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Chapter 3 An Unfortunate Viewing
Pyrrha slouched on her seat her head down, Ren patted her back reassuringly.
"Its fine Pyrrha, there is no need to feel so down."
"Yeah Pyrrha, at least you didn't mess up like Weissy."
"Hey!" Nora ignored the disgruntled heiress as she hugged her teammate happily.
"Besides you still got one left and if you need another question, I'll give you one of mine."
"Their right Pyr." Pyrrha turned to see Jaune standing beside her a smile on his face as he put a hand on her shoulder.
"It's just like you always told me Mistral wasn't built in a day, so chin up." She looked to him and nodded a tinge of red spreading on her cheeks. Jinn turned away her cheeks puffed up.
"Jaune you dumb-dumb." He then looked to the others.
"Anyone else feeling okay?"
"Yeah, I guess I think Blakey and Weisscream are still a bit out of it from seeing themselves in your harem in that universe." Jaune rose a brow.
"And you aren't?" Yang shrugged.
"Nah, if anything I'm a bit peeved Rubes was in it, don't have the time to be embarrassed myself." Jaune chuckled.
"Well then since it seems everything's in order should we start the next universe?" Weiss finally seeming to gain back a bit of her wit sighed.
"I don't see why not, though hopefully, the next world won't be so unrealistic as that one was." Jaune smiled shaking his head amused while Jinn rolled her eyes stretching out her hand where an orb appeared. She then pressed against it to shatter it only for her attempts to prove futile. Jaune reached out to crush it but Jinn quickly bit his approaching fingers.
"Ow, hey Jinn!" She stuck her tongue out.
"I can do it myself!" She then punched it only to pull back grasping her fist in pain.
"Ow! Stupid universe." She kicked the orb sending it flying into the mirror where it shattered, Jinn blinked.
"I meant to do that."
Soon the screen began to take shape once more.
Ruby shoots Jaune in the Nuts by God Emperor Penguin
"That, that can't seriously be what this universe is about… right?"
"… This does not bode well for me."
Jaune Arc, Heir to the Arc House of renowned warriors was now last of his bloodline as he screamed out in pain.
"No…"
"I'm sorry Jaune! I'm so sorry! I'm so, so sorry!"
Jaune turned to Ruby.
"What did you do to me!"
"I-I don't know!"
"It hurts! It hurts so much!" Jaune screamed as he clutched his nether regions. His jeans turned dark from the blood. "I can't feel anything Ruby. I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING!"
Ren paled feeling faint, seeing this Nora held him upright, unfortunately nobody did the same for the matured Arc who expectedly passed out. The other residents of the room cringed, while they could not lie and say they understood the pain of what Jaune was enduring they certainly could see the boy was hurting.
The sole three exceptions where Ruby who just repeatedly apologized like her otherworldly counterpart, Pyrrha whose worries were torn between the Jaune on screen and the one unconscious on the floor. Finally, Neo looked on to the scene nearly unaffected, after all she'd seen men gripping their mutilated members more times then she could count.
Yet unlike those poor sods she didn't feel any joy or excitement from the sight of Jaune writhing in pain. Suddenly she recalled her son from the last universe and found herself sharing Roman's sentiments towards Red.
Ruby took in deep breaths. Jaune wasn't going to like this. "Because there's nothing there, Jaune…"
The room went silent and surprisingly it was Weiss who lost it.
"The fuck Ruby!" she felt she was justified, after all she'd worn the tiny brunette numerous times about safely using dust. So, seeing the boy she'd recently come to see in a better light in such dire straits due to such recklessness left her feeling more than a tad angry.
"Whoa calm down Weisscream, I'm sure Ruby feels bad enough and that wasn't even her it was that butterfingers in the screen." Weiss nearly rounded on Xiao Long but managed to refrain and turn her attention back to the task at hand.
Jaune looked at Ruby, terrible pain in his eyes. "Yes. Thank you. Thank you so much for pointing out the obvious!" Jaune spat as he rolled on the grass, resuming his screaming.
Yang's eyes furrowed.
"He doesn't have to be such a dick about it." Blake looked to the brawler.
"Seriously Yang?"
"What?... Shit I didn't mean." Weiss practically stabbed her pointer finger into her forehead.
"Just shut up and watch." Yang crossed her arms and grumbled.
"If it'd been Cardin, you'd have laughed your ass off."
Ruby's lips quivered until she sank to her knee. She had lost strength in her legs. "I'm so sorry Jaune! I just wanted to show you that cool gun twirl I saw on SchneeTube!"
Now it was Ruby's turn to speak up.
"Seriously! I shot my friend and I messed up a simple gun twirl!"
Jaune slammed his forehead against the grassy ground. This training field was empty except for the two young Beacon students and Jaune's anguished cries.
"I'll never have kids, I've failed you father, grandfather…" Jaune whimpered. "It hurts… it hurts so much…"
Ren felt sick, scared and worried for his leader while Pyrrha felt anguish for the her of that universe as any prospect of children died in the wind.
"D-do you want me to kiss it?"
"WHAT?" Jaune roared.
And in the white room Yang spoke the same sentiment her eyes glowing, while Ruby blushed before realizing it wouldn't be pervy since nothing was there anymore. After thinking of that she went back to being utterly guilt-ridden.
Ruby felt tears well up in her eyes. "It's just that when I get boo boos my dad kisses them… you know like when you scrap your knees-"
Jaune released his hands, thrusting his pelvis in Ruby's direction. Small bits of blood and nether matter sputtered on Ruby's face like sprinkles on a donut. There was nothing in Jaune's crotch. Only an ever expanding red torrent of blood.
"YOU THINK KISSING THIS WILL MAKE IT ALL BETTER?"
And like that Ren was out like a lightbulb while the girls cringed, even Yang couldn't be pissed after seeing Jaunes damaged lil guy, or lax thereof.
Ruby began sobbing wildly.
"I-I'm s-s-so s-s-sorry!" Ruby wailed.
The two continued wailing as a yellow and black pair approached.
"I can't believe you ate it…" Blake sighed.
Blake slapped her face.
"Oh great, we're in this one…"
"Oh, hush Kitkat it's not like we can make things any worse… Wait eat what?"
"Oh, quiet you. It was a perfectly good jelly bean." Yang bit on it some more. "Kind of chewy though. Also tastes really raw, like some kind of meat flavored jelly bean."
Blake paled while Yang stared at the screen her expression morphing from her nervous smile to a full-on horrified grimace as she shook her head.
"No…"
"I'm a thousand percent sure that wasn't a jelly bean."
"No no no."
"Okay then, Miss Know-It-All, what was it then? Hm? Hmm?" Yang continued chewing. "Wait. Do you hear that?" Yang's sister senses were tingling. There's a close-up to Yang's face. "Ruby's crying."
"You mean you haven't been hearing the crying all this time?" Blake asked with a raised brow. They continued walking towards the source of the cries. "It's the reason why we're walking here."
"Sorry, I chew pretty loud- WHOA WHAT THE FUDGE HAPPENED TO YOU JAUNE!"
Jinn shouted at the screen.
"Your sisters an incompetent mook you cow now spit my Jaune's baby maker out!"
"I'm dying. Help me. I can't… I can't feel my legs…"
Blake sniffed the air. "I'm pretty sure you lost control of your bowels as well."
Even Blake was horrified by how calm this her was acting.
"I think that be the appropriate reaction to having your groin disfigured!"
Yang meanwhile comforted her sister.
"There, there sis… it's okay. We all accidentally shoot off our best friend's crotch from time to time." Yang said with a smile and jelly bean red greasing her teeth. Yang turned to Blake. "Hey! Say something to comfort my sister!"
Finally, Yang couldn't hold it in.
"What The Fuck Is The Matter With You!"
