No I'm good, just need to rest a bit before I get going" Jaune responded. Saphron nodded befoee walking out and closing the door. Jaune sighed as he let the cold water wash over his body and continued contemplating on why an S-Class grimm would march on a place like Argus.
It wasn't long before the ice melted and Jaune drained the tub. Getting dressed and heading to the couch, he laid down and let his mind wander to more than just the attack. He muttered as single sentence before turning in for the night; "What else are you gonna throw at me?".
Flashback
Jaune watched as Oscar swung a wooden sword with both hands in the xiao long backyard, yang was practicing punches with Taiyang while Ruby just watched Oscar with him. As Oscar swung again his foot caught a rock, sending him to the ground. the boy groaned but picked himself back up and got back to it.
Jaune got up from his spot and walked over to the boy. "You need to keep watch Oscar, something like that while you're holding a real weapon and you might lose something" he said as he kicked the rock into the tree line. "I'm sorry" Oscar replied. "Don't be, accidents during practice can help you avoid them in real life" Jaune said as he put his hands on Oscars arms and adjusted his pose.
Ruby continued watching as Jaune returned to his spot before Yang and Taiyang joined them. Her body covered in sweat as she sat down next to her sister while her father didn't seem so tired and just sat down next to Jaune. "His training has been going good" Tai complimented. "That's good, how have the girls been treating him?" Jaune asked. "Good, Yangs' been protective of him while Ruby seems to stick to him like glue" Tai answered. Jaune nodded as Oscar swung again.
Scene Change
Jaune arrived at the Xiao Long house with a large box in hand alongside his other supplies. The family had gathered in the backyard, the scent of metal and dust being worked lingered as Jaune walked up to the group.
Ruby was the first to notice as she rushed him with a flurry of rose petals floating behind her and pulled him into a bear hug. Oscar was quick to follow, getting both of them in his own bear hug. Jaune patted the two on their heads before Yang ran and pulled the three of them into her bear hug. Jaune escaped but Oscar and Ruby ended up in Yang's vice strong hug.
"Uncle Jaune, help" Ruby called before Yang let them go. "You're no fun Uncle" Yang quipped as she felt a bit rejected not getting to death hug said uncle. "Well I came with a gift and would rather it not get damaged" Jaune answered as he held the box up and opened it.
The three starred at the items within before looking back at him. "What are these for Sensei?" Oscar asked as Jaune closed the box. "Its for you three, materials for your weapons" Jaune responded as he walked past them and greeted Tai and Qrow.
"So what did you bring?" Qrow asked. "Just some metals and plastics; tungsten for Yang, some silver for Ruby, some bronze for Oscar, and titanium to sit between the three of them" Jaune answered as he took said materials out of the box. "Seems a bit much, but why the silver?" Tai chipped in. "Aesthetics mainly, give the weapons some decor" Jaune said as he took the other various materials out of the box.
Jaune finished laying the materials out and turned back to Qrow and Tai; "What weapons have they designed anyway?" he asked. The kids were looking through some of the more available materials Jaune had strewn out as Qrow answered. "Yang's making shotgun gauntlets, Ruby is designing a scythe sniper rifle, and Oscar has the blueprints for a sword pistol with a pike function". Jaune nodded before splitting the materials meant for each kid while he let them choose through the other materials.
Jaune finished with four piles as the three made their choices of materials. he then turned back to Qrow and Tai; "When is Yang heading to signal?" he asked. "In a couple months, that's where they can make their weapons" Tai answered. Jaune just nodded as he turned back to the three. "I'll be going, I have some missions to do in the frontier, sorry I couldn't be here for long" he said while passing them.
Ruby and Oscar had saddened looks while Yang was quick to grab him in a crushing bear hug; "You're not leaving just yet, we haven't showed you our semblances yet" she said whilst crushing Jaune. Jaune look at Ruby and Oscar befor sighing. "Alright I'll stay to see what you and Oscar can do" he answered as Yang smiled and put him down.
Scene Change
Jaune watched on as Yang dueled with Oscar, the former with a pair of blazing yellow gauntlets while the latter kept his distance with a olive colored pike, both weapons letting off an occasional shot as their wielders dueled. Ruby was fiddling with a disassembled weapon on the deck.
Yang clenched her fist and brought it down on the shaft of Oscar's pike, sending the tip to the ground, before she rushed up close. Oscar pulled his pike back and shifted it into a pistol. Three shots rang out as Yang side stepped the first before blocking the other two with her gauntlets. Oscar shifted his weapon into a short sword and rolled to the right as Yang brought her fists down on the spot he was just at.
Oscar moved quickly and thrust his blade into her side, only for Yang to jump back and grab his blade. She threw his weapon away and brought her fist into his midsection. Oscar groaned as his aura surged to the harmed area while he rolled back and retrieved his sword.
The two circled one another before a bell rang out and they stopped. Oscar slouched and put his hands on his knees to catch his breath while yang loosened her form and stood with her arms at her sides. Tai had a timer and a scroll in his hands as he walked up to the two. "You both did quite well" he complimented while showing the results on his scroll, Oscar's aura was just in the yellow while Yang's was in the middle of green. "Now that was only a two minute fight but you both held you're own" Tai continued. "Any one have anything to say?" he asked the two people in the audience.
"Yang you had good form but you need to increase your mobility" Jaune spoke up as he walked between the two. "Oscar you need to put more strength into your grip" he continued, turning to Oscar. Oscar nodded as Tai spoke up. "Ok, now both of you remember to help Ruby as she's starting Signal this year". "We will" yang responded. Ruby had an excited look on her face as she ran to her sister.
Flashback Ends
Jaune awoke to the sun glaring down at him through the window. He grumbled before getting up and stretching his arms over his head. He them walked to the kitchen, finding Saphron at the table with a plate of toast and coffee. Jaune walked to the counter, took two pieces of bread and popped them in the toaster. He turned to Saphron as she took a sip of her coffee.
"So, when do you think you'll be back again?" she asked while letting the cup rest. "Not sure, I've got some things to handle in Vale" Jaune answered. "Ok, just don't take a risk like what you did yesterday" Saphron said before taking a bite of her toast. His own toast popped out, prompting him to ready his own breakfast. The two ate in silence before Jaune finished.
He returned to the living room and began gathering his stuff. Saphron just watched as he put Sapentaoi and Pars Lunea in a duffle bag. Jaune got dressed in his usual attire, and grabbed his bags. He turned to Saphron, gave her a one armed hug, before heasing out the door with a goodbye.
Jaune walked through the streets of Argus towards the train station. Passing by the tower he was greeted by the sight of several engineers working to repair damaged crafts. He picked up his paced before any of them could notice him. He passed more streets before finally reaching the station. He was quick to buy a ticket to Vale and waited for the comm system to announce his train.
When it did he followed pace with the other occupants and reached his train car. He would occasionally glance over his shoulder before he took his seat. he rested his shoulders as he put his bags in the overhead compartment.
The train started as Jaune starred out the window, just watching the snow-covered trees drift past as the train gained speed. He felt as though he could relax, but he turned to the corridor and breathed out a sigh, he was getting to Vale.
So, yeah, this is probably a bit of a disappointment for an extra months wait. but this is what I wrote, don't worry I'll get back to my usual with a time skip.Goodbye, stay safe, wash your hands, and practice social distancing.