So this chapter took a while longer to write, namely because people kept getting in my way. Because when push came to shove, this chapter only took four days to write, even without me focusing on it. But here it is! Also as to references in order of appearance:
Sinbad from Magi
Android 17 from Dragon Ball Super
D&D/Pathfinder Cleric, specifically 5e War Cleric
This one is a deep cut. Weiss is based on Star Guardian Xayah from LoL, with Jaune as not Star Guardian Rakan but as Pulsefire Ezreal!
Kamen Rider DiEnd from Kamen Rider Decade
This one is based on Levi from Attack on titan
Original Idea world! Where Jaune is older than the normal RWBY group, teamed with Neo, Adam and a fourth person.
Solomon from Magi
Roy freaking Mustang (God I love that man) from FMA
This Yang is based on Yoruichi from Bleach, with her Jaune being Urahara.
Kamen Rider Fourze, Yuki Jojima!
Their version of Jaune, Zi-O.
This one was made surprisingly before the DBFighterZ announcement. But this is Anli, a fusion of An Ren and Kali Belladonna, in exchange for Kefla of Super, with her Jaune being Hit.
Nora's...is this world!
This Qrow is from a world where Jaune has Replaced Taiyang, so it's original!
String Along
Glynda as Pepper Potts from the Iron Man chapter.
This one is based on another Leauge of Legends character since I got back into the game. This Jaune is Sett!
Batman!
Master of Spirits
Blake as Kasumi from DOA, with Ryu Hayabusa Jaune
Oscar from the future of this world.
This Cinder is based on Yu Miaoyi from FGO.
Hope for the Horrowed
The God of Highschool
As usual thanks for all the support! Here's the new chapter. I would reply to the reviews but this time it's valentine's day and my brother's birthday. So I'm actually out of time haha.
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or the Legendary Moonlight Sculptor.
"Oh dear," the Curator said seeing the world.
"What's up, old guy?" Coco asked. "Is there something wrong with this world?"
"No, it's just this world changes the theater on its own." He grumbled before the screen vanished and a doorway opened. Everyone, yes everyone in the theater, was dragged into the place. Not just the Beacon people, but everyone. "Attention. All of us will be going into different parts of this world to see the fruits of Jaune's labors."
"Wait...are you telling me...we get to visit another world!?" Ruby asked happily. Now that got everyone's attention. This is the first time they got to traverse the multiverse.
"Yes, but we shall be listening to some stuff as we walk." He then smiled at everyone. "You may wish to stay here but you shall not be able to watch anything. You may still find things to do in the playrooms or libraries."
All of them stayed, interested to see what the other world would look like. Stepping into the rainbow portal, they appeared in a place where they had a moving sidewalk and a voice began to speak to them from somewhere.
All over Remnant, a single name was known. A name that stood out amongst the masses, that inspired people to be better. To stand up for themselves. To be the best they can be.
John?
Jean?
Jon?
Jaune?
That caused a lot of people to snicker, even some of the villains couldn't help but laugh as the person didn't even seem to know how to address the Jaune of his world.
Yes, Jaune the god of war, the artisan and the conqueror!
"What? The kid is a conqueror?" Ghira asked surprised.
"Yes, in this world, despite most people not knowing who he is specifically, Jaune Arc is the most skilled individual bar none," the Curator replied.
"So you're saying he's stronger than anyone else?" Salem inquired. However, as she was on this moving sidewalk, Salem could feel oddly at home. The magic that flooded this world felt just right.
"No, there are beings stronger than Jaune Arc. He just has more skills than anyone on the planet."
"That clears things up," Mercury nodded. "So the guy could just do anything?"
"Almost there are some fields he doesn't specialize in."
No one knew what he looked like since there were varying accounts of his looks.
"Now that's just silly," Winter stated. "How would anyone not know how he looks?"
"One of his abilities is known as Sculpture Transformation. He can change his body by sculpting something and destroying it. He even takes on their physical attributes and skills, while retaining some of his own."
"Another hax world isn't it?" Neptune asked, a little put out.
"Actually no. Jaune Arc struggled day and night to hone all his skills, even with his ability," the Curator informed them. "Relentlessly improving himself."
"Ah, he's just like our normal one," Pyrrha grinned.
"That and he's older. He's twenty-five here. He's been taking care of his family ever since his parents died in an accident."
"What!?" Saphron asked. "How about our older sister!"
"Jaune was the one who got a job first and pushed all of you into schools while forsaking his own. Thankfully, his skills as an artist gave him so much money that you guys are wealthier than even the Schnees."
"Well, I'll be damned," Qrow whistled. "How old did he start?"
"When he was twenty."
One has him as a tall Lion Faunus from Menagerie, who was the creator of their now-famous Kingdom Castle and walls.
A light turned on and showed an image of a tall blonde Faunus version of Jaune sitting on a ladder and working on a castle now being built in Menagerie.
"Ooh, that's a nice look on him," Coco whistled. Especially the shirtless body as he wiped off sweat.
Velvet blushed despite herself. It had only been two days after deciding to not go after him, but she still had feelings. And boy howdy, that lion-Faunus version of him looked downright yummy.
She wasn't the only one as other girls licked their lips at the sight of him.
Another has him as an undead who was the savior of Mountain Glenn.
