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AutoHunterJ49(1/3): Yep! All your answers are in the guidebook! As for your theory on the other part of Salem's plan, I will say you're half right. Salem's plan is part Lucius Zogratis, part Sosuke Aizen, and part Blackbeard, which also describes her in this story.
Reader: Thank you, and Watts is indeed going to be using the data for something interesting. We'll see Fe again since she and Sun will be sort of getting... "Involved". As for who will Team WTCH will fight let's call them... team AASSS (Funny I know,) (guess the Characters by the way). As for Watts creating something similar to the Pacafistas I will say that you're not far off.
Greer123: Thank you and as of Now I am doing very well, thank you for asking :)
dragoon109: in the show, Salem's goal is to destroy humanity and destroy the brother gods. I also just wanted to let the other readers know that Salem in this story won't be the same as the one in Canon. Also, the original plan was to have Jaune awaken his semblance here, but I changed it to awakening King's Aura because when Jaune unlocks his Semblance it'll be when he truly needs it.
AutoHunterJ49(2/3): I have felt the same way with Salem's character, but I am aware that she is smart, smarter than most characters, and because she's been playing the longest chess game in history! As you said, she's able to manipulate her followers, but also manipulate her enemies into playing right into her hands. As I said before, Salem (as well as her plan) is a combination of Lucius, Aizen, and Blackbeard... and yet she's not even the final villain in this story.
X3runner: Thank you and glad you like Sun in this story cause I wanted to do him right and because he is one of my favorite male characters in RWBY.
AutoHunterJ49(2/3): Funny that you say that because something like that might happen in the future Arcs~!
JC of the Corn: Hey JC! Good to see you again! Thanks for the support and I hope you'll like the future chapters because I can promise you that it's only going to get better!
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So, I have an Important announcement!
Today is my birthday! However, here is my gift for all of you!
I'll be posting this chapter and then on the 4th I'll be posing the 2nd Databook with all 3 chapters. I also hope you're already because the next chapter will be the beginning of the Favenear Arc!
Anyway, Thank you, and let's get into the Chapter!
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It has been three days since they arrived back at Beacon, and Arslan had healed nicely, though still felt sore, but, with her healed and out of the infirmary meant Jaune was going to take her, Reese, Velvet, and Coco out on a date, which he was both nervous yet excited about. For now, Jaune waited at the docks for them.
"Jaune!"
Jaune turned his head to see Reese waving him with her hand high in the air, behind her were Arslan, Velvet, and Coco. Jaune smiled and waved back, as they approached him.
Coco smiled at the blonde, "Don't tell me you were waiting here the whole time, J," Coco said with a smile.
jaune shook his head, "I arrived early but I got some training in with Sun and Neptune, Fox and Yatsu were busy," Jaune said.
Reese looked at him, "You've been training a lot lately," Reese said, "Everything ok?" she asked.
Jaune nodded, "Everything's fine, I just wanted to keep in shape,"
"And prepare for the next Psychopath that shows up, huh?" Velvet asked with a smile.
Jaune rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "Yeah, after what happened back in Alnwick, I wanted to train more, there are definitely people much stronger than him, and I need to make sure I'm ready to face them," Jaune said.
Reese punched him in the arm with a smile, "Just remember that we'll be there to help ya out!" Reese said.
Jaune smiled and nodded.
"Now that all that's over with, where are you taking us?" Coco asked, lowering her shades.
Jaune smiled proudly, "I got five tickets to a festival that celebrates the end of Fall down in Vale, lots of rides and booths, all the good stuff!" Jaune said with a beaming smile.
Coco smiled, "Classic," Coco said, "I like it,"
Arslan nodded, "Been a while since I've been to a festival," she said.
"Tell me about it," Reese said with a smile, "The last festival you and I been to was back in Mistral,"
Velvet clapped her hands, "I would love to play at some of the booths! I'm wicked at some of them!"
Coco chuckled, "Only because Fox let you know about some of the tricks the people who run those things pull, and you just thought of a way of beating them,"
"I'm still good at 'em," Velvet said with a pout.
Jaune beamed, "Then let's get going!" Jaune said with a smile.
