Hey guys. So here's the third chapter. Had it done, but said I wouldn't publish it right away. I decided to upload it though to let you guys know if you haven't noticed that I re-wrote teh entire second chapter. Hopefully you find it a lot better then what it originaly was. Also had a few small announcements in it, so if you don't want to read it for the story then at least take a look at the announcements. Hope you guys enjoy it. Freak-out! ;P


A 10 year old Jaune sat in a poorly lit room. His arms, and legs tied and bound to the wooden chair he sit upon. Jaune's head was held back so he was staring up at the ceiling. His eyes wide, and bloodshot with his eyebrow twitching every now and then. "Drip, drip." Water dripped down from a pipe above to land on Jaunes forehead. Each drop causing him to flinch. "Drip, drip" two more drops came down only to land on his forehead again, and slide off. 'How long has this been going on?' Jaune had to wonder. Had he been sitting in this chair for minutes, hours, or days?

"Drip, drip." Again the water dripped down. With each drop jaune began to hear voices. At first they were whispers, but they soon escalated to screams. They were screams of pain, suffering, pleads for mercy. That wasn't the worst part about it though. The worst part was that he knew the voices. How could he not know them. These were the voices that he grew up with, the voices that comforted him when he was sad, that yelled at him when he did something stupid, and gave him bad advice to get girls. It was his family.

As the drops of water continued to fall, tears began to flow from Jaune's eyes. He listened to his family's voices for what seemed like hours until a different voice entered his mind. 'You listened to them die.' The whispery voice said. 'You sat back and listened to you're family fight to the death. And for what? So you could be shoved in some small room going insane.'

"No." Jaune replied with a shaky voice. "They were hunters. They were heros. Heroes don't die." "Drip,drip."

'Oh don't you know Jaune?' "Drip,drip." 'Heroes always die in the most tragic ways.' With each word the voice said, and every drop of water Jaune began to emit a blood red aura around his entire body.

"No! Heroes save people! They stop the darkness that threatens us!" Jaune shouted. His aura growing stronger yet.

'For god's sake Jaune, WAKE UP!' The voice shouts in his head. 'Heroes alway meet someone stronger, and life ain't no cartoon where the hero comes out on top every time. You're family died because they were weak.'

"Stop." Jaune pleaded.

'You're father.'

"Stop."

'You're mother.'

"Stop!" Jaune finally shouted.

'You're sisters.'

"I SAID STOP!" Jaune breaks out into tears again.

'All of you were weak.'

"Please...just please stop."

'...Do you want revenge for your family?' The voice asks.

Jaune stops crying. He was surprised by what the voice asked. "Y-Yes." He replies shakily.

'Do you want to make the man who did this pay?' The voice growing louder with every word.

"Yes." Jaune simply replied.

'Make him suffer?'

"Yes."

'TO MAKE HIM FEEL THE PAIN YOU, AND YOUR FAMILY FELT!' The voice shouts in Jaune's head.

"YES!" Jaune shouts as his aura begins to pulsate.

'THEN SHOW ME YOUR POWER! SHOW ME YOU ARE NOT WEAK, AND KILL ME! KILL ME AND BECOME WAR!' The voice shouts with glee in his voice.

"AAAAAAAGH!" With those words Jaune shouts with all his might. His aura explodes outwards, breaking the chair into a million splinters.

Jaune falls to his knees, and flops onto his side passed out. After a moment of silence a creaking noise is heard from the metal door leading into the room. It soon opens only for war to step in. His metal armour clanking against the concrete floor. He stops in front of Jaunes fallen form, a smile lacing his lips. "Sleep young one, for hell awaits you."

Jaune wakes with a start. His breathing is uneven, clothes hugin his sweaty form, and hands shaking. He quickly slows his breathing to calm himself. After a minute his hands stops shaking, and his breathing returns to normal. "It was just a dream, just a dream" Jaune says under his breath.

With that Jaune lifts himself to his feet and scans the area. He stops in his tracks when he notices people looking at him, or more accurately behind him. Jaune quick spins around. His eyes widen at the sight before him. Above where he was sleeping 'I am War' was burnt into wall. His heart is racing at a thousand miles an hour. Jaune turns around and races out of the room. Students cleared a path, with looks of fear on their faces.

