Reaction time (All the good names are taken (sigh))

by spart1339

Spart, having seen the future of the RWBY decides that a change is needed and wishes to bring in that change. So, he brings RWBY, JNPR, Beacon teachers and parents to change their fates and to show them the multiverse of Jaune Arc. From hero to villain, hunter to humble shop owner, secret agent to ladies man. The realities of Jaune Arc are infinite.

2. Chapter 2

A/N: I am blown away by the amount of favs and follows this story has gotten. From just one chapter only, this is amazing and thank you to everyone for reading this story. I went back and corrected the name of Jaune's sister and her wife thanks to everyone's commit on the mistake I made.

Be warned another long chapter ahead.

With that out of the way let's get on with the story.

Inspiration: SNL and Firefly

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While Spart set up the next showing everyone took his advice and went into the lobby to stretch their legs and to converse with one another.

"Go be with your family." James told Winter walking beside him.

Winter looks at him confused. "Sir?"

James smiled at her confusion, Winter is career soldier and in a few years might even replace him but she hardly spent time with her family which he could understand. "You have leave saved up and seeing as how we're going to be here for a while. You should spend them with your family."

"Sir, I—"

"Take the leave, Specialist." James ordered before leaving to talk with Ozpin. Winter clears her throat and approaches her sister.

"How are doing, sister?" Winter asked Wiess.

"I'm doing well, Winter." Weiss responded. "I still find it hard to believe everything that is going on."

"I agree, Weiss." Willow said standing next to Winter. Weiss and Winter looked at their mother surprised that she isn't holding a glass of wine or drunk for once. "I can only hope that in the new world line. I'm not married to that jackass Jacques."

Winter looked to her sister who smiled before looking to their mother. "I'm sure we can ask Spart to arrange that." She told her mother. The Schnee family continued to talk amongst themselves while the Xio Long family talked in another corner.

"Then we fought Torchwick in a giant robot underneath the pass and won!" Ruby tells her tale of the fight between RWBY and Torchwick. Yang tried to motion for her sister to stop as their father is looking at his youngest daughter like she just grew a second head.

"Young ladies, both you are grounded when we get out of here." Tai told his daughters.

"Tai, like you haven't done worse when you were their age." Summer said with a smile. "I seem to recall you and Qrow getting into a fight with bandits only two months after being accepted."

"Really, dad?" Yang crosses her arms while Ruby imitates her older sister making Tai sweat slightly.

"It doesn't change anything. Both of you are still grounded." Tai regained his composure eyeing both of his daughter until they relented. Summer smiled at the sight and frowned knowing that she missed out raising her daughters.

"Everything is going to be okay, Summer." Tai said wrapping an arm around Summer.

"That's right, short stack." Qrow said walking over to the family of four.

"It's good to see you again, Qrow." Summer hugs Qrow while he pats her head. "There, there short stack." Qrows says getting Summer to chuckle at her nickname as she lets him go.

"Glad to see that death hasn't changed you, Summer." Raven said stopping next to Qrow. Yang looks at her biological mother before looking away with a scoff.

"Good to see you again, Raven." Summer says with disdain at her former teammate. Raven looked at Summer with a surprised look at her tone. Tai got between the two before anything could happen between the two.

"Now is not the time." Tai says looking to Raven then to Summer who nods before going back to converse with her daughters. Ruby calls her team over and introduces them.

Jaune is currently being scolded by his mother for leaving for Beacon without saying a proper goodbye. His father chuckled at his son's boldness while his sisters cracked their knuckles getting Jaune to gulp in fear for his life.

"This is my team," Jaune quickly said gesturing to Pyrrha, Ren who is talking with his parents and introducing Nora.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Arc." Pyrrha does a small bow to Jaune's parents. 'She will make a lovely daughter in law.' Emilia thought with a smile. "I'm Pyrrha Nikos."

"Please dear, call me Emilia. Mrs. Arc makes me sound old." Emilia tells Pyrrha.

"Call me Leon." Jaune's father tells her. "Who are the rest of your teammates?"

"Before that, you mean to tell us that Pyrrha freaking Nikos is your partner?" One of Jaune's sisters asks to which Jaune simply nods. One of the sisters approaches the redhead and bows.

"On behalf of the Arc's, I want to apologize for our brother's lack of training."

"Jaune is actually a good partner and team leader." Pyrhha tells the Arc family with a smile. 'She likes our brother.' All of the Arc sisters think at once as they notice the way Pyrrha blushes and casts a glance toward the blonde knight.

Jaune sensing more questions on the horizon quickly proceeds to introduce the rest of his team to his family who nod at each of his teammates. After introducing his team Jaune is smacked on the back of the head by one of his sisters.

"Aren't you going to introduce us."

Jaune gives a goofy smile before turning to his team. "This is Saphron my oldest sister and her wife Terra Cotta Arc and their son, Adrian." Saphron holds Adrian in her arms who smiles and gets everyone in the room to coo at the child. "Then there is Olivia, Rosemary or Rose, Karen, Aqua, Susie and Jade." Jaune introduces his sisters starting from oldest to youngest. Everyone is shocked to hear that Jaune has seven sisters and they look to Leon who rubs the back of his head, a gesture that Jaun himself uses, while Emilia smiles at her large family.

Saphron is wearing a simple white dress. Olivia is wearing a simple outfit just a t shirt with a pair of black leggings. Rosemary wears a tank top with cargo pants, Karen wears a jump suit with the top portion tied around her waist and a pair of goggles resting on top of her head. Aqua wears a sundress with a ribbon intertwined in her hair and Susie wears a gothic dress. Jade wears a simple shirt and cargo shorts. Each of the Arc children have blonde hair and are styled to match their own personalities.

While Jaune is introducing his family, Ghira and Kali are talking with their daughter.

"Blake, please look at us." Ghira address his daughter when she doesn't look at them. Slowly she looks at her parents to reveal red eyes and tear streaks.

"I'm sor—" Blake said before Ghira embraces her as well as Kali. Blake cries into her father's jacket not that he minds. After a minute of crying Blake lets go of her father and Kali wipes her face with her sleeve.

"It's ok, Blake." Kali tells her daughter.

"But I called you cowards and left in the middle of the night." Blake tells her parents.

"It's ok, Blake." Ghira tells his daughter having asked a friend to keep an eye on her and feed him reports. "I'm proud of your decision to become a Huntress."

Blake hugs her father again while her mother smiles at the scene but frowns when she notices the bow on her head covering her feline ears. Blake will reveal her nature when she is ready and Kali won't pressure her. 'She's still a daddy's girl.' Kali thinks and smiles warmly as Ghira and Blake are still hugging.

"Everyone please return to your seats." Spart said over the intercom, everyone heads back into the theater room and take their seats.

"This next showing will consist of two showings. The first is going to be a short skit and the other can be described as a space western." Spart told them, "the first showing will be light and the other does have some humor. Enjoy." He tells the audience before going back to his usual spot as the screen comes to life. "In the first showing Jaune and a few others are comedic actors doing a skit."

"Did you hear that, Pyrrha? Jaune is an actor." Nora says with a smile getting comfortable in her seat.

The screen shows the outside of a building with the letters NPR glowing in red on the side of the building. The screens cuts to the inside of a recording studio with Weiss and Blake sitting in front of microphones and wearing headsets. Both ladies are wearing ugly Christmas sweaters with Weiss sitting on the left and Blake on the right and she has her ears on display for everyone to see.

"Those sweaters are a crime against fashion." Coco said before lowering her glasses and glaring at the sweaters on screen like they are her longtime enemy. "They should be burned." Velvet shakes her head at her team leader knowing her stance on fashion.

"I think they look adorable." Nora says.

"What is Christmas?" Blake asks before ordering some tea and looking to her onscreen self for not wearing a bow. 'She's braver than me.'

"Christmas is a holiday from where I'm from. It is meant to bring people together and celebrate the joys of life." Spart tells them from his spot. "It is also a time of gift giving."

"Hello, I'm Margret Joe McCullen." Weiss speaks into the microphone.

"And I'm Terry Realto." Blake introduces herself.

"And you're listening to The Delicious Dish on National Public Radio." Weiss and Blake say at the same time.

"Weiss cream and Blake are radio announcers?" Yang said trying to imagine it and couldn't help but think it wouldn't be a popular show.

"I'll have you know that people think I'm entertaining." Weiss tells Yang.

"Do they work for you?" Yang asks and Weiss doesn't respond but huffs.

"Now, Terry. It's Christmas season again. Our favorite time of year." Weiss says looking to Blake who smiles.

"That's right, Margret Joe." Blake says looking to Weiss then to camera. "Holiday time is when the most wonderful culinary wishes come true. Now what's on your list this holiday season, Margret Joe?" Blake asks Weiss who smiles before schooling her features.

"Well Terry, I really got greedy this year." Weiss says with a smile on her face. "I'm asking Kris cringle for a wooden bowl, some over-sized index cards, and a funnel."

"Ooooh, a funnel." Blake says looking to the camera. "That'll be great for funneling."

Yang laughs as Weiss and Blake on screen continue to smile while they are delivering their lines. Ruby is trying to contain her laughter even though nothing funny happened on screen. Just seeing Weiss and Blake trying not to laugh and act professional is making everyone in the audience smile or chuckle, even Weiss and Blake smile at themselves.

"I feel like a glutton." Weiss says after Blake chuckles. "What's on your list, Terry?" Weiss asks.

"Well, I'm only asking Santa for one thing. A big box of glue traps to help me deal with my excessive rat problem." Blake says.

Ruby breaks out laughing while Kali and Blake scowl at the mention of rat problems. Pyrrha giggles behind her hand and Ren smiles.

"Now tell me, are you Margret Joe. Going to leave any treats out for Santa this year?" Blake asks Weiss.

"Oh absolutely. I always do." Weiss says. "I like to leave Santa some tap water and rice. If Santa is anything like me, Christmas foods really wreak havoc on the old digestive system." She looks to Blake. "What are going to leave, Terry?"

"Ahh, I can't ever leave food out in my apartment because I have an excessive rat problem." Blake responds.

"Santa's fun." Weiss says.

"Santa is fun." Blake says trying to hide her smile. "Good times."

"Good times." Weiss smiles back at Blake.

"Well, Christmas is a time for traditional foods and bite size treats." Blake says. "And we have a very special guest today."

"That's right, Terry. He's the owner of his own holiday bakery with a very, very clever name." Weiss says looking to Blake with a smirk. "Seasons Eating."

Kali and Ghira laugh at the name and Yang holds her sides as she laughs.

"That's really funny." Blake says with a hint of amusement on her voice.

"I know; it rhymes with season's greetings." Weiss says laughing and Blake joins in.

"Please, welcome the owner of Season's Eating. Pete Schweddy." Blake says as Jaune Arc enters the scene wearing a red flannel and has his hair combed back and puts on a headset.

"What kind of name is Schweddy?" Weiss asks as everyone save for Raven and Seinna laugh at the name.

"Not many men can pull off a flannel." Coco says eyeing Jaune on screen much to the ire of Velvet.

'Where are they going with this?' Jaune thinks to himself.

"Welcome."

"Welcome, Pete."

"I like the name of your store." Weiss tells Jaune.

"Hi, thanks for having me." Jaune says.

"Now did I pronounce your name correctly?" Blake asks looking to Jaune.

"You sure did, Pete Schweddy." Jaune says.

"Well, Pete. Terry and I have been looking forward to having you on the show." Weiss says to Jaune. "Cause we know that you're the master of all kinds of Christmas goodies. Tell us about them."

"Well, there are lots of great treats this time of year." Jaune says looking to Weiss then back to the camera. "Zucchini bread, fruit cake. But, the thing I most like to bring out this time of year is my balls."

Pyrrha spits out her tea and begins blushing at the word. Yang starts laughing as does Ruby, Weiss and Winter look at the screen in shock.

"My word," Glynda says with a blush on her face.

"Something tell me, the best is yet to come." Tai says with a smile as he puts his arm around Summer to bring her close.

Weiss and Blake look to Jaune then back to the screen. "Mmm, balls." Blake says. "Tell us about your balls, Pete."

Blake now has a blush on her face at the word play.

"Just like chapter nine…" Kali says thinking back to her favorite book.

"Why are you laughing at friend Jaune's balls, friend Ruby." Penny asks innocently looking to Ruby. Ironwood covers his laugh with his hand. Nora and Ren burst out laughing at what Penny said.

"Well, over at Season's Eating. We have balls of every taste." Jaune says while maintaining a straight face. "Popcorn balls, cheese balls, rum balls. You name it."

"Wow, my mouth's watering just thinking about those balls." Weiss says.

Now it's Weiss's turn to blush at the word play. Even though they are talking about food, it's hard not to think about the other balls.

"This is great!" Yang exclaims.

"It's been years since I've seen any balls." Blake says with a straight face.

"And you won't. Not until your thirty." Ghira tells his daughter who blushes.

"Come dear, it's a joke." Kali scolds her husband who just rolls his eyes.

Yang leans in close to Blake, "Whose balls do you want to see, Sun's or Jaune's?" she asks the cat Faunus who doesn't reply but wipes away a nosebleed.

"Would you like to see my balls now?" Jaune asks Weiss and Blake who look to each other then back to the camera.

"Yeah," Blake says.

"Whip 'em out." Weiss says.

"Straight to the point, Weiss cream." Yang says to her teammate with a grin.

"I can assure you that I won't be seeing anyone's balls for a good while." Weiss says but then blushes at what she says and tries to hide herself by sinking into her seat.

"Just like chapter 20," Blake whispers.

Jaune reaches off screen and pulls out a plate full of different doughnut balls of different sizes and variety and sets it on the table in front of Weiss and Blake.

"Wow, you have some beautiful balls." Blake says eyeing the plate full of doughnut balls.

"They're bigger than I expected." Weiss says.

"I know; a lot of people tell me that." Jaune says.

"Do they now, Jaune?" Emilia says to her son who smiles shyly at his mother who gives him a glare.

"They tell me the same thing, kid." Qrow says to which Raven rolls her eyes.

"Look at that Terry, the way they glisten." Weiss says pointing to the doughnut balls on the plate.

"That's because I make sure each one of my balls gets plenty of oil." Jaune says.

"I can't help but notice, Pete. Your balls are a little misshapen." Weiss points out.

"That's because I rested them on a hot stove for too long." Jaune states.

All of the men in the room cross their legs at the thought of resting their balls on a hot stove. Emilia, Kali and Summer think that maybe they should threaten their husbands with that the next time they do something stupid.

Everyone else is laughing at the word play on screen. Even Sienna, Ilia and Raven are smirking at the screen and the clever use of word.

"Can I touch your balls?" Blake asks Jaune.

Yang and Tai clutch their sides in laughter while Blake's blush matches Ruby's cape at the various innuendoes being said.

'It's just a skit, it's just a skit.' Ghira repeated the phrase in his head.

"Go ahead but be careful. They're very delicate." Jaune tells Weiss and Blake. Weiss reaches for the plate of doughnut balls and sets the plate between her and Blake.

"Wow, I can't wait to get my mouth around this ball." Weiss says reaching for one of the doughnut balls.

"Ooh, I like the way your balls smell." Blake says as she grabs a doughnut ball and takes a bite as does Weiss and they savor the flavor of the doughnut.

"Those balls do look tasty." Ruby says and blushes immediately the words left her mouth. Even though she is referring to the pasty treats on screen, her mind goes to the other type of balls and thanks to Blake's books and the graphic novels she owns.

"Feeling thirsty?" Yang nudges her sister who hides within her hood to cover her blush. Summer laughs at her daughter's expression and she knows that she needs to have a talk with them.

Blake pulls out a black journal and writes something in it before putting it away and looking back at the screen.

"Do whatever you want to them, ladies. My balls are here for your pleasure." Jaune tells them.

"Wow, Pete. I have to say your balls are so tender." Weiss says after swallowing and taking another bite.

"Well, there's no beating my balls." Jaune says looking to them then back to the camera. "They're made from a secret Schweddy family recipe. No one can resist my Schweddy balls."

Everyone who is drinking spits out their drinks at the last part. Tai and Qrow and laughing, even Raven and Sienna chuckle at the clever name and use of word play.

"Schweddy balls!" Yang yells out while laughing and holding her sides. "That's too good."

"I did not see that coming." Sun says while laughing.

"Whoever wrote this needs to be given a medal." Neptune says.

"What is funny about your Schweddy balls, friend Jaune?" Penny asks confused as to why people are laughing. Ruby leans in a whispers in Penny's ears and her eyes widen. "I see…" Penny isn't sure why her face suddenly feels warm, translation she is blushing.

"Schweddy balls," Weiss says in between bites. "Nothing like a Schweddy ball."

"Schweddy balls…" Blake says before grabbing another doughnut ball form the tray.

"Good times."

"Good times, oh." Blake looks up and holds up a finger. "Our producer, Sun is gesturing to us from the technician booth. And it looks like he's telling us to wrap it up." She says while lowering her hand.

"I guess that's all the time we have today, Terry." Weiss says to Blake. "So join us next week, when our topic will be that other holiday favorite. Fragrant Salty Nuts." Weiss and Blake say at the same time.

"A quick plus, if you order from Seasons Eating now." Jaune says before reaching for something under the table and pulls out a colorful bag and sets it on the table. "You can still send out a special Schweddy ball sack in time for Christmas." He says while reaching into the bag and pulling out a large sack of doughnut balls.

"Oh, great idea. My sister would love a sack of Schweddy balls." Weiss says with a smile and Blake smiles at the screen before it fades the black.

"What did you think?" Spart asks the audience from his sport above the audience.

"That was great." Nora says still laughing at the use of word play. "Schweddy balls."

"Maybe we should get a sack of Schweddy balls for Weiss." Yang says to Blake who nods knowing that Weiss is listening.

"Excuse me?" Weiss asks crossing her arms. "Just what are implying?"

"You need to cut loose once in a while and having some Schweddy balls might just do the trick." Yang said with a smirk at how Weiss didn't responded but stuttered and blushed.

Winter and Willow smiled at Weiss' friends and how they didn't treat her like an heiress of the SDC but like an ordinary girl. Something that they are thankful for, Weiss now has an opportunity to act like a girl her age and not have to worry about her father.

"Can we please stop saying balls." Winter says.

"You need to lighten up, ice queen. It good to kick back and relax once in a while." Qrow tells her before taking a sip of scotch. "Helps take our minds off of our work and having some Schweddy balls might just be the thing for you to relax."

"He's right, Winter." Ironwood says getting her attention and judging by her expression, she is surprised by the fact that James Ironwood, General of the Atlas military and headmaster of Atlas Academy just agreed with Qrow Branwen. It's public knowledge that Winter and Qrow do not along.

"We all need to take a break and have some time to ourselves." Ironwood continues, "that's why I always take two weeks off from being a General and a Headmaster to catch up on some reading."

"Never thought you had a life outside the military, Jimmy." Qrow says.

"We all have our vices, Qrow." Ironwood retorts referring to Qrow's drinking.

"I may enjoy drinking but I don't let it affect my work. Besides no one pays attention to a drunk."

"so what's going to be shown next?" Ren asked Spart just as the screen came to life once again.

"A Sci-Fi adventure featuring Jaune and his crew of misfits as they go around the galaxy." Spart tells them.

"I love Sci-Fi." Summer says and Tai smiles remembering how Summer is quite the Sci-Fi nerd and would always drag STRQ to the latest sci-fi movie.

"Like the previous universe. Dust, aura and hunters don't exist and there is a war between two factions." Spart informs them getting their attention. "Atlas controls the majority of the planets in the galaxy and a group of planets didn't like that. So they sought to break away from Atlas, they soon became known as the Independents or Brown Coats as they always wore brown. The Independents sought their freedom from Atlas and many Faunus flocked to their side having grown sick of Atlas and soon the Unification War began.

"So it's like the Faunus Rebellions." Blake said sounding sad at history repeating itself but on a much larger scale. Her bow lowering.

"Indeed." Ozpin said having seen wars break out during his many lives across time.

"Which side do I fight for?" Jaune asked.

"You fight for the Independents." Spart tells him making him smile.

"Always fighting for everyone, son." Leon smiles at his soon and soon the screen comes to life getting their attention.

The sounds of gunfire and explosions can be heard as Independent soldiers engage Atlas soldiers in Serenity Valley. An Atlas gunship is flying overhead and providing air support for the Atlas troops on the ground and they are slowly pushing back the Independents. A squadron of Brown Coats are on hill overlooking the valley and they picking off Atlas soldiers when the Atlas gunship flies towards them and opens fire killing the squad.

In another part of the Valley Jaune is running and fires his weapon at an Atlas truck that is currently heading towards him before running off the road. Jaune is wearing a combat vest and attire suited for desert climate and he is wearing a long brown trench coat. Running and taking cover to catch his breath, Jaune resumes his trek back to the mobile base that they set up.

"The battle seems to be going poorly for the Independents." James states after seeing how Atlas is pushing forward and he feel's pride that Atlas is doing so but at the same time sad to see countrymen fighting each other.

"Indeed." Winter adds from her spot next to James.

"Such unwanted death and destruction." Oobleck says solemnly and the students agree as do the teachers

Entering the mobile base Jaune sets his weapon down and goes to get another when other soldiers come up to him.

"Sergeant, Command says air support is holding till they can assess our status." One of the soldiers tells Jaune as Sienna Khan enters the base looking tired and joins Jaune.

Sienna looks at her on screen self, surprised that she even makes an appearance in one of these universes. 'Glad to see that I'm fighting for the Independents and not Atlas.' She thinks to herself while everyone stares at the screen in shock to see Sienna Khan, High Leader of the White Fang fighting alongside humans.

"Our status is we need some gorram air support." Jaune tells the soldier. "Now get back online and tell them to get in here."

"That skiff is shredding us, sir." Sienna tells Jaune.

"They won't move without a lieutenant's authorization code, sir."

Jaune goes to the body of a fallen lieutenant and rips off his patch to reveal codes on the back before going back to the group. "Here. Here's your code. You're Lieutenant Baker." He says handing over the patch to the soldier with the radio. "Congratulations on your promotion. Now get me some air support!"

"That's one way to hide codes." James said having seen other ways of hiding codes, one such method was hiding the codes in a vending machine.

"I hope they get some support." Ruby says gripping her armrest worried for her crush's wellbeing.

"I'm sure he'll be fine, Ruby." Blake tells her teammate before focusing back on the screen.

"Pull back just far enough to wedge 'em in here." He tells the rest of the soldiers before turning to Sienna. "Get your squad to high ground—start pickin' 'em off."

Sienna shakes her head. "High ground is death with that skiff in the air."

