Dreaming of a better future
AN/ Full AN at the bottom like always.
BN/ I have returned.
Chapter 4
In Beacons garden Pyrrha, Weiss and Blake were walking asking students if they have seen the young girl that had said she was Jaune and Ruby's daughter. They asked the students around if they had seen the young girl giving them her description as they moved from person to person as they all were given no's. After asking every student in the garden the three girls gathered together at a bench and sat down sighing tiredly.
"Why are we doing this?"
Weiss asked tiredly as she rubbed her temples. Pyrrha and Blake simply shared a small glance silently asking the same question. The Spartan leaned forward resting her elbows on her knees as she laid her head into her hands.
"I understand what you mean Weiss but you know as well as I do that if we don't find this girl we won't understand why she says she is Jaune and Ruby's daughter."
The Spartan reasoned while the Faunus in disguise to her right agreed with a nod of the head. Though they thought Jaune might have some answers only they weren't too sure. That and they were certain that the poor knight might be unconscious somewhere.
"I understand that Pyrrha but why are we looking for this girl. I mean she said she is Ruby's daughter, why don't we just let her and Yang search for the girl, we have nothing to do with this."
The heiress argued to which the two girls to her side could understand but knew that such a thing would be wrong seeing as they couldn't let a young girl wonder around without supervision.
"You are right to an extent Weiss, while that girl claimed to be Ruby's daughter, which means we don't really have to look for her, but Ruby is our friend so that should be more than enough reason to help find her right."
The Faunus in disguise reasoned to which both Pyrrha and Weiss nodded understanding her as they both sighed and stood up.
"If so then let's try searching in the courtyard, maybe someone saw the girl there."
Pyrrha said with a smile as both Blake and Weiss nodded ready to go only for Weiss' scroll to ring catching their attention. The three shared a look hoping that it was Ruby calling to tell them that they found the girl and they could stop searching. The heiress reached down to pull out her scroll only to stop when a voice spoke up stopping her as it drew her and her two companions attention. Unknown to the three girls though the message Weiss had received was not just to inform them that they found the young girl claiming to be Ruby's daughter but they also found a second daughter.
"Excuse me."
The three girls turned to see a Faunus man, who looked to be around 19 years old standing before them with a small young girl hiding behind his legs. The man was tall with a messy mat of black hair with two cat ears sprouting from the top of his head. He was handsome to the girls while a little rough with a scar on the left side of his chin.
The man was dressed in a grey t-shirt with black cargo pains and a black waist length coat that had leather straps running up the arms. The young girl behind the man's leg was also a Faunus though her ears were laid flat against her head under a hoodie. The girl looked to be around 10 years old. The girl's hair shoulder length and dirty blonde. The young girl was wearing a gray hoodie that was several sizes to long as it reached down just above her knees while her sleeves hung past her hands.
The young girl also had on black shorts underneath the hoodie. Over the top of the hoodie along the young girl's waist was a belt with three small pouches hanging from it as well as a black knife. Both the man and the young girl had bright amber eyes. The three girls quickly shared a look before turning back to the pair before them.
"Can we help you?"
Blake asked as she looked over the pair. The man seemed familiar to her for some odd reason while the young girl reminded her of how she used to be before she had met Adam. The man smiled at Blake as she looked them over.
"Yes I believe you can help use. You are Blake Belladonna right?"
The young man asked catching the Faunus in disguise off guard as she took a step back from him looking him over wittily now. Weiss and Pyrrha just shared a confused look wondering how the man knew Blake's name.
"Yes that is my name, who might you be?"
Blake asked cautiously slowly sliding her foot back worried that the man might be a White Fang member. The man gave a small smile as he patted the young girl behind him on the head.
"My name is Aeron Arc; this here is my little sister Bell Arc." The man paused as he saw the shocked looks on the three girl's faces before he continued. "My father is Jaune Arc and my mother is you Blake Belladonna." He pointed at Blake. "Bell and I have come from the future to try and save our timeline."
The man said as the three girls before him stared completely shocked by what he said.
"W-what?"
Blake felt her head start to spin as she looked from the man to the young girl. As the Faunus in disguise's mind swam, she slowly began to see what it was about the young man before her that seemed so familiar to her. The man looked somewhat like Jaune. It was slight but Blake could see a resemblance. The Faunus in disguise quickly shook off that thought unable to believe what she was thinking. Weiss and Pyrrha just simply stood complete and utterly shocked at the events that was happening before them.
The heiress was so confused at what she had heard that her mind was beginning to make up crazy sceneries like if the impossible chance of her having a child with Jaune. Pyrrha on the other had was frozen as her mind slowly shut down as a cloud of gloom began to form over her head as she thought that she will never have a chance with Jaune, seeing as he has future children with Blake and Ruby but not her.
