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Xerzo LotCN: I am very sorry that I didn't address or see your review! I am so sorry but I hope you enjoyed the last chapter and I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Theanimemaster9000: Here's more! And just you wait, something big will happen in this chapter (besides Jaune and Adam's meeting)
0akarigan0: It's possible, but also remember that due to "Aura Sight" when he fights he sees and tracks a lot of Aura colors, so he might forget.
Confused con: Normally? No due to the fact that Aura sight is not constantly in use and Aura only seems to become visible when used or being hit.
Reader: Here's the chapter you've been waiting for.
Dragon Blaze-X: Trust me, this one will be a lot longer (which is why it took so long). And it's no problem, besides you brought up a good point. Also, I think I will be using the little "summary bit" to get you and the others hyped for the next chapters.
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Anyway, back to the chapter that all of you have been waiting for!
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Jaune, 7 years old at the time, was being patched up by his grandmother after he had been in a fight.
His Grandmother was cleaning off his face after it had been covered in cuts and bruises, which were slightly bleeding. As she patched him up, she looked at her grandson and saw that he wasn't crying, but he did have a troubled look on his face, which she knew why.
"Your mother said that you started the fight, is that true?" She asked
Jaune shook his head, "No," he replied
"Are you telling the truth?" She asked with a soft smile
"Yes," Jaune replied
"Then you wanna tell me what happened?" She asked
"You're not gonna believe me... Mom and Dad don't" Jaune replied
His grandmother smiled, "That's not true, after all I know you're not lying, you really didn't start the fight,"
Jaune looked at his Grandma with a confused brow, "How do you know?" he asked
"Because I saw how Meg and Dia were very worried about you when they got home from school, more worried than usual, which meant that for some reason, they were there," She told him "So, now do you wanna tell me what happened?" she asked with a raised brow
"Some older kids were picking on Meg, and then Dia tried to defend her but some of them started picking on her and one of the boys was going to hit her, so I rushed in and stopped him... and I started hitting him but then the other kids began fighting back..."
"So you were defending your sisters, hm?" His grandmother asked him
Jaune nodded.
His grandmother smiled and she finished cleaning his face, "Tell me Jaune, do you know what your name means in Old Valerian?"
Jaune nodded, "Yeah... Dad and Grandpa said it means Yellow," Jaune replied
His grandma nodded with a smile, "Yes, and do you know what the color yellow symbolizes?"
Jaune shook his head.
"It means happiness and warmth," She told him "And that is what you give others, Jaune," She told him
Jaune was confused, "What do you mean grandma?" Jaune asked
Jaune's grandma smiled, "You'll understand one day Jaune," She told him
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Jaune was called to Ozpin's office, and he hoped this wasn't about what happened during the ball as he had already explained everything, 3 times to the Atlas General before Ozpin talked to Ironwood and He, Arslan, and Sun were let go. As he made his way up to his office, Jaune also wondered if this was about the missions that students would be getting today.
The elevator dinged and Jaune had arrived at the office, once the doors opened and he stepped into the office, he saw Ms. Goodwatch, Ironwood, and Ozpin himself.
Jaune gave them a smile as he walked over to Ozpin and stood a few feet from his desk. "Hello Ozpin" Jaune said
"Hello Jaune," Ozpin said with a smile
"Um... am I here to answer more questions?" Jaune asked
Ozpin shook his head, "No, you as well as Mr. Wukong and Ms. Atlan are cleared of any suspicion,"
Jaune let out a sigh and nodded, "Then why am I here?" Jaune asked
"Mr. Arc, due to your skillset and your growth since being here, and with your missions being given to you today, I am willing to give you a special mission," Ozpin said "You will be paired up with a professor and another 1st-year team who are considered very strong from their Academy,"
"A special mission?" Jaune asked with a raised brow
Ozpin nodded, "Yes," Ozpin said "This mission involves checking out rumors of criminal activity in a certain place,"
"May I ask which place?" Jaune asked
"Mt. Glenn," Ozpin said
Jaune's eyes widened with shock. Everyone knew about Mt. Glenn, it was one of the worst Grimm disasters in human history, nearly half of the Kingdome of Vale was lost, which included, the huntsmen population. It was a reminder that the Grimm were the greatest threat to humanity.