"Undead?" Yang asked in surprise.
The image shows a skeletal knight in dark armor holding a long sword pointed at a large Wyvern Grimm. Many men, women, both human and Faunus, charging the Wyvern and the horde of Grimm that came from it.
Not only that but they were flanked by what looked like ancient knights.
"Holy cow…" Summer gasped as they saw the image.
"You said he was the savior?" Ozpin hummed.
"They defeated the Grimm attack and saved Mountain Glenn, with few casualties. They wanted to make Jaune the leader of the city but he said no."
"That man is a hero for sure," James nodded his head at the info.
Yet even another has him as a bald bandit who had led the revolution in Vacuo to bring the bandits under one flag and into one city-state.
This time they saw a heavily tanned Jaune with no hair and dressed very loosely. This time he had the bandits fall under him, bowing as he had proved himself to them.
"You're kidding," Raven dropped her jaw. Not because of what he did, but because the image showed Raven kneeling before him as well.
"Again, he didn't decide to rule here. Instead, he made it so his second in command during the whole fiasco did." This time it showed a woman with brown hair and brown skin. That made those who knew of her a little surprised.
"Amber became a good leader for them and came up with some good policies, making everything calm in Vacuo. Hell, Raven even is an advisor but they do call Jaune in to help settle disputes."
"A miracle worker, that's what he is," Summer dropped her jaw. "I mean he got Raven to follow someone else!"
Yes, everyone knows something about Jaune but the most well known was the art that was left in his wake.
"Ah yes, what truly made him stand out. Please be ready to walk a bit," the Curator said.
Take for example the Four Guardians at Menagerie:
A large wall now encompassed the entire city of Menagerie, which now had a large castle in it. Various Faunus people walked around happily, enjoying their day. The now ringed city's four entrances, each with large gates with an ornate carving all over the posts. The northern gate was made of obsidian with a tortoise statue carved along its edges. The west was made out of pearls with a tiger statue. On the southern gate was a sapphire dragon. Finally, a ruby bird was on the eastern gate.
The moving sidewalk vanished and the audience found themselves in front of the gates of Menagerie. Kali, Ghira, Ilia, and Blake all dropped their jaws at the majesty of their home. It looked so stunning compared to what they knew. It was more alive too. That and there were humans as well!
But they all looked up and saw the finely crafted gate from the eastern entrance.
"Damn," Roman whistled. Neo nodded. They touched the rubies on the gate and saw that it was high quality. "How much do you think this costs Neo?"
"More than whatever we can make," Neo replied. They shifted to each of the gates and they were all just so majestic.
"How long did it take for him to make this?" Kali wondered.
"Six months," the Curator replied. "He stayed with the Belladonnas during this time."
Everyone who enters Menagerie now could only gasp at its majesty as they enter, feeling like they were being protected by said animals. In fact, due to these statues, the guards are more alert and can find criminals faster, lowering the crime rates of the kingdom.
"That sounds odd," Terra replied. "How can something like that happen?"
"...magic...Jaune's ability stems from magic. In that anything he creates gives buffs to anyone who sees it," the Curator replied.
"Wait...you mean by just seeing these we can get stronger?" Sun grinned. "That's so cool!"
"Yes for a short while, but if they are some of his best pieces, you get a permanent improvement."
"Interesting," Salem purred. "Maybe we can find a way to take this one into our fold Cinder."
"Agreed," the woman said. Cinder Fall looked at the craftsmanship and was impressed. This detail was something that she would love to have if she made a castle for her own.
What completed the set was within the newly built castle courtyard. Standing tall within Menagerie's castle, one shared by Sienna Kahn and the Belladonna family as joint rulers of the kingdom, was a large solid golden dragon statue. Anyone who sees it felt healthier and more grounded as if everything was going to be fine. The set was dubbed by this artist as the Gods of the Winds and Earth.
They saw the final piece of the work and suddenly...they all felt stronger. Power coursed through them and they all felt better, even those who aren't Hunters.
"W-Wow…" Penny said as she felt the rush of power go through her. "That was…"
"Amazing!" Weiss stated. "I feel so much stronger."
"Wait, you're telling me, we got those buffs?" Ilia gasped.
"Yes."
"That's good," Emerald said as she looked at her hands. She knew personally something happened and it felt great.
It didn't stop there though. John? Jon? Jaune. Yes, Jaune had created a smaller but far more impactful set of sculptures in the kingdom of Mantle.
They shifted to Mantle outside of a large three-story building.
Within the kingdom, a building was erected to house a set of dolls made by this Jaune fellow. It had three floors, with the third being dedicated to his creations and the other two made for anyone else willing to show off their art. Their pieces were being bolstered by the very fact they were allowed to share it in the same space as the masterpiece.
They all walked through the entire first two floors of the building, even noticing the gift shop.
"I have to say some of these are rather average," Weiss stated as she went from a self-portrait to a landscape image of Mantle.
"I don't know," Ruby hummed as she and Summer titled their head at some abstract piece of art they didn't understand. "Some of these are so weird."
"Agreed," Summer noted.
Meanwhile, Roman, Neo, and Emerald were all looking at the pieces at the same time. "How much do you think this one is worth?" Roman asked. The one they were looking at was a nice picture of some Faunus playing.