'Why?' That was the only question going through Jaune's head. 'Why did that happen? It's been what a good 2 weeks since he left that bunker, and that's never happened within those two weeks. Dammit hell!' Screams Jaune mentally as he passes more students, and what looked like a teacher in the hallways. After a good 5 minutes Jaune reaches his locker with his gear. He quickly punches in his code, straps on his armour, grabs his weapon, and leaves just as fast as he came.

Jaune let his feet carry him as he ran through the school hallways again. He had no idea where he was going. After a while of running Jaune found himself outside, heading towards a cliff where the man in green was.

As Jaune got closer the man turned and looked at him. "Hello . It seems you're bright and early for initiation. Excited to be thrown off a cliff?" The man says in a joyful tone.

"Shut it Ozpin. Not in the mood. And don't call me Arc. That ain't my name. Not any more." Jaune stops on a large circular plate on the ground next to Ozpin and waits.

"Very well then. The rest of the students should be arriving shortly." Ozpin informs Jaune.

After a little while people start to appear until all the large metal discs on the ground are taken. Jaune notices some of the people next to him. He noticed Ruby, and her sister were there, as was the two girls that left ruby in a crater. The last three those were the most interesting. The first and farthest to Jaune was a dark skinned girl with mint hair who was bickering with the man next to her. The said man had grey hair, with clothing to match. He seemed to be enjoying their little argument a little too much. The last one stood right next to him. Her raven hair flowed with the wind, while her red dress with gold trim design hugger her perfectly even curves. Jaune had to admit she was beautiful. He was even starting to check her out. Well at least for 5 seconds anyways before her amber eyes met his. The girl gave a innocent smile while Jaune turned his head away.

Soon after Ozpin started talking. "Alright students today is initiation. For your initiation you will be launched into Emerald forest." He gestures to the forest at the bottom of the cliff. "At the end of the forest there will be a small ancient temple. Your objective is to reach said temple, and retrieve an artifact from the temple. Now I know there are some rumors to how you will be assigned partners. Let me put those to rest. The first person you make eye contact with will be your partner." Jaune like most of the students had their jaws hit the floor upon hearing the news, while Ruby just yelled 'what'. Ozpin soon started up again. "Now any questions….good."

Before anyone could raise their hand he pushed a button on his scroll and people started to get launched into the air. It started at the opposite end of the line so Jaune could only watch as his fellow classmates were sent flying. When it came time for the girl next to him to be launched she gave a wink to jaune before being sent flying. Finally Jaune prepared to soar through the air. Only problem was it never happened. Jaune looked to Ozpin to see a serious look on the man's face.

"What gives Ozpin."

"Just wanted to ask you something before you get shot into the air, if that's okay?"

Jaune was surprised by this to say the least. "Sure"

"Why wont you use the Arc name?"

Jaunes surprised look turned to one of hate at Ozpin's question. "I let my entire family fight, and die 7 years ago while I lay listening to them beg for mercy at that man's hand. I have no right to use the Arc name."

"Tell me something Jaune...what could you have done? You had no hunter training like you're parents or sisters did, nor did you have you're aura unlocked. You could do nothing t-"

"THATS BULL OZPIN!" Jaune shouts. "I could pick up, and hold a sword. That is enough reason for me to be next to them. Now shut up and launch me."

Ozpin lets out a tired sigh. "Fine, but one last question."

"What?" Replies Jaune still angry.

"I can't just leave your last name blank on the paperwork so what will you use as a last name?"

Jaune mulls it over for a second. "Doe. Jaune Doe."

Ozpin gives him a quizzical look. "And why did you choose Doe?"

"John doe is often a term used to identify an unknown body, or person. I chose it because ….. I don't really know who I am any more in a sense."

Ozpin looks up from his scroll. His face shows pity for the boy. "Very well then. Good luck on you're initiation."

Jaune smiles a little when he heard what Ozpin said. "Thanks, but I won't need it." And wit that Ozpin launches Jaune into the forest below.