"Easy now, I know this sounds crazy but please I want you to calm down, I can explain everything."
Aeron said as Blake nodded slowly as the others stood lost in their own worlds. Bell looked out from behind her brothers leg at the two confused at what was happening with them before looking back up to her mother who was looking at her confused causing the young girl to slide farther behind her brothers leg.
"Now I know that what I am saying sounds beyond insane but you have to believe me, Bell and I are from the future, and we have come back in time to save our timeline."
The man said catching Blake off guard again as she looked up to him questionably.
"What do you mean?"
The Faunus in disguise asked worriedly. Aeron simply lowered his gaze sadly before taking a deep breath and looking back up to his mother.
"Someone is going through time killing people off to change history."
The man said grimly as he looked down to Bell who was looking up to him sadly. He reached down patting her head lightly before turning back to Blake. Aeron was about to speak up when a gust of wind blew through the garden bringing with it a chill that froze everyone in place. Pyrrha, Blake and Weiss all stood frozen as they felt their breath catch in their throats as a dark feeling passed over them.
Bell whimpered as she hid behind her brother's leg even more as he turned, looking off towards one of the buildings around them. He seemed to be the only one not affected by the unusual feeling.
"Damn it, I thought we would have more time."
He cursed as he waited for something to come into view. As he looked to the building the girls all followed his gaze confused by his words while also trying to figure out what that unusual pressure was. They waited several seconds for nothing to happen slowly turning back to Aeron only to stop when he stepped forward throwing his hand up behind Blake. The girls all jumped back away from the black haired man only to stare in shock at what they saw he had reached for.
What he had caught was the clawed hand of some Grimm like creature. The creature stood on two legs, it had a thin body covered in think bone armor that lined its back, ribs, legs and arms. The creature stood like that of a human only like that of a human that had been turned into a Grimm. The beasts mask was like those of the White Fangs full face mask only it was split were the mouth was with gagged teeth as its tongue could be seen moving behind the teeth between the gaps.
Aeron pushed the beast back reaching behind him grabbing hold of Bell and throwing her to Blake who caught her clumsily.
"Run now all of you, protect Bell!"
He shouted as he stepped forward as black wisps of shadows formed over him as his hands were covered in the shadows, creating claws as he slashed out at the beast forcing it back. The beast easily dodging the strikes before flipping over one of Aeron's slashes spinning in the air as it landed a kick onto his head knocking him back.
The four girls all having jumped away from the beast watched on in shock at what they were seeing.
"Aeron!"
Bell shouted from Blake's arms as she watched her brother take the kick to the head. Blake felt a jolt of rage at seeing her supposed son get hit. She was about to set Bell down and charge when the black haired man shouted out.
"Leave now, take Bell and get somewhere safe!"
The shadow user shouted as he shifted the shadows around his hands forming a sword as he slashed out at the beast quickly swinging at it, as he forced it back.
"What the hell are you saying, we can't leave you?!"
Blake shouted at him as Pyrrha and Weiss nodded reaching for their weapons only to stop when they saw Aeron slash out cutting into the beast's chest causing its blood to fly through the air as he then kicked it in the gut sending it flying back 20 feet as he turned glaring at the girls.
"You can and you will, now leave!"
The shadow user ordered as the shadows around him darkened and more shadows wisped off like black flames as he turned to look back at the human like Grimm as it slid one of its hands over the wound on its chest collecting blood in it bringing its blood covered hand to its face as it tongue slithered out and it licked the blood off as it began to let out a sickening chuckle.
The girls just stared in horror at the creature unable to make heads or tails of it having never heard of, let alone seen the monster before. The girls wanted to argue, they wanted to stay and help the shadow user only from what they have seen the beast before them was far beyond their understanding. Blake looked down to Bell who was staring worriedly at Aeron as she clung to her.
The Faunus in disguise knew she wouldn't be able to help Aeron but she knew also knew she had to protect the girl in her arms. She turned to look at Weiss and Pyrrha who were still staring at the human like Grimm in shock.
"We have to listen to him come on lets go now!"
Blake said breaking the girls from their trances as they turned to her as she prepared to retreat from the monster. The two girls shared a look wanting to stay but decided against it as they all gave one last look to the shadow user.
"You better come back and explain everything!"
Blake shouted at the shadow user who never looked away from the monster as she ran out of the garden with the girls and Bell held tight in her arms. As they ran the monster followed them with its gaze like a lion would its prey only for its gaze to be cut off by Aeron as he walked into its line of sight.
"I won't let you chase after them."
The shadow user declared as he rotate his shadow sword in his hand ready to continue his battle. The monster though laughed again as it brought one of its clawed hands to its face scratching over its bone mask leaving marks along it.
"You are a fool for thinking you can beat me."
The humanoid Grimm actually spoke in a sharp twisted voice. Aeron simply laughed at the creatures claim.
