Venturing Into The Arcverse
MidKnightMoonglow99: I actually was thinking of incorporating something like that, not sure how to go about it. Thanks for the input.
King-Of-Gods: Thank you for your input.
Diego Silver: Thanks, I thought about having Sasuke be Ren but thought: "You know, I'm going with Adam".
write n wrong: I am planning on doing Pokémon but I only know the anime up to X and Y. In haven't seen Zootopia or monster hunter.
achen5041: I am planning on doing a Hunter x Hunter one but was determining whether I want him as Gon or Killua. But him as Chrollo is interesting and I may put Hisoka as a choice. We won't know till I get to that point.
MrFoxHoundSir: Hmm I guess I could've but wanted all three to answer.
X3runner: Heheh glad you enjoyed that.
jocoleman2017: I haven't seen it. Need to make time for it.
Zyuranger: Thank you for your vote.
Reader: Yeah, I have plans on whose who in the Narutoverse and have reasons on the cast to be certain characters.
mm: I'm planning on going through the whole series but mostly over important points and fights.
WearyCurmudgeon: Thanks for showing errors. I could do a Beta reader but not sure how often I would do so. I already an idea on who I want Pyrrha to be played as but that is a good idea. And it also give me an idea. As for who will be in the audience, I was planning on bringing them in over the course of the first few chapters but might just bring the rest in next chapter. I understand about proper screen time as I have to give everyone a chance to react. I'll figure it out when I get there.
StarFOX1017: Thank you for your input.
FAN-OF-EPIC-AWESOME-FANTASY: Been awhile since I seen that. I will have to rewatch it to see what it is about.
InArkosWeTrust: That is in the plans.
Starrxx: Never really watched it but did read the Shinji Raising Project.
Saint Saber Fang: Yes to Bleach, no to the rest. I'm open to ideas but not sure if I would incorporate them.
shirou6655: Thank you.
KAPfan9876: I would if I seen it.
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Guest 2: I have my reasons on why I chose their roles like I did.
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Ch. 3: Titanium Power
"I see," Ozpin said, "So we're here to view universes that revolves around Mr. Arc?"
"Yup." Ruby confirms. The students just finished explaining n why they are in Draco's home. To the adults, it seems unreal that there are multiple universes. Yet they can't help but feel it's true as they are brought to a place, they have no idea of. And not only that, the students already seen a universe where Jaune is a ninja and striving to become Hokage, the leader of the village. Qrow took out his flask and took a swig from it.
"Do you really have to drink that?" Winter asks, annoyed.
"Hey, I'm still coming to terms with this whole thing. Might end up seeing some crazy shit for all I care." Qrow answers.
"Hey now, it might not be all bad Qrow," Taiyang said, "Let's see how it turns out." Qrow simply grunts as he hooked his flask to his belt, sensing he will be needing it over the course of the stay. Oh, how right he was.
"Either way, we won't be able to return home till we watch all there is to show us." James said.
"Yes, so let's get comfortable." Ozpin agrees.
"Speaking of which, I have incorporated a kitchen and bathrooms for use," Draco informs, "I also installed bedrooms if you want to take naps during intermissions. Everyone has their own room, and no one can enter unless the one assigned to it allows entry. Or you can bunk with your team, your choice. Naruto, Natsu and Happy are currently working on the training room, game rooms, library and other spots for your enjoyment during intermissions. But due to that, they won't be with us this viewing."
"Yes! We'll have so much fun in the game room! We might even see games from other universes!" Ruby exclaims.
"That will be awesome." Yang agrees, "Then we will hit the training rooms!"
"But wait…if we won't have memories to avoid altering our future, what's the point of training?" Neptune asks.
"Mr. Vasilias do have a point," Glynda spoke up, "How can we remember this training if it will only be wiped away to avoid altering our future?"
"Well, you will see multiple combat universes and you might want to try out some moves for yourself. Also help to keep up your training like you would normally." Draco answers.