Blake looked at Jaune, who had gone pale from the blood loss. He'll be fine, Blake figured.
Nora clung to the unconscious Ren.
"I don't like this Blakey."
"Uhm… do you want gum? My parents always gave me gum when I felt down."
Ruby sniffled. "I-I do want gum…"
Yang face became horrified.
"No!"
Yang bite her thumbnail in thought. "Damn. I don't have any gum on me." She chewed a bit on her jellybean. "Aha! But I do have this!"
Yang withdrew another jelly bean she found. It was covered in a bit of dust and gunpowder, but she blew it off with a kiss.
"Oh gods! Please don't!" Ruby rocked back and forth.
"I don't wanna, I don't wanna!"
"Here ya go Rubes! Flesh-flavored jelly bean, just for the special little girl! I found it on the floor, just for you!"
"R-really?"
Weiss covered her eyes apparently the only one with the wit to consider doing so.
Ruby took it into her mouth and began to chew. Then her eyes began welling up even more.
"This taste terrible!" Ruby sobbed between chews of the bloody ball. "I hate it!"
"Then Spit It Out Me!"
Despite the terrible taste, Ruby continued chewing it. The flavor was beginning to grow on her.
Oh Gods she's getting a taste for it!
Even that was a bit too far for Neo.
Blake looked back at Jaune. "Shouldn't we get him to the infirmary soon?"
"How have you psychos not already started!?" Pyrrha yelled.
Yang threw a thumbs up. "Don't you worry about that. I've got a plan!"
Later that night…
Weiss was studying at her desk. Her friends had gone for a girl's night out in the town.
"But you're bringing Jaune with you," Weiss had protested at the airdock. "He's not a girl."
Blake had coughed, trying to suppress a laugh.
"Yeah, er… about that… we're trying to get Jaune more in touch with his feminine side… yeah!"
"That's… that's just fucked up."
Yang had explained before chucking Jaune's limp body into the transport. "Seeya in the morning!"
Weiss had huffed and puffed with a haughty cross of her arms. "Let them go out to town! I'll be diligent in my studies!"
Weiss looked wearily at her counterpart so far it had been three for three on their alternative selves being psychotic, but she still held a thread of hope she wasn't.
And so, Weiss continued studying the complex strategies of getting bullets through the skulls of her enemies.
She ducked her head.
Weiss' scroll then lit up.
It was Winter.
Weiss gripped her head.
"Please no."
"Hey Sis, what's-?"
"DON'T YOU 'WHAT SIS' ME. CARE TO EXPLAIN?"
Oh great, it seemed Winter was the same.
Weiss nearly dropped her scroll. "W-Winter, what's wrong?"
"YOU TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG, WEISS! OR SHOULD I SAY… WEISS-MAN?"
Okay, now she was just confused.
"What are you talking about?"
"Father and I desperately want to know about a certain charge on your credit card. We hope that your time at Beacon hasn't made you some kind of sick deviant!"
She didn't know which was more shocking that her sister thought she'd become a deviant or that she was apparently able to endure communicating with their father.
"A charge? For what, if I may ask?" Weiss demanded to know in an irritated tone.
"Phallus constructive surgery."
The Screen faded to black.
"What!" Weiss went red, while Neo slammed a fist in her palm putting two and two together. Slowly Ren's eyes begun to flutter open.
"Is, is it over?" Nora nodded to him and her partner's demeanor visibly laxed, Weiss on the other had only grew that much more distraught as she put the pieces together.
"She thought I was getting a sex change!" Yang then reached out trying to calm her.
"Whoa Weisscream calm down…"
"Calm down, Calm Down! How can I calm down after seeing that, that snuff film!" Blake rolled her eyes.
"That was not a snuff film, it was… disturbing but not that." Yang groaned.
"Seriously, what the hell were we suppose to learn from that." Pyrrha answered almost immediately, turning on Ruby.
"That you should never show off like that, especially around Jaune." Ruby nodded so quick Yang worried her head might fall off. Jinn poked Jaune's face repeatedly giggling at his reactions before speaking offhandedly.
"In truth it would seem a good number of gods find that particular universe hilarious." Weiss practically yelled.
"What kind of sadistic retard would laugh at that!"
(Admit it all you TFS fans quoted Frieza right now)
After a few more minutes of ranting the heiress finally begun to calm and sat back in her seat, Ruby leaned close.
"Weiss, you okay?"
"I'm… yes, yes I'm fine just a bit frazzled." Jinn pulled on Jaune's beard with all she could before finally giving up.
"there no way he's waking up anytime soon." Ren nodded.
"I suppose that's the appropriate reaction given what he just witnessed." A shiver ran up his spine at recalling his leader from the world. Jinn nodded.
"Well might as well finish another. Around her the other six spheres manifested."
"So, which to watch next." The eight looked to the spinning balls of light before they caught sight of the small circling wisp. Blake pointed to it.
"Isn't that?" Jinn turned away from the Belladonna pretending not to have noticed her while acting as though she was talking to herself.
"This small one was the other half to the first universe we viewed." Before she could speak any further Neo swung her parasol into the wisp sending it flying against the mirror. The other seven looked to the screen while Jinn glowered at her, but all Neo gave was a shrug followed by a smug grin as she took her seat and her eyes glued to the screen. Through gritted teeth the Chibi genie spoke,
"It would seem our next viewing has been decided." Annoyed the others sat back to watch the bizarre world once more but appreciating that it at least wasn't as disturbing as the previous one.
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Chapter 9: An outing with ice cream
Neo smiled recognizing the hint the title gave and hoping she was right.
Undoubtedly out of Jaune's eleven wives, Neo was by far the most affectionate. With Jaune, Neo, and Politan all out to dinner, their son sat on one side of the table coloring in the kid's menu while Jaune sat on the other side with his wife who sat herself on his lap, wrapping her arms around him and placing several smooches on his cheek.
Pyrrha twitch became much more pronounced as she viewed the seen, Weiss gasped at the fact that eleven women would marry Arc in this world. The entire polygamy situation went straight over the reapers head as she looked her best boy Friend's body over for any signs of wounds or… dismemberment, after all she really hoped that last injury wasn't a regular occurrence in these worlds.
Blake was curious, after all in every novel she read polygamy was usually preformed by corrupted nobles or bandits who'd kidnap they're multiple brides. While her interactions were none at all she did have a good impression of the Arc and if him having seven sisters was indeed true then she highly doubted he'd be a pig or overly lustful and inappropriate. So, she was curious to see how'd one would interact with their harem outside of well, sex.
Yang merely tilted her head surprised to see that the pint size killer was acting so freely in public, this was the future wasn't it? shouldn't Roman be in bars and they be after the little assassin? Nora reacted much like she had the first time she been able to peek into this universe.
"Harem confirmed!" Ren begun to speak up before shaking his head and deciding to let his partner have her fun. Besides while this world was a bit odd to him after the last one, he felt this was far preferable to his brother-in-arms being a unic. Finally, Neo herself was happy to see she was right. She hadn't realized it, but she missed Politan quite a bit.
Seeing herself being so affectionate with the blonde did make her curious, after all she knew herself well and sitting in his lap like some kid. Yeah, she wouldn't be caught doing something like that in a million years or unless she was doing so to get into stabbing distance of her mark. Somehow, she got the impression she wasn't intending to slit the Arc's throat so that made her a bit curious. What made her shocked was that she actually felt a pang of envy, all for something so simple and boring… it was odd.
"So Politan," The father chirped, while not breaking away from his wife's rhythm, "How are things at school going?"
The child looked up and wobbled his hand a bit.
"Ah so-so. I know Peter's kinda got a thing for Sam but is there anyone you're interested in?"
Several of the girls cooed recalling the little bunnyboy Arc.
