This story's back! Now, with the poll being open for some time, I'm surprised with how many people voted (137 Votes). That being the case Knightshade won the poll, but only by 2 votes. Anyway, this might not affect the story too much and I can easily adjust the story to switch Blake and Ilia's position.

To Better (K)nights

Before Jaune could react, he found himself on the floor of a rocking Bullhead, a cane pinning him to the floor with a crosshair aimed at his forehead.

"I thought you looked suspicious." Roman said, his arms staying still as the Bullhead continued to rock back and forth. "Will one of you get this thing under control?" The man said, not bothering to look away from Jaune. "If case you forgot, we have some volatile cargo with us?"

"Tell that to the controls!" One of the Faunus shouted back, a large spark getting him to grunt.

"You know, I figured that someone like Red would be the one to crash the party." The man said, applying pressure to Jaune's face and forcing him to look to his left. "Turns out, it's just a scrawny little twig." To the blonde's relief, the Bullhead decided to rock again, causing Roman to lose his balance this time and stumble around. Using the opportunity, Jaune dove to his pistol and fired off a two more rounds, this time getting a few grunts for his attempt.

"Man down!" A voice called out before Jaune felt the Bullhead begin to spin. "Dammit, the controls are completely shot! We're going down!" Hearing that, the blonde widened his eyes before he tried to stand, only to be grabbed and thrown against the floor before an arm was pressed against his neck.

"You're not getting away so easily." Roman said, smirking as Jaune tried to fight back, grabbing the criminal's arm and doing his best to remove it. "I don't think so." Roman said as he applied more pressure. That didn't last long as the man was suddenly thrown away from Jaune, the Bullhead's spinning causing everyone onboard to be tossed around.

"We're going to crash!" Jaune's heartrate picked up when he heard the other pilot shout that out. Closing his eyes, Jaune reached out to grab something as the Bullhead continued to fall. Praying for a miracle, Jaune felt a warmth surround him before a bright light blinded him and an intense heat found its way towards him as the Bullhead finally hit the ground.

҉¯`•.¸With Blake¸.•´¯҉

"That's one down!" Sun shouted when as he watched one of the Bullheads fall into the ocean, a large splash and resulting water wave catching unsuspecting White Fang members. Blake simple nodded before she, and everyone else, covered their eyes at the sudden bright light that seemed to be coming from the last Bullhead. Just as Blake was about to ask what that was, the Bullhead's sudden spin out made her shut up and remember that Jaune wasn't with them.

Blake felt her eyes widen when she saw one of the Bullheads crash into the ground before a large explosion caused more White Fang members to go flying. It was only thanks to her training in the White Fang and her Faunus heritage that she was able to recover from the explosion. Looking around, Blake saw that most of the White Fang members were slowly recovering from the blast, Sun being among them.

"Sun!" Blake shouted, rushing to the Faunus and helping him up.

"What was that!?" Sun asked, looking towards the direction of the Bullhead's crash site, a pillar of black smoke marking its location.

"I don't know, but hopefully Jaune wasn't on there." Blake said before she and Sun began to head towards the crash. They didn't get too far before they saw some of the White Fang members getting back up.

"Go! I'll handle these guys." Sun said, pushing Blake towards the crash before he readied his weapon again. Blake took a second to look back at Sun before nodding and began to make her way towards the crash. As soon as she saw it, Blake froze in place when her eyes landed on two bodied that were lying next to the crash, one of them being Roman Torchwick while the other was Jaune.

"JAUNE!" Wasting no time, Blake made a B-line towards the blonde, not caring about the bodies of White Fang that were scattered about some of them slowly recovering from the explosion. Once she reached Jaune, Blake's body moved on its own as she looked over the blonde before picking him up and resting him in her arms. "Jaune! Are you okay? C'mon, speak to me!" Blake said before looked over Jaune's body and widened her eyes at the damage. Most of his clothes, save for a few armored plates, were burned off while his left arm and right leg were bleeding from various cuts.

