"So would anyone want to explain who that creepy emo guy was?" Nora said

"He must've been a creation of Salem, she's most likely messing with us," Ozpin replied

"But it doesn't make sense, he said he was me from the future, and he said something about making sure I turned out, like him." Jaune said

"That would be a cold day in hell." Ruby said

"Damn right, you won't ever turn out like him kid, I'm sure of it," Qrow said

"Thanks guys," Jaune said, giving off a reassured smile.

"So what do we do if he decides to come back?" Yang said

Ozpin displays a brief pause before answering.

"Whoever this Evil Jaune is we'll have to fight him off again if he decides to come back. He's not our main priority right now. Our mission comes first." Ozpin said

"He's right, Jaune Dark will have to wait," Ruby said

"Jaune Dark?" Ren said

"What else are we gonna call him?" Ruby said

"Good point," Jaune said

In a nearby forest, Jaune Dark has just finished making a tent out of various Tree bark and leaves. A recently killed rabbit is currently being skinned and gutted on a log.

"Looks like my past self is stronger than I thought, although still a bit rusty around the edges."

Jaune Dark cooks the rabbit meat on a frying pan stolen from a nearby residence. The sizzling of the cooking meat helps him calm.

"Ensuring my past may actually be difficult, I just need to get those meddling pests out of my way, but in the meantime ill have to keep tabs on them until I can strike."

Jaune Dark continues looking at his cooking meal.

"Ah I digress, I'm talking to damn rabbit meat."


Location: Argus, Mistral

On the airship, Weiss sits in the passenger seat. She looks down at her scroll and notices her friends' signals slowly going out of range. Upon seeing this, Weiss makes her move. She gets up and heads toward the cockpit.

"Miss Schnee! For your own safety, we must request."

"What?!" The first guard yelled as Weiss can be heard activating a glyph.

"Traitor!" Yelled the first guard

Grunts from the guards are heard. The airship is seen flying by as the two guards are tied together by a black Schnee glyph as a parachute slows their descent.

"This parachute won't excuse you of your treachery!"

The glyph deactivates, causing one of the guards to hang onto the other guard for dear life.

Back at the base, Cordovin watches her men working the terminals. A beep is heard.

"Ma'am, we've got something on radar."

"And who would be foolish enough to enter our airspace unannounced?" Cordovin demanded

"Apparently us, ma'am."

Back on the airship with Weiss and Maria

"Manta 5-1, this is Argus Base. We see you circled back. What's your status, over?"

"Why can they see us?" Weiss said

"Somebody dropped the ball. Don't worry, I've worked with Atlas forces before. I know their jargon." Maria said, picking up the radio.

"Argus Base, this is Manta 5-1. Feel free to gaff off. Thought we were going to scrub due to FOD, but we're back up and green across the board, over."

"Manta 5-1, return to base immediately, or you will be treated as hostile, over."

"I thought you said you knew their jargon!" Weiss said

"Jargon was fine, but our pilots aren't elderly women." Said a Terminal Soldier

"Huh, well they got me there! Ooh, my mind really is going! Why would you kids let me fly this thing?"

"Calavera! You and those insolent children are up to something, aren't you?!" Cordovin yelled

The group looks over to the Argus base. Suddenly, the mountain at the base retracts, revealing a colossal mech that overlooks the city of Argus.

"Clearly the people have forgotten that they live in peace thanks to the awesome might of Atlas!" Cordovin said, oblivious to Jaune Dark manifesting inside from a cloud of black smoke.

He quickly hits her off of the seat, knocking her unconscious.

"Is Cordovin, piloting that?" Weiss said


"Not anymore," Said the voice of Jaune Dark.

The mech's arm cannon charges up, which lets out an electric burst that fires at the ship Weiss and Maria are piloting. The controls go critical as Maria's eyes spin.

"Are you okay?" Weiss said

"I am, but whoever that is, it's definitely not Cordo." Maria said

"So that's what that button does." Jaune Dark said

"No, it's him," Weiss said, forming a look of dread

Ruby and her group look over to see Weiss and Maria fly in, with Jaune Dark in the stolen mech following close behind.

"You really think you can flee from me, insects?"

"Hurry back Weiss. I need you on the ground if we're gonna take him down."

"You're joking, right? You want to fight him?!"

"We've fought giant monsters before. This is just one crazy lunatic, with one very big robot." Ruby said

"Do you actually believe you can stop my past?!"

Jaune Dark prepares to take down the airship with a missile that pops out from a slot on the arm cannon. The missile fires and tracks the airship, but suddenly, it explodes harmlessly just right behind it.

"What the?" Jaune Dark gasped

He turns to see Ruby with her Crescent Rose. She lowers her weapon and glares at him while the others get ready to fight.

"Damn you Little Rose, still just as much as a nuisance here I see."

Jaune Dark prepares to open fire on Ruby and the others. Weiss and Maria see him doing so in shock.

"Now it's time to do what I should've done 7 years ago." Jaune Dark said in a more frustrated tone.

"Dive!" Weiss said

She unbuckles her seatbelt and gets off from her seat while Maria dives for the landing. As Maria heads to the others, Weiss approaches the airship door with Myrtenaster in her hand. She jumps off and raises her weapon creating a rock wall and protecting the group from Jaune Dark's Ice Dust attack.

"We need to figure out how to stop Dark and protect the airship." Ruby said

"He's after me right?, so let's make him focus on me." Jaune said

"That's suicide" Nora said

"Look at that thing. It's not designed for small enemies. It's probably meant for giant Grimm that come in from deeper waters. We can turn our size into an advantage and trick him into giving us an opening. We just have to be smart." Jaune said

"Maria, can you keep the ship out of harm's way?" Ruby said

"They can take my driver's license, but I won't let them take this ship!"

"Very reassuring" Ren said

"I'll be more useful if I go with her. From up high, I can try to spot a weakness." Oscar said

"Well, he's not the only one who can grab a bird's eye view." Qrow said, smirking

"You said you needed me on the ground?" Weiss asked

"Not exactly." Ruby said, nervously smiling

As the team strategizes Jaune Dark keeps an eye on their location keenly.

"What are you maggots up to?"

Suddenly his eyes widen as the group splits into three: Jaune, Nora and Ren run down the left path along the cliff, Maria flies the airship to the right, and Ruby and Qrow fly straight up into the air using her Semblance and his corvid form, respectively. Ruby reforms from her Semblance and fires Crescent Rose, cracking the mech's windshield and causing him to growl. He then fires a volley of missiles at her.

"Let's go!" Ruby said

Weiss also slides off the frozen wave before using Myrtenaster to freeze small patches of ice for her and Ruby to leap on toward the mech. As Cordovin keeps her attention on them, her mech is suddenly struck by a volley of pink grenades.

"Hey freakface! Over here!" Nora said

"What's this?" Jaune Dark said, looking over to Jaune's group as they keep running.

"You wanna play Jauney boy? Lets fuckin play." Jaune Dark said


Unbeknownst to him, Ruby uses the opportunity to enter into the cannon. By the time he notices he is too late.

"NO!" Jaune Dark yelled

She fires and uses her Semblance to quickly get out of the arm cannon. Suddenly, the cannon explodes, covering it in ice and stone.

"This can't be possible!" Jaune Dark said, the mech kneeling down from the immense weight.

"Holy, shit" Qrow said, utterly astonished

"So the best combat technology Atlas has to offer fails to a couple of children?!"

Jaune Dark then notices Cordovin regaining consciousness. He gets up from the controls and closer towards the speaker.

"This isn't over you filth sucking rats, I will be back."

Dark then teleports away once again, leaving behind a black smoke.