"Is that wise Ozpin?" Jaune asked, "What about the Grimm?" Jaune asked
"Do not worry, there are a few packs of Beowulfs and other Grimm but none that could cause major trouble," Ozpin told him "Your mission is simple, search the entire city as well as the underground railroad, and if no Criminal Activity is found, then leave as soon as you can," Ozpin finished
Jaune thought about it and the mission was pretty simple. Well simple for Huntsmen, he supposed.
"I'll gladly accept the Mission, Ozpin," Jaune said
Ozpin smiled, "Very well, I will assign you another 1st-year team, and your professor will be waiting for you at the docks,"
Jaune nodded, "Right," He said, "Um, who is the professor that I will be working with?" Jaune asked,
"Dr. Oobleck," Ozpin said
Jaune raised a brow, "Dr. Oobleck is back?"
Ozpin nodded, "Yes, he arrived back just late last night," Ozpin replied,
Jaune just nodded and he thanked Ozpin and left the office. As he entered the elevator and began going back down to the ground floor. Ironwood looked over to Ozpin.
"Are you sure it was a good idea sending someone like Mr. Arc out there?" Ironwood asked, "Even if he's her grandson, does he have the same potential as her?"
Ozpin raised a brow, "The same potential? No," Ozpin said, he then smiled, "He has more,"
Ironwood raised a brow, "Really?"
Ozpin nodded, "Just ask Glynda how much he's grown in such a short amount of time," he told Ironwood
Glynda nodded, "Yes, despite what I originally thought, Mr. Arc is one of the most promising students here at Beacon,"
Ozpin nodded, "Not only could he surpass his grandmother, but, it's very much possible he'll surpass me in his second year,"
Ironwood's eyes widened, "Are you sure?"
"Yes," Ozpin said, "Now, I think we should touch on the matter at hand, the break-in of the CCT tower,"
"Yes," Ironwood replied, "I had Polendina look into the network and he found no Virus, and there were no hacking attempts to access any of our devices or files"
Ozpin looked at his old friend and then looked to his computer, "Then why would someone break into the CCT network if one is not planting a virus or trying to gain access to our secrets... I fear that there may be one hidden so well that even the Good Professor could find it," Ozpin said
"Should we scan again?" Ironwood ask
"Yes, just to be sure, I would rather be safe than sorry," Ozpin told him
Ironwood nodded
Ozpin then turned to Glynda, "Any word from Qrow?"
Glynda nodded, "Yes, and he's said that he's still in Mistral and will be heading to Atlas to bring her back,"
Ozpin nodded, "Good, if she's here, then I'm sure we'll be a lot safer should something happen," Ozpin said, "After all, she is the legendary Faunus war hero,"
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Dr. Oobleck was currently waiting at the dock, and in his hands was the Journal of Alyx. He kept the book for his research into ancient history. Not only was this a journal of a friend of the great prophet Oum Monty, but he was sure it held the secrets of the past.
So far, the Journal didn't just speak of Alyx and Oum, but of others who were close friends to Oum. Their names were Seramina Rosa, Noah Dwark, and Brynjolf Odinson.
Currently, he was deep into the book and read Alyx's entry for the page he was on.
"After exploring the other worlds I was had access to at the time, we returned to find our world, Hanau, was gone... most of the great cities were destroyed or abandoned while there were new ones we have never seen before, what he also noticed was that the brothers were gone, nowhere to be found nor could Oum sense their presence... did something happen to them? Why do these humans before us, possess no Magicka?"
"Oum fears the worst as Do I and the others... We will find the answers eventually, of that I am sure, but for now, we will protect these new humans from the creatures of the Dark Brother..."
That was the page's full entry, and Oobleck was met with more questions. The Brothers? Could she mean the ancient brother gods of light and darkness? And Magicka, Humans had something like that? What does she mean when she said "These new Humans"? So many questions that the Doctor needed answered.
"Dr. Oobleck!"
Oobleck looked up from the journal and closed it. There he saw Jaune running toward him with a smile and a small packed bag on his back.