"Damn kid…" Hearing a new voice, Blake looked up to see Torchwick on the ground. "…this was my favorite jacket." Hearing the man talk, Blake let out a growl before she set Jaune down and unsheathed her weapon, causing Roman to look up and smirk. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Roman said as he tried to get up, letting Blake see the damage he'd suffered. Like Jaune, some of his clothes had burned off, mainly his coat, half of his shirt and one of his pant legs. The leg that was exposed was bleeding, not too badly but enough that Roman used his cane to stand.

"It's over Torchwick!" Blake said, getting the man to chuckle in response.

"I don't think so, kitty-kat." Roman responded, holding up his hand before Blake found herself surrounded by White Fang members, some of them clearly still recovering from the explosion. "You see, this is the kind of things a hero gets into. Take blondie here," Roman said, motioning to Jaune's body. "If he didn't go and try to play hero, I bet he'd still be alive." The man said, chuckling more when he saw Blake change her weapon. "Ah, ah, ah. I wouldn't do that if I were you." Roman said, motioning to the White Fang members that were surrounding the two.

"Brothers of the White Fang! Why are you aiding this scum?" Blake asked, looking around quickly to see a few of the members lower their weapons. "What does helping this human accomplish? You were supposed promote equality to humans, not bend to their orders." Blake said, getting more members to lower their weapons before Roman let out a chuckle.

"Oh, kid. Didn't you get the memo?" Roman asked, twirling his hand in his hand. As if on cue, a pair of Bullheads appeared above the group, getting everyone to ready their weapons again. "The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together. They have no choice but to listen."

"Blake!" Hearing a familiar voice, Blake froze up a bit but kept her eyes on Roman as the man looked past her. She even saw a few White Fang members follow the man's gaze. "Jaune!"

"Well hello, Red." Roman greeted. "Isn't it past your bedtime?" Blake stood where she was until she saw Roman lift up his cane and fire off a shot. Following Roman's actions, the remaining Faunus aimed their guns at Blake as she crouched down and grabbed Jaune. Without hesitation, the White Fang members fired at her, watching as she and Jaune were riddled with bullets before fading away like illusions.

҉¯`•.¸With Jaune¸.•´¯҉

Jaune couldn't move his body and had a massive headache.

That was only way he could describe himself at the moment. The explosion had taken a massive hit on his Aura, but it was, surprisingly and thankfully, strong enough to protect him. The only problem he seemed to have was the fact that he had a massive headache, his left arm still felt like it was on fire and he couldn't move his body. Of course, he heard someone talking but he couldn't tell who it was or what they were saying. Even when he felt his body being lifted before being put back down, he couldn't move a finger. However, he slowly began to regain his movement, allowing him to move when he felt his body being picked up and dragged elsewhere.

"-ane. Jaune! Talk to me! Are you okay!?" Hearing someone talk to him, Jaune took a second to recollect himself before he realized that it was Blake who was talking to him.

"Bla…ke…" The blonde called out, getting a gasp in response.

"Jaune? You're alright!" As Jaune to regain more of his senses, he felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around him. Not putting up any resistance, Jaune waited until he was let go before he decided to focus on something else. That was when the blonde heard the sounds of a gunfight, of guns being fired while commands were being shouted out.

"Blake…" Jaune said, opening his eyes to see Blake looking down at him. "…what…happened?" The blonde asked, moving his eyes around to see that the Faunus had pulled him in between two Dust containers.

"You were in a crash." Blake said, looking around before she tried to pull Jaune further into the crates. "Ruby's also here and I think she's fighting."

"Ruby's here?" Jaune asked, his body moving enough to sit him up. "You need to help her." Jaune said, lifting his hand when he saw Blake open her mouth. "Look, I'll be fine, but Ruby's your leader. If she's risking herself to fight the White Fang, then you should at least help her." The blonde said before he motioned to his leg. "Besides, it's not like I can go anywhere." Seeing Blake nod, Jaune smiled as she ran back the way they came, more shouts and gunfire sounding out.

"Now…where did Torchwick go?" Jaune said, pressing himself against on of the containers before lifting himself to his feet before leaning on a container to leave his hiding spot. Once he was out in the open, Jaune took a second to catch his breath. He didn't get to move any further though as he heard the sound of a gun going off reached his ear and a surge of pain came from his right leg.