The five boarded a Bullhead and after a few minutes, it took off and made its way down to Vale. Once in landed in the city, Jaune led them toward the park, and after a brisk walk, they arrived at the park only to see tons of people in it, as well as decorations, booths, and a few rides. The girls were amazed by the festival and Jaune saw their surprised and happy expressions, and the young knight smiled knowing that he had done well.
Before entering the fairgrounds, Jaune turned to them still smiling. "So, what do you guys wanna do?" Jaune asked.
"I'd like to see if they have some sort of Haunted house!" Reese said with a smile.
"I wanna hit up some booths, mama loves prizes," Coco said.
Arslan agreed with Coco, "Same here," She said, "I wonder if they have something like that hammer things here,"
"I wanna hit up some rides!" Velvet said
Jaune thought about which ones to do first, but he finally decided on which ones would be the hardest and which ones would be first. "Well, let's do some Velvet and Reese's things first since those might take the longest, and then Coco and Arslan's because they're the easiest," Jaune said, "Sound good?" he asked.
They all agreed and they went to search for Reese's Haunted house, which, much to their surprise, this place did have. It was small but the person out front did promise some scares, so they waited in line.
Reese was giddy with a wide smile on her face. "Oh man, I'm so excited!" she cried.
Jaune looked at her with a raised brow, "Wasn't you the one who use to get scared easily when we were kids?" Jaune asked
Reese looked at him with a pout, "So?" she asked, "I may spook easily, but I'm always down for a good scare!" Reese said with a toothy grin.
"Right," Jaune said with a smile and a roll of his eyes.
Reese scoffed and punched him in the arm, and Jaune just laughed it off.
"Well, tell you what, you get scared, you can squeeze my hand," Jaune said with a smile.
"OH! Getting bold are we?" Coco asked.
Jaune blushed but he still smiled, "A-A little," Jaune said.
Coco leaned in and gave him a smile. "Well keep it up J, I like it when you're all bold and brave," Coco teased.
Reese hugged Jaune's arm, "Hey! It's my turn!" she said with a pout as she looked at Coco.
Coco smiled and backed away, and finally, it was their turn, and the five went inside. As they walked in, they saw all the spooky and very nice decorations they had, and they continued forward only to be scared as a fake body dropped from the ceiling.
"KYA!" Reese screamed as she grabbed onto Jaune's side.
After the scare, they continued forward, the others laughed as they got scared but Reese was still jittery, and the skater still hung onto Jaune's arm. As they continued traveling the haunted house, they ran into a few more scares such as a little girl running across the hallway, and two "Killers" popping out and chasing them a bit.
Jaune looked to Reese as she clung to his arm. "Reese, you ok?" He asked
"I-I-I'm fine!" Reese replied as her eyes scanned her surroundings.
Jaune knew she was scared and knew she might not last much longer in the place, but then an idea struck him that might help Reese relax.
"Psst, Reese," Jaune said as a blush formed on his face.
Reese looked up at him, "Y-Yeah?" She asked.
"If you can be brave just a little longer, then once we're outta here, I'll give you a... kiss," He told her, "Sound ok?"
Hearing that, something inside the skater snapped. She looked at Jaune with a gleam in her eye. "Really!?" She asked.
Jaune nodded.
Reese's scared look turned to one of triumph and she smirked, which made Jaune smile, seeing her feeling better.
As they progressed through the last part of the haunted house, they encountered a few more scares and Reese would grip his arm, but not as hard as she was before Jaune glanced at her a few times only to see the brave face she put on. Finally, they had made it out of the Haunted house, and once out, Reese let out a long groan and thanked the gods that it was over, much to Arslan and Jaune's amusement.
However, the skater quickly perked up and turned to Jaune, "I want my reward!" She said with a smile.
"Reward?" Velvet asked
Jaune felt embarrassed and bashful, "I uh... I promised her that if she was brave the rest of the way, I'd give her a kiss," Jaune replied.
Arslan looked betrayed, Velvet folded her arms and pouted, and Coco was snickering.
"I was scared..." Velvet muttered.