"That's our problem. Thanks for volunteering. Bendis." Jaune says to the soldier to his right getting his attention. "Give us some cover fire. We're going duck huntin'." He tells Bendis before an explosion goes off near the base and debris land on them along with the body of soldier. Everyone looks at the body of Faunus.

"Just focus!" Jaune shouts getting their attention off of the body and on him. "Atlas said they were gonna waltz through Serenity Valley. And we chocked 'em with those words." He tells the soldiers to inspire them.

"We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty." Jaune says looking to each of the soldiers. "Just a little while longer. And our angels are gonna be soaring overhead, raining fire on those arrogant Kangs. So you hold. You hold! Go!" The soldiers return to their posts while Jaune gets a new weapon to replace his old one.

"As far as speeches go. That is one of the best." Tai spoke remembering some of the speeches that Summer and Raven gave.

Summer hit him in the arm playfully. "I'll have you know that my speeches are inspirational." She told her husband while pouting. Tai pulls Summer in and gives her a one arm hug which brings a smile to her.

"It's not the worst speech." Weiss spoke crossing her arms having heard worse. Plus, she wouldn't admit it that it did inspire her a little.

Nora leans over to Jaune. "You are good at inspiring people. Jaune – Jaune." Jaune smiles in response and freezes when Nora pulls his arm in between her breasts and lays her head on his shoulder.

Ren sees this and smiles slightly knowing that Nora is trying to get Jaune's attention and given how dense he is; she is going to have be obvious in her feelings. Pyrrha grabs her armrest hard that the wood splinters when she sees Nora's advances.

"Really think we can bring her down, sir?" Sienna asks kneeling against the sandbags.

"You even need to ask?" Jaune says before pulling out a necklace of the Brother's symbol and kisses it for good luck and puts it back underneath his vest. "Ready?"

"Always." Sienna says as Jaune exits the base and waits for covering fire to help him. "Bendis." She calls out to Bendis who just sits against the sandbags not moving. "Bendis!" She shouts hoping to get him out of his head, but he still doesn't move. Cursing to herself she moves to one of the Sandbags and stands up firing her weapon providing cover fire for Jaune.

Jaune exits the base and heads to a nearby AA placement, looking to his left he sees an Atlas soldier quickly firing his weapon he kills the soldier before continuing to the AA gun. Taking cover behind a pile of rocks and is joined by Sienna. Explosions and gunfire continue in the background, Jaune peeks over the rocks and sees the AA gun.

Being cautious he aims his rifle at the AA emplacement and looks through the scope to see an Atlas soldier guarding the gun. Firing a shot to draw out the soldier and fires another shot killing the soldier. With the way clear Jaune and Blake head toward the AA gun, Sienna takes a defensive position to protect Jaune as he goes for the AA gun.

Jaune grabs the trigger to the AA gun as the HUD comes online for the AA gun and Jaune aims for the Atlas gunship. Pulling the trigger Jaune fires in short bursts and manages to hit the gunship as the side of the gunship explodes and is losing altitude.

"Yeah!" Yang shouts jumping out of the seat with her fist raised in the air. Ruby chuckles at her sister before she sits back down. Summer smile at her stepdaughter and Raven looks away which Qrow sees and scowls at his sister.

"Yeah! Huh!" Jaune shouts with joy as the gunship loses a wing and bursts into flames and is flying towards them. Jaune sees this and starts running towards Sienna. "Sienna!" He shouts getting her attention as she looks and sees the gunship closing in on them and crashes. Jaune tackles Sienna to the ground as the wreckage flies into AA gun destroying it.

Jaune and Sienna look at the flaming wreckage before Jaune starts laughing while Sienna just sighs with relief before they both get back on their feet and head back to the base.

"Nice cover fire." Sienna sarcastically tells Bendis who still hasn't moved from his spot as she and Jaune enter the base.

"Did you see that? Green, what's our status on—" Jaune asks the radio operator but stops when he sees Green dead with a bullet wound to his head. "Sienna." Jaune gestures to the radio next to the body before going to check on Bendis while Sienna goes to the radio to get and update.

"This is going poorly for the Independents." James once again states.

"We'll just have to see what happens next." Port tells the group.

"Hey, listen to me." Jaune tells Bendis kneeling next to him. "Bendis, look at me." Jaune grabs Bendis' jacket getting his attention, he notices that Bendis has a far look in his eyes. "Listen. We're holding this valley, no matter what."

"We're gonna die." Bendis says sounding dejected.

"We're not gonna die." Jaune tells Bendis. "We can't die, Bendis. And you know why? Because we are so very pretty." He says with a smirk and Bendis looks at him like he's lost his mind.

"We are just too pretty for the Gods to let us die." Jaune still has smirk on his face knowing that humor is good for defusing certain situations and Jaune is known for one thing, and that is his always positive outlook no matter the situation. "Huh, look at the chiseled jaw, huh?" Jaune grabs Bendis' jaw and let's go. "Come on."

"Really?" Qrow said with a raised eyebrow.

"I can believe it." Tai said agreeing with onscreen Jaune. "I'm too pretty to die also." He said with a smile that quickly disappeared when Summer elbowed him in the ribs. Yang and Ruby laughed while their father nursed his ribs and Summer looked innocent.

"Humor is also good for deescalating stressful situations." Winter said taking a sip of her tea. "It's also good for throwing off your opponents."

"I have to try that sometimes." Yang says and her team frown at that. They wouldn't wish her puns on their worst enemy, well maybe Torchwick.

Bendis shakes his head and looks down before the sounds of aircrafts approaching gets Jaune's attention as he looks up to the night sky. "Well, if you won't listen to me, listen to that." He tells Bendis. "Those are our angels. They're gonna blow Atlas to the hot place."

"Sienna, tell the 82nd to—"

"They're not coming." Seinna says holding the radio to her ear. Jaune loses his smile at what Sienna says. "Command says it's too hot. They're pulling out." She tells Jaune looking over to him. "We're to lay down arms."

"What?!" Yang shouts at the screen. "They're just going to abandon them!"

"The Independents are cutting their losses." James said with a heavy sigh looking away from the screen having been through something similar early in his career.

"But they could help them."

"If we keep watching. I'm sure we'll see why they are pulling out." Blake tells her teammate.

Jaune looks to Bendis who is on verge of crying. "But what's—" the sound of the aircrafts approaching grows louder and closer. Rising to his feet Jaune, Sienna and Bendis look over the sandbags to see Atlas bombers hovering over the valley, a bullet hits Bendis killing him but Jaune doesn't pay attention as he is to focused on the Atlas bombers, a violin plays a somber song as the bombers open fire on the valley and more ships appear on the horizon. Soon the entire valley is engulfed in flames.

"Guess now we know why they pulled out." Ruby said slouching in her seat.

"Think they had enough ships there." Coco asked leaning on her arm for support.

"I believe that Atlas wanted to deal a crushing blow to the Independents morale." Weiss said crossing her legs. "Morale is important to anyone fighting."

"Very true, Miss Schnee." Ozpin told her. "Strong morale, makes a stronger fighter."

SIX YEARS LATER

Jaune is wearing a space suit as he floats among the wreckage of ship. "The vault's sealed." He tells Sienna who is also wearing a suit although her helmet has been modified to accommodate her feline ears. Jaune is floating upside down in front of a door.

"Okay, I'm gonna boil it. Cardin, give me the sticky."

Cardin is wearing a different suit than Jaune, his is yellow themed and his helmet is larger with a wider visor. Cardin slowly pushes himself off some debris so he floats towards Jaune, the many stars of the galaxy behind them. Once within reach Cardin hands Jaune a gun that has a cylinder on top of it, pressing the trigger a clear substance flows out of the tip. Jaune makes a circle around the lock that seals the vault.

"What's Jaune doing?" Blake asks tilting her head.

"Probably salvage." Emilia says. "Not a lot a jobs are available to vets like him."

"That's got to be scary." Susie said looking at the space suits. "Just a piece of glass and fabric keeping you alive."

"Now that you mention it. That is scary." Aqua agrees with her twin.

"Those suits could be improved." Coco said lowering her sunglasses to reveal her dark brown eyes. "Maybe make them in a different color."

"I think they would prefer functionality over appearance, Coco." Velvet told her friend.

Coco gasped louder than necessary. "Clothes can be both functional and good looking. You wound me, bun-bun."

Velvet ignored her a lesson she learned early on when dealing with Coco and focused back on the screen. "I'm surprised to see Cardin following Jaune."

"Stranger things have happened." Jaune said pointing to Spart drinking a soda with a straw which didn't make sense since he's a machine.

Once done Jaune places a cylindrical device next to the clear substance before backing away. Soon the clear substance begins to glow red as it melts through the metal.

"Okay, we get the goods. We're off this wreck and back on the ship. No worries" Jaune tells his teammates through the suits comms. The camera zooms out from the trio and upwards through the wreckage and finally stopping upon a ship that is anchored to the wreckage. Inside the cockpit Taiyang Xio Long, the pilot is monitoring the situation.

"Dad?" Yang and Ruby say looking at the screen then to their father. Tai smiled at his daughters and gave them a thumbs up.

"Looks like your part of Jaune's crew." Summer told her husband.

"Everything looks good from here." Tai says through the comms as he continues to play with toy dinosaurs. "Yes. Yes, this is fertile land, and we will thrive." Tai makes one of the dinosaurs talk.

"We will rule over all this land, and we will call it… This Land."

"I think we should call it your grave." Tai says with a gravelly voice as he makes the two dinosaurs face each other.

"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal."

"Mine is an evil laugh." Tai cackles as he acts out the scene in his mind. "Now die!" Tai makes the two toys fight each other.

"Oh, no, gods." Tai says in his normal voice. "Oh, dear Gods in heaven."

A beeping from a nearby panel grabs his attention, clearing the panel of toys Tai looks at the screen to see a blip closing in fast. "Oh, motherless son of bi—"

"Didn't Tai do the same thing?" Qrow said thinking back to his time in Beacon.

Summer ponders before holding up her finger. "That's right. It happened when we came back from the movies to see Tai playing his toy robots."

Ruby and Yang laugh at their father while Tai looks at his wife for betraying his secret.

"I wonder what that beeping means." Ren said drinking his herbal tea.

Back with Jaune and the others the substance fully melts through the metal and the vault lock blows outward pass the group.

"Full pressure. The goods must be intact." Sienna says while Jaune and Cardin open the vault and shine their light in to see three black cases.

"Okay. Lookin' good." Jaune says after seeing the cases before Tai's voice comes over the comms.

"Captain, we got incoming Atlas cruiser bearing right down on us."

Jaune swears in another language. "Have they spotted us?" He asks.

"That's the Faunus language." Blake said surprised at hearing it.

"The Faunus language?" Yang asks looking to Blake.

"It's the unofficial language of the Faunus." Ghira explained to everyone in the theater. "It's very common to hear it in Menagerie."

"It's also not spoken widely on the main lands." Emilia added. "You'll hear it occasionally but not very often as in Menagerie."

"I must have taught him the language." Sienna said placing an arm on the armrest.

"I can't tell if—"

"Have they hailed us?" Jaune asks.

"If they're here for the salvage, we're humped." Cardin says looking to Jaune.

"They find us at all, we're humped. Thievin' ain't—" Sienna said in the background.

"They're thieves…" Ruby whispered sad that her friend is a thief.

"I'm sure they're doing what they can to survive." Pyrrha told Ruby and ignored the pointed look from Weiss as everyone knew that she is stickler for the rules and laws. Although her past exploits with RWBY have her breaking Beacon's rules and Vale's law.

"I don't like this."

"Tai, shut it down. Now." Jaune orders. "Everything but the air."

Back in the ship Tai is shutting down systems before activating the intercom. "Ruby. Go to blackout. We're being buzzed."

In another part of the ship Ruby is running towards the engine room and pressing the intercom inside the engine room. She speaks in the same language as Jaune before switching back to English. "Goin' dark." She says before shutting systems and climbing up on a console and turning off the power to the engine room which also kills the light.

"Okay, now I can't get down." Ruby says in the darkness.

"I have screen time!" Ruby shouted with glee at seeing her herself in this universe.

"It looks like you're the mechanic of the ship." Weiss said uncrossing her legs and ordering a cup of tea.

"Instead of a weapons nut, you're now a mechanic nut." Yang told her sister rubbing the top of her head.

"Yang!" Ruby cried trying to pry her hands off of her head and gave up when Yang continued.

ATLAS CRUISER

Meanwhile the Atlas cruiser is approaching the wreckage. The size of the cruiser is roughly the size of a small city and from a distance could be mistaken for one as five large towers emerge from main body of the ship. Two of the towers double as the engines and each tower is capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of personal and one the underside of the cruiser is many fighters and gunships for defense. Along with the fighter and gunships the Tohoku class cruiser boasts an incredible array of turrets for protection.

"My gods." Glynda said upon seeing the size of the cruiser. A small city indeed.

"No wonder they won the war." Port said impressed at the size of the Atlas cruiser. "Atlas must be a powerhouse if they have ships like that in their fleets."

"Indeed." Oobeck agreed sipping his coffee.

"We could just blow up Salem if we had that." Qrow said ordering another drink.

"I think Salem would do everything in her power to obtain such a weapon." Ozpin said looking at cruiser then to James. "I imagine that such a ship would be your personal ship?"

"You know me to well." James told Ozpin with a smirk.

"So, what am I looking at?" The Captain of the cruiser asked one of the personal on the bridge as he looks at the wreckage through the window.

"It's a carrier. Blew out a few months back. Lost all hands, but it was only run by a skeleton crew anyway."

"Damn shame. No point in checking for survivors?" The Captain asks.

WRECKAGE

Back at the wreckage Jaune and the rest of his crew are waiting. "Tai, they slowing down?" he asks Tai who is watching the screen.

"That's a neg." Tai says over the radio looking away from the screen and out the window to see the cruiser. "Doesn't look like they're interested in us. We should be eating wake in a minute or two."

Jaune looks through the opening in the wreckage to see the Atlas cruiser passing by them. Jaune doesn't show any emotion at the sight of the passing cruiser.

ATLAS CRUISER

In the control room of the cruiser one of the technicians notices something on his screen. "Sir, there is a reading on that thing." He says as the Captain goes over to his station. "Some residual heat."

"Do a sweep."

"Oh no." Ruby said playing with the edges of her skirt nervously.

"I'm sure they'll be fine." Blake told Ruby also nervous for her friend.

WRECKAGE

Back in the cockpit Tai hears a rapid beeping. "Captain, we're humped." He says over the radio.

"Prep the ship now. We move these in double time." Jaune tells Sienna and Cardin as they set to retrieving the cases from the vault.

"Ruby, fire it up." Tai says over the intercom as he begins to prep the ship for immediate take off.

"I guess the jig is up." Sun said drinking a banana malt which Neptune rolled his eyes at. For a guy not wanting to be seen as a stereotype for Faunus, Sun sure does loves bananas. Then again so is Blake with fish.

ATLAS CRUISER

"It's a transport ship. Firefly class." The technician says.

"They still make those?"

"Illegal salvage." The Captain says with a sigh. "Low-life vultures picking the flesh off the dead."

"Should we deploy gunships and bring her in?" One of the personal asks.

"Do it." The Captain says.

Underneath the cruiser multiple gunships are preparing to launch and head for the wreckage.

WRECKAGE

Jaune is carrying a case as he floats back to his ship. "Cry, baby, cry." He says over the radio.

"Make your mother sigh." Tai responds entering some commands into a keypad. "Engaging the crybaby."

On the other side of the nearby moon is a makeshift beacon with the word CRYBABY painted on it, on the side a red light turns green.

ATLAS CRUISER

"Captain, I am picking up a distress signal 13 clicks ahead from a—sounds like a personal carrier." One of bridge personal says.

"Definitely a big ship, sir. And she's without power."

The Captain sighs as he faces a dilemma, he could continue the deployment of the gunships and bring in the criminals or he could ignore them and help out the carrier.

Qrow began laughing. "Oh man, they'll be in for a surprise when they see the ship in distress."

"Clever and underhanded tactics." James said.

"Mr. Arc and his crew are outlaws." Glynda said getting James' attention. "They'll use underhanded means to survive."

"Still clever to use a fake distress call to draw attention away from them." Port said impressed at the thinking behind the "Crybaby".

WRECKAGE

Jaune, Sienna and Cardin make it back to their ship and enter through the open cargo hold, once back inside the cargo doors close as Jaune goes to the control panel on the wall and presses a switch. The lights come on and oxygen is poured back into the hold and gravity is reengaged making the floating cases fall to the ground with a loud thud.

"Tai, we're on. Go." Jaune says over the intercom.

Outside the wreckage the landing clamps are disengaged allowing the ship to float away from the wreckage before the engines come to life. Jaune's ship is a Firefly class ship that is known for the end of the ship to light up giving the illusion of a firefly in space. The engine of the ship glows a bright yellow.

"Hang on, travelers." Tai says as pilots the ship.

"Let's moon 'em." Cardin says holding his helmet in his hands and a smile on his face.

The Firefly ship quickly flies through space as the afterburners are engaged and the yellow glow in the rear of the ship dissipate as the excess energy is released giving the ship a boost.

"Looks like they've turned cheek and ran." Yang said as Tai gave her a thumbs up. Everyone else just silently groaned.

ATLAS CRUISER

"They're rabbiting, sir. Should we continue deployment?"

"Our gunships would never get back to us in time. All right. Let's go help these people." The Captain says as he orders the ship to head for the emergency beacon.

"But put out a bulletin on the cortex and flag Interpol." The Captain orders before heading to check on something else on the bridge. "A Firefly with possible stolen good on board. Maybe somebody'll step on those roaches."

"I can only imagine how pissed they are going to be when they find out they're been played." "Qrow said drinking his whiskey. Raven took note of the tactic so she can put to use when she enters the new world line.

"Once again clever thinking Mr. Arc." Ozpin told Jaune raising his glass to him. Jaune shrugged and felt weird that everyone is praising him for actions that his other self is doing or planning.

JAUNE'S SHIP

Back inside the ship the inner cargo doors open and Jaune enters removing his suits gloves and helmet.

"We look shiny, Captain. They are not—repeat—not coming about." Tai announces over the intercom.

"Close one." Sienna says following Jaune.

"Yeah."

"Any one you walk away from, right." Cardin says getting their attention as they look back and see Cardin carrying a case inside the cargo hold. "As long as we got the goods, I call this a win." He says before carrying the other cases inside.

"Right." Jaune says heading further into the cargo hold. "We win." He says before sighing and heads to the changing station to change out of his suit and back into his regular clothes.

"He's still sour about losing the war." James said noticing the way he spoke and having seen the same thing in different vets of the Faunus Rebellions.

"At least he doesn't let it affect his emotions." Leon said holding his wife's hand.

"We haven't seen enough to know yet." Emilia said before ordering a glass of wine which she shared with Leon.

Once back in his regular clothes which consists of a maroon shirt with the sleeves rolled up and tan pants with a black line going down the leg on the outside and brown suspenders, his pants are tucked into dark brown leather knee high boots. His blonde hair is cut short giving him a mature and roguish appearance. Jaune goes to the intercom and calls for everyone to meet in the cargo hold. Once everyone is in the cargo hold and Sienna and Cardin are changed, Jaune and Cardin go to open one of the cases.

"I approve of the outfit." Coco said lowering her sunglasses and eyeing onscreen Jaune's outfit with appreciation.

"It pays homage to his time in the military." Winter said looking to her own outfit which is a cross between a dress uniform and a teacher's outfit. She had her outfit custom made by a well-clothing company that is known for making hunter and huntress gear as well as civilian clothing. It cost her four months of pay just to pay for the outfit and it was well worth the price. It provided superb protection and is fashionable.

"It does suit him." Pyrrha said eyeing the older Jaune with a blush.

"Well, there we are." Jaune says after they open the case to revel copper bricks packed neatly in rows.

"They're awfully pretty." Ruby says looking at the copper bricks.

"I'd say worth the little risk." Tai says standing next to Sienna as Jaune runs his hand over the bricks and picks one up to examine it.

"Copper must be valuable in the future if they are worth risking the ire of the law." Weiss said uncrossing her legs.

"Could be their equivalent to Dust." Blake said ordering a tuna sandwich and drooling slightly at the sight of the tuna.

"Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there." Cardin says looking to Tai.

"That's right. Of course. 'Cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded." Tai says getting everyone's attention as they look at him. "I'm just the pilot. I can always say that I was flying the ship by accident. They're pretty—"

Tai is cut off by Jaune who puts a halt to the conversation as he notices that the copper bricks have the Atlas insignia stamped on the bottom.

"That could prove troublesome for them." Glynda said seeing the Atlas insignia on the back of the copper brick.

"Indeed." Ozpin agreed getting a refill on his coffee.

"Problem, sir?" Sienna asks as Jaune sets the copper brick back where he took it.

"Couldn't say." Jaune says with sigh. "But we best be gettin' rid of these before we run into another Atlas patrol." Grabbing the lid, he sets it back in place before standing up.

"What the hell they doin' out this far anyhow?" Cardin asks as he makes sure that the lid is secure before grabbing one end.

"Shining the light of civilization." Ruby says as she grabs the other and helps Cardin lift the case while Jaune, Tai and Sienna walk off to the side.

"How long till we reach Persephone?" Jaune asks Tai who turns to face him.

"Three or four hours."

"Can we shave that?" Jaune asks leaning on the stair rail.

"We're down to the wire on fuel cells." Tai says leaning on the wall. "We run hot, we might not even make it."

"Play it as close as you can. This catch is burning a hole in my hull."

"Think that cruiser might have I.D.'d us" Sienna asks Jaune as feline ears perk up.

"Let's hope not." Jaune replies after sighing. "Contact Roman. Tell him the job's done." He tells Sienna who nods and heads to the bridge.

"They're working for Roman Torchwick!" Ruby yelled jumping out of her seat.

"They could be working for someone else named Roman." Yang told her younger sister knowing about her feud with the infamous criminal. This seemed to relax Ruby as she nodded and sat back down. Tai looked at his youngest daughter concerned that she is already getting involved with crime, granted Hunters assist the police when they can. Summer held his hand and gave him a knowing smile and mouthed "remember Qrow's birthday".

Tai shut his mouth and focused back on the screen so Summer won't bring up that fateful night that involved strippers, gang members, blowup doll, turf war, ball gags and photos that are saved on Glynda's scroll.

"Don't go mentioning the cruiser though. Keep it simple."

"Sir, we're sure there's nothing wrong with the ca—"

"It's fine." Jaune says looking to the three large cases then back to her. "Just want to get paid."

Tai and Sienna head up the stairs to the bridge while Jaune goes to help Cardin and Ruby. "All right. Let's get these crates stowed. I don't want any tourists stumblin' over 'em." He says as he passes Cardin and Ruby and heads to a wall.

"We're taking on passengers at Persephone?" Ruby asks setting the case down.

