Hey guys welcome back to another chapter of Jaune Becomes a Father. I really hope you're enjoying reading it as much as I am writing it.

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Joan smiled as she saw Jaune's now gold irises and couldn't help but feel happy that her little knight had access to his aura. He was now an adult according to Arcadian tradition which means he needed to see just how large the world is by facing opponents that are on a completely different level from what he's faced so far. Joan took her stance and smiled at Jaune causing the hairs on the back of his neck to stand on end.

Joan dashed forward, sending a high kick aimed at Jaune's head forcing said blonde to stumble back nearly tripping over his own feet. Joan took advantage and dropped sweeping Jaune's feet out from under him, causing him to land hard on his backside. Jaune rolled to the right to dodge the axe kick aimed for his stomach, jumping to his feet Jaune sent a punch for her head that she leaned out of the way of.

Joan dodged a few punches aimed for her head by tilting out of the way dodging by a hairs width. She caught his wrist and pulled him in bringing her knee up into his midsection, surprised at him blocking it with the palm of his hand pushing it down, before sending her sliding back a few inches with a punch to her gut. Joan smiled brushing the dust from her shirt "Not bad Jaune you've improved guess I should start treating you like an adult." Joan took a stance Jaune had never seen before, left hand pointing forward palm out and her right hand making a loose fist, feet shoulder width apart. Jaune narrowed his eyes and raised his fists keeping his left foot forward and his right foot back ready.

Vlad released his grip on the railing and crossed his arms, Bleu gripped the railing harder crushing the metal in her iron like grip. Jade placed a hand on her shoulder "Relax Bleu I'm sure she's not going to hurt him too bad." Hearing that set an alarm off in Yang's head, she stood with Akemi held against her chest. The little red head had been eerily silent since the spar had began and was only focused on the two Arcs standing in the ring. Glynda stood at her podium and readied her crop having seen Joan use that stance enough times to know she may have to step in, even if it was her son she was fighting Joan had a tendency to put everything she had in a fight.

Jaune swallowed his spit to moisten his suddenly dry throat. 'Ok Jaune just relax and keep your guard up, mom usually fights relying on speed to make up for her smaller frame swarming her opponents with attacks to their vitals.' Just as Jaune thought that Joan disappeared in a blur of speed and slammed a kick into his stomach that sent him crashing into the wall, draining his lungs Of oxygen. He coughed as his lungs tried to take in as much air as possible, looking up he dove out of the way as Joan sent a punch at his head causing the wall to crack. Jaune caught his breathe and took his stance trying to bring his defense up before Joan took advantage of his dropped guard.

Joan smiled and motioned for Jaune to come as she took her stance. Jaune let his breathe out and charged at his mother sending a kick at her head that she blocked with her forearm, before grabbing his leg and tried to swing him into the wall. Jaune slammed his hands into the wall to keep him from hitting it and used his free leg to kick his mother away from him. Releasing her grip on him Jaune landed in a crouch and rushed Joan while she was still recovering, punching her in the stomach hard enough to raise her from the ground before kicking her away. Joan landed with a thud and stood up with a smile. "Good Jaune you're taking advantage of openings instead of waiting for your opponent to recover. Whoever has been training you has done well, I'll have to thank them. Also I'm sorry for what I'm about to do." Joan said as she got low to the ground in what looked like a sprinters stance. Jaune looked confused but raised his guard while making his torso as small a target as possible.

Bleu made to jump into the ring when she was stopped by her father's hand on her shoulder. "She's going to use that against him dad, we have to stop this before he gets seriously hurt." Bleu said with barely restrained anger in her voice. Vlad looked Bleu in the eye and told her with complete authority. "You know as well as I do that we can't interfere Bleu, this is between your mother and brother. She didn't show it but Jaune running away hurt her more than anything we've experienced in our careers. She's been holding herself back from marching into Beacon and taking him home to Arcadia for months. You and I both know your mother and I could never seriously hurt any of you so relax and watch till the end. That goes for you as well Ms. Xiao Long. Witness the love a mother for her child."

Joan looked at Jaune as he got his guard ready and tried to protect his vital organs as much as possible. She smiled at the move knowing it wouldn't do much but proud he hadn't backed down once from fighting her. 'I'm doing this to prepare him for this world, the peace can't last. Not with her out there. Amber won't be the only casualty of this plan of hers, and I won't let Jaune be one of them. Bleu won't always be around to protect him and neither will Vlad and I but I'll make sure he survives to see another day.' Thought Joan as she took a deep breathe and disappeared. Jaune blinked at seeing his mother vanish but kept his guard up feeling a breeze pass him by before his world was nothing but pain. He looked down slowly to see his mother's fist embedded in his stomach, he went to counterattack but met air as she had disappeared again.

Jaune fell to his knees and tried to catch his breathe but could only take a short gulp of air before Joan continued her assault kicking Jaune into the air before sending him back to the ground with an elbow to his spine. Joan rook a deep breathe and stepped a few feet away from Jaune. "You did well Jaune but you still have a lot of growing to do. Sleep for now son." said Joan.

Jaune felt consciousness slipping away as he the world slowly went black before her heard a voice speak to him. "Is this all you have cub? What happened to the little boy that would shout from his grandfather's shoulder about becoming the strongest Arc to ever live. Where is the cub that would proudly say he'd surpass his parents and grandparents by the time he was an adult. Where is my little knight that said he'd become strong enough to let this old woman retire? How are you going to keep your promise to Akemi's parents?"