Reese got close to Jaune, "Come one dude! Pucker up!" She said with a smile.
Jaune couldn't help but smile and he leaned down for a kiss, and Reese wrapped her arm around the blonde's neck and kissed him deeply. Both enjoyed the kiss and then broke it and looked at each other.
"Wow..." Jaune said with a goofy smile.
Reese giggled, "Thanks Jaune!" She said while she side-glanced at the other girls with a smirk
Velvet glared back at the Skater, Arslan sighed, and Coco continued to snicker.
Jaune took himself out of his stupor, "A-Anyway! Velvet! What ride do you wanna ride?" Jaune asked.
Velvet thought for a second before a good idea came to her head and she smiled, "Let's hit the Ferris wheel!" She said.
Jaune gave her a smile and nodded, "Sounds good," he said
The group made their way to the Ferris wheel, but as they were, Coco turned to Reese with a smile, "So, how was it Blue?" Coco asked.
Reese blushed and once again giggled, "It was nice, his lips were really soft," Reese said with a soft smile.
"Sounds fun," Coco said with a toothy grin.
Arslan growled.
Reese's looked at her best friend with a smile, "Don't be like that Ars, you already kissed him!" She said.
Coco nodded in agreement, "Yeah, let us have our turns, besides, don't worry, I'm sure Jaune'll kiss you before the dates are over, and you can feel those soft lips of his again~," Coco teased.
Arslan blushed and looked away as Reese and Coco chuckled.
As the group arrived at the Ferris wheel, they got in line and saw that it was the regular two seats, meaning that one of them would have to ride with a stranger or alone, Coco volunteered. Thankfully they got on pretty fast, and Coco managed to sit alone, yet, for some reason, she had her scroll out and pointed at Jaune and Velvet's seat.
Speaking of which, as they were slowly turning, Jaune looked to Velvet, "So, I know I've been caught up with training and everything, but how have you been?" he asked awkwardly.
Velvet looked at him with a smile, "I've been fine, still a little sore here and there, but better than fighting any more MutaGrimm," Velvet said.
Jaune smiled at that, and nodded in agreement, "I know what you mean," He said, "By the way, I know winter break is coming up, any plans?" Jaune asked.
Velvet thought about it for a second, before answering, "Well, My dad's presumably going to be working, so I'll probably spend time with my mum over the break," Velvet told him, "What about you?" she asked.
"I think I'll be staying at Beacon, over the break," Jaune said.
A confused expression came to Velvet, "Not going back home?" she asked.
Jaune nodded, "Yeah... I just... I don't think I can go home just yet," Jaune said awkwardly, "Me and my dad sort of had a falling out before I came here,
Velvet kinda gave him a sad look, "I get it," Velvet said, "My dad and I had a falling out too when I came here," she replied.
Before more could be said, the Ferris wheel stopped, and they saw that they were now stopped on the side and could see over most of the fairgrounds.
Jaune looked down and smiled at the view, seeing the many smiling faces of the people, and Velvet looked down, but then quickly looked back up. Jaune turned and saw her reaction, and then remembered something about Velvet.
"Oh, I forgot, you're afraid of heights," Jaune said.
Velvet nodded, "I-I forgot myself," She said with an awkward chuckle, "But uh... you could help me take my mind off of it," She said, her cheeks becoming pink.
Jaune blushed once more, "What uh, what do you mean?" She asked.
"Y-you... could you... kiss me?" Velvet asked, looking down, her ears flopped down to cover her face.
Jaune continued to blush, while he felt a little confident about his earlier kiss with Reese, he was still a little bashful. "I-I can do that," he said.
Velvet turned to him with a smile on her face as her ears perked up and Jaune found that really cute. He leaned in and kissed her softly, and while they kissed, Jaune could have sworn he heard the shutter of a camera. They broke the kiss and the two looked at each other with a loving gaze before they quickly shifted back to their shy expressions.
Velvet blushed with a smile on her face, "That was- I really liked that," Velvet said with a giggle.
"I- it- It was great," Jaune replied with a smile.