"That's the notion. Could use a little respectability on the way to Boros." Jaune says as he kneels and pushes against a panel to reveal a secret compartment. "Not to mention the money."

"Pain in the ass." Cardin adds his opinion.

"No, it's shiny. I like to meet new people." Ruby says cheerfully. "They've all got stories.

"Captain, can you stop her form bein' cheerful, please?" Cardin asks picking up one end of the case while Jaune grabs the other and they set the case inside the hidden compartment.

"I don't believe there's a power in the 'verse can stop Ruby from bein' cheerful." Jaune says. "Sometimes you just want to duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month." Ruby comes up to Jaune and kisses his cheek.

"I love my Captain." Ruby says with a smile before heading back to the engine room, Jaune smiles as he and Cardin put the rest of the cases into the hidden compartment.

"Like mother like daughter." Tai said remembering how Summer befriended Raven by using her natural cuteness to her advantage. It was amazing how quickly the two became close friends.

"It's also true that nothing can stop Ruby from being cheerful." Yang said bring Ruby close in a one arm hug. "They may bring her mood down but they can't stop her from being cheerful." The rest of RWBY agreed with the statement. Summer smiled at her daughter's friends and team reminding her of her own team before they were torn apart by her death and Raven leaving Tai and Yang behind to resume her old life.

Meanwhile Sienna and Tai are heading toward the bridge.

"I know somethin' ain't right." Sienna says turning a corner with Tai right behind her.

"Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail." Tai tells her.

"It's just that the Captain's so tense." Sienna says walking past the crew quarters.

"The man need a break." Tai says walking next to Sienna. "In fact, we could all use a couple days' leave." He says placing a hand on Sienna's back getting her to stop.

"We still gotta drop the goods." Sienna tells Tai before heading up to the stairs to the bridge.

"And when we do, we'll fly off to Boros, rich and prosperous." Tai says following her into the bridge. "Well, less poor—but with enough to find some sweet little getaway."

"Oh, wouldn't mind a real bath." Sienna says having grown tired of the ship's shower.

"And a meal that included some form of food." Tai says placing his hands on Sienna's hips. "Just a couple of days lying around. You with the bathing. Me with the watching you bathe."

Sienna choked on her tea while Tai looked surprised at the obvious sign of the two being in a relationship. He didn't have anything against the Faunus in fact he even dated one before he attended Beacon, he thought he would be married to Raven or Summer but in this universe he isn't. 'Does that mean Ruby isn't my daughter?' Tai thought to himself before shaking his head to chase away the thoughts. 'Even if she isn't my biological daughter. She is still my daughter."

Looking over to Tai, Sienna nodded in appreciation. She could do worse than him and she had to admit the shaggy blonde hair and light beard made him look dashing. Ilia tracked Sienna's eyes and shook her head, she didn't like blondes. Ilia liked black hair, amber eyes and black cat ears that made you want to touch them.

"Well, if the Captain says it's alright." Sienna tells him killing the romantic mood.

"What if we just told Jaune we need a couple of days 'stead of asking him?" Tai suggests as he lets go of Sienna and sits in the pilot's chair.

"He's the Captain, Tai."

"Right. I'm just the husband." Tai says turning in his chair to face her.

"Always the lady man, honey." Summer told Tai feeling a note of jealousy spring up in her at the mention of Tai being with another woman. Tai sweat dropped when he recognized the hint of jealousy in her voice.

Winter heard Qrow mutter something about "Blonde bastard getting all the hot ones" and something involving hair dye.

"Look, I'll ask him."

"Don't forget to call him "sir." He likes that." Tai says spinning in his chair to face the controls.

"Who likes what?" Jaune asks entering the bridge.

"It's nothing, sir." Sienna tells him sitting on the edge of the console before looking to Tai who just mouths "good job" and gives her the thumbs up.

"Has the ambassador checked in yet?" Jaune asks.

"Nah, I think she had a pretty full docket." Tai said before turning in his chair to face Jaune.

"Well, after you talk to Roman, let her know we may be leaving Persephone in a hurry."

"Pyrrha has our timetable. She should be checking in." Sienna tells Jaune.

"Looks like you have screen time as well, Pyrrha." Ruby said looking behind her to the red haired Spartan.

"I wonder what my role is?" Pyrrha asked curious as to what her profession is in this universe.

"I'm sure we'll find out soon enough." Jaune told her.

"I can tell her to cut it short, meet us at the docks." Tai offers.

"No, no. Don't want to get in her way if we don't have to." Jaune says before leaving the bridge and heading to his cabin. "Somebody on this boat has to make an honest living." He says as he heads down the stairs and goes to his cabin. Opening the door and climbing down the ladder to his room, Jaune sits down on his bed and sighs. Looking around his room his eyes land on a guitar that has been with him ever since he found it among the wreckage of a home. He taught himself how to play and it kept him company in the darkest of times.

"Is that true?" Blake asked turning in her seat to face the blonde knight.

"Pretty much." Jaune said. "No one in my family plays. So I had to teach myself through trial and error. Over time I actually got pretty good."

"Better than good. He's a master when it comes to the guitar." One of Jaune's sisters said.

"How come I didn't hear it during your attempt to ask me to the dance." Weiss asked not believing that Jaune is a master at playing the guitar when she had seen Jaune playing the guitar like an amateur when he showed up outside their team dorm.

"Well, I was nervous at asking you to the dance and that affects my ability to play."

"Can you play for us?" Nora asked hopefully.

"Sure, I just need a guitar." Jaune replied much to the enjoyment of the girls.

'How long has it been since I played?' He thinks to himself before getting off the bed and picking up the guitar from its spot in the corner of the room. Sitting back on the bed Jaune plays a few notes to get back in the rhythm, once comfortable Jaune takes a breath and begins to play a song that he made when he first bought his ship, Serenity.

"Take my love, take my land.

Take me where I cannot stand

I don't care, I'm still free

You can't take the sky from me

Take me out to the black

Tell them I ain't coming back

Burn the land and boil the sea

You can't take the sky from me."

Jaune voice carries though out the ship as everyone listen to him sing.

"There's no place I can be

Since I've found serenity

But you can't take the sky from me."

Jaune sings the final note and sets the guitar down next to him feeling better than before. 'Wonder how Pyrrha is doing?'

Everyone in the audience is stunned at the song that Jaune made and the tune that he played on the guitar gave the song a very blues/feel to the song.

"That was beautiful." Ruby whispered blushing at hearing Jaune's voice. Jaune held Ruby from behind as he leaned in and whispered words of comfort and love into her ear which made her rubs her legs together at the sound of voice. She felt his hand lift up her skirt and moved closer to-. Ruby shook her head clear of her fantasy as she tried her best to hide her blush. 'That's it. No more reading Blake's books behind Yang's back'.

"Mr. Arc, I didn't know you sing." Glynda said surprised that Jaune could sing very well and play the guitar. "Did you have a teacher?"

"Yes, my father." Jaune told her getting everyone in the room to look at the Arc patriarch with surprise.

Leon just shrugged. "My mother gave me lessons when she discovered that I could sing. Although I only taught him the basics before she found out and took over his lessons."

"What fun lessons those turned out to be." Jaune grumbled remembering the strict vocal lessons that his grandma gave him.

PERSEPHONE

In a room that has eastern décor, Pyrrha is panting as the man she is with kisses her neck and continues to move in and out her.

Everyone in the audience blushed and looked away out of respect and embarrassment.

"Yang!" Ruby struggled to remove Yang's hands that immediately covered her eyes when they saw Pyrrha having sex. "I can't see."

"That's the point." Yang said continuing to cover Ruby's eyes from the screen. Meanwhile Summer is keeping Tai in place with an innocent smile that promised pain. Tai, Qrow, and Raven shivered at the smile, memories of going to the infirmary after mistaking that smile for leniency made even Raven respect her.

"It's actually pretty tame compared to others out there." Blake spoke looking back at the screen having read more intense scenes in her books "Ninjas of Love".

"So she's an escort?" Ilia asked leaning into her seat while Pyrrha blushed in embarrassment hiding her face behind her hands.

"Oh, my god." Pyrrha pants as she holds the man close. "Oh." Soon the man stops having reached his end and rests as Pyrrha holds him close.

"Another man who can't handle a beautiful woman." Glynda whispered disappointed looking to James from her corner of her eye. Ozpin sipped his coffee having heard Glynda and wisely chose to stay silent and not risk the ire of the Deputy Headmistress of Beacon.

After having sex Pyrrha and the man are sitting and having tea. Pyrrha put on a robe and crossed her legs so that they show from underneath the robe while the man is just wearing his boxers.

"Sihnon isn't that different from this planet." Pyrrha says taking a sip of her tea. "More crowded, obviously, and I guess more complicated." She smiles as she tells the man who appears to be in his early twenties and his hanging on her every word. "The great city itself—pictures can't capture it. It's like an ocean of light."

"Is that where you studied… to be a Companion?" The young man asks as Pyrrha sets her tea cup down and places a hand on her bare leg which grabs his attention.

"She's good." Kali said having used such tactics when she wanted to grab Ghira's attention after he broke up with Emilia.

"Indeed." Winter agreed.

"I was born there." She tells him.

"I can't imagine ever leaving." The young man says looking away just in time as Pyrrha drops her smile and sighs to herself quietly before schooling her feature and smiling once again.

"Well, I wanted to see the universe." Pyrrha tells him before drinking her tea once again.

"Do you… really have to leave?" The young man asks looking at his tea. "I mean. I—My father is very influential." He tells her hoping that she will stay with him. "We could—I could arrange for you to be—" Pyrrha smiles sadly at the man having heard the same line before many times. The young man sighs in defeat at her silent answer and goes to get dressed while Pyrrha puts the tea cups onto a tray and picks it up just as the young man emerges from the bedroom fully dressed.

"I guess she's a high class escort." Qrow said setting his glass down after Summer turned her smile on him for drinking too much.

"She's must be good. If she's heard that offer many times." Emilia said impressed at her skills and also worried that she'll cheat on her son.

"The experience has been more than—it was very good." The young man tells Pyrrha in the entryway.

"Thank you." Pyrrha tells the young man with a smile while holding the tray carrying the tea set. "The time went too quickly."

"Well, your clock's probably rigged to speed up and cheat us out of our fun." The young man says bitterly. Pyrrha slowly loses her smile at the accusation before the young man leaves looking ashamed of what he just said. Pyrrha narrows her eyes once again having heard that before although very rarely, sighing to herself she sets the tray down and closes the door before going to a curtain and opens them to reveal pilot controls.

Seating in the pilot's chair she powers up the comms. "Serenity, this is shuttle One. What's your E.T.A.?"

"Pyrrha, hey. We're touching down at the Eavesdown Docks… in about 10 minutes." Tai says over the radio as Pyrrha nods thankful that they are close.

"I'll join you there. Thanks." She says as she begins powering up the shuttle.

"Lookin' forward to it. We missed you out here."

"Yeah. Me too." She says as the shuttle's engines come to life and she pilots the shuttle off the private landing pad and towards the mentioned docks. The shuttle is tear shaped with small wings emerging from the sides as it flies through the air.

"Interesting design." James said looking at the design of the shuttle.

"The city is beautiful." Willow said looking at the city on screen. Sunlight reflected off the skyscrapers in the distance, various cars of futuristic design flew throughout the air and people walked on the streets below. Atlas banners could be seen and the latest SDC products are being advertised on the many screens.

"Even in the future the SDC is still prominent." Sienna said voice full of disdain at seeing the SDC logo.

'Father would be ecstatic at the knowledge that the SDC is thriving well into the future.' Weiss thought before shaking her head of the thought. She would continue to pursue her plan of taking over the SDC and steering the company onto a better path than her father.

PERSEPHONE – EAVESDOWN DOCKS

The docks also doubled as a market/slums where humans and Faunus mingle, live and shop. It's also where crime lives and thrives though hidden from the public eyes. Serenity flies towards the docks, the ship has a sleek design and is small compared to the other transport ships on the market. The ship takes inspiration from the actual firefly insect for the design and layout. Two wings jut out from the center of ship and on each end is an engine that can rotate 360 degrees, towards the rear of the ship is the engine that has cone shape with the end getting narrow. The bridge of the ship is shaped to look like a dragon's head and the main body is where cargo hold and med bay is located. The neck of the bridge is where the crew cabins are.

"So the Faunus live in the slums." Blake said saddened at the news that even in the future the Faunus are treated poorly. Her bow flattened on her head.

"I don't think that the case, Blake." Yang said. "They just said that the docks are a marketplace for the Faunus and humans. Plus, I saw Faunus walking among the populace and weren't getting harassed."

Blake perked up remembering the earlier scene that Yang mentioned and she did indeed see Faunus walking among the populace without getting harassed.

"We haven't seen any interactions between the Faunus and the rest of the populace." Ghira spoke crossing his arms. "Racism and bigotry could still be present in this universe."

Serenity is painted on the bow of the ship and can be seen as it lands in a designated spot. The outer cargo door lowers creating a ramp as the crew of the ship exit.

"Put us down for departure in about three hours." Jaune tells Ruby as he checks his pistol. "Grab any supplies we're low on, fuel her up." He tells Tai who nods and heads back into the cargo hold.

"I'd sure love to find a brand-new compression coil for the steamer." Ruby says to Jaune while walking beside him before walking ahead of him to the screen panel that is in front of the ship.

"I'd like to be king of all Atlas and wear a shiny hat. Just get us some passengers." He tells Ruby putting his pistol in his leg holster before putting on his black leather gloves. "Them as can pay. All right?" After putting on his gloves Jaune adjusts the jackets lapel, his jacket is dark brown and goes to just below his knees.

"I love the look." Coco said admiring the way on screen Jaune dressed. Velvet inhaled deeply to repress the surge of jealousy that emerged as Coco eyed Jaune. 'I respect you Coco, but eyes off.' Velvet thought.

"It does suit him." Winter said looking to Ironwood and saw similarities to his own wardrobe. They both wear a long jacket that pays homage to their military service.

"Maybe I should update my clothes." Jaune mumbled after seeing himself wearing different clothes other than his trusted Pumpkin Pete limited edition hoody. Only a hundred of them were made and he's the proud owner of one.

"I can help with that." Coco said having heard Jaune and winked at him. Velvet clenched her teeth while Coco smirked though Velvet couldn't see it.

"The compression coil busts, we're drifting." Ruby informs Jaune as she inputs the ship's information to the docking system.

"Best not bust then." Jaune tells Ruby before turning to see Sienna adjusting her leg holster and Cardin looking off into the distance. Like Jaune, Sienna is wearing tan pants with black knee high boots, a black shirt that is tucked into her pants and a brown leather vest. On her right leg is leg holster and she is wearing an olive jacket, her black hair is cut short to chin length and is in an offset bob cut, her tiger ears are on display for everyone to see.

"I approve." Sienna said seeing herself on screen loving the simple look. Like Jaune, she figured it was time for a wardrobe change.

"Sienna…" Tai says getting his wife's attention. He speaks in the official language of the Faunus. During the Unification War, the Independents used the Faunus language to hide their orders from Atlas but was abandoned when Faunus loyal to Atlas informed Atlas. Jaune is fluent in the language and decided to teach the rest of his crew the language which helped bring them closer.

"Clever." Oobleck said ordering another cup of heavenly coffee. "Since the language isn't that widely known. It helps Jaune and his crew since everyone doesn't seem to know the language."

"Hmm." Sienna placed a hand under her chin. 'That could prove invaluable to the White Fang.' She thought to herself unaware that Spart can hear her thoughts.

"We will." Sienna tells Tai before going to catch up with Jaune and Cardin while Tai drives off using a ATV with a trailer attached to get their supplies.

Jaune, Sienna and Cardin walk down the streets of the dock to Roman's hideout to complete their deal. Meanwhile a portly man with a large mustache and wearing a black overcoat is walking through the streets looking at the various venders and ship, he is carrying bags behind him.

"My, my… hello handsome." Port said admiring himself on screen.

"Oh no." Glynda groaned not wanting to hear another hour long story from the man. She respected Port as a colleague and a hunter, but he skills as a teacher are atrocious and his refusal to shut up. The students and everyone who knows the portly hunter agreed with Glynda.

"Going on a trip, grandpa?" A man asks coming up behind him. The portly man looks behind him as the man moves to the front of him getting his attention. "You need safe passage? We're cheap. We're cheap, we're clean. The Brutus—" the man points to his ship as the portly man looks at the ship unimpressed.

"Best ship in the 'verse. What's your des, grandpa? Come on." The man finishes his pitch. "We're hittin' the outer rings."

"Uh, I never married." The portly man says as he continues walking and passes the man.

"What?" The man asks confused as the portly man continues walking away.

"I'm not a grandpa." The portly man says over his shoulder.

"That is true." Port said. "I never married though I once had a lover who was part of a long forgotten clan in the forests of Mistral. She was the clan chief's daughter—"

"We should pay attention to the screen." Leon said pointing to the screen in an effort to stop Port from continuing. 'I hated those damn classes with him.' Leon shivers remembering his time at Beacon and the many classes that he had to spend with Port.

In a hidden area of the docks, Jaune and his group enter the hideout with armed guards, turning the corner and another to enter Roman's office. The well-dressed thief is currently inspecting a young woman.

"They are working for Roman." Ruby says pointing to the screen to prove her point.

"We can see that." Weiss said looking to the screen. "What is he doing?"

"Examining the goods." Leon said having seen such things being done in trafficking rings.

"What?" Ruby asks confused looking to Leon.

"We'll tell you later, Ruby." Summer told her daughter before looking to Leon and shaking her head at him. He nods in understanding and focuses back on the screen.

"Let me see your teeth." Roman tells the woman who shows him her teeth, "yes." Roman says after seeing that she has all of her teeth and gestures to the guard to take the woman away.

"You're late." Roman tells Jaune who is waiting outside the office.

"You're lying." Jaune retorts as he enters the office.

"What did you just say to me?" Roman asks from behind his desk.

"You're well aware we landed two hours before we planned to… with all the goods you sent us after intact, ready to roll." Jaune says putting his hands on his gun belt that holds his leg holster. "So your decision to get tetchy, say we're late… means you're lookin' to put us on the defensive right up front." Roman takes a seat in his leather chair and has a small smile. "Which means something's gone wrong." Jaune then looks to the rest of his crew. "It didn't go wrong on our end. So why don't we start again with you tellin' us what's up."

"Very perceptive." James said in approval.

"Probably from his time in the military." Winter said also impressed.

"You're later than I'd like." Roman responds.

"Well, I'm sorry to hear that."

"You'd gotten here sooner…" Roman says reaching over his desk and grabs a flyer and holds it up for Jaune to see. "You might've beaten the bulletin that came up sayin'… "Rogue vessel, classification Firefly… was spotted pullin' illegal salvage on a derelict transport."" He says as he puts the flyer down and leans back into his seat.

"Didn't I.D. us. Doesn't lead to you." Jaune tells Roman who pulls out a cigar from a box on his desk.

"No, it doesn't." Roman says putting the cigar in his mouth and lighting the end, puffing out smoke with every breath. "But a government stamp on every molecule of the cargo just maybe might." He tells Jaune and Sienna sighs and looks down before looking to Jaune who looks down slightly.

"Busted." Sun said relaxing in his chair.

"Why didn't he tell he crew about that." Ruby asked confused by his actions.

"Probably to spare them the worry." Jaune said. "If they're worried then they won't perform well and that could lead to problems down the road.

"Indeed." Glynda said slightly proud that Jaune caught onto that.

"Still he should've told them." Yang said not at all happy with Jaune.

Qrow took a sip of his flask. "Not everyone plays by your rules, firecracker. Everyone has their own way of doing things."

"Still should've told them."

"Oh, you noticed that." Roman says after seeing his expression. "You were gonna hand over imprinted goods and just let me twist? Is that the case?" He asks taking the cigar out of his mouth and holds it between his fingers.

"We didn't pick the cargo." Jaune defends himself and his crew.

"And I didn't flash my ass at the gorram law." Roman responds putting the cigar back in his mouth. "There's no deal."

"That ain't fair." Sienna says from her spot behind Jaune.

Roman looks to Sienna. "Crime and politics, little girl—the situation is always… fluid."

"Truer words have never been spoken." Raven said from her spot. Yang looked at her mother before looking away scoffing.

'I'll question her later.' Yang thought cracking her knuckles which Ruby noticed.

"The only fluid I see here is the puddle of piss refusing to pay us our wage." Cardin insults Roman who rises out of his chair as his guards aim their weapon at Jaune and his crew. Reaching for his weapon only to be stopped by a blade to his throat, looking down Cardin sees a petite woman with pink and brown hair and mismatched eyes smile at him. Jaune looks to Cardin and he grits his teeth before holstering his pistol and the blade at his neck disappears. With Cardin taken care of, Jaune looks back to Roman and smiles before approaching the desk.

"That's the woman who helped Roman escape!" Ruby yelled pointing to the screen once again remembering when the woman helped Roman escape from them from under the pass.

"Calm down sis." Yang said. "Don't get worked up over someone who isn't here." This seemed to calm Ruby down.

"It doesn't have to go this way." He says stopping a few feet from the desk as Roman gets out of his chair and walks around the desk, setting his cigar in the ashtray. "You know you can still unload those goods, so I can't help thinking there's something else at work here."

Roman stops in front of Jaune. "What were you in the war? That big war you failed to win." Roman starts circling Jaune. "You were a sergeant, yeah? Sergeant Jaune Arc. Balls and bayonets brigade." Roman walks over to Sienna after circling Jaune. "Big, tough veteran." Looking her up and down Roman smiles in appreciation, Sienna doesn't show any emotion. Jaune turns around to see what's going on between the two of them.

"Now you got yourself a ship, and you're a Captain." Roman said once again facing Jaune. "Only I think you're still a sergeant, see. Still a soldier." He tells Jaune who doesn't react. "Man of honor in a den of thieves. Well, this is my gorram den… and I don't like the way you look down on me." Roman closes the distance so he's face to face with Jaune, a tactic that Jaune knows is to make him uncomfortable and it would have if he wasn't used to it.

"I'm above you. Better than. Businessman, see?" Roman adjusts the lapel of his white jacket to emphasis his stature even though he is smaller than Jaune by a few inches. "Roots in the community. You're just a scavenger." He says placing his hands on his belt.

Sienna looks at Jaune knowing that he's trying to get a reaction out of him and only hopes that he'll be okay in the tense room.

"Don't fall for it Jaune." Nora shouted at the screen.

"They just said that he's used to it, Nora." Ren said rubbing his right ear which happened to be the side that Nora is.

"Oh, sorry." Nora said happily that made the adults wonder is she truly is.