"Couple hundred Lien maybe," Neo hummed. "Some of these pieces are trash though."
"Definitely," Emerald agreed with her fellow thieves. "Some of these aren't even worth stealing."
"Let us proceed to the next floor to see what this masterpiece they were talking about," Qrow stated.
What was this piece you ask?
On the third floor, Jaune had placed his creation, a series of dolls that showed off the life of a child from birth to death.
Upon getting to the third floor, everyone paused when they saw the large glass frame that cut the entire thing in half. On the half they were on, there were several benches people could sit on. While the other had the Grand Masterpiece.
From left to right were twenty dolls. Each at a different stage of a young woman's life, starting from birth to the left. Going through childhood, teenage years, adult, middle age, elder years and their death. Other steps that were included were their graduation, wedding, pregnancy, raising their kids, etc.
Once again they all felt their abilities increase as they looked at it.
"Wow…" Kali said touching the glass.
"You said it," Ghira said while holding his wife.
"These are so pretty!" Penny stated as she looked at the dolls, not completely understanding the feeling welling in her chest.
"What a marvel," Ozpin hummed. He can see the magic coming off the dolls. It was like a rainbow display before his very eyes.
However, there were two who were more moved than anyone else. "Mom, are you crying?" Ruby asked Summer. Tai, Yang, and Qrow all looked at Summer who was touching the glass and her heart. Tears pooled at her silver eyes as she stared at all of the dolls.
She also felt a second power boost. "I don't know why I'm crying," Summer mentioned to them.
"...I think I do," Tai sighed. "You miss your own family, don't you? Your real family?"
Summer gulped but slowly nodded her head. "I mean it's nice seeing you guys...but...seeing this…" She wiped some tears with her sleeve. "I can't help but wonder...what would my Ruby have looked like in life?"
Her eyes were trained on the doll in the wedding dress. Ruby and Yang end up hugging her, while this time Tai and Qrow stood away this time.
The other person moved to tears and had gotten the second power-up? Salem.
The currently human immortal looked at the dolls and felt both in awe and in anger. She felt, felt what these things represent. Felt the magic and the love that came out of them. And it angered Salem that she lost that...due to Ozma.
"I will end him when we get back." She thought to herself.
It was said that this was commissioned by a couple who had lost their child at birth. Jaune only had charged them two Lien instead of the usual hundreds or thousands depending on how he was feeling. He felt a kinship toward them so he only asked for two.
"God that's sappy," Ilia sniffled. Her inner romantic coming out once more.
However, when the family had received the Lien back they had thought he had failed or it would be ugly. So in their trepidation, they entered the building Jaune had left. And instead of the one doll they had commissioned, they had gotten twenty masterpiece dolls that moved them to tears.
For Free. He didn't even name the piece.
"Why does that matter?" Terra asked as she, Saphron, and Adrian marveled at the dolls.
"Because naming a piece usually is the signature of the artist," Winter informed them. "By not naming it, this version of Jaune Arc all but said it wasn't his work to be named."
"That's beautiful!" Saphron gasped.
A house was even donated to the family so they can live near the exhibit and take profit from people using the building as a place to display their art.
"Damn. That sure is kind of him," Nora grinned. "Fearless leader is great!"
"This is surely something I did not expect from Jaune," Ren replied. "However, his selflessness is something I can see."
They waited until everyone had calmed down and felt normal before they went to move on.
In Vacuo, while not as emotional as the one in Mantle, his creations were the most awe-inspiring.
The audience was warped into a different place this time.
"This one is a bit large, so we will be standing here while we warp from place to place," the Curator told them.
All across the desert were sculpted pieces of nature itself. Clouds that were shaped into ornate windmills that blew cool air, miniature rivers sculpted in the sand that provided freshwater, and even areas had been made into rest stops through the sheer ability this artist had. As if nature itself was his template.
"Woah!" Velvet said wishing she had her camera. Seeing nature had been shaped into sculptures and was improving the lands made her drop her jaw.
"Dude...Imagine if he had these back in our world?" Sun gasped, feeling the cool air from the windmills. Neptune even bent down and touched the rivers.
"Man," Neptune whistled. "This one is pretty cool, not going to lie."
They also felt the powers of the sculptures empowering them to degrees they didn't even know.
Then, of course, there was Vale. The new cultural center of it all. Over the entire city, new pieces of art have been erected inspiring the people there to do their best and live their life to the fullest. These sculptures seemed to be something that everyone loved, even the Hunters.
The audience saw a quick look at everything and couldn't help but just walk down the streets for a couple of minutes, looking at the sculptures that lined them.
"The fact these are all out in the open is a bit unbelievable though," Terra said. She and Saphron stopped when they saw a sculpture of them and their son Adrian sitting as a family on a bench. They got a temporary boost just from seeing that.
"Given how the whole city treats these as their biggest treasure, crime went down. Both cops and Hunters alike ensure that these things weren't stolen or damaged," the Curator replied. "In fact, it's down to a measly 8% within Vale."
"He should have settled in Mantle," James frowned as he heard that while looking at a sculpture of kids playing.
Of course, that extends to Beacon and its halls. Almost all the art there was done by Jaune. Yes from the statues to the paintings, everything was done by this individual.
"Ughhh...can we live here?" Yang complained as she felt a small buff after seeing an image of a person studying. "I'm already feeling smarter!"