"That sounds reasonable," Taiyang said, "Been awhile since we sparred Qrow. Maybe we should start back up."
"Yeah, I guess," Qrow responds.
"Now…everyone ready for the next viewing?" Draco asks.
"One second, I call an emergency team meeting," Ruby said, "Pyrrha, Nora, Ren, Sun, and Neptune; you come too." Wondering what it could be about, (J)NPR and S(S)(S)N followed Team RWBY toward the bedrooms.
"I wonder what their meeting is about." Winter wonders.
"Not sure, probably planning something like always." Qrow said, taking his seat.
In Team RWBY~
"So, what's going on?" Sun asks. Ruby did not answer right away. In fact, she looked over to Yang, signaling her to do the talking. Yang nods and turns toward Blake.
"Yang?" Blake spoke.
"We want to know what the deal is with this Adam character." Yang states. Blake eyes widened, but before she could deny anything, Weiss spoke up:
"We saw your reaction when he appeared in the first universe. We figured to talk about it now rather than later."
"Hmm, is he a bad guy whose legs need breaking when we get back?" Nora asks.
"We don't know, that's why we're asking Blake." Ruby answers.
"He's…he's…Blake stammers. The others didn't press her with her answer as it shows it's not a topic she likes to talk about. After a few moments, Blake took a deep breath to calm her nerves. She said:
"Adam is the one who taught me how to fight during my time in the White Fang. He…was my former mentor, friend…lover." This surprised the group and caused them to wonder what changed to cause her to leave.
"He…didn't hurt you, did he?" Yang asks.
"No, he didn't. He just-" Blake began. The PDA sounded as Draco had called them to return to the viewing area. Seeing they will not be able to finish, they decided to save it for a later time. They went back to the viewing area and took their seats. With the students back in their seats, Draco tossed up a Verseball. The ball opened, and a white glow shot out into the screen. It's time for the next movie.
The sky is clear as the sun rays bathe Beacon in its light. The Vytal Festival is coming up once again and Headmaster Ozpin let classes out for a week leading up to the Festival. He allowed the students to decide how they want to spend the week. They could relax if they wanted to or they can train to better prepare for the tournament. Some chose to relax, some chose to train, and some did a bit of both. The scene then changed to a dorm room that housed last year's champions: Team RWBY. And below the name plate of said team said, "Fourth Year."
"We're in our final year," Ruby exclaims. "And we're Vytal Festival champs!"
"So, this version must be related to our universe and our future." Weiss said.
"Oh yeah! Team RWBY will not only retain our title, but we're going to graduate with a Yang!" Yang states, earning groans from her pun.
"Oh, Team JNPR is coming for that title and graduating with you!" Nora shouts, hugging both Pyrrha and Ren who tried to break free from the unexpected chokehold. Draco grimaced as he knows what this universe pertains yet schooled his expression before anyone took notice and asked questions. Unfortunately, he didn't do it quick enough as Ozpin took note of it.
"Hmm." Ozpin hums.
"Okay Team RWBY, it's time to figure out what we're going to do till the Vytal Festival." Ruby states.
"Yeah!" Weiss, Yang, and Blake agrees. As expected, they are older than they were when they first entered Beacon. For Ruby, her hair has grown slightly longer that maintains the color gradation from black at the roots to red at the tips and her new design sports a white high-neck décolletage blouse with brown studded wristbands on the arms. Her outfit retains the use of a black skirt with red tulle underneath, somewhat similar to her original outfit, but her waist cincher has been replaced with an overbust corset with red strip holding it in place. A black belt bordered in red holds the magnetic clip for Crescent Rose and its ammunition. She also has brown straps on her blouse that allow her to wear a small brown backpack.
In lieu of her usual full black stockings, Ruby wears thigh-high stockings reaching to a few inches below the hem of her skirt, decorated by an image of a long-stemmed rose. Her red-soled black boots contain four straps and buckles apiece. Her cloak has a singular clip on the right shoulder in the shape of her emblem, replacing the cross-shaped clips from her original attire. Both the cloak and the stockings show tears from hard wear.
