Hey Guys, this isn't actually how long I intended it to be, but I felt I needed to get this out. Sorry if it's not that great, and sorry for taking so long. I had to take a bit longer than anticipated because of school. But hey, I gadiated them highschool, so yay n' stuff.

I've gotta say though, the constructive criticism that you guys put forward helped me forge a new path for the story that I think will be much better for you. So thank you.

For all of you wondering, I will explain the origins of why some of the characters are OOC later in the next chapters, so stay tuned if you're curious (*TーT)b.

"All I'm saying is that my actions were justified Jaune" Ren stated, currently drinking tea while brushing up on his book, 'The Anatomy of Beowolves and other Assorted Creatures of Grimm'.

"Justified? Huh, I must've missed the class about leaving your friends upside down in a forest full of Grimm!" Jaune huffed, crossing his arms and falling back onto his bed.

"One, you're exaggerating"

"I am no-"

"AND TWO…" Ren continued.

"You learned something about your aura no? The mind is a frugal thing Jaune, it can do things that you don't want it to do. But it's also gone through years of experience, it knows what it needs to survive, and will go to the ends of its abilities to achieve that"

"…Wow, Ren, that was very… wise" Jaune said, almost at a loss for words.

"Don't give me credit for that Jaune, those are my father's words" Ren breathed, closing his eyes.

"Oh, I'm sorry Ren, I didn't mea-" Jaune tried.

"No, don't apologize, it's just an old saying"

"But… Wasn't your dad... ya' know...?" Jaune stuttered out.

"Yes, he's gone. It's the past, I'm over it. I couldn't have done anything about it"

"I don't know Ren; I don't think you ever really get over it. We can talk about it you know"

Just as Ren was about to open his mouth to respond, Nora burst through the door with Pyrrha in tow, both holding little stuffed Beowolves.

"Guys! You won't believe what we got from the kids!" Nora screamed excitedly.

Jaune gave Ren a 'We'll talk about this later' look before turning to Nora and asking with a slight smile,

"No Nora, what'd you guys get from the kids?"

Tanpopo's office

Tanpopo watched team JNPR with an amused look from his scroll. Seeing the bubbly redhead jump on the bed holding out a stuffed animal of some sort while doing the occasional flip here and there. His video stream interrupted however as he started to receive a call from an unknown number. He would usually answer the call like any other. But he had a suspicion as to who this particular call was coming from. He eventually slid his finger across the answer button on his scroll and put it on speakerphone.

"H-hello? Who is it?" He spoke.

"Mr. Tanpopo, it's always such a pleasure hearing from you. How are you doing?" The mysterious voice replied.

"You know VERY well how I am doing Miss Fall..." Tanpopo spoke her name like it was the most disgusting thing on the planet.

"Oooohh, such harsh words from a man… Who has no room for such!" Cinder said harshly as a crackle could be heard through the scroll, along with a whimper.

"DON'T! I.. Apologize Miss Fall, that was very… Rude of me to address you in such a manner" Tanpopo struggled to contain his anger while speaking.

"There we go~. Now that wasn't so hard was it?" Cinder said smoothly.

"No ma'am. Now if I may ask.. Why are you contacting me right now?" Tanpopo asked, fearing that he knew exactly why she was calling him.

"Oh, my dear Tan~. There's no need to play a fool. You and I both know what is needed"

"I was afraid that you'd say that" Tanpopo sighed, wringing his hands together.

"Just stick to your end, and I'll provide mine~" Cinder stated seductively before swiftly ending the call.

'Damn that woman!' Tanpopo raged internally before smashing his scroll with his fist. Tanpopo went to his office bathroom mirror and looked at himself, as if judging his very soul.

'Looks like you're going to have to dirty your hands… One last time' He thought to himself.

Schnee Heights Main Lobby

"Wow Jaune, I didn't think that you were this good with children" Pyrrha giggled as she watched Jaune get dogpiled by, what must have been, at least twelve children from the village.

"Ugh... Hardy har har Pyrrha" Jaune grumbled from beneath the laughing children, before struggling to stand up.

"Awwwwe, no Mr. Jaune! We want to play some more!" A little Faunus boy with horns whined along with other miscellaneous whines of discontent from the other children.

