The poll is now on my profile.

Sorry if it wasn't clear, I took Jaune's "Aura Amplification" Semblance from Canon used to accelerate healing and put it in the form of the Halo: Reach Drop-shield.

Shield of Remnant

Ch 2: Island of Patch

(Song choice for the story: "Meet Me On The Battlefield" By SVRCINA)

J-180 stood looking at the island approaching as he stood on the bullhead looking out the window. Out of 77 kidnapped Spartans, only 8 were now able to search for their families. That is, if the families hadn't given up on them. Without access to flash cloning, the people of the Office of Naval Intelligence had taken to faking the children's death.

Still, maybe his mistake of revealing his identity gave hope to those families of their children being alive.

He could easily remember the IDs of the surviving Spartans.

V-182

B-192

C-173

S-174

Y-184

S-197

G-198

And finally himself: J-180.

As the bullhead landed, people gave him a wide berth as he departed. J-180 didn't know if it was the armor, weapons, or both. He had only one mission: Find the family who knew his true identity. He had only a vague recollection of the path Summer had taken him to her house, but he did recall that it was near the outskirts. However, he was soon stopped by a 12 year old girl with black hair that had red streaks and silver eyes still full of innocence placing a hand on his back as he turned around. She wore a black and red Gothic dress and a red hood. Also, for some reason she seemed very familiar.

"Is that an M45 Shotgun?!" She asked in an excited tone, before her mouth dropped open and her hand brushed against his left chest plate.

"Affirmative." J-180 said, showing no discomfort-even on his face-at her actions.

"MOM! HE'S BACK!" She shouted, making everyone recoil slightly before he quickly found himself embraced by a woman wearing a white cloak. Soon he was surrounded by a blonde man in a tan vest with a blonde girl his age with lilac eyes and an outfit similar to the man with a white cloak with the hood pulled down. The man held a young blond boy with silver eyes and red streaks in his hair. By the age, J-180 estimated that he was born soon after saving Summer Rose Xiao-Long.

"Jaune Arc...as I live and breathe!" The man said. J-180 tilted his head in curiosity and slowly pulled off his helmet, making the kids flinch at the scar going down his eye as his dull stare went through each person standing at him before he put his helmet back on. "What did they do to you?" He heard the man say before he placed a hand on J-180's left shoulder plate. "Come with us son, I'm guessing you need some answers."


With the helmet on the wooden floor next to him, J-180 held a cup of hot chocolate with a plate of chocolate chip cookies next to him. The young boy was playing with little figurines of knights. Summer, Taiyang, Ruby, and Yang looked in horror at what he had said about what he can remember.

"Six...You were Six..." Summer kept mumbling as tears sprang to her eyes, "Why did they do that to children?" Not knowing a rhetorical question, Jaune answered.

"Children's minds were more accepting of indoctrination, bodies more accepting of augmentation." J-180 said, repeating one of the statements he overheard. Yang's eyes flashed red as she cracked her knuckles. As J-180 opened his mouth, Ruby moved in a flurry of flower petals and stuffed a cookie in his mouth. Jaune's eyes widened at the taste and he expression became one of childish awe. This awe became wonder as he gulped down the hot chocolate.

Summer's heart clenched. A child, stolen from a loving family, had saved her-and thus her baby boy's life. His reward?

Isolation, torture from Hell disguised as training.

She thanked Oum and both Brothers that he had held enough of himself to rebel against those...creatures. He probably didn't remember his own family, or house, or even his name. Giving a nod to her husband, she watched as Taiyang gently placed her baby boy in Jaune's hands, kissed her cheek, and wandered out of the room to make an overdue call.

Jaune was so nervous about holding the young boy, she could tell, and she couldn't blame him. Augmented bones to be nearly unbreakable with enhanced strength that would allow him to flip a TANK effortlessly-one must be cautious with a child with that strength.

"His name is Adde Rose Xiao-Long." Summer said, making Jaune look up as little Adde rubbed the part of the scar on his cheek with innocent eyes. "Your name, Jaune, means Yellow. While it is common for those on Remnant to name their children after colors...I figured that Rose-being the name of a red or white flower-would be good enough for the color with his little red streaks. I couldn't name him Jaune-it'd be too weird for Yang and Ruby with the way they were gushing over the story of you saving their mommy!" There was the motherly teasing.

"MOM!" Both Yang and Ruby yelled, cheeks blazing red as Jaune's slightly turned pink as his expression remained neutral.

"So, in honor of you, Taiyang and I looked up the language that Jaune came from and found Adde; which means 'Noble'. A boy steps in to save a stranger and asks nothing in return. Sounded noble to us." Summer finished. Jaune swallowed the cookie and looked up.