For Weiss, her new design includes a short, glittering dress with a color gradation of gray blue to pale blue at the hem, a sweetheart neckline, and a white, tulle petticoat. A white sash is wrapped multiple times around her waist, and over the outfit is worn a slightly sheer long-sleeved gray blue bolero fastened at the collar with a large sapphire broach that has three pendants dangling from it. Printed on the back of the shrug is the Schnee Crest. Completing her attire are gray blue wedge heels and sapphire drop earrings.
For Blake, her design features a long white tailcoat with dark gray lining and a sleeveless black crop top, as well as a belt attached from behind. The crop top has rectangular and diamond-shaped cutouts around the neckline, which have purple outlines. Additionally, she wears a white belt over black fitted pants. Across her torso is a diagonal strap that has a smaller magnetic clip on the back, which is used to sheathe Gambol Shroud. She wears thigh-high black heeled boots with gold-colored edging around the top. The left boot has a belt wrapped twice around the thigh. Each boot bears her Belladonna emblem in white on the outer side of the thigh, and a white pouch is attached to the back of her belt.
For Yang, she begins wearing a new outfit with a tan jacket with orange lining and gold edging, unzipped halfway to show an orange crop top. The coat has darker brown short sleeves, a thick collar that completely encircles her neck, and two long gold-trimmed rectangular tails which seems to be detachable. She also wears fitted black pants.
Around her hips and over the tails of her coat is a brown belt, which has two pieces of dark brown material trimmed in gold attached to it. The first covers from her left hip to the back of the belt and is folded over the belt, and the second is attached from the right hip and almost around to the other piece of material. She wears knee high brown boots with gold caps on the heel and toe, with the heel cap attaching to a gold strap across the front of her ankle, and a gold zipper on the upper half of the front of the boots. A single small buckled strap is on the upper outside of her boots, and a purple bandanna tied around her left knee. A pair of black fingerless gloves with long brown cuffs reaching to mid-forearm complete the outfit.
"Oh wow, don't we look good in those outfits." Yang said.
"Awww yeah, I look so cool!" Ruby exclaims. Blake looks over her counterpart outfit and smiles without commenting.
"I like how my counterpart still retain her elegance when getting dressed," Weiss said.
"No surprise there." Yang agrees.
"I suggest we chill for three days and train like hell for three days." Yang suggests.
"Interesting, I was going to suggest the same thing." Weiss said.
"Then what about the last day?" Blake asks. Team RWBY thought about what the last day, the day before the tournament will be about. The final day will be crucial on how they enter the Vytal Festival. Should they have it as a rest day or day for more training? In that moment, Ruby came up with an idea.
"How about a joint team effort?" Ruby asks.
"A joint team effort?" Weiss repeats.
"Yeah, us and Team-" The door suddenly bursts open as a person shouts:
"NORA!"
"Nora, how many times do I have to tell you not to barge into other people rooms?" Ren asks, following in.
"I don't know, I lost track at two." Ren sighs rubbing his forehead.
"At least she's honest." Pyrrha said, entering after Ren. Like Team RWBY, they too had a change in attire. For Nora, her hair is now shoulder-length, she has pink eyeshadow around the far upper corners of her eyes. She retains her gloves and wears a white sleeveless turtleneck top that is similar to her old one, though the heart cut-out on the top has a diagonal cut through it. She also wears a shorter, detached white sleeve on her left arm. Over the shirt, she wears a open cropped, short-sleeved navy blue bomber jacket with a damaged print of her emblem visible on the back and pink stripes along the sleeves alongside pink buckled cuffs. and red lining on the collar. The jacket has a worn leather material. She wears a pleated pink skirt with two wide belt loops for matching belt, the skirt has a white layered tulle. She wears knee-high pink socks just visible above her white calf-length boots with pink laces and black low heels, soles and toes.