"Maybe I'm not a fancy gentleman like you…" Jaune says getting in Roman's personal space and using his height to tower over Roman. "With your… very fine hat…" He says looking to Roman's bowler hat. "But I do business. We're here for business."

"Try one of the border planets. They're a lot more desperate there." Roman tells Jaune with a smile before heading back to his desk. "Of course, they might kill you." He says as he passes Jaune. "But you stay here, and I just know Atlas will track you down. I have that feeling."

Jaune takes his leave, "Wheel never stops turnin' Roman." He calls over shoulder as he leaves the hideout with Sienna and Cardin.

"That only matters to people on the rim." Roman says as the trio leave his office.

"Again true." Raven said having spoken the same words but fell upon deaf ears.

"Shh, some of us are trying to watch the show." Qrow said putting some popcorn in his mouth that he stole from Summer who ordered a bowl.

Meanwhile back at the docks the portly man is still walking with no destination in mind, he glances at a ship before moving on. He pays no attention the young girl sitting in front of the ship twirling a black parasol in her hand.

"You're gonna come with us." She tells the portly man.

"Excuse me?" The portly man asks stopping in his tracks and wondering if her heard her correctly.

"You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at destinations." Ruby states as the man smiles at being found out. "What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest." She says pointing to the ship behind her with a smile that is contagious.

"She doesn't look like much." The portly man says setting down his bags and looking at the ship.

"Oh, she'll fool ya." Ruby says while twirling her parasol, the portly man looks at her. "You ever sail in a Firefly?"

"Long before you were crawling." The portly man says before looking to the ship. "Not an aught-three though. Didn't have the extenders. Tended to shake." He said gesturing to the wings on the side of the ship. Ruby smiles as she gets out of her chair having found a like-minded mechanic.

"So, uh, how come you don't care where you're goin'?" She asks walking over to the portly man.

"Cause how you get there is the worthier part." The portly man sagely says.

"Wise words." Ozpin said recalling his many travels throughout the many lives he's lived.

"Kind of strange to hear Port give sagely advice." Yang whispered to Blake who agreed.

"I'll have you young ladies know that I'm very "sagely" when I can be." Port said having heard Yang even though she was whispering surprising the two.

"Are you a missionary?" Ruby asks.

"I guess. I'm a shepherd from Beacon. Port." Port introduces himself to Ruby holding out his hand. "I'm called Port." Ruby shakes his hand and let's go with a smile on her face at meeting new people. "Been out of the world for a spell—like to walk it a while. Maybe bring the word of the Brothers to them as need it told."

"Port as a Shepard kind of makes sense." Leon said getting the portly hunter's attention. "They both travel when needed and both love to hear themselves talk."

"Your right, it makes sense." Glynda said after thinking about it for a minute. 'Plus we would be away from his incessant stories.'

"Well, I'm Ruby. And this here's Serenity…" Ruby introduces herself and gestures to the ship behind her. "And she's the smoothest ride from here to Boros for anyone can pay." She tells Port while closing her parasol and holding it behind her. "Can you pay or—" she asks tucking a loose stand of her hair behind her ear.

"Well, I got a little cash and, uh—" Port says going back to his bags and grabs a small box and shows the contents to Ruby who gasps.

"Ooh. Grandpa." Ruby says slightly drooling at the sight and smiling.

Port sighs and closes the box. "I never married."

"Why does everyone call me grandpa?" Port asked throwing his hands in the air. "I'm not that old nor do I look grandfatherly."

Everyone chose not to say anything and just let the man ponder why everyone calls him grandpa, hopefully he'll figure it out soon.

"What's in the box?" Neptune asked leaning into his seat.

In another section of the docks Jaune, Sienna and Cardin are walking down a street heading back to Serenity.

"I don't understand why we didn't leave that sumbitch in a pool of his own blood." Cardin said agitated.

"We'd be dead. Can't get paid if you're dead." Jaune explains to Cardin leading the group back to the ship.

"Can't get paid if you crawl away like a bitty, little bug neither." Cardin states looking to a group of street performers. "I got a share of this job. Ten percent of nothing is—let me do the math here. Nothin' and then nothin'." He says making gestures in the air.

"So we find a buyer on Boros. There's gotta be—" Sienna suggests looking to Jaune who shakes his head.

"Boros is too big. It's crawlin' with Atlas. They could be waiting for us." He says.

"You really think Roman will sell us out to the feds?" She asks as Jaune sees a group of Atlas soldiers patrolling.

"He's a criminal. If it means getting out of prison, I'm sure he would." Ghira said and Leon agreed with him.

"If he hasn't already." He says gesturing to the soldiers who look at them before going back to patrolling.

"Atlas catches us with government goods, we'll lose the ship." Sienna said looking to Jaune.

"That's never gonna happen."

"Sir, we could just dump the cargo." Sienna suggests as the group stops and Jaune looks at her surprised.

"No ruttin' way. We ain't had a job in weeks." Cardin says. "I didn't sign on with this crew to take in the sights. We need coin."

"Cardin, you mouth is talkin'." Jaune address Cadrin. "You might wanna look to that."

"I'm ready to stop talkin' when—"

"You're right, though." Jaune agrees silencing Cardin. "The last two jobs we had were weak tea. We got nothing saved. Taking on passengers won't help near enough."

"We don't get paid for this cargo, we don't have enough money to fuel the ship." He tells Sienna and Cardin. "Let alone keep her in repair. She'll be dead in the water."

Sienna places her hands on her hips. "So we do like Roman said? The border planets?" She asks.

"I'm thinking Whitefall, maybe talk to Raven." Jaune says.

"Oh?" Raven's interest was piqued at hearing her name in this universe and she wonders if she still has her clan.

"Sir, we don't want to deal with Raven again."

"Why not?" Jaune asks shrugging his shoulders.

"She shot you." Sienna stated remembering the incident.

"Well, yeah. She did a bit. Still—" Jaune said feeling a twinge go through his shoulder.

"Really?" Yang said looking to her mother who just shrugged not caring about Jaune as he doesn't interest her.

"I can see it." Summer said remembering how short tempered Raven was during their time at Beacon. It was no surprise that Yang inherited her mother's temper and it seems like she is getting a handle on it. Raven didn't say anything but looked at Summer who smirked at her which pissed her off and looked back at the screen.

"So we find somebody else. Horowitz." Sienna said interrupting Jaune before resuming the walk to the ship.

"He can't afford it."

"Holden boys." Sienna listed off another name.

"They wouldn't touch it. Want me to go through the list?" Jaune asked walking beside Sienna. "Capshaws are brain-blown. Junior's dead."

"He's dead?" Sienna asks remembering Junior.

"He's dead" Yang asked at the same time remembering the club owner and buyer and seller of information.

"You're worried about him?" Ruby asked remembering that night when Yang had to be bailed out of the police precinct by their dad. Who took away Bumblebee and the only way for Yang to get it back was to graduate Signal with perfect A's and not get in trouble with the law.

"Well…" Yang said unsure how to answer. Sure she hated dealing with Junior but he was necessary in order to track down her mother and she made sure that he'd come to her if he found out any info. Now it wasn't necessary as her mother is just a few seats from her and she will have her answers even if she has to beat it out of her.

"Town got hit by Reavers. Burned it right down." Juane explained.

"I ain't going anywhere near Reaver territory. Them people ain't human." Cardin says from his spot behind the two.

"What's a Reaver?" Blake asked since Cardin sounded scared by the mere mention of them.

"You'll find out later." Spart said as a digital hot pocket appeared next to him.

"Whitefall is the safest and the closest." Jaune said while Sienna sighed. "It's been a long time since Raven shot me, and that was due to a perfectly legitimate conflict of interest."

"I got no grudge. She owns half that damn moon now." Jaune explained going down another street. "She could afford what we got, and she might need it."

"I own half a moon?" Raven surprised before smiling with pride. "My, my."

Qrow internally cringed at the notion of Raven owning anything larger than her clan. He couldn't imagine her running a kingdom or how she would run said kingdom let alone half a moon. Everyone who knows about the self-proclaimed bandit queen shivered.

"I still don't think she's the way." Sienna said.

"I'm not saying it won't be tricky… but we got no kind of choice." Jaune says as he sees the ship and new people along with Tai driving the ATV with the supplies loaded up and large silver crate secured to the trailer.

"Welcome aboard Mr…" Ruby asks a man carrying a duffel bag as he walks up the ramp.

"Dobson."

"Dobson." Ruby says as the man passes her.

"We gotta keep our head down… do the job, and pray there ain't no more surprises." Jaune says as he stops before the ramp so Tai can enter the cargo hold with the supplies.

Standing on the opposite side of the ramp is a man in his mid to early thirties wearing a black suit and wearing orange circular sunglasses. His white hair and pale skin make him stand out in a crowd, everything about the man screams money and power. He is watching Jaune before looking to Tai.

The Schnee family froze at the sight of the man which didn't go unnoticed by the rest. "Weiss, what's wrong?" Ruby asked her friend concerned.

"That's my younger brother Whitley." Weiss said in disbelief at seeing her little brother now grown up. "We have a difficult relationship with each other."

'That's an understatement.' Willow and Winter thought knowing that Weiss and Whitley don't get along and that Whitley is Jacque's proudest achievement in the Schnee family.

"What family doesn't have troubled siblings." Saphron said remembering some of her siblings not liking each other.

"It's complicated." Weiss said playing with the hem of her dress.

"Please be careful with that." He tells the other blonde of the Serenity crew.

"Jaune, this is Whitley. Whitley, this is our Captain." Ruby introduces the two as they look at each other.

"Captain Arc." Whitley says nodding.

"Welcome aboard." Jaune tells Whitley wondering why someone of his stature is travelling with them instead of a higher class ship. "This all we got?" He asks Ruby passing by her to which she nods and looks to Whitley with a smile.

Inside the cargo hold the passengers are securing their personal belongings while Cardin and Tai undo the ropes securing the silver crate to the trailer and moving it to a section of the hold. Jaune walks to the stairs and places his hands on his gun belt as Sienna stands next to him.

"Now we have a boat full of citizens right on top of our… stolen cargo." Sienna says looking to Jaune then to the passengers. "That's a fun mix."

"Ain't no way in the 'verse they could find that compartment, even if—" Jaune said but stops as a new passenger passes by them. "Even if they were looking for it." He tells her.

"Why not?" Sienna asks curious to which Jaune doesn't reply right away and looks away then back to her as she raises her eyebrows and her tiger ears twitch in humor.

"Cause." Jaune said not further elaborating.

"They're screwed." Sun stated the obvious.

"Yup." Neptune agreed as did everyone in the audience even Jaune.

Sienna smirks. "Oh, yeah. This is gonna go great." She whispers.

"If anyone gets nosy, you know, just… shoot 'em." Jaune tells Sienna before heading up the stairs.

"I approve." Raven said smiling as she holds the same ideals and tells it to her clan. Vernal had taken them to heart and is proving to be a better fighter for it.

"Shoot 'em?" Sienna asks with a raised eyebrow and her feline ears twitching once again.

"Politely." Jaune said as he continues to climb the stairs while Sienna smiles before going to help secure the extra cargo and supplies. Outside Serenity the shuttle that Pyrrha pilot's hovers over one of the wings.

"How do you shoot someone politely?" Blake asked with sarcasm.

"It's very difficult but it can be done." Qrow responded reaching over to take some more popcorn from Summer only for his hand to be slapped by her.

"Pyrrha. Just in time." Tai says over the radio.

"Let me guess. We're in a hurry." Pyrrha said as she holds the flight controls.

"Looks like. Starboard hatch green for docking."

"Locked in five, four-"

The shuttle lowers onto the wing before connecting to a track and is brought in into the main body and locking in place.

"The ambassador has returned." Tai shouts to Sienna who nods and heads back to the cargo hold to tell Jaune that everyone is back on board.

"We got a full house, Captain." Seinna shouts from the top of the stairs in the cargo hold.

"Ruby, I'm locking it up." Jaune yells to Ruby who is outside the ship and looks at the horizon and city one more time.

"All aboard." She says as she heads into the cargo hold and grabs her foldable chair and parasol as the inner doors close. Inside the hold Whitley is checking on the silver crate and checks his surroundings to make he isn't being watched.

"He's up to something." Willow said seeing the same look in Jacque from time to time.

"I bet you a salmon that he's an undercover Atlas agent." Yang tells Blake who at first was going to refuse but the prospect of free fish stopped her.

"You're on. I wager that he's smuggling something." Blake said. "If I win then you have to buy me lunch for a week." Yang pondered it for a moment and decided to go for it and the two shook hands sealing the wager.

"Agreed."

Weiss wanted to argue with the both of them for betting on what her brother is doing but she knew that it's folly. Besides Weiss told the truth when she said that she and Whitley don't have the best of sibling relationships. Weiss didn't hate her brother per say but she wished that he wouldn't spend so much time with the man and would just focus on just being a kid, she loved her siblings but their family was complicated.

After the ship leaves Persephone Jaune gives the new passengers a tour of the ship. "Meals are taken up here in the dining area." He tells the passengers once they are in the dining area, the area is large with a large table in the center of the room. "Kitchen's pretty much self-explanatory. You're welcome to eat what there is any time."

"What there is, is pretty standard fare I guess. Protein in all the colors of the rainbow." Jaune tells the group leaning against the kitchen counter. "We do have sit down meals, next one being at about 1800."

"I think Shepard Port has offered to help me prepare something." Ruby says pointing to Port who smiles at her.

"You're a Shepherd?" Jaune asks.

"I though the outfit gave it away." Port says with a smile before it disappears. "Is it a problem?"

"Of course not. It's not a problem… cause it's not." Ruby said looking to Jaune while giving him a pointed look.

"She still has much to learn." Summer said causing Tai to worry having been on the receiving end of one of her "looks" and it's not fun. Qrow can attest to that as well as Raven once you get a couple of drinks in her.

"No. As I said… you're welcome to visit the dining area anytime." Jaune resumes addressing the passengers. "Apart from that, I have to ask you to stay in the passenger dorm while we're in the air." Whitley looks at Jaune which Sienna notices. "The bridge, engine room, cargo bay. They're all off-limits without and escort."

"Some of my personal effects are in the cargo bay." Whitley says.

"I figure you all got luggage you're gonna need. Soon as we're done here, we'll by happy to fetch 'em with you." Jaune tells the passengers just as Tai enters the dining area, pushing himself off the counter Jaune walks to the center of the room. "Now, I have to tell you all one other thing… and I apologize in advance for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, we've been ordered by Atlas to drop some medical supplies off on Whitefall."

"It's the fourth moon on Athens." Jaune tells the passengers as Tai leans on the kitchen table. "It's a bit out of our way, but we should have you on Boros no more than a day off schedule."

"What medical supplies?" Whitley asks as he didn't see any such supplies while Dobson, the other passenger looks away.

"Something isn't right about Dobson." Blake said, her instincts honed from years in the White Fang are on alert by the man but she can't say why.

"Agreed." Ilia said.

"I honestly didn't ask." Jaune says looking to Whitley while Sienna pushes herself off the counter and goes to help her Captain.

"Probably plasma, insulin. Whatever they ain't got enough of on the border moons." She tells Whitley standing next to Jaune and crossing her arms.

"Atlas says jump…" Jaune tells Whitley while shrugging.

Whitley looks to Jaune then to Sienna, "Alright."

"Sienna, you want to take them to the cargo bay?"

"Yes, sir." Sienna heads out of the dining area with the passengers following her.

"Anything else you need, just ask." Jaune tells the passengers as they follow Sienna. "We, uh, live to serve." With the passengers gone Jaune heads to the bridge with Tai.

"Did you send word to Raven?" He asks his fellow blonde.

"Ain't heard back yet." Tai says then looks to Jaune as they leave the dining area. "Didn't she shoot you?" He asks as Jaune stops in his tracks.

"Everybody's making a fuss."

"How can he be so calm about seeing the woman who shot him?" Pyrrha asked worried for her crush's wellbeing.

"Maybe he is and is just masking it with humor. Kind of like Yang." Weiss said.

"Hey!"

Inside the cargo hold Whitley is packing some personal items in his bag as he kneels in front of the crate and looks at the panel with a solid green light before closing his bag. Dobson trips and grabs Whitley's shoulder for balance.

"What are you doing?" Weiss whispered to herself trying to figure what her little brother is doing.

"Oops. I'm sorry." He says as he reaches for his bag that is right next to the container.

Sienna walks down the stairs and looks at Whitley, something about him bugging her and she can't figure it out. Port passes her and heads to the stairs holding a large burlap sack and the small box that he showed Ruby earlier. Walking onto the platform that overlooks the cargo hold he hands the sack and box to Ruby who takes them and sets them on the ground.

Dobson trips on the doors leading to the passenger dorms, Jaune looks at the scene and shrugs. Pyrrha exits her shuttle wearing a velvet orange dress with a light blue shawl draped over her should and tied around her hip, her red hair is loose.

"Love the dress, Pyrrha." Coco said approving of the dress that Pyrrha is wearing on screen. Even Jaune had to admit that she looked beautiful in the dress, the way the fabric clung to her frame only enhanced her beauty.

Pyrrha noticed the light blush on Jaune's face and maybe investing in more casual dresses similar to the one her on screen self is wearing may just help get the idea of her affections through his skull. She has seen similar styles in the Mistral and needs to order some and ask her mother for advice when she gets to the new world line.

"Ah, the ambassador graces us with her presence." Jaune says when he sees Pyrrha. Port looks at Pyrrha as she steps down some stairs and joins them on the platform.

"Ambassador?" Nora asks confused looking to Pyrrha who shrugs and looks back at the screen. Hopefully an answer will be revealed.

"Hello, Jaune. I see we have some new faces." Pyrrha says as she notices Port standing next to Jaune.

"Hey, you." Ruby says to Pyrrha with a smile on her face.

"Hey, you." Pyrrha responds while Whitley is gathering the rest of things and looking at the scene before going back to examine the container.

"Ambassador, this is Shepard Port." Jaune introduces Pyrrha to Port.

"I'd have to say this is the first time we've had a preacher on board." Pyrrha says with a warm smile.

"Well, I wasn't expecting to see a state official either." Port says offering his hand that Pyrrha shakes. "Ambassador." Jaune chuckles at the scene which Pyrrha glares at him. "I'm missing something funny." He asks confused.

"Not so funny." Ruby says holding a box full of produce as she looks at Jaune who is still smiling.

"Ambassador is Jaune's way of saying—" Pyrrha says before Jaune interrupts.

"She's a whore Shepherd." Jaune states bluntly, Port is shocked at the information.

"Wow, talk about direct." Yang said crossing her arms.

"To him it's probably something of an inside joke." Tai said eating some of the popcorn that Summer offered to share with him.

"Still doesn't make it right calling her a whore." Yang said to her father.

"The term is "Companion."" Ruby corrects Jaune.

"I always get those mixed up. How's business?" Jaune asks Pyrrha.

"None of yours." Pyrrha responds with a smile.

Jaune returns the smile before looking to Port. "She is pretty much our ambassador." He tells Port who looks uncomfortable. "There's plenty of planets wouldn't let you dock without a decent Companion on board."

"This—This isn't a problem for you, is it, Shepherd?" Jaune asks noticing how uncomfortable Port appears to be.

"Well, I—I certainly—" Port tries to find the right words to not be offensive.

"It's all right. I mostly keep to myself." Pyrrha says noticing how Port is uncomfortable. "When I'm not whoring." She tells Jaune before leaving with Ruby. Jaune looks confused.

"Don't you want to meet the rest of the bunch?" He asks just as Pyrrha and Ruby reach the bottom of the stairs. Both of them turn to face him.

"Why don't you make sure they want to meet me first." Pyrrha said before climbing the stairs with Ruby.

"Oh!" Team RWBY yelled at once throwing their hands in the air.

"P-money has got some claws." Yang said throwing a thumbs up over her shoulder to Pyrrha who just waved in return.

"So how many fell madly in love with you and wanted to take you away from all this?" Ruby asks.

"Just the one. I think I'm slipping." Pyrrha responds while Jaune looks at the duo before looks to Port and smiles.

"She must be good if she gets multiple offers." Emilia said wondering just how good she is at her job.

"So Companions are legit and aren't looked down upon." Qrow mumbled before looking to the screen with hope in his eyes. "How do I get there?"

Winter scoffed with disgust having heard him.

Ruby takes the box full of produce into the kitchen and set the box on the counter. Checking to make sure that no one is around, she opens the small box that Port showed her and she takes out a strawberry and smells it. She can't remember the last time she had a strawberry, taking a bite of it she closes her eyes and relishes the taste. Port arrives in the kitchen after Ruby finishes the strawberry and helps her cook up a meal for everyone.

"Now I want strawberries." Ruby said glumly crossing her arms before remembering the food service. Soon a plate of delicious looking strawberries were delivered by the small droid. Soon everyone craved strawberries after seeing them and were delivered to them for them to enjoy.

"Please don't spoil your appetite as dinner will be served after the next showing." Spart told them from his spot above them.

Dinner is served and everyone is sitting at the table each filling up their plate with the food that Port and Ruby cooked.

"Oh, I'm starved." Jaune says after he gets his plate and sits down while Sienna is dishing up a large portion of meat onto her plate.

"This is incredible." She tells Port who smiles at the praise.

"It is great." Jaune adds in.

"It's not much. I had a garden at the abbey, thought I should bring what I could." Port says unfolding a napkin.

"It's very kind of you to share with all of us." Whitley says before taking a sip of his drink.

"It won't last."

"I'm taking this to Tai." Sienna said while making a second plate for her husband and heading for the bridge.

"They're not the same when they're frozen." Port tells the group at the table.

"Pass the tomatoes." Dorbin says.

"The important thing is the spices." Port tells Whitley who listens. "A man can live on packaged food from here till Judgment Day if he's got enough rosemary." He says with a chuckle but everyone continues to eat.

"Truer words have never been spoken. I remember a time when I nothing but a pack full of MRE's and a single can of spice which made the ta—" Port told his tale only to be interrupted by Nora' violent coughing.

Jaune came to her rescue and started to part her back but stopped when Nora suddenly stopped coughing and winked at him. Jaune was confused as Nora resumed drinking her soda without going into a coughing fit, he just shook it off and resumed watching.

"Captain, do you mind if I say grace?" Port asks.

"Only if you say it out loud." Jaune responds before spearing a slice of tomato and taking a bite. Port's smile drops before he lowers his head and soon everyone at the table does the same, Jaune continues to eat.

"So, does it happen a lot? Government commandeering your ship… telling you where to go?" Whitley asks Jaune after everyone raises their head after grace is done.

"That's what governments are for. Get in a man's way." Jaune replies before resuming eating as Sienna returns from the bridge and sits down.