"How did you recognize me? I was in Mjolnir armor. Every inch of my body was covered in comparison to when I saved miss Rose Xiao-Long." J-180 asked, turning to face Ruby as little Adde played with a knight figurine, using his Mjolnir as the knight's landscape.

"Your ID on your armor." Ruby said. "Those years ago...you introduced yourself as J-One-Eight-Zero. That is painted on your armor. Not only that, but your M45 Shotgun made an impression on my sis. She made Shotgun Gauntlets in Combat School. That form of shotgun is not very common, as it has no transforming mechanism within it, nor does it rely on dust. You had one all those years ago." Soon Taiyang returned as Jaune pulled his helmet back over his head. J-180 just sat there and stared at the floor and turned inwards to his thoughts. He did not notice Summer and her children leave the room.

He had been named Jaune Arc. His first name-Jaune-meant Yellow. Apparently it was a custom to name children after colors. He had 7 sisters. So why couldn't he remember the names of his sisters, or their faces?

"I called your family, Jaune." Taiyang said, and Jaune's armored head snapped upwards with blinding speed. "I got in contact with them years ago, after you saved my wife's life. They're happy, Jaune...I know this will be a lot to get accustomed to, with what you went through." Taiyang made himself a drink that smelled strongly of alcohol and he could hear the blonde man whisper about someone named Qrow leaving alcohol in the house. "What did you want to do...before all this?"

Jaune stared at him for a few minutes. "A foolish dream...to be a hero like my ancestors. But...they said...Heroes are only those remembered for doing their duty." Taiyang took a long gulp of that strong-smelling drink.

"Kid, everyone can be a hero." Taiyang said, exhaling as he rubbed his head, "If you hadn't noticed, there are Grimm everywhere. It is the duty of huntsman to protect the civilians from them...and Jaune...you already lived up to being a hero."

Jaune tilted his head in confusion at the last statement. "You, a lone kid without his Aura unbound, saved a Huntress, not only that-but one who graduated from Beacon. Not only that, but the same Huntress is a mother of Two...and is later discovered to be in the early stages of pregnancy that even she didn't know about! Once that word got out, many were calling you a wandering hero."

Jaune clenched his head as his mind assaulted him with suppressed images and words...ending with his young, cheerful voice saying "I'm going to be a hero like my ancestors!"

"Your family will be here in a few days." Taiyang said, patting his shoulders as Jaune's visor covered gaze looked up at him, "You're welcome to stay here...no matter what. Oh...and Jaune...you would make an excellent Huntsman." With that, Taiyang swallowed the last bit of his drink and placed the cup in the sink and walked out of the room as Jaune moved back to lean against the wall.

Jaune sat there, in his full Mjolnir armor before whispering to himself. "We carry on through the storm. Tired soldiers in this war. Remember what we're fighting for." He gazed at this homey room that was cozy, yet inviting. Though his HUD displayed civilian movement near him, he paid no attention to it. He gazed at his hand and thought back to the survivors.

V-182. Female rabbit Faunus. Brown and yellow Mark 4 armor with EVA helmet.

B-192. Female cat Faunus. Black and white Mark 4 armor with Recon helmet.

C-173. Male Human. Bronze and silver Mark 4 armor with CQC helmet.

S-174. Male Human. Light Blue and silver Mark 4 armor with Security helmet.

Y-184. Male Human. Green and brown Mark 4 armor with Grenadier helmet.

S-197. Male Human. White and red Mark 4 armor with Air Assault helmet.

G-198. Female Human. Gray and purple Mark 4 armor with Reach variant Scout helmet.

Any signs of racism had been punished harshly. That went double for C-173 and S-174. Apparently they had come from racist families.

"Meet me on the battlefield." A beautiful signing voice echoed in his thoughts as he looked up to see Summer Rose Xiao-Long singing as she stroked the top of his helmet as if comforting one of her children. "Even on the darkest night. I will be your sword and shield, your camouflage and you will be mine. Echos of the shots ring out. We may be the first to fall. Everything can stay the same or we can change it all." Jaune's eyes grew heavy as her song seemed to fill the air and soon his head faced the ground as he fell asleep leaning against the wall; no pillow for his head.


Jaune awoke, half expecting to be back in his container. The sight of the homely room caused him to jump to his feet as he scanned the area with the M6G PDWS Magnum. It was early morning, the sun had yet to rise, casting the room in darkness that he could easily see in thanks to the Augmentation. He looked down and saw a blanket had been placed over him. As he stood, keeping his breathing steady, memories of the previous day came rushing back.

He was Jaune Arc, J-180. He was in the Rose Xiao-Long home. He lowered his weapon and it magnetically locked to the right thigh of his armor as he took the M45 Shotgun and replaced the ammunition used in the rebellion against the Office of Naval Intelligence. He moved to the door and slowly opened it before walking outside and staring at the sky where the shattered moon was slowly lowering in the horizon. He quickly turned at a sound and saw a black-headed tricolor Pembroke Welsh Corgi standing behind him wagging it's stubby tail. Jaune stared at the dog through his helmet, as the dog sniffed the armor on his feet before barking loudly and running in circles around him.