For Ren, his wears his hair down, and it has grown longer almost butt length. His attire is like before in color. He now has a longer, sleeveless tailcoat with black and silver trimming. Under it, he wears a black, sleeveless turtleneck with red, tasseled ropes over the hips, pants that get tighter below the knees and calf-high open-toed sandals. From his middle finger to his biceps run gradient pink-to-black detached sleeves ending in metal armbands.
For Pyrrha, her outfit is a black skin-tight jump suit with a kanji symbol written on her left shoulder that has a decided mainland flavor, red armor plates made of alloy and a red sash around her waist. She wore a smaller version of her bronze gorget around her neck. She retains her bronze circlet underneath her hair, which she decides to let flow freely rather than holding it in a ponytail.
"We. Look. AWESOME!" Nora exclaims, jumping up from her seat.
"You know, we should actually update our own look," Yang said "Wearing new clothes won't affect our own future. Right?"
"Most likely not." Draco assures.
"I wonder what Jaune's outfit is going to be." Sun spoke up, seeing they haven't seen the blonde knight yet.
"From what I know about him, it most likely going to be something akin to a knight." Neptune said. As the students discussed this, Draco scratched his neck nervously while looking off. If he didn't, he would've noticed the adults watching his reaction.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Qrow mutters.
"As do I." Taiyang agrees.
"Just the people we wanted to see." Ruby said.
"Really?" Pyrrha asks.
"Yup, we want you to join us for a joint team exercise on the day before the festival begins."
"That sounds interesting," Ren said, "We decided to train five days and rest the remaining two."
"We can change one of our training days for that day, so we still follow what we have set upon." Pyrrha said.
"Yay," Ruby shouts happily then asks, "By the way, where's Ryder?"
"Ryder? Don't that me mean Jaune?" Ruby asks.
"It appears that Ms. Nikos ended up being partnered up with someone else." Glynda guessed. Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora looked down, downcast that Jaune isn't their leader in this universe.
"I wouldn't say that completely." Draco said.
"What do you mean?" Ozpin asks.
"He was part of the team at first."
"What happened?" Pyrrha asks.
"Hmm," Draco looked at the Verseball as a screen appeared from the button "I'll tell you after the viewing if it doesn't." The group looks to one another before looking back to the screen.
"Oh, he'll be over, he just getting a few things," Ren answers "Actually, we wanted to ask you do you want to come to Vale with us."
"Oh? Are we celebrating something?" Yang asks.
"Ryder wanted to head into Vale to purchase some Dust for his weapons and wanted to invite you all." Pyrrha answers.
"Hmm, we can use this as one of our relax days." Ruby said.
"Yeah, I need to head into Vale anyway." Yang agrees.
"I suppose we can relax first," Weiss said "Though I suggests we move our joint training day so we can relax a day before the tournament."
"Sure." Blake agreed.
"Great, let's go tell Ryder!" Nora said, grinning.
"Don't worry, I heard their answer." A voice spoke up. A guy walked into the room. He is a tall and lean-built man with fair skin, brown eyes and shoulder-length black hair that he keeps combed back, down to the nape of his neck. He wears black pants and a white sleeveless shirt, over which he wears a black jacket that has a fur-covered collar. He also wears a thin chain necklace that has an X-shaped pendant attached to it. He has a vertical scar above his left eye.
"Hmm, he looks handsome." Yang comments, smirking.
"So, he's Jaune's replacement?" Blake asks.
"Yes." Draco answers. NPR didn't show joy at that thought and wonder what could have caused it. Ozpin and Glynda glance to one another, hoping it's not that reason. But what happened next on the screen pushed those thoughts away while Taiyang's and Qrow's eyes twitched and a pain to shoot across Ruby's chest.
Ryder had walked up to Ruby and pulls her into a kiss. Almost instantly Ruby melted into the kiss, wrapping her arms around the taller boy neck. The others simply smile at the sweet moment between the two. A few moments later, the two separated as a huge blush adorned Ruby's face.
"Now that you two got your lovey dovey moment out of the way, we can go." Yang said, rolling her eyes yet grinning.