Oobleck smiled as he saw one of his favorite students, "Ah! Hello Mr. Arc!" Oobleck sad, "Glad you finally arrived!" He said
Jaune smiled and nodded, "Took me a while what with a lot of people leaving for their missions today," Jaune said "Did Ozpin tell you about the other team that would be joining us today?"
Oobleck nodded, "Yes, Ozpin told me about them, and apparently, They are from Shade," oobleck said
"Shade huh? I wonder if it's NDGO?" Jaune said
"Sorry, we arere late professor!" came a voice
They both turned around to see four teenagers, three boys, and a girl.
"It's quite alright, and that's Doctor," Oobleck said "You must be team BRNZ, correct?" Oobleck asked
"Yes sir," said a boy with silverish hair, "I'm the leader of the team, Brawnz Ni," The boy introduced himself
Brawnz had dark purple eyes and short black hair that graduated to gray with his hair slicked toward his left. He wore a sleeveless top that graduated from gray to purple with a purple scarf around his neck, a pair of black pants with bronze kneecaps, and a bronze buckled black belt and he also had another dark purple scarf that wrapped around his right leg, he also wore a pair of black boots with studded strap detailing.
His weapon was on his hands, they claw-like gauntlets, which to Jaune meant he was a close-quarters combat fighter and must be pretty good at it if he was going head to head with Grimm.
"I am Roy Stallion," Said the boy next to Brawnz.
Roy was a dark-skinned young man with green eyes and brown hair styled in cornrow dreadlocks tipped in gold clasps. He wore a green vest buckled closed on his left shoulder, over a black T-shirt and loose white pants that were rolled up to his knees. He also wore a pair of fingerless gloves with white armor pieces that were the holsters for his weapon and a pair of olive canvas sneakers.
His weapons were golden saws that were holstered in those white armor pieces over his hands, which sort of confused Jaune as he was sure that was amongst one of the most complex weapons he had ever seen.
"Sup, I'm Nolan Porfirio," said the next team member.
Nolan had messy dark red hair and pink eyes. He wore a deep sky blue jacket with a black hood and rolled-up black sleeves, he left the jacket open, which showed that it was over a white shirt with long rolled-up sleeves. A pair of sunglasses with pink lenses hang from his collar and he also wore a pair of ripped burgundy jeans, and a pair of black shoes, and on his hands were black finger-less gloves.
His weapon looked like a cattle prod, which also let Jaune know he was a close-quarters fighter and if he had to guess, that cattle prod was a lot stronger than most.
"Uh... Hi, I'm May, May Zedong," Said the girl
May was a young girl with light tan skin, dusky rose hair, and gray-blue eyes or eye as she had her left one covered by her black beanie. She wore a red and white hoodie, a large black scarf around her neck, and a pair of blue tracksuit pants, and she also wore a pair of Red canvas sneakers.
her weapon was a blue sniper rifle that hung on her right shoulder, this let Jaune know that she was a long-range fighter and probably a hell of a shot.
"It's nice to meet you all, I am Dr. Bartholomew Oobleck," Oobleck said before taking a sip out of his thermos
Jaune gave them a wave, "I'm Jaune Arc," Jaune said "Nice to meet you guys!"
Hearing his name, the team's eyes widened.
"Whoa! You're really Jaune Arc?" Asked May
"Um, Yeah," Jaune asked "Why?"
"Dude, your like the most popular person amongst every academy," Brawnz said "You're the only first year at Beacon,"
"You killed a Goliath with a single strike," Roy continued
"You nearly captured Roman Torchwick," Nolan said
"You fought one of of the rarest and toughest Grimm in the kingdom of Vale!" May said with a smile, "As far as anyone's concerned, you're practically a legend here!"