Jaune didn't know what to make of this behavior. It clearly wasn't hostile, so what was it doing? Shrugging, he turned back to gaze at the moon. "ZWEI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUTSIDE?!" Yang's voice yelled as she poked her head out of one of the windows upstairs and Jaune turned to look where the sound had come from. The two teens stared at each other-not that Yang could see it due to his visor. Not a word was spoken as Jaune turned and looked back at the moon. He heard a rustling from Yang's room as he heard Ruby's voice from the same room. He clenched his eyes closed and took some deep breaths. His body was still sore from Augmentation, his Aura was still locked.

"Looking at the moon, huh?" Summer's voice came from his left as he opened his eyes and took off his helmet. With the exception of Adde, the entire family he knew of was looking at him in concern.

"We were kept in the base...only going out for missions." Jaune said, "After I screwed up and gave you my name, they kept me in the dark base. Looking at the moon...I don't know why, but it interests me how a broken moon can keep the tides of this planet steady and not drift debris into the atmosphere...I'm sorry that's my training talking." Jaune was now clenching his fists and turned his gaze back to the moon. "I had honestly forgotten what it looked like..." With a nod from her husband, Summer stepped forward and gently ruffled Jaune's short hair before placing both hands on the top of his head and staring into his eyes. A white aura surrounded Summer as a white Aura surrounded Jaune as she gently spoke.

"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee." Jaune stared in awe at the white glow surrounding him and relief passed through him as his scars; though still there and noticeable, faded. The pain his body was in faded.

"You really don't do things in halves, do you?" A gruff voice said as Jaune turned around and pulled his helmet back on his head, pointing the M45 Shotgun at the owner of the voice. There was a dark haired man in a gray shirt and dark pants drinking from a silver flask.

"Uncle Qrow!" Both Ruby and Yang shouted, running into his arms as he leaned over to hug them. This man-Qrow-looked into Jaune's visor.

"So you're the one who saved my teammate." Qrow said, and Jaune lowered the shotgun-but kept it ready. "Thanks kid." He said, standing back up straight and taking a swig from his flask before clipping it to his belt. A growl was heard as Qrow got out a Scythe and he turned to see a few Beowolves emerging from the forest; drawn by the negative emotions aired as Jaune had told the Rose Xiao-Long family his story. However, before the experienced Huntsman could react, a moss green and yellow blur passed him as Jaune reacted.

Grimm. Threat. Eliminate.

Those were the only words going through his mind.

He ducked under one as it leaped at him and raised his shotgun; firing a few times into it's stomach as black ichor spouted from it's back and stomach. He placed the shotgun on his back as he back-flipped over the one rushing him from behind and drew his 20 cm Combat Knife, grabbing the beast's rear left leg and pulling back before slamming the knife into the side of it's neck and sliding to pull it across the Beowolf's throat.

2 Threats eliminated. 5 left.

He drew his M6G PDWS Magnum and fired at the neck of one; dropping it in a few shots before pulling his shotgun after holstering his Magnum and firing it a few times into the open mouth of another Beowolf. More black ichor covered the ground as it sprouted from the back of the head of the beast and Jaune turned to see Qrow slicing two apart in a single swing of his scythe and Jaune ducked under the last one as it leaped at him and, holstering his shotgun, he grabbed it's throat and slammed it head first into the ground, jumping back as Qrow stepped forward to slice apart the last one.

Jaune looked up to see Summer and Taiyang having moved in front of Summer and Yang, eyeing both Qrow and Jaune with awe. Jaune glanced at his armored hands; stained with black ichor as the Grimm started dissolving.

"That wasn't half bad, kid." Qrow said, as Jaune just gazed upwards. Summer held a mischievous glint in her eyes as she disappeared in white flower petals, reappearing holding a garden hose. With a cheeky grin, water soon sprayed on the two fighters as the black ichor was washed off of them. Jaune showed no discomfort as Qrow grumbled about his soaked clothes as he trailed water up the stairs to probably get a change of clothes. Mjolnir was sealed tight enough to withstand the vacuum of space, no water was getting into the armor.

Jaune just stood there like a statue as the water rolled off his armor and dried. After it dried, he stepped forward, gave Summer a nod, and walked back into the house, sitting down on the floor by the window, just staring at the birds flying as the sun rose.

In a few days, his family would be here. In a few days...he would finally have the faces and names of his family once again.

For those who don't want to guess, in order, the characters are: Velvet, Blake, Cardin, Sky, Yatsuhashi, Scarlet, Gwen, and Jaune. To be honest, this note is also for myself to not lose track of characters chosen.