So this was the chapter I was working on after Humenwrecker did the Boromir chapter and I wanted to do a lotr chapter, but didn't want to do the same. So i figuredI would go with this.

Now its pretty short, because some shits been going down, and we're all pretty busy. so its short.

"What do you think we'll see next?" Ruby asked as she was hoping it wouldn't be something depressing.

"I don't know, we'll have to find out." Glynda was also hoping it wasn't anything too depressing.

The scenery changed to a lovely green forest, peaceful music was playing as a young girl sat down by a tree reading. A smile on her face as her bare feet were being tickled by the grass beneath them.

This was certainly the life.

And what a beautiful life it was for Ruby Rose

"Well, this certainly looks peaceful." Ozpin let out a sigh of relief, finally something nice was happening.

"Yeah, this is a nice change of pace for once." Goodwitch was glad they got through the silly and depressing stuff.

That could get old after awhile.

"Does anyone else notice that Ruby looks a little….short?" Yang knew her sister was small, but definitely not that size.

"I'm sure its just the image, and the fact she's laying down." Goodwitch said as it didn't seem like a big deal.

"The road goes ever on and on…." Ruby's ears perked up as she heard the familiar voice.

"Down from the door where it began…" Ruby smiled as she knew who it was.

The camera zoomed out to show a man, his face covered by a beard and a wide brim hat, his face mostly obscured. But the man was elderly, and his voice left a deep feeling within you.

"And I must follow if I can." The man continued as Ruby ran to the path where his cart and horse were crossing.

"Ms. Rose certainly seems determined to find him." Ozpin said as everyone was confused.

"But who is he?" Yang asked as they didn't recognize the beard, and his face was covered by his hat.

"He looks like a sorcerer from a fantasy rpg." Ruby said as he kind of looked a bit like the wizard character.

"Still doesn't tell us who he is." Blake honestly didn't know.

Did they know any old guys?

"Down from the door where it began." The man said as Ruby showed up at a ledge.

"You're late!" She said with a smirk and a cocky tone.

The man stopped his horse, the cart coming to a sudden halt as he froze for a second. Before he finally started to speak.

"A wizard is never late…Ruby Rose." He lifted his face up.

Bright blue eyes being revealed as an aged Jaune Arc was revealed.

"JAUNE?!" Everyone yelled as his face was revealed.

"Dang, Vomit boy got old!" Yang couldn't believe it.

She had seen him get old in Arcwolf and the reality where he gave Glynda a dick. But this time it was really...REALLY noticeable.

Everyone was stunned, so far they had seen Jaune remain the same age despite being in different universes. This was the one of a few universes where he was truly old. But this time he was practically ancient! He may have been older than Ozpin!

Speaking of Ozpin and Glynda,they were shocked. To think that a student of theres was now older then them. It really made them feel…odd.

"Wait, did he just say Wizard?" Sun pointed out as everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

"Yeah he did!" Suddenly Ruby's eyes were sparkling.

"He's a WIZARD AGAIN!" That was so cool!

Why were they getting so many realities with Wizards though?

"Nor is he early! He arrives precisely when he means to!" Jaune said with a stern look as he glared at young Ruby Rose.

Both remained silent, their staring contest becoming more and more intense.

And then Jaune's lips began to tremble a bit. Ruby's stone look started to turn slightly upwards. Jaune started to chuckle as Ruby finally let out a laugh.

"It's wonderful to see you Jaune!" She yelled as she jumped onto his cart and hugged the old man.

"Oh ho ho ho." He said as he smiled and hugged the young hobbit back.

"You don't really think I would miss your Uncle Qrow's birthday did you?" He said with a whimsical grin as he got the cart moving again.

"Aww, they're so cute together." Nora said as it was nice seeing the exchange.

"I think we finally got a heartwarming chapter." Goodwitch said with a smile as Jaune reminded her of the caring grandfather figure.

"Yes, this is definitely a nice change of pace." Ozpin said as he had to admit, this was making him feel better.

"Still though, why is Ruby so…short?" Sun pointed out as Ruby was indeed much shorter than they thought.

"Wow, she really is!" Yang said as Ruby looked to be the size of a kid.

"I'm not short! I'm fun sized!" Ruby huffed out.

"What news do you have of the outside world? Tell me everything!" Ruby said as they rode into town.