"A man after my own heart." Raven said smiling as she crossed her legs. Tai frowned at Raven's statement, soon he felt Summer place her hand on his and smiles softly which gets his mind off of Raven.

Ozpin smirked behind his coffee having thought the same thing at least once every time he is reincarnated and has to deal with the council all over again.

"Well, it's good if the supplies are needed." Dobson said from his spot.

"We're just happy to be doing the good works." Cardin says in between bites.

"I hear a lot of the border moons are in bad shape. Plagues and famine." Dobson says.

"Well, some of that's exaggerated, and some of it ain't." Sienna says looking to Dobson. "All those moons, just like the central planets. They're as close to Remnant as we can make 'em." Everyone listens as Sienna continues her explanation. "Gravity, atmosphere and such, but-"

"Once they're terra-formed, they'll dump settlers on there." Jaune said interrupting Sienna. "With nothing but blankets, hatchets… maybe a herd." He tells Dobson who listens. "Some of them make it. Some of them…" He leaves it there for the others to figure out.

"Sounds horrible." Ruby said slouching in her seat at the news.

"Politics at its finest." Raven said with a scoff. "Those with power live in comfort while the rest live in the dirt. Also makes a convenient place to dump all the trouble makers in Atlas."

"Then I guess it's god we're helping." Whitley says getting Jaune to look at before resuming his meal.

"You're a doctor, right?" Ruby asks Whitley switching topics.

Whitley looks to her. "Oh, uh, yes. I was a trauma surgeon on Osiris in the Capital City." He tells her.

"Long way from here." Jaune says.

"You seem so young to be a doctor." Ruby states because she always sees doctors as middle aged or older.

Whitley smiles slightly having heard that statement before. "Yeah. You're pretty young to be a ship's mechanic."

Cardin looks at the two and smirks.

"Oh no, he's planning something." Velvet said having seen the same look before.

"Know how." Ruby says bashfully while picking apart her fish. "Machines just got workings, and they talk to me." She says with a smile.

"That's a rare gift." Port tells Ruby.

"Well, not like being a doctor." She says looking to Whitley and blushing slightly before looking back at Port. "Helping fix people… that's important."

"Little Ruby here just wishes you was a gynecologist." Cardin points to Ruby with his fork and laughs at his joke. Ruby looks away from Whitley and down at her food.

"He's a dead man." Yang said eyes flashing from lilac to red and smashing her fists her together. Weiss made a face at Cardin's vulgar language which surprised her since she shares a dorm with Yang. Blake had to take several deep breathes to calm herself. No one badmouths her team and gets away with it. Ruby covered her face with her hood to hide her embarrassment.

Tai clenched his fists and Summer squeezed his hand in anger.

"What's his name again." Qrow asked cracking his knuckles menacingly.

"Cardin." Jaune address Cardin with a calm voice. "You will keep a civil tongue in that mouth, or I will sew it shut." He looks at Cardin from his spot at the table. "Is there and understanding between us?" Dobson looks between Jaune and Cardin.

Cardin swallows his food as he looks at Jaune. "You don't pay me to talk pretty. Just because Ruby gets lubed up over some big-city dandy—"

"Let's break his legs!" Nora yelled standing in her seat and pointing at the screen. WBY agreed with the energetic ginger, even Pyrrha silently agreed with her.

"Walk away from this table. Right now." Jaune tells Cardin with a firm voice. Everyone at the table is quiet as they look at Cardin and Jaune. Cardin clenches his teeth before getting out of his chair and dishing up a second helping onto his plate and heads for his cabin. The pleasant atmosphere is gone thanks Cardin's crude joke and the tension between him and Jaune.

"Tell him Jaune." Nora said sitting back down and becoming her cheerful self once again. The immediate shift in her personality confused everyone except for the rest of her team who are already used to it.

Seeing Jaune so commanding made the girls swoon at his tone and his authority. Some of them blushed as they imagined Jaune using the same tone on them in the bedroom. Even Weiss had to admit that seeing Jaune tell Cardin off was a turn on though she wouldn't admit it.

"He commands respect in his crew." James said admiring the way Jaune commanded his crew and handled Cardin. He knows some soldiers are like Cardin and need a firm hand to keep them in check and that fell on his shoulders. "He doesn't tolerate bigotry on his ship."

"Sounds like you admire him, Woody." Qrow said looking at the Atlas general behind him.

"I do." James said not further elaborating on his answer.

"I do as well." Ruby said emerging from her hood and quickly retreated back in after saying that out loud. Yang smiled so big that it threatened to break her face and opened her mouth to tease Ruby but stopped when Summer smiled and shook her head.

Jaune blushed hearing Ruby say that she admired him. Pyrrha clenched her teeth, Nora smiled sweetly that didn't reach her eyes and Velvet's ears drooped.

Jaune pays no mind to it and spears another slice of a tomato.

"What do you pay him for?" Whitley asked.

Jaune takes a moment to think of a good answer. "Public relations." He says before taking a bite of the tomato.

"Really?" Ruby said emerging from her hood once again. Jaune just shrugged when Pyrrha looked at him.

Inside Pyrrha's shuttle she is wearing a robe and kneels in front of a small decorative bowl, removing her robe to reveal her naked body she grabs a sponge and dips into the bowl and scrubs herself with the clean water in the bowl. This ritual is meant to cleanse her body and soul, a ritual that was taught to her by her mentor. Pyrrha does this ritual every time she finishes a contract; she doesn't hear Port enter her shuttle carrying a tray of food until he speaks.

"That's actually a custom in Mistral." Pyrrha said remembering the custom of her homeland. "Sadly the tradition is in decline."

"Such traditions are sadly dying out." Oobleck said adjusting his glasses. Ozpin can attest to that having seen many traditions of different cultures fade over time during his many lives.

"If I'm intruding…" Port says quickly looking away when he sees Pyrrha naked.

"Not at all." Pyrrha says putting the sponge back into the bowl and putting back on her robe. "I expected you."

"Couldn't really say the same." Port says turning to face her once again now that she is dressed.

"So, would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways?" She asks rising to her feet and facing Port.

"I brought you some supper." Port says lifting the tray of food for Pyrrha to see. "But if you'd prefer a lecture… I have a few catchy one prepped." He walks over to Pyrrha and stops in front of her. "Sin and hellfire. One has lepers."

"I think I'll pass." Pyrrha says with a wide smile that Port returns, she reaches for the tray of food. "But thank you for this."

"The Captain said you might like it." Port tells her as she takes the tray from him. "I was surprised at his concern."

Pyrrha sets the tray on a nearby table. "For a lowly whore?"

"It was unjust of him to say that."

"Believe me, I've called him worse." Pyrrha said as she grabs a pillow from the foot of her bed. "Anyway, I suspect he has more interest in making you uncomfortable than me." She tells Port throwing the pillow on her bed and starts folding the corners of her bedsheets.

"He's not wildly interested in ingratiating himself with anyone." Port says putting his hands behind his back. "Yet he seems very protective of his crew. It's odd."

"Sounds like Qrow." Summer whispered to Tai who nodded thinking back to their time in Beacon. When they first met Qrow, he didn't like being around them preferring to be alone and over time he'd warm up to them and became protective of his new family.

With the bedsheets fixed and proper, Pyrrha faces Port. "Why are you fascinated by him?" She asks after he finishes his analysis of Jaune. She goes around the corner of her bed and stops when Port says something that catches her attention.

"Because he's something of a mystery." Port said watching Pyrrha's body language. "Why are you?" He asks having noticed the looks she gives to Jaune when he's not looking.

Pyrrha smiles before she looks away. "Because so few men are."

"Even here Pyrrha likes that blonde oaf." Weiss grumbled as she crossing her arms wondering just what the famous Spartan sees in the blonde.

"Jealous?" Yang asks Weiss who just scoffs and looks away.

Jaune is currently taking a piss in his cabin's toilet, zipping his pants up he flips the toilet back into wall where it flushes before pulling out a sink and washes his hands. Splashing some water on his face he pushes the sink back into the wall and grabs a towel to dry his hands.

"Man of mystery, huh?" Yang said raising her eyebrow at the sight of Jaune using the bathroom.

"Maybe we should incorporate those designs into the Atlas fleet." James said making sure to remember the pull out toilet and sink for when he gets to the new world line. "They would save space in the ships."

"Jaune, you might want to get up here." Tai says over the intercom.

Throwing the towel on his bed he climbs the ladder that leads into his cabin and enters the hallway that leads to the bridge. "What is it?" He asks running unto the bridge.

"A signal. Somebody went on the cortex, hailed the nearest Atlas cruiser." Tai told Jaune as he ran over to him and points to a screen on the control console.

"Tell me you scrambled it." Jaune asked worried.

"All to hell, but I don't know how much got through." Tai says looking to Jaune. "Atlas got a pin in us for sure."

Jaune swears in the Faunus language and Tai agrees.

"We got a mole on board." Tai said and Jaune has a pretty good idea on who it is as he leaves the bridge.

"I bet its Whitley." Yang said rubbing her hands together in preparation for winning her bet with Blake.

"Let's see what happens." Blake responded looking forward to winning lunch for a week.

Inside the cargo hold Whitley is kneeling in front of the crate and checking the screens making sure that everything is still good. Satisfied he get up and heads back to his dorm to see Jaune standing in his way.

"Forget your toothpaste?" Jaune asks before punching Whitley in the face knocking him to the ground.

Weiss frowned when Jaune punched her brother. Sure Jacque favorited him over her but she didn't wish harm upon him. He's just been misguided by her father.

"Are you out of your mind?" Whitley asks holding his cheek.

"Just about. What'd you tell them?" Jaune asks shaking out his hand.

"Tell who?" Whitley asks confused as he gets to his feet.

Jaune draws his pistol. "I got no time games." He aims at Whitley's head. "What do they know?"

"You're a lunatic." Whitley told Jaune who cocks his pistol.

"And you're a gorram fed."

"Called it! I'll take the salmon, Blake." Yang yelled raising her fists in triumph and pointed at Blake who just smiled back.

"The bet is still on, Yang. Jaune called him a fed but he never admitted it." Blake said still smiling as Yang calmed down.

"Hate to say it, Captain…" Port says enters the cargo hold and getting their attention. "But you've got the wrong man." Jaune looks at Port and thinks that a Shepherd would make the perfect spy, they could anywhere and no one bats an eye at a Shepherd. Port then looks up, Jaune and Whitley turn their heads to see Dobson on the stairs aiming a gun at them.

"Looks like your instinct about Dobson was right." Yang told Blake.

"Yup, and you lose the bet." Blake said to Yang who slouched in her seat and crossed her arms in frustration. "There's a restaurant in Vale that serves a delicious smoked salmon." Yang just stuck her tongue out at Blake who smirked and drooled slightly at the week worth of free food curtesy of Yang.

"Three people who are generally ignored by the public. Drunks, Shepherds and the plain." Qrow said holding up his drink in a mock toast. "One of the reasons why people ignore me."

"And not because you smell like a gas station toilet." Tai said getting Qrow to flip him the bird and he responded by blowing him a kiss. Summer laughed at the interaction between the two, even Raven smiled at the sight.

"Son of bitch." Jaune says lowering his eyes and his gun.

"Drop that firearm, Captain Arc." Dobson tells Jaune who complies and drops his weapon and raises his hands in surrender.

Jaune chuckles and wonders what else could go wrong. "This is not my best day ever."

"Whitley Schnee, you are bound by law to stand down." Dobson tells Whitley as he descends the stairs keeping his weapon trained on the both of them. Whitley frowns and hold up his hands.

"Wait, what?" Weiss asked dumbfounded as to why her younger brother is being arrested by the law. As is everyone in the audience, especially the Schnee family.

'Is this Jacque's doing?' Willow thought and knew deep down that he would do such a thing.

"What?" Jaune asks confused then puts the pieces together. "The doctor. Oh." He points to Whitley and drops his hands. "Hey, is there—is there a reward?"

"Wow." Yang said surprised that Jaune only concern if a possible reward on Whitley rather than wondering worrying about an Atlas agent on board.

"He could be trying to throw the agent off with humor." Jaune said drinking his water.

"Get on the ground." Dobson orders Whitley who doesn't comply. "Get on the ground!"

"Officer, you are making a mistake." Whitley tries to reason with Dobson.

"You best get on the ground, son." Jaune tells Whitley while looking at Dobson's posture which isn't good. "The man seems a mite twitchy."

"I think everybody could stand to calm down a bit." Port says in a calm voice approaching the groups with his hands in full view to appear non-threatening.

"This isn't your business, Shepherd." Dobson tells Port.

"The boy's not going anywhere, officer." Port continues to approach. "As I understand it, it's pretty cold outside."

"Not to worry." Jaune says placing his hands on his belt. "Put Lord Fauntleroy in one of the passenger cells. He won't make a peep." Jaune then reaches for his weapon.

"Get the hell away from that weapon!" Dobson shouts pointing his weapon at Jaune who backs away. "Do you think I'm a complete back-birth?" He asks as he aims his weapon back at Whitley who still has his hands up. "You're carrying a fugitive across interplanetary borders."

"You think I actually believe you're bringing medical supplies to Whitefall?" Dobson says while Jaune scoffs at the accusation. "As far as I care, everyone on this ship is culpable."

"Well, now." Jaune said adopting a reserved expression similar to the one he showed to Cardin in the dining area earlier. "That has an effect on the landscape."

"He's fucked." Sun stated knowing that Jaune cares for his crew and won't let anyone threaten them. Leon agreed with Winter even though he didn't say it.

"Mr. Wukong, please refrain from using such vulgar language." Glynda said reprimanding the blonde Faunus who just shrugged his shoulder in response.

"Indeed." Winter said as family is important to her and she will protect them to the best of her ability. Except for her father.

"Please, we're very close to true stupidity here." Port says approaching Dobson slowly.

"I got a cruiser in route for intercept." Dobson tells Port. "So talk all you want. You got about 20 minutes."

"You might have less than that." Jaune says,

"Yeah, threaten me." Dobson tells Jaune.

"For God's sake." Port says stepping closer.

"You think I wouldn't shoot a Shepherd?" Dobson asks pointing his gun at Port. "Back off!"

"Take the kid." Jaune grabs Whitley while Dobson is distracted.

"Get your hands off!" Whitley struggles against Jaune.

"Stand the hell down!" Dobson shouts aiming his gun at Jaune and Whitley.

"Stop it!" Port shouts.

"This is going to end badly." Kali said holding Ghira's hand for comfort. Everyone can fell it in the air that something bad is going to be happening soon.

"What is—" Ruby asks entering the cargo hold with Cardin. Dobson reacts quickly and shoots Ruby hitting her in the abdomen. Ruby falls back against the wall and holds her abdomen as blood flows from the bullet wound. "What?"

"Ruby!"

"He's dead."

"No!" Summer shouted at the sight of her daughter being shot, she grasped Tai's hand painfully not that he noticed as he glared at the man who shot his little girl. Even Qrow felt anger at the man as his jaw clenched tightly that everyone near him could hear his teeth grinding against each other.

Jaune felt anger rise at the sight of one of his friends being shot, let alone his first friend that he made at Beacon.

"Ruby!" Pyrrha shouts emerging from her shuttle to see what is going on just to see Ruby get shoot. Jaune lets go of Whitley and goes for his pistol while Cardin draws his. Port moves on Dobson and grabs his gun before punching him in the throat and then in the face knocking him out just as Jaune grabs his gun and aims.

Whitley runs toward Ruby while Cardin moves on Dobson. Pyrrha is rushing down the stairs to help with Ruby who is whimpering.

"How do you feel?" Whitley asks as Jaune joins him and helps him lay Ruby down on the floor.

"A little odd." Ruby says.

"Be still. Be still." Whitley tells her.

Cardin approaches Port looking pissed. "Get out of the way." He tells Port who is standing over Dobson.

"You're not killing this man." Port tells Cardin who looks at Dobson.

"Not right away."

"He's no threat." Port says trying to reason with Cardin.

"Why did he—" Ruby asks but trails off as Whitley opens her jacket to better see the wound.

"Oh, wow. That ain't hardly a mosquito bite." Jaune said to Ruby looking at the gunshot wound.

"Big mosquito." Ruby says sounding dazed. Pyrrha runs toward her taking off her outer robe.

"A gunshot to the stomach, not good." James said recognizing the dangers that a stomach wound can cause if left untreated. As did every Hunter with experience.

"Move." Cardin orders.

"Not gonna happen." Port says with determination.

Cardin cocks his pistol and aims it at Port. "I ain't jokin', Preacher."

"Cardin." Sienna says from the platform above him. She is holding her lever action rifle that has a short barrel so it can be used indoors. She aims the rifle at Dobson. "Just tie him up. Do it." Cardin scowls but complies.

"Never thought I would see Cardin obeying a Faunus." Velvet said to herself.

"Ruby, stay with me. Stay with me." Whitley tells Ruby while Pyrrha makes a pillow out of her robe and places it under Ruby's head. "Can you move your feet?"

"Are you asking me to dance?" Ruby asks her eyes half closed.

"She's going into shock." Whitley states.

"Ruby. Mei-mei, you have to focus." Pyrrha tells Ruby keeping her head in place.

Sienna comes down the stairs. "The gun, Shepherd." She holds out her hand. "Please." Port hands over the gun.

Ruby yelps in pain as Whitley applies pressure to the wound and groans in pain as he continues to apply pressure.

"The infirmary working?" Whitley asks looking to Jaune.

"Yeah, we got it stocked." Jaune says while holding Ruby's hand for comfort. Sienna walks over to see how Ruby is doing.

"Captain, we've been hailed by a cruiser. Ordered to stay on course… and dock for prisoner transfer." Tai says over the intercom. Jaune looks at Whitley is now looking panicked. He looks to Ruby who is taking slow breaths, standing up he looks at Jaune.

"Change course." He says getting Jaune's attention. "Run."

"Hell with you." Jaune replies. "You brought this down on us. I'm dumping you with the law."

"Jaune." Pyrrha says trying to get attention.

"She's dying." Whitley states.

Jaune shakes his head. "You're not gonna let her."

"Yes, I am."

"Wow, your brother can be a dick." Yang told Weiss who didn't answer but agreed with her since he took Jacque's lessons to heart.

"He must have a good reason for running from the law." Willow said worried for her son's safety and wondering what he did to draw the ire of Atlas.

"No, you can't." Jaune says standing up to face Whitley.

"No way the feds'll let us walk." Sienna chips in.

"Then we dump him in a shuttle and leave him." Jaune tells Sienna.

"Everybody's so mad." Ruby says looking to Pyrrha.

"It's okay, Ruby." Pyrrha comforts her.

Whitley looks at Ruby and the gunshot wound. "Do you know what a stomach wound does to a person?" He asks Jaune.

"I surely do."

"Then you know how crucial the next few minutes are." Whitley said looking to Ruby once more.

"You let her die, you'll never make it to the feds." Sienna threatens Whitley who looks at her.

"She'll still be dead."

"You rich kids." Jaune says with disdain getting Whitley to look back at him. "You think your lives are the only thing that matters. What'd you do? Kill your folks for the family fortune?"

"I don't kill people!" Whitley shouts.

"Then do your job."

"Turn the ship around."

"Enough!" Pyrrha yells growing tired and concerned for Ruby, she stands up. "Jaune, do it."

Jaune looks to Pyrrha. "Don't you ever tell me what to do on-" whatever Jaune is about to say is cut off by Ruby grabbing his boot and sobbing in pain. "Sienna, change course."

Whitley nods. "Help me get her up." He orders Jaune as he goes to help Ruby up. Sienna goes to the intercom and hits the switch for the bridge.

"Tai, change course and go for hard burn. We're runnin'." She said looking to Jaune helping Whitley carry Ruby to the infirmary.

Serenity changes course and flies away from the cruiser that can be seen in the distance.

"Please be ok." Yang said forgetting that Ruby is sitting next to her alive and unharmed. Ruby held her sisters hand to comfort her.

Pyrrha opens the doors to the infirmary for Jaune and Whitley as they carry Ruby through the doors and into the sterile medical room, they set her on the bed in the middle of the room. Whitley goes to search the cabinets for the tools he'll need while Jaune grabs the overhead light and switches it on.

"You have an extractor?" Whitley asks finding an injector gun.

"Got a laser saw." Jaune says moving the light so it shows on the gunshot wound.

"No, that's not good enough." Whitley said before looking to Pyrrha. "Uh, my room, red bag." Pyrrha leaves the room and goes to find his room. Whitley finds some sedatives and begins filling an injector gun with the correct dosage.

"When this over, you and me are gonna have a personal chat." Jaune tells Whitley as he pats Ruby's head to comfort her.

"Won't that be fun." Whitley says before handing Jaune the injector. "Dope her." Jaune injects in the neck and soon she falls asleep, Whitley hands gloves to Jaune who puts it on just as Pyrrha returns with a red bag. Opening the bag and retrieving his tools before putting on his own pair of gloves and an apron.

Jaune assists Whitley in removing the bullet fragments from Ruby while Pyrrha and Cardin watch from the outside. With the bullet removed Whitley stitches the wound closed and removes his bloody gloves while Jaune and Pyrrha look over Ruby who is sleeping.

"Can't do anything more till she stabilizes." Whitley tells Jaune and Pyrrha who is putting back on her robe. His back is to them so he can't see Jaune's glare but he can feel it bearing into his back as he removes his bloody apron.

"Will she?" Jaune asks with his arms crossed.

"I can't say yet."

"I want to know what's going on here." Pyrrha says finally putting on her robe.

"Well, then why don't we find out?" Jaune asks looking away from Ruby's sleeping form and leaves the medical bay.

"What are—No!" Whitley shouts catching Jaune's meaning and runs to stop him. "No. Stay away from that." He tells Jaune who is walking toward the silver crate. He tries to stop Jaune but is stopped by Cardin who grabs him and puts him in a choke hold, Whitley tries to get out of the hold as Jaune walks toward the crate.

"Where's the fed?" Jaune asks Cardin who brings Whitley along with him.

"Secured. The Shepherd's with him." Cardin informs Jaune. "He seems to think he's not safe alone with me."

Jaune grabs the crate and pulls it out from its spot with the other supplies along the wall. Kneeling in front of the crate he grabs two buttons and twists them which unlocks a lever, pulling the lever the top of the crate opens a bit, white mists floats out of the box and a beeping can be heard.

"Looks like your right about him smuggling something." Yang told Blake after freeing her hand from Ruby and thanking her.

"The question is what is he smuggling." Ozpin spoke looking at the white smoke emerging from the open crate.

"My guess would be medical supplies." Ilia said having seen the same smoke from medical supplies that need to be kept cool.

"No." Whitley says still struggling against Cardin. Tai and Sienna arrive having been called by Pyrrha just in time to see the white mist coming out of the crate.

"Well, let's see what a man like you would kill for." Jaune says looking to Whitley.