Jaune was a bit surprised by how much they knew, but to be fair, Sun and Coco were the ones he knew who do most of the gossiping here at the school. Still, he felt a little bashful by what they were saying. "W-Well, Yeah all that's true, but honestly I don't think I would have been able to do most of that stuff without some of my friends," he told them, "They really pushed and helped me along the way, if it wasn't for them I wouldn't be able to do most of that stuff," he finished with a bashful smile
"Still, what you've done only some of us wish we could do," Brawnz said with a smile
"Yes, Mr. Arc has done some amazing feats, but we must get on our Bullhead and head off, Students," Oobleck said with a smile
The students nodded and got on board the Bullhead. Once they got on the Bullhead, BRNZ asked Jaune about what he could do with his weapon and Jaune filled them in, meanwhile, Oobleck sat near the cockpit and began reading Alyx's Journal again as the Bullhead made its way to Mt. Glenn.
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"This morning, we were able to rescue a young blonde boy from a group of Bandits, he's only 15, and his name is Johan, says he has no last name since his family has not done anything worthy of a house name, we are taking him home to a small city called Orleans,"
"As we made out way to the next city, we encountered a large Grimm which the locals called a DeathStalker, Seramina easily defeated it with her Silver-Eyes, which made the locals awe in her power. I had always heard of the Silver eyes, but I never saw them in action. Truly their power was a sight to behold, one look at the beast and it was destroyed, nothing was left,"
"For now, we continue on our adventure to take Johan home to his family, where he says it is just his parents, his older sister, and his younger brother, he has also offered us shelter and food as thanks, which we gladly accepted. For now, my hand already tires of writing, so I think I will stop here"
Oobleck was fascinated by this entry, as it told of the Silver-eyed Warriors, legends who were said to be the ultimate slayers of Grimm, and could either vanquish a Grimm into nothing or turn them to stone, and it appeared that Seramina was one of these Warriors.
The small city called Orleans was one of the many small towns just a few miles outside of what used to be the kingdom of Frankia.
"Dr. Oobleck," Came the voice of the pilot, "We're here," he said
Oobleck looked over to the pilot and nodded. Oobleck looked over to the students, and then stood up, "Alright students! We've arrived at our destination,"
Jaune and BRNZ nodded as they stood up and waited for Oobleck Signal. The Pilot let the Bullhead hover over the ground a few feet up in the ait and the pilot opened the side hatch.
"Alright, everyone out!" Oobleck ordered
They did so and jumped out of the Bullhead, and once they were all out, Oobleck jumped out and joined them on the ground. Once on the ground, the pilot took off back to Beacon. Oobleck looked around and saw no sign of Grimm, which was good as he thought they could approach the ruins as safely as they could.
"Come along now, we have a mission to do," Oobleck said
Jaune and BRNZ followed him into the city, and when they entered through a hole in the large wall. Once inside, Jaune got a good look at the destruction and ruin that the city was now. Buildings were unfinished or some were destroyed, and broken cars littered the street, vines and other plant life had taken over the city.
Jaune felt nothing but sadness, what happened here was a tragedy. It was almost like he could feel the pain, sadness, and terror as he looked around. He could feel it all and it scared him.
"So this is Mountain Glenn..." Jaune said with a sad tone, "You know you hear stories but... It's just a lot worse in person..."
"Yeah..."
Jaune was a bit startled by the sudden reply and looked to his right only to see May. She too had a sad expression on her face.
"It's almost like... I can feel everything that happened here," May said
"Yeah, I feel that too," Jaune said
They continued following Oobleck deeper into the city, before Oobleck stopped in his tracks and the teens did the same, they looked ahead only to see a lone Beowulf sniffing around.
May quickly took aim at the Beowulf, "Should I take the shot?" May asked
Oobleck shook his head, "No, that Grimm is most likely sniffing out any foul emotions it senses, most likely of those who are rumored to be here," Oobleck said
"Then what do we do?" Nolan asked
"We wait, and then we track, and hopefully it leads us to his pack, and the pack will lead us to the individuals that may be here," Oobleck said
"How long will that take?" Jaune asked
"Who knows, hours, days, why a lone Grimm have been known to travel without their packs for weeks- and there's the whole pack!" Oobleck said
The teens saw the sudden appearance of the whole pack which shocked them as they really did come out of nowhere.
