Author Note:Ooh boy here it comes! Have a nice day
The Beginning of the End
Jaune was sitting back at the arena with Team RWBY minus the Y and his own team.
Jaune knew something was up, and he knew Yang wouldn't do that sort of mean and unprecedent attack. Something had to be up, but he couldn't quite put the evidence together.
Jaune looked at the crowds thundering cheers as the two casters from Beacon generated hype around the next battle. The roll landed on Penny Polendina of Atlas Academy, earning cheers from said Academy.
The randomizer once again rolled and it landed on Pyrrha Nikos of Beacon, this roused a thundering applause and booming cheers from the crowd. Jaune however, wasn't buying it.
'An android and a girl who can bend metal, pitted against each other? Seems like the start of a bad joke...' he thought as he looked over to his partner who shrugged.
Nora pat Pyrrha's back "Get em good Pyrrha!"
"Yeah! For Beacon!" Ruby shouted
Pyrrha smiled and nodded "I will do my best" she stopped by Jaune, who held her hand.
"Be careful Pyr, please" Jaune said as he pulled her close. Pyrrha took his warm embrace and smiled "Don't worry, I'm able to do this"
Pyrrha walked away waving and soon enough, both fighters entered the arena in battle gear. Jaune saw the excitement in the crowds, he felt the atmosphere lightening again. The hope of the people being lifted and cheers of friendly competition lighting the halls once more.
However, as he was scanning the crowd Jaune saw someone unusual; Emerald Sustrai. 'Shouldn't she be with Mercur-' Jaune started as he suddenly got the urge to go over there and talk with her.
"Nora, gotta go to the little boy's room. Mind saving my seat?" Jaune asked nicely.
Nora shrugged "Gotcha covered fearless leader" Jaune smiled at this and went on his way onto the main hallways of the arena.
The hallways, unlike the arena itself was empty. Jaune could see the exit of the wing they were on, he walked toward it.
In front of him he heard metallic footsteps, which were quite...Familiar.
"Mercury Black" Jaune said with a straight face.
"Jaune Arc? Was it? Yeah, that's me alright" Mercury smiled cockily while leaning on the wall.
"Aren't you... hurt? Last time I saw you, you were whining on the arena floor" Jaune struck with venom
"Hey, it wasn't whining but-" Mercury cut himself off as he got into a fighting stance "I was gonna say, 'it aint personal' but I think it may be now"
"What? I know too much?" Jaune asked as he himself got into a ready position, on his arms materializing a pair of gauntlets; Aether strikers.
"Well sorta, but I just REALLY want to hit you now" Mercury said slightly angrily.
"You're welcome to try" Jaune gestured to his face as Mercury kicked in front of him, shooting Jaune.
Jaune blocked the shot with his gauntlet and did a quick lunge forward, hitting the floor quite heavily. Mercury jumped back but didn't expect Jaune's follow up barrage which he could barely dodge.
Jaune wasn't letting up though, because after his barrage he jumped forward into the attack with a forward lunge hitting Mercury who was guarding. Another strike to the side and a massive uppercut sending him up. Mercury wasn't done yet though, as he used the recoil from his gun boots for an axe kick toward Jaune.
Jaune backed off and charged a shot of Aether off his gauntlets which are called mantras apparently. Jaune shot it at Mercury who kicked it so hard it dissipated.
"Guess you can back up that smack talk with skill" Mercury said as he wiped some soot on his face.
"Well, I do like to smack talk" Jaune said as he started bobbing up and down like a boxer ready for his next move.
"Hmph!" Mercury huffed as he sent a heavy kick toward Jaune's torso, Jaune got hit and staggered to the side but quickly followed up with a light jab with his right hand hitting Mercury square in the face.
Mercury wasn't dazed though as he quickly grabbed Jaune's arm and twisted it into a kick into Jaune's back. Jaune hit the floor hard and coughed.