"Dawwe he has a lil girlfriend." Weiss, Nora and Ruby shared in Yang's sentiment While Neo rolled her eyes, what was so great about hopping floozy's brat she did however lean in closer to 'hear' her son's answer to the question.
The child shook his head yes
Neo crossed her arms hating whoever this lil bitch was.
and presented his palm to his father.
"Uh wait what does that mean, are you saying you like five different girls?"
"Huh maybe that Teal brat wasn't the perv out of them." Neo shot Yang a cold glare.
Politan shook his head yes.
Weiss crossed her arms a frown present.
"A womanizer then… what a disappointment." Blake quirked a brow.
"You don't see the irony in that criticism?" Weiss turned.
"What do you mean?" Yang rolled her eyes.
"Mister Suave, don't tell me you forgot Vasilias is a total flirt and unlike the brat there he doesn't have the excuse of being seven." Weiss demeanor became more reserved.
"He's not the bad…"
"Weisscream I think the only girl he hasn't tried to sweet talk is Rubes and that's only cause he know I'd be pissed." The heiress looked down embarrassed and unnoticed to the others Neo sheathed her sword into its parasol.
"Wow, okay well do any of them like you back?"
He shook his head once more then showed his palm indicating five again.
"...Wait...Are you saying all five of them like you back?"
The members of RWBY looked to the screen mouth open in shock.
"So yeah, guess he's got better game than Neptune."
His son answered with a smirk.
"Oh my god," Jaune moaned then turned to his wife, "Did you know about this?"
No, no she did not. Otherwise she'd be celebrating, it seemed at least five little whores recognized her son's greatness and for that she gave a silent cheer. Trix's brat could go jump off a cliff for all she cared, clearly her son was better! The others in the room where just dumbstruck.
"H-how?"
"F-five girls, He's Seven!"
"Wahoo Jaune-Jaune's game is inherited!" Neo nodded a smile on her face, though she'd argue the charm came from her.
Neo shook her head yes, then she pointed at her man, then back at their son as Jaune commented, "I suppose you're right. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
The members of RWBY and Pyrrha blushed after all they're counterpart's kind of proved his point.
"Hello everybody," Their waitress greeted as she arrived, "Are we already to order here?"
"I think we are, think I'll stick with the cheeseburger and fries and what about you little man?"
Politan pulled out the adult menu, then pointed at a rather large Sunday.
Nora reacted by immediately manifesting a table to slap her palms on before pointing.
"No fair Fearless Leader never lets me have desert for dinner!"
"Uh-yeah sorry kiddo, but I have to say no. Ice cream isn't a proper meal. You need to pick something else." as the father declared this, his wife tugged the bottom side of her left eyelid with her finger and stuck her tongue out. Jaune added," Sweetie don't do that, that's your son."
Neo chuckled to herself, she got to bully her little snow cone too… She never realized motherhood was so entertaining.
The child took an angry huff but submitted and reluctantly pointed at a simple hotdog meal.
"Okay one adult sized burger meal and one kid's hotdog meal," The waitress noted, "And for you miss?"
Neo then pulled out her menu and pointed towards a family sized ice cream platter that serves six people. Jaune groaned, "Sweetheart, I just told our son he can't have ice cream for dinner. I need you to back me up on this otherwise we're setting a bad example."
Neo's smile fell in an instant, what blasphemy was her prospective booty call speaking!?
She then puffed her cheeks and glared at her husband as he lectured, "Don't you give me that look, I need you on my team now please order something appropriate."
What, that was… completely reasonable. How Dare He!
Neo rolled her eyes, then pointed at a simple bowl of soup. "Alright one order of the clam chowder, coming right up."
Suddenly everything seemed so different, shattered was the lovely scene of hers and now she was watching some kind of twilight zone parody. Seriously who the fuck didn't let her eat ice cream every meal, even Roman gave up after the first few months of knowing her. For this blonde hunk to deny her cravings! It was cruel, it was Insane, it was…Sexy…huh?
A few minutes later we find Neo in her own seat next to her husband, but with her head turned to the opposite direction of him with her eyes closed. "Oh, come on Neo," Jaune moaned, "You're not even going to look at me?"
She shook her head yes.
Frankly he was lucky he was still breathing after torturing her… How whipped was she.
"Well fine, maybe I should move in close and give your cheek a sm-" Before he could finish his sentence, she covered his mouth, gave him a stern look, and she shook her head no.
Yang whistled
"'heh' Somebodies sleeping on the couch tonight." Neo looked to Yang confused, didn't that imply she'd let him into the house.
"Alright fine, be that way."
Shortly after, their waitress had arrived with their food. "Okay, one kids hotdog meal, one adult burger meal, and for you miss one clam chowder."
As she attempted to hand it off to Neo, the waitress did not have a proper grip and dropped the steaming bowl onto Jaune. Neo immediately covered her mouth in shock as Jaune groaned from the hot liquid splattering on him. "Oh my god sir, are you okay? I am so sorry."
"It's okay," he moaned, "I'm used to it." He lived with Nora.
Even Nora nodded at that before smiling.
"But our fearless Leader wouldn't have me any other way." Pyrrha and Ren smiled.
"And neither would we."
He got up from the table as the waitress guided him, "Here let me show you to the bathroom."
With the two gone, Neo and her Son gave each other a litany of worried looks, but then a light bulb went off in the woman's head as he gave her son a smirk. Politan returned this expression with a raised eyebrow, to which his mother shook her head yes with an evil grin. The two then strolled over into the kitchen, tip toeing around the staff, and side stepping their site. As the pair grew closer and closer to the kitchen's freezer, Politan grabbed a tomato and chucked it at a stack of dishes, which gathered everyone's attention. Now, mother and son were right outside the freezer.
Yang rolled her eyes.
"Oh yeah you can tell she gonna be a great mom parent." Weiss crossed her arms.
"Once a thief always a thief." Neo resented that, she wasn't a thief that was Roman's shtick, she was a dignified hitwoman and bruiser when it served her, and she would not have someone slander her reputation. However, at the moment retorting the heiress came second to the heartwarming scene about to play out of her and her sweet lil snow cone about to indulge in copious amounts of the creamy treats of the gods.
Neo opened the door, to her surprise, her husband was inside.
"Hello sweetie."
Neo jumped back in her seat, that was a hell of a jumps scare to her at least.
He step out, "What do you two think you're doing? Trying to raid this restaurant's ice cream supply while I'm not around."
Weiss quirked her brow.
"Arc seems… different?" Blake, Yang and Ruby alike felt a shiver.
"Yeah, he feels like a dad."
"What do you mean."
"Y'know a dad, super strict." Ruby cut in on her sister.
"But also kinda goofy and loving." Blake then spoke a note of melancholy.
"And always wanting what's best for you." Ren then decided to give his piece.
"Even if you don't know it at the time." Nora and Pyrrha nodded,
"Jaune-Jaune would make an awesome dad!" Pyrrha then pointed to the screen.
"I'd say this is proof since he somehow manages with eleven kids." The others didn't notice Weiss looking down a note of sadness present as she recalled her own father.
"I see…"
The two looked terrified as they both frantically shook their heads no.
"Yeah, likely story. Both of you, back in the hover car now, we're leaving" Both mother and son held their heads down in shame and complied.
Was he ordering her around? Was she actually listening, hell she even looked like she felt bad about it, this was so odd to see?
Jaune shook his head before looking to his son.
"And Politan." The boy turned to him to see his father's frown. "I expected this kind of behavior from your mother, but not from you."
All seven teens cringed at the tone of his voice, it wasn't angry or annoyed but instead sad. Weiss asked more than a bit befuddled at the sensation the act gave her.
"What was that? Was he reprimanding the boy?" The other girls of her team shook they're heads.
"Worse… he was disappointed."