"What!?" Brawnz cried
"And it seems they noticed us," Oobleck said
"WHAT!?" Brawnz cried again
"What do we do?" Roy asked the Doctor
The pack of Beowulfs charged at the group and without another word, Jaune jumped in and unleashed an Arcus Mortis and took out 6 of them with a single strike. A few Beowulfs ran at Jaune and He quickly activated Aura sight and Dodge their claws, He then saw an opening and stabbed the Beowulf at the top of its skull. However, from behind, Jaune failed to notice that two Beowulfs jumped up and prepared to pounce on him, however, two shots rang out and the Bowulfs began to fade before they even reached Jaune. The teen boy turned around only to see that it was May who had just saved him.
Jaune gave her a smile and a nod and May looked at him and gave him a nod. With that, Jaune continued to fight the Beowulfs as Brawnz and Roy jumped in to help. Nolan was on his way but stopped when he stood next to May.
"Jaune's really impressive isn't he?" Nolan said with a smile
"He is," May said with a smile
"He's a real joy to work with," Nolan said with a smile
"Real joy to look at too," May muttered with a blush
May didn't know Nolan heard her and he wasn't going to let her know that he heard her as he watched Jaune make quick work of the Beowulfs and Nolan would admit that he looked rather dashing as he did so.
'He really is,' Nolan said with a small blush
Nolan then joined the fight and May took aim and watched their backs as they got rid of the pack. Meanwhile, Oobleck watched the students rid the Grimm from the area and began investigating for clues. However, as he did, he also knew this wasn't going to be the last pack they would see today, there were sure to be many more.
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It had been 4 hours since they had landed at Mt. Glenn and they have been fighting Pack after Pack of Beowulfs, and they were growing tired. After searching the area, and finding nothing to indicate criminal activity, Oobleck stopped searching for clues and then noticed that they were quite close to the actual Mountain of the city. Which shocked him a little as he forgot that they were heading in the direction of the real Mountain Glenn.
'No more Grimm... looks like this is the best opportunity,' Oobleck thought, He turned back to the students, "Well, I think that will be all for today! Mr. Ni, can you and your team set up camp in a none visible area, I and Mr. Arc will be checking the perimeter,"
"You got it, Professor," Brawnz said
"That's Doctor!" Oobleck yelled
Oobleck and Jaune walked away with Dr. Oobleck and the others went to find someplace to set up camp.
As Jaune and Oobleck were walking around the ruined city, Jaune kept an eye out for any signs of Grimm, while Oobleck followed behind.
"Mr. Arc, can I ask you a question?" Oobleck asked
Jaune turned around to look at the doctor with a raised brow, "Uh, sure, what is it?" he asked
Oobleck pushed his glasses up, "Why did you want to become a Huntsmen?" Oobleck asked him
Jaune was a bit taken aback by the question, but he thought about it and he was brought back to the stories his Grandparents and Parents would tell him and about his father's days as a Huntsmen, and how he wanted to follow in their footsteps.
But then he thought about what he had gone through since he came to Beacon, how hard it was, and how much he had to train, he also thought about his friends, his fights with Roman, and his training with Taiyang and Ozpin, how they sort of changed his world and his view on what it meant and took to be a Huntsmen.
"Tell me Jaune, do you know what your name means in Old Valerian?"
Suddenly, He realized his answer, his real answer as to why he wanted to be a Huntsman
"Honestly, if you asked me this at the beginning of the year, my answer would be because I always wanted to be a Huntsmen, everyone in my family was a hero, and I wanted to be one too... But I don't think that's the answer anymore," Jaune told Oobleck
"What is the answer now?" Oobleck asked
"Do you know what Jaune means in old Valerian, Dr. Oobleck?"
The doctor nodded, "Yes, it means Yellow, correct?"
Jaune nodded, "Yeah, and do you know what the color Yellow symbolizes?" Jaune asked
Dr. Oobleck shook his head, "I'm afraid I do not, Mr. Arc," Oobleck told him
"My Grandmother told me that it symbolizes Happiness and Warmth, and she told me that is what I give others," Jaune told him, "I didn't know what she meant but now I think I do... If it wasn't for my family, friends, and even teachers, I would have made it this far, so I why do I want to be a Huntsmen? Because I want to bring happiness to those I cherish, I want to bring warmth to those in their darkest times, I want to protect what matters to me,"
Oobleck looked at his student with a smile, and nodded, "Well then, I do you think that answer with suffice, Mr. Arc," Oobleck said
They continued walking and making sure there were no more Grimm in the area. After about 30 minutes, they were sure that no Grimm would attack them while they slept, Oobleck and Jaune called BRNZ and let them know it was safe and asked where they were. BRNZ had set up camp at one of the buildings that overlooked the city on the mountain, so Oobleck and Jaune made their way there.