"Hey, I can get all lovey dovey if I want!" Ruby said, cutely pouting.
"Yeah, especially since Pyrrha been lovey dovey for nearly half the morning." Nora spoke up.
"WHAT?!"
"WHAT?!" Qrow and Taiyang yells.
"Okay…so he's dating both Ruby and Pyrrha," Ren said, "How did that come to be?"
"I will tell you after this viewing. There might not be a chance for you to find out later." Draco answers.
"Does the answer involve Mr. Arc?" Ozpin asks,
"Yes." Ozpin nods as he returned his attention to the screen.
Hours passed when the group had left for Vale, and they had blast like they always do. They all obtained the Dust required for their weapons, so they don't have to come back later, and spent the rest of their time roaming around. They went to various shops, mostly to take note of when they returned at a later date. And soon, it was evening as the group are on their way back to the Bullheads.
"Today was amazing!" Ruby exclaims, hanging off Ryder's back.
"Yeah, a good rest day before we jump into training." Ren agrees.
"We should do this again on another rest day." Pyrrha suggests, holding Ryder's hand.
"That sounds like a plan." Yang agrees.
"Totally," Ryder said, "But for now-" Before he could finish speaking, three police cars zoomed by them.
"Oh boy, trouble." Sun comments, eating some banana-flavored popcorn he got from the kitchen. It was when he got it that was unsure of.
"But what kind of trouble is the question." Winter said.
"I wonder what's going on." Weiss said.
"Only one way to find out, come on!" Ruby states. The two teams rushed after the police cars. Ten minutes later, they arrived to the crime scene. Upon arriving, Ruby walked up and asks:
"What happened?"
"It's another robbery orchestrated by Roman Torchwick." An officer answers, guessing they're students from Beacon if their weapons are any indicators.
"Grr…Torchwick." Ruby growls.
"Of course, it's him," Glynda sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"I bet that pipsqueak who beat me is with him too." Yang said, eyes red.
"Wonder what he got planned this time." Nora spoke up.
"Nothing good." Blake hissed eyes narrowed.
"Which way did he go?" Ryder asks.
"Through this abandoned building." The officer answers. With that, the two teams rushed in hoping to head Roman off and finally capture him. To the Master Thief, he and his partner-in-crime Neo are running through the building. Once they get through, they can reach their getaway Bullhead and escape. They were so close to reaching it till-
"Stop right there, Torchwick!" Ruby shouts.
"So close every time." Roman said.
"We're not letting you two escape this time." Yang states, punching her fists together.
"As always, that is the point we always disagree with." Neo nods in agreement with that statement.
"Draco, how often were we trying to put Torchwick away?" Ruby asks.
"Over your time at Beacon, every time he commits a robbery," Draco answers, "You specifically requested Professor Ozpin to let Team RWBY and PNRR (Pandora) to bring him in. A request he allowed."
"And why would he do that?" Glynda asks, eyes narrowing. This sounds like something their Ozpin will do.
"They are the top two teams in Beacon, a fact they already earned from their first year. Plus, they managed to stop Torchwick at every turn, just short of apprehending him." Satisfied with that answer, everyone turned back to the screen.
"We're going to bring you in this time, Torchwick." Ruby said, deploying Crescent Rose.
"Well, you see, I figured I will be running into you eight again. So I got in contact with a friend, or more like, a brother." Roman responds.
"Didn't think guys like you had friends who you treat like a brother." Yang taunts.
"Oh…but I do blondie." At that moment, sounds like footsteps were heard. This confused Team RWBY and PNRR as Roman and Neo smirks. The steps continued coming closer, the tension rising putting the two teams on guard. Once the sound was close enough, they can tell the steps are coming from the stairs nearby. A closeup then showed a white boot coming into view.
"Be prepared everyone." Pyrrha states, preparing for a fight holding Milo and Akou firmly. The figure came into full view, waling by Roman and Neo. The figure wore a full silver form fitting spandex suit. His shoulder, arm, and leg guards are gold on color. A gold strap goes from his shoulders to the center of his chest then down to his belt buckle also gold in color sporting an unknown symbol. To finish it off, he wore a helmet with a V-shaped visor.