Shortly after, Pyrrha arrived home from work to see Neo facing one corner of the kitchen while Politan occupied another. She then joined Blake and asked, "Um, what's going on with those two?"
Blake answered, "They tried to steal that one restaurant's: Burnie's Grub's ice cream supply so Jaune put them both in a time out."
everyone laughed at the absurdity of the punishment, well everyone besides Yang and Ruby who'd arguably spent a quarter of their childhood in the corner. Neo looked to the scene even more confused than before, she actually felt embarrassed that any version of her would take such a punishment lying down. Stranger however was that she felt worse for her lil snow cone then herself.
The screen blacked out.
"Well that was about as interesting as the first time we viewed that world." Pyrrha giggled nodding to Blake's words.
"So, did anyone learn anything?" Yang shrugged.
"I don't know about you but Vomitboy kinda pulls off the whole dad thing, kinda hot."
"Yang!"
"Chill Rubes I'm kidding… mostly." What could she say she practically raised her sis as a kid, maternal shit was a turn on for her, also helped that he was a total Dilf. Weiss didn't pay Yang any mind as she looked to the blank screen a tinge of envy for Politan.
So then that's what a father supposed to be like?
She then remembered that she was indeed one of his wives in that universe meaning she had a son with him. The thought of her child having a father like that strangely brought a faint smile to her face before she realized she was talking about Jaune and paled.
Yang must never know she had that thought.
"Kinda makes me wanna know what me and Ladykiller's kid is like y'know."
"It is curious to consider." Ruby blushed not speaking while Pyrrha seemed to be in a dream-like state.
"What about you Weisscream… hello?" Weiss returned from her thoughts only to be greeted by a smirking Yang.
"Thinking about our resident Vomitboy huh princess?"
"What? I mean No!" Yang snickered.
"Aww it's okay Weisscream, nobody will judge you, after all between hot and unconscious there and daddy Arc who managed to bump uglies with us all nobody would blame you."
"What!"
"Besides I saw you stealing glances at of sleeping beauty."
"I did no su-"
"Who'd thought all he needed was a bit of stubble to get you all hot and bothered."
"Enough!" Weiss nearly shrieked her face red with embarrassment!
"I do not and will never like Jaune Arc! He's a dunce and painfully below average among the other freshmen!" No sooner than the words left the heiress's mouth did she realize what she said and shook her head calming herself Yang rose her arms in surrender.
"Okay, okay my bad. 'chuckle' but still gotta say thats a heap better then what you'd say about him before." The others even Pyrrha didn't retort her words, they were true after all, Jaune was below average in nearly all his classes but unlike before he was passing even if only by the skin of his teeth. While Jaune was no genius or had any semblance of natural talent Pyrrha had found him to be very stubborn, his refusal for aid when CRDL bullied him and previous pursuit of the heiress proved that.
After directing that stubbornness of his in the right direction their leader had steadily improved so much so that he'd even come close to winning Russel and dove from time to time. While everyone was amused by the still flustered and embarrassed Schnee Jinn was not. The tiny Genie's face soured at Weiss's words after all the only thing she hated more than girls fawning over her master was them dismissing him.
It was this same childish discontent and her knowledge of this version of the W of RWBY that made her decide on there next universe. Perhaps it was a tad cruel, but they'd watch it anyway and she'd love to see the aspiring huntress's smug look wipe from her face. She manifested the next universe saddened when she looked at it and what it represented, the sphere unlike the others was dull and had long since ceased spinning.
Jinn then chunked it at the mirror, she was sure if Jaune was awake he wouldn't approve but he wasn't so that hardly mattered.
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"That title is a bit… ominous." Weiss rolled her eyes at Pyrrha's words.
"Please, after the former three I'm sure this one will be utterly ridiculous or completely silly." The others hoped she was right.
Jaune Arc was not having a good day, he woke up late, couldn't find his locker and he was starting to think Snow Angel didn't like him as much as he thought. Then again maybe he was reading things wrong, after all Pyrrha seemed nice enough and despite that she kind of just speared him to a locker. Then again he did kind of ignore her, his sister always did say he was a bit dense… Said snow Angel just walked past him with a annoyed look in her eyes followed by Pyrrha.
Weiss deadpanned.
"See…"
A odd hum came to his ears as the spear he thinks she called it Miló or something abruptly pulled away and into her hand.
"It was nice meeting you."
"'Sigh' Likewise…" At least Pyrrha was nice and kind of pretty, really pretty actually, before he could really ponder the thought though a familiar voice spoke up alongside the sound of a pair of footsteps.
Nora elbowed Pyrrha a smile on her face.
"Jaune-Jaune thinks your pretty." Pyrrha blushed a small smile crossing her face, seeing it Neo felt a small pang of annoyance at the spartan.
"Havin' some trouble there, Ladykiller?" Looking up Jaune was greeted by the sight of his first friend here Ruby and her sister Yang. Ruby put out her hand to him and he couldn't help see the irony in it.
Ruby smiled at that.
"I don't understand… My dad said all women look for is confidence. Where did I go wrong!?" He'd figured if anyone had good advice it'd be dad.
"So, his dads to blame for that?" Weiss sighed, Arcs, annoyance everyone of them, just like Yang and Ruby.
Yang gave him a slight smirk.
"Calling her 'Snow Angel' probably wasn't the best way to start." Why not? Angel were pretty like her, and her hair was white as snow? He thought it was a bit clever.
"'Sigh' Really?" Yang smirked.
"Didn't seem to mind when mister suave called you that."
"T-that's different! ... did he think I was pretty and angelic too." Blake rolled her eyes before smiling.
I kinda feel bad for Jaune.
"Come on Jaune Lets go." Ruby helped him up, like a good friend, he was lucky to have her as one which brought a smile to his face.
Heh, well at least mom's advice was full proof.
Yang smiled at that, While his dad's advice had tanked hard it was thanks to his moms spiel about strangers and friends that Ruby had a pal on her first day.
-Beacon Cliffside-
Jaune alongside the other first year students waited, listening to both Glynda and Ozpin. The Headmaster looked to them with an intensity they'd never known before.
"For years you have trained to become warriors and today, your abilities will be evaluated in the
Emerald Forest."Glynda begun to speak.
"Now I'm sure many of you may have heard rumors about the assignment of teams. Well allow us to put an end to your confusion. Each of you will be given teammates… Today"
Jaune and Yang noticed Ruby squeak in terror at the news.
Yang snickered to Ruby's annoyance.
"What? I was nervous."
Ozpin looked to them. "These teammates will be with you for the rest of your time here at Beacon. So, it is in your best interest to be paired with someone with whom you can work well."
"Ehhh!"
"That being said, the first person you make eye contact with after landing will be your partner for the next 4 years."
"I still question the validity of such methods."
"Aww, Kitkat you know you don't mean that, we all know you love having me as your partner." Blake rolled her eyes.
"'sigh' Against my better judgement…"
"Whoa, kitty got claws."
"'Groan' Seriously?
"What!" If Ruby looked scared before she looked absolutely terrified now.
"After you've partnered up, make your way to the northern end of the forest. You will meet opposition along the way. Do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path, or you will die." Jaune could only laugh nervously at that.
What did he just say?
"You will be monitored and graded for the duration of your initiation. But our instructors will not intervene. You will than find an abandoned temple at the end of the path containing several relics. Each pair must choose one and return to the top of the cliff. We will regard that item as well as your standing, and grade you appropriately. Are there any questions?"
"Yeah, um, sir-"
"Good! Now, take your positions."
Dick…Many of the viewers shared his sentiment.
"Uh, sir? I've got, um, a question."
Holy shit did Snow Angel just get thrown in the air!
"Huh, I never really realized how nervous Jaune was." Yang shrugged.