However he quickly recovered and leapt toward Mercury with a strong hook to the face. Mercury was sent to the wall as his aura depleted.
"Heh, about time" Mercury stood up wiping the blood off the corner of his mouth.
"Don't tell me..." Jaune looked with anger toward Mercury who smiled.
"You're too late, soldier" Mercury said as he turned his back. Suddenly the sound of the crowd's shock could be heard even from the empty hallways.
"No...NO!" Jaune ran toward the entrance of the arena and saw Penny... in pieces and Pyrrha standing in the middle of the field, horrified. Much worse the negative energy attracted a giant nevermore which was clawing at the top of the arena.
People were panicking while the Atlesian soldiers were trying to keep everyone calm, a black queen piece appeared on all scrolls.
"People of Remnant-" it started
Mercury limped away, he hadn't expected the fight with the Arc to be that difficult but he managed to stall him enough so that he couldn't interfere.
He met up with Emerald on top of a Beacon building along with Cinder. The forces of Grimm were approaching quickly and the White Fang were landing their bullheads by the docks.
"You're late" Cinder scolded him
"And you look like shit" Emerald said with a smile. Mercury just rolled his eyes "Ha ha, fighting the Arc was way too difficult."
"Either way, good job. Now to take the maiden's power" Cinder laughed maniacally.
Mercury then looked at the destruction of Beacon, Is this really right? a naive part of his mind asked.
They should all burn in hell He then said as he whistled and put his hands behind his back. Torchwick is probably messing uo the Atlas ships by now.
Jaune looked up and saw that the Nevermore had already broken the ceiling yet Pyrrha was still standing there. Until...
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" out of nowhere Ruby jumped in and stabbed the Nevermore causing it to take a step back.
Jaune was stunned for a second at her sheer foolishness but jumped in as well as the Nevermore was standing up once more and socked the big bird on the beak.
This sent it across the stage "Pyrrha! Ruby! Are you okay?" Jaune asked as the Nevermore was standing up again "Ah shi-"
Then one locker, two, three and more lockers landed on the Nevermore, incapacitating it. Every hunter there took their weapon.
"Guys..." Jaune said smiling. It wasn't over though, the Nevermore was still alive. As it stood up and screeched, Jaune's gauntlets turned into his warhammer and he whacked the thing to the side. Nora smacked it back and the rest of the students cut its head off making wuick work of the large beast.
After which Gryffons appeared, about fifteen of them.
"Anyone got a plan to fight?" Asked Neptune as he looked to Jaune. Jaune looked to Ruby and Ruby nodded "Got it" Ruby used her scroll to call her rocket locker.
Jaune went to Pyrrha, "Pyrrha, let's go" he took Pyrrha's hand and lifted her into an embrace. Jaune then wiped off Pyrrha's tears "You're safe..." Jaune kissed Pyrrha and then felt a surge of aura within him.
Is this... Jaune saw his colorless aura turn into a yellowish hue. "Jaune?" Pyrrha asked as she looked infront of him, the boy was lit up with aura. It was warm...
Jaune handed Pyrrha her weapons and they were ready to take on the world. The students were surrounded. They knew the Grimm would pounce.
One did and Neptune was about to block but it was shot out of the air. Peter Port and Bartholomew Oobleck were there in ground zero.
"Children, I believe its better for you to leave" Port said
"Yes, Professor Port is right. I'm sure this would go down in Remnant's history, I'd want my students to live to tell about it." Oobleck stated as he also got ready to fight.
The students nodded and left without blinking. Jaune looked back at the two professors. They're a lot stronger than they look."Are you ready Peter?"
"Let's make one last bet, who can slay more." Port laughed heartily.
This would be known as the start of the battle of Beacon. Bless their souls, the end is just beginning.
Author note: Wow another update! Anyway I hope you guys are enjoying the story, I'm probably gonna take a day break off of writing but it shouldn't take too long.Have a good day, my readers!