"Honestly all the academies in this world have hired Jaune to do similar, Beacon just has faster access to him. With all these things, grades have shot up and higher graduation rates."
Glynda this time groaned. It would so help to get that for her trouble students.
Some days it was even rumored that he worked at their forge, getting weapons and armor fixed to such a high degree. Or their kitchen where the students who never experienced five-star dining, did even though he was using cheap items.
"Sooo…how do we go about hiring this person?" Velvet asked. She was so curious.
"Be very rich and outbid everyone else for commissions," the Curator responded.
Yes, this all had to do with Jaune's ability.
In reality, it was not a semblance. It was a magical ability that stemmed from his true ability, Legendary Moonlight Sculpting. While no one knows about it, Jaune took five years to completely master the technique.
"Moonlight sculpting?" Cinder asked. "That sounds a bit nonsensical."
"Jaune thought so too at the beginning," the Curator informed him. "He complained about not getting a combat-based class. However, once he got to the other half of the ability, it became a godsend."
The things that have to do with forging, cooking, and other various art forms comes from the effect that let him learn the various forms of art at an accelerated pace. That was why in just a short amount of time, he became a professional in any form of art.
"Ah. Feeding for his family of seven sisters," Raven nodded. "I understand why he'd like the ability. It would help make a lot of money."
"Damn," Qrow said. "Imagine all his old stuff after he became famous?"
"Oh yes. Some of his original creations, tiny dolls of rabbits and other animals, their worth went from measly 2 Lien to 2,000 once he became famous."
Weiss and Winter could only choke on air. He was that well known!?
Which leads to some weird adventures that he'd rather not speak about in the company of others. The only one who knew of them was Ozpin and he was just as tight-lipped about it as the blonde was.
"Why would Ozpin know?" Salem growled.
"Would you believe that Jaune accidentally became a time traveler?" the Curator chuckled. Everyone looked at him in disbelief. "Yes, he and a younger Ozpin worked together a couple of times. They just don't get along well, for their ideals clashed at the time, hence the informal way of speaking to the man."
Ozpin frowned. Did that mean what he thought it meant?
"Oh but he and your wife got along splendidly…" the Curator added as an afterthought. Now that surprised Salem, to say the least.
Which brings them back to the current day.
Jaune had gone into the room he was given at Beacon, a place to for when he worked with the Academy and changed clothes. This time he wore a simple beige sweater of black pants and sneakers.
"He wants me to make a grand masterpiece?" Jaune groaned. "Why does Ozma have to ask for such a thing?"
Now that just confirmed it to the two people. He met them at the beginning of it all.
"Really? Your name is Ozma Ozpin?" Yang snickers along with the other kids, and some smiling parents. "Your parents must be bad with names."
He sat in the courtyard of Beacon, watching as students study and hang out with one another near his various statues. They didn't know that due to his abilities, people who saw them and can appreciate his work get buffs to their attributes.
Strength, speed, intellect, etc. Depending on which statue they visit, the populace gets something for themselves. The ones throughout Vale did the same. The sculptor did make sure to have the statutes apply to law-abiding citizens. No criminal could ever get his blessings.
"Aw, that's not fair!" Neo groaned. "We got it in other kingdoms but not in Vale!?"
"Of course. This is where he and a lot of his family live. So he's looking out for them. It's the same for the ones in Argus." That made the Cotta-Arc family smile. As did Pyrrha, seeing as her family lived there as well.
Not even at the schools. So, of course, the ones who didn't, bullies would mess up the statues...originally.
"Boo!" Blake and Velvet shouted as a brief clip showed them what happened as bullies defaced some of the art. A lot of people agreed that was a bad move.
"What did he mean originally?" Ren asked. The Curator didn't respond.
When he mastered Moonlight Sculpting, that never became a problem at all due to the strongest technique of his art style.
"Strongest Technique?" Sun asked all the more curious.
"Time sculpting. It was when he timed travel that his ability showed him the final technique. But he had to master it before he could go home. Because he had to make one sculpture that he couldn't make. It took him too long a time to do so, so he was stuck in the past for years," the Curator replied.
"But he looks so young," Penny stated confused.
"Magic works in weird ways. Honestly, when he returned, Jaune had to spend a week just being with his sisters to readjust to the whole thing."
"What did he sculpt?" Ilia asked.
"What his magic demanded of him. A life of happiness in one moment. And he couldn't do it like the dolls in Mantle. It had to just be one sculpture that encompassed a life."
But once again, Jaune was at a conundrum. What should he make to show up Ironwood and Lionheart?
Two images appeared before them as they watched in the courtyard. One was a marble bust of Ironwood leading the troops and the second was Lionheart in a position of teaching.
"Gosh," Penny said as they all felt the pulse of power they received.
The Salem faction meanwhile couldn't help but smirk at the traitor's statue looking like that.
He made stuff for them since they did pay but what should make for Beacon to show up some of his other creations?
Thinking about it, Jaune hummed to himself before grinning. "I have two weeks, I may as well do what I originally wanted to do in Argus." Standing up, he decided to go to the center of Beacon, where the original statue of the Hunters was and grinned.
So begins his newest sculpture.