"No, don't!" Whitley shouts as Jaune kicks the lid of the crate off, white mist floats out of the box as Cardin lets Whitley go to see what's in the crate. Pyrrha enters the cargo hold after calling Sienna and Tai to see Jaune looking at the contents of the crate.

RWBY and JNPR lean forward in their seats hoping it would allow them to see what's in the box.

Spart chuckled at the sight having seen such things before from people who are engrossed in a show or game and want to see what's next.

Inside the crate is a young woman roughly in her early twenties with her knees to her chest, her white hair is damp and she is naked. The crate seems to be a makeshift cryo box. Jaune looks to Whitley then back to the young girl.

"Huh."

That statement summed up what RWBY and JNPR felt when they saw the woman in the crate.

"He's smuggling a person?" Ruby asked confused as to why he is doing such a thing.

Blake looked at Weiss then to the person in the crate, she had a theory but she didn't want to say it just yet.

Nora frowned at the sight thinking back to her childhood when she had to sleep in boxes to keep warm from the coldest of nights and for safety. She felt someone's hand on hers and saw Jaune giving her a warm smile that chased away the painful memories of her past.

"Are you okay?" Jaune asked concern in his voice.

"I'm fine. Just painful memories." She said before blushing when Jaune didn't remove his hand from hers. In the background she saw Pyrrha smile that didn't reach her eyes which promised pain. Jaune let her hand go and looked back at the screen.

Ren embraced Nora in a brotherly hug. "The past is the past. All that matters is the future." He quoted his father who smiled at his son for taking care of the girl. It was obvious to Li and An that their son cared for the girl like a younger sister.

Whitley goes to the crate but is stopped by Cardin. "I need to check her vitals." He says. Sienna, Tai and Pyrrha are confused as to what's going on.

"Oh, is that what they call it? Jaune asks Whitley walking away from the crate a bit.

"She's not supposed to wake up for another week. The shock—"

"The shock of what? Waking up?" Jaune asks mockingly. "Finding out she's been sold to some border-world baron? Or—I'm sorry. Was this one for you? Is it true love?" Gesturing to the crate with the young girl. "You do seem a little—"

The girl wakes up screaming scaring Jaune as he backs away from the crate. The girl gasps as she climbs out of the crate and falls onto the ground screaming in fear as she examines her surroundings and backs away so her back is against the crate. Whitley frees himself from Cardin and slowly approaches the young girl slowly with his hands open.

"W—Weiss. Hey, it's okay." Whitley says placing his hands on her shoulder as Weiss hyperventilates. "It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. I'm here." Weiss calms down when she hears his voice and the haze obscuring her vision clears.

Ruby, Yang and Blake look to their heiress who is looking at the screen in shock that the woman in the crate is her. Seeing the white hair should have been a dead giveaway but they didn't connect the dots as the Schnee don't own the rights for white hair.

"What is going on?" Willow asked and Winter is also wondering what is going and where she is in tis universe.

"Whitley." She says looking to her older brother who smiles warmly. "Whitley, they—they talk to me." Weiss says going into hysteria as she holds her hands up to either side of her head. "They want me to—they want me to—"

Whitley's smile disappears as he tries to calm down his little sister. "No. they're gone. They're gone. They're gone." He tells Weiss who is now on the verge of crying. "They're gone. We're safe now. We're safe. We're safe. I'm here." He tells her bringing her into a hug as she sobs into his shoulder.

"What happened to you, Weiss." Ruby asked playing with the end of her hood cape.

Everyone in the cargo hold look at the two with confusion.

"What the hell is this?" Jaune asks.

"This is my sister." Whitley tells Jaune as he continues to comfort Weiss who stopped sobbing and is now breathing erratically. Pyrrha approaches the two and hands him her robe, Whitley thanks her and covers Weiss with the robe before helping her stand.

"Mind explain' this?" Jaune asks now wanting to know just what the hell he's gotten his crew into.

"Let me check her vitals. Then I'll explain." Whitley offers and a look from Pyrrha gets Jaune to agree.

"Sienna, go with him and bring him to the dining area, once he's done." Jaune orders Sienna as Whitley leads Weiss to the infirmary while everyone heads for the dining room. Upon seeing the infirmary Weiss gets scared and refuses to enter the medical room. After some coaxing from Whitley she relents and he brings her to a counter, he tells her to sit on the counter which she does.

Whitley goes to his bag and pulls out a syringe and a small vial of brown liquid and returns to Weiss. Pushing up the sleeve of her left arm, he cleans the area he is going to insert the needle and shows the syringe to Weiss who makes a face at the sight of the needle. Whitley chuckles at her expression he fills the syringe with the correct dosage and inserts the needle in her arm and injects her.

Willow chuckles at her daughter's expression to the needle.

"Didn't know you're afraid of needles." Ruby said as Weiss hides her embarrassment with her hands.

"I'm not afraid of needles." She said with a firm voice still removing her hand from her face.

"It's ok to be afraid of something, Weiss." Ruby told Weiss looking to the white themed girl who looked at her. "We're all afraid of something. That doesn't make you weak, it makes you human." She said channeling her inner Ozpin and sounding sagely for her age.

"She's right, ice princess." Qrow said getting a glare from Winter for calling her younger sister that idiotic nickname. Weiss also gave him a glare of her own while Willow smiled at the nickname. "Being a Huntsmen is a dangerous profession, and those that say they aren't afraid of the job are lying."

"Amen." Tai said and everyone nodded their heads in agreement. "We all have our fears." He told Weiss before pointing to Port.

"Mice."

"Where!" Port yelled jumping out of his seat and scanning the ground for any of the unsightly little vermin.

"Paperwork."

"I have a carpal tunnel syndrome and doing paperwork causes it to flare up." Ozpin stated while Glynda glared at him.

"Any meaningful relationships."

"Hey!" Qrow and Raven shouted at the same time but was ignored as Tai continued.

"Point is; we all have our personal fears." Tai said adopting a fatherly tone. "If you're afraid of needles than so what. That's what makes you, you."

Weiss remained silent as she thought about Tai's advice. Summer kissed Tai and whispered "That's hot" to him. Blake also thought about his words and touched her bow that hid her ears. She wore it to hide her Faunus traits and blend in with the rest, she wore it because she was afraid of being judged for her traits.

"Wise words, Mr. Xio Long." Ozpin said remembering the blonde as a prankster during his time at Beacon.

Tai smiled and rubbed the back of head.

After the shot Weiss lays down on the counter and Whitley brings a pillow and a blanket from one of the cabinets and cover her. Holding her hand Whitley stays with Weiss until she falls asleep. Once she asleep Whitley follows Sienna to the dining area and sees everyone waiting.

Whitley is standing before everyone in the dining area. He takes a deep breath to calm his nerves before speaking.

"I am very smart. I went to the best medacad on Osiris. Top three percent of my class finished my internship in eight months." Whitley tells the group as he places his hands in front of him. "'Gifted' is the term. So when I tell you that my little sister… makes me look like an idiot child… I want you to understand my full meaning."

Everyone listened to Whitley as he began his tale. The Schnee family made sure to pay special attention.

"Weiss was more than gifted. She—she was a gift." Whitley says recalling Weiss when she was younger. "Everything she did—you know, music, math… theoretical physics, even—even dance—there was nothing that didn't come naturally to her… as breathing does to us." He recalls a memory and chuckles. "And she could be a real… brat about it too. I mean she used to—" Whitley stops when he sees everyone's bored expression.

Cardin gets out of chair clearly bored and goes to get a refill on his drink.

"There was a—a school- a, uh—a government-sponsored academy." Whitley says after clearing his throat. "We had never even heard of it, but it had the most exciting program—the most challenging."

Jaune is listening to the tale and looks at Cardin as he refills his drink behind him.

"We could have sent her anywhere. We had the money, but… she wanted to go. She wanted to learn. She was 14." Whitley stops recalling the day she left for the academy. "I, uh—I got a few letters at first, and then I didn't hear for months."

"Finally I got a letter that made no sense. She—she talked about things that never happened. Jokes that we never—it was a code. It just said… "They're hurting us. Get me out.""

"How'd you do it?" Sienna asks sitting next to her husband.

"Money. And—and luck." Whitley tells her. "For two years I couldn't get near her. Then I was contacted by some men—some kind of underground movement." He told them. "They—they said that she was in danger, that—that the government was… playing with her brain."

Winter clenched her fists so tightly that her leather gloves groaned in protest when she heard about what her sister went through. She is also proud of Whitley for looking out for his sister.

Willow scowled at the thought of her daughter being nothing more than experiment for Atlas.

Weiss is shocked to hear what her counterpart went through and slightly touched that Whitley went to get her out of their hands.

"Are such things happening in Atlas, James." Ozpin asked the general and the rest of the audience wanted to know as well as they looked to the general of Atlas.

"I can assure you all. No such experiments are being done in Atlas that I'm aware of." James told them.

"That doesn't mean that it's happening in a different part of Atlas." Sienna said thinking of the many White Fang prisoners that have disappeared from prisons.

James didn't say anything as he didn't know everything that is happening in Atlas. Especially what the other Councilmen are doing when they aren't meeting with each other.

"If I funded them, they could sneak her out in cryo… get her to Persephone, and from there I could take her… wherever."

"Will she be alright?" Pyrrha asked concerned for the young girl.

Whitley shakes his head. "I don't know if she'll be alright. I don't know what they did to her or why." He looks down. "I—I just have to keep her safe."

Willow is proud of her son for looking after his sister. 'He could've been better than Jacque if only I stood up and raised him myself.'

Everyone is quiet once Whitley is finished telling them about Weiss.

"That's quite a story, son." Port says speaking first.

"Yeah. It's a tale of woe. Very stirring." Jaune says walking to the front of the group. "But in the meantime, you've heaped a world of trouble on me and mine." He tells Whitley.

"I never thought—"

"No, I don't imagine you thought." Jaune interrupts Whitley with his arms crossed. "In consequence of which we got a kidnapped federal officer on board… we got Atlas hard on our trail and Ruby—"

"How much does Atlas know?" Sienna asks her husband.

Tai covers his face with his hands and removes them with a sigh. "I can't say. I killed the message pretty quick, so they may just have our position." He says while rubbing his hands together.

Jaune turns to face the group. "Or they might have personal profiles on each and every one of us." He says looking to each of his crew. "Till that fed wakes up, we don't know."

"So what do we do?" Cardin asks. Jaune thinks looking to Cardin then to Pyrrha.

"The job. We finish the job." He tells Cardin who's face twitches. "I got word from Raven. She's waiting for us. We circle round to Whitefall… make the deal, get out, keep flying." Jaune's crew agree with him.

"A sound plan." Li spoke up.

"What about us?" Whitley asks curious.

Jaune faces Whitley. "Ruby comes through, you and your sister get off at Whitefall." He tells him.

"If she doesn't come through?"

"Well, then you're getting off a mite sooner." Jaune tells him, Cardin smiles as he drinks.

"That'd be murder." Port says looking at Jaune and Pyrrha looks at him with disbelief at his words.

"Boy made a decision." Jaune says facing the group once again.

"He didn't shoot her." Pyrrha says looking Jaune in the eye.

"No, but somebody else did on this boat and I'm scratching my head as to why we ain't dealt with him." Cardin tells Pyrrha before looking to Jaune.

"Kill a fed? Can you think of a stupider thing to do?" Sienna asks Cardin as her tiger ears twitch in annoyance.

"He can I.D. us." Cardin says leaning in his chair to face Sienna.

"Throw me out the air lock. Fine." Whitley tells Jaune. "But Weiss is not a part of this."

Tai raises his hand. "Can we maybe vote on the whole murdering people issue?" He asks Jaune.

"We don't vote on my ship. Because my ship is not the rutting town hall." Jaune tells Tai.

"This is insanity." Pyrrha yells.

"I think we're are ways beyond that now, sir." Tai says shaking his head before looking to Sienna. "Tell him, we're gonna talk this through."

"I will not sit by while there's killing." Port adds and soon everyone in the room is voicing their opinions, voice overlap with each other with different opinions on the matter and rising in volume.

"Quiet!" Jaune shouts in the Faunus language silencing everyone. "The way it is; is the way it is." He tells them. "We gotta deal with what's in front of us."

Raven hummed in approval before drinking her wine. This Jaune seems more competent than the one who is friends with her daughter.

Pyrrha approaches Jaune. "Jaune, you know those two wouldn't survive a day in Whitefall anyway." She tells him and he doesn't look at her even she when she standing next to him. "You throw them out, I'm leaving too." She says voice firm and Jaune looks at her.

After a minute of silence Jaune speaks. "It might be best you do. You ain't a part of this business." He tells her before he leaves the dining area and a stunned Pyrrha. Walking away Jaune sighs and shakes his head before turning a corner.

"What business is that exactly?" Whitley asks stopping Jaune in his tracks. Turning to face him, Jaune doesn't answer. "I'm a dead man. I can't know?" He shrugs his shoulders before approaching. "Is it gold? Drugs, Pirate treasure?"

"What is it that makes you so afraid of Atlas?"

"Bad idea." Ghira said and everyone agreed with the panther Faunus already seeing the outcome.

Jaune shakes his head as he walks toward Whitley. "You don't want to go down this road with me, boy." He warns him as the two face each other.

"Oh, you're not afraid of them?" Whitley asks not taking the warning to heart. "I already know you'd sell me out to the them for a pat on the head." He says slowly getting on Jaune's nerves. "Hell, you should probably be working for them. You certainly fit the profi—"

Jaune punches Whitley once again knocking to the ground, Jaune leaves Whitley behind as he wipes the blood from his nose.

"Saw that comin'." Cardin says with a smile leaning against the door with his cup.

"Who didn't?" Yang asked sarcastically and no one answered.

Inside one of the passenger cells Jaune and Cardin are with Dobson. Reaching to the tape on Dobson's mouth Jaune grabs the tape and quickly rips it off, Dobson spits on the ground while Jaune walks away.

Everyone cringed the moment when Jaune ripped the duct tape off and surprised that duct tape survived well into the future.

"I'm in a tricky position. I guess you know." Jaune says rolling the tape into a ball and tossing it into the trash while standing next to Cardin. "Got me a boatload of terribly strange folk makin' my life a little more interesting… than I generally like."

Dobson doesn't say anything and looks to the ground. "Chief among them an Atlas mole—likes to shoot at girls when he's nervous." Jaune said looking to Cardin before approaching Dobson. "Now I gotta know how close Atlas is… exactly how much you told them before Tai scrambled your call."

"So… I've given Cardin here the job of finding out." Jaune says walking back to Cardin who draws a bowie knife.

"He was nonspecific as to how." Cardin says amused.

Jaune turns to Cardin. "Now you're only gonna scare him." He whispers.

"Pain is scary."

"Just do it right." Jaune says before leaving and closing the door behind him leaving Cardin alone with Dobson. Cardin approaches slowly with a grin on his face.

RWBY and JNPR felt uncomfortable with the concept of torture. The rest of group knew that torture is still present in the kingdoms.

The parents hoped that their children never learn that ugly truth but they knew they had to let them learn the truth themselves and not be coddled anymore. Which is easier said than done for them.

"You have an idea how much trouble you're in?" Dobson asks as Cardin sits in front of him.

"Gee, I never been in trouble with the law before."

"No, not like this you haven't. You think this is just a smuggling rap?" Dobson asks once again. "The package that boy is carrying—"

"It's a girl." Cardin says shutting Dobson up. "She's cute too. Except I don't think she's all there, you know." He makes the crazy motion sign with his knife. "Course, not all of her has to be."

"Ew, that's just—ew." Weiss said feeling dirty at what Cardin is saying.

"Who is this Cardin?" Winter asked her sister while cracking her knuckles.

"That girl is a precious commodity." Dobson says. "They'll come after her. Long after you bury me, they'll be coming." He tells Cardin who laughs.

"Oh, I'm not gonna kill you, Dobson." Cardin slaps his leg with the flat portion of the knife. "What's your first name?" He asks pointing the knife at Dobson.

Dobson thinks a second. "Lawrence." He answers.

"Lawrence. Ah." Cardin says amused. "I'm just gonna cut on you till you tell me how much they know." He tells Dobson politely.

"They know everything." He tells Cardin not wanting to get cut. "They know every name, every record. They know how many… nose hairs you've got."

"He's a terrible liar." James said not impressed at the man's lying skills and disappointed since the man is an agent of Atlas.

"He's even worse than you, Qrow." Tai told his friend who just smiled at him before drinking again.

Summer leaned closer to Tai. "Remember that time he said 'he's visiting family'?"

Tai chuckled at the memory when Qrow said he was visiting family for the weekend, even though he told them that his only family is Raven.

Cardin raises his eyebrows before getting to his feet. "Aw, see? They don't know a damn thing. It's all over your face. I ain't even—" Waving the knife in front of him. "I was gonna get me an ear too." He says disappointed.

"Aren't you an officer of the law?" He asks. "Well, don't they teach you how to withstand interrogation?" He asks again as Dobson looks away. "You can't even tell a damn lie."

"Okay. I can see you're not an idiot."

"Debatable." Velvet and Coco said at the same time. Jaune frowned at what they said as he didn't believe the mace wielding ginger to be a bad person, only raised to be so by a man full of hate.

Jaune looked to the rest of his class and saw that they all agreed with Velvet and Coco. They'd already written off Cardin as nothing more than a strength obsessed idiot.

"Wish I could say the same, Lawrence, but this is disappointing as hell." Cardin says once again sounding disappointed and shrugs.

Dobson keeps his head down as he looks at the knife in Cardin's hand. "Let me speak a language you will understand—money." Cardin doesn't reply and listens to what Dobson is saying. "This girl is worth a lot of money. I mean a lot."

"Now, you kill me, there's nothing." Dobson says still with his head down. "But if you help me out… you'll have enough to buy your own ship." He looks up to Cardin. "Better one than this piece of crap."

Cardin considers it. "Does helping you out mean turning on the Captain?"

"Yes, it does."

"Oh no." Ruby said once again concerned.

"The bastard better not." Yang added feeling her anger rise at the mention of betrayal.

"I'll break his legs if he does betray Jaune – Jaune." Nora promised with her fist raised.

The Arc family are proud to see their son/family having such loyal friends.

Jaune is called the bridge by Tai shortly after leaving the passenger cell. "How the hell'd they find us? I thought you said we could get around them." He says upon entering the bridge and goes to Tai.

"It's not Atlas." Tai says typing in commands as Jaune leans on the console.

"You sure?"

Tai looks at the screen. "Nah, it's a smaller vessel."

"Commercial?" Jaune asks.

Tai looks at a different screen. "I read it as an older model… Tans-U."

"I didn't think Trans-U still operated."

"They don't."

Jaune scratches his nose. "Get me a visual."

"They're still too far out."

"Get me somethin'." Jaune says getting off the console while Tai moves to a different console and hits a switch.

"I'm picking up a lot a radiation." Tai says which doesn't make sense so Jaune goes around the console and looks at the screen with Tai. "They're operating without core containment. That's—that's suicide." He says looking away from the screen to Jaune.

Realization dawns on Jaune as he walks away from the screen and to the middle of the bridge. There's only thing that flies around without core containment. "Reavers." He says looking out the bridge windows to see a ship slowly approaching them.

"What's so scary about a Reaver?" Yang asked wondering what makes them so terrifying that even the mention of them is enough to make Jaune of this universe nervous.

"If you keep quiet then maybe we'll find out." Weiss scolded Yang who just shrugged in response.

Tai is reminded of Raven who just like Yang kept asking questions during movies whenever the team went out for a team outing to the movie theater.

Reavers ships are unique in design and appearance, they salvage any ships they raid and retrofit them to suit their needs. The only way to determine if a ship is a Reavers ship is by the large spikes that jut out of the hulls and their black paint.

"Oh, Gods." Tai says seeing the ship. "Oh, Gods. Oh, Gods."

"That is scary." Ruby said growing scared at the sight of the Reaver ship.

Port is in the infirmary with his book saying a quick prayer for Ruby and Weiss who are both sleeping.

"This is the Captain. We're passing another ship."

Cardin is in his cabin thinking on what the fed told him.

"Looks to be Reavers. From the size, probably a raiding party."

Sienna is waiting for Whitley in the passenger quarters. When she hears the announcement she pales and Whitley emerges from his room.

"Could be they're heading somewhere particular."

Pyrrha sits on her bed and looking at the intercom with disbelief.

"Could be they already hit someone and they're full up. So everyone stay calm."

Cardin goes to his bed and removes a sheet next to his bed to reveal many guns of different makes and models.

Ruby doesn't have time to admire all the guns because she is caught up in the announcement

"We try to run; they'll have to chase us. it's their way."

In the bridge Tai is at the helm keeping an eye on the Reaver ship while Jaune address the crew.

"We're holding course. We should be passing them in a minute. So, we'll see what they do."

Jaune presses the intercom switch. "Sienna, you come on up to the bridge." He says before shutting off the intercom.

Sienna is heading up to the bridge when Whitley stops her.

"Uh, I don't understand." He said stopping at the foot of the stairs.

Sienna turns and faces him. "You never heard of Reavers?"

"Uh—campfire stories—men gone savage on the edge of space, killing—"

"They're not stories."

"What happens if they board us?" Whitley asks fearing for Weiss.

Sienna sighs and tells him the truth. "If they take the ship, they'll rape us to death… eat our flesh and sew out skins into their clothing. And if we're very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order." She says before heading to the bridge.

"Gods…" Glynda said horrified at what the Reavers do their prisoners.

Even Raven is horrified at what the Reavers do. She may lead a clan of Bandits that raid settlements and kill, but she draws the line at rape and anyone who breaks that rule is dealt with lethally.

Ozpin sets his mug down and tries to ignore the memories of his past where he witnessed how savage man can be compared to the Grimm and he hopes that his students don't ever have to see such a horrifying sight.

The students of Beacon feel queasy at what Sienna described and hope that they won't have to see such a thing.

Whitley goes to the infirmary and sees Port saying a quiet prayer, he doesn't interrupt as he goes over to Weiss.

Outside Serenity and the Reaver ship approach each other, the size of the Reaver ship easily dwarves the Firefly class ship. The Reaver ship is menacing in appearance as the lower half of the nose of the ship has been cut away to make room for the gun turret. The cut away sections of the ship make it look like a snake with its mouth open. To the side of the ship is a pod that has electricity sparking from it.

No one says anything as they watch the screen hoping that Jaune and his crew don't have to fight the Reavers.

Pyrrha reaches behind her book shelf and removes a small rectangular box, opening the box to revel a single syringe and a vail of black liquid. She will wait for the news that they've boarded before she uses it. Meanwhile Cardin is holding a grenade launcher that has been modified to shoot non explosive rounds. He is loading a tipped shell into the grenade launcher and waits.