After the kiss, the Ferris wheel began to move again, and eventually, Jaune, Velvet, and the others got off and moved away from the ride and back to the part of the fairgrounds that had all the booths. They looked around a few of the booths and they began to play a few. Reese tried to pop a few small balloons with three darts and actually managed to pop a good amount before she began to miss and lost, but she did manage to win three small little finger skateboards, which Jaune and Arslan knew she was gonna play with when she got bored.
One booth was just one of those ones where you could catch fish, which they all played, however, it looked like Jaune was the only one to get one, an orange-colored Beta fish, which he happily named Copper, which he found really cute. The Next booths they came upon were ones that sold jewelry, which Jaune did secretly buy for the girls.
Eventually, they did stumble upon a booth, which was one of those shooting ones, it had a cork gun with a lot of targets that varied from little statues, toys, cups, and other things.
Seeing it, Coco smiled, as she turned to Jaune. "Hey J," She called out
Jaune turned to her with a smile and raised brow, "Yeah Coco?" He asked.
She pointed her thumb at the booth, "Wanna play?" she asked with a smirk.
Jaune smiled and nodded, and handed Copper to Reese. Truthfully, he should've known that Coco would have picked something competitive. The two approached the booth and paid for a game and the owner told them that whatever they hit, was what they got, each having three corks.
"You ready?" Coco asked.
Jaune looked at her, "I was born ready," Jaune said proudly.
Jaune aimed for a small little porcelain bear that was wearing shades, and he shot, but unfortunately missed.
"Nice try, but watch the master," Coco said.
The fashionista took aim at a small bobblehead of Vav, and when she felt right, she fired the cork, however, she too missed.
Jaune chuckled, "Master huh?" he asked.
Coco looked at him and smirked, "Ok, Ok, so I might have been overconfident, but let's see you shoot your shot, cowboy,"
Jaune tipped an invisible cowboy hat, "Yes Ma'am," Jaune replied in a faux country voice, which made Coco's smirk grow just a bit.
Jaune aimed and this time saw a different item he thought Coco might like. It was a keychain that resembled a Coffee cup, it was clear and had some sort of brown liquid in it. He smiled and fired, this time the cork actually managed to hit the item and he smiled.
"Nice shot there, kid," the booth owner spoke as he grabbed the keychain and handed it to Jaune.
"Thanks," Jaune replied with a smile as he took the keychain. He then turned to Coco with a smile, "I believe it's your turn missy," He told her, once again speaking in a fake country accent.
Coco kept smirking and took aim, her eyes landing on Pumpkin Pete's wallet, which she thought would match Jaune's hoodie. She took aim, shot the cork gun, and managed to hit it.
The booth owner chuckled, "Looks like the little lady also got her's," he said
Coco nodded and took the wallet as the booth owner handed it to her. She felt good that she manage to get the wallet and turned to Jaune, "Your move, J," Coco told the blonde.
Jaune smiled and feeling a lot more confident, took aim, he scanned the items for a while before he saw a pair of brown sunglasses with the rims of both eyes resembling cat ears. He fired, and once again, the cork hit its target. Jaune smiled proudly as the booth owner gave him the glasses.
Coco smiled and quickly aimed her gun, her eyes landed on a small case that had a silver necklace that was in the shape of a crescent moon, she quickly took aim and blasted, managing to strike the item. The booth owner picked it up and handed it to Coco.
"Thanks for playing," He told the two.
"Thanks for the prizes," Jaune replied.
As the two teens walked away from the booth they exchanged the prizes, knowing that they both won them for the other, and they thanked the other. Coco did like the keychain and thought that the sunglasses were pretty, Jaune also loved the wallet, reminding him a little of how his sisters helped him get his hoodie, as well as the necklace since it reminded him of his own emblem.
As they continued to walk, Jaune looked at Coco. "I've been meaning to ask you for some advice," Jaune told her.
Coco turned to him, still smirking, "About what?" she asked.
"Well, uh, with my new armor, I wanted to make it tough but I also wanted to look really good," Jaune told her with a smile, "And who better to come than Beacon's own fashionista?" He asked.
Coco smiled, "Oh? You're really gonna ask me for help?" She teased.
