Ghostly Grimm and New Armors for the Arc-Aoi
"Okay, Ruby should be coming here with the Geist on her tail." Jaune whispered as he, Kimi, Nora, and Ren are on standby while Ruby is out being the bait to lure the Grimm to them.
"Maybe we should remind them that." Kimi pointed her thumb at Nora and Ren having an arguing on the team name.
"I'm just sayin' there's more members of JNPR in this team than RWBY and Kimi's team. It just makes sense to go with that one." Nora stated.
"But "junior kick" isn't a color." Ren said.
"How can I be more clear? There three of us more than two!" Nora pointed out angry.
"But we're helping Ruby with her objective. Wouldn't that make her the leader?" Ren asked, reminding them that Ruby was the once who started this group to go on this long journey.
"Guys!" Jaune shouted a bit, getting their attention. "We need to focus."
"Also, JNRR is way cooler." Jaune said, taking Nora's side as she cheers.
"I don't know, I would say KRNJR (Killer Ranger) sounds better." Kimi said, making Ren smile.
Then they heard loud stomping sounds getting a little closer to them.
"It's here." Jaune alerted.
Up high to a cliff, Ruby came flying away while firing her Crescent Rose in the direction she just came from and some giant rocks come flying as something threw them at her, she dodges them and see the trees being separated from each other revealing a Grimm mask on a giant rock body trying to catch her and both fall.
"Bad... landing... strategy!" Ruby exclaimed as she crashes on some branches along the way.
The Grimm start knocking down some trees trying to find the red human girl.
"Let's get that thing off her." Jaune said before he and Kimi run around the Grimm behind some trees.
Ren jumps from tree to tree getting a higher ground on one of the branches, Nora smirks as she pulls out Magnhild in grenade launcher mode aiming at the ground.
"Don't get forget me!" Nora excited as she shots the ground projecting herself on a branch right next to Ren.
"We need to draw its attention away from Ruby!" Ren stated.
"Could use some help!" Ruby called out as she flies pass them.
Nora fires some grenades attacking the back, Ren jump from one tree to the next firing some bullets from his blades as the Geist throws a rock punch to the boy, but he dodges it and run on the arm to the face. He jumps high and spins around fast to the face, but the Geist blocks the attack with two rock arms as Ren's attack has no effect on it.
"Gotta get in closer!" Jaune said.
"My blades don't hurt him!" Ren informed.
"We have to destroy the body we can lure out that nasty Grimm." Kimi pointed out.
"And how do we do that?" Nora asked.
The Geist turns around seeing the others, Ruby decided to destroy using a lightning Dust bullet hoping it would at least destroy one arm, she shoots it at the right one shocking it a bit though it wasn't enough as the ghost possessing Grimm slams the arm on the ground causing a shockwave that blew the team away.
Kimi lands on her feet gracefully and catches Jaune in her arms.
"We'll be fine without a weapon, Jauney dear. You're the strategist." Jaune mimicked what Kimi said before going on this mission.
"Oh, don't be like that. How was I supposed to know that the Geist had already possessed a hard body?" Kimi asked sarcastically and put Jaune down on his feet.
"Let just focus on beating that thing." Jaune grunted as Kimi giggles, thinking her husband is cute when he's angry.
"That's it!" Nora angered.
Nora charges at the Grimm switching her weapon to hammer mode, the Geist throws another rock punch at the girl as she jumps high to meet the attack, the collusion ended with Nora's hammer smashing the rock arm into pieces, literally disarming the monster.
"Okay, that's good Nora! Now we just need to destroy the other limbs quickly!" Jaune ordered.
Then some rocks came flying after the Grimm threw one large one at Nora though was cut in half by Ruby, Jaune and Kimi dodges the rocks together with the wife leading this in a dancing style.
"Do you have to treat everything like it's dancing?" Jaune asked curious.
"If it keeps us alive, then yes." Kimi nodded.
The married couple soon turn their attention back to the Grimm as a strange red circle symbol appear on the right side where the rock arm used to be and came out a nasty skeleton arm with claws.
"Don't let it possess anything to gain a new arm!" Jaune shouted.
But it was too late, the Geist took a short dead tree making it the new right arm and starts swinging it around at Jaune and Kimi as they run fast avoid the dead tree from hitting them.
"Big mistake!" Ruby smirked as she switches the ammo to fire Dust and shot the tree arm which she believes it would burn it off.