Yang gasped in horror as she watched Jaune impact the arena floor hard enough to crack it. Glynda flinched from her podium knowing Joan could have done much worse had she gone all out. Vlad closed his eyes and took a breathe feeling a weight lift from his shoulders. "I'm glad that's over. You've improved a lot Jaune and I'm so proud of you, but still have a long way to go. The world is not a safe place and I'll be damned if I don't make you prepared so you can live long into old age.'

Bleu let out a breathe she didn't know she was holding in feeling Jade wrap an arm around her waist, which made her lean more into her partners embrace. Jade smiled and kissed her cheek softly to try and cheer up the blue haired woman."It's ok Bleu your mom went easy on Jaune compared to how she used to spar with us. Remember when she kicked you through that tree in your backyard?" Bleu giggled and gave a nod before she grabbed the railing to jump over and help her mother get Jaune to the infirmary. Everyone froze when they felt a large amount of Aura suddenly be released and turned to the two in the arena. Akemi began giggling when she felt the familiar feeling wrap around her and started clapping excitedly.

Joan stepped back from Jaune as he started standing up again with his white aura leaked out like brilliant flames. Everyone that was in the arena saw an image of a Mistralian Lion glaring down at them. "Sorry mom I can't go down yet, I haven't shown everything I can do." Jaune smiled as he took his stance again. Joan chuckled before taking her stance with a smile. "Come Jaune let's see what else you have to offer."

Jaune took a deep breathe letting his eyes turn a brilliant gold for a second before Joan disappeared in a flash of speed. This time though Jaune was ready for her, he slid his right foot back and lowered his body while bringing his hands together and thrusting his palms out in front of him. Joan had the air knocked out of her when she felt his palms impact her stomach and received and kick to her side before she could hit the ground. 'I have got to remember to thank Ren for those martial arts lessons when he gets back with Nora and Pyr.' Thought Jaune with a grin.

Joan jumped back to her feet and shook her head while grinning. "That was a good idea Jaune using my speed against me like that. Looks like I have to treat this spar more serious than the ones we had in Arcadia."Jaune felt no small amount of pride at hearing his mother's words of praise. She was the second strongest Huntress he knew right after his grandmother. An image of a woman standing proudly in purple tinted plate armor with long silver hair and a spear with a red gem at the center of the spearhead. Jaune shook his head to clear it of the daydream he received an right cross to his face for the momentary distraction. Jaune stepped back as he blocked a multitude of punches aimed for his head before he felt his mother hands grasp the back of his head and pull him in. Jaune felt his nose crack as his mother's knee made contact with his face, his aura immediately set about healing him.

Jaune shook his head when he glared and grabbed his mother's head slamming his forehead into her nose leaving her dazed from the unexpected hit. Jaune took advantage and planted his foot in her chest giving himself some room to catch his breathe. Joan recovered from the kick and rushed in to keep Jaune from catching his breathe. Joan managed to slip past Jaune's guard and jumped onto his back wrapping her arm around his throat and using the other to lock it into place. Jaune started tried to pry her arms away but was running out of air too fast and started to see spots.

Joan smiled when she thought she was about to beat her son when he slammed her back into the wall using the force to slam the back of his head into her face. Joan let go and fell to the ground in a daze as Jaune fell to his knees and tried to catch his breathe. The two combatants got off the ground and took their stances. Jaune was breathing hard and was on shaking legs while Joan looked like she could go another ten rounds. She smiled and disappeared in a flash of speed too fast for Jaune to keep up with and grabbed his face lifting him off the ground and slamming him into the ground causing cracks to spread out from the impact.

Joan released him and took a few steps back while Jaune began to slowly pick himself up off the ground falling back to one knee when his legs gave out. "I yield" said Jaune through pants as he fell onto his back to catch his breathe. Bleu had jumped over the railing and was at his side in an instant resting his head on her lap as he rested. They were joined shortly by the rest of the spectators including a giggling Akemi who practically jumped out of Yang's arms and into her father's. Jaune smiled and softly scratched the spot between her ears earning delighted giggles from the little red head. Joan stood smiling and walked over kneeling next to her son with a grin. "Rest up Jaune after your aura is refilled we'll be having a spar using our weapons." Jaune let his head fall back into his sister's lap with a groan while Akemi just giggled and patted his cheek.

Yang stood off to the side watching with a smile. 'Jaune you've really grown from that dork that vomited on my boots. Guess I'll take it easy of the teasing for a bit.' An image of Jaune getting off the ground and looking determined flashed through her mind and her cheeks gained a slight dusting of pink before she shook her head. "Not bad Jaune looks like you've really taken to those lessons Pyrrha has been giving you. Maybe one of these days we can have a spar, don't worry I'll go easy on you so I don't hurt you too bad." When she said that the group went quiet as Vlad glared at the blond from his spot next to his wife.

Yang took a step back when she saw the glare and swallowed the lump that was growing in her throat. Glynda had made her way over from her spot at the podium and stood between the two glaring unflinchingly at Vlad. Vlad just glared harder and when it seemed he and Goodwitch would come to blows a quiet voice called out from the stands. "That's quite enough Vlad she didn't know she insulted him, now stand down" said Ozpin as he made his way into the ring followed by Julius and a young woman who looked to be the same age as Ruby.

The girl was a little taller than Ruby and had tanned skin with dark ocean blue hair that cascaded into purple. She wore a purple long sleeve and black jeans that were tucked into black combat boots. She had a Nodachi strapped to her side her left had resting on the hilt lazily as she watched the group in front of her with sharp eyes that looked to be sizing them up. She glanced at each person before fixing her gaze on Vlad and glared when he looked ready to disobey what Ozpin had said.

- Hey guys sorry this took so long to come out a lot of changes have been going on in my life, and I've been focused on other things. Be sure to leave plenty of reviews