Jaune nodded, "I figured it was time for an upgrade, and I am willing to listen to whatever ideas you have, which I'm sure will be great!" He said.
Coco continued to smile, already thinking of a few ideas she had, however, another idea was on her mind, "You're really cute J, you know that?" She asked.
Jaune smiled bashfully, "So I've been told," he said.
Coco chuckled, and got close to him, before gently grabbing his chin, and then she kissed him, and Jaune liked the kiss. He would never say it out loud but he would very much admit that he liked that dominating personality of Cocos.
Coco broke the kiss and looked at him, "Let's go back with the others," She said.
Jaune nodded, "Yeah," Jaune said.
Coco and Jaune regrouped with Reese, Velvet, and Arslan and the next thing they did was buy some food, so they stopped at a small food stand, where they bought some rather greasy corn dogs, but nevertheless, they enjoyed the food. After eating, they went back to walking around the fairgrounds and looking at the other booths.
Eventually, they came upon a rather large booth, which was a "test your strength" sort of deal. What the test was, was a large hammer that resembled a comic book hammer he once saw, it lay on the ground, and apparently, it was made out of one of the heaviest metal's in Remnant and weighed over 150 pounds, and the whole thing was to see if you could lift it up with a single hand. There was also one rule set out for huntsmen, no Aura.
He thought about someone who could possibly lift that thing up with one hand, and Yatsuhashi was the first person who came to his mind, but, then he thought of another person who could lift that thing with one hand.
"Hey, Arslan," Jaune called.
Arslan turned to him, "Yeah?" she replied
Jaune then pointed at the booth with a smile, "You wanna give it a try?" he asked.
Arslan looked over at the tent and she smug smirk rose on her face, "I'll give it a try," She told him, "But what are you gonna give me if I win?" She asked
Jaune blushed and rubbed the back of his neck, "Well..." he began, "If you win, I'll give you another kiss," He said with a bashful smile.
Arslan's smiled, and she then made her way over to the booth and handed her lien to the owner. "I'll give it a try," She said proudly.
The booth owner looked at her and smiled, "Good luck lady, I've been here all day and no huntsman, huntress, or civilian, was able o lift that hammer!" He told her with a smug tone.
"Oh really?" Arslan asked with a raised brow,
"Yep," He replied, with a grin.
Arslan smiled and walked over to the Hammer as Jaune and the other girls watched. What many didn't know about Arslan was that she was one of the toughest and strongest students physically, even with no Aura, when she spared with Jaune, he felt as if he was fighting Yang with her semblance if it was always active, because Arslan was just that tough.
Jaune and Sun were powerful in Aura and its techniques, but in raw physical power, Arslan was above them.
So when she grabbed the hammer's hilt, she lifted it off the floor and raised it high up in the air with one hand. The booth owner was shocked, even he himself could not lift it up, he needed a small crane to pick it up and load it on his truck, so seeing some huntress-in-training pick it up with ease really shook him to his core.
Arslan smiled and looked at the booth owner before putting it down. After setting it down, she walked over to Jaune and looked at him with a smile, "So, my prize?" She asked with a blush.
Jaune smiled and walked over to her, and while she looked calm and collected on the outside, she was freaking out just a bit on the inside. 'You've kissed him before! Why am I still worried!?' Arslan asked herself.
Jaune stood in front of the lioness and leaned forward, planting a soft kiss on her lips, which made Arslan freeze up for a bit but then she leaned into the kiss as well. After a minute the kiss was broken and the two looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
The rest of the girls smiled as they saw the two rejoining them. The girls were very happy, as they felt that they had a great date with Jaune, and were once, able to really relax with the blonde who had captured all of their hearts. Jaune himself also felt very happy, as he too felt that the date was wonderful and that he now has four amazing girlfriends, who he had already deeply cared for.
The five continued walking the fairgrounds, looking to visit more booths, as they did not want to leave the festival just yet, and wanted nothing more than to spend more time with each other...
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Meanwhile, in the southern part of Vale Kingdom, Shion Zaiden, a fellow hunter, walked along the empty road, however, she stopped, and when she did a few members of the White-Fang walked out of the woods and surrounded Shion.