From that day on, people would see Jaune in the middle of the courtyard, waving his hands in the air willy nilly. Some people thought he was a crazy person who found their way onto the campus. But when they saw him going to the kitchen and making dinner or lunch at times, they assumed he was just one of the crazy staff members.
Since they were there the audience could see him whittling away at the air.
"So we do know he's making something right?" Kali asked.
"Right. Oh if you wish to explore go ahead. However, you are limited to where you walk only to places Jaune has been to. Stretch your legs." Most of the crowd dispersed but they were kept up to date. Those who stayed were curious as to what would happen.
Of course, there were the people who knew him who had visited him during that time.
"Heya Jaune!" a peppy voice greeted him as he was kneeling in front of some bushes with a sculpting knife and was...whittling at air?
The blonde looked at the person speaking. It was Ruby and her team. The women greeted him as he nodded at them. "Hey, girls," he greeted. He gave them a once over and went back to his work. "How do you like the upgrades I made for you girls?"
Ruby, who went to her room with her team, was surprised to see themselves...only for the girl to vanish and reappear back in the courtyard at the words of "upgrades".
"What upgrades!?" Ruby shouted as she used her speed to get back. The ones sitting on the grass and watching were Ren, Velvet, Ilia, Summer, and the Belladonnas. Everyone else was walking about.
And much to Cinder's dismay found that Jaune Arc's knowledge of Beacon was smaller than she had thought. Salem meanwhile just walked aimlessly. Others were showing off the school. -Nora and Pyrrha namely were acting as tour guides for Jaune's sister and her family.
Ruby grinned and showed off her cape and showed that Jaune had sewed on her emblem onto it. Ever since then, and after asking what he did, Ruby had been able to take more hits and go even faster.
"Wow…"
Almost as if someone else had super speed, Coco appeared. A change of clothes in her hands. Yes, she's stealing from her counterpart. Oddly enough, they could only touch stuff their alternates owned. Roman found out when he tried to steal something off a desk and his hand just went through it.
"Wait! He can make clothes!?" The fashionista demanded, getting a sigh from Velvet who was just enjoying the world and a laugh from everyone else.
"Weaving is a craft, so yes."
"It's amazing!" The noirette(?) used her speed and hugged Jaune happily. Since he was sitting, this resulted in Ruby pressing her chest into his face, surprising him. "Thank you so much, Jaune! Maybe next you can do the same for Crescent Rose?"
"Nooo!" Ruby groaned and dashed to her alternate mother, who had recovered by now. She chuckled and patted her head.
"It's okay Ruby. I'm sure he's enjoying it," Summer teased.
"Mom! It's embarrassing!"
The 25-year-old blond spluttered as the girl ten years younger than him pressed her body into his head.
"Ruby, you're embarrassing the poor guy," Yang grinned. Much like her sister, she also got an upgrade to her stuff. For her, it was on her boots. Instead of her emblem, it was a pair of hawks, giving her faster movement and has her lighter on her feet. It helped her close distances against enemies who were ranged fighters.
Yang, who was in the bathroom whistled. She could use a pair to make fighting easier.
Although the blonde was a little disappointed that she didn't do that first. She may have a crush on Jaune for seeing her as her, not as just a set of tits. That and he laughed at her puns!
Tai, Qrow, and Raven froze as they heard that. They weren't even close to each other but they all felt a shiver. Not only them but the Belladonna parents and Winter did as well. Like...something stupid was about to happen.
Ruby blinked before she saw that her older friend had stiffened. "I'm sorry!" Ruby shouted as she blurred into motion, leaving behind petals in her wake as she hid behind her partner.
That caused Ruby to groan even more behind Summer. She and her other were so in sync.
"You dolt," Weiss sighed, shaking her head. Looking at Jaune, the girl blushed a little. "Good morning, Jaune." He had done work for her family a while back. He had managed to get her mother out of her shell, helped her through her alcoholism and become the CEO of Schnee Dust Company after getting Jacques fired and divorced.
So she may have a crush on him from saving her mom.
Weiss this time hid her face in her hands. Of course, she'd fall for the dork when he was a hero to her family.
Winter meanwhile finally grasped what was happening. "Oh no...it's another of those worlds…" she gasped.
That did not exclude the fact that she got buffs on her clothes as well, having an image of shields with snowflakes on them. Instead of an offensive type enhancement the others got, Weiss had gotten a defensive boost.
"You should get more armor. You go down in even fewer hits than Ren," Blake told the white-haired girl.
"I know but it would slow me down…" Weiss sighed.
"Hey Weiss," Jaune smiled. He then turned to Blake. She smiled at him and nodded in greeting as well. She had gotten something put on her clothes as well, a hidden jaguar stitching, for her it was to make her more silent and honor her father.
That made Ghira beam in pride. "Good," he nodded his head.
"Good morning," Blake said softly. Like the others, she had a crush on him too. Namely, this Jaune was there before the fall of the original White Fang. He had helped Menagerie stand on its two feet and helped the humans and Faunus come together in harmony.
"Not so good," Ghira frowned. "It's another of those harem worlds."
"Dear, be nice. He's the one who's been trying to accomplish peace between the races," Kali told her husband.
"But harem!" Ghira complained.
Of course, there were still dissenters on each side but it was no longer the majority.
"Of course, there would be," Ilia sighed shaking her head as she watched the scene happen.