"Hey, in Vomitboy's defense it was kind of a shocker to hear we were getting thrown off a cliff."
"S-so, this landing strategy thing, uh, w-what is it? You're like, dropping us off or something?"
"No, you will be falling."
Okay the guy with a mohawk just went! Calm down Jaune, surely, they wouldn't let you be injured.
"Jaune-Jaune seems off."
"I suppose he could be afraid of heights." Pyrrha jumped at the chance.
"Yes, Jaune very afraid of heights." It wasn't not true, Jaune was afraid of heights… within reason like any none aura user would've been at the prospect of being flung off a cliff.
"Oh, I see. So, like, did you hand out parachutes for us?"
"No, you will be using your own landing strategy."
There fucking with us, right? He has to be…Neo didn't get it; this was the same boy who turned into the guy who manhandled Pyrrha Nikos earlier or at least a younger him so why was he shaking like a leaf?
"Uhhuh… yeah."
And there's goes the meathead!
Yang looked to the two giving a wink no sooner was she launched away quickly Ruby followed suit.
Oh God, Oh God, Oh God!"Definitely afraid of heights."
"So, um, what exactly is a landing strateGYYYY!"
Everyone in the audience laughed but Pyrrha and Jinn.
-Emerald Forest Pyrrha's POV-
After slamming through a few trees Pyrrha landed and immediately set to her next task and pulled out Miló and took aim until she had that strange but cute boy in her sights. Her weapon shifted to its Javelin-form and with pin point accuracy she threw it towards him, knowing she wouldn't miss. She heard the sound of Miló hitting the boy's hoodie and then the tree.
"Thank you!"
"I'm Sorry!"
Everyone turned to Pyrrha.
"What?"
"Did you do that too?" Pyrrha averted her gaze from Yang.
"Holy shit you did! Wow P-money crushing hard, weren't you?"
"I-I…" The redhead trembled incredibly embarrassed, Weiss huffed a tinge of annoyance.
"Let the chips fall where they may… ridiculous."
Pyrrha leaped from thebrush and begun to propel herself just within the tree branches using her semblance she hoped this would keep her out of the sights of a certain heiress. God knows she didn't need her partner to be so… 'spiritually taxing'.
Weiss blinked before looking to Pyrrha surprised.
"Where you referring to me?" Pyrrha's fluster turned to shame as she averted her gaze from the Schnee, seeing this Weiss was shocked. Yang leaned in close to Blake.
"Kinda ironic isn't it How the one person Weiss cream wanted to befriend went head over heels for the guy she wanted nothing to do with." Blake really couldn't retort.
"Then she gets paired and lead by the girl she hated most." The two shared a smile.
Instead the Spartan's mind went to more pleasant thoughts wiped away was the memories of the white-haired heiress out to use her name to her benefit like so many others and in came tall blonde and oblivious and with his image a smile came to her face.
Jaune Arc huh, Short and sweet.
Yang whistled.
"Damn P-Money you really didn't like Weisscream."
"I would say it more of disinterest." Weiss However was mortified,
"Was that what you thought of me? That I was merely aiming to use you like some tool?" Too her shock it was Nora who spoke up.
"Weren't you?"
"Of Course Not!" The Heiress felt infuriated, to even suggest such.
"Me and Renny where there you know? We heard everything." Ren sighed.
"You did come off as rather…goal oriented especially after demeaning Jaune by lording Pyrrha's status over him." Weiss rose a hand before pausing, he was right, how was that any different then her father, she sat back a bit annoyed and a tinge angrier then that. Ruby tried to pat her but the heiress shot her a warning look and Ruby looked away.
-Emerald Forest Weiss's POV-
As she soared through the air Weiss righted herself and took in what little information she could before manifesting her Glyphs. It didn't take long after that to make her way down to the forest floor. Crossing her arms, she begun to ponder on her decided partner and look eastward.
As she begun to make her way to where she thought the spartan was she noticed the rustling of brush and turned. She could honestly say that was one of the worst mistakes of her life when a red blur abruptly stopped in front of her and silver eyes met icy blue.
She paused for a second before making her decision and turning away, she was a Schnee after all being partnered with a dolt was not acceptable.
Everyone sighed feeling a bit of sympathy for Ruby, even the still upset Weiss had the decency to feel that was a bit immature.
"Wait! Where are you going!"
Anywhere you're not, the last thing I need is to be caught in an explosion.Nora shrugged.
"As good a reason as any."
She made her way to where she was almost positive she saw Nikos land, she didn't care if it was technically breaking the rules. Being stuck with that walking hazard for four years was dangerous at best, a death wish at worst.
Now I know I saw Pyrrha's spear head this way.
"Ugh come on you stupid urg… come on agh."
No…
Weiss looked up to see a rather unpleasant sight.
The dunce… why Oum?
He begun to wave to her, smiling.
I don't deserve this.
Weiss turned back to the lesser of her two evils and grabbed the little hazard's scarf.
"By no means does this make us friends."
"You came back~!"
Four years, this is my hell…
Everyone in the room looked to the still angry heiress.
"What?"
"You seriously left Vomitboy hanging in a tree?" Weiss sighed.
"He'll be fine, Nikos is heading his way, after all she was practically obsessed with partnering with him instead of letting the chips fall where they may." Pyrrha looked down, feeling a bit down but also sorry for Jaune. Ren then spoke up.
"Still don't you think that was rather callus? Jaune doesn't have long range weaponry." Weiss looked to Ren deadpanning but stopped when she saw the slight furrowing of his brow.
"Arc will be fine, even if a Grimm did find him first he has a exceptional amount of aura remember." Now it was Nora who spoke.
"Yeah Jaune-Jaune does but you didn't know that." Weiss irritation was beginning to get the better of her.
"He was a candidate to enter Beacon, I hardly think he'd have much difficulties with a Grimm." Ruby then decided to step in for her partner.
"Please calm down everyone, after all nothing bad happened we all know Pyrrha found him so please." Reluctantly Ren faced the screen again while Nora merely shrugged Weiss then looked to Ruby a bit of gratitude in her expression.
"Thank you for agreeing with me." Ruby sat but didn't face Weiss.
"I never said I agreed with you… you should've told me you found Jaune." Weiss rolled her eyes, she knew that was petty of her to do in initiation but Jaune was fine and he even partnered with Pyrrha because she didn't interfere so what was the true harm. Besides she was still mad to know Pyrrha thought so low of her so forgive her if it was hard to empathize with Jaune at the moment.
"Hey, wait! Come back! Who's gonna get me down from here?"
Jaune watched as they vanished into the foliage.They… left me.
The boy slumped…
-Pyrrha's POV-
Making her way through the foliage the Mistralian Champion rushed to where she had pinned her soon to be partner. However, as she begun to make out the sound of his voice a roar caught her attention and she turned raising Akoúo blocking the incoming claw of a Beowulf. Preforming a half turn she slammed the shield into the Grimm's face before sweeping it feet and once more bashing its snout with Akoúo. The Beowulf took a step back and she only then noticed eight or so sets of eyes keen on her."A Beowulf pack?" Ren noticed the surprise in his teammates voice.
"What's wrong?"
"There… wasn't one back then." Ruby then pondered.
"Hey Weiss weren't those the Beowulves we fought?" Weiss considered it.
"It's possible but why are they attacking Pyrrha instead of us?" Jinn then floated beside Weiss her eyes dead set on her.
"It's the point of difference in his world, You were irritated and Jaune was sad it merely came down to which source those particular Grimm followed." Weiss nodded, before pausing and looking to Jinn.
"Did I…"
"Just use a question? Yes, yes you did. You have one question left." Weiss groaned, while everyone else merely watched the screen waiting to see Pyrrha kick butt.