"Oh, he looks so cool!" Ruby and Nora exclaims, their partners sighing at their antics.
"Sucks he's a bad guy." Sun comments.
"Dang/Damn it." Ozpin eyes narrowed, his grip on his mug tensed. He has a sneaking suspicion on who this mystery person is. He just hopes he's wrong.
"Who are you?" Weiss asks.
"Who am I? I'm your worst nightmare." The figure answers. A light formed in his hand, revealing a blaster. He placed his forearm underneath the nuzzle and took aim. Before either team could move, he fired auric blue blasts. The blasts exploded around the students, the force knocking them to the ground.
"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you – the Titanium Ranger." Roman said.
"Okay, lucky shot." Ryder said, getting up.
"No…look at our Aura meters." Ren said. Wondering what got Ren concerned, the others checked their Aura meters. As they did, they are shocked that their Aura had dropped to the yellow…just from the Titanium Ranger's first attack.
"Okay, I'm officially worried." Yang said, shock at how much Aura they lost.
"How strong is this guy?" Neptune asks, secretly glad this guy isn't in their universe. Well…how unfortunate for him.
"Oz, this has her written all over it." Qrow whispers to Ozpin.
"…Indeed." Ozpin agrees.
The battle soon commenced, but it wasn't going in the Beacon students favor. Every attack they launched is either blocked, dodged or parried while the Titanium Ranger's attacks struck true. He spun and kicked Ren into some barrels, causing mini explosions. He proceeded to perform a spinning high jump kick forcing the others to either duck or jump back. As the Ranger landed, Weiss shot forward using her glyphs preparing for a thrust. However, the Ranger dropped low avoiding the thrust and swept her legs from under her. He then spun forward and planted his foot into her stomach hard.
"Agh…!" Weiss groans in pain.
"Heheh" Titanium Ranger chuckles.
"Get away from her!" Yang shouts, eyes red. She leapt forward intending to punch the Ranger into the ground. However, said Ranger leapt away to avoid it causing Yang to make a crack in the ground. As Yang made another attempt, the Titanium Ranger quickly slips into her guard. He threw multiple jabs into her torso before swiping his hand upward. The final strike caused a mini explosion on Yang, knocking her back.
"He's kicking our ass and we haven't even touched him yet." Yang said, wincing at her counterpart takedown.
"The way he's fighting makes it seem that he's a skilled Huntsman taking on a group of first years." Glynda comments, worried for her students. The students themselves wonder if they got lucky with their Torchwick. If that Ranger guy can make their fourth-year selves look like first years, how would they fair against him? A chilling thought and decides to up their training…forgetting they probably won't remember it.
The two teams then rush/stumbled out the warehouse. As they did, the Titanium Ranger marched out in pursuit. He stops in front of them.
"Alright, try this!" Ryder shouts. He stepped up and combined his dual blades into a Blaster Cannon. He then activated his Semblance and began charging the Dust in his cannon.
"Weiss!" Ruby said.
"I know!" Weiss responds. She conjured three glyphs in front of Ryder as he took aim. This will increase the speed and power even more. The Titanium Ranger, however, called forth his blaster. He extended the handle and turned it horizontal while bringing up the guard, forming an axe.
"Take this!" Ryder shouts. He fired a red energy blast through the glyphs, causing the blast to fire faster and increased it power hugely. However, the Titanium Ranger blocked it with his axe, absorbing it.
"W-What?" Pyrrha stammers.
"That's not good…" Qrow mutters, taking a swig from his flask.
"Aww, the bad guys always have the cool stuff!' Nora complains, crossing her arms.
"How can he absorb such an attack? Does it have a system that takes in Dust? Is it his Semblance? The weapon itself?! Tell me the secret!" Ruby shouts. Her friends and family smiles as they saw her geeking out over then weapon, lowering the tension in the room even if slightly. James, while not with the same enthusiasm, want to know how it work. Maybe he can incorporate it into his troops' weapons or their armor.