"Right because I will believe some freakish monster that sounds like it has throat cancer."
The shadow user quipped causing the creature to growl at him as it charged forward.
Outside beacon dorms
Jaune, Ruby and Yang all stood looking around confused as why they had felt a chill run down their spins a few minutes ago hoping to find what might of caused it.
"Jaune what was that?"
Ruby asked confused as she looked to Jaune than to her sister to see if she knew only getting shrugs from the two. While the three tried to figure out what had just happened Summer and Angela shared worried looks hoping that what they thought that was, was wrong. The two girls turned back to the three talking just as Jaune's scroll rang out. The knight pulled out his scroll as he read Blake's name.
He looked to Yang and Ruby confused as they just shrugged and waved him on to answer. As he clicked the answer button the scroll came to life with Blake coming into view holding something.
"Thank the gods you answered!"
The Faunus in disguise shouted in relief catching the knight off guard as he looked to the sisters next to him and his two future daughters as they all came huddling around the scroll.
"Hey Blake what's wrong?"
The little reaper asked as she came up next to Jaune to look into the scroll.
"I am not really sure, some man and this girl came out of nowhere saying they were my and Jaune's kids and then some sort of monster showed up attacking us!"
Blake shouted stunning everyone around the scroll while Summer and Angela turned to each other worriedly at hearing there was a monster.
"Wait what! More kids!"
The knight shouted in shock only for his scroll to be snatched from him by Yang.
"Blake you said a monster, where?"
The blonde brawler asked ignoring the knights grumbling about there being more kids and him wishing everything would go back to normal.
"In the Garden, the guy saying he was my son stayed behind to fight it off!"
Blake shouted out catching everyone off guard making everyone freeze up while Angela and Summer jumped into frame with the two girls.
"You left him to fight alone!"
They all shouted in unison causing Blake to wince only for someone to grab the scroll on Blake end.
"What were we supposed to do, he told us to run and we have no idea what that thing was!"
Weiss came into frame shouting as Pyrrha was just behind her looking down guiltily.
"Who cares you should have stayed!" Yang shouted gritting her teeth. "Damn it wait right there we are on our way!"
The blonde brawler shouted as she closed the scroll looking up ready to toss the scroll back to Jaune only to find him gone.
"Where's Jaune?"
She asked as everyone looked up and around to find he was gone not having noticed him run away towards the garden when he heard Blake say the monster was there with a supposed son.
Back in the garden
Aeron jumped back, dodging a kick from the humanoid Grimm as it brought its leg down in an ax kick crashing it into the ground with such force it created a small crater as it sent flower pedals and dust into the air around the shadow user. The beast jumped out of the dust cloud high into the air diving back down toward the shadow user lashing out with its claws.
Aeron just ducked and weaved between each strike, parrying the blows he could before forming claws out of his shadows around his left hand slashing out cutting into the beast's gut forcing it back. Only just as the beast began to move back it reached out gripping the shadow user's wrist and pulled him with it as it began to spin before lifting the shadow user overhead and slamming him into the ground.
As Aeron crashed into the ground in an explosion of dust and flower pedals. What looked like cracks seemed to form along his neck that seeped out shadows? The shadow user grits his teeth as he shifted the shadows around his left wrist making them shoot out as spikes into the beast's hand causing it to howl in pain as it reeled back giving the shadow user enough time to shift and flip backwards up off the ground landing a heavy kick into the beast's head forcing it to fall face first into the ground.
Aeron jumped off it, back pedaling to rethink his plan of attack. 'Damn this thing is tougher than I thought, if this keeps up I will lose.' He thought grimly as he put about 20 feet between him and the beast as it pulled its face from the ground. The beast turned to him, its red eyes glowing with hate as it lifted itself back to its feet growling as drool dripped from its teeth.
"I am going to rip you to pieces!"
The beast shouted out as it lowered itself to the ground in a pouncing kind of stance before it charged forward like a bullet. Aeron waited till the last second, diving to the side while slashing out into the beast getting a gut wrenching howl of pain from the beast as he cut into its side. The shadow user rolled away from the beast as it slammed its feet into the ground grinding to a halt as it spun as it sent a round house kicked at the shadow user.
The strike landed with such force it sent Aeron flying away towards one of the buildings a good hundred feet back. Aeron crashed into the building creating an explosion that send dust and dirt into the air that could be seen from almost anywhere in the school. The monster simply laughed as it watched the wall where Aeron had crashed into crumble as it slowly began to make its way towards the building.
Students who were in said building were rushing out to see what had happened while others were heading to the windows of the building looking down at the wall. Those who went outside quickly rushed inside at the sight of the humanoid Grimm shouting and pointing in shock. The beast just laughed at them as it came closer and closer to the collapsed wall where Aeron had crashed.