"A Beowulf pack." The Spartan looked just beyond the eight Grimm and saw the sight of a much larger Grimm lined with white boney armor.
An Alpha.
She needed Miló and with that realization she stepped back only to realize the Grimm had surrounded her. Knowing she wouldn't get out of this without having to take out a few and make an opening she exhaled and assumed a basic martial stance. Surprisingly it was the Alpha who rushed forth leaping towards the champion. Pyrrha angled herself and pressed the shield under its flank before pushing back and with the aid of her polarity giving her extra force, she sent the Grimm flying back.
Pyrrha turned ready to capitalize on the stunned alpha but was immediately attacked by another Beowulf and barely managed to avoid its strike returning a kick to its throat. She slammed Akoúo into its neck being rewarded by the sound of a crunch and saw the Grimm fall dead. She turned to keep an eye on the pack leader only to be surprised when she couldn't find the Alpha.
Perhaps… it ran.
Before she could ponder the question any further another Beowulf rushed her way and the spartan was forced to focus on the problem at hand.
Blake then narrowed her eyes.
"That's… unusual." Yang looked curiously.
"What is?"
"That a Grimm would just run like that." Ren nodded.
"Alpha Beowulves have been known to be quite clever, perhaps it recognized Pyrrha's ability and chose to retreat." The others nodded agreeing but Blake couldn't shake off a feeling.
-Jaune's POV-
Jaune struggled in the tree trying to grab the mechashift Javelin only to find that once he had grasped it that it was impaled much deeper then he initially thought.
"Oh Come on!" He struggled to move the spear only to fail miserably at the prospect.
"Seriously? Man, Pyrrha's strong if she managed to throw this thing so hard, that or I'm just that weak." The suspended blonde slump.
"Oh who am I kidding I'm that weak, no wonder Snow angel called me scraggly." Weiss, now there was a thought and for a moment his mind went back to the girl who'd left him up in a tree and took Ruby with her.
After hearing all of this, do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team.Everyone felt a bit bad for Jaune at that even the heiress herself.
"I was… rather harsh when I said that."
"'Exhale' man she really doesn't like me does she? She even left me here hanging… Ugh and now I'm making puns… fantastic…" Between his small fit of sadness Jaune heard brush rustle and felt a small tinge of hope.
Maybe Ruby convinced her to come back and help me, or it could be Pyrrha.
Jaune smiled and waved to the brush.
Weiss sighed.
"See, Pyrrha."
"Hey! Guys over here!" However, whatever he was going to say next died in his throat when instead of being greeted by the sight of one of the three individuals he had suspected a Grimm stepped out.
"Or… not."
Standing taller than any man was an Alpha Beowulf still a bit groggy from the Spartan's throw but not so much so that it hadn't sensed the negative emotions of another stationary prey.
Looking up it met eyes with a human who had been pinned to a tree and while he may have been to high for Weiss to reach him, not that she'd made the effort. For the Grimm that towered over even Jaune it only took raising its massive paw up towards him.
"Shit!" Jaune swung himself left avoiding its paw but this only served to anger the Grimm who swung out again, this time with a lot more force. Its attack didn't miss this time and the sensation of its claws tearing through the teen's flesh rung true in the Arc's body.
"Wait What!"
"Jaune!"
"AH!" Jaune let out a scream but quickly and desperately suppressed it not wanting to draw another Grimm to himself. He reached for Corcea Mors and drew the blade ignoring how his leg bled heavily, turning to prop himself against the tree to gain a semblance of stability for a good slash the Alpha swung again. However unlike before the blonde was ready and rose his shield blocking the attack but the force behind the attack pushed him into the tree knocking the air out of him.
"Fearless Leaders bleeding!"
"But how?! Arc's aura should be more then capable of enduring a single blow froma Beowulf alpha or otherwise!" It was then a horrible realization came to Pyrrha.
"He doesn't have aura…" Ren looked to her shocked.
"What?" the others turned to Ren and Pyrrha as they saw the spartan begin to tremble a nervous stutter in her tone.
"W-when we met Jaune didn't have his aura." Nora looked confused.
"What do you mean, was he running low." Pyrrha shook her head.
"No! I mean he didn't have aura, any! It wasn't awakened! I'm the one who unlocked it!"
The Alpha snarled and leaped towards him gripping his waist with its left paw and opening its maws to bite down. Regaining his bearings, the panicked Arc rose his shield and intercepted the bite bashing its mouth before he drew back Crocea Mors and thrusted it forward stabbing the Grimm's collar. The ancestral blade tore through bone and flesh alike and in response the Grimm wailed falling back but not letting go of the blonde's waist.
The sound of tearing fabric greeted the Arc when he looked up he saw his hoodie begin to rip from the combined weight. Before he could react, the fabric split apart, and he and the Grimm were sent plummeting to the ground. Jaune pulled back his blade and slashed at the claw gripping him, cutting it and forcing the beast to let go before they hit the ground. His body ached but he ignored the pain and stood only for his clawed foot to partially buckle.
Jaune looked to see the staggered Alpha shake off its stupor and glare at him, he wanted to run but knew it'd catch up before he could get far. Readying himself the Grimm roared and lunged forward in response he rose his shield managing to block the blow but being sent flying into the same tree he'd been stuck in by the force losing his shield in the process. He coughed up blood as he fell forward the bark he'd been slammed into slightly cracked.
"No that's not right, Vomitboy can tank hits like that! It even takes me a few dozen punches to bring him to the red!"Blake spoke quietly.
"He has aura when he's against you Yang… but this Jaune." Pyrrha shook uncontrollably staring in horror at the scene while Weiss was frozen in place watching it all.
He struggled to stay conscious looking up to see the advancing Grimm and with the sight of it his fear and adrenaline rushed. He stabbed Corcea Mors into the ground and used it to stand once he got a good footing, he pulled it out and directed it at the Alpha.
Stay calm… focus.
But he couldn't, he was only human after all… he didn't get how the huntsman in the stories his mom told him did it. How they just took blow after blow and remained none the worse for wear.
"It almost sounds like…Wait, did Jaune not even know about aura!?" Pyrrha shook her head to Blake's question as she begun to hyperventilate. Yang, Ruby and Nora where looking to the screen scared for Jaune but lightly cheering him on in their hearts knowing Pyrrha would reach him soon. Weiss just stared at the display a torrent of emotions running through her as her heart grew heavy and her throat tightened.Stop shaking dammit…
Exhaling a trembling breath he gripped Crocea Mors in his sweaty palm, yet despite how scared he was he remained standing, determined.
"He is remaining calm… an admirable feat." Ren spoke through gritted teeth his palms a bit sweaty.
"I-I want to be a huntsman." He'd risked everything to get here, left his home, took the blade he'd heard so many tales of heroism from and even entered initiation knowing the creatures of Grimm where present. He knew the risk, he'd heard them constantly when his family tried to convince him to give up but that didn't matter. Because even now.
The Alpha leaped.
Even as he stared down the maws of a monster like that of his worst Nightmares.
Jaune roared and swung Corcea Mors forward tearing into the beast chest, his family's sword cutting through even the white bone armor.
He still wanted it just as much as before… to live up to his family's name, to be a hero.
The Alpha hit the ground behind him slumping while Jaune stabbed Crocea Mors into the soft soil of the forest to stabilize himself and not fall over. He breathed heavily and turned back to see the beast form.
"I-I did it…" Despite his injuries and pain, he smiled and pulled the blade from the ground before looking in the direction Weiss and Ruby went.
The members of RWBY and JNPR alike sighed in relief before falling back into their seats with Pyrrha even letting out tears of joy as Ren and Nora patted her back. They'd grill her later over Jaune not supposedly having aura but not now.