"So, what are you doing?" Weiss asked. They had seen him working on whatever this was and knew it was going to be crazy. But what it was specifically they didn't know.
"I'm still confused as to what he's making though," Velvet said as she looked at what was being made. What was he making just by whittling at air?
"Something that's going to make people's jaws drop. So I do need to focus. I'll hang out with you guys later okay," Jaune told them. The girls all nodded and bid him farewell, but as Yang passed by she gave his ass a slap causing him to yelp and glared at her with a blushing face.
"Ooh, so that's going to be fun," Yang grinned. Jaune was responding to her teasing in this world? That made her excited.
"Damn you high charisma stat…" Jaune groaned to himself. While the attention was nice, Yang was a bit too much for him.
"How high is his charisma?" Nora asked the Curator.
"Pretty damn high," he replied. "One of his best non-sculpting ability boosts anyone who can hear his words via his charisma. That's how he's won large army battles, constantly buffing people via shouting his commands."
"Neat!" Nora grinned.
The next group that saw him was team CFVY.
Coco, who had sat next to her friend, perked up. "We get to see us? Woo!" Coco cheered. "We're seeing more of us lately bun!"
"We are," Velvet said surprised. "That's good to know."
"Morning," Jaune said. It seemed like he had moved from his previous place in front of a bush to a different one. Still, with his sculpting knife in hand, he was sculpting...nothing.
"What is he doing?" Ilia wondered as they sat there in the grass. "Ever since he started, we've never understood what he was making."
"I don't know," Kali hummed. "This is just relaxing though."
"Morning!" Velvet greeted with a smile. "Do you mind if I take pictures again?" Ever since the first statue and paintings appeared, Velvet had been taking pictures of all the art Jaune has made.
"So friendship between everyone?" Blake asked as the rest of RWBY arrived back to the courtyard.
"More like Jaune has touched everyone's lives," the Curator replied. "Those five years of his life had Jaune constantly moving from place to place improving his craft."
It was thrilling for her, seeing as she had seen him when he was younger. She and the rest of the people in her village saw the creation of his first great work.
The Goddess of Fertility.
"I was there at his first great piece?" Velvet asked. A screen popped up showing the image of a Rabbit Faunus woman in a toga and it looked astonishing. "Wow."
As a child, she saw this teen make this beautiful statue of a woman to symbolize the goddess of fertility. It was for their poor little farming village who had begged this random artist for help.
And after he made it, their entire fields started to yield high-quality produce! Their animals got healthier too! Not only that but sickness went down.
It was as if they were blessed by a goddess.
"I want to say hacks again," Neptune said as he and a few other people returned to the place. "But what Jaune is doing is great. Helping out the world."
"If anything," Ozpin said sipping his coffee as he sees his ex-wife. "It's like he's doing the opposite of what you wish to do Salem."
The woman frowned at him but said nothing.
Fox meanwhile was walking around just appreciating whatever was happening. Unlike the others, he seems to understand that something was there but couldn't tell what.
"Why is that?" Emerald asked.
"No one knows," the Curator shrugged.
"Do you mind if I just meditate here?" Yatsuhashi asked and Jaune gave him a thumbs up.
The large man found that Jaune's working noise put him at peace. So he crossed his legs and just started to meditate.
"Seems like CFVY get's everything out of this," Tai hummed a little.
"It is relaxing just watching," Ren nodded his head.
As for their leader, well…
"So can I commission another outfit from you?" Coco grinned as she stood before Jaune, actually disrupting him. A few feet away Velvet was taking pictures of Jaune just working.
"Hmm, I wonder how much you can get from a picture of the artist," Roman asked the Faunus.
"Is money all you can think about?" Velvet glared.
"Yes. Obviously," the thief replied, rolling his eyes.
The sculptor gave the fashionista a deadpan stare. "Coco. How many times have I told you not to stand in the way of me working?"
Coco opened her mouth to answer only for Velvet, Yatsuhashi, and even Fox to reply.
"Thirty-six!" the two who could speak replied, while Fox did the same in sign language.
"Boo, you guys suck!" Coco shouted at her alternate team. That caused a few people to giggle at that.
Coco pouted. "Guys! Come on I'm not that bad…"
"Preach sister!" Coco nodded.
"Ms. Adel, that is quite enough," Glynda sighed softly, rubbing her head. This was a bit too much.
Jaune just shook his head. "Look, I'll make your commission; just hand me the material and what you want it to look like and I'll work on it when I have free time."
"Ooh. Are we going to do it like last time?" Coco asked, giving him a smirk. Jaune just groaned.
"Hey, I only needed you to stand in your underwear because you asked for a complete outfit with lingerie. And don't make it sound so improper!" Jaune complained.
"He what?" Pyrrha asked a little confused. A screen showed Coco in a stunning midnight blue dress with a deep cut in the front and had a trail. Then it shifted to show her with some lace lingerie that matched the color of the dress.
"Ooh yes. Maybe next time I should find a way to get this version to get me some clothes," Coco grinned. Other women did too.
"We should get him to redo our dresses," Terra whispered to Saphron.
"You're really into this whole redoing our wedding stuff," the older Arc sibling grinned. "First the photographer and now this one?"
"All we're missing is a venue and someone to make a cake." The two grinned at that and considered it.