"Hmm, if only I would be able to remember this or take notes with me." James thought.
"Hah!" the Titanium Ranger shouts. He swung his axe downward, sending the blast back to the heroes. This caused a blazing explosion, knocking them back. Only this time, it broke their Aura. The Titanium Ranger chuckles as he placed his axe on his shoulder. The teams staggered to their feet just as Roman and Neo appears.
"My oh my, how the tables have turned." Roman mocks, smirking. Neo laughs silently as she points at them mockingly.
"And now…to end this." The Titanium Ranger states. Team RWBY and PNRR got ready to fight to the bitter end…until someone landed in front of them.
"Uncle Qrow to the rescue!" Ruby exclaims.
"Uncle Qrow!" Ruby exclaims.
"Hey." Qrow responds, not taking his eyes off the three criminals.
"Careful. That Ranger guy is incredibly strong!" Yang warns.
"I can tell that much and is the reason why we're retreating."
"What? We're going to run away?" Nora asks.
"We have no choice. All you have your Aura broken and I can 't focus on him if I'm worried about you. So, it's best we make a hasty retreat for now." The students couldn't argue with that logic. With their Aura's broken, they're more likely will receive a fatal injury nor will they be able to use their Semblances. It's best to fall back and fight another day.
"This isn't over!" Ruby states, as she and the others began retreating with Qrow bringing up the rear.
"That much…we agree on." Titanium Ranger said. With that, the teams along with Qrow took their leave from the battle.
"And that is a good tip," Qrow said, "Never be afraid to leave a battle to fight another day. I hear from Oz on your achievements so far and is proud on how well you all do. But if the thought ever crosses your mind to retreat, take these points into account, particularly you Ruby as a team leader. One, check your own and your team Aura percentage. Don't want to lose a life due to not monitoring their Aura.
"Two, check the situation of the battle. Sometimes, evacuating civilians is more important than catching the bad guy especially if said bad guy is trying to escape. So, retreating will help you get to the civilians quicker. And three…you have to determine if retreating is the best option."
"What do you mean?" Weiss asks.
"There will be times where retreating isn't an option. Even if you're getting beat into the ground, it'll be better to keep up the fight and hope for a miracle rather than risk/cause something catastrophic by retreating." As the students took the improv lesson in, Winter was looking at Qrow in mild shock. James noticed and silently chuckled. It's not uncommon for Winter to voice her thoughts on Qrow. Yet he assures her that Qrow is a capable Huntsman, one of the best he come to know. And that showed just now.
"We will take that to heart Mr. Branwen." Pyrrha said.
"Thanks Uncle Qrow!" Ruby shouts, hugging him.
"Hey, if you ever want to return to Signal, just let me know," Taiyang said "Or join Beacon as a teacher."
"Indeed." Ozpin agrees, smiling. Qrow simply grunts and looks off, yet he had a light smile on his face.
"Settle down please," Draco said with an amused smile "There is a bit more to this viewing." The audience nods and return their sight to the screen.
Darkness. That is the word as Roman, Neo and the Titanium Ranger walked to their destination. As they walked, one can see pools that seem to be made of darkness. One pool began churning and then…a Beowolf Grimm had emerged.
"That's how Grimm are made?" Weiss asks surprised. No answer came from the adults of the Inner Circle.
"It seems our fears are correct." James whispers to Ozpin.
"Unfortunately, so." Ozpin responds
The trio soon arrives to their destination. It was a large castle with Nevermores flying around. Next to the castle stood a Grimm Dragon. They entered the castle and heads toward the main room.
"So you have returned," a voice spoke. The trio looked over and saw Hazel.
"Yup, we have returned successfully," Roman replies "Where is everyone else?"
"Adam, Tyrian and Arthur are still out on their own assignments. As for Cinder and the others-"
"We arrived not to long before you." A sensual voice finishes. Looking over revealed Cinder, Emerald and Mercury.