"Oh, thank Oum Vomitboys okay, I was worried like hell, hahaha! Shit I done a lot but even I can't say I fought a Grimm without aura." As soon as the blonde brawler said it the seven paused, it'd never really crossed their minds how important aura was till they saw Jaune bleeding and haggard from taking on a single Grimm.
"I suppose we don't really appreciate the level of safety our auras provide." Everyone agreed with Blake's words.
"I better catch up to them… with they're size those monsters will tear them apart." He slowly took one wobbly step after another forward and retrieved his shield while imagining the look on Ruby's face when he'd tell her how he took out a Grimm.
Ruby actually managed to giggle at that flashing a wide smile.
"Yeah, you rock Jaune." She'd definitely agree with that after all when she thought about not having her aura and by extension semblance, she knew that'd make it tougher let alone without a barrier. However despite their relief each held a decent level of worry for the Arc upon seeing his wounds.
Actually Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader.
His smile grew when he remembered Pyrrha's words, they were simple words now that he pondered them, they were but still it was the first time anyone had believed in him."That… rather sad." Yang nodded completely agreeing.
"Yeah dude just took out a grimm without aura I hope he's just exaggerating."
"Maybe Pyrrha was right…Pyrrha!" He looked to Milo and paled.
"She doesn't have her weapon…" Thought of if the alpha had spotted her instead raced through his mind, sure she was strong especially if what Snow Angel said was true about her being a four-year champion of that tournament thing. But he was sure her opponents weren't trying to kill her and armed with claws and fang as sharp as Crocea Mors. Worse her weapon was here, because she'd saved him with it, because of him she was left with a shield in the middle of this place.
"He's worrying about me?" Blake nodded.
"Think about it, he didn't even know who you were or about aura. As far as he's concerned, your just a weaponless girl who can be killed with a single well placed swipe."
Crap, crap, crap! I need to get Miló out of there. He turned towards the tree and looked up almost groaning at how high up it was.At the sight of the blonde panicking over something so silly Weiss let out a shuddering breath she hadn't realized she was holding. She… was scared for him, scared for her friend.
"Alright Jaune calm down, you've climbed tree's before." Jaune sheathed Crocea Mors and reached for the nearest branch but just as he did a growl sounded and he tried to turn only to feel a pressure sink into his shoulder.
"AHHHH!" The Arc screamed as the maws of the Alpha dug into his right shoulder, its claws buried themselves inside his left upper arm and wounded waist from before. Not able to resist Jaune fell to his knees under the Grimm's weight as it bore down even more pressure into its bite greeting him with the sound of his right shoulder giving way as its bones snapped.
"JAUNE!" Pyrrha and Ruby shouted in equal levels of horror as everyone else froze at the scene unable to look away.
No… not like this…
Jaune reached out for the sheathed blade and triggered the shield making it expand pushing against the claw buried in his waist. When its claw pulled away, he struck out his leg for balance and drew Crocea Mors and desperately swung the blade into the other claw tearing off two of its fingers. The Alpha released its bite to wail only for Jaune to Roll forward past the tree and away from its grasps.
"Thank god…." While words of relief left Ruby's mouth her face expressed anything but as the teen shuddered at Jaune's chances.
"Where am I?! Why haven't I reached him yet!?" Pyrrha practically roared at the screen her aura flaring madly as she attempted to use her semblance on it to crush the abominable thing, but it wasn't forged of steel.
"Come on Jaune, get out of there… head for sis and Weiss."
"Yes, hurry up you dolt! Get to us!" Blake however shook her head at Weiss's words.
"He won't." Yang looked to her shocked.
"What?!" Blake spoke.
"He wouldn't put Ruby or Weiss at risk, he proved that when he saved Cardin. If he would save his tormentor what makes you think he'd put his crush or friend in danger. Remember, he doesn't know about aura."
"But then Vomitboy…" Ren then decided to speak up.
"Ruby and Weiss are fast and shouldn't be too far away with how they bickered initially. I'm sure they heard Jaune's yell and are heading for him." Nora noted her partner's trembling hand, Ruby begun to nod relieved and hopeful before she remembered they caught a ride on a Nevermore.
"We can't… We're already gone, we rode a Nevermore remember?" At her partner's words Weiss small relief shriveled up and died.
He looked back to see it nurturing its damaged claw before glaring at him with its glowing yellow eyes. He tried to stand but found the act a herculean feat to merely crouch. The Alpha roared again in rage before launching itself at him its body low to the ground having learned its mistake. Jaune jumped left while thrusting Crocea Mors out piercing the incoming claw and tearing through it as the blade went leftwards with him.
The Grimm roared as its claw throbbed and it sent a glare Jaune way watching with hate filled eyes as the teen struggled to stand. It made its way to his form as he raised his shield with his good arm to intercept its blow. The Alpha swung its claw diagonally hitting the sword away, however instead of being met by the sight of a scared boy it saw the blonde press forward into its bosom and swung his blade downwards severing its right foot.
The Alpha roared and before it could act Jaune tackled its chest sending it to the floor but not himself as he used his sword as a crutch.
The eight were at the edge of their seats worrying desperately about their dorky Knight even Neo the act surprising her yet again. It was then the Ice-cream themed killer noticed Jinn who stared unto the screen tears falling from her little eyes. A shiver went up her mind as she pieced together what that could mean.
Jaune looked to the beast writhe on the ground and stepped back before resolving himself and raising Corcea Mors in overhead to stab down into it only to stagger as the blood loss finally begun to show. However just as desperate as him the alpha maneuvered itself and pushed forward headbutting the frail teen and making him fall.
"Jaune!"
Before he could act it opened its maw and bit down with all the force it could manage into his leg and pulled back tearing open and apart the offending limb.
"JAUNE!" All the teens shouted out his name at the sight, Pyrrha tone near hysterical while Ruby only barely did any better. Yang's eyes flashed between enraged scarlet and mournful lilac as tears fell down in panic at seeing a friend dying before her eyes. Blake trembled as her fingernails dug into her aura making it flicker.
Nora roared ready to charge the screen and head to her fearless leader's aid if not for Ren who held her tightly influencing her anger with his semblance.
"Ren! Let go!" How long had it been since she'd called him by name?
"Nora stop!"
"But JAUNE-JAUEN! It killing him!"
"Nora its not…" He couldn't spit those words out; it didn't matter if it was they're Jaune or another worlds.
"We have to see it through!"
"But!"
"Have faith in him!" those words seem to strike her, and Nora begun to shake as she fell into Ren's chest. Neo spared a glance at Jinn seeing her looking down away from Jaune's delimbing, in truth it bothered her too not enough to go into hysterics but certainly enough to make her hunt down a few dozen Beowulves when she wakes up. However, what surprised her was the person who was the most distraught among the seven brats.
Sitting their her eyes on the screen was bug bites, she wasn't even breathing she was so focused on the screen. She looked frozen in place in a display of completely unfathomed horror, the only tell that she wasn't a still image was her palms that were bleeding, from where her nails had punctured the her pale skin.
Jaune wailed in pain but the Grimm didn't care as all that raced through its mind was its goal, to kill, tear apart and devour the human. A giant claw stretched out and gripped his chest piece as the Grimm pulled itself over the struggling Arc, its weight pinning him to the floor.
"Oh gods…" Blake swallowed nervously knowing where this would lead.
"No, no, no! Jaune-Jaunes gonna win, He has too!" Nora stared at the screen her eyes upturning and determined faith in her leader with or without aura.
Jaune looked up and was greeted by the rancid smell of the man-eating monster's rotted breath, the Alpha stretched out its other claw and gripped his shattered shoulder. Jaune winced in pain but never gave in as the Beowulf opened its maw Jaune reached for Crocea Mors pulling the heirloom back and thrusting before thrusting it forward. A silent moment passed as the two enemies looked to one another, however just then sunlight shined off of the old blade emerging from the back of the Grimm's head, soon the beast begun to seethe a ebony miasma and quickly disintegrated as its form slumped forward.
for the second time a heavy wave of relief fell throughout the room.