However, the plan immediately back fired when the tree arm is on fire and still on the rock body making things a little worse for the team as they from the burning tree arm, Jaune think fast by throwing Kimi ahead of him before tripping over and the Geist ready to slam the burning tree arm on the blonde human.
"Jaune!" Kimi called out.
Luckily, Ren save the co-leader just in time by throwing one of his StormFlower that actually hit the face knocking it down on the back.
"Thanks, Ren." Jaune thanked and got a slap in the face by Kimi with an angry, pouting face.
"Yeah, I deserve that." Jaune chuckled.
"You damn right you do!" Kimi said, and kiss him on the cheek.
"Okay, so what's the plan here?" Ruby asked.
"Well, it's obvious the Geist is only strong when it's possessing some strong materials like the rocks and the tree." Kimi pointed out.
"She's right, it's trying to protect its face, so it won't come out of the rocks. If we kill the limbs, we'll have a shot to kill the whole thing!" Jaune stated the plan.
"Alright! Come on, team, let's do this." Ruby cheered, Nora and Ren agree.
Jaune felt proud and confident to have everyone here working together like back in the old days in Beacon and felt a little stronger too with Kimi by his side and knowing Pyrrha is probably watching over them right now from Heaven.
"Ren, left. Ruby, right." Jaune directed them where to go and they went there.
"Okay Nora, why don't you show the naughty thing your new upgrade." Kimi said.
"Totally!" Nora excited as she gets into position.
Jaune and Kimi decided to play bait getting the Geist's attention while Ruby and Ren help out attacking the ghostly Grimm from different side. Nora stands ready with her Magnhild sparking pinking electricity charging up to maximum power, the others hold off the Grimm until Nora gives the signal to start the attack. The Grimm swing its flaming tree arm at Kimi who stands there taking the hit which is reflect back at the monster due to her Semblance making it stumble a few feet back.
"Ready!" Nora shouted out as her hammer is at full power.
Ruby flies back down looking at her right seeing Jaune and Kimi.
"Use everything you got!" Jaune shouted.
"Show that beast what Hunters are made of!" Kimi added.
Ruby nod and use her speed Semblance at full power going to Nora creating a red and pink swirling missile with the pink electricity emitting around them as they fly toward the Geist, it swing the flaming tree arm to smack them away, but Ruby quickly release Nora as she smash through the tree and destroyed the whole rock body leaving the head on the ground.
The Geist exit the rock revealing its true form and flies away not wanting to be kill by these young humans. Ruby take aim with her scythe in sniper-gun mode and fired one shot that killed the Grimm once and for all ending the mission.
"Well done, everyone!" Kimi clapped her hands together.
"Another victory for Team JNRRK!" Jaune cheered with a victory pose.
Then everyone became silent upon realizing the name is not right even Nora mentally admits that.
"Yeah, okay. Ren, Kimi, I think you're onto something. I-it's just not sounding great anymore." Jaune sighed.
"Told you so." Kimi said proudly.
(Village)
"We truly can't thank you enough." The Mayor smiled.
"Just doing our job, sir." Ruby said.
"That Geist had been plaguing our village for weeks. We were beginning to wonder if we'd have to relocate." The Mayor concerned for his people.
"Well, we are on our way to Mistral. You could always come along with us if you don't feel safe." Ruby offered.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple, Ruby. These wants to live their own life than living in one of the Kingdoms and I can see these people wouldn't survive the long trek to Mistral." Kimi explained.
"She's right, I just wish we could pay you more." The Mayor said.
"Our previous arrangement is more than sufficient." Ren mentioned.
"Speaking of that, let's go see if the Blacksmith is done with our new armor." Kimi suggested as the team made their way to the blacksmith shop.
(Blacksmith Shop)
The Blacksmith present the married couple of Jaune's new armor on the counter.
"There you go, son. It's going to be heavier than what you're used to, but you'll thank me the next time you go up against a set of claws." The Blacksmith bragged.
"Wow. That-eh. I don't know what to say." Jaune surprised.
"Don't gotta say anything! Just put it on! I'll go get the rest." The Blacksmith said.
"Time to see if it's a perfect fit." Kimi said.
"Right. Guess I was going to grow out of it eventually." Jaune as he takes off the chest plate.
"A sign of progress." Ren commented.
Jaune turns around and Ruby gasps as her eyes widen, she covers her mouth trying not to giggle.
"What?" Jaune confused of Ruby's reaction.
"What is that?" Ruby asked pointing at the bunny emblem on the hoodie.
"What, my hoodie? I've always had this." Jaune said.