Sienna finally makes it to the bridge and goes to Tai, she places her hand on his shoulder and he holds it. They look out the windows to see the Reaver ship passing them.

Tai sees the pod. "There's their magnetic grappler." He says pointing to the pod. "They get a hold of us with that—"

"Just tell me if they alter course." Jaune says not taking his eyes off the ship.

Serernity passes under the Reaver ship as it continues to fly through space.

Tai keeps an eye on the screen. "They're holding course." He tells the others and everyone sighs with relief. "I guess they weren't hungry." Tai said leaning back in his chair. "Didn't expect to see them here."

"They're pushing out every year too." Sienna says looking out the windows.

Jaune sighs. "Getting' awful crowded in my sky."

Everyone in the audience sigh with relief and relax into their seats. Yang holds onto Ruby to comfort her and Tai does the same with Summer.

Inside the infirmary Jaune is looking at Weiss sleeping wondering what is so special about her that Atlas wants her back.

"Hey, Captain." Ruby says finally waking up.

Jaune turns around. "Hey. Hello, Ruby. What's the news?" He asks walking over and stands next to her bed.

"I'm shiny, Captain. A-Okay." She says dreamily as the pain killers are doing their job. Jaune smiles at her. "I can't feel much below my belly though." Ruby frowns slightly. "It's gettin' cold."

Jaune's mouth twitches and he looks away. "Well, you just gotta rest." He grabs a spare blanket. "Something's gonna break down on this boat real soon." He says unfolding the blanket. "Who else I got to fit it?"

"Oh, don't you worry none." Ruby said sound tired as Jaune placed the blanket on her. "Doc fixed me up pretty up. He's nice." She says through half closed eyes.

Jaune looks at Ruby and smiles sadly. "Don't go workin' too hard on that crush, mei-mei. Doc won't be with us for long."

Ruby smiles at Jaune. "You're nice too."

Jaune smirks. "No, I'm not." He says breaking into a full smile. "I'm a mean old man."

"Same here, son." Leon said while his wife frowns and playfully smacks his arm. Everyone smiles at the interaction making them forget about the Reavers.

"He wasn't gonna let me die. He was just trying to—" Jaune doesn't say anything. "It's nobody's fault." She tells him grabbing his hand and holds it. "Okay. Just promise me you're gonna remember that."

Jaune holds her hands in his both of his. "I'll keep it in mind."

"You are a nice man, Captain." Ruby tells him her eyes getting heavier. "You're always looking after us." Jaune listens to her. "You just gotta have faith in people."

Ruby looks over to Weiss who is still sleeping. "She's a real beauty, isn't she?" Ruby smiles before dropping it and closes her eyes, her hand falls from Jaune's.

"No!" Yang, Tai and Summer shout at the implication that Ruby has died. Ruby is shocked to see herself die.

Qrow tightens his grip on the glass in his hand that cracks appear.

In Pyrrha's shuttle she is handing over two silver packages to Whitley. "It's just the standard Companion immunization package."

"Thank you." He says taking them and looking them over.

"I'm sure if it'll help in this—"

"It won't hurt." Whitley says looking at the packages. "Supplies down there are pretty rudimentary."

"Is there anything else I can do?" Pyrrha asks.

"I don't think so, but I appreciate it."

"Ruby's very dear… to all of us." Pyrrha tells Whitley just before he leaves.

Whitley turns around. "I—I'm sorry." He says and Pyrrha looks confused. "For my part in what happened." He then approaches her. "I—I've never—I mean, I—I don't know how to—"

"You're lost in the woods." Pyrrha says seeing his internal dilemma. "We all are. Even the Captain." She says. "The only difference is he likes it that way."

"Wise words, Miss Nikos." Ozpin told the spartan.

"Sounds like Raven." Qrow said pointing to his sister who just ignored him.

Yang looked to her partner who is deep in thought at what Pyrrha said. She is indeed alone in the woods but she is no longer alone thanks to the bonds she formed with her team and JNPR.

"No, the only difference is the woods are the only place I can see a clear path." Jaune says entering the shuttle. "What's your business here?" He asks Whitley.

Both Glynda and Raven looked at Ozpin when Jaune said that he can see a clear path from the woods. The statement is true since Ozpin rarely leaves Beacon tower except for emergencies or when something catches his attention like when Glynda reported that Ruby Rose had gotten in an altercation with Roman Torchwick.

"It's my business." Pyrrha said getting Jaune's attention. "The usual. I gave the boy a free thrust since he's not long for this world." She says as Jaune's gaze goes to Whitley who looks nervous. "What are you doing in my shuttle?" She asks as Whitley leaves.

"It's my shuttle. You rent it." Jaune tells her.

"Then when I'm behind on the rent, you can enter unasked."

"I thought you were leaving anyhow." Jaune said shifting his feet.

"Well, I guess that depends on you." Pyrrha tells him before he leaves the shuttle leaving her alone with her thoughts.

Jaune enters the walkway overlooking the cargo bay. "You'll ruin her too, you know." He calls out to Whitley who stops in his tracks and turns around.

"This is the thing I see you're uncomprehending on." Jaune tells Whitley as he approaches him and two meet in the middle of the cat walk. "Everyone on this ship… even a legitimate businesswoman like her… their lives can be snatched away because of that fed."

"He cares…" Pyrrha whispered to herself too low to be heard by anyone. Her heart picking up when she noticed that he cares for her.

"You got a solution for that? You got a way around?"

"I don't." Whitley admits.

"Comes time, someone's gonna have to deal with him." Jaune says placing a hand on the guard rail. "That should be you. But I don't think you got the guts. And I know you don't have the time."

"What do you mean?" Whitley asks confused.

Jaune takes a deep breath. "Ruby's dead." He says his voice breaking slightly. Jaune leaves a shocked Whitley behind as he heads back to the bridge. Whitley runs back to the infirmary to see for himself and sees Ruby talking with Port. Ruby waves at him when she notices him and he returns the wave before looking to the direction of the bridge.

"What?" RWBY, JNPR, Tai, Summer, and Qrow say dumbfounded by the sight of Ruby still alive and happy. Everyone else is just confused as to why Jaune lied about Ruby being dead.

"The man's psychotic." Whitley says out of breath.

Inside the bridge Jaune, Sienna, Cardin and Tai are laughing hard. "You are psychotic." Tai tells Jaune in between laughs.

The laughter dies down to chuckles. "No, you should've seen his face." Jaune says wiping a tear from his eye. "Oh, I'm a bad man." He says as he crosses his arms.

"I fail to see how that is funny." Penny said tilting her head to the side in confusion.

"Some people have different tastes in humor than others." Blake said looking to the resident self-proclaimed pun master.

"What?" Yang asks.

"And Ruby's really okay?" Sienna asks holding up her hand.

"Yeah." Jaune says with a smile. "To tell the truth, I didn't expect her to heal this quick." He tells her. "Doctor knows his trade; I'll give him that." A beeping from the console behind Tai.

"Being hailed." Tai said turning his chair to face the console.

"That'd be Raven." Jaune said looking over Tai's shoulder. "We're close enough for vid. Put her up." Tai gets out of his chair and allows Jaune to take a seat, pressing the screen and hitting a switch the screen comes to life displaying a woman.

"Jaune Arc?"

"Hello, Raven." Jaune says leaning the chair.

"I have to say, I didn't look to be hearin' from you anytime."

Jaune sighs. "Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms." He says carefully. "I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain bullets." Raven listens patiently. 'But that's air through the engine. It's past." Sienna looks away at Jaune's attempt to butter Raven up.

"Does he really think that will work on me?" Raven asks crossing her legs which catches Tai attention as he looks at her creamy legs. Looking away Tai focuses back on the screen.

"We're businesspeople. Besides, your days of fighting over salvage rights are long behind you, what I hear. What are you, mayor now?"

"Just about." Raven says. "You tellin' the truth about that cargo?" She asks and Jaune nods. "Cause your asking price is a bit too reasonable for that much treasure."

"It's imprinted—Atlas—hence the discount."

"Oh, government goods, huh?"

"That doesn't work for you, no harm." Jaune tells her. "Just thought you could use—"

"Atlas don't scare me." Raven declares looking off screen for a moment. "Just collatin' data, as they say. I like that you're up front about it. We can deal." She said after a pause and Jaune smiles.

"I'll upload coordinates for the rendezvous point outside town."

Tai tilts his head as he listens in. "See you in the world." Jaune said before turning off the screen and smiles slightly.

"I believe that woman's plannin' to shoot me again before he leaves the seat.

"What an excellent observation, friend Jaune." Penny said cheerfully which gave everyone pause.

"Sounds like something Raven would do." Summer said once again remembering their time in Beacon. Raven wasn't liking anyone of the finger pointing that is aimed at her.

"She meant to pay you, she'd have haggled you down some." Cardin said.

Tai retakes his seat. "Just a little effort to hid it would've been—"

Jaune knocks an empty tray off the console as he passes it and takes deep breath, Sienna comes up behind him.

"Sir, we don't have to deal with her." She says.

"Yes, we do." Jaune tells her over his shoulder.

"Here's a little concept I been workin' on—why don't we shoot her first?" Cardin asks leaning against the wall.

"It is her turn." Tai agrees with Cardin.

"Would be nice to see Raven taken down a peg." Qrow said and Raven responded by throwing her wine glass at him. The glass stopped a couple of inches from Qrow's head surrounded in a pale blue glow that flew back at Raven with blinding speed hitting her in the face knocking her over.

Yang tried her best to stifle her laughter but failed and laughed to her hearts contents. Even Qrow chuckled at the sight of his sister with wine dripping from her hair.

Spart floated down in front of Raven. "No altercations are permitted in the theater. If you need to work out your anger. Then do it in the training room." The floating orb told Raven before floating back to his spot.

"That doesn't get us what we need either." Jaune says looking out the bridge windows.

Sienna crosses her arms. "There's moons we ain't seen. We could try our luck—"

"Our luck?" Jaune says with a raised voice as he turns around to face Sienna. "You notice anything particular about our luck these past few day?" He asks again and Sienna remains silent. "Any kind of pattern?"

Jaune looks to his crew. "You depend on luck, you end up on the drift—no fuel, no prospects… beggin' for Atlas make-up, getting' towed out to the scrap belt. That ain't us." He says with determination. "Not ever… Raven has got money to pay… and she will, one way or another."

"There's obstacles in our path, and we're gonna deal with 'em one by one. We'll get through this. We will." Jaune tells them. Meanwhile Dobson is cutting away the tape binding his hands with a small knife.

"Oh no." Blake said worried at what is coming.

"I wonder where he got the knife." Neptune said and everyone thought of Cardin and what Dobson told him of making more money than what Jaune offered him.

Above the planet of Whitefall Serenity enters the planet's atmosphere and lands a couple of miles away from the meeting point with Raven. Inside the cargo hold Jaune puts on his brown signature brown jacket and talks with Tai and Sienna while Cardin drives the ATV with the stolen goods strapped to the trailer out of the ship. Soon Jaune and Sienna are ready to go and head to the rendezvous that Raven mentioned.

"Nice place for an ambush." Sienna states the obvious as they arrive at the meeting location which happens to be in the middle of a small valley.

"That it is." Jaune agrees as they stop on a small hill that gives a good view of the valley. Cardin runs up to them.

"Here you are." Cardin hands the copper bar taken from the stolen crates to Jaune. "I buried 'em good." He tells Jaune in between pants. "Equipment's back on the boat." Cardin says before putting an ear piece in his ear.

"Testing. Testing, Captain, can you hear me?" Cardin asks testing the ear piece.

"He's standing beside you." Sun said surprised that Cardin didn't notice this right away.

Velvet laughed at what is happening on screen.

"I'm standing right here." Jaune says continuing to exam the layout of the valley.

Cardin catches his breath and holds a finger to his ear. "You're comin' through good and loud."

"Really?" Coco said lowering her sunglasses and looking at the screen. A statement that is shared by the students of Beacon and some of the staff.

Jaune looks to Cardin. "Cause I'm standing right here."

"Yeah, well, but… the transmitter's—" Cardin says pointing to the ear piece but Jaune ignores him and Sienna smiles.

Jaune steps forward. "Raven is going to figure we buried the cargo… which means puttin' us to our ease before there's any action." He stops and points with the copper brick. "She'll come at us from the east… talk the location out of us. She'll have the coin to show us first." He tells Sienna and Cardin.

"We get it, give the location." Jaune then points to two hills that overlook the valley. "Snipers hit us from there… and there."

"A sound strategy and amazing tactical knowledge for noticing it." James said looking to their Jaune in the audience and wonders how good he would be in the military with his strategic mind.

"Mr. Arc has a mind for strategies and outmaneuvering his opponents." Ozpin said with pride for his student.

Cardin looks at the locations pointed out. "You figure they're in place yet?" He asks.

"Should be." Jaune then looks to Cardin. "Feel like takin' a walk around the park?"

"Sure you don't just want to piss yourself and back down like you did with Roman?"

Jaune looks at Cardin for a moment. "Walk soft. I want Raven thinkin' they're still in place." He tells Cardin who takes off. "Don't kill anyone if you don't have to. We're here to make a deal." He yells to Cardin.

Sienna looks over the valley. "Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us."

"Everyone always does." Jaune said. "That's what makes us special." He tells Sienna looking to her with a charming smile.

All the girls that have a crush on the blonde knight blush at the sight of his charming smile that makes their hearts race.

Emilia saw this and smiled already imaging the many grandchildren that her son will give her. She's done with raising babies and wants to spoil her grandchildren which is why Adrian is spoiled whenever Saphron and her wife come to visit.

Inside the passenger area Port is heading for Dobson's cell and checks to make sure no one is around. "Officer. it's Shepard Port." He says outside the room, when he doesn't get an answer he opens the door. "I believe you're in more danger—"

Before he fully opens the door Dobson hits him with a small canister knocking him back. Dobson kneels next to the Port and hits him in the head two more times with a scowl on his face. He takes Port and puts him in his room.

"It'll take a lot more than a bump on the head to bring me down." Port said appalled that his on screen counterpart is taken out so easily.

Qrow remembered the time he got ambushed in a similar manner when he was drunk and followed a lead that turned out to be trap. Shaking his head to chase the memories away.

Jaune and Sienna are walking on the valley floor just as Raven and her small group arrive on horseback except for one who is driving an ATV. Raven is wearing a black cowboy hat and duster, along with a blood red outfit underneath. "Ah. Jaune." She says with a small laugh.

Raven admired how she looked in the duster that she considered incorporating into her own wardrobe but disregarded the idea. She liked her current outfit as it didn't hinder her movement and showed off her legs. A duster would hinder her movements and make it difficult for her to fight in, sure she could adapt to it but it would take too long.

"How you doin', boy?" Raven asks with an inviting smile.

Jaune and Sienna stop a few feet from Raven and her men. "Walkin' and talkin'." He says placing his hands on the gun belt.

Raven looks over to Sienna. "Is that Sienna? You still sailin' with this old bum?" She asks.

Sienna looks at the men with Raven. "Awful lot of men to haul three crates."

"Yeah, well, I couldn't be sure my Jaune here wouldn't be lookin' for some kind of payback." Raven says from on top her horse. "You understand."

"We're just on the job, Raven." Jaune tells her with a shrug. "Not interested in surprises."

Meanwhile a sniper is waiting for the signal for Raven when he is dragged away from the rifle and is knocked unconscious by Cardin who lays down and takes the sniper rifle. He aims the crosshairs at Jaune and smiles.

"That backstabbing piece of shite." Velvet said in a different accent surprising everyone who knew the shy Faunus.

Saphron covered her son's ears.

Coco laughed and patted Velvet's back. "That's my girl."

In the passenger area Dobson enters the luggage area and grabs his bag. Opening his bag, he grabs a scroll and opens it trying to call Atlas. But the call doesn't go through due to an outside interference, he growls in frustration and throws the scroll against the breaking it. Digging further into his bag he retrieves his back up weapon and tucks it under his shirt and into his belt before he pulls out a second gun and goes to complete his mission.

"Why didn't they search is bags? Honestly if I we—" Weiss was cut off by Yang placing a finger on her mouth silencing her.

"Shhh, this is getting good." Yang said after Weiss pushes her finger away and huffs before watching the screen again.

Back with Jaune and the others, Raven looks around. "I don't see my cargo anywhere."

"And you're not gonna till I'm holdin' 200 in platinum." Jaune tells her.

Raven scoffs. "Oh, come on, Arc. I'm supposed to take it on faith that you got the goods?" Jaune opens his coat to show his gun on his leg and the copper brick in his pocket. He takes the brick and shows it to Raven before tossing it to to one of her men. The man catches the brick and hands it to Raven.

"I wonder what value copper holds in this universe." Ren said looking at the copper brick in Raven's hand.

"Maybe we should start hoarding copper, Renny." Nora said excitedly at the prospect of making it rich by getting a monopoly on the copper market. "We'll be the richest Hunters in Remnant." She proudly declared."

"It's pure, Raven." Jaune tells her as she opens up one end of the brick. "Genuine "A" grade foodstuffs—protein, vitamins… immunization supplements." Raven pulls the copper wrapping down to reveal a light brown brick and takes a small bite. "One of those would feed a family for a month. Longer, if they don't like their kids too well."

"Did not expect that." Sun said.

"Yeah." Neptune agreed with his team leader. He thought that copper is worth the same as dust but was sadly mistaken.

"Yep. That's the stuff." Raven says after swallowing and hands the brick to one of her men who takes it. Raven reaches into her coat and takes out a small bag and throws it to Jaune who catches it. "so where's the rest?"

Back with Serenity Weiss wakes up from her slumber and looks around. "Whitley?" She says.

"What's wrong, sweetie?" Ruby asks from her bed. Weiss doesn't answer as she goes to the entryway and steps outside where she is grabbed by Dobson.

"Look at you, all woke up." He said as he puts the gun to her head before grabbing his backup and aims it at Ruby. "Oh, I'm sorry about what happened before, but make so much as a sound… the next one goes through your throat." Dobson warns before leaving with Weiss.

"Threating civilians. Proud agent of Atlas." Qrow spoke with disdain evident in his tone at the sight of Dobson threating his niece.

James remained silent as he watched disappointed in Dobson's behavior as he is willing to shoot a hospitalized girl. He understands the need to complete his mission but there are some lines that you don't cross.

"And east half a mile, bottom of the first hill you'll see where it's been dug." Jaune tells Raven's group after checking the money to see if it's there.

Raven nods. "I reckon I will." She says and the two face each other.

"Well, then." Jaune says looking to Raven's group waiting for them to leave.

"Yep."

Jaune looks at her group. "I'd appreciate it if you all turn around and ride out first."

"Well, you see, there's a kinda hitch." Raven tells Jaune.

"We both made out on this deal." Jaune tells her. "Don't complicate things."

"I got a rule." Raven says. "I never let go of money I don't have to." Sienna looks at her not surprised. "Which is maybe why I'm runnin' this little world… and you're still on that dinky old boat sniffin' for scraps."

"Man, does everyone in this universe have it in for Jaune." Yang asked remembering how Roman back out of their deal, Ruby getting shot, Atlas after them for taking in Whitley and now Raven pulls a Roman.

"I believe the term is 'having a stroke of bad luck'." Penny said drinking some apple cider tea.

"Hopefully that ends soon." Ruby said

Jaune reaches into his jacket and pulls out the bag of coins and tosses it back to Raven who tucks it back into her duster. "Got the money back. There's no need for killin'."

"We're just gonna walk away, sir?" Sienna asks keeping her eyes on Raven.

"Guess that's up to Raven, here." Jaune says relaxed. "Could be messy."

"Not terribly." Raven smirks. "Jaune, you just ain't very bright, are ya?" She mocks while laughing.

Jaune steps forward. "That's quite a rifle." He says noticing a well-made rifle in the hands of the man next to Raven. "Boy must be your best shot to carry that."

Sienna keeps her hand on her gun belt right next to her pistol knowing that Jaune is about to act.

"Called "Two-Fry". Always makes it quick and clean." Raven says with pride.

"Two-Fry. Nice hat." Jaune says as Two-Fry smirks before his top hat gets blown off by Cardin who gets the signal. Raven looks to the hill where her sniper is at while Two-Fry falls off his horse. Jaune and Sienna draw their weapons while Raven and her men are distracted and open fire.

"Smart, taking advantage of the confusion." Sienna said impressed that Jaune is able to turn the tables on Raven and her men. Ilia is also impressed since she herself has used ambush and surprised attacks to confuse Atlas soldiers.

Jaune and Sienna manage to kill three of Raven's men in the surprise attack, one of Raven's men shoots Sienna in the chest with a shotgun knocking her back. Jaune sees this and shoots the man who shot Sienna.

"Idiot." Sienna scolded her on screen self for standing still like an idiot instead of moving, making herself a harder target to hit.

Ilia looked to Sienna worried that seeing herself get shot on screen might make her lash out. Surprisingly the tiger Faunus didn't and instead chose to seethe in silence making Ilia nervous.

Emilia grabbed Leon's hand and tightly squeezed that his aura flared to protect him but even that wasn't enough against the strength of the Arc matriarch as his aura shattered.

Tai and Whitley are on the bridge and talking amongst themselves. "Should think about asking the Captain to drop you somewhere else." He tells Whitley as he props his foot on the console. "Whitefall ain't exactly civilization in the strictest sense."

"You don't have to worry about me." Whitley tells Tai.

"Well, Sienna's out on a deal. I always worry." Tai tells him. "So, it's not out of my way." The intercom comes to life.

"He took her. He took Weiss." Ruby says over the bridge intercom. Whitley runs out of the bridge fearing for his sister's life. Tai joins him but stops when an alarm goes off on a console, going to the console Tai looks at the screen.

"Oh, don't—don't you dare."

"What now?" Weiss asked wondering what else could go wrong for Jaune and his crew.

"Most likely scenario would be that Raven has sent men to attack Serenity and hold the crew hostage as a bargaining chip against friend Jaune." Penny said in her usual cheery tone.

"Sounds like something I would do." Raven said.

Jaune is shooting and moving to avoid getting shot while Cardin provides sniper fire, Raven is trying to get orders to her men who don't listen.

Back with Serenity Dobson is keeping Weiss close to him as he enters the cargo hold and goes to the command console and presses the open button, the inner doors slowly open. Whitley looks at the scene and jumps over the railing on the catwalk above Dobson and knocks him over, knocking him out and himself. Weiss as he backs away fearfully.

"You can do it." Willow said silently rooting for her son trying to protect his sister. Winter and Weiss are also rooting for their brother.