"Everything? Far too eager and curious for a hobbit! Most unusual…" Jaune said with his pipe in his mouth.

"So how is the old rascal?" He asked as Ruby smiled.

"You know Qrow, he's got the whole place in a uproar! Half the shire's been invited! Course the ones who weren't will show up anyways." Ruby said with an innocent laugh.

"Good lord, somehow Ruby is even more innocent and cute in this." Yang was swooning a bit.

"What is the shire?" Sun asked as they looked around.

"Must be their home, but whats a hobbit?" Weiss asked as the term was unfamiliar to them.

"Sounds like a dwarf or something." Nora asked as she gave a wink to the camera.

"He's up to something, I can feel it." Ruby said as Jaune looked away.

"Alright keep your secrets! But I know you have something to do with it!" Ruby said accusingly.

"Oh really? How so?" He asked as he took a puff from his pipe.

"Before you came along, we Branwens and Roses were well thought of!" She said as Jaune whistled.

"Never had any adventures or did anything out of the ordinary." She said as Jaune grinned.

"Okay, now I'm curious, what did Jaune do?" Yang asked as she had to know.

"If you're referring to that incident with the dragon, I was barely involved, all I did was give your uncle a little nudge out the door!" He said with a grin.

"…." The room went silent for a bit.

"D-Did he just say…Dragon?" Blake was shocked to hear that.

"Oh! I want to hear that story!" Nora was jumping up and down.

"Uncle Qrow fought a dragon?!" Ruby couldn't believe her uncle was so awesome.

"I really want to know the backstory behind this!" Neptune was even getting excited.

"Whatever you did, you've been officially labeled a disturber of the peace." Ruby said with a smirk.

"Oh really?" He looked away with a weird look on his face.

"JAUNE! JAUNE!" Small children were running up to his cart with smiles on their faces.

"Fireworks Jaune! Fireworks!" They cried out in happiness as he looked down at them.

He looked at all of their faces and was trying to decide what to do next.

"Fireworks Jaune! Fireworks…." Their chants were getting a lot more subdued as his cart went further along.

Soon Jaune was a little bit farther up ahead, leaving the kids behind.

"Oooohhhh." They got disappointed looks on their faces.

CRCKLE BOOM! CRKCLE!

A few fireworks went off by themselves as the kids started cheering.

"YAAAAYYYY!" They cheered as the kind old Jaune had given them a small show.

"Awww, Jaune's so nice!" Nora couldn't believe the happiness they saw on those children's faces.

"This place looks so nice….I want to live there." Ruby said as It looked almost perfect.

"I agree! Did you see their homes? They're holes in the ground!" Nora said as those homes looked very cozy!

Seriously, what was this place? And where could they find it? It looked so peaceful and nice!

"Jaune…I'm glad you're back." Ruby said as she needed to go and prepare for the rest of the party.

"So am I dear rose!" He said as she ran off.

"So am I…" He always liked visiting the shire.

It was nice and isolated from the outside world, far away from the troubles of men. It was nice and refreshing, especially after all the misery he witnessed in the world outside of the shire. This made him feel calm and serene. And the fact that he could visit old friends was nice of course.

He stopped his cart in front of an old hobbit hole, old but properly maintained.

"Hmmm." He said as he stepped down from his cart.

He opened the gate, the one that clearly said 'No admittance, except on Party business.'

He knocked the circular door with his staff. As he heard a voice yell out.

"NO THANK YOU! WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE VISITORS, WELL WISHERS OR DISTANT RELATIONS!" Qrow yelled from inside his home.

"Wow, Qrow seems mad." Ruby knew her uncle could be irritable.

"Well he must be stressed out with all this party business." Goodwitch pointed out.

"Since when is Qrow one for parties though?" Ozpin knew the man wasn't the most social being there was.

"Yeah, this does seem a bit out of place."

"And what about very old friends?" Jaune chuckled a bit as he heard the sound of someone opening the door.

A man of fairly small stature and grey hair appeared in the door way.

"Jaune?" The man said as he looked at the taller wizard.

"Qrow Branwen." Jaune said extending his arms out.

"My dear Jaune!" Qrow laughed as he ran up and hugged the tall man.

"Awwwww…" Ruby couldn't help but actually see her Uncle in a joyous mood.

"It's kind of weird to see Uncle Qrow so happy…" Yang thought it was a little weird because Uncle Qrow could be a bit of a bitch at times.