"It's got a cute little bunny rabbit!" Ruby snorted laughing.
"I always thought you were into bunny girls with skintight suits." Kimi teased, giggling a little.
"What, no! It's Pumpkin Pete! You know, from the cereal?" Jaune pointed out.
"What did you do?! Send in a box top for a prize?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah, fifty!" Jaune answered, and Ruby laugh louder almost falling down.
"Well, I suppose we don't have to grow out of everything." Ren chuckled.
"Can't have a Huntsman without his weapon. Made all the modifications you asked for." The Blacksmith brought forth new and improve shield.
"That was some fine metal you brought me. Accents the white nicely. Where'd you get it from?" The Blacksmith asked.
Jaune and Kimi look at the shield remembering Pyrrha's circlet that was the only remaining thing of their dead friend and lover, holding each other's hands and looking in the eyes as well.
"From a friend." Jaune said.
"I also got your armor ready too." The Blacksmith informed Kimi.
"Thank you." Kimi nodded.
Ruby, Nora, and Ren waited outside for a few minutes are Jaune and Kimi are clothing into their newly improved armor and weapons.
They come out showing their new combat fashion.
Jaune retains his black hoodie, but he instead wears a modified pure white chest plate covering a bit more of his upper abdomen trimmed with gold lining and similarly colored bracers. Additionally, he wears black gloves with gold-colored metal armor plates over his fingers, and he appears to wear a red sash around his waist, similar in design to the late Pyrrha Nikos. He wears dark brown laced boots and a single brown belt with a pouch included worn around his waist.
Jaune's sword now has a heavier and more elaborate cross-guard and hilt. The shield is also accented with gold, including a design similar to Pyrrha's circlet at the point of the shield. The scuffs and scratches on both have also been amended, and the sword's blade has been polished to a new shine.
Kimi's outfit has been modified as well; the tube top is only covering the bottom half of her large breasts as it's shiny dark-blue metal with golden-bronze outline at the top and bottom as her belly button is expose, fingerless gauntlets that are almost the same design as Jaune's except the colors are black and the backhand is white with her flower emblem in pink color. The long pure white arm sleeve almost goes down to the ground, dark-blue skintight pants with a red belt with a yellow buckle that is the form of Jaune's emblem, her shoes are new longer like a pair of boots with the lower leg part covered in white armor and golden-bronze on the sides.
Kimi's sword looks sharper than ever before and about an inch longer, the sheath still has the pink color in the front while the back is now black with a trigger at the top.
"They clean up alright, don't you think?" The Blacksmith asked their friends.
"They certainly do." Ren nodded.
"I still think a grenade launcher would've really brought the look together." Nora stated.
"You have your style, Nora, and we have ours." Kimi pointed out as she pulls out her fan and fanning herself.
"Nothing's gonna stop Team KRNJR now!" Ruby cheered.
"Yeah!" Nora agreed.
"As long as we're together, our strength can't be beaten!" Jaune said in confident.
"You kids sure you won't stick around? You've been real good to this town." The Blacksmith asked.
"Sorry, but we've got another mission." Ruby turned down the offer to stay in the village.
"Make it to Haven Academy, no matter what." Nora determined.
"We've heard the next village over has a working Airship." Ren mentioned.
"Mmm, no way to know for sure. Scroll signals were weak enough out here back when Beacon Tower was still up. Haven't heard from Shion Village in a while." The Blacksmith informed.
"Guess we'll have to see for ourselves if there's an Airship or not." Kimi said and the team starts walking out of the town as the Mayor and Blacksmith wave goodbye to them.
Ruby look up thinking about how the others are doing, her team more specifically as she figures her big sister is still at home on Patch, Blake is somewhere since she ran away, and Weiss doing okay in Atlas as Nora mentioned she family's company.
"Thinking about your friends, Ruby?" Kimi asked.
"Yeah, I just hope we could all be together right now." Ruby exclaimed.
"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll pull through and maybe meet us at Mistral." Kimi comforted the young red girl.
"You really think so?" Ruby asked.
"I know so." Kimi smiled, she places her arm around Ruby's shoulder bring her closer and on Kimi's breast, which made Ruby blushes of embarrassment and jealousy.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
The team has defeat the Geist saving the town so they can live a peaceful life, along the way Jaune and Kimi got their new upgraded armor and weapons as you know Jaune's and you may come to a surprise about Kimi's weapons. Now with everything packed, the team continue their journey to Haven Academy though the road ahead isn't going to be easy.
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