"That was for your date with him!" The blond pointed at Fox who grinned and gave him a thumbs up.
"Spoilsport," Coco complained. "Fine, I'll have Fox drop it off later. I'll get out of your way."
"Much appreciated," Jaune said, happy to get her out of the way. She was as bad as Yang, but Coco has a boyfriend damn it!
"For shame," Yang shook her head.
"What's a little light teasing?" Coco grinned. Cinder, Kali, and even Raven nodded their heads. What is a little teasing?
It was the next day when two people visited him as he was taking his break. Well, two of his favorite people. This time he wasn't around the bushes but instead was standing in the middle of the courtyard and was whittling away at the air once more.
"Hey there," a cheery voice greeted him. Turning to his left, Jaune saw Nora with orange hair and without some of her piercings. This caused him to double-take.
"Your hair...it's orange," he said dumbfounded.
"What does he mean about that?" Nora demanded, unsure of what was happening. Why would
"Yeah, it's my natural hair color," Nora said shuffling her feet. "You don't like it?"
"N-No, just surprised. I was just so used to you being all goth," he replied. He gave her a once over and then nodded. "But I do like the look. Feels more, you, I guess. I approve."
"I went goth!? Why did I go goth!" Nora asked while turning to the Curator. Ren did too.
"Well, in this world...Jaune may have saved Kuroyuri, indirectly," the Curator responded.
"And what does that have to do with Nora going goth?" Ren wondered.
"Due to saving the village and avoiding utter destruction, you and Nora never actually became friends. Meaning you guys didn't get to be so close and well, you kind of went goth because of being a loner…"
"NO!" Nora shouted in depression, with Ren patting her back.
That caused the usually pouty girl to grin. That was when he turned to the other redhead. Standing there, Pyrrha waved. "Hey, how are you today?" he asked Pyrrha.
The tall girl gave him a smile and a thumbs up. "She's been doing better," Nora told him. "She's been speaking more and well, coming out of her shell."
"What?" Pyrrha asked, surprised.
"You're suffering from PTSD," the Curator replied. That surprised the champion. "It's a personal matter that I'd rather not say in front of people." Now that made her even more worried!
The taller redhead gave Nora a slight whack on the head and pouted. She just rolled her eyes though. "Sheesh if you wanted to tell him about it, you could have spoken up."
"And where is Ren in all of this?" Yang asked.
"With his girlfriend Jackie Lantern." the Curator replied.
"There's that name again, are they a real person?" Ren inquired.
"No, but it seems that they are an existence that appears when Jaune is not in Beacon." Now that was a thought.
Pyrrha pouted before Nora giggled. The two turned back to what Jaune was doing before Pyrrha pointed at him and then the area with a confused look.
"Oh, what am I doing?" Jaune said. He looked around, seeing no one was there. "Since you guys work for me part-time I guess I can show you girls."
"We work for fearless leader?" Nora asked, recovering somewhat.
"Part-time yes. You are the cashiers at his studio as well as, working in the gallery sometimes. With Pyrrha's fame though, it had gotten more popular with some younger crowds. Although, Jaune does tend to scare off those creepers that are after her and Nora."
"Thank goodness," the red-haired champion sighed happily.
He paused in his motions before walking over to the girls and had them stand in a certain spot. "I hope you don't mind Pyrrha but I'm using your image for this one."
"What? How about me?" Yang demanded.
"Or me?" Coco also demanded. They were just as sexy as her!
"Ladies, you're both beautiful, but Nikos there is a godsent treasure," Mercury said as he arrived.
"Piss off," Pyrrha glared at the villain.
That made the taller girl perk up when she heard that. The last time Jaune used one of them for a sculpture he had used Nora.
"He did?" Nora asked in surprise. Yang and Coco, the two who wanted to be immortalized by this person, looked at Nora. Not only them but Cinder and Raven as well. They thought they were prettier than Nora.
"When we get there, I'll show an image of it," the Curator told them.
So upon hearing that he's using her this time, it made her feel like she had a victory over her partner and coworker.
"Aww...and I was hoping it would be me again after that lover statue," Nora sighed. Yes, the one he made using Nora was one of them together, embracing one another and it stood proudly at the pier in Vale...made entirely of flowing water.
A screen appeared to the pier at Vale and it showed off the image of the statue. It was like a fountain if the water cascaded into the shape of two people. It was Jaune holding Nora close and looked like the two of them were kissing. The water changed as if the two were moving constantly, going from kissing to just looking to each other in their eyes the back.
Everyone got a buff from seeing this piece.
"I feel oddly annoyed at this," Ren stated. Nora meanwhile had dropped her jaw and just stared.
"Holy cow," Nora gasped. "It would be better if it were me and Ren but...I can accept this!" The tiny girl turned to Ren and gave him a reassuring squeeze on his hand. The two looked at each other and got a second buff, getting it from being a couple looking at the statue.
Blake and Sun did too.
Nora didn't mention the third buff she got.
That spot suddenly became a hot spot for couples.
"So just squint your eyes, and you'll see the outline I've made using my ability," Jaune told them. Pyrrha and Nora did squint their eyes. And they saw an outline of Jaune himself holding Pyrrha midstep in a dance.
"We now have an idea of what it is going to be," Weiss hummed. "And it does look good."