"See! 'sniff' Just like I said…" Nora was crying tears of joy but also extreme worry as she watched her leader struggle to move with the missing limb.
Within a matter of minutes, the beast was gone and Jaune laid there struggling to breathe as he looked to the trail of blood where his leg once was. He wanted to cry out in pain but knew better, that if he did, he'd only help draw in another of those monsters. With great efforts the Arc worked his way to the same tree he had been pin to.
He pulled off his blooded hoodie and ripped it into long streaks of fabric and desperately worked them around his nub, waist and right shoulder fighting thru urge to sleep. After his work was done the Arc leaned back into the Tree but he could feel it, as a pool of crimson formed beneath him.
Yang shook in rage at the unfair sight, she wasn't a genius but even she knew people couldn't afford to lose that much blood. Am I gonna die?
The question made the seven spine's shiver.
He looked up and chuckled when he saw Milo still stuck in the tree.
"'Heh' I couldn't even thank you for the save huh?" A tear ran down his cheek at that, at the fact that he couldn't even get a single step in before he'd failed.
"No…" Pyrrha shook her head her previous hysteria gone as she watched with a panicked heartbeat.
My Little Knight I know you want to be a huntsman but… sometimes we're not, meant to do the things we dream of…
Jauney you need to slow it down okay little bro, come on I'm sure there something better for you to do then try to be like dad right.
Jaune I love you but come on, Jeans already able to spar with dad and you can't even last a minute.
I'm sorry bro but please… just give up… I want Adrian to know his uncle.
You a huntsman, Jaune life isn't one of your stories… grow up.
Come on Jaune just stop, please.
Why won't you stop even after all our sisters have told you to, we're not trying to hurt you, we just don't want you to get yourself killed.
Big Brother… you should stop…
Son… there's no shame in not raising Crocea Mors, I fought so you wouldn't have to so please… leave the protecting to Jean.
All the residents of the room felt angry at the words, even if only with the best intentions for those to be his final words from them. They were right… He remembered the day he told them he'd made it in to Beacon, he remembered as his father put his arm on his shoulder how he had anticipated his old man's praise.Don't worry if you end up coming back home, none of us will think any less of you…
Tears begun to streak down his cheeks as he remembered those words and with his despair several forms had been drawn, with fading eyes Jaune looked out to see the encroaching form of several Grimm like the alpha but smaller.The eight looked on in clear horror as they saw the beast emerge, they're worry and panic seemingly more so then Jaune's own. They'd never been scared of Beowulves, no Beacon student would be, but at as they crept towards Jaune on the display they might as well be a Deathstalker or Beringel.
"Beowulves..." He knew it was futile, yet he rose Crocea Mors despite that, he wanted to raise his shield, but he couldn't feel his other limb anymore. However, a smile came to his face when he remembered yesterday when he arrived. Sure, he blew chunks on the bullhead but… he remembered meeting his first friend, after all his sisters made it hard for him to make those before.
Aren't you the guy who threw up on the ship?
"Heh, at least I got to make one friend…"Well, I like it! Not many people have an appreciation for the classics these days.
She even liked Crocea Mors, I'm sure mom and the others would've loved to meet her, though Jean would've teased me endlessly about having a Girl-friend 'heh'.Ruby burst into tears, she was hopeful and optimistic not stupid, she knew what was going to happen and when Yang wrapped her arms around her she buried her face halfway into her sorrowful sister's chest. The brawler was doing no better holding Ruby being the only thing from making her explode into a blaze of mournful flames.
Nora cried into Ren shaking her head as she repeated no over and over again while Ren looked on tears running down his usually calm façade but now all he could do was grit teeth. Pyrrha fell to her knees being helped up by Neo of all people who stared up at the screen fixed on Jaune, she only had a frown on her face but the focus she gave Jaune was complete and utterly.
Blake looked down her nails finally breaking past her aura into her arm as they buried themselves inside running through her supple pale skin. Finally, Weiss stared on to the dying Arc as her looked to the Beowulves taking in every possible detail whispering denials of it all without even knowing it.
The Grimm closed in drawn by the blonde's sorrow and blood yet despite that he struggle up leaning against the tree. The first pounced but Jaune barely managed to swing Crocea Mors in time the Arc of his swing somehow managing to decapitate the Beowulf however the attack took too much out of his failing form and the blonde fell forward. He looked forward to his family's sword just out of reach and saw the other two.
Do you really think you're in a position to ask her to be on your team?A shiver ran up the heiress spine at hearing her tone, so cold and dismissing.
The world begun to blur yet still he reached for the blade and with what strength remained he pushed himself back against the tree. his breath became shallow bit of blood mist coming out as he coughed while his mind fogged over.Actually Jaune, I think you'd make a great leader.
The two Grimm were within spitting distance of him.
"Sorry Pyrrha… I couldn't prove you right…"
At his words she lost it.
"No! That's not True!" She didn't want those to be his final words! Him think he wasn't enough wasn't allowed!
"Where am I ! Where the fuck am I!" She shook of Neo but found she couldn't move not when she knew all she would be doing if she even could destroy the display would just be running from the reality of this world.
As the beast lunged he couldn't help but think, if he hadn't acted like he'd belonged here, if he'd have said yes when Snow Angel demeaned him would she'd have not turned her back on him.
In the room Weiss froze.
-Pyrrha's POV-
She pushed aside the foliage a bit winded but nothing a moments rest wouldn't rectify, Pyrrha made her way forward deciding she'd spent to long fighting those Beowulves and that it be best to rest once her partner had been secured. The alpha still concerned her, but she was sure it would show sooner or later, It was only then she saw it. In the air was a bullhead and boarding it was Glynda Goodwitch, but what set alarms in her head was the direction it was heading.
"Jaune!" She rushed past the remaining brush and stopped when she saw it, Miló still firmly piercing the tree and below… there sat a lone Beowulf its brethren keeled over an old blade running through it fading body. And beneath the surviving Grimm was a collection of gore and flesh and a mess of golden blonde hair…
The room was void of words as the scene cut off everyone far to distraught to speak, what they had just witnessed… To see such a fond memory become something so grotesque and vomit inducing, they saw their friend, fellow student and leader be torn apart with only wretched thoughts to be his final company.
Neo nodded letting her eyes corners dampening from tears forming but not falling, he'd took another out with him when he went. He'd done better then any of Hei's or Roman's men and certainly better then those animals back at base. As far as she was concerned when it came to civilians, he was cream of the crop, the only fault being that the moron worried about Red and that chick who left him to die instead of himself.
A flash of Politan came to mind and she found the distasteful worry about whether he son had inherited that weakness too. Blake was the first among the student to recognize Weiss's odd stillness for a moment she was angry. Angry that the heiress seemed unphased by Arc's death, no shaking or sniffling and certainly no cries. However just as she readied to reach out and grab her in righteous fury, she heard it.
"Drip, drop."
Tears, one after another falling to the ground and all her anger changed to worry over the now obviously unusual stillness of her teammate. It was barely a whisper as she asked nervously.
"Weiss…?" And then her portrait like posture shattered as Blake's ears rung and the teammate she'd come to expect the most level headed demeanor from roared her glyphs manifesting as she did.
"AHHHH!"
Ruby 2
Weiss 2
Blake 3
Yang 1
Nora 1
Pyrrha 2
Ren 2
Neo 2
Total Questions 24
Used Questions 15
Remaining Questions 9
Universes Viewed 3
Universes Left 5
Whew, this one took longer then I thought it would, I hope you guy like this series so far. Once more reviews are welcomed if negative please try to be constructive.
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