"Hey, I can be pretty happy when I want!" Qrow woke up from his nap.

"Although….I've never been quite THAT happy."

"One hundred and eleven years old!" Jaune took a quick look at his face.

"And somehow you still haven't aged since the last time I saw you." Jaune had to admit, he was kind of jealous.

Seriously, Qrow aged well.

"Wow, one hundred and eleven?" Ruby was surprised.

"Just look at him!" Seriously, was Yang going to look that good when she was that age? Wait, she probably wouldn't live that long.

"He's still noticeably aged." Goodwitch pushed her glasses up.

"Is no one going to talk about the fact that he's a midget too?" Nora asked.

"Hey! He's a hobbit!" Ruby snapped back.

"Whats a hobbit?" Neptune still didn't know.

"Well come on, come in!" Qrow stumbled drunkenly into his house.

"Make yourself at home!" Jaune had to admit, he did enjoy visiting his old friend.

But walking around in this small house was a nightmare.

"I know how that feels…" Glynda often had the same problem being 6'5'' and visiting friends whose home was matched to their smaller heights.

"Same." Coco was often much taller than her civilian friends.

"Is it just me, or are a lot of huntsman and huntresses insanely tall?" Ruby thought to Yatsuhashi, Ozpin, Glynda, Coco, seriously a lot of people were realy tall, it made her jealous.

"Tea? Or maybe something stronger? I like stronger stuff." Qrow said with a grin as Jaune could smell the booze.

Besides being a glutton for food, his old friend was also a bit of an alcoholic.

"Some things never change…" Glynda rubbed her eyes at that.

"Well, I like him like this! It makes him feel like he really is Uncle Qrow!" Ruby said as her uncle wouldn't be her uncle without booze.

"Just Tea Qrow, thank you." Jaune then bonked his head on a low hanging corridor.

"…Ow…" He said as he forgot to kneel down.

"Been awhile huh? Got used to being able to stand at your full height?" Qrow laughed as he walked into the kitchen.

"You caught me off guard, I got whiskey, beer, wine, oh wait, food, eh I got a leftover pie that Ruby baked me!" Qrow was trying to be a good host.

"Wow, it is weird to see you so hospitable." Ozpin turned to Qrow as he said that.

"I'll have you know I'm pleasant company when I'm sober."

"But you're never sober."

"My point."

"Just tea please, you know I'm not fond of your booze." It was true, Jaune was never fond of alcohol.

Mostly because of the taste, why drink it if it tastes bad?

"QROW! QROW BRANWEN!" A voice yelled out as Qrow ducked.

"Shit! I'm not home!" He knew that voice.

It was one of his relatives. The Vacuo branwens! Oh how annoying they were! Seriously, they wouldn't leave him alone about a supposed fortune he had stuffed away.

"Well, its good to see that some stuff doesn't change…" Qrow did often hate getting company when he wasn't expecting it.

"The only time he's excited to see relatives is me and Yang." Ruby said.

"You mean 'Yang and I.'" Weiss corrected.

"Shut up Weiss."

"Seriously why do I have all these relatives trying to annoy me?"

"Well there is a party."

"I mean besdies that Jaune! I can never have some time to myself, and I've had to keep myself all cooped up in here!"

Qrow sighed as he looked at his old friend.

"I want to see mountains again! I want to see trees! Hills! Rocks! Anything besides the same old, same old!"

"If I was in the shire I would never leave." Ruby thought it looked amazing.

"Trust me, it would probably get old after awhile." Qrow added his two cents in.

"And what about Ruby?" Jaune needed to make sure his friend knew what he was doing.

"Well….she still loves it here….I can't ask her to leave with me…" Qrow actually looked a bit sad at that.

"All her friends…woods…trees…little rivers…and of course the food." Qrow had to admit, the food was fantastic.

He looked out the window into the distance.

"I am old Jaune, I know I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it…inside…"

"In your liver?"

"No in my heart, I feel thin….strecthed out, like…whiskey in too much coke…" Qrow said as he looked off.

"I need a vacation, a very long vacation….And I won't return…in fact, I'll make sure of it…"

"….Okay, I'm kind of worried about Uncle Qrow now…" Yang said as they were kind of getting worried.

"I'm sure he's just talking about going to see someplace new Yang, its not like he's going to die."

"Yeah, I mean this reality has been so nice so far! I don't see how it could go wrong!"