After a short walk, they arrived at the building and saw that May was keeping watch on the 2nd floor with her rifle, she saw them and lowered her rifle and then gave them a wave, Jaune smiled and waved back to her, as they entered the building. Once inside They saw Brawnz, Roy, and Nolan eating some snacks they packed.
"Hey, guys!" Jaune said
"Hey Jaune," Brawnz replied
"Any snacks for me?" Jaune asked
Nolan picked up a large stick of beef jerky and tossed it over to him, Jaune caught it but then he looked over to the stairs, and then back to Nolan. "Has May eaten yet?" Jaune asked
"Nah, not yet," Nolan replied, he then grabbed another beef jerky stick, "Wanna take that one up to her?" He asked
"Sure," Jaune said
Nolan tossed him the jerky stick and Jaune caught it and gave a nod to Nolan, and Nolan nodded back and then made his way up to the second floor, once there he saw May still keeping watch.
"See anything out there?" Jaune asked
May was startled that she nearly dropped her rifle but she regained her composure and turned around only to see Jaune, "You scared me for a second," She said with a smile of relief,
"Sorry," Jaune said as he scratched the back of his head, he then showed her the stick of beef jerky, "Thought you could use something to eat,"
May slung her rifle over her shoulder and Jaune tossed her the beef jerky, she quickly caught it and began opening it, Jaune moved closer to her and looked at where she was looking before. He was able to see most of the ruined city, and in the day, the ruined city looked sad, but at the night, it gave off a feeling that just scared a person.
"No Grimm anywhere in our area, but I have seen a few a couple of miles away," May chimed in
"That's good to hear a little," Jaune said "You usually keep watch?"
May nodded, "Yeah, I'm the only one with a rifle," She said with a smirk
Jaune nodded with a smile, "Right," He said "Also, I wanna say thanks for earlier, you really saved me back there,"
May bashfully smiled and looked at him, "It's nothing really, I'm sure you would have been fine,"
"Maybe, but I didn't sense them, the Aura technique I used, can't sense Grimm because they don't have a soul," Jaune told her
May took a bite of her jerky and then looked at Jaune with a smirk, "Then I guess you owe me," she said
Jaune smiled and nodded, "I guess I do," he said "You wanna take a break?" he asked
May looked at him with a raised brow and a smile, "You sure?" she asked
Jaune nodded, "Yeah, I can keep watch and if any Grimm come by I can just go down there and deal with them," Jaune said
May nodded, "Alright then, I'll leave you be for now, but if you need me-"
"I'll come and get or one of the others," Jaune said, "No worries May, just get some rest," Jaune told her
May gave him a soft smile and nodded and then made her way down to the first floor as Jaune took watch.
An hour or two had passed and Jaune was still looking over the ruined city and he hadn't seen any Grimm. Jaune then decided to try something, During the day he had "Aura Sight" activated for a while but not too long as to cause pain, but during the whole time he had only seen BRNZ and Ooblecks Aura, and no one else's, however, it was night now, and he knew that when it was night, the Criminals come out and play. So he was sure he would find at least the Aura of someone above ground, so Jaune activated Aura Sight and looked over the ruined city.
Once he did, that's he saw one Orange Aura not too far from where he was. He looked over to it and that's when he saw Roman and a couple of White-Fang grunts, entering through an old mineshaft on the mountainside.