"It looks perfect," Pyrrha sighed happily.
"Wow...okay what will this be made out of?" Nora asked. She was a little jealous seeing how pretty it looked. Don't get her wrong, the one of her at the pier was amazing, a grand masterpiece even.
But this looked so damn good too.
"It is," Nora said. "But I think the one Jaune made of me is better!"
"Nora, please, mine is better," Pyrrha stated.
"Ladies, ladies, you're both pretty," Ren sighed. "No need to one-up each other right now."
Pyrrha meanwhile pointed at the center where the magical outline, then Jaune and then herself.
"Huh? How did I get that image? When you had asked me to teach it to you when I was at Argus visiting my family. Remember, your Sanctus dance? Just made you look like you right now," Jaune explained.
The champion became flushed as red as her hair.
Before Pyrrha could ask, it showed a tiny video of a slightly younger Pyrrha dancing with an older Jaune. And she kept stepping on his toes.
"You look so precious!" Penny giggled.
"I guess that fighting experience doesn't translate to dancing," Winter laughed.
"Ugh...Kill me now!" Pyrrha said embarrassedly.
"Well, since you guys have class today, you guys can see the rest of it with everyone else."
"Aww geez," Nora groaned. Pyrrha, however, nodded her head and grabbed Nora's arm dragging her away. "Fine! We're already excited to see it!"
The two weeks pass by quickly. So when Atlas and Mantle came, everyone was brought to the empty courtyard with a missing Jaune. However, it was Ozpin who was speaking.
"As to commemorate our Vytal Festival this year, I had hired a man to sculpt a piece for us. Please enjoy the piece known as...Dancing Together."
"Gosh, he's still so bad with names," Saphron sighed shaking her head.
Everyone was confused as to why they were lead to a darkened courtyard with nothing there. Only for the moon to shine down onto the courtyard. Everyone gasped as they saw the piece come to life.
The entire area started to glow due to the moonlight and figures began to appear. Dozens of human-sized statues made of moonlight filled the courtyard. All of them in various steps in a dance. All of them dressed elegantly as if at a ball. What's more, each person...was a student from other schools.
The entire theater was floored. He had sculpted moonlight into such a piece. Since they weren't bound to the world normally, they were able to get closer and inspect them. As they walked, they got a buff from the piece.
"This...I can't even find the words for it," Summer stutters.
"What in the world?" Kali said looking at the images. They were so life-like. They couldn't touch the piece but they were so pretty.
"I can't believe this is possible," Glynda mumbles softly.
There was an image of Sun Wukong dancing with Arslan Altan.
"Arslan would so kick my ass if I tried that," Sun stated. Neptune furiously nodding his head.
Flynt Coal dancing with Neon Katt.
"Faunus and humans together," Blake was surprised. "From Atlas? That's a bit shocking."
And there were others of people from different schools intermingling with one another. Ruby was dancing with a bull Faunus. Yang was dancing with one Ilia Amitola. So on and so forth.
"You're pretty but not my type," Ilia told Yang almost immediately.
"Shame, we could have been fun," Yang grinned. Ilia just rolled her eyes but had a soft smile on her face.
All around the bushes were floating butterflies made of moonlight.
And in the center of it all, was an image of Jaune dancing with Pyrrha. Everything was in so much detail, they could make out the creases in the clothes and skin.
Pyrrha blushed as, unlike the others, she felt a second buff there. She could feel the love coming from the glowing sculpture. "It's so pretty," Pyrrha sighed.
That's when they heard a clap and music started to play and the pieces began moving.
It was a simple waltz but all the moonlight statues all spun in place, dancing to the beat of the music and the butterflies were doing much of the same. Once the small song was over, they all had gone back to their original spots and slowly faded from view, only to shine once more and stand there in the ready position.
Since they were standing in the middle of the statues as it happened, they saw it all in motion. The masterful work of everyone dancing in sync was mesmerizing. And when the music ended, they were still looking at the sculptures in shock.
"I want to live here," Penny frowns.
"Me too. It's so nice," Ruby pouts.
"I would like to try to steal these but I feel like I'm insulting someone if I did," Emerald frowned.
"Holy shit," Yang said, breaking the silence that reigned over the crowd. She started to clap as did everyone help. That was just breathtaking and moved the people who were watching.
Jaune meanwhile was happily at a Mistralian place eating sushi, deciding to rest. After all, he was paid for that and would be doing other stuff for Beacon. So he decided to treat himself. Yes, such was the life of a Sculptor.
The world fades to black.
They all soon find themselves back in the theater. It was a little jarring, so they decide to go back to their rooms to rest. Those who decided to watch the next world though were Nora, Pyrrha, Roman, Neo, Penny, and Qrow.
The screen opens up to an image of one Blake Belladonna in a fancy red dress, Penny in a school uniform, and Jaune also in a uniform. Standing in front of them were Whitley, Sun, Neptune, Mercury, and Ren. "I'll be her representative," Jaune stated.
"I don't even know why I'm doing this. I'm just a freaking mob for god's sake. But maybe...I can get out of my predicament with this."
"So, bring it on, Prince! I'll take you all on!"
So the next chapter is going to be based on a light novel called "Otome Games are tough on Mobs." It's fun and cute. Don't worry, I shall be doing an action scene!