Back with Jaune, the shootout continues as Raven stops giving orders and reaches for her shotgun while trying to keep her horse calm. Sienna groans as she reaches for her rifle and lifts it, shooting a man trying to ride away from the shootout. Raven gets off her horse and uses it for cover as she balances her weapon on the saddle. Jaune gets shot in his left upper arm, grunting in pain he shoots the man who shot him in the leg making him fall over and holds his leg in pain.

Jaune hisses in pain as he looks at his arm. "Sienna?"

Sienna groans before she tears open her shirt to reveal an armored vest. "Armor's dented." She says looking at the vest.

"Well, you're right about this being a bad idea." Jaune tells her while shaking his arm.

"Understatement if there ever was one." Yang said shaking her head at on screen Jaune.

Leon flexed his hand after Emilia let go and regained feeling in his fingers. He loved Emilia but she could be extremely protective of their children. How some of them convinced her to let them pursue the path of a Huntress evaded him as he wanted to know the secret.

"Thanks for sayin', sir." Sienna said while picking out the buckshot from her vest.

"At least I'm ok." Sienna said relieved that she survived and not dead because Jaune didn't take Raven seriously.

"Jaune, don't you take another step!" Raven shouts from behind her horse aiming her shotgun at him. Jaune just sighs and shoots the horse causing it to fall on Raven pinning her to the ground. Checking his arm again he marches over to Raven and points the gun at Raven who holds up her hands.

Qrow opened his mouth to say something to Raven but stopped when Summer gave him her "look" effectively shutting him up.

Raven nodded her head in thanks to Summer who didn't react and instead focused back on the screen and held Tai's hand. This irked Raven, she saw Summer as a sister when they were a team and now she ignored her. Raven knew the reason why and soon she would have to have a talk with her former teammate and leader. She's not looking forward to that conversation.

Yang felt conflicted, on one she's happy that Jaune managed to get the upper hand on Raven and on the other hand. She's worried for her mother. She nibbled her lower lip which is a sign that she's nervous, a trait that she inherited from Raven along with her figure.

Jaune cocks his pistol as a warning to Raven to not try anything. "Now I did a job. I ain't got nothing but trouble since I did it… not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character."

"So let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job…" Jaune takes the coin bag from Raven. "And then I get paid." He pockets the money and holsters his gun. "Go run your little world." He tells her before leaving and heads back to Sienna who stands up and holsters her weapon.

"Jaune, it's Tai!" Cardin shouts as he runs down the hill and holds up the radio. "We got a ship coming in! They followed us! The gorram Reavers followed us!" He shouts in fear.

"Oh no." Ruby said playing with her hood cape. A habit that she developed to calm her nerves.

"They just can't catch a break can they." Sun said

The Reaver ship flies over the planet and shuts off its engine and flips upside down so the armored portion of the ship takes the brunt of the flames that are generated from reentry.

"That's one way to make an entrance." Kali said sharing a bowl of popcorn with Ghira.

Dobson groans as he wakes up rolls onto his stomach and crawls towards his weapon. Whitley stops him from reaching the weapon and picks up only to be elbowed into the face by Dobson knocking him backwards towards some cargo. Dobson goes for his weapon as Whitley sees Dobson's back up weapon near his feet, grabbing the pistol he aims it at Dobson.

"No, don't!" Whitley shouts and Dobson stops. "Don't move."

"Reavers! Reavers, incoming and heading straight for us. We are in the air in one minute." Tai says over the intercom.

"I guess they got hungry again." Tai says while prepping the ship for takeoff.

"Such a way with words." Summer giggled at Tai who shrugged in response. Raven scoffed and looked away slightly jealous.

Inside the cargo hold Whitley keeps the pistol aimed at Dobson. "You can do that? You're gonna kill an officer in cold blood?" Dobson asks Whitley who doesn't answer. "I know what you did for your sister. I understand. It doesn't make you a killer." He tries to reason with Whitley who looks to Weiss hiding behind some cargo. Port stumbles into the cargo hold dazed and holds onto the door for support.

"I don't want to hurt anybody. I have a job to do—" Dobson says. "To uphold the law—that's what we're talking about here."

"He has an excellent point." James said. "He's just doing his job, following orders."

"Who's right and who's wrong." Qrow said to no one in particular and that got the students thinking about what he said. Who is right and who is wrong? Who makes that choice? It gave the students the pause as they considered his words.

The Reaver ship passes the atmosphere and the engines turn back on as the ship let out a screeching sound signaling that they are near. The ship flies to where Serenity is.

Tai is holding the radio in his hands as he looks at a screen. "Come on. Come on! Where the hell are you guys?" He yells into the radio getting nervous as the Reaver ship is slowly getting closer.

Jaune, Sienna and Cardin are riding horses that they stole from Raven after warning her of the incoming Reaver. They are riding as fast as they can without pushing the horses to hard and risk having them collapsing.

"Can you ride a horse?" Weiss asked Jaune turning in her seat to face him.

"Yeah, my mom taught me." Jaune replied.

Back inside the cargo hold Dobson once again tries to reason with Whitley. "There's nowhere you can take her the law won't find." Whitley looks to Weiss then back to Dobson. "Nobody is going to hurt her… unless you hurt me."

"No, I said!" Whitley shouts when Dobson reaches for the gun again. "I said don't—don't move."

"It's your call.

Whitley holds the gun with shaky hands, just then Jaune and his group arrive back at the ship and Whitley turns to the sound and Dobson uses the opportunity and grabs his gun and shoot at Whitley but misses. Whitley hides behind a crate while Dobson grabs Weiss and brings her out of hiding and holds her gun point. Pyrrha comes out of her shuttle to the see what's going on.

Everyone wants to see what happens next. Especially the Schnee family since Whitley is their little brother/son and they want to see what happens to him.

Jaune hears the gunshot and gets off the horse and heads into the cargo hold having an idea of what's going on.

"I'm not playing anymore. Anybody make so much—"

Jaune enters the cargo hold and sees Dobson holding Weiss at gunpoint, drawing his pistol as he walks he shoots Dobson in the head, holstering his pistol he walks over to Dobson's body and bends over to check if he's dead. Weiss whimpers as she backs away from the body and Whitley is still standing where he was shocked at the events. Both Pyrrha and Port witnessed Jaune shooting an Officer of Atlas.

Everyone is shocked by Jaune killing Dobson even though they should have since he threatened him earlier.

"Impressive marksmanship." Oobleck said. "Though if Dobson had been moving and used Miss Schnee as a shield. He might still be alive."

"He's lucky that he didn't her by accident." Winter said relieved that her siblings are alright.

"Cardin seems way to happy to see Dobson dead." Velvet said slightly disturbed at his behavior.

Both Sienna and Cardin run into the ship. "Cardin!" Jaune yells as he grabs Dobson's fleece and Cardin chuckles at the sight of Dobson as he goes to help Jaune.

Sienna heads to the intercom and hits the button for the bridge. "Tai, we're on!" She says before pressing the button for the doors to close while Whitley slowly approaches Weiss who screams when she sees the gun he's still holding. Jaune and Cardin carry Dobson's body to the ramp as it rises and toss the body out of the ship and run back inside just as the inner doors close.

Once everyone is back inside Serenity powers up and takes off flying away.

Jaune, Sienna and Cardin enter the bridge and run to Tai who is piloting the ship with grace.

"How close are they?" Jaune asks.

"About 20 seconds from spitting distance." Tai tells them looking out at the passing scenery.

"Well, lose 'em." Cardin says.

"Gimme the vid." Jaune tells Sienna, tuning on the rear camera to show the Reaver ship pursuing them and closing the distance.

"How close they need to be to fire those grapplers?" Jaune asks removing his jacket.

"Come on, Tai, you dumbass. Doge 'em!"

"If everyone could just be quiet a moment." Tai tells them with a calm voice as he pilots the ship into a small valley at high speeds and manages to avoid crashing. "I need Ruby in the engine room, please."

"Can she even—"

"Get her in there now." Jaune tells Cardin who leaves to fetch Ruby. Pyrrha is heading to the bridge. "I want you to get in your shuttle." Jaune tells her as exits the bridge. "Get the civilians and get ready to go."

"I can't just leave you here."

"Well, that was the plan."

"Jaune, don't do this."

"We get boarded, you take off." Jaune tells her looking her in the eyes. "Head for town. We might be able to stop them from following you."

"They'll kill you."

"Pyrrha—" Jaune places a hand on her shoulder, Pyrrha looks at Jaune. "Go." He tells her pushing her slightly before he heads back to the bridge as Pyrrha heads back to her shuttle, she looks over her shoulder at Jaune's retreating form.

"Just kiss already!" Weiss shouted at the screen.

"Weiss, calm down." Yang said trying to get the white themed girl to calm down.

"No, Yang! I'm tired of them dancing around the issue!" Weiss yelled standing up drawing everyone's attention. Weiss turned around and pointed at Jaune. "Jaune! Pyrrha likes you. Why? I don't know and I can't figure it out." She then turned her attention to the red-haired spartan. "Pyrrha, you need to just tell him how you feel!" Weiss shouted at the two who blushed and looked away from each other after Weiss' rant.

Weiss took a deep breath to calm down and sat back down. Everyone is silent who knows the Heiress to be reserved.

"How we doin'?" Jaune asks Tai standing next to him.

"I don't mean to alarm anybody… but I think we're being followed." He tells him.

"Master of stating the obvious." Raven said crossing her legs and smirking slightly when Tai sneaked a peek at her legs.

Cardin is carry Ruby out of the infirmary, Whitley is taking Weiss to his room in the passenger area as Pyrrha arrives. "You three, come with me." She tells Whitley, Weiss and Port.

"I think I can help Ruby out." Port says looking to Ruby in Cardin's arms.

"Should I—" Whitley asks before Port interrupts him.

"Take her. Keep her safe." Port tells him before going with Cardin while Pyrrha leads Weiss and Whitley to her shuttle.

Serenity flies out of the valley and into the clouds in an attempt to lose the Reaver ship pursuing. Exiting the clouds Serenity keeps low but the Reaver ship is still pursuing them.

"Can't keep this up. They get a bead, they're gonna lock us down." Jaune says to himself as he looks at the screen.

"Ruby, how we doin'?" Tai asks over the intercom. "Gonna need a little push here."

"Come on, me. You can do it." Ruby cheered herself on.

Yang smiles at her sister knowing that she gets way too involved in movies of any genre. A trait that she inherited from her mother who is also a movie buff as well a Hunter.

Cardin sets Ruby on the floor in the engine room with her back against the wall. "You want me to for full burn?" She asks trying to get comfortable.

"Not just yet. But set it up."

"You know where the press regulator is?" Ruby asks Port who holds up a finger and looks around before pointing to an engine component. "Head of the class."

Inside of Pyrrha's shuttle Weiss and Whitley are sitting in the passenger seats behind Pyrrha as she preps the shuttle. "We're ready for full burn on your mark." Ruby voice says over the intercom.

Back on the bridge Sienna is behind Tai as he pilots. "Full burn in atmo? That won't cause a blowback, burn us out?" She asks Jaune.

"Even if it doesn't, they can push just as hard, keep right on us." Jaune responds before a thought enters his mind. "Tai, you gotta give me an Ivan."

"I'll see what I can do." Tai says before turning on the intercom for the engine room. "Ruby, how would you feel about pullin' a Crazy Ivan?"

"That sounds dangerous and fun!" Nora yelled grabbing Ren's arm. "Renny we should try it."

"Jaune is the team leader." Ren told the energetic girl and throwing his team leader under the bus.

"Jaune! We need to try a Crazy Ivan." Nora said turning to her crush and grabbing his arm. "It sounds fun and dangerous. We should do it!"

Jaune smiled nervously. "Sure…"

In the engine room Ruby adjust her position on the floor. "Always wanted to try one." She responds before looking to Cardin. "Cardin, open the port jack control, cut the hydraulics." Ruby gestures with her head to the port jack control while Cardin goes to different part of the engine room and starts looking. Ruby sees this and points.

"Where the hell is—" Cardin said while looking for the port jack control.

"Look! Look!" Ruby yells getting his attention. "Look where I'm pointing." Cardin sees this and follows her pointing to a console. "Okay. Now it's real simple." She says as Cardin opens the port to reveal a mess of wires connected to circuit board and blinking lights along with colored wires connected to a green glowing object. Cardin sees this and looks back at Ruby with a really look.

"Only you would find that simple." Yang told her sister.

"I'm sure it's simpler than it appears." Ruby replied looking at the mess of complex wiring and tried to trace a single wire but failed once it disappeared into the jumbled mess of wires.

"Looks like your underwear drawer." Leon whispered to his wife only to receive a painful jab in the ribs. Leon loved his wife but she is messy a trait that children inherited.

A beeping sound alerts Sienna, looking to the screen she sees the Reaver ship powering up their magnetic grapplers. "They're on us!"

"Ruby?" Tai asks keeping his focus on the flying the ship and not crashing.

"Come on, come on, come on, come on." Jaune says to himself.

"Okay." Ruby says over the intercom.

"Everybody hold on to something." Tai tells them which everyone does. "Here's something you can't do." Tai flips a switch under the console.

One of the thrusters rotates so it is in reverse to the other spinning the ship around so it faces the Reaver ship. The thruster rotates again so it is facing the correct way and flies towards the Reaver ship and flies under it and the rear of the ship begins to glow.

"Now!"

Cardin and Port work together to activate full burn and the soon the engine room glows as it powers up. When full burn is activated it creates a large explosion in the sky, Serenity gains a massive speed boost as it flies off the planet and back into space. The Reaver ship is turns hard to avoid being engulfed in flames.

"That was awesome!" Nora yelled jumping in her seat. "Jauney, we need to try that. First we run away from the Grimm and then we turn around and run at them throwing them off guard."

"I don't think that will work Nora." Jaune told her causing her to deflate before perking up again.

"I'll think of another plan then." She proclaimed.

Jaune smiles and chuckles as they escape the Reavers and leave Whitefall. "I knew I hired you for something." He tells Tai with a chuckle.

Sienna lets out a relived chuckle as she places a hand on Tai's shoulder. "Ain't no way they can come around in time to follow us now."

Jaune activates the ship's intercom. "We're good people. We're out of the woods." He tells the crew who are celebrating.

In the engine room Ruby rubs the hull of the ship affectionately. "That's my girl. That's my good girl." She pats the ship and smiles at Cardin's dance of joy.

"That's something she does when she thinks no one is watching." Yang said recalling the time they entered their dorm and found Ruby affectionately petting Crescent Rose. Suffice to say it was awkward that resulted in Ruby fainting at being found out.

"Didn't you do the same thing" Tai whispered to Summer who blushed in embarrassment and denied the suggestion even though it is true. Summer is a well-known weapons nut, a trait that she passed onto her daughter which she wouldn't trade for anything in the world.

"We should have just enough left in us to hit a fuel station." Tai tells Jaune and Sienna who is leaning on the back of his chair. "We'll need to do some patching up." He looks to them. "I hope we got paid today."

"We did." Jaune tells him.

Sienna looks at Tai with lust in her eyes. "Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please." She says in a tone that offers no room for argument. "I need this man to tear all my clothes off." She says with a smile as she grabs Tai's vest and yanks him out of the pilot's chair.

"Work, work, work." Tai says with a smirk and humor in his voice. Jaune sits in the pilot's chair as Sienna continues to drag Tai behind her. Jaune exhales sharply and thinks for a moment before flipping a switch and takes control of the ship as they fly through space.

Winter heard Qrow mumble again about "blondes getting all the hot ones" and "need to dye my hair blonde". Winter imagined Qrow with blonde hair and the mental image made her laugh which she quickly covered up with a cough.

Yang and Ruby felt dirty at the mention of their father having sex. The two sisters lost their appetite.

Pyrrha dabs at the wound on Port's forehead inside her shuttle. "Should really have the young doctor look at this."

"It's not so bad."

"Well, I'm sure you'll be fine." She tells him as she stops dapping at the wound.

"I didn't say that." Port says with a heavy sigh before looking up to Pyrrha. "Is this what life is… out here?"

"Sometimes."

"I've been out of the abbey two days." Port says thinking back to Persephone and looks away. "I've beaten an Officer senseless. I've fallen in with criminals. I've watched the Captain shoot the man I swore to protect." He looks back up to Pyrrha.

"And I'm not even sure if I think he was wrong." Port's voice wavers.

Pyrrha kneels in front of Port. "Shepard—"

"I believe. I just—" Port takes a breath and looks down and back up, his eyes watering. "I think I'm on the wrong ship."

"Maybe." Pyrrha says before standing up. "Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be." She tells him as he lowers his head and she places a hand on top of his head.

"Ironic twist." Li said setting down his tea cup. "A woman who deals in the pleasure of others, comforts a man of faith."

"Life is truly strange and full of surprises." An added before looking to the one responsible for bringing them back to life. Spart who is enjoying a digital pizza, small cyber crumbs floated down slowly and disappeared before it reached them.

Inside Whitley's room in the passenger area, Weiss is sleeping on the bed and wakes up when Whitley approaches. "The shot I gave you will help you sleep." He tells her pulling the covers up.

"I slept for so long, didn't I?" Weiss says groggily holding her head.

"Just for a little while. And then we'll find a place." Whitley tells her sitting on the bed. "We'll find a safe place."

Weiss touches his face and his busted lip. "I didn't think you'd come for me."

"Well, you're a dummy." Whitley tells her causes her to smile before he hugs her. Weiss cries into his shoulder.

Willow smiled at the closeness of two of her children and hoped that in the new world line all of her children will closer than they are now.

Weiss smiled warmly at the scene between herself and her brother.

"He's a good brother." Saphron said holding Adrian and smiling at the scene and remembering her childhood when she had to take care of her siblings when her parents wanted to go out.

"The girl's a problem." Cardin tells Jaune in the bridge as he checks over the various systems. "The Officer said they'd keep looking for her. Something about her… brain bein' all special, important to the Atlas brass." Jaune continues to check the systems. "Sooner we dump them two, the better."

"Suppose so." Cardin heads for the exit. "Funny how the Officer got out of his room… you havin' tied him up so well and all."

Cardin stops and looks back at Jaune. "I didn't have nothing to do with that." He tells Jaune who looks at him. "Anyhow, it all turned out just fine. Buzzards are the only ones gonna find him."

"But he did try to make a deal with you, right?" Cardin doesn't answer right away and Jaune smirks as he resumes checking systems. "How come you didn't turn on me, Cardin?"

"Money wasn't good enough."

"What happens when it is?"

Cardin inhales slowly. "Well, that'll be an interesting day."

"Imagine it will."

"I'd pay to see that." Yang said wondering how the fight would go between two in this universe.

"It be interesting to see. Especially since this Jaune seems more competent than ours." Weiss said unknowingly drawing the ire of Ruby, Pyrrha, Nora, Velvet, Emilia and the Arc sisters. She felt a chill run her up her spine and she couldn't figure out way.

"Never underestimate anyone, Miss Schnee." Glynda reprimanded the Heiress. "Mr. Arc may lack combat skills of other Hunters. But he may improve over time with the help of his team."

Hearing Glynda say that he could improve made Jaune's day and he vowed to make her proud.

Leon and Emilia frowned at the mention of Jaune's lack of training. Something that they intend to explain to their son about their reasons why.

Cardin leaves the bridge and hits Whitley's shoulder as he passes him. Jaune sits the pilots chair when Whitley enters the bridge.

"You need me to look at that?" Whiltey asks pointing to the wound on Jaune's arm.

Jaune looks at the wound. "It's just a graze." He says before he spins in the chair and faces the console.

"So, where do you plan on dumping us?" Whitley asks looking out into the empty void of space.

"There's places you might be safe." Jaune tells him. "If you want the truth, though, you're probably safer on the move. And we never stop movin'."

"Is he going to do what I think he is?" Summer said slightly giddy.

"Looks that way." Leon said proud of his son for offering the man a place on the ship.

"I'm confused." Whitley looks to Jaune. "No, wait. I—I think maybe you're confused."

Jaune scratches his nose. "It may have become apparent to you that the ship could uses a medic." He tells Whitley leaning in his seat. "You ain't weak. Don't know how bright you are, top three percent, but… you ain't weak, and that's not nothin'."

"That's true." Tai said looking to Jaune and respecting the boy a little for sneaking into Beacon and standing with the best of them and not die. As far as he's concerned the boy has earned his spot at Beacon.

"He' right." Pyrrha told Jaune before remembering that Weiss told him that she likes him and blushed.

Whitley sits in the copilot's seat. "You live by my rule—you keep your sister from doing anything crazy—you could maybe find a place here, till you find a better."

"Uh, I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can." Whitley says thinking for a minute before speaking. "How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep?"

"That's a good question. Considering how earlier Jaune asked if there was a reward on Whitley." Kali said remembering the earlier scene in question.

"Jaune is a man of honor in this universe." James said. "He could have killed Raven when she was unarmed and vulnerable. Instead he spared her and only took the money he was promised."

"You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once." Jaune leans forward in the chair. "If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me, and you'll be armed."

"Are you always this sentimental?"

Jaune leans back in his chair. "I had a good day."

"Getting shot again, killing an Atlas agent, escaping Reavers. How is that a good day?" Ren asked listing off all the things that went wrong ever since they landed on Whitefall.

"I'd hate to see a bad day." Blake said while stretching.

"You had Atlas on you—criminals and savages." Whitley goes down the list. "Half the people on this ship have been shot or wounded, including yourself… and you're harboring known fugitives."

"Well, we're still flyin'."

"That's not much."

"It's enough."

Whitley leaves the bridge and Jaune to his thoughts as he looks out into space and smiles.

"Good day."

The screens fades to black as the lights come back on allowing everyone to stretch.

"I liked that universe." Summer said feeling her back pop. "It's like a western set in space."

"Yeah, I enjoyed it and want to see more." Pyrrha said having a secret love for westerns.

"Yeah, it does look interesting." Jaune said looking to Pyrrha before looking away as he recalled Weiss' words. 'Am I really so dense that I didn't notice her feelings.' Jaune thought before combing his memories and felt stupid for recognizing the signs. 'We need to talk about this,' he thought to himself before looking to Pyrrha and smiling at her putting her nerves at ease.

"The next showing will start soon and after which dinner will be served." Spart told the audience.

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A/N: Another long chapter finished and boy was it fun to write. Looking over some of the reaction stories I've noticed that they don't include TV shows, well the ones I've read don't. Weiss outburst regarding Pyrrha's feelings for our blonde knight was fun to write.

I felt like Weiss would be fed up with Pyrrha dancing around the issue not to mention living with Yang and her puns, Blake and her books, Ruby and her cookie only diet. This would lead to her building up frustration and decided to let it out against Arkos for being dense and for not telling him her feelings. A feeling that everyone who is a Arkos fan can get behind.

Thanks to everyone for reading, favorite, and following this story.

You guys are awesome.

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