"You brats just don't know when to stop, do you." A voice shouted, getting Jaune to look up and see Torchwick limping his way over, his left leg being dragged as he used his cane like a crutch. "Honestly, is it that hard to just lay down and die?" Jaune simply glared at the man as he reached for his pistol, only to realized that he didn't have it anymore. "Looking for this?" Roman called out, lifting his other hand to show he had Jaune's gun in it. "Gotta admit, this thing is a piece of work. To survive a crash like that?" Roman said, the battle around them dying down, the gunshots and shouts being more sporadic as the two spare Bullheads crashed into the sea.

"It's over Torchwick!" Jaune shouted before using his arm to motion to the chaos around him. "Surrender now…and we can end this!" Jaune said before a gunshot made him grip his shoulder while another surge of pain went through his entire body.

"Just how much Aura do you have!?" Roman shouted before he began to move forward. Jaune didn't respond as he was pelted with more bullets, the pain surging throughout his body until he was kneeling on the ground. When he heard the sound of his gun cock, Jaune looked up to Roman pointing gun at his head. "I'm going to enjoy watching your head pop."

"I don't think so." Jaune said as Roman pulled the trigger, only reveal the gun was now empty. Throwing his arm out in a punch Jaune watched as Roman yelled in pain. Ignoring the pain as much as he could, the blonde tackled the criminal, causing the two to roll along the ground before Jaune felt a Roman kick him away. Seeing Roman glaring at him, Jaune felt a smirk grow on his face when he lifted up his pistol while throwing Roman's cane behind him. Instead of seeing Roman freeze, the man simply let out a chuckle.

"What are you going to do kid? The gun's empty." The man taunted, getting Jaune to let out a chuckle of his own. Roman's eyes widened when he saw Jaune eject the clip before sliding in a new one. "So what? You going to shoot me? Huh? You don't have the balls! Huntsmen like you…are nothing but dogs on a leash! You'd rather send me to prison than kill me!" Roman said, before a Jaune fired his gun and hit Roman in the arm causing the man's Aura to finally give up.

"You're right." Jaune said, as he tried to steady his aim. "A Huntsmen would've preferred to lock you up." Jaune said, getting Roman to let out a chuckle again. "But then again…" Jaune said, getting Roman to stop. "…I never said I was a Huntsman." Roman barely had time to open his mouth before Jaune pulled the trigger, dropping the gun as soon as he saw Roman's head go flying back. Letting out a sigh, Jaune took a second to look around and survey the damage the battle caused. Nodding to himself, the blonde closed his eyes as his body began to fall forward.

҉¯`•.¸¸.•´¯Hospital¯`•.¸¸.•´¯҉

'Am I dead?' The first thing Jaune noticed was that it was dark. He briefly wondered if he was in the still outside at the shipyard, but quickly wrote that off when he didn't hear any waves crashing against the docks. Unfortunately, that did little to calm his nerves. 'Oh god…what if I was captured?' The blonde thought, 'What if someone from the White Fang managed to kidnap me?!' Feeling his heartrate increase, Jaune started to move around but stopped when he heard a crinkle.

Reaching out for it, Jaune grabbed the source of the sound and brought it to his face, getting him to sputter when he felt a bouquet of flowers. Putting the flowers back where he thought they originally were, Jaune let out a sigh of relief.

"Guess I'm at the hospital…" The blonde muttered, looking around again as his eyes had somewhat adjusted to the dark room, allowing him to quickly glance over his surroundings. Seeing the typical cabinets and white walls of a hospital room, his eyes drifting to a clock hanging on the opposite wall.

"3:24…AM?" At least that explained why it was so dark in the room. Confident that he was safe (and not captured), the blonde let his body relax before a new though ran through his head. Deciding he should probably let everyone know that he was okay, the blonde slowly tried to sit up; until every one of his joints and muscles screamed in pain, that is. He desperately tried to hold in the string of curses that threatened to burst from his mouth, but he couldn't stop a small grunt of pain from slipping past his lips.

'Apparently I'm not completely healed yet.' Jaune sighed in disappointment. He still felt his body throbbing in pain, but it had at least lessened to a more tolerable level. Thankfully, the blonde was saved when the door to his room had suddenly opened and someone had walked in.