"Can I help you?" Shion asked.
"Hand over everything you have Human!" said one White-Fang member.
Shion looked at them all and then they closed their eyes and sighed, "You should surrender now," They replied.
"Ugh!?" cried a grunt
Another stepped a bit closer to Shion and pointed their gun at the hunter. "You really think you're gonna be able to get out of this! They're like 20 of us!" cried another.
"I'd listen to them,"
The sudden new voice startled all of the White-Fang, and Shion simply looked forward. All of the Faunus turned only to see an older Faunus woman, wearing a black turtle neck jacket, a pair of black dress pants, and a pair of black boots, and wrapped around her was a torn black cloak. She had light blond and grey hair and a pair of bear ears atop her head.
It was Betty Arc.
The grunt turned to Betty, "And who the hell are you!?" he cried in anger.
Betty glared at him, "That's no way to speak to your elders," She growled, "You White-Fang these days just make it harder on our people, it's sad to see that Sienna has allowed the organization to fall so low as to rob the innocent,"
"And who are you to speak about our cause!? RACE TRAITOR!" cried another grunt.
Shion's eyes widened, as she knew the legendary huntress did not like that comment.
Betty's glare hardened, "Race traitor huh?" She asked.
The Grunt and the others were about to aim their weapons at Betty, but before they could so they felt as if the gravity increased as they were all brought down to their knees, even Shion was brought down to her knees, being in the way of Betty's wrath.
"What the hell... I-Is this!?"
"I-I... can't move!"
"I-It... Hurts!"
Betty unsheathed Gramandel, walked over to the first grunt, and pointed her blade at them. "I am Elizabeth Arc, Many call me Black Betty, I was the right hand to Chieftan Barick Belladonna, I fought for Menagerie during the Faunus Rights War, Supported My God-Son when he made the true White-Fang and trained that brat, Sienna Khan," Betty told the Grunt, "I am far from being a race traitor, the only traitor I see, are the 20 of you so-called "Freedom Fighters" understood boy?"
Realizing who she was and also just how much trouble he was in, he quickly nodded, "I-I understand!" he cried.
"Good," Betty said.
Suddenly, the heavy feeling that pushed them all down disappeared and they, as well as Shion, all got up and looked at Betty, with nothing but fear on their faces.
Betty sheathed Gramandel and looked back at the group of terrorists, "Now, I want you all to leave," She ordered.
And with that order, the 20 White Fang members quickly ran off.
Shion dusted off their pants and looked at the old combat professor, "It's good to see you again, Professor Arc," Shion greeted with a smile.
Betty looked at her former student with a smile, "Don't call me that, it's been years since Ozzy gave me the position of combat Professor," Betty said, "But I do miss the good ol' days of beating you kid into shape,"
Shion smiled, also remembering fondly of her time as a student under Betty. "Yes, those times were fun, and if not for your training, I don't think I'd be the hunter I was today," they told Betty.
Betty smiled, "That's good to hear," She replied, "Now come on, I hear Qrow and Willow's little girl are gonna be at Beacon, I wanna see where that Drunk is and if Willow's spawn might be as strong as her grandfather,"
Shion nodded and followed their old professor, as they continued walking, and at this rate, they would arrive at Beacon in the late afternoon.
Back in Vale city, a crow flew over it and made its way to Beacon, and a Bullhead docked at the port and stepping off was an Atlas Specialist with White Hair. 4 powerful Huntsmen made their way to Beacon for one person.
Jaune Arc.
Truly, the order of things was about to change...
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What's in store for our Hero in the future!? LET ME TELL YOU!
He'll face off his inner demon! Clash with a man who could bring Atlas to its knees! Fight two would-be rulers! Face the False Maiden! And face off against his greatest Rival! Jaune and his friend's adventure is far from over! We've only just begun!
(Also, in the Sub, Shion is referred to with Male Pronouns, however, RT uses Nonbinary pronouns for Shion, so I'll be doing the same).
Here's what's in store for Chapter 31:
Qrow and Winter arrive at Beacon! Qrow and Jaune face off and Jaune sees just how far the gap really is! Will Favnear be unleashed!?