"Haha, as much as I would like to. And as catchy as Mr. Jaune sounds, I have to go do my job now, sorry guys" Jaune smiled, causing the kids to sigh in defeat.

"You're going to go fight the scary monsters right?!" one of the younger kids, a little girl, asked Jaune with an amazed tone.

"Well yes, yes we are. But I can't really say that I help much" Jaune said with an amused smile while ruffling the girl's hair.

"You promise that you'll be back though, right?" Another Faunus boy with wolf ears asked.

"Oh yeah, we're the greatest team ever! There's no way we'd leave someone behind!" Nora yelled as she rushed towards the kids from the elevator, grabbing them all up in one giant hug.

"We're ready to go if you are" Ren said as he walked up to Jaune.

"Yeah, I'd say we are" Jaune turned to Pyrrha to have her give him a thumbs up and a smile. Turning back to Ren he gave him a quick nod then motioned towards Nora. Signaling him to get Nora and group up outside.

"So Jaune, what's on the itinerary for today?" Pyrrha asked as Ren and Nora joined them again.

"Hmm, well first off Mr. Tanpopo said that he accidentally broke his scroll, so we need to scrounge around for parts in town or else he won't have any way to contact the outside for help if need be"

"Sounds like a plan, shall we?" Ren said, motioning towards a more urban side of town. Jaune nodded as he led the team.

Caefall Urban District: Electronics R' Dust (About the size of a Wal-Mart)

"Dang, I didn't know that any of these were still in business" Jaune stated as he rummaged through some broken shelves of the old electronics store.

"I mean, we had one in my hometown when I was a kid, but it even shut down after a bit. And our town was even bigger than this place at the time" Jaune continued.

"Must have been the only means of anything "new" coming into the town, seeing as it's the only store of its kind here" Pyrrha stated matter-of-factly, rummaging through a different pile across from Jaune as Ren and Nora scrounged around in a deeper part of the store.

"You have a point I guess. Oh wait a second! I found something!" Jaune yelled as he pulled out the screen of a scroll and holding it up like it was the holy grail.

"Here Pyrrha, put it in the bag, I'm going to go find Ren and Nora and check on them real fast. If anything happens, call for me, we don't have reception on our scrolls in here" Jaune stated, putting emphasis on the last bit.

'Oh I'll call alright, call you to my room later tonigh-' Pyrrha thought before being dragged out of her fantasy.

"Got it Pyrrha?" Jaune said, slightly louder than usual.

"Oh, oh yes Jaune, of course" Pyrrha stuttered out.

"Okay, be right back" Jaune waved before jogging off in the direction that Nora and Ren went off on.

Literally five minutes later

"Now how in the hell did I get lost?! This place didn't even look this big from the outside!" Jaune said as he walked around using the flashlight on his scroll for lighting.

As Jaune was walking he stepped on some old magazines and lost his footing, throwing his scroll and effectively losing his only source of light in this man-made dungeon.

'Well that's just dandy' Jaune thought as he started getting up off the ground before freezing as he heard some footsteps behind him. He went to grab for his weapon but wasn't fast enough as he felt a swift kick straight to the back of his head. This elicited a scream out of him before hitting the ground hard enough to get knocked out.

Ren and Nora: Electronics R' Dust

"Reeeennnnnn, I'm boooorrrreeedddd. We should go back to Pyrrha and Jaune! They're probably having tons of fun!" Nora whined, bouncing over debris.

"I'm sure they're doing exactly what we are Nora" Ren stated.

"Yeah but Jaune always makes things fun! C'mooonnn" Nora whined, louder this time.

"… I guess it is about time that we regroup and see how much we've gathered" Ren sighed, grabbing their "loot" bag and starting off towards the entrance before hearing a distant cry. Nora instantly stopped moving, grabbing Magnhild and shifting it into hammer form.

"Was that…?" Nora began to ask.

"I really hope that he just tripped in the dark" Ren said under his breath before unsheathing StormFlower and running at full speed towards the scream, Nora in tow.

Ooooo, super secret cliff hanger. Feel free to leave reviews, good or "bad", they help no matter the case

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