"You're awake, how about that." A voice said, getting Jaune look up. Walking towards him was young looking doctor, one that had her hair tied into a bun. "How do you feel? Can you sit up?" The doctor asked before Jaune shook his head.

"When I try to move, my body feels like it's on fire." Hearing that, the doctor nodded and quickly placed her hand above his head. Jaune didn't say anything as the woman's hand created a small cocoon of Aura around him that dispelled as quickly as it was created.

"Better?" The doctor asked, getting Jaune to sit up, the pain practically non-existent. "Good, since you're up; you might be able to help me with a few things." The doctor said, getting Jaune to blink while she took out a large scroll "Could you tell me your name?"

"Jaune…" The blonde said, taking a second to breathe. "Jaune Arcane."

"Interesting last name." The woman commented, getting Jaune to shake his head.

"It comes from my mother…" This got a hum in response.

"Age?"

"Seventeen."

"Hometown?"

"Bijou."

"The Hidden Jewel of Sanus?" The woman asked, getting Jaune to nod. "A'int that something. Now it says here, you're a mercenary." The doctor said before letting out a sadden sigh. "I have to say kid, you look really young."

"Recently started…" Jaune explained. "What happened?"

"Huntress brought you in." The doctor replied. "Said something about being in a fight and protecting her students." Jaune took a second to think of who brought him in before shaking his head. "Anyway, Beacon has paid for your treatments. As soon as you're feeling better, we can get you checked out and on your way." Jaune simply let out a sigh before resting against the bed before he furrowed his brows a bit.

"How long have I been out?" The blonde asked before he tried to look around for a calendar.

"Couple days," The doctor said, getting Jaune to sigh again. "How you feeling?"

"Aside from my pain from earlier? Lazy," Jaune said, getting the doctor to chuckle.

"Considering that you've survived not only an exploding Bullhead that crashed, but also being shot, that's better than nothing. Your Aura definitely went overtime to protect you though I have to say, you have some rather large reserves." Jaune raised an eyebrow at that before the doctor looked at him.

"Doesn't Aura protect you?" Jaune asked, getting the doctor to sigh.

"Aura can protect you from harm, that is true, but you've managed to escape the Dust-fueled explosion with just some simple scratches. From what I've heard, Roman Torchwick was forced to limp around after going through the same explosion." The doctor said, getting Jaune to blink. "Now you don't look like the kind that gloats, but don't go underestimating yourself." Jaune stayed silent as the doctor began to look him over, checking his heartbeat and breathing before lifting and moving his limbs around.

"So…what's the diagnosis?" Jaune asked, getting the doctor to look at him with an amused smirk and raised eyebrow.

"Well, your vitals are good." The doctor said, getting Jaune to smile a bit. "And it looks like your muscles are fine as well. Mind standing up for me?" Jaune shrugged his shoulders before he sat up and hopped off the bed. Feeling the world shift around him, Jaune began to wobble before he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. "Still a little lightheaded." The doctor said before motioning to the door. "Why don't you try and walk over to the door." Jaune gave the woman a nod before moving, only getting a few steps away before he stumbled to the floor. "Looks to me that you just a bit more rest."

"That's it?" Jaune asked as he was helped to his feet.

"Well, that Aura of yours did all the heavy lifting." The doctor explained. "Normally Aura can't do much aside from healing minor wounds, but stranger things have happened." Jaune said nothing as he was helped back to the bed laid down. "Why don't you catch up on some sleep and we'll try again later."

"Sounds good." Jaune said before he closed his eyes and fell back to sleep.

Yes, yes, I know! I killed Roman off, I feel the anger already! To be honest, originally, he going to killed off-screen and had it done by Ruby; though it would've been an accident. Also, yes, I did have Jaune's semblance activate during the crash, it was the main reason he and Roman survived.

And I can also hear you say 'Jaune acted really OOC in this chapter' to which I cannot really defend. I will have Jaune go through a little relapse over it, but he'll have Blake with him to talk it over.

Aside from that, the next chapter will basically be an expositional one and after that I'll start Jaune's journey. Also, since a lot had been revealed during Season 6 (not a fan of it to be honest), I'm going to take that into consideration.

And like before, I do have a P-atreon (P-atreon/Sagistic), so feel free to support me if you want. Until next time, See Ya!