'So Roman's here huh? But why is he all the way out here?' Jaune asked himself, 'I should at least follow them, he may lead me to their base and once I'm there, I can come back and give tell Dr. Obleck,' Jaune thought
Jaune jumped out of the 2nd story and made his way to Roman's direction as quickly and quietly as he could. He stayed a good distance away. Jaune watched as they carried crates of dust and weapons up to the mineshaft. He saw them walk into the mineshaft and he waited a good minute before he slowly entered inside as well. Once inside, Jaune saw the lights working and the paths they took, which were confusing as there were a lot of tunnels and Jaune couldn't see Roman's Aura anymore.
Curious, Jaune decided to look around more and followed a few trails that led him to some restricted areas, he assumed that's where they must have gone and followed those trails. he moved passed some of the caution tape and broken wood to go down the path, as made his way down the restricted area. However, he only walked a few feet before the floor beneath him collapsed and he fell down. As he fell down the tunnel, he eventually hit a slope that forced him to roll down a path before he flew out of the tunnel and to the bottom of the mountain.
Jaune braced himself for impact only to land in something that felt like water, though it was more akin to slime. He got up and realized that whatever he was in was only to his thighs and when he stood up, he realized that he was covered in the smile, and even a good chunk of whatever it was got into his mouth. He spat some of it out as best as he could but the slime or whatever it was had gone down his throat.
Jaune stood up and looked around as best as he could. He quickly took his scroll out and saw that it wasn't damaged, which he found to be a miracle, he then activated the flashlight and saw that whatever he was in was black.
'What is this stuff?' Jaune asked himself
Jaune moved his flashlight around and when he turned around that's when he saw something that shook him to the core.
It was a Grimm curled up into a fetal position, but it was not just any Grimm, it was large and looked like a dragon. He could see his black skin and its large red wings. What was also strange was that he noticed that from the chest of the Dragon-looking Grimm, the black ooze leaked out from it. However, he didn't focus on it that much as he quickly looked at the face of the Dragon Grimm, only to see that its eyes were shut, meaning it was slumbering which was good because he didn't think he could fight something that huge, and he quickly looked for an exit.
As he was looking for one, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his body. It felt like his body was punching him from the inside and it hurt all over the place. He searched for an exit only to find a small crevice that he could fit through so he quickly rushed there to get out before the Grimm awoke. He wanted to yell due to the pain his entire body was feeling from the inside.
He eventually made his way outside of where ever he was and he quickly fell to his knees, still covered in the black ooze. He cried out in pain as the burning got worse. It felt like his stomach was about to explode, his eyes felt so dry that he thought they would shrivel up in his skull, and his throat burned so bad that it felt like it would burst into flames and turn to ash.
He activated his aura to see if it could stop or ease the sensation but it didn't... eventually, the pain was too much for Jaune and he passed out.
Hearing the noise, he a group of White-Fang and their boss ran over to his position only to find Jaune laying face down unconscious. Oddly enough, he was not covered in the black ooze anymore.
"A Huntsmen," Said one grunt, he then kneeled over to Jaune and felt his throat for a pulse, "He's still alive,"
Another grunt turned to his boss with a raised brow, "What should we do sir?" they asked
Stepping out of the shadows was none other than Adam Taurus himself. He moved closer to Jaune's unconscious form and kneeled down in order to get a better look at him and he realized who this was.
"Tie him up and bring him with me..." Adam told his men, "One of you let Torchwick know about our little guest..."
As the men raised him up and dragged Jaune's body to where ever Adam wanted him, Adam looked at Jaune with a neutral expression.
"So we finally meet at last... Jaune Arc," Adam said
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Three major things just happened in this chapter!
1. Oobleck read more into Alyx's journal
2. Jaune fell into the Wyvern's nest, and it was leaking Grimm essence, which he managed to get soaked in
3. Jaune has now (technically) met Adam and Adam seems glad(?).
What other secrets does Alyx's journal contain? How does the past connect to the present? What will happen with the Wyvern? What will happen to Jaune now that he's been exposed to Grimm essence? What will Adam do with Jaune? Will Oobleck and BRNZ come to our blonde Knights' rescue?
Most importantly... what do you think will happen~?
Also! a little summary for Chapter 19!
Jaune meets Favnear! Jaune and Adam come face to face as Oobleck and BRNZ come to rescue Jaune! Adam and Roman start up the train and a race to stop it and save Vale begins!