"I have to say, you did far better than I thought you would."
The beast shouted out into the dust as it came about 20 feet from the collapsed wall looking into it as it licked its teeth.
"Truly for a human to be so capable I am surprised, most of your kind usually freezes in fear when they see me."
The beast said before laughing as it brought its hand to its forehead.
"Oh, I'm sorry you're not a human, you are a Faunus my mistake."
The taunted as it looked into the cloud of dust for some sort of answer.
"Well it doesn't matter human, Faunus you are all the same to me, just another source of food."
The beast said the last part in glee as it looked up at the few students still watching from the windows. The students all hide back inside away from the windows once they heard the beast's words. The beast simply laughed at them as it slowly looked back down to the hole in the wall. The beast was about to move forward when it saw movement in the dust cloud as it finally began to settle down.
As the dust cloud settled the beast watched in glee at the sight before it. Out of the dust cloud came Aeron who stood surrounded by rubble as his coat was torn and tattered while across the left of his face was a huge crack that reached from the bottom of his left eye down to his chin. The crack was like that of a marble statue like a chunk of his face had fallen off to reveal thick black wisps of shadows that fell from the crack.
The shadow user stood string down the beast as it stared him down in glee. Had the beast any lips it would be using them to smile as it began to laugh psychotically at the sight of Aeron.
"You are by far the most interesting person I have ever met!"
The beast shouted out in mirth at the shadow user.
"You are a resilient one aren't you?"
The beast said in glee as it readied itself to charge Aeron. The shadow wielder chuckled at the beast's remark as he stumbled some out of the hole in the wall.
"Yeah I get that from my father."
The shadow wielder mumbled to himself as he looked up just as the beast charged towards him. He was about to try and attack only when the beast was about five feet from him a shield crashed into the beasts head. Aeron stared in shock as he saw the golden double crescent symbol across the surface of the shield shine as it hit into the beast's head. The beast was sent flying twenty feet to Aeron's left tumbling and rolling to a stop along the stone walkway.
The shadow user looked over at the beast as it slowly lifted itself up off the ground with a growl as it turned to see what hit it. Aeron did the same turning to look at the person standing before him panting as they held that ever familiar shield in hand. Before Aeron was his father Jaune Arc who had sweet on his forehead as he panted staring down the beast.
Aeron's father turned to him with a confused stare. The shadow user was caught off guard unable to say anything shocked that his father had shown up out of nowhere and saved him. He was pulled from his shock though when Jaune started talking.
"Please tell me I didn't just punch that thing over there?"
The knight asked shakily as he pointed at the beast before him. Aeron took a second to take in his father's words as he saw him shaking in fear. Aeron's eyes slowly widened as he looked over the man who is supposed to be his father as he shook in fear before the humanoid Grimm.
"Huh?"
The shadow user felt as the image he had built of his father from years of knowing him as the strong respect demanding man he was slowly crumble away at the sight of the dorky younger vision before him. 'You have got to be kidding me.' The shadow user though only to be pulled from his thought at the sound of the beast to his left screaming.
"YOU PATHETIC HUMAN. HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ME YOU DISGUSTING LITTLE WHELP!"
The beast screamed out at Jaune who just stared wide eyed at it or several seconds in shock as the beast panted after its screaming. Aeron looked to his father again still lost on how the dork before him became one of Remnants greatest Huntsman. Jaune just stood as he slowly looked himself over after hearing the beast talk shocked by it being able to while one thing was going through his mind.
"I'm not disgusting nor little." The knight said to himself as he looked back to the beast and pointed at it. "Screw you at least I don't sound like I have throat cancer!"
The knight shouted at the beast getting a small chuckle from Aeron as he had also said the beast sounded like it had throat cancer. The knight was no longer shaking as he looked over the beast as it was the one now shaking.
"Oh crap I think made it mad."
Jaune said as he turned to Aeron who was just looking at him still somewhat questionably.
"So you wouldn't still be able to fight would you?"
The knight asked with a tilt of his head awkwardly as he looked back to the beast that was growling. Aeron simply chuckled as he stood up straight and looked to the beast standing next to his father.
"I can, thank you for helping me." The shadow user said as he turned to the beast as he let the shadows around him form again as the wisped around him like black fire. "Let's finish this."
The shadow user said getting a nod from his father as the two prepared to fight the monster.
End
AN/ look I did another cliff hanger! So as you see I am starting to add the villains now at least my oc villains anyways. I am making a story finally. Also I now people are going to ask but don't ask about Aeron yet that will be explained soon. Now I really shouldn't have to say this but I am so just wait and you will understand how he is there. Also I must thank you readers for actually liking my story I am surprised people like it so much I know people like the idea behind it but I didn't know people would actually like my version of it so thank you for reading this story.
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