"Wait…they're bad guys?!" Ruby shouts, shocked.
"You seen them before?" Glynda asks.
"Yeah, they're students from Haven." Yang answers.
"It seems the enemies have successfully infiltrated one of the Academies." Ozpin sighs, sipping from his coffee mug. If they could remember this, he would contact Lionheart about this.
"Any trouble while you were out?" Mercury asks.
"Not really. Little Red and her friends showed up, but brother here had them running." Roman answers.
"That's good to hear. Mistress will be pleased to hear that," Cinder said, walking seductively toward the Titanium Ranger. She wrapped her arms around his neck "How did it feel facing your former friends…Jaune?"
Those who knew Jaune literally froze in their spot. Well except for Ozpin who looked down at his hunch being proven right.
"W-W-What?" Ruby stammers.
A light covered the Titanium Ranger. Once it lowered, he wasn't in his Ranger suit. In fact, he wore a black button up shirt, black jeans with a silver chain hanging from his pocket, and black boots. On his wrist appeared to be some kind of watch. And then, his familiar blonde hair and blue eyes.
"I felt…not happy, but not sad either," Jaune said, placing his hands on Cinder's waist "Didn't stop me from kicking their ass and making sure our task was complete."
"And that's why I love you." Cinder said, smiling lovingly. With that, she leaned up and kissed Jaune who happily returned it.
Viewing Ends
The audience didn't react right away. The knowledge of Jaune being the Titanium Ranger was…it threw them for a loop. At least those who knows him.
"So…I take it you all know this kid." Taiyang comments.
"Yes…we do." Ozpin assures.
"What the hell, Draco?!" Yang shouts.
"It is the multiverse. There are universes where Jaune becomes or already is evil." Draco responds, holding up his hands.
"Already? But aren't all Jaunes the same?" Blake asks.
"I mean by that is he's evil because he never attended Beacon during those and no Weiss, not all Jaunes who doesn't go to Beacon are evil. But they all still hold his traits…just darker." Weiss sits back with a 'harrumph' crossing her arms.
"Will we see them?" Ren asks.
"Yeah, but not now."
"But we're missing some context? Former friends? What did that woman mean?" Pyrrha asks, a hint of venom at the mention of Cinder.
"…Well…it all started when his transcripts were revealed." NPR expressions paled as Team RWBY, Sun and Neptune were confused. Qrow, Taiyang, James and Winter were also confused as Ozpin and Glynda looks off as they knew what might've happened.
"Jaune's transcripts are fake." Draco informs. Silence filled the theater at that revelation as those who didn't know is shocked. Draco continued, "As his transcripts were revealed, the students turned against him. They assault him whenever they got the chance. The teachers tried to stop it but students just did it during Combat Class."
"W-What about us?" Pyrrha asks.
"…Your initial reaction wasn't the best. You turned your backs on him when he needed you the most, left him to his own devices and to his fate. However, by the time you realized you didn't react the right way and learned you didn't care about his transcripts…it was too late. Jaune was gone," No one spoke up at that, so Draco stood up "I'm going to see if Naruto and the others are done." With that, he left as they let what they learned wash over them.
End
Draco711: And complete. This took longer because as I wrote the story, I had to determine when and where the cast will react to. Should be the same as last chapter right? Well when writing a chapter that one can make a fanfiction story out of tends to be a bit difficult. I hope I did this chapter justice as I feel I could've done better. Hopefully it turned out good, great even. And I'm surprised on how many shows/movies I haven't seen before. Going to have to do my research and/or watch it when I have time. The poll of "Which Ranger You Like Best?" is still up though I may close it soon. I'll keep it open till the 12th but after, I'm closing it. That should sum everything up. If you like the chapter, favorite, follow and review on what you like and what you like to see the RWBY cast react to next pending if I seen it or not. If you have a question, you can send me a PM and I will get back to you as soon as possible. So see you next time. And so we go~